Kings III 22
1 And he rested three years, and there was no war between Syria and Israel.
Selama dua tahun lebih tidak ada perang antara Israel dan Siria.
2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Josaphat king of Juda went down to the king of Israel.
Tetapi pada tahun ketiga, Yosafat raja Yehuda pergi mengunjungi Ahab raja Israel.
3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, Know you that Remmath Galaad [is] ours, and we are slow to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
Sebelum itu Ahab sudah berkata kepada para perwiranya, "Kalian mengetahui bahwa kota Ramot di Gilead itu milik kita! Mengapa kita tidak merebutnya kembali dari raja Siria?"
4 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Will you go up with us to Remmath Galaad to battle?
Maka ketika Yosafat datang, Ahab bertanya, "Maukah Anda pergi bersama aku menyerang Ramot?" Yosafat menjawab, "Baik! Kita pergi bersama-sama. Tentara dan pasukan berkudaku akan bergabung dengan tentara dan pasukan berkuda Anda.
5 And Josaphat said, As I [am], so [are] you also; as my people, [so is] your people; as my horses, [so are] your horses. And Josaphat king of Juda said to the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray you, of the Lord today.
Tetapi sebaiknya kita tanyakan dulu kepada TUHAN."
6 And the king of Israel gathered all the prophets together, about four hundred men; and the king said to them, Shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and they said, Go up, and the Lord will surely give [it] into the hands of the king.
Maka Ahab mengumpulkan kira-kira 400 nabi lalu bertanya kepada mereka, "Bolehkah aku pergi menyerang Ramot atau tidak?" "Boleh!" jawab mereka. "TUHAN akan menyerahkan kota itu kepada Baginda."
7 And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him?
Tetapi Yosafat bertanya lagi, "Apakah di sini tidak ada nabi lain yang dapat bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk kita?"
8 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is one man here [for us] to enquire of the Lord by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Michaias son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of Juda said, Let not the king say so.
Ahab menjawab, "Masih ada satu, Mikha anak Yimla. Tapi aku benci kepadanya, sebab tidak pernah ia meramalkan sesuatu yang baik untuk aku; selalu yang tidak baik." "Ah, jangan berkata begitu!" sahut Yosafat.
9 And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, [Bring hither] quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa.
Maka Ahab memanggil seorang pegawai istana lalu menyuruh dia segera pergi menjemput Mikha.
10 And the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda sat, each on his throne, armed in the gates of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
Pada waktu itu Ahab dan Yosafat, dengan pakaian kebesaran, duduk di kursi kerajaan di tempat pengirikan gandum depan pintu gerbang Samaria, sementara para nabi datang menghadap dan menyampaikan ramalan mereka.
11 And Sedekias son of Chanaan made for himself iron horns, and said, Thus says the Lord, With these you shall push Syria, until it be consumed.
Salah seorang dari nabi-nabi itu, yang bernama Zedekia anak Kenaana, membuat tanduk-tanduk besi lalu berkata kepada Ahab, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN, 'Dengan tanduk-tanduk seperti ini Baginda akan menghantam Siria dan menghancurkan mereka.'"
12 And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, saying, Go up to Remmath Galaad, and [the thing] shall prosper, and the Lord shall deliver it and the king of Syria into your hands.
Semua nabi yang lain setuju dan berkata, "Serbulah Ramot, Baginda akan berhasil. TUHAN akan memberi kemenangan kepada Baginda."
13 And the messenger that went to call Michaias spoke to him, saying, Behold now, all the prophets speak with one mouth good concerning the king, let now your words be like the words of one of them, and speak good things.
Sementara itu utusan yang menjemput Mikha, berkata kepada Mikha, "Semua nabi yang lain meramalkan kemenangan untuk raja. Kiranya Bapak juga meramalkan yang baik seperti mereka."
14 And Michaias said, [As] the Lord lives, whatever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak.
Tetapi Mikha menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, aku hanya akan mengatakan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadaku!"
15 And he came to the king: and the king said to him, Michaias, shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? and he said, Go up, and the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
Setelah Mikha tiba di depan Raja Ahab, raja bertanya, "Bolehkah aku dan Raja Yosafat pergi menyerang Ramot, atau tidak?" "Seranglah!" sahut Mikha. "Tentu Baginda akan berhasil. TUHAN akan memberi kemenangan kepada Baginda."
16 And the king said to him, How often shall I adjure you, that you speak to me truth in the name of the Lord?
Ahab menjawab, "Kalau kau berbicara kepadaku demi nama TUHAN, katakanlah yang benar. Berapa kali engkau harus kuperingatkan tentang hal itu?"
17 And he said, Not so. I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains as a flock without a shepherd: and the Lord said, [Is] not God lord of these? let each one return to his home in peace.
