2 Chronicles 30
1 Then Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, requesting them to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Kemudian Hizkia mengirim pesan kepada seluruh Israel dan Yehuda, bahkan menulis surat kepada Efraim dan Manasye supaya mereka datang merayakan Paskah bagi TUHAN, Allah orang Israel, di rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem.
2 For the king, after discussion with his chiefs and all the body of the people in Jerusalem, had made a decision to keep the Passover in the second month.
Raja bersama-sama para pemimpin dan seluruh jemaah di Yerusalem merancangkan untuk merayakan Paskah pada bulan kedua,
3 It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.
karena mereka tidak dapat merayakannya pada waktunya, sebab para imam belum menguduskan diri dalam jumlah yang cukup dan rakyat belum terkumpul di Yerusalem.
4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.
Rancangan itu diterima baik oleh raja dan seluruh jemaah.
5 So it was ordered that word was to be sent out through all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that they were to come to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: because they had not kept it in great numbers in agreement with the law.
Mereka memutuskan untuk menyiarkan maklumat di seluruh Israel, dari Bersyeba sampai Dan, supaya masing-masing datang ke Yerusalem merayakan Paskah bagi TUHAN, Allah Israel, karena mereka belum merayakannya secara umum seperti yang ada tertulis.
6 So runners went with letters from the king and his chiefs through all Israel and Judah, by the order of the king, saying, O children of Israel, come back again to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may come again to that small band of you which has been kept safe out of the hands of the kings of Assyria.
Maka berangkatlah pesuruh-pesuruh cepat ke seluruh Israel dan Yehuda membawa surat dari raja dan para pemimpin, dan mengatakan sesuai dengan perintah raja: "Hai, orang Israel, kembalilah kepada TUHAN, Allah Abraham, Ishak dan Israel, maka Ia akan kembali kepada yang tertinggal dari pada kamu, yakni mereka yang terluput dari tangan raja-raja Asyur.
7 Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were sinners against the Lord, the God of their fathers, so that he made them a cause of fear, as you see.
Janganlah berlaku seperti nenek moyangmu dan saudara-saudaramu yang berubah setia terhadap TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, sehingga Ia membuat mereka menjadi kedahsyatan seperti yang kamu lihat sendiri.
8 Now do not be hard-hearted, as your fathers were; but give yourselves to the Lord, and come into his holy place, which he has made his for ever, and be the servants of the Lord your God, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from you.
Sekarang, janganlah tegar tengkuk seperti nenek moyangmu. Serahkanlah dirimu kepada TUHAN dan datanglah ke tempat kudus yang telah dikuduskan-Nya untuk selama-lamanya, serta beribadahlah kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, supaya murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala undur dari padamu.
9 For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.
Karena bilamana kamu kembali kepada TUHAN, maka saudara-saudaramu dan anak-anakmu akan mendapat belas kasihan dari orang-orang yang menawan mereka, sehingga mereka kembali ke negeri ini. Sebab TUHAN, Allahmu, pengasih dan penyayang: Ia tidak akan memalingkan wajah-Nya dari pada kamu, bilamana kamu kembali kepada-Nya!"
10 So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.
Ketika pesuruh-pesuruh cepat itu pergi dari kota ke kota, melintasi tanah Efraim dan Manasye sampai ke Zebulon, mereka ditertawakan dan diolok-olok.
11 However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.
Namun beberapa orang dari Asyer, Manasye dan Zebulon merendahkan diri, dan datang ke Yerusalem.
12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.
Di Yehuda nyata pula tangan Allah yang membulatkan hati mereka untuk melakukan perintah raja dan para pemimpin sesuai dengan firman TUHAN.
13 So a very great number of people came together at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month.
Maka berkumpullah di Yerusalem banyak orang, suatu jemaah yang sangat besar, untuk merayakan hari raya Roti Tidak Beragi pada bulan yang kedua.
14 And they got to work and took away all the altars in Jerusalem, and they put all the vessels for burning perfumes into the stream Kidron.
Lalu bangunlah mereka menjauhkan mezbah-mezbah yang ada di Yerusalem; juga semua mezbah korban ukupan disingkirkan dan dibuang ke lembah Kidron.
