2 Chronicles 28

1 Ahaz was twenty years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what is right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David did.

Ahas menjadi raja pada usia 20 tahun, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 16 tahun lamanya. Ia tidak mengikuti teladan yang baik dari Raja Daud, leluhurnya, melainkan melakukan yang tidak menyenangkan hati TUHAN.

2 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel. Moreover, he also cast statues for the Baals.

Ia hidup seperti raja-raja Israel dan menyuruh orang membuat patung-patung Baal dari logam,

3 It is he who burned incense in the Valley of the son of Hinnom. And he purified his sons by fire, in accord with the ritual of the nations that the Lord put to death at the advent of the sons of Israel.

serta membakar dupa di Lembah Hinom. Bahkan putranya sendiri dipersembahkannya sebagai kurban kepada berhala, menurut kebiasaan buruk orang-orang yang telah diusir TUHAN dari negeri Kanaan ketika orang Israel memasuki negeri itu.

4 Also, he was sacrificing and burning incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

Ahas mempersembahkan kurban dan membakar dupa di tempat-tempat penyembahan dewa di gunung-gunung dan di bawah pohon-pohon yang rindang.

5 And so the Lord, his God, delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria, who struck him and took great plunder from his kingdom. And he carried it away to Damascus. Also, he was delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, and he struck him with great affliction.

Karena Raja Ahas berdosa, TUHAN Allahnya membiarkan dia dikalahkan oleh raja Siria yang juga mengangkut sejumlah besar orang Yehuda sebagai tawanan ke Damsyik. TUHAN juga membiarkan dia dikalahkan oleh Raja Pekah anak Remalya dari Israel, yang dalam satu hari membunuh 120.000 prajurit Yehuda yang berani-berani. TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka membiarkan semuanya itu terjadi, karena rakyat Yehuda tidak lagi menghiraukan TUHAN.

6 And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed, on one day, one hundred twenty thousand, all of them men of war from Judah, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers.

7 In the same time, Zichri, a powerful man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the son of the king, and Azrikam, the governor of his house, and also Elkanah, who was second to the king.

Putra Ahas, yang bernama Maaseya dibunuh oleh Zikhri seorang perwira Israel. Zikhri juga membunuh Azrikam pengurus istana raja, dan Elkana, tangan kanan raja.

8 And the sons of Israel seized, from their brothers, two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and immense plunder. And they took it away to Samaria.

Meskipun orang-orang Yehuda adalah sesama bangsa Israel, namun tentara Israel menawan 200.000 wanita dan anak-anak, lalu mengangkut mereka ke Samaria bersama-sama dengan banyak sekali barang rampasan.

9 At that time, there was a prophet of the Lord there, named Oded. And going out to meet the army arriving in Samaria, he said to them: “Behold, the Lord, the God of your fathers, having become angry against Judah, has delivered them into your hands. But you have killed them by atrocities, so that your cruelty has reached up to heaven.

Seorang nabi TUHAN bernama Oded tinggal di kota Samaria. Pada waktu tentara Israel kembali membawa tawanan dari Yehuda, Oded menemui mereka ketika mereka akan memasuki kota. Ia berkata, "Kalian telah mengalahkan orang Yehuda karena TUHAN Allah leluhurmu marah kepada mereka. Tetapi TUHAN mendengar bagaimana kejamnya kalian membunuh tentara Yehuda itu.

10 Moreover, you wanted to subjugate the sons of Judah and Jerusalem as your men and women servants, which is a work that should never be done. And so you sinned in this matter against the Lord your God.

Dan sekarang orang-orang Yerusalem dan Yehuda hendak kalian jadikan hamba-hambamu! Tidakkah kalian tahu bahwa kalian pun telah berdosa terhadap TUHAN Allahmu?

11 But listen to my counsel, and release the captives, whom you have brought from your brothers. For a great fury of the Lord is hanging over you.”

Dengar! Para tawanan ini adalah saudara-saudaramu. Jadi, suruhlah mereka pulang. Kalau tidak, TUHAN akan marah dan menghukum kalian."

12 And so, some of the leaders of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah, the son of Johanan, Berechiah, the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah, the son of Shallum, and Amasa, the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who were arriving from the battle.

Empat tokoh dari Israel, yaitu Azarya anak Yohanam, Berekhya anak Mesilemot, Yehizkia anak Salum, dan Amasa anak Hadlai, juga menentang tindakan tentara yang pulang itu.

13 And they said to them: “You shall not lead back captives to here, lest we sin against the Lord. Why are you willing to add to our sins, and to build upon our old offenses? For indeed, the sin is great, and the furious anger of the Lord is hanging over Israel.”

Mereka berkata, "Jangan bawa tawanan-tawanan itu ke mari! Kita sudah berdosa terhadap TUHAN, dan dosa-dosa kita sudah cukup besar untuk dihukum. Sekarang kalian mau membuat sesuatu yang hanya akan menambah kesalahan kita."

