2 Samuel 19
1 Kepada Yoab diberitahukan bahwa Raja Daud menangis dan berkabung untuk Absalom.
Now it was reported to Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for his son.
2 Maka kemenangan pada hari itu berubah menjadi kesedihan bagi seluruh tentara Daud karena mereka mendengar bahwa raja menangisi putranya.
And so the victory on that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said on that day, “The king is grieving over his son.”
3 Dengan diam-diam mereka kembali ke kota, seperti tentara yang merasa malu karena melarikan diri dari pertempuran.
And the people declined to enter the city on that day, in the manner that the people were accustomed to decline if they had turned and fled from battle.
4 Raja menyelubungi mukanya dan meratap dengan nyaring, "Oh anakku! Anakku Absalom! Absalom, anakku!"
And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
5 Yoab pergi menghadap raja dan berkata, "Pada hari ini Baginda memalukan anak buah Baginda, padahal merekalah yang telah menyelamatkan nyawa Baginda, nyawa putra-putri Baginda, istri dan selir Baginda.
Therefore, Joab, entering to the king in the house, said: “Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants, who saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines.
6 Baginda mengasihi orang-orang yang membenci Baginda, tetapi Baginda membenci orang-orang yang mengasihi Baginda! Dengan jelas Baginda memperlihatkan bahwa para perwira dan para prajurit Baginda sama sekali tidak berarti bagi Baginda. Malahan nampaknya Baginda akan sangat senang seandainya pada hari ini Absalom masih hidup dan kami semua mati!
You love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. And you have revealed this day that you have no concern for your leaders and for your servants. And truly, I know now that if Absalom had lived, and if we all had been killed, then it would have pleased you.
7 Hendaknya Baginda bangkit dan pergi ke luar untuk menenteramkan hati anak buah Baginda. Hamba bersumpah demi TUHAN, jika Baginda tidak ke luar menemui mereka, maka malam ini juga tidak akan ada seorang pun yang mau menyertai Baginda. Itu akan merupakan bencana yang paling besar yang akan Baginda alami seumur hidup."
Now then, rise up and go out, and speak so as to make amends to your servants. For I swear to you by the Lord that if you will not go forth, not even one person will be left with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the evils that have come to you, from your youth even to the present.”
8 Kemudian bangkitlah raja dan pergi ke luar, dan duduk di dekat pintu gerbang. Anak buahnya mendengar bahwa dia ada di situ, lalu mereka semua datang menghadap. Sementara itu seluruh pasukan Israel telah melarikan diri, dan pulang ke rumahnya masing-masing.
Therefore, the king rose up, and he sat at the gate. And it was announced to all the people that the king was sitting at the gate. And the entire multitude went before the king. But Israel fled to their own tents.
9 Di kalangan semua suku Israel timbullah pertengkaran. Kata mereka, "Raja Daud telah menyelamatkan kita dari orang Filistin dan melepaskan kita dari musuh-musuh yang lain, tetapi sekarang dia sudah melarikan diri dari Absalom dan meninggalkan negeri ini.
And all the people were conflicted, in all the tribes of Israel, saying: “The king has freed us from the hand of our enemies. He himself saved us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he flees from the land for the sake of Absalom.
10 Absalom kita lantik menjadi raja, tapi sekarang telah gugur dalam pertempuran. Mengapa tak ada seorang pun yang berusaha untuk membawa Raja Daud kembali?"
But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in the war. How long will you be silent, and not lead back the king?”
11 Kata-kata itu sampai juga kepada Raja Daud. Sebab itu dia menyuruh Imam Zadok dan Imam Abyatar menanyakan kepada para pemimpin Yehuda demikian, "Mengapa kamu menjadi yang terakhir untuk menyambut dan mengiringi raja kembali ke istananya?
Then truly, king David sent to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, saying: “Speak to those greater by birth of Judah, saying: ‘Why have you arrived last to lead back the king into his house? (For the talk in all of Israel had reached the king in his house.)
12 Bukankah kamu sanak saudaraku dan kaum kerabatku? Masakan kamu yang terakhir memohon supaya aku pulang?"
You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why are you the last to lead back the king?’
13 Daud juga menyuruh mereka mengatakan kepada Amasa demikian, "Bukankah engkau kerabatku? Mulai sekarang aku mengangkat engkau menjadi panglima tentaraku menggantikan Yoab. Kiranya Allah membunuh aku jika hal itu tidak kulakukan!"
And say to Amasa: ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do these things, and may he add these other things, if you will not be the leader of the military in my sight, for all time, in the place of Joab.’”
14 Begitulah Daud berhasil mengambil hati semua orang Yehuda sehingga mereka mengirimkan pesan kepada raja supaya kembali ke istana bersama-sama dengan semua pegawainya.
And he inclined the heart of all the men of Judah, as if one man. And they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
15 Lalu berangkatlah raja dan sampai di Sungai Yordan, sementara itu orang-orang Yehuda sudah sampai di Gilgal untuk menjemput raja dan mengawal dia menyeberangi sungai itu.
