Hakim-hakim 9
1 Adapun Abimelekh bin Yerubaal pergi ke Sikhem kepada saudara-saudara ibunya dan berkata kepada mereka dan kepada seluruh kaum dari pihak keluarga ibunya:
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2 "Tolong katakan kepada seluruh warga kota Sikhem: Manakah yang lebih baik bagimu: tujuh puluh orang memerintah kamu, yaitu semua anak Yerubaal, atau satu orang? Dan ingat juga, bahwa aku darah dagingmu."
“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
3 Lalu saudara-saudara ibunya mengatakan hal ihwalnya kepada seluruh warga kota Sikhem, maka condonglah hati orang-orang itu untuk mengikuti Abimelekh, sebab kata mereka: "Memang ia saudara kita."
His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
4 Sesudah itu mereka memberikan kepadanya tujuh puluh uang perak dari kuil Baal-Berit, lalu Abimelekh memberi perak itu sebagai upah kepada petualang-petualang dan orang-orang nekat supaya mengikuti dia.
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
5 Ia pergi ke rumah ayahnya di Ofra, lalu membunuh saudara-saudaranya, anak-anak Yerubaal, tujuh puluh orang, di atas satu batu. Tetapi Yotam, anak bungsu Yerubaal tinggal hidup, karena ia menyembunyikan diri.
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
6 Kemudian berkumpullah seluruh warga kota Sikhem dan seluruh Bet-Milo; mereka pergi menobatkan Abimelekh menjadi raja dekat pohon tarbantin di tugu peringatan yang di Sikhem.
All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 Setelah hal itu dikabarkan kepada Yotam, pergilah ia ke gunung Gerizim dan berdiri di atasnya, lalu berserulah ia dengan suara nyaring kepada mereka: "Dengarkanlah aku, kamu warga kota Sikhem, maka Allah akan mendengarkan kamu juga.
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8 Sekali peristiwa pohon-pohon pergi mengurapi yang akan menjadi raja atas mereka. Kata mereka kepada pohon zaitun: Jadilah raja atas kami!
The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
9 Tetapi jawab pohon zaitun itu kepada mereka: Masakan aku meninggalkan minyakku yang dipakai untuk menghormati Allah dan manusia, dan pergi melayang di atas pohon-pohon?
“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
10 Lalu kata pohon-pohon itu kepada pohon ara: Marilah, jadilah raja atas kami!
“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
11 Tetapi jawab pohon ara itu kepada mereka: Masakan aku meninggalkan manisanku dan buah-buahku yang baik, dan pergi melayang di atas pohon-pohon?
“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
12 Lalu kata pohon-pohon itu kepada pohon anggur: Marilah, jadilah raja atas kami!
“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
13 Tetapi jawab pohon anggur itu kepada mereka: Masakan aku meninggalkan air buah anggurku, yang menyukakan hati Allah dan manusia, dan pergi melayang di atas pohon-pohon?
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
14 Lalu kata segala pohon itu kepada semak duri: Marilah, jadilah raja atas kami!
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
15 Jawab semak duri itu kepada pohon-pohon itu: Jika kamu sungguh-sungguh mau mengurapi aku menjadi raja atas kamu, datanglah berlindung di bawah naunganku; tetapi jika tidak, biarlah api keluar dari semak duri dan memakan habis pohon-pohon aras yang di gunung Libanon.
“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
16 Maka sekarang, jika kamu berlaku setia dan tulus ikhlas dengan membuat Abimelekh menjadi raja, dan jika kamu berbuat yang baik kepada Yerubaal dan kepada keturunannya dan jika kamu membalaskan kepadanya seimbang dengan jasanya--
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17 bukankah ayahku telah berperang membela kamu dan menyabung nyawanya, dan telah melepaskan kamu dari tangan orang Midian,
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
18 padahal kamu sekarang memberontak terhadap keturunan ayahku dan membunuh anak-anaknya, tujuh puluh orang banyaknya, di atas satu batu, serta membuat Abimelekh anak seorang budaknya perempuan menjadi raja atas warga kota Sikhem, karena ia saudaramu--
and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
19 jadi jika kamu pada hari ini berlaku setia dan tulus ikhlas kepada Yerubaal dan keturunannya, maka silakanlah kamu bersukacita atas Abimelekh dan silakanlah ia bersukacita atas kamu.
if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
20 Tetapi jika tidak demikian, maka biarlah api keluar dari pada Abimelekh dan memakan habis warga kota Sikhem dan juga Bet-Milo, dan biarlah api keluar dari pada warga kota Sikhem dan juga dari Bet-Milo dan memakan habis Abimelekh."
