1 Raja-raja 2

1 Ketika saat kematian Daud mendekat, ia berpesan kepada Salomo, anaknya:

Now the time of David's death came near; and he gave orders to Solomon his son, saying,

2 "Aku ini akan menempuh jalan segala yang fana, maka kuatkanlah hatimu dan berlakulah seperti laki-laki.

I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;

3 Lakukanlah kewajibanmu dengan setia terhadap TUHAN, Allahmu, dengan hidup menurut jalan yang ditunjukkan-Nya, dan dengan tetap mengikuti segala ketetapan, perintah, peraturan dan ketentuan-Nya, seperti yang tertulis dalam hukum Musa, supaya engkau beruntung dalam segala yang kaulakukan dan dalam segala yang kautuju,

And keep the orders of the Lord your God, walking in his ways, keeping his laws and his orders and his rules and his words, as they are recorded in the law of Moses; so that you may do well in all you do and wherever you go,

4 dan supaya TUHAN menepati janji yang diucapkan-Nya tentang aku, yakni: Jika anak-anakmu laki-laki tetap hidup di hadapan-Ku dengan setia, dengan segenap hati dan dengan segenap jiwa, maka keturunanmu takkan terputus dari takhta kerajaan Israel.

So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.

5 Dan lagi engkaupun mengetahui apa yang dilakukan kepadaku oleh Yoab, anak Zeruya, apa yang dilakukannya kepada kedua panglima Israel, yakni Abner bin Ner dan Amasa bin Yeter. Ia membunuh mereka dan menumpahkan darah dalam zaman damai seakan-akan ada perang, sehingga sabuk pinggangnya dan kasut kakinya berlumuran darah.

Now you have knowledge of what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me, and to the two captains of the army of Israel, Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether, whom he put to death, taking payment for the blood of war in time of peace, and making the band of my clothing and the shoes on my feet red with the blood of one put to death without cause.

6 Maka bertindaklah dengan bijaksana dan janganlah biarkan yang ubanan itu turun dengan selamat ke dalam dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)

So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace. (Sheol h7585)

7 Tetapi kepada anak-anak Barzilai, orang Gilead itu, haruslah kautunjukkan kemurahan hati. Biarlah mereka termasuk golongan yang mendapat makanan dari mejamu, sebab merekapun menunjukkan kesetiaannya dengan menyambut aku pada waktu aku melarikan diri dari depan kakakmu Absalom.

But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be guests at your table; for so they came to me when I went in flight from Absalom your brother.

8 Juga masih ada padamu Simei bin Gera, orang Benyamin, dari Bahurim. Dialah yang mengutuki aku dengan kutuk yang kejam pada waktu aku pergi ke Mahanaim, tetapi kemudian ia datang menyongsong aku di sungai Yordan dan aku telah bersumpah kepadanya demi TUHAN: Takkan kubunuh engkau dengan pedang!

Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the sword.

9 Sekarang janganlah bebaskan dia dari hukuman, sebab engkau seorang yang bijaksana dan tahu apa yang harus kaulakukan kepadanya untuk membuat yang ubanan itu turun dengan berdarah ke dalam dunia orang mati." (Sheol h7585)

But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood. (Sheol h7585)

10 Kemudian Daud mendapat perhentian bersama-sama nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud.

Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.

11 Dan Daud memerintah orang Israel selama empat puluh tahun; di Hebron ia memerintah tujuh tahun, dan di Yerusalem ia memerintah tiga puluh tiga tahun.

David was king over Israel for forty years: for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

12 Salomo duduk di atas takhta Daud, ayahnya, dan kerajaannya sangat kokoh.

And Solomon took his place on the seat of David his father, and his kingdom was made safe and strong.

13 Pada suatu hari Adonia, anak Hagit, masuk menghadap Batsyeba, ibu Salomo, lalu perempuan itu berkata: "Apakah engkau datang dengan maksud damai?" Jawabnya: "Ya, damai!"

Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you in peace? And he said, Yes, in peace.

14 Kemudian katanya: "Ada sesuatu yang hendak kukatakan kepadamu." Jawab perempuan itu: "Katakanlah!"

Then he said, I have something to say to you. And she said, Say on.

15 Lalu katanya: "Engkau sendiri tahu bahwa akulah yang berhak atas kedudukan raja, dan bahwa seluruh Israel mengharapkan, supaya aku menjadi raja; tetapi sebaliknya kedudukan raja jatuh kepada adikku, sebab dari Tuhanlah ia mendapatnya.

And he said, You saw how the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had the idea that I would be their king; but now the kingdom is turned about, and has become my brother's, for it was given to him by the Lord.

