1 Samuel 30
1 Sesudah Daud dan pasukannya meninggalkan pasukan Akis, mereka berjalan dua hari penuh dan tiba di kampung Ziklag pada hari ketiga. Tetapi satu atau dua hari sebelum mereka tiba, orang-orang Amalek sudah menjarah wilayah selatan itu. Mereka sudah menyerang Ziklag dan membakarnya sampai habis.
Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire.
2 Mereka juga sudah menawan para perempuan di Ziklag, dari yang paling muda sampai yang paling tua. Tidak ada seorang pun yang dibunuh tetapi mereka membawa semua pergi sebagai tawanan.
And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
3 Saat Daud dan pasukannya tiba di situ, mereka mendapati kampung mereka sudah terbakar. Para istri, anak-anak mereka yang laki-laki dan perempuan sudah menjadi tawanan.
So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,
4 Maka Daud dan tentara-tentaranya menangis dengan suara keras, dan terus menangis sampai tidak mampu menangis lagi.
David and the people that were with him, lifted up their voices, and wept till they had no more tears.
5 Kedua istri Daud, yaitu Ahinoam orang Yisreel dan Abigail orang Karmel (janda dari Nabal), juga ikut ditawan.
For the two wives also of David were taken captives, Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
6 Tetapi situasi segera menjadi berbahaya untuk Daud, karena pasukannya sangat marah dan berduka karena kehilangan keluarga mereka sehingga ada di antara mereka yang mulai mengancam melempari Daud dengan batu. Namun Daud tetap percaya kepada TUHAN yang memberinya kekuatan.
And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons, and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God.
7 Lalu Daud berkata kepada Imam Abiatar, “Bawalah efod itu ke sini.” Maka Abiatar membawakannya,
And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 dan Daud bertanya kepada TUHAN, “Apakah saya sebaiknya mengejar para penjarah ini? Apakah saya akan berhasil menyusul mereka?” TUHAN menjawabnya, “Kejarlah, karena kamu pasti akan menyusul mereka dan menyelamatkan para tawanan.”
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.
9 Maka Daud bersama enam ratus tentaranya mengejar para penjarah itu. Saat mereka sampai di tepi sungai Besor, dua ratus orang anggota pasukannya terlalu capek untuk menyeberang sungai. Daud memutuskan untuk mereka tinggal di situ. Lalu Daud dan keempat ratus orang lainnya melanjutkan pengejaran para penjarah itu.
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some being weary stayed there.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who being weary could not go over the torrent Besor.
11 Dalam perjalanan, pasukan Daud menemukan seorang Mesir di sebuah ladang, dan membawanya kepada Daud. Mereka memberinya makanan dan minuman,
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink,
12 sepotong kue ara dan dua bungkus kismis, karena orang itu belum makan dan minum selama tiga hari dan tiga malam. Sesudah makan dan minum tenaganya pulih kembali.
As also a piece of a cake of figs, and two bunches of raisins. And when he had eaten them his spirit returned, and he was refreshed: for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk water three days, and three nights.
13 Daud bertanya kepada orang itu, “Kamu orang mana dan siapa majikanmu?” Lalu dia menjawab, “Saya orang Mesir. Saya adalah budak dari seorang Amalek. Tiga hari lalu tuan saya meninggalkan saya karena saya terlalu sakit untuk berjalan.
And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong? or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite, and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago.
14 Kami sudah menjarah bagian selatan Yehuda, di mana orang-orang Kreti tinggal, dan beberapa bagian lain di Yehuda, lalu di bagian selatan kota Hebron, tempat tinggal orang-orang keturunan Kaleb. Terakhir kami juga membakar Ziklag.”
For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire.
15 Daud berkata kepadanya, “Bisakah kamu mengantarkan kami kepada para penjarah itu?” Kata orang itu, “Saya bisa, tetapi bersumpahlah kepada Allah bahwa Tuan tidak akan membunuh saya atau menyerahkan saya kepada tuan saya, maka saya akan mengantarmu kepada mereka.”
And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? And he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him.
16 Daud pun setuju, maka orang Mesir itu mengantarkan Daud dan pasukannya ke tempat orang-orang Amalek itu berada. Mereka tersebar di mana-mana dan sedang berpesta makan dan minum karena mereka mendapatkan banyak barang jarahan dari daerah Filistin dan Yudea.