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”
21 Kemudian larilah Yotam; ia melarikan diri ke Beer, dan tinggal di sana karena takut kepada Abimelekh, saudaranya itu.
Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Setelah tiga tahun lamanya Abimelekh memerintah atas orang Israel,
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 maka Allah membangkitkan semangat jahat di antara Abimelekh dan warga kota Sikhem, sehingga warga kota Sikhem itu menjadi tidak setia kepada Abimelekh,
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
24 supaya kekerasan terhadap ketujuh puluh anak Yerubaal dibalaskan dan darah mereka ditimpakan kepada Abimelekh, saudara mereka yang telah membunuh mereka dan kepada warga kota Sikhem yang membantu dia membunuh saudara-saudaranya itu.
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25 Sebab warga kota Sikhem itu menempatkan orang untuk menghadang dia di puncak gunung dan merampas setiap orang yang melewati mereka melalui jalan itu. Hal itu dikabarkan kepada Abimelekh.
The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
26 Sementara itu Gaal bin Ebed beserta saudara-saudaranya telah datang dan pindah ke kota Sikhem. Warga kota Sikhem percaya kepadanya,
Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 jadi pergilah mereka ke ladang; mereka mengumpulkan hasil kebun anggur mereka, dan mengirik memerasnya, lalu mengadakan perayaan. Mereka masuk ke kuil allah mereka dan makan minum sambil mengutuki Abimelekh.
They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28 Berkatalah Gaal bin Ebed: "Siapa itu Abimelekh dan siapa kita orang Sikhem, maka kita menjadi hambanya? Bukankah anak Yerubaal dan Zebul, wakilnya, menjadi hamba orang-orang Hemor, ayah Sikhem, jadi mengapakah kita menjadi hambanya?
Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is not he the son of Jerubbaal? Is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
29 Sekiranya orang-orang kota ini ada di dalam tanganku, maka tentulah aku mengenyahkan Abimelekh." Lalu berkatalah ia ke arah Abimelekh: "Perkuatlah tentaramu dan majulah!"
I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
30 Ketika Zebul, penguasa kota itu mendengar perkataan Gaal bin Ebed, bangkitlah amarahnya.
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
31 Ia mengirim utusan kepada Abimelekh di Aruma dengan pesan: "Gaal bin Ebed dan saudara-saudaranya telah datang ke Sikhem dan ketahuilah mereka menghasut kota itu melawan engkau.
He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
32 Oleh sebab itu, berangkatlah pada waktu malam, engkau dan rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan engkau itu, dan adakanlah penghadangan di padang.
Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 Esoknya pagi-pagi, pada waktu matahari terbit, haruslah engkau menyerbu kota itu. Dan jika ia dan orang-orangnya keluar melawan engkau, maka engkau dapat berbuat kepadanya sesuai dengan keadaan yang kaudapati."
It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
34 Sebab itu berangkatlah Abimelekh pada waktu malam beserta segala rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan dia, lalu mereka mengadakan penghadangan dalam empat pasukan untuk melawan Sikhem.
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 Ketika Gaal bin Ebed pergi ke luar dan berdiri di depan pintu gerbang kota itu, Abimelekh kebetulan bangun dari tempat penghadangannya beserta rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan dia.
Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
36 Ketika Gaal melihat rakyat itu, berkatalah ia kepada Zebul: "Lihat, ada orang banyak turun dari puncak gunung." Jawab Zebul kepadanya: "Itu bayang-bayang gunung, yang kausangka manusia."
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.”
37 Kata Gaal sekali lagi: "Lihat, ada orang banyak turun dari gunung Pusat Tanah dan satu kelompok datang dari jalan Pohon Tarbantin Peramal."
Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
38 Jawab Zebul kepadanya: "Di manakah mulutmu itu yang mengatakan: Siapa itu Abimelekh, maka kita menjadi hambanya? Bukankah ini orang-orang yang telah kauhina itu? Majulah sekarang untuk memerangi mereka."
Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Is not this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
39 Maka majulah Gaal dengan dipandangi oleh warga kota Sikhem, lalu berperang melawan Abimelekh.
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 Tetapi Abimelekh mengejar dia, dan ia melarikan diri dari depannya, dan banyaklah orang tewas sampai di depan pintu gerbang.
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
41 Adapun Abimelekh tinggal di Aruma, tetapi Zebul mengusir Gaal dan saudara-saudaranya, sehingga mereka ini tidak dapat tinggal di Sikhem.
Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 Keesokan harinya orang-orang kota itu pergi ke ladang. Setelah hal ini dikabarkan kepada Abimelekh,
On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 dibawanyalah rakyatnya, dibaginya dalam tiga pasukan, lalu mereka mengadakan penghadangan di padang. Ketika dilihatnya, bahwa orang-orang kota itu keluar dari dalam kota, bangunlah ia menyerang mereka serta menewaskan mereka.
He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.
44 Abimelekh dan pasukan yang bersama-sama dengan dia menyerbu dan menduduki pintu gerbang kota, sedang kedua pasukan lain itu menyerbu dan menewaskan semua orang yang ada di padang.
Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field and struck them.
45 Sehari-harian itu Abimelekh berperang melawan kota itu; ia merebut kota itu dan membunuh orang-orang yang di dalamnya; kemudian dirobohkannya kota itu dan ditaburinya dengan garam.
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
46 Mendengar itu masuklah seluruh warga kota Menara-Sikhem ke dalam liang di bawah kuil El-Berit.
When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
47 Dikabarkanlah kepada Abimelekh, bahwa seluruh warga kota Menara-Sikhem telah berhimpun di sana.
Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 Lalu Abimelekh dan seluruh rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan dia naik ke gunung Zalmon. Abimelekh mengambil kapak, lalu memotong dahan-dahan kayu, mengangkatnya dan meletakkannya ke atas bahunya sambil berkata kepada rakyatnya yang bersama-sama dengan dia: "Turutilah dengan segera perbuatanku yang kamu lihat ini."
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
49 Kemudian rakyat itu juga masing-masing memotong dahan-dahan, lalu mengikuti Abimelekh, meletakkan dahan-dahan itu di atas liang dan membakar liang itu di atas kepala orang-orang itu. Demikianlah semua penduduk kota Menara-Sikhem juga mati, kira-kira seribu orang laki-laki dan perempuan.
All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Selanjutnya Abimelekh pergi ke Tebes; ia mengepung Tebes, lalu merebutnya.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Tetapi ada sebuah menara yang kuat di tengah-tengah kota, dan semua laki-laki dan perempuan, seluruh warga kota itu, melarikan diri ke situ; mereka menutup pintu di belakangnya dan naik ke atas sotoh menara itu.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
52 Lalu sampailah Abimelekh ke menara itu, menyerangnya, dan dapat menerobos sampai ke pintu menara itu untuk membakarnya.
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 Tetapi seorang perempuan menimpakan sebuah batu kilangan kepada kepala Abimelekh dan memecahkan batu kepalanya.
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
54 Dengan segera dipanggilnya bujang pembawa senjatanya dan berkata kepadanya: "Hunuslah pedangmu dan bunuhlah aku, supaya jangan orang berkata tentang aku: Seorang perempuan membunuh dia." Lalu bujangnya itu menikam dia, sehingga mati.
Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
55 Setelah dilihat oleh orang Israel, bahwa Abimelekh telah mati, pergilah mereka, masing-masing ke tempat kediamannya.
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
56 Demikianlah Allah membalaskan kejahatan yang dilakukan oleh Abimelekh kepada ayahnya, yaitu pembunuhan atas ketujuh puluh saudaranya;
Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
57 juga segala kejahatan orang-orang Sikhem ditimpakan kembali oleh Allah kepada kepala mereka sendiri. Demikianlah kutuk Yotam bin Yerubaal mengenai mereka.
and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
