2 Samuel 17

1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Allow me to choose 12,000 men, and I will leave [with them] tonight to pursue David.

Sesudah itu, Ahitofel berkata kepada Absalom, “Tuan, izinkan saya memilih dua belas ribu orang. Kami akan mengejar Daud malam ini juga.

2 We will attack him while he is tired and discouraged, and cause him to be very frightened. All the soldiers who are with him will run away. We will kill only the king.

Ini kesempatan bagus karena Daud dan orang-orangnya sedang kelelahan. Saya akan menyerangnya dengan tiba-tiba sehingga semua orang yang mengikutinya panik dan kabur meninggalkan Daud. Hanya dia sendiri yang akan dibunuh.

3 Then we will bring back all his soldiers to you, like [SIM] a (bride/woman comes to her husband when she is married). You are wanting to kill only one man; so the other people will not be harmed.”

Dengan cara itu, saya akan membawa semua rakyat kepada Tuan seperti pengantin perempuan kembali kepada suaminya. Tuan hanya menginginkan nyawa satu orang saja, sedangkan seluruh rakyat yang lain tetap selamat.”

4 Absalom and all the Israeli leaders [who were with him] thought that what Ahithophel said would be good to do.

Absalom dan para tua-tua Israel menyetujui rencana Ahitofel.

5 But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai also, and we will hear what he suggests.”

Meskipun begitu, Absalom berkata lagi, “Panggillah Husai orang Arki itu. Coba kita dengar pendapatnya tentang hal ini.”

6 So when Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had suggested. Then he asked Hushai, “What do you think we should do? If you do not think that we should do what Ahithophel suggests, tell us [what you think that we should do].”

Ketika Husai datang, Absalom menjelaskan nasihat Ahitofel kepadanya, lalu bertanya, “Bagaimana pendapatmu? Apakah sebaiknya kita mengikuti nasihat Ahitofel? Kalau kamu tidak setuju, jelaskanlah usulanmu.”

7 Hushai replied, “This time what Ahithophel has suggested is not good advice.

Jawab Husai kepada Absalom, “Tuan, kali ini rencana Ahitofel tidak baik.

8 You know that your father and the men who are with him are strong soldiers, and that now they are very angry, like [SIM] a mother bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Furthermore, your father knows how to fight because he has fought in many battles. He will not stay with his troops during the night.

Tuan tahu sendiri seperti apa Daud. Dia dan pasukan yang bersamanya adalah pejuang yang gagah perkasa. Pastilah mereka sedang panas hati dan menjadi seganas induk beruang yang anaknya dicuri. Selain itu, ayah Tuan sangat berpengalaman soal perang. Dia tidak akan bermalam bersama pasukannya.

9 Right now he is probably already hiding in one of the pits, or in some other place. [If his soldiers start to attack your soldiers, and] if they kill some of them, whoever hears about that will say ‘Many of the soldiers with Absalom have been killed!’

Mungkin saja saat ini dia sudah bersembunyi di gua atau di tempat lain. Jika kita menyerang, lalu ada tentara Tuan yang terbunuh, pasti akan tersebar berita bahwa banyak dari pasukan Absalom dibantai.

10 Then your other soldiers, even if they are as fearless [SIM, IDM] as lions, they will become very afraid. Do not forget that everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great/strong soldier, and that the soldiers who are with him are also very brave/courageous.

Saat pendukung Tuan mendengar berita itu, tentara yang gagah berani seperti singa pun akan ketakutan!— karena seluruh Israel tahu bahwa ayah Tuan adalah pejuang yang tangguh, dan pasukan yang bersama dia begitu perkasa.

11 “So what I suggest is that you summon all the Israeli soldiers, from Dan [in the far north] to Beersheba [in the far south]. They will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. And then you yourself lead us into the battle.