15 Then on the fourteenth day of the second month they put the Passover lambs to death: and the priests and the Levites were shamed, and made themselves holy and took burned offerings into the house of the Lord.
Kemudian disembelihlah domba Paskah pada tanggal empat belas bulan kedua. Maka para imam dan orang-orang Lewi merasa malu, lalu menguduskan dirinya dan membawa korban bakaran ke rumah TUHAN.
16 And they took their places in their right order, as it was ordered in the law of Moses, the man of God: the priests draining out on the altar the blood given them by the Levites.
Mereka berdiri pada tempatnya menurut peraturan yang berlaku bagi mereka masing-masing, sesuai dengan Taurat Musa, abdi Allah itu; para imam menyiramkan darah yang diterimanya dari orang-orang Lewi.
17 For there were still a number of the people there who had not made themselves holy: so the Levites had to put Passover lambs to death for those who were not clean, to make them holy to the Lord.
Sebab ada banyak di antara jemaah yang tidak menguduskan dirinya, sehingga menjadi tugas orang Lewi untuk menyembelih domba-domba Paskah bagi setiap orang yang tidak dapat menguduskannya bagi TUHAN karena ia tidak tahir.
18 For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone
Sebab sebagian besar dari rakyat--terutama dari Efraim, Manasye, Isakhar dan Zebulon--tidak mentahirkan diri. Namun mereka memakan Paskah, walaupun tidak sesuai dengan apa yang ada tertulis. Tetapi Hizkia berdoa untuk mereka, katanya: "TUHAN, yang baik itu, kiranya mengadakan pendamaian bagi semua orang,
19 Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.
yang sungguh-sungguh berhasrat mencari Allah, yakni TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangnya, walaupun ketahiran mereka tidak sesuai dengan tempat kudus."
20 And the Lord gave ear to Hezekiah, and made the people well.
TUHAN mendengar Hizkia dan membiarkan bangsa itu selamat.
21 So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with great joy: and the Levites and the priests gave praise to the Lord day by day, making melody to the Lord with loud instruments.
Tujuh hari lamanya orang Israel yang berada di Yerusalem merayakan hari raya Roti Tidak Beragi dengan kesukaan yang besar, sedang orang-orang Lewi dan para imam setiap hari menyanyikan puji-pujian bagi TUHAN dengan sekuat tenaga.
22 And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Hizkia mengucapkan kata-kata pujian kepada semua orang Lewi yang menunjukkan akal budi yang baik dalam melayani TUHAN. Demikianlah orang memakan makanan perayaan selama tujuh hari, sambil mempersembahkan korban keselamatan dan mengucapkan syukur kepada TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka.
23 And by the desire of all the people, the feast went on for another seven days, and they kept the seven days with joy.
Kemudian seluruh jemaah sepakat untuk berhari raya tujuh hari lagi. Lalu mereka berhari raya tujuh hari lagi dengan sukaria.
24 For Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave to the people for offerings, a thousand oxen and seven thousand sheep; and the rulers gave a thousand oxen and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests made themselves holy.
Sebab Hizkia, raja Yehuda, telah menyumbangkan kepada jemaah seribu ekor lembu jantan dan tujuh ribu kambing domba. Juga para pemimpin menyumbangkan kepada jemaah seribu ekor lembu jantan dan sepuluh ribu ekor kambing domba. Dan sebagian besar para imam telah menguduskan diri.
25 And all the people of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and those who had come from Israel, and men from other lands who had come from Israel or who were living in Judah, were glad with great joy.
Seluruh jemaah Yehuda bersukaria, juga para imam dan orang-orang Lewi, dan seluruh jemaah yang datang dari Israel, serta orang-orang asing, baik yang datang dari tanah Israel, maupun yang tinggal di Yehuda.
26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for nothing like this had been seen in Jerusalem from the time of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
Maka besarlah kesukaan di Yerusalem, karena sejak Salomo bin Daud, raja Israel, tidak pernah terjadi peristiwa semacam itu di Yerusalem.
27 Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.
Sesudah itu para imam Lewi bangun berdiri dan memberkati rakyat. Suara mereka didengar TUHAN dan doa mereka sampai ke tempat kediaman-Nya yang kudus di sorga.
