2 Kings 3
1 Truly, Joram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned for twelve years.
Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosafat raja Yehuda, Yoram anak Ahab menjadi raja Israel dan memerintah di Samaria dua belas tahun lamanya.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as his father and mother did. For he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.
Ia melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN, tetapi ia tidak sejahat Ahab dan Izebel, orang tuanya. Patung yang dibuat ayahnya untuk menyembah Baal telah diruntuhkannya.
3 Yet truly, he did adhere to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; neither did he withdraw from these.
Namun, seperti Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat yang memerintah sebelum dia, ia pun menyebabkan orang Israel berdosa dan tidak berhenti melakukan hal itu.
4 Now Mesha, the king of Moab, raised many sheep. And he repaid to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and one hundred thousand rams, with their fleece.
Raja Mesa dari Moab mempunyai peternakan domba. Sebagai pajak kepada raja Israel, setiap tahun ia memberikan 100.000 anak domba dan juga bulu domba dari 100.000 domba jantan.
5 And when Ahab had died, he transgressed the pact that he had with the king of Israel.
Tetapi setelah Raja Ahab meninggal, Mesa memberontak terhadap Israel.
6 Therefore, king Joram departed on that day from Samaria, and he took a count of all of Israel.
Karena itu Raja Yoram segera meninggalkan Samaria dan pergi menyiapkan seluruh angkatan perangnya.
7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying: “The king of Moab has withdrawn from me. Come to battle with me against him.” And he responded: “I will go up. What is mine, is yours. My people are your people. And my horses are your horses.”
Ia mengirim pesan ini kepada Raja Yosafat dari Yehuda, "Raja Moab telah memberontak terhadap aku; sudikah Anda berperang bersama aku melawan dia?" "Baik," jawab Raja Yosafat. "Aku dan anak buahku serta pasukan berkudaku akan ikut dengan Anda.
8 And he said, “Along which way shall we ascend?” So he responded, “Along the desert of Idumea.”
Melalui jalan manakah kita akan menyerang?" "Kita ambil jalan yang melewati padang gurun Edom," jawab Yoram.
9 Therefore, the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Idumea, traveled, and they went by a circuitous path for seven days. But there was no water for the army or for the beasts of burden which were following them.
Maka berangkatlah Raja Yoram bersama raja Yehuda dan raja Edom. Setelah mengadakan perjalanan selama tujuh hari, mereka kehabisan air, sehingga pasukan mereka dan hewan pengangkut barang mereka tak dapat minum.
10 And the king of Israel said: “Alas, alas, alas! The Lord has gathered we three kings, so that he might deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
"Celaka kita!" seru Raja Yoram. "TUHAN telah merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kita bertiga kepada raja Moab!"
11 And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here, so that we may appeal to the Lord through him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel responded, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who poured water upon the hands of Elijah.”
Raja Yosafat bertanya, "Apakah di sini tidak ada nabi yang dapat bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk kita?" Salah seorang perwira dari tentara Raja Yoram menjawab, "Ada Elisa anak Safat! Ia dahulu pembantu Elia."
12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” And so, the king of Israel, with Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, and with the king of Idumea, descended to him.
"Benar! TUHAN memang berbicara melalui dia," kata Raja Yosafat. Maka pergilah ketiga raja itu kepada Elisa.
13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel: “What is there between you and me? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother.” And the king of Israel said to him, “Why has the Lord gathered these three kings, so that he might deliver them into the hands of Moab?”
"Mengapa minta tolong kepada saya?" kata Elisa kepada raja Israel. "Pergi saja kepada nabi-nabi orang tuamu!" "Tidak!" sahut Yoram. "Sebab Tuhanlah yang merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kami bertiga kepada raja Moab."
14 And Elisha said to him: “As the Lord of hosts lives, in whose sight I stand, if I was not humbled by the face of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, certainly I would neither have listened to you, nor have looked upon you.
Elisa menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang saya layani, saya katakan dengan terus terang bahwa kalau bukan karena Raja Yosafat yang saya hormati, saya tidak mau berurusan dengan Tuan.
