Hakim-hakim 20
1 Maka datanglah seluruh umat Israel dari Dan di utara sampai Bersyeba di selatan, dan Gilead di timur, untuk memenuhi panggilan tersebut. Mereka berkumpul dan bersatu di Mizpa di hadapan TUHAN.
And so all the sons of Israel went out like one man, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, and they gathered together, before the Lord, at Mizpah.
2 Seluruhnya ada 400.000 prajurit dari pasukan berjalan kaki. Pemimpin-pemimpin dari setiap suku bangsa Israel hadir juga di sana.
And all the chiefs of the people, and every tribe of Israel, convened as an assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers for battle.
3 Sementara itu orang-orang suku Benyamin sudah mendengar bahwa semua orang Israel yang lain telah berkumpul di Mizpa. Maka bertanyalah orang-orang Israel itu kepada orang Lewi yang selirnya terbunuh itu, "Coba ceritakan kepada kami bagaimana kejahatan itu terjadi!" Orang Lewi itu menjawab, "Saya dengan selir saya singgah di Gibea di wilayah Benyamin dan bermalam di sana.
(But it was not hidden from the sons of Benjamin that the sons of Israel had ascended to Mizpah.) And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was killed, being questioned as to how so great a crime had been perpetrated,
responded: “I went to Gibeah of Benjamin, with my wife, and I diverted to that place.
5 Kemudian orang-orang Gibea datang pada waktu malam untuk mencari saya. Mereka mengepung rumah tempat saya menginap dengan maksud untuk membunuh saya, tetapi kemudian mereka memperkosa selir saya sampai mati.
And behold, the men of that city, at night, surrounded the house in which I was staying, intending to kill me. And they abused my wife with such an incredible fury of lust that in the end she died.
6 Maka saya mengambil mayatnya lalu memotong-motongnya, kemudian mengirimnya kepada kedua belas suku dalam bangsa kita masing-masing satu potong. Saya melakukan hal itu karena orang-orang Gibea itu telah melakukan sesuatu yang jahat dan memalukan di antara umat Israel.
And taking her up, I cut her into pieces, and I sent the parts into all the borders of your possession. For never before was such a nefarious crime, and so great a sin, committed in Israel.
7 Kalian semua yang berada di sini adalah orang Israel. Jadi sekarang saya minta pertimbangan kalian!"
You are all present here, O sons of Israel. Discern what you ought to do.”
8 Dengan serentak orang-orang yang berkumpul di tempat itu berdiri dan berkata, "Kita semua tidak ada yang akan pulang ke kemah atau ke rumah.
And all the people, standing, responded as if with the word of one man: “We shall not return to our own tents, nor shall anyone enter into his own house.
9 Inilah yang akan kita lakukan: Kita membuang undi untuk menentukan orang-orang yang harus menyerang Gibea.
But this we shall do in common against Gibeah:
10 Sepersepuluh dari semua orang laki-laki Israel harus menyediakan makanan untuk mereka yang bertempur. Yang lain pergi menyerang Gibea untuk menghukum mereka karena kejahatan yang telah mereka lakukan di antara umat Israel."
We shall select ten men out of one hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred out of one thousand, and one thousand out of ten thousand, so that they may transport supplies for the army, and so that we will be able to fight against Gibeah of Benjamin, and to repay it for its crime as it deserves.”
11 Demikianlah umat Israel bersatu untuk menyerang Gibea.
And all of Israel convened against the city, like one man, with one mind and one counsel.
12 Setelah umat Israel mengutus orang-orang ke seluruh wilayah suku Benyamin untuk menyampaikan berita ini: "Kejahatan apa yang terjadi pada kalian?
And they sent messengers to the entire tribe of Benjamin, who said: “Why has so great a wickedness been found among you?
13 Serahkanlah orang-orang bejat dari Gibea itu kepada kami supaya kami bunuh mereka dan dengan demikian kami membasmi kejahatan itu dari tengah-tengah Israel." Tetapi orang Benyamin tidak menghiraukan perkataan orang-orang Israel yang lainnya itu.