“Oleh karena itu, nasihat saya adalah kumpulkan seluruh pasukan Israel dari ujung utara sampai ujung selatan negeri ini, yaitu dari wilayah Dan sampai Bersyeba, sehingga jumlah mereka tidak terhitung. Lalu Tuan sendiri yang memimpin mereka maju bertempur.

12 We will find [your father], wherever he is, and we will attack him [from all sides], like [SIM] dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.

Bagaikan embun yang jatuh ke tanah, kita akan mengepung Daud di mana pun dia bersembunyi. Baik dia sendiri maupun tentaranya tidak akan ada yang lolos!

13 If he escapes into some city, all our soldiers will bring ropes and pull that city down into the valley. As a result, not one stone will be left there [on top of the hill where that city was]!”

Kalau dia berlindung di salah satu kota yang dikelilingi benteng, maka seluruh pasukan Israel akan mengepung, membongkar bentengnya, dan menghancurkan kota itu!”

14 Absalom and all the other Israeli men [who were with him] said, “What Hushai suggests is better than what Ahithophel suggested.” The reason that happened was that Yahweh had determined that if they would accept the good advice that Ahithophel had given them, [they would have been able to defeat/kill David]. But [as a result of their doing what Hushai suggested], Yahweh would cause a disaster to happen to Absalom.

Mendengar itu, Absalom dan semua orang Israel berkata, “Nasihat Husai lebih bagus daripada nasihat Ahitofel.” Dengan demikian TUHAN menggagalkan rencana Ahitofel yang sebenarnya lebih tepat, sebab TUHAN hendak mendatangkan malapetaka atas Absalom.

15 Then Hushai told the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, what both he and Ahithophel had suggested to Absalom and the Israeli leaders.

Sesudah itu, Husai segera melaporkan kepada Zadok dan Abiatar tentang nasihat Ahitofel dan juga nasihatnya kepada Absalom dan para tua-tua Israel. Lalu katanya,

16 Then he said to them, “Send [a message] quickly to David. Tell him to not stay at the place where people walk across the river, near the desert. Instead, he and his soldiers must cross [the Jordan River] immediately, in order that they will not be killed/wiped out.”

“Karena itu, suruhlah orang untuk menyampaikan pesan ini kepada Daud: Malam ini jangan menginap di tempat penyeberangan sungai Yordan. Kalian harus langsung pergi ke padang belantara di seberang sungai, agar engkau dan semua orang yang bersamamu tidak terbunuh.”

17 [The priest’s two sons, ] Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were waiting at En-Rogel [Spring], outside Jerusalem. They did not [dare to] enter the city, because if someone saw them, [he would report it to Absalom]. [While they were at En-Rogel, ] a female servant [of the two priests] would frequently go to them and report to them [what was happening], and then they would go and report it to King David.

Maka kedua imam itu mengutus seorang budak perempuan untuk menyampaikan berita itu kepada Yonatan dan Ahimas yang menunggu dekat mata air En Rogel, tidak jauh dari kota Yerusalem. Keduanya tidak masuk ke kota supaya tidak dicurigai oleh Absalom. Mereka siap menerima kabar lalu pergi memberitahu Raja Daud.

18 But a young man saw them, and went and reported it to Absalom. [They found out what the young man had done, ] so both of them left quickly and went to stay in the house of a man in Bahurim. That man had a well in his courtyard; so the two men went down into the well [to hide].

Tetapi seorang pemuda sudah melihat Yonatan dan Ahimas di En Rogel, lalu dia melaporkan hal itu kepada Absalom. Jadi mereka cepat-cepat bersembunyi di rumah seseorang di desa Bahurim. Ada lubang sumur di halaman rumahnya, dan mereka masuk ke situ untuk bersembunyi.

19 The man’s wife took a cloth/mat and covered the well, and scattered grain on top of it in order that no one would know [that two men were hiding inside it].

Kemudian nyonya rumah itu menutupi lubang sumur dengan kain, lalu menaburkan butir-butir gandum di atasnya supaya seolah-olah dia sedang mengeringkan gandum di halaman. Kelihatannya tidak ada sumur di situ.