And the king returned. And he went as far as the Jordan, and all of Judah went as far as Gilgal, so as to meet the king, and to lead him across the Jordan.
16 Simei anak Gera, orang Benyamin itu membawa seribu orang dari suku Benyamin dan cepat-cepat datang bersama orang-orang Yehuda itu untuk menyambut raja. Begitu juga Ziba budak keluarga Saul, beserta kelima belas orang anaknya yang laki-laki dan kedua puluh orang budaknya; mereka telah menyeberangi Sungai Yordan sebelum raja tiba.
And Shimei, the son of Gera, the son of Benjamin, from Bahurim, hurried and descended with the men of Judah to meet king David,
with one thousand men from Benjamin, and with Ziba, the servant from the house of Saul. And with him were his fifteen sons and twenty servants. And going into the Jordan,
18 Mereka membantu keluarga raja menyeberangi serta melakukan segala yang disuruh raja kepada mereka. Pada saat raja hendak menyeberangi sungai, Simei sujud di hadapannya dan berkata,
they crossed the fords before the king, so that they might lead across the house of the king, and might act in accord with his order. Then, Shimei, the son of Gera, prostrating himself before the king after he had now gone across the Jordan,
19 "Hamba mohon, kiranya Baginda tidak menganggap hamba tetap bersalah. Sudilah Baginda melupakan apa yang hamba lakukan pada hari Baginda meninggalkan Yerusalem.
said to him: “May you not impute to me, my lord, the iniquity, nor call to mind the injuries, of your servant in the day that you, my lord the king, departed from Jerusalem. And may you not store it up in your heart, O king.
20 Hamba sudah insaf, bahwa hamba telah berbuat dosa, dan oleh karena itu, di antara suku-suku yang tinggal di daerah utara hambalah yang pertama-tama datang menyambut Baginda pada hari ini."
For as your servant, I acknowledge my sin. And for this reason, today, I arrive as the first from all the house of Joseph, and I descend to meet my lord the king.”
21 Mendengar itu Abisai anak Zeruya berkata, "Simei sudah patut dihukum mati karena dia telah mengutuki raja yang dipilih TUHAN."
Yet truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, responding, said, “Should not Shimei, because of these words, be killed, since he cursed the Christ of the Lord?”
22 Tetapi Daud berkata kepada Abisai dan Yoab abangnya, "Jangan ikut campur. Mengapa kalian menyusahkan aku? Pada hari ini aku menjadi raja lagi atas Israel, dan tak boleh ada orang Israel yang dihukum mati."
And David said: “What is it to me and to all of you, O sons of Zeruiah? Why are you acting toward me this day like Satan? Why should any man be put to death on this day in Israel? Or do you not know that today I have been made king over Israel?”
23 Kemudian bersumpahlah raja kepada Simei, "Aku menjamin bahwa engkau tidak akan dihukum mati."
And the king said to Shimei, “You shall not die.” And he swore to him.
24 Juga Mefiboset cucu Saul, datang untuk ikut menyambut raja. Dia tidak membasuh kakinya, tidak memotong jenggotnya, dan tidak mencuci pakaiannya sejak Raja Daud meninggalkan Yerusalem sampai ia kembali dengan selamat.
And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, descended to meet the king, with unwashed feet and uncut beard. And he had not washed his garments from the day that the king had departed, until the day of his return in peace.
25 Ketika Mefiboset datang dari Yerusalem untuk menyambut raja, berkatalah raja kepadanya, "Mefiboset, mengapa engkau tidak ikut dengan aku waktu itu?"
And when he had met the king at Jerusalem, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
26 Jawabnya, "Yang Mulia, Baginda tahu hamba ini pincang. Hamba menyuruh pelayan hamba menyiapkan keledai yang dapat hamba tunggangi untuk mengikuti Baginda. Tetapi hamba dikhianati oleh pelayan itu.
And in response, he said: “My lord the king, my servant spurned me. And I, your servant, spoke to him so that he might saddle a donkey for me, and I might climb upon it and go with the king. For I, your servant, am lame.
27 Malahan hamba difitnahnya terhadap Baginda. Tetapi Baginda seperti malaikat Allah. Sebab itu lakukanlah apa yang Tuanku rasa baik.
Moreover, he also accused me, your servant, to you, my lord the king. But you, my lord the king, are like an Angel of God. Do whatever is pleasing to you.
28 Seluruh kaum keluarga ayah hamba patut dihukum mati oleh Baginda, namun hamba ini telah Baginda izinkan ikut makan di istana. Sekarang hamba tidak berani lagi meminta apa-apa dari Baginda."
For my father’s house was deserving of nothing but death before my lord the king. Yet you have placed me, your servant, among the guests of your table. Therefore, what just complaint might I have? Or what else can I cry out to the king?”
29 Raja menjawab, "Tidak perlu engkau mengatakan apa-apa lagi. Aku telah memutuskan untuk memberi segala harta Saul kepadamu dan kepada Ziba."
Then the king said to him: “Why are you still speaking? What I have spoken is fixed. You and Ziba shall divide the possessions.”