And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey, and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda.
17 Mulai dari permulaan malam itu sampai ketika matahari terbenam lagi, Daud dan pasukannya membantai mereka. Tidak ada seorang pun dari mereka yang lolos, kecuali empat ratus orang yang berhasil melarikan diri dengan menunggang unta.
And David slew them from the evening unto the evening of the next day, and there escaped not a man of them, but four hundred young men, who had gotten upon camels, and fled.
18 Daud merebut kembali semua yang sudah diambil oleh orang-orang Amalek itu, termasuk menyelamatkan kedua istrinya.
So David recovered all that the Amalecites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
19 Daud dan pasukannya berhasil mendapat segala sesuatu yang diambil, termasuk semua anggota keluarga dan barang jarahan. Lalu mereka memulai membawa semuanya kembali ke Ziklag.
And there was nothing missing small or great, neither of their sons or their daughters, nor of the spoils, and whatsoever they had taken: David recovered all.
20 Mereka mengumpulkan seluruh kawanan dan ternak dan menggiring mereka di depan rombongan semua orang. Ada yang bersukacita dengan berkata, “Ini adalah barang jarahan Daud!”
And he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before him: and they said: This is the prey of David.
21 Kemudian, Daud sampai di Sungai Besor, tempat kedua ratus anggota pasukannya yang sebelumnya terlalu capek untuk lanjut mengejar para penjarah masih menunggu di sana. Saat mereka keluar untuk menyambut Daud dan semua rombongan itu, Daud menyambut mereka dengan sukacita.
And David came to the two hundred men, who being weary had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people saluted them peaceably.
22 Tetapi beberapa orang jahat dan pengacau di antara pasukan Daud berkata, “Karena kedua ratus orang itu tidak ikut bersama dengan kita, maka kita tidak akan membagikan hasil jarahan ini dengan mereka. Mereka hanya boleh mengambil istri dan anak-anak mereka, lalu pergi!”
Then all the wicked and unjust men that had gone with David answering, said: Because they came not with us, we will not give them any thing of the prey which we have recovered: but let every man take his wife and his children, and be contented with them, and go his way.
23 Tetapi Daud berkata kepada mereka, “Tidak! Sadarilah bahwa segala sesuatu ini adalah pemberian dari TUHAN! Dia sudah melindungi kita dan menyerahkan musuh kita itu ke dalam tangan kita.
But David said: You shall not do so, my brethren, with these things, which the Lord hath given us, who hath kept us, and hath delivered the robbers that invaded us into our hands.
24 Tidak seorang pun akan setuju dengan perkataanmu tadi! Baik anggota kita yang ikut bertempur, maupun yang tinggal menjaga perbekalan, akan mendapat bagian jarahan yang sama banyak.”
And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike.
25 Bahkan Daud membuat keputusan tersebut menjadi undang-undang untuk bangsa Israel yang masih berlaku sampai hari ini.
And this hath been done from that day forward, and since was made a statute, and an ordinance, and as a law in Israel.
26 Sesudah tiba di Ziklag, Daud mengirim sebagian dari jarahan itu kepada para tua-tua Yehuda, yaitu kepada teman-temannya yang sudah mendukungnya. Dia memberi pesan kepada mereka, “Ini hadiah-hadiah bagi kalian yang kami rampas dari musuh-musuh TUHAN!”
Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord.
27 Inilah daftar kota dan wilayah tempat para penduduk menerima hadiah-hadiah dari Daud: Betel, Ramot yang di padang belantara selatan, dan beberapa kota di daerah Yatir.
To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether,
28 Hadiah-hadiah juga dikirim kepada kota Arur, Sifmot, Estemoa,
And to them that were in Aroer and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo,
29 Rakal, dan beberapa kota di daerah suku Yerahmel dan Keni.
And that were in Rachal, and that were in the cities of Jerameel, and that were in the cities of Ceni,
30 Hadiah-hadiah juga dikirim kepada kota Horma, Bor Asan, Atak,
And that were in Arama, and that were in the lake Asan, and that were in Athach,
31 dan Hebron, dan kepada beberapa daerah lain yang pernah Daud kunjungi bersama pasukannya.
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.
