1 Samuel 25
1 Tidak lama kemudian Samuel meninggal, dan seluruh umat Israel berkumpul dan meratapi dia. Mereka menguburkannya di rumahnya di Rama. Sesudah itu Daud pindah lagi ke padang belantara di daerah Maon.
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites assembled themselves together, and lamented for him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2 Ada seorang laki-laki dari suku Kaleb, bernama Nabal, tinggal di daerah yang sama dan memiliki tanah dekat kota Karmel. Dia seorang yang sangat kaya, yang memiliki 3.000 ekor domba dan 1.000 ekor kambing. Pada saat itu dia sedang berada di Karmel mencukur bulu domba-dombanya. Nabal memiliki istri bernama Abigail. Abigail bijaksana dan cantik, sedangkan suaminya kasar dan perbuatannya jahat.
And there was a man in Ma'on, whose business was in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was, while they were shearing his sheep, at Carmel.
Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigayil: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful form; but the man was hard-hearted and evil in his deeds; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 Ketika Daud mendengar bahwa Nabal sedang menggunting bulu domba-dombanya,
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5 maka Daud mengirim sepuluh orang dari pasukannya dengan berkata, “Pergilah menemui Nabal di Karmel dan sampaikanlah salamku kepadanya.
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name after his well-being.
6 Katakan begini kepadanya, ‘Saya berharap kemakmuran untuk Tuan, keluarga, dan semua milik Tuan.
And ye shall say, May it thus be throughout thy life; and peace be to thee, and peace be to thy house, and unto all that thou hast be peace.
7 Saya mendengar bahwa para pekerjamu sedang menggunting bulu domba-dombamu. Ketika para gembalamu bersama dengan kami di Karmel, kami tidak pernah menyusahkan mereka, dan mereka tidak pernah kehilangan apa pun selama di sana.
And now have I heard that thou hast sheep-shearers: now thy shepherds have been with us, we have not injured them, neither hath there aught been missing unto them, all the time they were at Carmel.
8 Tanyalah kepada mereka, karena mereka bisa menjadi saksi bagimu tentang kelakuan kami! Pada hari pesta ini, biarlah kami berkenan di matamu dan dianggap seperti para hambamu. Berikanlah kepada kami, para hambamu dan anakmu Daud, apa saja yang tersisa dari pestamu.’”
Ask thy young men, and they will tell it thee. Therefore let the young men find favor in thy eyes; for on a festive day are we come: give, I pray thee, whatsoever thy hand is capable of unto thy servants, and to thy son, to David.
9 Maka para utusan Daud pergi menyampaikan semua pesan itu kepada Nabal, lalu menunggu jawaban darinya.
And David's young men came, and they spoke to Nabal in accordance with all these words in the name of David; and then they ceased.
10 Namun Nabal menjawab, “Memangnya Daud si anak Isai berpikir siapakah dirinya? Di zaman ini ada banyak orang seperti dia, yang hanyalah seorang budak yang memberontak melawan tuannya!
And Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? now-a-days there are many servants that break away every one from his master.
11 Haruskah aku mengambil rotiku, airku, dan daging dombaku yang aku sembelih untuk memberi makan para pemotong bulu dombaku dan memberikannya kepada rombongan seperti kalian ini? Aku bahkan tidak mengetahui kalian datang dari mana!”
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my sheep-shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they are?
12 Maka para utusan itu kembali kepada Daud dan menyampaikan semua yang sudah dikatakan Nabal.
And David's young men turned about on their way, and returned, and came and told him in accordance with all these words.
13 Maka Daud berkata kepada seluruh pasukannya, “Kalian semua, siapkanlah pedang dan sarungkan di pinggang kalian masing-masing!” Maka Daud dan pasukannya menyiapkan dan membawa pedang mereka. Sekitar empat ratus orang pergi mengikuti Daud, sementara dua ratus orang lainnya tinggal untuk menjaga barang-barang mereka.
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on, every man, his sword. And they girded on, every man, his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred abode by the baggage.
14 Tetapi salah seorang dari gembala Nabal memberitahu Abigail, istri Nabal, “Daud mengutus pembawa pesan dari padang belantara untuk menyampaikan salam berkat kepada tuan Nabal, tetapi justru dia menghina mereka.
But one of the young men told Abigayil, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master; but he hath spoken rudely to them.
15 Tetapi pasukan Daud itu sangat baik kepada kami. Mereka tidak mengganggu kami, dan tidak ada satu pun dari milik kami yang hilang selama kami bersama dengan mereka di padang.
Whereas the men have been very good unto us; and we have not been injured, neither have we missed any thing, all the time that we went about with them, while we were in the field:
16 Baik siang maupun malam, mereka seperti benteng yang menjaga kami selama kami menggembalakan domba.
A wall were they around us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them, feeding the flocks.