16 Dan sekarang, satu permintaan saja kusampaikan kepadamu; janganlah tolak permintaanku." Jawab perempuan itu kepadanya: "Katakanlah!"

Now I have one request to make to you, and do not say, No, to me. And she said to him, Say on.

17 Maka katanya: "Bicarakanlah kiranya dengan raja Salomo, sebab ia tidak akan menolak permintaanmu, supaya Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, diberikannya kepadaku menjadi isteriku."

Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

18 Jawab Batsyeba: "Baik, aku akan membicarakan hal itu untuk engkau dengan raja."

And Bath-sheba said, Good! I will make your request to the king.

19 Batsyeba masuk menghadap raja Salomo untuk membicarakan hal itu untuk Adonia, lalu bangkitlah raja mendapatkannya serta tunduk menyembah kepadanya; kemudian duduklah ia di atas takhtanya dan ia menyuruh meletakkan kursi untuk bunda raja, lalu perempuan itu duduk di sebelah kanannya.

So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

20 Berkatalah perempuan itu: "Suatu permintaan kecil saja yang kusampaikan kepadamu, janganlah tolak permintaanku." Jawab raja kepadanya: "Mintalah, ya ibu, sebab aku tidak akan menolak permintaanmu."

Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.

21 Kata perempuan itu: "Biarlah Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, diberikan kepada kakakmu Adonia menjadi isterinya."

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.

22 Tetapi raja Salomo menjawab ibunya: "Mengapa engkau meminta hanya Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, untuk Adonia? Minta jugalah untuknya kedudukan raja! Bukankah dia saudaraku yang lebih tua, dan di pihaknya ada imam Abyatar dan Yoab, anak Zeruya?"

Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.

23 Lalu bersumpahlah raja Salomo demi TUHAN: "Beginilah kiranya Allah menghukum aku, bahkan lebih dari pada itu, jika Adonia tidak membayarkan nyawanya dengan permintaan ini!

Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

24 Oleh sebab itu, demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang menegakkan aku dan mendudukkan aku di atas takhta Daud, ayahku, dan yang membuat bagiku suatu keluarga seperti yang dijanjikan-Nya: pada hari ini juga Adonia harus dibunuh."

Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.

25 Lalu raja Salomo menyerahkan hal itu kepada Benaya bin Yoyada; orang ini memancung dia sehingga mati.

And King Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and he made an attack on him and put him to death.

26 Dan kepada imam Abyatar raja berkata: "Pergilah ke Anatot, ke tanah milikmu, sebab engkau patut dihukum mati, tetapi pada hari ini aku tidak akan membunuh engkau, oleh karena engkau telah mengangkat tabut Tuhan ALLAH di depan Daud, ayahku, dan oleh karena engkau telah turut menderita dalam segala sengsara yang diderita ayahku."

And to Abiathar the priest the king said, Go to Anathoth, to your fields; for death would be your right reward; but I will not put you to death now, because you took up the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and you were with him in all his troubles.

27 Lalu Salomo memecat Abyatar dari jabatannya sebagai imam TUHAN. Dengan demikian Salomo memenuhi firman TUHAN yang telah dikatakan-Nya di Silo mengenai keluarga Eli.

So Solomon let Abiathar be priest no longer, so that he might make the word of the Lord come true which he said about the sons of Eli in Shiloh.

28 Ketika kabar itu sampai kepada Yoab--memang Yoab telah memihak kepada Adonia, sekalipun ia tidak memihak kepada Absalom--maka larilah Yoab ke kemah TUHAN, lalu memegang tanduk-tanduk mezbah.

And news of this came to Joab; for Joab had been one of Adonijah's supporters, though he had not been on Absalom's side. Then Joab went in flight to the Tent of the Lord, and put his hands on the horns of the altar.

29 Kemudian diberitahukanlah kepada Salomo, bahwa Yoab sudah lari ke kemah TUHAN, dan telah ada di samping mezbah. Lalu Salomo menyuruh Benaya bin Yoyada: "Pergilah, pancung dia."

And they said to King Solomon, Joab has gone in flight to the Tent of the Lord and is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, make an attack on him.

30 Benaya masuk ke dalam kemah TUHAN serta berkata kepadanya: "Beginilah kata raja: Keluarlah." Jawabnya: "Tidak, sebab di sinilah aku mau mati." Lalu Benaya menyampaikan jawab itu kepada raja, katanya: "Beginilah kata Yoab dan beginilah jawabnya kepadaku."

And Benaiah came to the Tent of the Lord and said to him, The king says, Come out. And he said, No; but let death come to me here. And Benaiah went back to the king and gave him word of the answer which Joab had given.

