2 Samuel 3

1 Peperangan antara keluarga Saul dan keluarga Daud berlarut-larut; Daud kian lama kian kuat, sedang keluarga Saul kian lama kian lemah.

There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.

2 Di Hebron lahirlah bagi Daud anak-anak lelaki. Anak sulungnya ialah Amnon, dari Ahinoam, perempuan Yizreel;

David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].

3 anaknya yang kedua ialah Kileab, dari Abigail, bekas isteri Nabal, orang Karmel; yang ketiga ialah Absalom, anak dari Maakha, anak perempuan Talmai raja Gesur;

The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].

4 yang keempat ialah Adonia, anak dari Hagit; yang kelima ialah Sefaca, anak Abital;

The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.

5 dan yang keenam ialah Yitream, dari Egla, isteri Daud. Semuanya ini dilahirkan bagi Daud di Hebron.

The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.

6 Selama ada peperangan antara keluarga Saul dan keluarga Daud, maka Abner makin mendapat pengaruh di antara keluarga Saul.

While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.

7 Saul mempunyai gundik yang bernama Rizpa; dia anak perempuan Aya. Berkatalah Isyboset kepada Abner: "Mengapa kauhampiri gundik ayahku?"

When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”

8 Lalu sangat marahlah Abner karena perkataan Isyboset itu, katanya: "Kepala anjing dari Yehudakah aku? Sampai sekarang aku masih menunjukkan kesetiaanku kepada keluarga Saul, ayahmu, kepada saudara-saudaranya dan kepada sahabat-sahabatnya, dan aku tidak membiarkan engkau jatuh ke tangan Daud, tetapi sekarang engkau menuduh aku berlaku salah dengan seorang perempuan?

Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]

9 Kiranya Allah menghukum Abner, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jika tidak kulakukan kepada Daud seperti yang dijanjikan TUHAN dengan bersumpah kepadanya,

Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”

10 yakni memindahkan kerajaan dari keluarga Saul dan mendirikan takhta kerajaan Daud atas Israel dan atas Yehuda, dari Dan sampai Bersyeba."

11 Dan Isyboset tidak dapat lagi menjawab sepatah katapun kepada Abner, karena takutnya kepadanya.

Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.

12 Lalu Abner mengirim utusan kepada Daud dengan pesan: "Milik siapakah negeri ini? Adakanlah perjanjian dengan aku, maka sesungguhnya aku akan membantu engkau untuk membawa seluruh orang Israel memihak kepadamu."

Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”

13 Jawab Daud: "Baik, aku akan mengadakan perjanjian dengan engkau, hanya satu hal kuminta dari padamu, yakni engkau tidak akan menghadap aku, kecuali jika engkau membawa lebih dahulu Mikhal, anak perempuan Saul, apabila engkau datang menghadap aku."

David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”

14 Daud mengirim utusan juga kepada Isyboset, anak Saul, dengan pesan: "Berikanlah isteriku Mikhal, yang telah kuperoleh dengan seratus kulit khatan orang Filistin."

Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”

15 Lalu Isyboset menyuruh mengambil perempuan itu dari pada suaminya, yakni Paltiel bin Lais.

So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.

16 Dan suaminya berjalan bersama-sama dengan dia, sambil mengikuti dia dengan menangis sampai ke Bahurim. Lalu berkatalah Abner kepadanya: "Ayo, pulanglah." Maka pulanglah ia.

Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.

17 Sementara itu berundinglah Abner dengan para tua-tua orang Israel, katanya: "Telah lama kamu menghendaki Daud menjadi raja atas kamu.

Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.

18 Maka sekarang bertindaklah, sebab TUHAN sudah berfirman tentang Daud, demikian: Dengan perantaraan hamba-Ku Daud Aku akan menyelamatkan umat-Ku Israel dari tangan orang Filistin dan dari tangan semua musuhnya."

So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”

19 Abner berbicara dengan orang Benyamin; pula Abner pergi membicarakan dengan Daud di Hebron segala yang sudah dipandang baik oleh orang Israel dan oleh seluruh kaum Benyamin.

Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.

20 Ketika Abner datang kepada Daud di Hebron bersama-sama dua puluh orang, maka Daud mengadakan perjamuan bagi Abner dan orang-orang yang menyertainya.

When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.