17 Berpikir dan bertindaklah segera. Karena malapetaka sedang mendekati Nabal dan bisa menghancurkan seluruh keluarganya. Tuan sangat menjengkelkan! Segala nasihat dari siapa pun pasti tidak akan didengarkannya!”
And now know and consider what thou canst do; for evil is determined on against our master, and against all his household; and he is too greatly a worthless man for me to speak to him.
18 Maka Abigail bergegas menyuruh para budaknya mengambil dua ratus potong roti, dua kantong anggur, lima ekor domba yang sudah disembelih, tiga puluh liter gandum bakar, seratus bungkus kismis, dan dua ratus kue ara. Mereka membungkus barang-barang itu, dan menaikkannya ke atas keledai-keledai.
And Abigayil made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.
19 Lalu Abigail berkata kepada mereka, “Pergilah mendahului saya. Saya akan menyusul kalian.” Tetapi dia tidak memberitahukan tindakannya ini kepada Nabal.
And she said unto her young men, Pass on before me: behold, I come after you. But to her husband Nabal she told nothing.
20 Abigail sedang menunggang keledai di jalan berliku-liku di perbukitan itu. Pada saat itu juga, di depannya, Daud dan pasukannya sedang berjalan turun melalui jalan yang sama, sehingga mereka bertemu.
And it was so, as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the mount, that, behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.
21 Daud baru saja berkata, “Sia-sialah aku melindungi segala kawanan orang ini di padang belantara! Tidak ada satu pun yang pasukanku curi darinya. Tetapi dia membalas perbuatan baikku dengan kejahatan!
Now David had said, Yea, for naught only have I guarded all that belongeth to this fellow in the wilderness, so that not the least was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath requited me evil instead of good.
22 Biarlah Allah menghukum aku, bahkan mencabut nyawaku, jika aku membiarkan seorang laki-laki yang tinggal di rumah Nabal masih hidup sampai besok pagi!”
So may God do unto the enemies of David, and do so yet farther, if I leave of all that pertaineth to him by the morning light, as much as a dog.
23 Ketika Abigail melihat Daud, dengan segera turunlah dia dari keledainya, dan bersujud di hadapan Daud.
And when Abigayil saw David, she hastened, and alighted off the ass, and fell down before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
24 Di depan kaki Daud, Abigail berkata, “Tuanku, biarlah saya saja yang menanggung kesalahan yang sudah terjadi! Karena itu, izinkanlah hambamu berbicara kepadamu! Tolong dengarkanlah perkataan hambamu ini!
And she fell at his feet, and said, On me, me, my lord, is the fault: and let thy hand-maid, I pray thee, speak in thy hearing, and listen to the words of thy hand-maid.
25 Tuanku, tidak usah pedulikan Nabal, si laki-laki jahat itu. Kelakuannya benar-benar sesuai dengan namanya, yaitu ‘orang bodoh.’ Dia memang sungguh-sungguh bodoh! Tetapi mohon maaf, hambamu ini tidak melihat para utusan Tuan tadi.
Let not my Lord, I pray thee, turn his heart unto this worthless man, unto Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and meanness is with him; but I thy hand-maid did not see the young men of my Lord, whom thou didst send.
26 “Karena itu, saya mengatakan di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup dan di hadapan Tuanku: TUHAN sendirilah yang menahan tangan Tuanku, sehingga Tuanku tidak membalas kejahatan Nabal atau membunuh orang, biarlah TUHAN saja yang menghukum Nabal! Dan biarlah semua musuh Tuan bernasib seperti Nabal!
And now, my lord, as the Eternal liveth, and as thy soul liveth, it is the Lord who hath withholden thee from coming to blood-guiltiness, and from helping thyself with thy own hand; and now may like Nabal be thy enemies, and those that seek [to do] my Lord evil.
27 Biarlah hadiah yang hamba bawa ini menyenangkan Tuanku dan semua orang yang mengikuti Tuan.
And now this present which thy hand-maid hath brought unto my Lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow in the train my Lord.
28 Ampunilah kesalahan hambamu ini, karena TUHAN pastilah akan membangun keluarga Tuan dan menjadikan mereka keturunan yang kokoh, karena TUHAN sudah mengangkat Tuan untuk memimpin umat-Nya dalam peperangan terhadap musuh-musuh-Nya. Oleh karena itu, biarlah Tuan tidak bisa dituduh melakukan kejahatan apa pun selama hidupmu!
Pardon, I pray thee, the trespass of thy hand-maid; for the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house; because the battles of the Lord doth my lord fight, and evil will not be found in thee all thy days.
29 “Apabila seseorang mengejar dan ingin membunuhmu, maka hidup Tuan akan senantiasa dilindungi oleh TUHAN Allahmu, seolah-olah Dia membungkus Tuan di tempat khusus. Tetapi biarlah nyawa musuh-musuhmu disingkirkan-Nya, seperti batu yang dilemparkan dengan umban!
And though a man is risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: yet will the soul of my Lord be bound in the bond of life with the Lord thy God; and the soul of thy enemies will he hurl away, as out of the middle of the sling.
