2 Samuel 11

1 Zaman itu, sudah menjadi kebiasaan bagi para raja untuk berperang tiap musim semi. Pada suatu musim semi, Raja Daud mengutus Yoab untuk membawa seluruh pasukan Israel berperang. Mereka menghancurkan bangsa Amon dan mengepung kota Raba, tetapi Daud sendiri tetap 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 Suatu sore, Daud baru saja bangun dari tidur siangnya dan berjalan-jalan di atas atap istana. Dari atap itu dia melihat seorang perempuan yang sangat cantik sedang mandi.

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 mengirim seseorang untuk mencari tahu tentang perempuan itu. Ketika orang itu kembali, dia berkata, “Namanya Batseba, anak Eliam, istri Uria orang Het itu.”

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 mengirim orang untuk menjemput perempuan itu. Batseba datang dan Daud bersetubuh dengan dia. (Saat itu Batseba baru saja selesai dari masa pembersihan diri sesudah haid.) Lalu Batseba kembali 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 Batseba manyadari dirinya hamil, lalu dia mengirim pesan kepada Daud, “Aku hamil.”

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

6 Kemudian Daud mengirim pesan kepada Yoab yang isinya, “Panggillah Uria, orang Het itu, untuk menghadap saya.” Maka Yoab menyuruh Uria menghadap Daud.

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

7 Ketika Uria datang, bertanyalah Daud kepadanya tentang keadaan Yoab dan pasukan Israel, serta tentang kemajuan dalam pertempuran yang sedang berlangsung.

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 Daud juga berkata kepada Uria, “Pulanglah ke rumahmu dan beristirahatlah.” Lalu Uria meninggalkan istana, dan seorang utusan raja menyusulnya untuk memberikan hadiah kepadanya.

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 ke rumahnya. Dia tidur di depan pintu gerbang istana dengan 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 Hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, “Uria tidak pulang ke rumahnya.” Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Uria, “Kamu baru saja kembali dari perjalanan tugas yang begitu lama! Mengapa kamu 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 kepada Daud, “Peti perjanjian, panglima Yoab, dan pasukan Israel serta Yehuda masih berkemah di padang terbuka. Tidak pantas kalau saya pulang ke rumah untuk makan, minum, dan bersetubuh dengan istri saya. Saya bersumpah di hadapan Tuanku Raja bahwa saya tidak akan melakukan hal 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 Kemudian Daud berkata kepada Uria, “Tinggallah di sini sehari lagi. Besok saya akan mengirimmu kembali.” Maka Uria tinggal di Yerusalem sampai keesokan harinya.

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 Lalu Daud kembali mengundang Uria untuk makan minum bersamanya dan membuat Uria mabuk. Malam itu, lagi-lagi Uria tidak pulang ke rumahnya, tetapi tidur di atas tikar bersama para pengawal raja.

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 paginya, Daud menulis surat kepada Yoab dan mengirimkan surat itu dengan perantaraan Uria.

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

15 Dalam surat itu Daud menulis, “Tempatkan Uria di garis paling depan dalam pertempuran yang paling sengit, lalu tariklah pasukan darinya sehingga dia terbunuh dalam serangan itu.”

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 Jadi, ketika Yoab mengepung kota itu, dia menempatkan Uria di tempat yang diketahuinya ada tentara musuh yang tangguh.

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 bertempur melawan Yoab, beberapa tentara 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 mengutus orang untuk menyampaikan laporan lengkap tentang pertempuran itu kepada Daud.

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

19 Dia menyuruh utusan itu, “Setelah kamu selesai memberikan laporan peperangan kepada raja,

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 raja akan marah dan bertanya, ‘Mengapa kalian bertempur begitu dekat dengan kota? Tidakkah kalian sadar bahwa musuh akan memanah kalian dari atas benteng?

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 Apakah kalian sudah lupa tentang Abimelek anak Gideon yang tewas di Tebes? Bukankah dia mati karena seorang perempuan dari atas menara menjatuhkan batu kilangan bagian atas di kepalanya dan meremukkan tengkoraknya?’ Nah, kalau Raja bertanya begitu, katakanlah kepadanya, ‘Salah satu yang mati adalah Uria, orang Het itu.’”

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 utusan itu pergi menghadap Daud dan menyampaikan semua 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 kepada Daud, “Ketika musuh keluar dari gerbang kota, mereka mulai mengalahkan kami dan mendorong kami menjauh dari kota. Tetapi kami berhasil memaksa mereka mundur 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 Para pemanah menembak hamba-hambamu dari benteng kota dan beberapa tentara Raja mati, termasuk hamba Tuanku, Uria, orang Het itu.”

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 Kata Daud kepada utusan itu, “Sampaikanlah kepada Yoab, ‘Jangan biarkan hal ini mengecewakanmu, karena tidak mungkin bisa diperkirakan siapa yang akan mati dalam pertempuran. Teruslah meningkatkan penyerangan terhadap kota itu dan taklukkan mereka.’”

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 istri Uria mendengar bahwa suaminya sudah mati, dia pun berkabung.

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

27 Sesudah masa berduka untuk suaminya selesai, Daud menyuruh supaya Batseba dibawa ke istananya. Batseba menjadi istri Daud dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki baginya. Akan tetapi, perbuatan yang sudah dilakukan Daud membuat TUHAN marah.

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.