2 Samuel 12
1 TUHAN mengutus Natan kepada Daud. Ia datang kepada Daud dan berkata kepadanya: "Ada dua orang dalam suatu kota: yang seorang kaya, yang lain miskin.
Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And when he had come to him, he said to him: “Two men were in one city: one wealthy, and the other poor.
2 Si kaya mempunyai sangat banyak kambing domba dan lembu sapi;
The wealthy man had very many sheep and oxen.
3 si miskin tidak mempunyai apa-apa, selain dari seekor anak domba betina yang kecil, yang dibeli dan dipeliharanya. Anak domba itu menjadi besar padanya bersama-sama dengan anak-anaknya, makan dari suapnya dan minum dari pialanya dan tidur di pangkuannya, seperti seorang anak perempuan baginya.
But the poor man had nothing at all, except one little sheep, which he had bought and nourished. And she had grown up before him, together with his children, eating from his bread, and drinking from his cup, and sleeping in his bosom. And she was like a daughter to him.
4 Pada suatu waktu orang kaya itu mendapat tamu; dan ia merasa sayang mengambil seekor dari kambing dombanya atau lembunya untuk memasaknya bagi pengembara yang datang kepadanya itu. Jadi ia mengambil anak domba betina kepunyaan si miskin itu, dan memasaknya bagi orang yang datang kepadanya itu."
But when a certain traveler had come to the wealthy man, neglecting to take from his own sheep and oxen, so that he might present a feast for that traveler, who had come to him, he took the sheep of the poor man, and he prepared a meal for the man who had come to him.”
5 Lalu Daud menjadi sangat marah karena orang itu dan ia berkata kepada Natan: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup: orang yang melakukan itu harus dihukum mati.
Then David’s indignation was enraged exceedingly against that man, and he said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this is a son of death.
6 Dan anak domba betina itu harus dibayar gantinya empat kali lipat, karena ia telah melakukan hal itu dan oleh karena ia tidak kenal belas kasihan."
He shall restore the sheep fourfold, because he did this word, and he did not take pity.”
7 Kemudian berkatalah Natan kepada Daud: "Engkaulah orang itu! Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Israel: Akulah yang mengurapi engkau menjadi raja atas Israel dan Akulah yang melepaskan engkau dari tangan Saul.
But Nathan said to David: “You are that man. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.
8 Telah Kuberikan isi rumah tuanmu kepadamu, dan isteri-isteri tuanmu ke dalam pangkuanmu. Aku telah memberikan kepadamu kaum Israel dan Yehuda; dan seandainya itu belum cukup, tentu Kutambah lagi ini dan itu kepadamu.
And I gave the house of your lord to you, and the wives of your lord into your bosom. And I gave the house of Israel and of Judah to you. And as if these things were small, I shall add much greater things to you.
9 Mengapa engkau menghina TUHAN dengan melakukan apa yang jahat di mata-Nya? Uria, orang Het itu, kaubiarkan ditewaskan dengan pedang; isterinya kauambil menjadi isterimu, dan dia sendiri telah kaubiarkan dibunuh oleh pedang bani Amon.
Therefore, why have you despised the word of the Lord, so that you did evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword. And you have taken his wife as a wife for yourself. And you have put him to death with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
10 Oleh sebab itu, pedang tidak akan menyingkir dari keturunanmu sampai selamanya, karena engkau telah menghina Aku dan mengambil isteri Uria, orang Het itu, untuk menjadi isterimu.
For this reason, the sword shall not withdraw from your house, even perpetually, because you have despised me, and you have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, so that she may be your wife.’
11 Beginilah firman TUHAN: Bahwasanya malapetaka akan Kutimpakan ke atasmu yang datang dari kaum keluargamu sendiri. Aku akan mengambil isteri-isterimu di depan matamu dan memberikannya kepada orang lain; orang itu akan tidur dengan isteri-isterimu di siang hari.
And so, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up over you an evil from your own house. And I will take your wives away before your eyes, and I will give them to your neighbor. And he will sleep with your wives in the sight of this sun.
12 Sebab engkau telah melakukannya secara tersembunyi, tetapi Aku akan melakukan hal itu di depan seluruh Israel secara terang-terangan."
For you acted secretly. But I will do this word in the sight of all of Israel, and in the sight of the sun.’”
13 Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Natan: "Aku sudah berdosa kepada TUHAN." Dan Natan berkata kepada Daud: "TUHAN telah menjauhkan dosamu itu: engkau tidak akan mati.
And David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David: “The Lord has also taken away your sin. You shall not die.
14 Walaupun demikian, karena engkau dengan perbuatan ini telah sangat menista TUHAN, pastilah anak yang lahir bagimu itu akan mati."
Yet truly, because you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, because of this word, the son who was born to you: dying he shall die.”
15 Kemudian pergilah Natan ke rumahnya. Dan TUHAN menulahi anak yang dilahirkan bekas isteri Uria bagi Daud, sehingga sakit.
And Nathan returned to his own house. And the Lord struck the little one, whom the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and he was despaired of.
16 Lalu Daud memohon kepada Allah oleh karena anak itu, ia berpuasa dengan tekun dan apabila ia masuk ke dalam, semalam-malaman itu ia berbaring di tanah.
And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground.
