¹And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

¹Di kota Gilgal ada seorang pengacau yang bernama Seba. Dia anak Bikri, dari suku Benyamin. Waktu iring-iringan Daud datang, Seba meniup trompet dan berseru, "Kita tidak ada hubungan dengan Daud. Untuk apa kita ikut dengan dia? Hai orang Israel, ayo kita pulang!"

²So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

²Lalu pergilah orang-orang Israel itu meninggalkan Daud dan mengikuti Seba. Tetapi orang-orang Yehuda tetap setia dan mengiringi Daud dari Sungai Yordan sampai ke Yerusalem.

³And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

³Setelah Daud tiba di istananya di Yerusalem, kesepuluh orang selir yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana, ditempatkannya dalam rumah yang dijaga oleh pengawal. Kebutuhan mereka disediakan secukupnya, tetapi Daud tidak pernah tidur lagi bersama mereka. Jadi mereka itu dipingit dan hidup mereka seperti janda sampai mati.

⁴Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

⁴Raja memerintahkan kepada Amasa, "Kumpulkanlah orang Yehuda dan datanglah ke mari bersama mereka dalam tempo tiga hari."

⁵So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

⁵Lalu pergilah Amasa untuk mengumpulkan mereka, tetapi dia tidak kembali pada waktu yang ditentukan oleh raja.

⁶And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

⁶Kemudian berkatalah raja kepada Abisai, "Seba itu akan lebih menyusahkan kita daripada Absalom. Sebab itu bawalah anak buahku dan kejarlah dia, supaya jangan sampai ia menduduki kota-kota yang berbenteng, dan dapat lari dari kita."

⁷And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

⁷Maka di bawah pimpinan Abisai, pasukan Yoab dan pasukan pengawal pribadi raja serta semua prajurit yang lain berangkat dari Yerusalem untuk mengejar Seba.

⁸When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

⁸Ketika mereka sampai ke batu besar di Gibeon, Amasa datang menjumpai mereka. Yoab waktu itu berpakaian perang dengan pedang bersarung yang terikat pada pinggangnya. Ketika dia berjalan maju, sarung pedang itu lepas sehingga pedangnya bergeser ke tangan kirinya.

⁹And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

⁹Yoab berkata kepada Amasa, "Apa kabar, kawan?" sambil memegang jenggot Amasa dengan tangan kanannya seolah-olah hendak mencium dia.

¹⁰But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹⁰Amasa tidak melihat ada pedang di tangan kiri Yoab. Tiba-tiba Yoab menikamkan pedang itu ke perut Amasa, sehingga isi perutnya berhamburan ke tanah. Dia tewas pada saat itu juga, sehingga Yoab tidak perlu menikamnya lagi. Lalu Yoab dan Abisai adiknya, terus mengejar Seba.

¹¹And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

¹¹Seorang prajurit Yoab berdiri di dekat mayat Amasa dan berseru, "Siapa yang memihak kepada Yoab dan Daud, ikutilah Yoab!"

¹²And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

¹²Mayat Amasa yang bermandikan darah itu tergeletak di tengah-tengah jalan. Prajurit Yoab tadi melihat bahwa semua orang yang lewat berhenti di situ. Oleh sebab itu ia menyeret mayat itu ke ladang dan menutupinya dengan selimut.

¹³When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

¹³Setelah mayat itu disingkirkan dari jalan, semua orang meneruskan perjalanannya mengikuti Yoab untuk mengejar Seba.

¹⁴And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

¹⁴Seba telah melintasi semua daerah suku Israel, lalu tiba di kota Abel-bet-Maakha diikuti oleh seluruh anggota marga Bikri.

¹⁵And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

¹⁵Anak buah Yoab mendengar bahwa Seba ada di situ, lalu mengepung kota itu. Mereka menimbun tanah di sekeliling tembok luar dan mulai menggali tanah di bawah tembok itu untuk meruntuhkannya.

¹⁶Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

¹⁶Di kota itu ada seorang wanita yang bijaksana, dan dia berdiri di atas tembok lalu berseru, "Dengar! Dengar! Mintalah supaya Yoab datang ke mari; aku ingin berbicara dengan dia."

¹⁷And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

¹⁷Lalu datanglah Yoab dan wanita itu bertanya, "Tuankah Yoab?" "Ya," jawabnya. Kata wanita itu, "Dengarkanlah perkataanku ini, Tuan." "Baiklah, aku dengarkan," jawab Yoab.

¹⁸Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

¹⁸Kata wanita itu, "Dahulu orang-orang biasanya berkata begini, 'Jika engkau perlu petunjuk, pergilah ke kota Abel' --dan itulah yang mereka lakukan.

¹⁹I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

¹⁹Kota kami Abel ini besar, salah satu kota yang paling tenteram dan setia di tanah Israel. Mengapa Tuan berusaha menghancurkannya? Inginkah Tuan merusakkan tanah kepunyaan TUHAN?"

²⁰And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

²⁰"Sama sekali tidak!" jawab Yoab, "aku sama sekali tidak bermaksud merusakkan atau menghancurkan kotamu!

²¹The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

²¹Itu bukan rencana kami. Tetapi seorang yang bernama Seba anak Bikri, yang berasal dari daerah pegunungan Efraim, telah memberontak terhadap Raja Daud. Serahkanlah dia, lalu aku akan pergi dari kota ini." Kata wanita itu, "Kepala orang itu akan kami lemparkan kepada Tuan dari tembok ini."

²²Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

²²Lalu pergilah ia dan dengan cerdiknya menyampaikan maksudnya kepada penduduk kota itu. Setelah itu kepala Seba dipenggal dan dilemparkan kepada Yoab. Kemudian Yoab meniup trompet dan anak buahnya meninggalkan kota itu lalu pulang ke rumahnya masing-masing. Yoab pun pulang ke Yerusalem menghadap raja.

²³Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

²³Inilah pejabat-pejabat tinggi yang diangkat oleh Daud: Panglima seluruh tentara Israel: Yoab. Kepala pasukan pengawal pribadi Daud: Benaya anak Yoyada.

²⁴And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

²⁴Kepala pekerja paksa: Adoram. Bendahara negara: Yosafat anak Ahilud.

²⁵And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

²⁵Sekretaris negara: Seya. Imam: Zadok dan Abyatar.

²⁶And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

²⁶Imam di istana: Ira dari kota Yair.