2 Samuel 18
1 Daud bersiap-siap menghadapi serangan Absalom. Dia mengumpulkan pasukan yang ikut bersamanya dan membagi mereka dalam beberapa kelompok. Setiap seribu orang menjadi satu kelompok besar dengan seorang komandan, di dalamnya terdiri dari kelompok-kelompok kecil yang berisi seratus orang. Masing-masing kelompok kecil ini juga dipimpin oleh seorang komandan.
And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 Sepertiga dari pasukannya itu dipimpin oleh Yoab, sepertiga lagi dipimpin oleh Abisai, adik Yoab, dan sepertiga lagi dipimpin oleh Itai, orang Gat. Lalu Daud berkata kepada mereka, “Saya juga akan turut bertempur bersama kalian.”
And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
3 Tetapi banyak anggota pasukannya berkata, “Jangan Tuan! Seandainya kami kalah dan lari, bahkan mati sekalipun, pihak musuh tidak peduli sebab yang mereka cari adalah Raja sendiri. Nyawa Tuan lebih berharga daripada ribuan tentara. Jadi sebaiknya Tuan tinggal saja di kota dan mengirim pertolongan kalau kami membutuhkan bantuan.”
But the people said, Thou shall not go forth. For if we flee away, they will not care for us, neither if half of us die, will they care for us, but thou are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that thou be ready to help us out of the city.
4 Jawab raja, “Baiklah, saya akan melakukan sesuai saran kalian.” Daud memberi perintah kepada Yoab, Abisai, dan Itai, “Lakukanlah ini untukku: Jangan berlaku kasar terhadap Absalom, anak muda itu.” Perintah itu didengar juga oleh semua tentara. Lalu raja berdiri di samping pintu gerbang sambil mengamati seluruh pasukannya lewat, berbaris sesuai kelompok mereka masing-masing.
And the king said to them, What seems best to you I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
6 Pertempuran hari itu antara pasukan Daud dan pasukan Israel yang dipimpin Absalom terjadi di hutan Efraim.
So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.
7 Pasukan Daud berhasil mengalahkan tentara Israel. Sebanyak dua puluh ribu tentara mati terbunuh.
And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
8 Wilayah pertempuran semakin meluas di daerah itu, dan lebih banyak tentara yang mati kecelakaan di dalam hutan daripada yang tewas karena perang.
For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
9 Absalom menunggangi bagal dalam pertempuran itu. Tiba-tiba dia berpapasan dengan beberapa tentara Daud. Ketika bagalnya melewati ranting-ranting pohon besar, kepala Absalom tersangkut di ranting-ranting itu, sedangkan bagalnya terus berlari.
And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak. And he was taken up between sky and earth, and the mule that was under him went on.
10 Seorang tentara Daud melihat kejadian itu dan melaporkannya kepada Yoab, “Saya melihat Absalom tergantung pada pohon besar.”
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.
11 Jawab Yoab kepada orang itu, “Apa?! Kamu melihat dia tetapi tidak membunuhnya! Sayang sekali, padahal kalau kamu sudah membunuh dia, saya akan memberimu lebih dari 100 gram perak dan lambang kehormatan tentara!”
And Joab said to the man who told him, and, behold, thou saw it, and why did thou not smite him there to the ground? And I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a belt.
12 Tetapi jawab orang itu, “Sekalipun hadiahnya sepuluh kilogram perak, saya tidak akan membunuh anak raja! Karena kami sudah mendengar perintah raja kepada Tuan, Abisai, dan Itai, ‘Demi saya, jangan berlaku kasar terhadap Absalom.’
And the man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet I would not put forth my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
13 Seandainya saya melanggar perintahnya itu, raja pasti mencari tahu siapa pelakunya, dan Tuan sendiri pasti tidak akan membela saya!”
Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then thou thyself would have set thyself against me.
14 Yoab berkata, “Saya tidak mau buang-buang waktu bicara denganmu!” Kemudian, saat Absalom masih hidup dan sedang tersangkut di pohon besar itu, Yoab menikam dada Absalom dengan tiga tombak.
Then Joab said, I will not delay thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 Lalu sepuluh tentara yang membawa perlengkapan perang Yoab mengelilingi Absalom dan membunuhnya.
And ten young men who bore Joab's armor encompassed about and smote Absalom, and killed him.
16 Setelah itu Yoab meniup terompet sebagai tanda bagi pasukannya untuk berhenti mengejar tentara Israel.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab held back the people.
17 Mayat Absalom dibuang ke dalam lubang besar di hutan itu dan batu-batu besar ditimbun di atasnya sampai bertumpuk tinggi. Sementara itu, seluruh pasukan Israel berlari pulang.