Deliver the men of Gibeah, who have perpetrated this deplorable act, so that they may die, and so that the evil may be taken away from Israel.” And they were not willing to listen to the command of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
14 Malah dari semua kota di wilayah Benyamin itu orang-orang Benyamin datang ke Gibea untuk memerangi orang-orang Israel yang lainnya.
Instead, out of all the cities that were their lot, they convened at Gibeah, so that they might bring them assistance, and so that they might contend against the entire people of Israel.
15 Hari itu mereka mengumpulkan dari kota-kota mereka sebanyak 26.000 prajurit. Dan di samping itu pula penduduk Gibea sendiri pun telah mengumpulkan 700 orang terpilih. Semuanya orang kidal yang ahli dalam hal melontarkan batu dengan memakai umban. Kalau mereka mengumban, tidak pernah meleset sedikit pun.
And there were found from Benjamin twenty-five thousand who drew the sword, aside from the inhabitants of Gibeah,
who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side.
17 Pada pihak orang-orang Israel lainnya sudah terkumpul sebanyak 400.000 prajurit terlatih.
Then too, among the men of Israel apart from the sons of Benjamin, there were found four hundred thousand who drew the sword and who were prepared for battle.
18 Tentara umat Israel itu pergi ke tempat ibadat di Betel, dan bertanya kepada Allah, "Ya TUHAN, suku manakah dari antara kami yang harus pertama-tama pergi menyerang orang Benyamin?" TUHAN menjawab, "Suku Yehuda."
And they rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, “Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?” And the Lord responded to them, “Let Judah be your leader.”
19 Besok paginya berangkatlah mereka dan berkemah di dekat kota Gibea.
And immediately the sons of Israel, rising up in the morning, made camp near Gibeah.
20 Mereka menempatkan barisan perang mereka berhadapan dengan kota itu, lalu menyerang.
And setting out from there to fight against Benjamin, they began to assault the city.
21 Maka angkatan perang Benyamin keluar menyerang pula dan membunuh 22.000 tentara Israel pada hari itu juga.
And the sons of Benjamin, departing from Gibeah, slew twenty-two thousand men from the sons of Israel, on that day.
22 Karena kekalahan itu, pergilah umat Israel ke tempat ibadat lalu menangis kepada TUHAN di sana sampai malam. Mereka bertanya, "TUHAN, haruskah kami pergi lagi memerangi saudara-saudara kami orang-orang Benyamin itu?" TUHAN menjawab, "Ya, pergilah." Oleh karena itu angkatan perang Israel menjadi bersemangat lagi, sehingga mereka mengatur kembali pasukan mereka seperti hari pertama.
Again the sons of Israel, trusting in both strength and number, set their troops in order, in the same place where they had contended before.
But first they also went up and wept before the Lord, even until night. And they consulted him and said, “Should I continue to go forth, so as to contend against the sons of Benjamin, my brothers, or not?” And he responded to them, “Ascend against them, and undertake the struggle.”
24 Untuk kedua kalinya mereka pergi menyerang angkatan perang Benyamin itu.
And when the sons of Israel had continued to do battle against the sons of Benjamin on the next day,
25 Dan untuk kedua kalinya pula orang-orang Benyamin itu keluar menyerang. Kali ini mereka membunuh 18.000 prajurit-prajurit terlatih dari angkatan perang Israel.
the sons of Benjamin burst forth from the gates of Gibeah. And meeting them, they made such a frenzied slaughter against them that they struck down eighteen thousand men who drew the sword.
26 Maka pergilah lagi umat Israel ke Betel dan menangis kepada TUHAN. Di sana mereka berpuasa sampai malam dan mempersembahkan kurban perdamaian dan kurban bakaran kepada TUHAN.
As a result, all the sons of Israel went to the house of God, and sitting down, they wept before the Lord. And they fasted that day until evening, and they offered to him holocausts and victims of peace offerings.