Mikha membalas, "Aku melihat tentara Israel kucar-kacir di gunung-gunung. Mereka seperti domba tanpa gembala, dan TUHAN berkata tentang mereka, 'Orang-orang ini tidak mempunyai pemimpin. Biarlah mereka pulang dengan selamat.'"
18 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda, Did I not say to you that this man does not prophesy good to me, for [he speaks] nothing but evil?
Lalu kata Ahab kepada Yosafat, "Benar kataku, bukan? Tidak pernah ia meramalkan yang baik untuk aku! Selalu yang jelek saja!"
19 And Michaias said, Not so, [it is] not I: hear the word of the Lord; [it is] not so. I saw the God of Israel sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven stood about him on his right hand and on his left.
Mikha berkata lagi, "Sekarang dengarkan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN! Aku melihat TUHAN duduk di tahta-Nya di surga, dan semua malaikat-Nya berdiri di dekat-Nya.
20 And the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall in Remmath Galaad? and one spoke one way, and another another way.
TUHAN bertanya, 'Siapa akan membujuk Ahab supaya ia mau pergi berperang dan tewas di Ramot di Gilead?' Jawaban malaikat-malaikat itu berbeda-beda.
21 And there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him.
Akhirnya tampillah suatu roh. Ia mendekati TUHAN dan berkata, 'Akulah yang akan membujuk dia.'
22 And the Lord said to him, Whereby? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall deceive him, yes, and shall prevail: go forth, and do so.
'Bagaimana caranya?' tanya TUHAN. Roh itu menjawab, 'Aku akan pergi dan membuat semua nabi Ahab membohong.' TUHAN berkata, 'Baik, lakukanlah itu, engkau akan berhasil membujuk dia.'"
23 And now, behold, the Lord has put a false spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against you.
Selanjutnya Mikha berkata, "Nah, itulah yang terjadi! TUHAN telah membuat nabi-nabi Baginda berdusta kepada Baginda sebab TUHAN sudah menentukan untuk menimpakan bencana kepada Baginda!"
24 And Sedekias the son of Chanaan came near and struck Michaias on the cheek, and said, What sort of a spirit of the Lord [has] spoken in you?
Maka majulah Nabi Zedekia mendekati Mikha lalu menampar mukanya dan berkata, "Mana mungkin Roh TUHAN meninggalkan aku dan berbicara kepadamu?"
25 And Michaias said, Behold, you shall see in that day, when you shall go into an innermost chamber to hide yourself there.
Mikha menjawab, "Nanti kaulihat buktinya pada waktu engkau masuk ke sebuah kamar untuk bersembunyi."
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Michaias, and convey him away to Semer the keeper of the city;
"Tangkap dia!" perintah Raja Ahab, "dan bawa dia kepada Amon, wali kota, dan kepada Pangeran Yoas.
27 and tell Joas the king's son to put this [fellow] in prison, and to feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction until I return in peace.
Suruh mereka memasukkan dia ke dalam penjara, dan memberi dia makan dan minum sedikit saja sampai aku kembali dengan selamat."
28 And Michaias said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.
Kata Mikha, "Kalau Baginda kembali dengan selamat, berarti TUHAN tidak berbicara melalui saya! Semua yang hadir di sini menjadi saksi."
29 So the king of Israel went up, and Josaphat king of Juda with him to Remmath Galaad.
Kemudian Ahab raja Israel, dan Yosafat raja Yehuda pergi menyerang kota Ramot di Gilead.
30 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle, and do you put on my raiment. So the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
Ahab berkata kepada Yosafat, "Aku akan menyamar dan ikut bertempur, tetapi Anda hendaklah memakai pakaian kebesaranmu." Demikianlah raja Israel menyamar ketika pergi bertempur.
31 And the king of Syria had charged the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight not [against] small or great, but against the king of Israel only.
Pada waktu itu ketiga puluh dua panglima pasukan kereta perang Siria telah diperintahkan oleh rajanya untuk menyerang hanya raja Israel.
32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Josaphat king of Juda, that they said, this seems [to be] the king of Israel. And they compassed him about to fight [against] him; and Josaphat cried out.
Jadi, ketika mereka melihat Raja Yosafat, mereka semua menyangka ia raja Israel. Karena itu mereka menyerang dia. Tetapi Yosafat berteriak,
33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that this was not the king of Israel, that they returned from him.
maka mereka pun menyadari bahwa ia bukan raja Israel. Lalu mereka berhenti menyerang dia.
34 And one drew a bow with a good aim, and struck the king of Israel between the lungs and the breast-plate: and he said to his charioteer, Turn your hands, and carry me away out of the battle, for I am wounded.
