2 Chronicles 13

1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

Dalam tahun kedelapan belas zaman raja Yerobeam menjadi rajalah Abia atas Yehuda.

2 He was king in Jerusalem for three years; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Tiga tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Mikhaya, anak Uriel dari Gibea. Dan ada perang antara Abia dan Yerobeam.

3 And Abijah went out to the fight with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand of his best men; and Jeroboam put his forces in line against him, eight hundred thousand of his best men of war.

Abia memulai perang dengan pasukan pahlawan-pahlawan perang, yang jumlahnya empat ratus ribu orang pilihan, sedangkan Yerobeam mengatur barisan perangnya melawan dia dengan delapan ratus ribu orang pilihan, pahlawan-pahlawan yang gagah perkasa.

4 And Abijah took up his position on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Give ear to me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:

Lalu Abia berdiri di atas gunung Zemaraim, yang termasuk pegunungan Efraim, dan berkata: "Dengarlah kepadaku, Yerobeam dan seluruh Israel!

5 Is it not clear to you that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David and to his sons for ever, by an agreement made with salt?

Tidakkah kamu tahu, bahwa TUHAN Allah Israel telah memberikan kuasa kerajaan atas Israel kepada Daud dan anak-anaknya untuk selama-lamanya dengan suatu perjanjian garam?

6 But Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon, the son of David, took up arms against his lord.

Tetapi Yerobeam bin Nebat, hamba Salomo bin Daud, telah bangkit memberontak melawan tuannya.

7 And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

Petualang-petualang, orang-orang dursila, berhimpun padanya; mereka terlalu kuat bagi Rehabeam bin Salomo, yang masih muda dan belum teguh hati, dan yang tidak dapat mempertahankan diri terhadap mereka.

8 And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods.

Tentu kamu menyangka, bahwa kamu dapat mempertahankan diri terhadap kerajaan TUHAN, yang dipegang keturunan Daud, karena jumlah kamu besar dan karena pada kamu ada anak lembu emas yang dibuat Yerobeam untuk kamu menjadi allah.

9 And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest of those who are no gods.

Bukankah kamu telah menyingkirkan imam-imam TUHAN, anak-anak Harun itu, dan orang-orang Lewi, lalu mengangkat imam-imam menurut kebiasaan bangsa-bangsa negeri-negeri lain, sehingga setiap orang yang datang untuk ditahbiskan dengan seekor lembu jantan muda dan tujuh ekor domba jantan, dijadikan imam untuk sesuatu yang bukan Allah.

10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not been turned away from him; we have priests who do the work of the Lord, even the sons of Aaron and the Levites in their places;

Tetapi kami ini, Tuhanlah Allah kami, dan kami tidak meninggalkan-Nya. Dan anak-anak Harunlah yang melayani TUHAN sebagai imam, sedang orang Lewi menunaikan tugasnya,

11 By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders given to us by the Lord our God, but you have gone away from him.

yakni setiap pagi dan setiap petang mereka membakar bagi TUHAN korban bakaran dan ukupan dari wangi-wangian, menyusun roti sajian di atas meja yang tahir, dan mengatur kandil emas dengan pelita-pelitanya untuk dinyalakan setiap petang, karena kamilah yang memelihara kewajiban kami terhadap TUHAN, Allah kami, tetapi kamulah yang meninggalkan-Nya.

12 And now God is with us at our head, and his priests with their loud horns sounding against you. O children of Israel, do not make war on the Lord, the God of your fathers, for it will not go well for you.

Lihatlah, pada pihak kami Allah yang memimpin, sedang imam-imam-Nya siap meniup tanda serangan terhadap kamu dengan nafiri isyarat-isyarat. Hai orang Israel, jangan kamu berperang melawan TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu, karena kamu tidak akan beruntung!"

13 But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

Tetapi Yerobeam mengirim suatu pasukan penghadang yang harus membuat gerakan keliling supaya sampai di belakang mereka, sehingga induk pasukannya berada di depan Yehuda dan pasukan-pasukan penghadang di belakang mereka.

14 And Judah, turning their faces, saw that they were being attacked in front and at the back; and they gave a cry for help to the Lord, while the priests were sounding their horns.

Ketika Yehuda menoleh ke belakang, lihatlah, mereka harus menghadapi pertempuran dari depan dan dari belakang. Mereka berteriak kepada TUHAN, sedang para imam meniup nafiri,

15 And the men of Judah gave a loud cry; and at their cry, God put fear into Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

dan orang-orang Yehuda memekikkan pekik perang. Pada saat orang-orang Yehuda itu memekikkan pekik perang, Allah memukul kalah Yerobeam dan segenap orang Israel oleh Abia dan Yehuda.

16 And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands.

Orang Israel lari dari depan Yehuda, tetapi Allah menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tangan Yehuda.

17 And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

Abia dengan laskarnya mendatangkan kekalahan yang besar kepada mereka. Dari orang Israel mati terbunuh lima ratus ribu orang pilihan.

18 So at that time the children of Israel were overcome, and the children of Judah got the better of them, because they put their faith in the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Demikianlah orang Israel ditundukkan pada waktu itu, sedang orang Yehuda menjadi kokoh, karena mereka mengandalkan diri kepada TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka.

19 And Abijah went after Jeroboam and took some of his towns, Beth-el with its small towns and Jeshanah with its small towns and Ephron with its small towns.

Abia mengejar Yerobeam dan merebut dari padanya beberapa kota, yakni Betel dengan segala anak kotanya, Yesana dengan segala anak kotanya dan Efron dengan segala anak kotanya.

20 And Jeroboam did not get back his power again in the life-time of Abijah; and the Lord sent death on him.

Tak pernah lagi Yerobeam mendapat kekuatan di zaman Abia. TUHAN memukul dia, sehingga ia mati.

21 But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Abia menunjukkan dirinya kuat. Ia mengambil empat belas isteri dan memperanakkan dua puluh dua anak laki-laki dan enam belas anak perempuan.

22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his sayings, are recorded in the account of the prophet Iddo.

Selebihnya dari riwayat Abia, langkah-langkahnya dan titah-titahnya, tertulis dalam kitab sejarah nabi Ido.