27 Pada masa itu Peti Perjanjian Allah ada di Betel, dan Pinehas anak Eleazar, cucu Harun, bertugas sebagai imam. Maka bertanyalah umat Israel kepada TUHAN, "TUHAN, haruskah kami pergi lagi menyerang saudara-saudara kami orang-orang Benyamin itu, atau haruskah kami menghentikan pertempuran ini?" TUHAN menjawab, "Seranglah mereka! Besok Aku akan memberikan kemenangan kepada kalian."
And they inquired about their state. At that time, the ark of the covenant of the Lord was in that place.
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was the first ruler of the house. And so, they consulted the Lord, and they said, “Should we continue to go forth in battle against the sons of Benjamin, our brothers, or should we cease?” And the Lord said to them: “Ascend. For tomorrow, I will deliver them into your hands.”
29 Mendengar jawaban TUHAN itu, orang-orang Israel menempatkan tentara mereka di tempat-tempat tersembunyi sekitar Gibea.
And the sons of Israel stationed ambushes around the city of Gibeah.
30 Lalu pada hari yang ketiga mereka menyerang angkatan perang Benyamin dengan susunan pasukan menghadap Gibea seperti yang telah mereka lakukan pada hari-hari sebelumnya.
And they brought out their army against Benjamin a third time, just as they had done on the first and second times.
31 Orang-orang Benyamin menyerbu juga, dan terpancing untuk keluar dari kota. Seperti yang sudah-sudah, mereka mulai membunuh orang-orang Israel di daerah terbuka di luar kota pada jalan yang menuju ke Betel dan pada jalan yang menuju ke Gibea. Tiga puluh orang Israel terbunuh.
But the sons of Benjamin again burst forth boldly from the city. And since their enemies were fleeing, they pursued them a long way, so that they might wound or kill some of them, just as they had done on the first and second days. And they turned their backs along two paths, one bringing them toward Bethel, and the other toward Gibeah. And they struck down about thirty men.
32 Karena itu orang-orang Benyamin menyangka mereka telah mengalahkan orang-orang Israel itu lagi seperti semula. Tetapi tentara Israel sudah merencanakan untuk mundur supaya memancing tentara Benyamin itu ke jalan-jalan raya, jauh dari kota.
For they thought that they were falling back as they had done before. But instead, skillfully feigning flight, they undertook a plan to draw them away from the city, and by seeming to flee, to lead them along the above stated paths.
33 Ketika pasukan inti Israel mundur, dan menyusun barisan lagi di Baal-Tamar, orang-orang mereka yang ditempatkan di sekitar Gibea, segera keluar dari tempat-tempat persembunyian mereka di daerah luar kota.
And so all the sons of Israel, rising up from their positions, set their troops in order, in the place which is called Baaltamar. Likewise, the ambushes that encircled the city began, little by little, to reveal themselves,
34 Mereka itu orang-orang terpilih dari seluruh Israel; jumlahnya 10.000 orang. Terjadilah pertempuran yang sengit ketika 10.000 orang itu menyerang Gibea. Orang-orang Benyamin sama sekali tidak menyangka bahwa mereka tak lama lagi akan kalah.
and to advance upon the western part of the city. Moreover, another ten thousand men from all of Israel were provoking a conflict with the inhabitants of the city. And the war grew heavy against the sons of Benjamin. And they did not realize that, on all sides of them, death was imminent.
35 TUHAN memberikan kepada orang Israel kemenangan atas orang Benyamin, sehingga pada hari itu orang Israel membunuh 25.100 orang tentara Benyamin.
And the Lord struck them down in the sight of the sons of Israel, and they put to death, on that day, twenty-five thousand of them, along with one hundred men, all warriors and those who drew the sword.
36 Barulah orang Benyamin menyadari bahwa mereka sudah kalah. Pasukan inti Israel dengan sengaja telah melarikan diri dari orang-orang Benyamin karena mereka mengandalkan anak buah mereka di tempat-tempat persembunyian di sekitar Gibea.
But the sons of Benjamin, when they had seen themselves to be the weaker, began to flee. And the sons of Israel discerning this, gave them room to flee, so that they might arrive at the ambushes that were prepared, which they had positioned near the city.
37 Orang-orang yang bersembunyi itu cepat-cepat masuk menyerbu Gibea; mereka menyebar ke mana-mana di dalam kota dan membunuh semua orang di situ.