21 Berkatalah Abner kepada Daud: "Baiklah aku bersiap untuk pergi mengumpulkan seluruh orang Israel kepada tuanku raja, supaya mereka mengadakan perjanjian dengan tuanku dan tuanku menjadi raja atas segala yang dikehendaki hatimu." Lalu Daud membiarkan Abner pergi dan berjalanlah ia dengan selamat.

Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.

22 Anak buah Daud dan Yoab baru saja pulang setelah mengadakan penggerebekan dan mereka membawa pulang jarahan yang banyak. Tetapi Abner tidak lagi bersama-sama Daud di Hebron, sebab ia telah dilepasnya pergi dengan selamat.

Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.

23 Ketika Yoab bersama dengan segenap tentaranya sudah pulang, diberitahukan kepada Yoab, demikian: "Abner bin Ner telah datang kepada raja dan ia sudah dibiarkannya pergi dengan selamat."

When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.

24 Kemudian pergilah Yoab kepada raja, katanya: "Apakah yang telah kauperbuat? Abner telah datang kepadamu; mengapa engkau membiarkannya begitu saja?

So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!

25 Apakah engkau tidak kenal Abner bin Ner itu. Ia datang untuk memperdaya engkau dan untuk mengetahui gerak-gerikmu dan untuk mengetahui segala yang hendak kaulakukan."

Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”

26 Sesudah itu keluarlah Yoab meninggalkan Daud dan menyuruh orang menyusul Abner, lalu mereka membawanya kembali dari perigi Sira tanpa diketahui Daud.

After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.

27 Ketika Abner kembali ke Hebron, maka Yoab membawanya sebentar ke samping di tengah-tengah pintu gerbang itu, seakan-akan hendak berbicara dengan dia dengan diam-diam; kemudian ditikamnyalah dia di sana pada perutnya, sehingga mati, membalas darah Asael, adiknya.

So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.

28 Ketika hal itu didengar Daud kemudian, berkatalah ia: "Aku dan kerajaanku tidak bersalah di hadapan TUHAN sampai selama-lamanya terhadap darah Abner bin Ner itu.

Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.

29 Biarlah itu ditanggung oleh Yoab sendiri dan seluruh kaum keluarganya. Biarlah dalam keturunan Yoab tidak putus-putusnya ada orang yang mengeluarkan lelehan, yang sakit kusta, yang bertongkat, yang tewas oleh pedang atau yang kekurangan makanan."

I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”

30 Demikianlah Yoab dan Abisai, adiknya, membunuh Abner, karena ia telah membunuh Asael, adik mereka, di Gibeon dalam pertempuran.

That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.

31 Dan berkatalah Daud kepada Yoab dan kepada segala rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan dia: "Koyakkanlah pakaianmu dan lilitkanlah pada tubuhmu kain kabung dan merataplah di depan mayat Abner." Raja Daud sendiripun berjalan di belakang usungan mayat.

Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.

32 Ketika orang menguburkan Abner di Hebron, maka menangislah raja dengan suara nyaring pada kubur Abner dan seluruh rakyatpun menangis.

They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.

33 Karena Abner raja mengucapkan nyanyian ratapan ini: "Apakah Abner harus mati seperti orang bebal?

David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!

34 Tanganmu tidak terikat dan kakimu tidak dirantai. Engkau gugur seperti orang gugur oleh orang-orang durjana." Dan seluruh rakyat itu makin menangis karena dia.

No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”

35 Seluruh rakyat datang menawarkan kepada Daud untuk makan roti selagi hari siang, tetapi Daud bersumpah, katanya: "Kiranya Allah menghukum aku, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jika sebelum matahari terbenam aku mengecap roti atau apapun."

Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”

36 Ketika seluruh rakyat melihat hal itu, mereka menganggap hal itu baik, seperti segala sesuatu yang dilakukan raja dianggap baik oleh seluruh rakyat.

All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.

37 Maka tahulah seluruh rakyat dan seluruh Israel pada hari itu, bahwa pembunuhan Abner bin Ner bukanlah rancangan raja.

So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.

38 Kemudian berkatalah raja kepada para pegawainya: "Tidak tahukah kamu, bahwa pada hari ini gugur seorang pemimpin, seorang besar, di Israel?

The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]

39 Tetapi aku ini sekarang masih lemah, sekalipun sudah diurapi menjadi raja, sedang orang-orang itu, yakni anak-anak Zeruya, melebihi aku dalam kekerasan. Kiranya TUHAN membalas kepada orang yang berbuat jahat setimpal dengan kejahatannya."

Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”