And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every man to his tent.
18 Semasa hidupnya, Absalom sudah membuat tugu untuk dirinya sendiri di Lembah Raja, karena dia berpikir, “Aku tidak mempunyai anak laki-laki yang akan meneruskan namaku.” Maka dia menamainya Tugu Absalom. Monumen itu masih ada sampai saat kitab ini ditulis.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king's valley, for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance. And he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day.
19 Sesudah kejadian itu, Ahimas anak Zadok berkata kepada Yoab, “Biarlah saya berlari membawa kabar baik ini kepada raja, bahwa TUHAN sudah melepaskan dia dari tangan musuh-musuhnya.”
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Jehovah has avenged him of his enemies.
20 Tetapi jawab Yoab, “Jangan! Ini tidak akan dianggap sebagai kabar baik, karena anak tuan kita sudah mati. Lain kali saja kamu boleh membawa berita.”
And Joab said to him, Thou shall not be the bearer of news this day, but thou shall bear news another day. But this day thou shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.
21 Lalu berkatalah Yoab kepada seorang Etiopia, “Kamulah yang pergi! Beritahukan kepada raja apa yang sudah kamu lihat.” Orang Etiopia itu pun tunduk untuk menghormati Yoab, lalu berlari.
Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou have seen. And the Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
22 Ahimas berkata lagi kepada Yoab, “Walaupun Tuan sudah menyuruh orang Etiopia itu, izinkanlah saya menyusul dia.” Tanya Yoab, “Untuk apa, Nak? Kamu tidak akan menerima upah apa pun dengan membawa kabar itu.”
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why will thou run, my son, seeing that thou will have no reward for the news?
23 Tetapi Ahimas bersikeras, “Apa pun yang terjadi, pokoknya saya mau pergi.” Maka Yoab berkata, “Ya sudah, pergilah.” Ahimas pun berlari melalui lembah Yordan, sehingga dia lebih dahulu sampai di Mahanaim daripada orang Etiopia tadi.
But come what may, he said, I will run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
24 Saat itu Daud sedang duduk di pintu gerbang kota. Seorang pengawas berjaga-jaga di benteng di atas pintu gerbang. Pengawas itu melihat seseorang berlari datang.
Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
25 Dia pun berseru menyampaikan berita itu kepada raja. Daud berkata, “Kalau dia sendirian, berarti dia adalah pembawa kabar.” Dan pembawa kabar itu terus bergerak semakin dekat.
And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
26 Sementara itu, pengawas melihat orang kedua datang, dan dia menyerukan kepada penjaga gerbang, “Lihat, ada satu lagi yang berlari datang.” Raja berkata, “Dia pun pembawa kabar.”
And the watchman saw another man running. And the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings news.
27 Pengawas itu berkata, “Melihat cara berlarinya, orang pertama itu sepertinya Ahimas anak Zadok.” Jawab raja, “Dia orang baik dan pasti membawa kabar baik.”
And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and comes with good news.
28 Lalu sampailah Ahimas. Dia bersujud memberi hormat kepada raja dan berkata, “Terpujilah TUHAN Allah! Dia sudah mengalahkan orang-orang yang mengangkat senjata dan memberontak terhadap Tuanku Raja!”
And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
29 Daud pun bertanya, “Apakah Absalom anakku selamat?” Jawab Ahimas, “Ketika Yoab menyuruh hamba ke sini, saya melihat ada keributan besar, tetapi tidak tahu apa yang terjadi.”
And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
30 Raja berkata, “Kalau begitu, tunggulah di sebelah sana.” Lalu Ahimas berdiri di tempat yang ditunjuk raja.
And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
31 Kemudian orang Etiopia itu sampai dan menghadap raja. Dia berkata, “Hamba membawa kabar baik untuk Tuanku Raja! TUHAN sudah memberi hukuman yang adil kepada semua orang yang bersepakat memberontak terhadap Tuan.”
And, behold, the Cushite came. And the Cushite said, News for my lord the king, for Jehovah has avenged thee this day of all those who rose up against thee.
32 Lalu raja bertanya kepadanya, “Apakah anakku selamat?” Orang Etiopia itu menjawab, “Semoga semua musuh Tuanku dan semua orang yang memberontak terhadap Tuan mati seperti dia.”
And the king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
33 Raja sangat terguncang mendengar berita itu. Dengan amat sedih, dia naik ke ruangan di atas pintu gerbang sambil meratap, “Oh, anakku Absalom! Anakku, anakku Absalom! Biarlah aku saja yang mati menggantikanmu Absalom, anakku, anakku!”
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