30 Lalu jawab Mefiboset, "Biarlah Ziba mengambil semuanya. Hamba sudah merasa puas karena Baginda sudah pulang dengan selamat."
And Mephibosheth responded to the king, “But now let him take it all, since my lord the king has been returned peacefully into his own house.”
31 Juga Barzilai orang Gilead itu datang dari Rogelim untuk mengiringi raja menyeberangi Sungai Yordan.
Likewise, Barzillai the Gileadite, descending from Rogelim, led the king across the Jordan, having prepared also to follow him beyond the river.
32 Barzilai sudah sangat tua, umurnya sudah delapan puluh tahun. Dia amat kaya dan selama raja tinggal di Mahanaim dahulu, Barzilailah yang menyediakan makanan bagi raja.
Now Barzillai the Gileadite was very old, that is, eighty years old. And he provided the king with sustenance when he was staying at the encampment. For indeed, he was an exceedingly rich man.
33 Raja berkata kepadanya, "Ikutlah dengan aku ke Yerusalem, nanti akan kusediakan segala kebutuhanmu di sana."
And so the king said to Barzillai, “Come with me, so that you may rest securely with me in Jerusalem.”
34 Tetapi Barzilai menjawab, "Hamba tidak akan hidup lama lagi. Jadi apa gunanya hamba ikut dengan Baginda ke Yerusalem?
And Barzillai said to the king: “How many days remain in the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
35 Umur hamba sudah delapan puluh tahun, dan tak ada lagi yang dapat memberi kesenangan kepada hamba. Hamba tidak dapat lagi menikmati apa yang hamba makan atau hamba minum, dan tidak dapat lagi mendengar suara orang bernyanyi. Hamba hanya akan menjadi beban bagi Baginda.
Today I am eighty years old. Are my senses quick to discern sweet and bitter? Or is food and drink able to delight your servant? Or can I still hear the voice of men and women singers? Why should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?
36 Hamba tidak layak menerima upah sebesar itu. Hamba hanya ingin mengiringi Baginda beberapa langkah saja dari seberang Sungai Yordan.
I, your servant, shall proceed a little ways from the Jordan with you. I am not in need of this recompense.
37 Sesudah itu, biarkanlah hamba pulang ke rumah dan meninggal di dekat kuburan orang tua hamba, tetapi inilah anak hamba Kimham. Izinkanlah dia mengiringi Baginda dan perbuatlah kepadanya apa yang Baginda pandang baik."
But I beg you that I, your servant, may be returned and may die in my own city, and may be buried beside the sepulcher of my father and my mother. But there is your servant Chimham; let him go with you, my lord the king. And do for him whatever seems good to you.”
38 Raja menjawab, "Kimham akan kubawa dan akan kuurus seperti keinginanmu, dan segala yang kauminta kepadaku akan kupenuhi."
And so the king said to him: “Let Chimham cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever will be pleasing to you. And all that you ask of me, you shall obtain.”
39 Kemudian Daud dan seluruh anak buahnya menyeberangi Sungai Yordan. Lalu Daud mencium Barzilai dan berpamitan dengan dia. Setelah itu pulanglah Barzilai ke rumahnya.
And when the entire people and the king had crossed over the Jordan, the king kissed Barzillai, and he blessed him. And he returned to his own place.
40 Seluruh pasukan Yehuda dan setengah dari pasukan Israel mengiringi raja menyeberangi sungai. Sesudah itu raja terus ke Gilgal, dan Kimham ikut dengan dia.
Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. Now all the people of Judah had led the king across, but only as much as one half part of the people of Israel were there.
41 Kemudian datanglah semua orang Israel menghadap raja dan berkata kepadanya, "Baginda, mengapa saudara kami orang-orang Yehuda itu mengira bahwa merekalah yang berhak untuk menjemput dan mengawal Baginda bersama seluruh keluarga dan anak buah Baginda menyeberangi Sungai Yordan?"
And so, all the men of Israel, running to the king, said to him: “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away. And why have they led the king and his house across the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?”
42 Lalu orang Yehuda menjawab, "Tentu saja, karena raja adalah kerabat kami. Mengapa kalian menjadi marah? Apakah kebutuhan kami ditanggung oleh raja, atau telah diberinya hadiah kepada kami?"
And all the men of Judah responded to the men of Israel: “Because the king is nearer to me. Why are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten anything belonging to the king, or have any gifts been given to us?”
43 Orang Israel menjawab, "Hak kami atas raja sepuluh kali lebih besar dari hak kalian, walaupun raja adalah kerabat kalian. Mengapa kalian pandang enteng terhadap kami? Jangan lupa bahwa kamilah yang pertama-tama sekali mengusulkan untuk membawa raja kembali!" Tetapi orang Yehuda lebih keras daripada orang Israel dan tidak mau kalah.
And the men of Israel responded to the men of Judah, and said: “I have the greater amount, ten parts, with the king, and so David belongs to me more so than to you. Why have you caused me injury, and why was it not announced to me first, so that I might lead back my king?” But the men of Judah answered more firmly than the men of Israel.