17 Maka datanglah kepadanya para tua-tua yang di rumahnya untuk meminta ia bangun dari lantai, tetapi ia tidak mau; juga ia tidak makan bersama-sama dengan mereka.
Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal with them.
18 Pada hari yang ketujuh matilah anak itu. Dan pegawai-pegawai Daud takut memberitahukan kepadanya, bahwa anak itu sudah mati. Sebab mereka berkata: "Ketika anak itu masih hidup, kita telah berbicara kepadanya, tetapi ia tidak menghiraukan perkataan kita. Bagaimana kita dapat mengatakan kepadanya: anak itu sudah mati? Jangan-jangan ia mencelakakan diri!"
Then, on the seventh day, it happened that the infant died. And the servants of David were afraid to report to him that the little one had died. For they said: “Behold, when the child was still alive, we were speaking to him, but he would not listen to our voice. How much more will he afflict himself, if we tell him that the boy is dead?”
19 Ketika Daud melihat, bahwa pegawai-pegawainya berbisik-bisik, mengertilah ia, bahwa anak itu sudah mati. Lalu Daud bertanya kepada pegawai-pegawainya: "Sudah matikah anak itu?" Jawab mereka: "Sudah."
But when David had seen his servants whispering, he realized that the infant had died. And he said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they responded to him, “He is dead.”
20 Lalu Daud bangun dari lantai, ia mandi dan berurap dan bertukar pakaian; ia masuk ke dalam rumah TUHAN dan sujud menyembah. Sesudah itu pulanglah ia ke rumahnya, dan atas permintaannya dihidangkan kepadanya roti, lalu ia makan.
Therefore, David rose up from the ground. And he washed and anointed himself. And when he had changed his clothing, he entered the house of the Lord, and he worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and he asked them to place bread before him, and he ate.
21 Berkatalah pegawai-pegawainya kepadanya: "Apakah artinya hal yang kauperbuat ini? Oleh karena anak yang masih hidup itu, engkau berpuasa dan menangis, tetapi sesudah anak itu mati, engkau bangun dan makan!"
But his servants said to him: “What is this word that you have done? You fasted and were weeping, on behalf of the infant, while he was still alive. But when the boy was dead, you arose and ate bread.”
22 Jawabnya: "Selagi anak itu hidup, aku berpuasa dan menangis, karena pikirku: siapa tahu TUHAN mengasihani aku, sehingga anak itu tetap hidup.
And he said: “While he was yet alive, I fasted and wept on behalf of the infant. For I said: Who knows if the Lord may perhaps give him to me, and let the infant live?
23 Tetapi sekarang ia sudah mati, mengapa aku harus berpuasa? Dapatkah aku mengembalikannya lagi? Aku yang akan pergi kepadanya, tetapi ia tidak akan kembali kepadaku."
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Would I be able to bring him back anymore? Instead, I will go to him. Yet truly, he will not return to me.”
24 Kemudian Daud menghibur hati Batsyeba, isterinya; ia menghampiri perempuan itu dan tidur dengan dia, dan perempuan itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, lalu Daud memberi nama Salomo kepada anak itu. TUHAN mengasihi anak ini
And David consoled his wife Bathsheba. And entering to her, he slept with her. And she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
25 dan dengan perantaraan nabi Natan Ia menyuruh menamakan anak itu Yedija, oleh karena TUHAN.
And he sent, by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name, Beloved of the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
26 Yoab berperang melawan Raba, kota bani Amon dan ia merebut kota kerajaan.
And then Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and he fought outside the royal city.
27 Lalu Yoab menyuruh orang kepada Daud dengan pesan: "Aku berperang melawan kota Raba, dan telah merebut pula kota air.
And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: “I have struggled against Rabbah, and so the City of Waters will soon be seized.
28 Oleh sebab itu, kumpulkanlah sisa tentara, kepunglah kota itu dan rebutlah, supaya jangan aku yang merebut kota itu dan jangan namaku menjadi juga nama kota itu."
Now therefore, gather the remaining portion of the people together, and besiege the city and take it. Otherwise, when the city will have been laid waste by me, the victory will be ascribed to my name.”
29 Sesudah itu Daud mengumpulkan seluruh tentara, ia berangkat ke kota Raba dan berperang melawannya, lalu merebutnya.
And so David gathered together all the people, and he set out against Rabbah. And after he had fought, he seized it.
30 Ia mengambil mahkota dari kepala raja mereka, beratnya setalenta emas, bertatahkan sebuah batu permata yang mahal dan itu dikenakan pada kepala Daud. Juga diangkutnya banyak sekali jarahan dari kota itu.
And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent of gold, having the most precious gems. And it was placed upon the head of David. Moreover, he carried away the spoils of the city, which were very many.
31 Penduduk kota itu diangkutnya dan dipaksanya bekerja dengan gergaji, penggerek besi dan kapak; juga dipekerjakannya mereka di tempat pembuatan batu bata. Demikianlah juga diperlakukan Daud segala kota bani Amon. Sesudah itu pulanglah Daud dengan seluruh tentara ke Yerusalem.
Also, bringing forth its people, he sawed them, and he drove over them with iron wagons, and he divided them with knives, and he dragged them through brick kilns. So he did to all the citizens of the sons of Ammon. And David returned, with the entire army, to Jerusalem.
