2 Samuel 20

1 Kebetulan ada di sana seorang dursila, bernama Seba bin Bikri, orang Benyamin. Ia meniup sangkakala serta berkata: "Kita tidak memperoleh bagian dari pada Daud. Kita tidak memperoleh warisan dari anak Isai itu. Masing-masing ke kemahnya, hai orang Israel!"

And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel.”

2 Lalu semua orang Israel itu meninggalkan Daud dan mengikuti Seba bin Bikri, sedangkan orang-orang Yehuda tetap berpaut kepada raja mereka, mengikutinya dari sungai Yordan sampai Yerusalem.

And all of Israel separated from David, and they were following Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clung to their king, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

3 Sampailah Daud ke istananya di Yerusalem, lalu raja mengambil kesepuluh gundik yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana, kemudian dimasukkannya mereka dalam sebuah rumah di bawah penjagaan. Ia memelihara mereka, tetapi tidak dihampirinya. Mereka tetap terasing seperti janda sampai hari mati mereka.

And when the king had entered his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women concubines, whom he had left behind to care for the house, and he put them into custody, allowing them provisions. But he did not enter to them. Instead, they were enclosed, even until the day of their deaths, living as widows.

4 Berkatalah raja kepada Amasa: "Kerahkanlah bagiku orang-orang Yehuda dalam tiga hari, kemudian menghadaplah lagi ke mari!"

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me all the men of Judah on the third day, and you shall be present also.”

5 Lalu pergilah Amasa mengerahkan orang Yehuda, tetapi ia menunda-nunda tugas itu sampai melewati waktu yang ditetapkan raja baginya.

Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him.

6 Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Abisai: "Sekarang Seba bin Bikri lebih berbahaya bagi kita dari pada Absalom; jadi engkau, bawalah orang-orang tuanmu ini dan kejarlah dia, supaya jangan ia mencapai kota yang berkubu, dan dengan demikian ia luput dari pada kita."

And David said to Abishai: “Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will afflict us more so than Absalom did. Therefore, take the servants of your lord, and pursue him, otherwise he may find fortified cities, and escape from us.”

7 Lalu Yoab, orang Kreti dan orang Pleti dan semua pahlawan keluar menyusul dia. Mereka keluar dari Yerusalem untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

And so, the men of Joab departed with him, along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And all the able-bodied men went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.

8 Ketika mereka sampai ke batu besar yang di Gibeon, maka Amasa sudah tiba di sana lebih dahulu dari pada mereka. Adapun Yoab mengenakan pakaian perang dan di luarnya ada ikat pinggang dengan pedang bersarung terpaut pada pinggangnya. Ketika ia tampil ke muka terjatuhlah pedang itu.

And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a close-fitting coat of equal length with his garment. And over these, he was girded with a sword hanging down to his thigh, in a scabbard which was made so that the sword could be removed with the least motion, and then strike.

9 Berkatalah Yoab kepada Amasa: "Engkau baik-baik, saudaraku?" Sementara itu tangan kanan Yoab memegang janggut Amasa untuk mencium dia.

Then Joab said to Amasa, “Be well, my brother.” And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.

10 Amasa tidak awas terhadap pedang yang ada di tangan Yoab itu; Yoab menikam pedang itu ke perutnya, sehingga isi perutnya tertumpah ke tanah. Tidak usah dia ditikamnya dua kali, sebab ia sudah mati. Lalu Yoab dan Abisai, adiknya, terus mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

But Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab had. And he struck him in the side, and his intestines poured out to the ground. And he did not inflict a second wound, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.

11 Dan seorang dari orang-orang Yoab tinggal berdiri di dekat mayat itu, sambil berkata: "Siapa yang suka kepada Yoab dan siapa yang memihak kepada Daud, baiklah mengikuti Yoab!"

Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: “Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David.”

12 Dalam pada itu Amasa terguling mati dalam darahnya di tengah-tengah jalan raya. Ketika orang itu melihat, bahwa seluruh rakyat berdiri menonton, maka disingkirkannya mayat Amasa dari jalan raya ke padang, lalu dihamparkannya kain di atasnya, karena dilihatnya, bahwa setiap orang yang datang ke sana berdiri menonton.