31 Kata raja kepadanya: "Perbuatlah seperti yang dikatakannya; pancunglah dia dan kuburkanlah dia; dengan demikian engkau menjauhkan dari padaku dan dari pada kaumku noda darah yang ditumpahkan Yoab dengan tidak beralasan.

And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

32 Dan TUHAN akan menanggungkan darahnya kepadanya sendiri, karena ia telah membunuh dua orang yang lebih benar dan lebih baik dari padanya. Ia membunuh mereka dengan pedang, dengan tidak diketahui ayahku Daud, yaitu Abner bin Ner, panglima Israel, dan Amasa bin Yeter, panglima Yehuda.

And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father's knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

33 Demikianlah darah mereka akan ditanggungkan kepada Yoab dan keturunannya untuk selama-lamanya, tetapi Daud dan keturunannya dan keluarganya dan takhtanya akan mendapat selamat dari pada TUHAN sampai selama-lamanya."

So their blood will be on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever; but for David and his seed and his family and the seat of his kingdom, there will be peace for ever from the Lord.

34 Maka berangkatlah Benaya bin Yoyada, lalu memancung dan membunuh Yoab, kemudian dia dikuburkan di rumahnya sendiri di padang gurun.

So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up, and falling on him, put him to death; and his body was put to rest in his house in the waste land.

35 Raja mengangkat Benaya bin Yoyada menggantikan Yoab menjadi kepala tentara; dan raja mengangkat imam Zadok menggantikan Abyatar.

And the king put Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest he put in the place of Abiathar.

36 Kemudian raja menyuruh memanggil Simei, dan berkata kepadanya: "Dirikanlah bagimu sebuah rumah di Yerusalem, diamlah di sana, dan janganlah keluar dari sana ke mana-manapun.

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

37 Sebab ketahuilah sungguh-sungguh, bahwa pada waktu engkau keluar dan menyeberangi sungai Kidron, pastilah engkau mati dibunuh dan darahmu akan ditanggungkan kepadamu sendiri."

For be certain that on the day when you go out and go over the stream Kidron, death will overtake you: and your blood will be on your head.

38 Lalu berkatalah Simei kepada raja: "Baiklah demikian! Seperti yang tuanku raja katakan, demikianlah akan dilakukan hambamu ini." Lalu Simei diam di Yerusalem beberapa waktu lamanya.

And Shimei said to the king, Very well! as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And for a long time Shimei went on living in Jerusalem.

39 Dan sesudah lewat tiga tahun, terjadilah bahwa dua orang hamba Simei lari kepada Akhis bin Maakha, raja Gat, lalu diberitahukan kepada Simei: "Ketahuilah, kedua orang hambamu ada di Gat."

But after three years, two of the servants of Shimei went in flight to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And word was given to Shimei that his servants had gone to Gath.

40 Maka berkemaslah Simei, dipelanainya keledainya, dan pergilah ia ke Gat, kepada Akhis, untuk mencari hambanya itu. Lalu Simei pulang dan membawa mereka dari Gat.

Then Shimei got up, and making ready his ass, he went to Gath, to Achish, in search of his servants; and he sent and got them from Gath.

41 Ketika diberitahukan kepada Salomo, bahwa tadinya Simei pergi dari Yerusalem ke Gat dan sekarang sudah pulang,

And news was given to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had come back again.

42 maka raja menyuruh memanggil Simei dan berkata kepadanya: "Bukankah aku telah menyuruh engkau bersumpah demi TUHAN dan telah memperingatkan engkau, begini: Ketahuilah sungguh-sungguh, bahwa pada waktu engkau keluar dan pergi ke mana-manapun, pastilah engkau mati dibunuh! Dan engkau telah menjawab: Baiklah demikian, aku akan mentaatinya.

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!

43 Mengapa engkau tidak menepati sumpah demi TUHAN itu dan juga perintah yang kuperintahkan kepadamu?"

Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord and the order which I gave you?

44 Kemudian kata raja kepada Simei: "Engkau sendiri tahu dalam hatimu segala kejahatan yang kauperbuat kepada Daud, ayahku, maka TUHAN telah menanggungkan kejahatanmu itu kepadamu sendiri.

And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

45 Tetapi diberkatilah kiranya raja Salomo dan kokohlah takhta Daud di hadapan TUHAN sampai selama-lamanya."

But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

46 Raja memberi perintah kepada Benaya bin Yoyada, lalu keluarlah Benaya, dipancungnya Simei sehingga mati. Demikianlah kerajaan itu kokoh di tangan Salomo.

So the king gave orders to Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada; and he went out and, falling on him, put him to death. And Solomon's authority over the kingdom was complete.