30 Dengan demikian, ketika TUHAN menepati setiap janji-Nya kepada Tuan, dan Tuanku diangkat-Nya menjadi raja Israel,
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord will do to my lord, in accordance with all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and will ordain thee as ruler over Israel,
31 hati nuranimu tidak akan dibebani dengan rasa bersalah karena tanganmu sendiri dengan cepat membalas dendam atau menumpahkan darah orang tanpa alasan jujur. Dan pada saat TUHAN sudah menggenapi semua hal baik itu bagi Tuan, tolong ingatlah kepada hambamu ini.”
That this shall not be unto thee as a cause of offense and as a reproach of heart unto my lord, both by having shed blood without cause, and by my lord having righted himself; and when the Lord will do good unto my lord, then do thou remember thy hand-maid.
32 Berkatalah Daud kepada Abigail, “Terpujilah TUHAN Allah Israel, yang sudah mengirimmu hari ini untuk menemui saya!
And David said to Abigayil, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me;
33 Terpujilah TUHAN karena hikmat yang diberikan kepadamu! Semoga kamu pun diberkati-Nya, karena hari ini kamu mencegah saya dari membalas dendam dan menumpahkan darah orang dengan tanganku sendiri!
And blessed be thy intelligence, and blessed be thou, who hast prevented me this day from coming unto blood-guiltiness, and from helping myself with my own hand.
34 Karena saya sudah bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN Allah Israel yang hidup, yang sudah mencegah saya untuk menyakitimu: Jika saja kamu tidak datang dengan cepat menemui saya, maka pada saat fajar tidak akan ada seorang pun laki-laki yang tinggal di rumah Nabal tetap hidup!”
But truly, as the Lord the God of Israel liveth, who hath withdrawn me from injuring thee, except thou hadst hastened and come to meet me, surely there would not have been left unto Nabal by the morning-light so much as a dog.
35 Maka Daud mengambil seluruh hadiah yang dibawa Abigail. Kata Daud kepadanya, “Kembalilah ke rumahmu dengan perasaan tenang. Yakinlah bahwa saya sudah mendengarkanmu dan sudah menyetujui permintaanmu.”
And David took out of her hand that which she had brought him; and unto her he said, Go up in peace to thy house: see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have respected thy presence.
36 Saat Abigail kembali kepada Nabal, Nabal sedang mengadakan pesta makan besar di rumahnya, yang kemewahannya seperti pesta yang diadakan oleh seorang raja. Nabal bersenang-senang dan sangat mabuk. Maka Abigail tidak memberitahu apa pun kepadanya sampai keesokan harinya.
And Abigayil came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, and he was exceedingly drunken; wherefore she told him not a word, either little or great, until the morning-light.
37 Pada pagi hari, saat Nabal sudah sadar dari mabuknya, Abigail memberitahukan kepadanya segala hal yang sudah terjadi. Nabal langsung terkena serangan jantung dan tubuhnya menjadi kaku.
But it happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38 Sekitar sepuluh hari sesudah kejadian itu, TUHAN menghukum Nabal dan dia pun meninggal.
And it came to pass in about ten days thereafter, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
39 Saat Daud mendengar bahwa Nabal sudah meninggal, dia berkata, “Terpujilah TUHAN yang sudah menghindarkan aku dari membalas dendam atas hinaan yang aku terima dari Nabal! TUHAN sudah membalas Nabal untuk dosanya.” Maka Daud mengirim utusan kepada Abigail untuk memohon kepadanya supaya dia menjadi istrinya.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath withheld his servant from evil; and the wickedness of Nabal hath the Lord returned upon his own head. And David sent and applied for Abigayil, to take her to himself for wife.
40 Ketika para utusan tiba di Karmel, mereka berkata kepada Abigail, “Daud mengutus kami untuk memohon kepadamu supaya kamu menjadi istrinya.”
And the servants of David came to Abigayil to Carmel, and they spoke unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to himself for wife.
41 Maka Abigail bersujud serta berkata, “Saya ini hambanya, dan saya bersedia membasuh kaki para hamba tuanku.”
Thereupon she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy hand-maid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 Abigail segera menyiapkan dirinya, dan naik ke atas keledainya, dengan diiringi oleh lima orang budak perempuannya. Dia mengikuti para utusan Daud itu. Lalu dia menjadi salah satu istri Daud.
And Abigayil hastened, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with her five damsels that went in her train; and she went after the messengers of David, and she became his wife.
43 Sebelum menikahi Abigail, Daud juga sudah menikahi Ahinoam dari Yisreel.
David also took Achino'am of Yizre'el; and both of them became thus his wives.
44 Sedangkan Mikal anak perempuan Saul, yang adalah istri Daud yang pertama, sudah diberikan Saul kepada orang Galim bernama Paltiel, anak Lais.
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti, the son of Layish, who was of Gallim.