Now Amasa was covered with blood, and was lying in the middle of the road. A certain man saw this, with all the people standing nearby to look at him, and he removed Amasa from the road into a field. And he covered him with a garment, so that those passing by would not stop because of him.

13 Setelah dijauhkannya mayat itu dari jalan raya, maka semua orang itu berjalan terus mengikuti Yoab untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

14 Seba telah melintasi daerah semua suku Israel menuju Abel-Bet-Maakha. Dan semua orang Bikri telah berkumpul dan mengikuti dia.

Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel into Abel and Bethmaacah. And all the elect men had gathered together to him.

15 Tetapi sampailah orang-orang Yoab, lalu mengepung dia di Abel-Bet-Maakha; mereka menimbun tanah menjadi tembok terhadap kota ini dan tembok ini merapat sampai ke tembok luar sedang seluruh rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan Yoab menggali tembok kota itu untuk meruntuhkannya.

And so, they went and besieged him at Abel and Bethmaacah. And they surrounded the city with siege works, and the city was blockaded. Then the entire crowd who were with Joab strove to destroy the walls.

16 Lalu berserulah seorang perempuan bijaksana dari kota itu: "Dengar! Dengar! Katakanlah kepada Yoab: Mendekatlah ke mari, supaya aku berbicara dengan engkau."

And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.”

17 Maka mendekatlah Yoab kepada perempuan itu. Bertanyalah perempuan itu: "Engkaukah Yoab?" Jawabnya: "Benar!" Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepadanya: "Dengarkanlah perkataan hambamu ini!" Jawabnya: "Baik!"

And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, “Are you Joab?” And he responded, “I am.” And she spoke in this way to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” He responded, “I am listening.”

18 Kemudian berkatalah perempuan itu: "Dahulu biasa orang berkata begini: Baiklah orang minta petunjuk di Abel dan di Dan, apakah sudah dihapuskan

And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.

19 apa yang telah ditetapkan oleh orang-orang yang setia di Israel! Tetapi engkau ini berikhtiar membinasakan suatu kota, apalagi suatu kota induk di Israel. Mengapa engkau hendak menelan habis milik pusaka TUHAN?"

Am I not the one who responds with the truth in Israel? And yet you are seeking to overthrow the city, and to overturn a mother in Israel! Why would you cast down the inheritance of the Lord?”

20 Lalu Yoab menjawab: "Jauhlah, jauhlah dari padaku untuk menelan dan memusnahkan!

And responding, Joab said: “May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.

21 Bukanlah begitu halnya. Tetapi seorang dari pegunungan Efraim, yang bernama Seba bin Bikri, telah menggerakkan tangannya melawan raja Daud; serahkanlah dia seorang diri, maka aku akan undur dari kota ini." Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepada Yoab: "Baik, kepalanya akan dilemparkan kepadamu dari belakang tembok ini."

The matter is not as you said. Rather, a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, by name, has lifted up his hand against king David. Deliver him alone, and we will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown down to you from the wall.’

22 Kemudian masuklah pula perempuan itu dan berbicara kepada seluruh rakyat dengan bijaksana; sesudah itu mereka memenggal kepala Seba bin Bikri dan melemparkannya kepada Yoab. Yoab meniup sangkakala, lalu berserak-seraklah mereka meninggalkan kota itu, masing-masing ke tempatnya. Maka pulanglah Yoab ke Yerusalem kepada raja.

Therefore, she entered to all the people, and she spoke to them wisely. And they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and they threw it down to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, each one to his own tent. But Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

23 Yoab menjadi kepala atas segenap tentara Israel, dan Benaya bin Yoyada menjadi kepala atas orang Kreti dan orang Pleti.

Thus Joab was over the entire army of Israel. And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cerethites and Phelethites.

24 Adoram menjadi kepala orang rodi dan Yosafat bin Ahilud menjadi bendahara negara.

Yet truly, Adoram was over the tributes. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

25 Seya menjadi panitera negara; Zadok dan Abyatar menjadi imam.

Now Sheva was the scribe. And truly Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

26 Juga Ira, orang Yair itu menjadi imam pada Daud.

But Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.