20 Some of Absalom’s soldiers [found out where the two men had gone. So they] went to the house, and asked the woman, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” She replied, “They crossed the river.” So the soldiers [crossed the river and] searched for them. But they could not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

Datanglah beberapa tentara Absalom ke rumah itu dan bertanya kepada pemiliknya, “Di mana Ahimas dan Yonatan?” Wanita itu menjawab, “Mereka sudah menyeberangi kali kecil di sana.” Maka para tentara itu terus mencari-cari, tetapi tidak berhasil menemukan keduanya. Lalu mereka kembali ke Yerusalem.

21 After they had gone, the two men came out of the well and went and reported to King David [what had happened and] what Ahithophel had suggested. Then they said to him, “Cross the river quickly!”

Sesudah tentara-tentara Absalom pergi, Yonatan dan Ahimas keluar dari sumur, kemudian pergi menemui Raja Daud dan berkata, “Cepatlah menyeberangi sungai Yordan malam ini!” Mereka memberitahukan nasihat Ahitofel kepada Absalom untuk membunuh Daud.

22 So David and all his soldiers quickly started to cross the Jordan [River], and by dawn they had all crossed to the other side.

Maka malam itu juga Daud dan semua orang yang bersamanya menyeberangi sungai Yordan. Saat matahari terbit, semuanya sudah sampai di seberang.

23 When Ahithophel realized that Absalom was not going to do what he suggested, he put a saddle on his donkey and returned to his own town. He gave [to his family] instructions about his possessions, and then he hanged himself [because he knew that Absalom would be defeated and that he would be considered a traitor and be killed]. His body was buried in the tomb where his ancestors [had been buried].

Sementara itu, ketika Ahitofel melihat bahwa nasihatnya tidak diikuti, dia memasang pelana keledainya dan pulang ke kota asalnya. Dia memberikan pesan-pesan terakhir kepada keluarganya, lalu gantung diri. Demikianlah Ahitofel meninggal. Dia dikuburkan di samping makam ayahnya.

24 David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom [and all his Israeli soldiers] also crossed the Jordan [River].

Rombongan Daud sudah tiba di Mahanaim ketika Absalom dan pasukannya selesai menyeberangi sungai Yordan. Absalom bersama pasukan Israel berkemah di daerah Gilead. Absalom sudah mengangkat Amasa menjadi kepala pasukan untuk menggantikan Yoab. (Amasa itu sepupu Yoab. Amasa adalah anak Yitra dari keturunan Ismael. Ibunya bernama Abigail anak Nahas, saudara perempuan Zeruya, yang adalah ibu Yoab.)

25 Absalom had appointed [his cousin] Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.

26 Absalom and his Israeli soldiers set up their tents in [the] Gilead [region].

27 When David [and his soldiers] arrived at Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah [city] in the Ammon area, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-Debar [city], and Barzillai from Rogelim [town] in [the] Gilead [region]

Selama Daud di Mahanaim, tiga orang datang untuk menyambut dan menolongnya. Mereka adalah Sobi anak Nahas dari kota Raba di negeri Amon, Makir anak Amiel dari kota Lodebar, dan Barzilai, orang Gilead dari kota Rogelim.

28 brought sleeping mats, bowls, clay pots, barley, wheat flour, parched grain, beans, and lentils to them.

Mereka berpikir, “Rombongan Daud ini tentu akan menjadi lapar, lelah, dan haus di padang belantara.” Karena itu mereka membawakan alas-alas tidur, mangkuk-mangkuk, dan alat-alat masak dari tanah liat, juga bahan makanan berupa sejumlah domba dan kambing, gandum, jelai, tepung, gandum panggang, kacang-kacangan, biji-bijian, serta madu, keju, dan hasil olahan susu.

29 They brought honey and curds, sheep, and some cream/cheese for David and his soldiers to eat. They knew that David and his soldiers would be hungry and tired and thirsty [from marching] in the desert.