2 Kings 6
1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
Pada suatu hari nabi-nabi yang dididik oleh Elisa, mengeluh kepadanya. Mereka berkata, "Tempat tinggal kita terlalu sempit!
2 Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.
Izinkanlah kami pergi menebang pohon kayu di dekat Sungai Yordan, dan mendirikan tempat tinggal kita di sana." "Baiklah," jawab Elisa.
3 Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied.
Salah seorang dari antara mereka mendesak supaya Elisa ikut dengan mereka. Elisa setuju,
4 So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees.
lalu mereka berangkat bersama-sama. Setelah tiba di tepi Sungai Yordan, mulailah mereka menebang pohon.
5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”
Tiba-tiba mata kapak seorang di antara mereka jatuh ke dalam air. "Waduh, Pak!" teriaknya kepada Elisa, "Itu kapak pinjaman!"
6 “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.
"Di mana jatuhnya?" tanya Elisa. Orang itu menunjukkan tempatnya, lalu Elisa mengerat sepotong kayu dan melemparkannya ke tempat itu. Maka timbullah mata kapak itu ke permukaan air.
7 “Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
Elisa berkata, "Ambil!" Orang itu mengulurkan tangannya lalu mengambil kapak itu.
8 Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
Pada suatu waktu Siria berperang dengan Israel. Setelah berunding dengan para perwiranya, raja Siria menentukan di mana mereka harus berkemah.
9 Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
Tetapi Elisa mengirim berita kepada raja Israel untuk memperingatkan dia supaya jangan pergi ke tempat itu, karena orang-orang Siria biasanya mengambil jalan itu.
10 So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
Jadi raja Israel memperingatkan orang-orang yang tinggal di dekat situ supaya siap siaga. Demikianlah Elisa beberapa kali memperingatkan raja.
11 For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
Hal itu sangat menjengkelkan raja Siria, sehingga ia memanggil para perwiranya dan bertanya, "Pasti di antara kita ada yang mengkhianat. Siapa orangnya? Ayo beritahukan!"
12 But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
Seorang dari para perwira itu menjawab, "Tidak ada seorang pun, Baginda. Nabi Elisalah biang keladinya! Dialah yang menyampaikan kepada raja Israel apa yang Baginda ucapkan, sekalipun itu dikatakan di dalam kamar tidur."
13 So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
"Selidikilah di mana dia," perintah raja, "supaya saya bisa menangkap dia." Orang memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Elisa ada di Dotan.
14 the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
Lalu raja Siria mengirim ke sana suatu pasukan yang besar disertai kuda dan kereta perang. Pada waktu malam mereka tiba di kota itu lalu mengepungnya.
15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
Besoknya, pagi-pagi sekali ketika pelayan Elisa bangun dan ke luar, ia melihat tentara Siria mengepung kota itu lengkap dengan kuda dan kereta perang mereka. Jadi, ia kembali kepada Elisa dan berkata, "Celaka kita, Tuan! Apa yang harus kita lakukan?"
16 “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
"Tidak usah takut," jawab Elisa. "Yang ada di pihak kita lebih banyak daripada di pihak mereka."
17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Lalu Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, semoga Engkau membuka mata pelayanku supaya ia melihat!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa sehingga ketika pelayannya itu menengok, dilihatnya gunung itu penuh dengan kuda dan kereta berapi mengelilingi Elisa.
18 As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
Ketika orang-orang Siria itu menyerang, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, butakanlah kiranya orang-orang ini!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa, dan mereka semuanya menjadi buta.
19 And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
Elisa mendatangi mereka dan berkata, "Kalian tersesat. Ini bukan kota yang kalian cari. Mari ikut saya, nanti saya antarkan kepada orang yang kalian cari." Lalu Elisa mengantar mereka ke Samaria.
20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
Pada waktu mereka memasuki kota itu, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, bukalah kiranya mata mereka supaya mereka melihat." TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa; Ia membuka mata orang-orang itu sehingga mereka heran melihat bahwa mereka berada di kota Samaria.
21 And when the king of Israel saw them, he asked Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
Ketika raja Israel melihat orang-orang Siria itu, ia bertanya, "Elisa, haruskah saya membunuh orang-orang ini?"
22 “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
"Jangan," jawab Elisa. "Sedangkan tentara yang Baginda tangkap dalam pertempuran pun tidak Baginda bunuh, apalagi ini. Berilah mereka makan dan minum, lalu biarkan mereka kembali kepada raja mereka."
23 So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
Maka raja Israel mengadakan pesta besar bagi mereka. Sesudah mereka makan dan minum, ia menyuruh mereka pulang kepada raja Siria. Sejak itu orang-orang Siria berhenti menyerang negeri Israel.
24 Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Benhadad raja Siria membawa seluruh tentaranya untuk menyerang Israel. Mereka mengepung kota Samaria,
25 So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
dan mengakibatkan kelaparan yang hebat di dalam kota, sehingga sebuah kepala keledai harganya delapan puluh uang perak, dan dua ons kotoran merpati lima uang perak.
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
Pada suatu kali ketika raja sedang berjalan di atas tembok kota, seorang wanita berseru, "Baginda, tolong!"
27 He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
Raja menjawab, "Kalau TUHAN tidak menolong engkau, mana mungkin saya dapat menolong? Saya tidak punya gandum atau air anggur!
28 Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’
Apa kesulitanmu?" Wanita itu menjawab, "Kawan saya ini telah mengajak saya supaya kami memakan anak saya dulu, lalu besoknya kami makan anaknya.
29 So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”
Oleh karena itu kami masak anak saya lalu kami makan. Keesokan harinya ketika saya minta supaya kami memasak anaknya, ia menyembunyikannya!"
30 When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And as he passed by on the wall, the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes next to his skin.
Mendengar itu, raja merobek pakaiannya karena sedih. Orang-orang yang berdiri dekat tembok itu dapat melihat bahwa baju dalamnya adalah kain karung.
31 He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
Raja berseru, "Hari ini juga Elisa harus mati. Biarlah Allah menghukum saya seberat-beratnya kalau saya tidak membunuh Elisa!"
32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
Lalu raja mengutus seseorang mendahuluinya ke rumah Elisa. Pada waktu itu Elisa berada di rumah, dan beberapa tokoh masyarakat sedang bertamu di situ. Sebelum utusan raja itu sampai, Elisa berkata kepada tokoh-tokoh masyarakat itu, "Perhatikanlah! Si pembunuh itu mengutus orang untuk membunuh saya. Kalau orang itu sampai nanti, tutuplah pintu dan jangan biarkan dia masuk. Di belakangnya akan datang raja sendiri."
33 While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
Elisa belum selesai berbicara, raja sudah sampai di situ dan berkata, "Kesusahan ini TUHAN yang timpakan ke atas kita! Jadi apa gunanya lagi aku mengharapkan pertolongan-Nya?"
