2 Samuel 21
1 Dalam zaman Daud terjadilah kelaparan selama tiga tahun berturut-turut, lalu Daud pergi menanyakan petunjuk TUHAN. Berfirmanlah TUHAN: "Pada Saul dan keluarganya melekat hutang darah, karena ia telah membunuh orang-orang Gibeon."
Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”
2 Lalu raja memanggil orang-orang Gibeon dan berkata kepada mereka, --orang-orang Gibeon itu tidak termasuk orang Israel, tetapi termasuk sisa-sisa orang Amori dan walaupun orang Israel telah bersumpah kepada mereka, Saul berikhtiar membasmi mereka dalam kegiatannya untuk kepentingan orang Israel dan Yehuda, --
David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them. The Gibeonites were not Israelites, but what was left of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but in his nationalistic passion for the Israelites and Judah, Saul had tried to wipe them out.
3 Daud berkata kepada orang-orang Gibeon itu: "Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat bagimu dan dengan apakah dapat kuadakan penebusan, supaya kamu memberkati milik pusaka TUHAN?"
“What can I do for you?” David asked the Gibeonites. “How can I compensate you so that you may bless the Lord's people?”
4 Lalu berkatalah orang-orang Gibeon itu kepadanya: "Bukanlah perkara emas dan perak urusan kami dengan Saul serta keluarganya, juga bukanlah urusan kami untuk membunuh seseorang di antara orang Israel." Tetapi kata Daud: "Apakah yang kamu kehendaki akan kuperbuat bagimu?"
“This isn't a question of us receiving payment in silver or gold from Saul or his family,” the Gibeonites replied. “In addition we don't have the right to have anyone in Israel put to death for us.” “I'll do whatever you ask,” David answered.
5 Sesudah itu berkatalah mereka kepada raja: "Dari orang yang hendak membinasakan kami dan yang bermaksud memunahkan kami, sehingga kami tidak mendapat tempat di manapun di daerah Israel,
They replied, “Regarding the man who destroyed us, who planned to prevent us having any place to live in the whole country of Israel,
6 biarlah diserahkan tujuh orang anaknya laki-laki kepada kami, supaya kami menggantung mereka di hadapan TUHAN di Gibeon, di bukit TUHAN." Lalu berkatalah raja: "Aku akan menyerahkan mereka."
have seven of Saul's male descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them in the presence of the Lord at Gibeon of Saul, the Lord's chosen one.” “I will hand them over to you,” said the king.
7 Tetapi raja merasa sayang kepada Mefiboset bin Yonatan bin Saul, karena sumpah demi TUHAN ada di antara mereka, di antara Daud dan Yonatan bin Saul.
However, the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath sworn before the Lord between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.
8 Lalu raja mengambil kedua anak laki-laki Rizpa binti Aya, yang dilahirkannya bagi Saul, yakni Armoni dan Mefiboset, dan kelima anak laki-laki Merab binti Saul, yang dilahirkannya bagi Adriel bin Barzilai, orang Mehola itu,
The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of Merab, the daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9 kemudian diserahkannyalah mereka ke dalam tangan orang-orang Gibeon itu. Orang-orang ini menggantung mereka di atas bukit, di hadapan TUHAN. Ketujuh orang itu tewas bersama-sama. Mereka telah dihukum mati pada awal musim menuai, pada permulaan musim menuai jelai.
He handed them over to the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill in the presence of the Lord. All seven of them died at the same time, executed at the beginning of the barley harvest.
10 Lalu Rizpa binti Aya mengambil kain karung, dan membentangkannya bagi dirinya di atas gunung batu, dari permulaan musim menuai sampai tercurah air dari langit ke atas mayat mereka; ia tidak membiarkan burung-burung di udara mendatangi mayat mereka pada siang hari, ataupun binatang-binatang di hutan pada malam hari.
Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took some sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the time the rains came and poured down on the bodies, she kept the birds away from them during the day and the wild animals at night.
11 Ketika diberitahukan kepada Daud apa yang diperbuat Rizpa binti Aya, gundik Saul itu,
When David heard what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine of Saul had done,
12 maka pergilah Daud mengambil tulang-tulang Saul dan tulang-tulang Yonatan, anaknya, dari warga-warga kota Yabesh-Gilead, yang telah mencuri tulang-tulang itu dari tanah lapang di Bet-San, tempat orang Filistin menggantung mereka, ketika orang Filistin memukul Saul kalah di Gilboa.
he retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had taken them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had killed Saul at Gilboa.
13 Ia membawa dari sana tulang-tulang Saul dan tulang-tulang Yonatan, anaknya. Dikumpulkanlah juga tulang-tulang orang-orang yang digantung tadi,
David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought back, and also had the bones of those who had been hanged gathered up.
14 lalu dikuburkan bersama-sama tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan, anaknya, di tanah Benyamin, di Zela, di dalam kubur Kish, ayahnya. Orang melakukan segala sesuatu yang diperintahkan raja, maka sesudah itu Allah mengabulkan doa untuk negeri itu.
They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. Once they finished doing everything the king had ordered, God answered their prayers to end the famine in the land.
15 Ketika terjadi lagi peperangan antara orang Filistin dan orang Israel, maka berangkatlah Daud bersama-sama dengan orang-orangnya, lalu berperang melawan orang Filistin, sampai Daud menjadi letih lesu.
There was war once more between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he got worn out.
16 Yisbi-Benob, yang termasuk keturunan raksasa--berat tombaknya tiga ratus syikal tembaga dan ia menyandang pedang yang baru--menyangka dapat menewaskan Daud.
Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was carrying a new sword, said he was going to kill David.
17 Tetapi Abisai, anak Zeruya, datang menolong Daud, lalu merobohkan dan membunuh orang Filistin itu. Pada waktu itu orang-orang Daud memohon dengan sangat kepadanya, kata mereka: "Janganlah lagi engkau maju berperang bersama-sama dengan kami, supaya keturunan Israel jangan punah bersama-sama engkau."
But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to his rescue, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, “Don't ever go out with us to battle again, so that the Israel's light isn't snuffed out!”
18 Sesudah itu terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin di Gob; pada waktu itu Sibkhai, orang Husa, memukul kalah Saf, yang termasuk keturunan raksasa.
Some time after this there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. But then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Repha.
19 Dan terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin, di Gob; Elhanan bin Yaare-Oregim, orang Betlehem itu, menewaskan Goliat, orang Gat itu, yang gagang tombaknya seperti pesa tukang tenun.
In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan, son of Jair, from Bethlehem, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was as thick as a weaver's rod.
20 Lalu terjadi lagi pertempuran di Gat; dan di sana ada seorang yang tinggi perawakannya, yang tangannya dan kakinya masing-masing berjari enam: dua puluh empat seluruhnya; juga orang ini termasuk keturunan raksasa.
In yet another battle at Gath, there was a gigantic man, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making twenty-four all. He too was descended from the giants.
21 Ia mengolok-olok orang Israel, maka Yonatan, anak Simea kakak Daud, menewaskannya.
But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
22 Keempat orang ini termasuk keturunan raksasa di Gat; mereka tewas oleh tangan Daud dan oleh tangan orang-orangnya.
These four were the descendants of the giants in Gath, but they were all killed by David and his men.