Secara kebetulan seorang prajurit Siria melepaskan anak panahnya, tanpa mengarahkannya ke sasaran tertentu. Tetapi anak panah itu mengenai Ahab dan menembus baju perangnya pada bagian sambungannya. "Aku kena!" seru Ahab kepada pengemudi keretanya. "Putar dan bawalah aku keluar dari pertempuran!"
35 And the war was turned in that day, and the king was standing on the chariot, against Syria from morning till evening; and he shed the blood out of his wound, into the bottom of the chariot, and died at even, and the blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot.
Tapi karena pertempuran masih berkobar, Raja Ahab tetap berdiri sambil ditopang dalam keretanya menghadap tentara Siria. Darahnya mengalir dari lukanya, menggenangi lantai kereta. Petang harinya ia meninggal.
36 And the herald of the army stood at sunset, saying, Let every man go to his own city and his own land,
Menjelang matahari terbenam seluruh pasukan Israel diperintahkan untuk pulang ke kota dan ke daerahnya masing-masing,
37 for the king is dead. And they came to Samaria, and buried the king in Samaria.
karena raja sudah meninggal. Lalu pulanglah mereka dan menguburkan jenazah Ahab di Samaria.
38 And they washed the chariot at the fountain of Samaria; and the swine and the dogs licked up the blood, and the harlots washed themselves in the blood, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.
Ketika keretanya dibersihkan di kolam Samaria, wanita-wanita pelacur sedang mandi di situ, dan anjing menjilat darah di kereta itu, tepat seperti yang telah dikatakan TUHAN.
39 And the rest of the acts of Achaab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities which he built, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Ahab, mengenai istana gading dan semua kota yang didirikannya, sudah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.
40 And Achaab slept with his fathers, and Ochozias his son reigned in his stead.
Setelah Ahab meninggal, Ahazia anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
41 And Josaphat the son of Asa reigned over Juda: in the fourth year of Achaab king of Israel began Josaphat to reign.
Pada tahun keempat pemerintahan Ahab raja Israel, Yosafat anak Asa menjadi raja atas Yehuda.
42 Thirty and five years old [was he] when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name [was] Azuba daughter of Salai.
Pada waktu itu ia berumur tiga puluh lima tahun. Ia memerintah di Yerusalem dua puluh lima tahun lamanya. Ibunya ialah Azuba anak Silhi.
43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father: he turned not from it, even from doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord. Only he took not away [any] of the high places: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.
Seperti Asa, ayahnya, Yosafat melakukan apa yang baik pada pemandangan TUHAN. Ia melenyapkan dari kerajaannya semua pelacur laki-laki dan perempuan yang bertugas di tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala yang masih tertinggal dari zaman Asa, ayahnya. Tapi tempat-tempat penyembahan itu sendiri tidak dihancurkannya. Rakyat masih saja mempersembahkan kurban dan kemenyan di sana. Yosafat membuat kapal-kapal Tarsis untuk mengambil emas dari Ofir, tetapi kapal-kapal itu tidak jadi berlayar karena rusak di Ezion-Geber. Raja Ahazia dari Israel menawarkan supaya awak kapalnya berlayar bersama-sama dengan awak kapal Yosafat, tetapi Yosafat menolak meskipun ia mempunyai hubungan yang baik dengan raja Israel. Kemudian Yosafat meninggal dan dimakamkan di pekuburan raja-raja di kota Daud. Yoram anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia. Kisah lainnya mengenai Yosafat, mengenai kepahlawanannya dan pertempuran-pertempurannya dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda. Pada zaman itu negeri Edom tidak mempunyai raja. Yang memerintah di sana adalah seorang kepala daerah.
44 And Josaphat was at peace with the king of Israel.
45 And the rest of the acts of Josaphat, and his mighty deeds, whatever he did, behold, [are] not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?
50 And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried by his fathers in the city of David his father, and Joram his son reigned in his stead.
51 And Ochozias son of Achaab reigned over Israel in Samaria: in the seventeenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, Ochozias son of Achaab reigned over Israel in Samaria two years.
Pada tahun ketujuh belas pemerintahan Raja Yosafat dari Yehuda, Ahazia anak Ahab menjadi raja Israel lalu memerintah Israel selama dua tahun di Samaria.
52 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Achaab his father, and in the way of Jezabel his mother, and in the sins of the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin.
Ia berdosa kepada TUHAN dengan menuruti jejak ayahnya dan ibunya serta jejak Raja Yerobeam yang menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa.
53 And he served Baalim, and worshipped them, and provoked the Lord God of Israel, according to all that had been done before him.
Ia menyembah Baal dan mengabdi kepadanya. Dan seperti ayahnya yang memerintah sebelumnya, ia pun membangkitkan kemarahan TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel.
