2 Chronicles 13
1 Abijah became king of Judah in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam.
Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Raja Yerobeam atas Israel, Abia menjadi raja Yehuda,
2 He reigned in Jerusalem for three years. His mother's name was Micaiah, daughter of Uriel—she was from Gibeah. Abijah and Jeroboam were at war.
dan memerintah tiga tahun lamanya di Yerusalem. Ibunya ialah Mikhaya anak Uriel dari kota Gibea. Kemudian pecahlah perang antara Abia dan Yerobeam.
3 Abijah went out to fight with an army of 400,000 brave warriors, while Jeroboam opposed him with his army of 800,000 chosen warriors of great strength.
Abia mengerahkan 400.000 prajurit, sedangkan Yerobeam mengerahkan 800.000 prajurit.
4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of Israel!
Kedua pasukan itu berhadap-hadapan di daerah pegunungan Efraim. Abia naik ke atas Gunung Zemaraim lalu berseru kepada Yerobeam dan orang Israel, "Dengar!
5 Don't you understand that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a binding agreement?
Kamu tahu bahwa TUHAN, Allah Israel, telah mengikat janji dengan Daud bahwa ia dan keturunannya akan memerintah Israel untuk selama-lamanya. Janji itu tidak dapat dibatalkan.
6 Yet Jeroboam, son of Nebat, just a servant of Solomon, son of David, had the audacity to rebel against his master.
Meskipun begitu, Yerobeam anak Nebat itu memberontak terhadap Salomo, rajanya.
7 Then some good-for-nothing evil men gathered round him and defied Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when he was young and inexperienced, and couldn't confront them.
Ia mengumpulkan segerombolan orang-orang kurang ajar dan memaksakan kehendak mereka kepada Rehabeam putra Salomo, yang pada waktu itu terlalu muda dan tak berpengalaman untuk menentang.
8 Now do you really think you can oppose the kingdom of the Lord, held by David's descendants? You may be a large horde, and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
Sekarang kamu menyangka dapat melawan kekuasaan yang diberikan TUHAN kepada keturunan Daud, karena pasukanmu besar dan kamu mempunyai sapi-sapi emas yang oleh Yerobeam dijadikan dewamu.
9 But didn't you drive out the priests of the Lord, Aaron's descendants, and the Levites, and make priests for yourselves just like people in other nations do? Now anyone who wants to can come and dedicate himself, sacrificing a young bull and seven rams, and he can become a priest of things that really are not gods.
Bukankah imam-imam TUHAN keturunan Harun dan orang-orang Lewi telah kamu usir semuanya? Sebagai gantinya siapa saja yang ingin menjadi imam, asal dia membawa seekor sapi atau tujuh ekor domba, kamu jadikan imam untuk yang bukan Allah, sebab memang begitulah cara bangsa-bangsa lain mengangkat imam mereka. Tetapi kami tidak berbuat seperti itu.
10 But for us, the Lord is our God! We have not abandoned him. We have priests serving the Lord who are descendants of Aaron, and we have Levites who help them in their ministry.
Kami tetap mengabdi kepada TUHAN Allah kami dan tidak meninggalkan Dia. Imam-imam kami tetap keturunan Harun, dan orang-orang Lewi tetap membantu mereka.
11 Morning and evening they present burnt offerings and burn fragrant incense to the Lord. They place the rows of showbread on the purified table, and light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are doing what the Lord our God told us to do, while you have abandoned him.
Setiap pagi dan sore mereka membakar dupa dan mempersembahkan kurban bakaran untuk TUHAN, serta menyediakan roti sajian. Setiap malam mereka menyalakan pelita-pelita pada kaki pelita emas. Kami tetap mentaati perintah-perintah TUHAN, tetapi kamu sudah meninggalkan Dia.
12 God is leading us! His priests blow their trumpets to go into battle against you. People of Israel, don't fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers, for you won't win!”
Pemimpin kami adalah Allah sendiri dan para imam-Nya ada di sini. Mereka sudah siap untuk meniup trompet sebagai tanda bagi kami untuk menyerang kamu. Hai orang Israel, janganlah melawan TUHAN, Allah leluhurmu! Kamu takkan bisa menang!"
13 But Jeroboam had sent troops around to attack from the rear, so that while he and the main force was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
Sementara itu Yerobeam mengirim sebagian dari pasukannya untuk menghadang pasukan Yehuda dari belakang, sedangkan sebagian lagi menghadapi mereka dari depan.
14 Judah turned around and realized that they were having to fight front and rear. They cried out to the Lord for help. Then the priests blew their trumpets,
Ketika pasukan Yehuda melihat bahwa mereka dikepung, mereka berteriak minta tolong kepada TUHAN. Para imam meniup trompet,
15 and the men of Judah gave a loud shout. When they shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel in front of Abijah and Judah.
lalu pasukan Yehuda menyerukan pekik perang dan maju menyerang, dipimpin oleh Abia. Sementara mereka berseru, Allah mengalahkan Yerobeam dan pasukan Israel
16 The Israelites ran away from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah, defeated.
sehingga mereka lari. Allah membuat orang Yehuda menang atas mereka.
17 Abijah and his men hit them hard, and 500,000 of Israel's best warriors were killed.
Besarlah kekalahan yang didatangkan Abia dan pasukannya ke atas orang Israel; 500.000 prajurit mereka yang terbaik tewas.
18 So the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
Orang Yehuda menang, karena mereka mengandalkan TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka.
19 Abijah chased Jeroboam and captured some towns from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
Ketika Abia mengejar pasukan Yerobeam, ia merebut beberapa kota dengan desa-desa di sekitarnya. Kota-kota itu ialah Betel, Yesana dan Efron.
20 Jereboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Eventually the Lord struck him down and he died.
Selama pemerintahan Abia, Yerobeam tidak dapat memulihkan kekuasaannya. Akhirnya ia dibunuh oleh TUHAN.
21 But Abijah grew stronger and stronger. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Sebaliknya, Abia semakin berkuasa. Ia mempunyai 14 orang istri, 22 anak laki-laki dan 16 anak perempuan.
22 The rest of what Abijah did—what he said and what he accomplished—is recorded in the history written by Iddo the Prophet.
Kisah lainnya mengenai Abia, dan mengenai semua perkataan dan perbuatannya telah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Nabi Ido.