14 And the warriors released the spoils and all that they had seized, in the sight of the leaders and the entire multitude.

Maka prajurit-prajurit itu menyerahkan para tawanan dan barang-barang rampasan itu kepada rakyat dan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka.

15 And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives. All those who were naked, they clothed from the spoils. And when they had clothed them, and had given them shoes, and had refreshed them with food and drink, and had anointed them because of the hardship, and had cared for them, whoever was not able to walk and whoever was feeble in body, they set them upon beasts of burden, and they led them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers, and they themselves returned to Samaria.

Lalu keempat tokoh tersebut bangkit untuk mengurus para tawanan itu. Mereka membagikan pakaian dari barang rampasan itu kepada para tawanan yang memerlukannya. Mereka juga membagikan sepatu, makanan dan minuman. Para tawanan yang luka-luka diobati dengan minyak zaitun. Yang terlalu lemah untuk berjalan, dinaikkan ke atas keledai, lalu semua tawanan itu dibawa ke Yerikho, kota pohon-pohon kurma, supaya dapat pulang ke kampung halaman mereka di Yehuda. Setelah itu orang Israel pulang ke Samaria.

16 In that time, king Ahaz sent to the king of the Assyrians, requesting assistance.

Orang-orang Edom mulai lagi menyerbu Yehuda dan menawan banyak orang. Karena itu Raja Ahas minta kepada Tiglat-Pileser, raja Asyur, supaya mengirim bantuan.

17 And the Edomites arrived and struck down many of Judah, and they seized great plunder.

18 Also, the Philistines spread out among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Judah. And they seized Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and also Soco, and Timnah, and Gimzo, with their villages, and they lived in them.

Pada waktu itu juga orang-orang Filistin sedang menyerbu kota-kota di daerah kaki gunung di sebelah barat, dan di daerah sebelah selatan Yehuda. Mereka merebut kota Bet-Semes, Ayalon, dan Gederot, serta kota Sokho, Timna, dan Gomzo serta desa-desa di sekitar ketiga kota itu, lalu menetap di situ.

19 For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz, the king of Judah, since he had stripped it of help, and had shown contempt for the Lord.

Karena Ahas raja Yehuda meninggalkan TUHAN dan tidak memerintah rakyatnya sebagaimana mestinya, maka TUHAN mendatangkan kesusahan di Yehuda.

20 And he led against him Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him and laid waste to him, without resistance.

Raja Asyur itu datang bukan untuk membantu Ahas, melainkan untuk menyusahkannya.

21 And so Ahaz, despoiling the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings and the leaders, gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it profited him nothing.

Terpaksa Ahas mengambil emas dari Rumah TUHAN, dari istana, dan dari rumah-rumah para pemimpin rakyat, lalu menyerahkannya kepada raja Asyur. Tetapi itu pun tidak berguna baginya.

22 Moreover, in the time of his anguish, he also added to his contempt against the Lord. King Ahaz himself, by himself,

Dalam keadaan yang sangat sulit itu, Ahas malah semakin berdosa terhadap TUHAN.

23 immolated victims to the gods of Damascus, those who had struck him. And he said: “The gods of the kings of Syria assist them, and so I will please them with victims, and they will help me.” But to the contrary, they had been the ruin of him and of all Israel.

Ia mencelakakan dirinya dan rakyatnya karena mempersembahkan kurban kepada dewa-dewa orang Siria yang sudah mengalahkan dia. Ia berpikir, "Dewa-dewa Siria telah membantu raja-raja Siria, jadi kalau saya mempersembahkan kurban kepada mereka, barangkali saya akan ditolongnya juga."

24 And so, Ahaz, having despoiled and broken apart all the vessels of the house of God, closed up the doors of the temple of God, and made for himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.

Kemudian ia mengambil semua perkakas Rumah TUHAN dan menghancurkannya. Lalu ditutupnya Rumah TUHAN, dan didirikannya mezbah-mezbah di seluruh Yerusalem.

25 Also, he constructed altars in all the cities of Judah, in order to burn frankincense, and so he provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to wrath.

Di setiap kota dan desa di Yehuda ia membangun tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala untuk membakar dupa bagi dewa-dewa bangsa lain. Dengan demikian ia membuat TUHAN, Allah para leluhurnya marah kepadanya.

26 But the rest of his words, and all his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Kisah lain mengenai pemerintahannya dan semua perbuatannya dari mula sampai akhir dicatat di dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda dan Israel.

27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the city of Jerusalem. And they did not allow him to be in the sepulchers of the kings of Israel. And his son, Hezekiah, reigned in his place.

Ahas meninggal; dan dikuburkan di Yerusalem, tetapi tidak di makam raja-raja. Hizkia putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.