1 Samuel 26

1 Datanglah orang Zif kepada Saul di Gibea serta berkata: "Daud menyembunyikan diri di bukit Hakhila di padang belantara."

One day [some of] the people of Ziph [town] went to Saul while he was at Gibeah, and they said to him, “David is hiding in a cave on Hakilah hill, across from Jeshimon [town].”

2 Lalu berkemaslah Saul dan turun ke padang gurun Zif dengan tiga ribu orang yang terpilih dari orang Israel untuk mencari Daud di padang gurun Zif.

So Saul chose 3,000 of the best Israeli soldiers and went with them to Ziph Desert to search for David.

3 Berkemahlah Saul di bukit Hakhila yang di tepi jalan di padang belantara, sedang Daud tinggal di padang gurun. Ketika diketahui Daud, bahwa Saul datang mengikuti dia ke padang gurun,

Saul and his men set up their tents close to the road on Hakilah hill, east of Jeshimon [town], but David [and his men] stayed in the desert. When David heard that Saul was searching for him,

4 disuruhnyalah pengintai-pengintai, maka diketahuinyalah, bahwa Saul benar-benar datang.

he sent some spies to find out for certain that Saul had come to Hakilah.

5 Berkemaslah Daud, lalu sampai ke tempat Saul berkemah. Waktu Daud melihat tempat Saul berbaring dengan Abner bin Ner, panglima tentaranya, --Saul berbaring di tengah-tengah perkemahan, sedang rakyat berkemah sekelilingnya--

Then [that evening] David went to the place where Saul had set up his tent. [From a distance] he saw where Saul and his army commander, Abner, were sleeping. Saul was sleeping with all his army [sleeping] around him.

6 berbicaralah Daud kepada Ahimelekh, orang Het itu, dan kepada Abisai, anak Zeruya, saudara Yoab, katanya: "Siapa turun bersama-sama dengan aku kepada Saul ke tempat perkemahan itu?" Jawab Abisai: "Aku turun bersama-sama dengan engkau."

David [went back to where his men were and] talked to Ahimelech, who was from the Heth people-group, and Joab’s brother Abishai, whose mother was [David’s older sister] Zeruiah. He asked them, “Who will go with me down into the camp where Saul is?” Abishai replied, “I will go with you.”

7 Datanglah Daud dengan Abisai kepada rakyat itu pada waktu malam, dan tampaklah di sana Saul berbaring tidur di tengah-tengah perkemahan, dengan tombaknya terpancung di tanah pada sebelah kepalanya, sedang Abner dan rakyat itu berbaring sekelilingnya.

So that night David and Abishai crept into Saul’s camp. They saw that Saul was asleep. His spear was stuck in the ground near his head. Saul was asleep in the middle of the camp. Abner [the army commander] and the other soldiers were sleeping around Saul.

8 Lalu berkatalah Abisai kepada Daud: "Pada hari ini Allah telah menyerahkan musuhmu ke dalam tanganmu, oleh sebab itu izinkanlah kiranya aku menancapkan dia ke tanah dengan tombak ini, dengan satu tikaman saja, tidak usah dia kutancapkan dua kali."

Abishai whispered to David, “Today Yahweh has enabled us to kill your enemy! Allow me to fasten Saul to the ground [by thrusting] my spear into him. It will be necessary for me to strike him only once. I will not [need to] strike him twice.”

9 Tetapi kata Daud kepada Abisai: "Jangan musnahkan dia, sebab siapakah yang dapat menjamah orang yang diurapi TUHAN, dan bebas dari hukuman?"

But David whispered to Abishai, “No, do not kill Saul. Yahweh has appointed him to be king, so Yahweh will surely [RHQ] punish anyone who kills him.

10 Lagi kata Daud: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, niscaya TUHAN akan membunuh dia: entah karena sampai ajalnya dan ia mati, entah karena ia pergi berperang dan hilang lenyap di sana.

Just as surely as Yahweh lives, he himself will punish Saul. Perhaps Yahweh will strike him when it is Saul’s time to die, or perhaps Saul will be killed in a battle.

11 Kiranya TUHAN menjauhkan dari padaku untuk menjamah orang yang diurapi TUHAN. Ambillah sekarang tombak yang ada di sebelah kepalanya dan kendi itu, dan marilah kita pergi."

But I hope/desire that Yahweh will prevent me from harming the king whom he has appointed. Let’s take Saul’s spear and water jug that are near his head. Then let’s get out of here!”

12 Kemudian Daud mengambil tombak dan kendi itu dari sebelah kepala Saul, lalu mereka pergi. Tidak ada yang melihatnya, tidak ada yang mengetahuinya, tidak ada yang terbangun, sebab sekaliannya tidur, karena TUHAN membuat mereka tidur nyenyak.

So David took the spear and the jug, and he and Abishai left. No one saw them or knew what they were doing, and no one woke up, because Yahweh had caused them to be sound asleep.

13 Setelah Daud sampai ke seberang, berdirilah ia jauh-jauh di puncak gunung, sehingga ada jarak yang besar antara mereka.

David and Abishai went across the valley and climbed to the top of the hill, a long way from Saul’s camp.

