2 Samuel 11

1 Raja-raja biasanya maju berperang pada musim semi. Dan pada musim semi tahun itu Daud menyuruh Yoab maju berperang bersama para perwiranya dan seluruh tentara Israel; lalu mereka mengalahkan orang Amon dan mengepung kota Raba. Tetapi Daud tinggal di Yerusalem.

Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.

2 Pada suatu sore, setelah Daud bangun tidur, ia berjalan-jalan di atap istana yang datar itu. Dari situ ia melihat seorang wanita sedang mandi, dan wanita itu sangat cantik.

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

3 Lalu Daud menyuruh menanyakan siapa wanita itu, dan diberitahu kepadanya bahwa wanita itu bernama Batsyeba; ayahnya bernama Eliam dan suaminya adalah Uria orang Het.

And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?

4 Daud menyuruh menjemput wanita itu, dan setelah ia datang ke istana, Daud tidur bersamanya. (Batsyeba baru saja selesai melakukan upacara penyucian sehabis haid). Lalu pulanglah ia ke rumahnya.

And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean; ) then she went back to her house.

5 Beberapa waktu kemudian Batsyeba mulai mengandung, lalu ia mengirim kabar kepada Daud tentang hal itu.

And the woman became with child; and she sent word to David that she was with child.

6 Segera Daud mengirim perintah kepada Yoab, katanya, "Suruhlah Uria orang Het itu datang kepadaku." Maka Yoab menyuruh Uria menemui Daud.

And David sent to Joab saying, Send Uriah the Hittite to me. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

7 Ketika Uria menghadap Raja Daud, raja menanyakan bagaimana keadaan Yoab dan pasukan Israel, dan juga bagaimana jalannya peperangan.

And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

8 Kemudian Daud berkata kepada Uria, "Pulanglah ke rumahmu dan beristirahatlah sebentar." Setelah Uria meninggalkan istana, Daud mengirim hadiah ke rumah Uria.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.

9 Tetapi Uria tidak pulang melainkan tidur di depan pintu gerbang istana bersama para pengawal raja.

But Uriah took his rest at the door of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

10 Kepada Daud diberitahukan tentang hal itu. Maka ia bertanya kepada Uria, "Engkau baru saja kembali dari perjalanan jauh, mengapa tidak pulang ke rumahmu?"

And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?

11 Jawab Uria, "Tentara Israel dan Yehuda sedang berjuang mati-matian dan Peti Perjanjian TUHAN menyertai mereka; Yoab panglima kami dan para perwiranya berkemah di padang. Masakan hamba ini pulang ke rumah, dan makan minum serta tidur dengan istri hamba? Demi nyawa Baginda dan nyawa hamba, hamba tidak akan melakukan itu!"

And Uriah said to David, Israel and Judah with the ark are living in tents, and my lord Joab and the other servants of my lord are sleeping in the open field; and am I to go to my house and take food and drink, and go to bed with my wife? By the living Lord, and by the life of your soul, I will not do such a thing.

12 Lalu kata Daud, "Sudahlah, beristirahatlah lagi di sini hari ini dan besok pagi akan kuizinkan engkau pergi." Jadi Uria tinggal di Yerusalem pada hari itu. Pada hari berikutnya ia diundang makan oleh Daud.

And David said to Uriah, Be here today, and after that I will let you go. So Uriah was in Jerusalem that day and the day after.

13 Maka makanlah ia dan diberi kepadanya banyak minuman sehingga ia mabuk. Tetapi pada malam itu pun Uria tidak juga pulang ke rumahnya, melainkan tidur beralaskan selimutnya di dalam ruang pengawal istana.

And when David sent for him, he took meat and drink with him, and David made him the worse for drink: and when evening came, he went to rest on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

14 Keesokan harinya Daud menulis surat kepada Yoab, dan mengirimkannya dengan perantaraan Uria.

Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.

15 Tulisnya, "Tempatkanlah Uria di garis depan, di mana pertempuran paling sengit, lalu mundurlah engkau tanpa setahu dia supaya dia tewas."

And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.

16 Maka sementara Yoab mengepung kota itu, Uria disuruhnya pergi ke tempat yang setahunya dijaga kuat oleh musuh.

So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.

17 Ketika tentara musuh keluar dari kota dan menyerang pasukan Yoab, beberapa orang perwira Daud terbunuh, termasuk Uria.

And the men of the town went out and had a fight with Joab: and a number of David's men came to their death in the fight, and with them Uriah the Hittite.

18 Kemudian Yoab mengirim utusan kepada Daud untuk memberitahukan jalan pertempuran itu.

Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:

19 Perintah Yoab kepada utusan itu, "Setelah baginda mendengar laporanmu tentang jalannya pertempuran ini,

And he gave orders to the man who took the news, saying, After you have given the king all the news about the war,

20 mungkin ia menjadi marah dan bertanya kepadamu, 'Mengapa kamu begitu dekat dengan kota itu? Bukankah kamu tahu bahwa musuh pasti akan memanah dari atas tembok-temboknya?

If the king is angry and says, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall?

21 Sudah lupakah kamu bagaimana Abimelekh anak Gideon itu terbunuh di Tebes? Bukankah dia mati karena seorang wanita melemparkan batu gilingan tepung dari atas tembok kepadanya? Jadi, mengapa kamu begitu dekat dengan tembok itu?' Jika Baginda bertanya begitu, katakanlah kepadanya, 'Uria perwira Baginda, juga gugur!'"

Who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall? Then say to him, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is among the dead.

22 Lalu pergilah utusan itu menghadap Daud dan memberitahukan apa yang diperintahkan Yoab kepadanya.

So the man went, and came to David, and gave him all the news which Joab had sent him to give; then David was angry with Joab and said, Why did you go so near the town for the fight? was it not certain that their archers would be on the wall? who put Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, to death? did not a woman send a great stone down on him from the wall, putting him to death at Thebez? why did you go so near the wall?

23 Utusan itu berkata, "Lawan kami lebih kuat dan mereka keluar dari kota menyerang kami di padang. Tetapi dengan sangat gigih kami mendesak mereka kembali sampai ke pintu gerbang kota.

And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.

24 Kemudian dari atas tembok mereka memanahi kami, dan beberapa orang dari perwira Baginda termasuk Uria telah gugur."

And the archers sent their arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's servants are dead, and among them is your servant Uriah the Hittite.

25 Daud berkata kepada utusan itu, "Kuatkanlah hati Yoab dan katakanlah kepadanya supaya jangan berkecil hati, sebab tidak dapat diramalkan siapa yang akan mati dalam pertempuran. Katakanlah kepadanya supaya melancarkan serangan yang lebih hebat lagi terhadap kota itu sampai kota itu menyerah."

Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.

26 Ketika Batsyeba mendengar bahwa suaminya telah mati, ia berkabung.

And when the wife of Uriah had news that her husband was dead, she gave herself up to weeping for him.

27 Kemudian sehabis masa berkabung, Daud menyuruh jemput wanita itu ke istana dan ia menjadi istrinya. Beberapa bulan kemudian ia melahirkan seorang putra. Tetapi TUHAN tidak senang dengan perbuatan Daud itu.

And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.