And after they had risen up suddenly from hiding, and those of Benjamin had turned their backs to those who cut them down, they entered the city, and they struck it with the edge of the sword.
38 Tetapi mereka sudah sepakat lebih dulu bahwa kalau ada asap tebal mengepul ke atas dari tengah-tengah kota,
Now the sons of Israel had given a sign to those whom they had stationed in ambushes, so that, after they had seized the city, they would light a fire, and by the smoke ascending on high, they would show that the city was captured.
39 pasukan inti yang mundur harus berbalik dan menyerang musuh. Pada saat itu orang-orang Benyamin sudah membunuh 30 tentara Israel dan menyangka mereka telah mengalahkan orang-orang Israel lagi seperti semula.
And then, the sons of Israel discerned this sign during the battle (for the sons of Benjamin had thought that they fled, and they pursued them forcefully, cutting down thirty men from their army).
40 Tetapi tiba-tiba asap mulai mengepul ke atas dari tengah-tengah kota Gibea. Orang-orang Benyamin terkejut ketika mereka menoleh dan melihat seluruh kota mereka terbakar.
And they saw something like a pillar of smoke ascending from the city. Likewise, Benjamin, looking back, discerned that the city was captured, for the flames were being carried on high.
41 Dan pada saat itu juga pasukan inti Israel balik menyerang, sehingga tentara Benyamin itu menjadi panik karena mereka menyadari bahwa mereka pasti akan kalah.
And those who before had pretended to flee, turning their faces, withstood them more strongly. And when the sons of Benjamin had seen this, they turned their backs in flight,
42 Jadi, mereka lari dari orang-orang Israel menuju ke daerah padang gurun, tetapi mereka tidak dapat lolos. Mereka terkepung di antara pasukan inti Israel dan pasukan yang pada saat itu sedang datang dari jurusan kota. Orang Benyamin menderita kekalahan yang amat hebat.
and they began to go toward the way of the desert, with the adversary pursuing them to that place also. Moreover, those who had set fire to the city also met them.
43 Orang-orang Israel mengepung dan mengejar mereka terus-menerus sampai ke suatu tempat di sebelah timur Gibea. Sambil mengejar, mereka membunuh
And so it happened that they were cut down on both sides by the enemies, nor was there any respite for the dying. They were killed and struck down on the eastern side of the city of Gibeah.
44 18.000 prajurit terlatih dari angkatan perang Benyamin.
Now those who were put to death in the same place were eighteen thousand men, all very robust fighters.
45 Tentara Benyamin lainnya balik lalu lari lewat daerah padang gurun menuju ke gunung-gunung batu di Rimon. Lima ribu orang di antara mereka dibunuh di tengah jalan. Yang lainnya dikejar terus sampai ke Gideom. Dari orang-orang itu ada 2.000 yang dibunuh.
And when those who remained of Benjamin had seen this, they fled into the wilderness. And they were traveling toward the rock which is called Rimmon. In that flight also, among those who were scattering in different directions, they slew five thousand men. And though they scattered all the more, they continued to pursue them, and then they put to death another two thousand.
46 Jadi, tentara Benyamin yang dibunuh hari itu ada 25.000 orang--semuanya prajurit yang gagah berani.
And so it happened that all of those who were slain from Benjamin, in various places, were twenty-five thousand fighters, very willing to go to war.
47 Tetapi dari antara mereka yang lari lewat daerah padang gurun menuju ke gunung-gunung batu di Rimon ada 600 orang yang lolos. Mereka tinggal di Rimon empat bulan lamanya.
And so there remained from the entire number of Benjamin six hundred men who were able to escape and to flee into the wilderness. And they settled at the rock of Rimmon, for four months.
48 Kemudian orang Israel kembali lagi lalu menyerang dan membunuh semua sisa-sisa orang Benyamin--pria, wanita, anak-anak dan hewan juga. Semua kota di daerah itu mereka bakar.
But the sons of Israel, returning, had struck with the sword all that remained in the city, from men even to cattle. And all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames.