15 But now, bring a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:
Sekarang bawalah ke mari seorang pemain kecapi." Sementara orang itu memainkan kecapinya, Elisa dikuasai oleh Roh TUHAN,
16 “Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.
sehingga ia berkata, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Buatlah parit-parit di wadi ini.
17 For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.
Sekalipun kalian tidak melihat hujan turun atau angin bertiup, namun air akan berlimpah-limpah di wadi ini. Kalian dengan ternak dan hewan pengangkut barangmu akan mendapat air yang cukup untuk diminum sepuas-puasnya.'"
18 And this is small in the sight of the Lord. So, in addition, he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
Lalu kata Elisa selanjutnya, "Tetapi itu hanya perkara kecil bagi TUHAN. Ia akan memberikan juga kemenangan kepadamu atas orang-orang Moab.
19 And you shall strike every fortified town and every elect city. And you shall cut down every fruitful tree. And you shall obstruct all the sources of water. And you shall cover every excellent field with stones.”
Semua kota mereka yang berbenteng dan bagus-bagus akan kalian runtuhkan; semua pohon buah-buahan kalian tebang, semua sumber air kalian tutup, dan semua ladang mereka yang subur-subur akan kalian lempari dengan batu sampai rusak sama sekali."
20 Then it happened that, in the morning, when the sacrifices were usually to be offered, behold, water was arriving along the way of Idumea, and the land was filled with water.
Besoknya, pada saat mempersembahkan kurban pagi, mengalirlah air dari arah Edom sehingga memenuhi wadi itu.
21 Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at the borders.
Ketika orang Moab mendengar bahwa ketiga raja itu telah datang menyerang, maka semua orang--dari yang tertua sampai yang termuda--yang dapat memikul senjata, dikerahkan dan ditempatkan di perbatasan.
22 And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood.
Besoknya, ketika mereka bangun pagi, matahari menyinari permukaan air sehingga kelihatan merah seperti darah.
23 And they said: “It is the blood of the sword! The kings have fought among themselves, and they have slain one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils!”
Mereka berteriak, "Darah! Pasti prajurit-prajurit dari ketiga pasukan musuh telah berkelahi dan saling membunuh! Mari kita pergi merampok perkemahan mereka!"
24 And they went into the camp of Israel. But Israel, rising up, struck Moab, and they fled before them. And since they had prevailed, they went and struck down Moab.
Tetapi ketika orang-orang Moab itu sampai di perkemahan itu, mereka dipukul mundur oleh orang Israel yang terus maju mengejar sambil membunuh mereka
25 And they destroyed the cities. And they filled up every excellent field, each one casting stones. And they obstructed all the sources of water. And they cut down all the fruitful trees, to such an extent that only brick walls remained. And the city was encircled by the slingers of stones. And a great part of it was struck down.
dan meruntuhkan kota-kota mereka. Setiap ladang yang subur yang mereka lewati, mereka lempari dengan batu. Akhirnya semua ladang tertutup dengan batu. Orang-orang Israel juga menutup semua sumber air dan menebang semua pohon-pohon buah-buahan. Yang tinggal hanyalah kota Kir-Hareset, ibukota Moab. Akhirnya kota itu pun dikepung dan dilempari batu oleh pengumban-pengumban.
26 And when the king of Moab had seen this, specifically, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men who draw the sword, so that he might break through to the king of Idumea. But they were unable.
Setelah menyadari bahwa ia tak dapat bertahan lagi, raja Moab membawa 700 prajurit yang mahir memakai pedang, lalu berusaha menerobos pertahanan raja Edom, tapi gagal.
27 And taking his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, he offered him as a holocaust upon the wall. And there was great indignation in Israel. And they promptly withdrew from him, and they turned back to their own land.
Karena itu ia mengambil putra mahkotanya, lalu mempersembahkannya di atas tembok kota sebagai kurban untuk dewa Moab. Maka takutlah orang-orang Israel, sehingga mereka menarik mundur pasukan mereka dari kota itu lalu pulang ke negeri mereka.