14 Dan berserulah Daud kepada tentara itu dan kepada Abner bin Ner, katanya: "Tidakkah engkau menjawab, Abner?" Maka jawab Abner, katanya: "Siapakah engkau ini yang berseru-seru kepada raja?"

Then David shouted to Abner, “Abner, can you hear me?” Abner [woke up and] replied “Who are you, [waking up] the king by calling out to him?”

15 Kemudian berkatalah Daud kepada Abner: "Apakah engkau ini bukan laki-laki? Siapakah yang seperti engkau di antara orang Israel? Mengapa engkau tidak mengawal tuanmu raja? Sebab ada seorang dari rakyat yang datang untuk memusnahkan raja, tuanmu itu.

David replied, “[I am sure that] you are the greatest man in Israel [IRO, RHQ]! So why did you not guard your master, the king? Someone came into your camp in order to kill your master, the king.

16 Tidak baik hal yang kauperbuat itu. Demi TUHAN yang hidup, kamu ini harus mati, karena kamu tidak mengawal tuanmu, orang yang diurapi TUHAN itu. Sekarang, lihatlah, di mana tombak raja dan kendi yang ada di sebelah kepalanya?"

You have done a very poor [job of guarding Saul]. So just as surely as Yahweh lives, you and your men should be executed! You have not guarded your master whom Yahweh appointed to be the king. Where are the king’s spear and the water jug that were close to his head?”

17 Saul mengenal suara Daud, lalu ia berkata: "Suaramukah itu, anakku Daud?" Jawab Daud: "Suaraku, tuanku raja."

[The shouting woke] Saul [up and he] recognized that it was David’s voice. He called out, saying, “My son David, is that your voice?” David replied, “Yes, your majesty it is my voice.”

18 Lalu berkatalah ia: "Mengapa pula tuanku mengejar hambanya ini? Apa yang telah kuperbuat? Apakah kejahatan yang melekat pada tanganku?

Then David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me [RHQ]? What wrong have I done [RHQ]?

19 Oleh sebab itu, kiranya tuanku raja mendengarkan perkataan hambanya ini. Jika TUHAN yang membujuk engkau melawan aku, maka biarlah Ia mencium bau korban persembahan; tetapi jika itu anak-anak manusia, terkutuklah mereka di hadapan TUHAN, karena mereka sekarang mengusir aku, sehingga aku tidak mendapat bagian dari pada milik TUHAN, dengan berkata: Pergilah, beribadahlah kepada allah lain.

Your majesty, listen to me! If Yahweh has caused you to be angry with me, I should offer a sacrifice [in order to appease him]. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, I hope/desire that Yahweh will curse them. They have forced me to leave the land that Yahweh gave to me. They have told me, ‘Go somewhere else and worship other gods!’

20 Sebab itu, janganlah kiranya darahku tertumpah ke tanah, jauh dari hadapan TUHAN. Sebab raja Israel keluar untuk mencabut nyawaku, seperti orang memburu seekor ayam hutan di gunung-gunung."

Now do not force me to die [MTY] far from [where we worship] Yahweh. You, the king of Israel, have come here searching for me. [But I do not want to harm you]! I am [as harmless as] a flea [MET]. You are searching for me like people hunt for a bird in the mountains! [MET]”

21 Lalu berkatalah Saul: "Aku telah berbuat dosa, pulanglah, anakku Daud, sebab aku tidak akan berbuat jahat lagi kepadamu, karena nyawaku pada hari ini berharga di matamu. Sesungguhnya, perbuatanku itu bodoh dan aku sesat sama sekali."

Then Saul said, “David, my son. I have sinned [by trying to kill you]. So come back home. Today you have considered my life to be very valuable [and so you have not killed me]. So I will not try to harm you. I have made a big mistake and have acted foolishly.”

22 Tetapi Daud menjawab: "Inilah tombak itu, ya tuanku raja! Baiklah salah seorang dari orang-orangmu menyeberang untuk mengambilnya.

David replied, [“will leave] your spear here. Send one of your young men here to get it.

23 TUHAN akan membalas kebenaran dan kesetiaan setiap orang, sebab TUHAN menyerahkan engkau pada hari ini ke dalam tanganku, tetapi aku tidak mau menjamah orang yang diurapi TUHAN.

Yahweh rewards us for the things that we do that are right and for being loyal [to him]. Even when Yahweh placed me where I could easily have killed you, I refused to do that, because you are the one whom Yahweh has appointed [MTY] to be the king.

24 Dan sesungguhnya, seperti nyawamu pada hari ini berharga di mataku, demikianlah hendaknya nyawaku berharga di mata TUHAN, dan hendaknya Ia melepaskan aku dari segala kesusahan."

Just like I considered your life to be valuable [and spared your life] today, I hope/desire that Yahweh will consider my life to be valuable and [spare my life and] save me from all my troubles.”

25 Lalu berkatalah Saul kepada Daud: "Diberkatilah kiranya engkau, anakku Daud. Apa juapun yang kauperbuat, pastilah engkau sanggup melakukannya." Lalu pergilah Daud meneruskan perjalanannya dan pulanglah Saul ke tempatnya.

Then Saul said to David, “My son David, I pray that Yahweh will bless you. You will do great things very successfully.” Then David returned to his men, and Saul went back home.