2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Hizkia berumur dua puluh lima tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan dua puluh sembilan tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Abia, anak Zakharia.

2 He did what was right in the Lord's sight, just as his forefather David had done.

Ia melakukan apa yang benar di mata TUHAN, tepat seperti yang dilakukan Daud, bapa leluhurnya.

3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened the doors of the Lord's Temple and repaired them.

Pada tahun pertama pemerintahannya, dalam bulan yang pertama, ia membuka pintu-pintu rumah TUHAN dan memperbaikinya.

4 He summoned the priests and the Levites, and had them gather on the square to the east.

Ia mendatangkan para imam dan orang-orang Lewi, dan mengumpulkan mereka di halaman sebelah timur.

5 He told them, “Listen to me, Levites. Purify yourselves now and purify the Temple of the Lord, the God of your forefathers. Take away from the Holy Place everything that is filthy.

Katanya kepada mereka: "Dengarlah, hai orang-orang Lewi! Sekarang kuduskanlah dirimu dan kuduskanlah rumah TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu! Keluarkanlah kecemaran dari tempat kudus!

6 For our fathers were sinful, and did what was evil in the Lord's sight. They abandoned him and paid no attention to the Lord's Temple, turning their backs on him.

Karena nenek moyang kita telah berubah setia. Mereka melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN, Allah kita, telah meninggalkan-Nya, mereka telah memalingkan muka dari kediaman TUHAN dan membelakangi-Nya.

7 They shut the doors at the entrance to the Temple and put out the lamps. They didn't burn incense or present burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.

Bahkan mereka menutup pintu-pintu balai rumah TUHAN dan memadamkan segala pelita. Mereka tidak membakar korban ukupan dan tidak mempersembahkan korban bakaran bagi Allah orang Israel di tempat kudus,

8 So the Lord's anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem, and he made them into something appalling, terrifying, and ridiculous, as you can see for yourselves.

sehingga murka TUHAN menimpa Yehuda dan Yerusalem. Ia membuat mereka menjadi kengerian, kedahsyatan dan sasaran suitan seperti yang kamu lihat dengan matamu sendiri.

9 As a result, our fathers have died in battle, and our sons and our daughters and our wives have been captured.

Karena hal itulah nenek moyang kita tewas oleh pedang, dan anak-anak lelaki dan anak-anak perempuan kita beserta isteri-isteri kita menjadi tawanan.

10 But now I'm going to make an agreement with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will no longer fall on us.

Sekarang aku bermaksud mengikat perjanjian dengan TUHAN, Allah Israel, supaya murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala itu undur dari pada kita.

11 My sons, don't neglect your responsibilities, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence to serve him, and to be his ministers presenting burnt offerings.”

Anak-anakku, sekarang janganlah kamu lengah, karena kamu telah dipilih TUHAN untuk berdiri di hadapan-Nya untuk melayani Dia, untuk menyelenggarakan kebaktian dan membakar korban bagi-Nya."

12 Then the Levites went to work. They were Mahath, son of Amasai, and Joel, son of Azariah, from the Kohathites; Kish, son of Abdi, and Azariah, son of Jehallelel, from the Merarites; Joah, son of Zimmah, and Eden, son of Joah, from the Gershonites;

Lalu bangunlah orang-orang Lewi itu, yakni dari bani Kehat: Mahat bin Amasai dan Yoel bin Azaria, dari bani Merari: Kish bin Abdi dan Azaria bin Yehaleleel, dari orang Gerson: Yoah bin Zima dan Eden bin Yoah,

13 from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

dari bani Elisafan: Simri dan Yeiel, dari bani Asaf: Zakharia dan Matanya,

14 from the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and from the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

dari bani Heman: Yehiel dan Simei, dan dari bani Yedutun: Semaya dan Uziel.

15 They called together the other Levites and all of them purified themselves. Then they went in to clean the Lord's Temple, as the king had commanded, following the instructions as required by the Lord.

Mereka mengumpulkan saudara-saudaranya dan menguduskan dirinya. Kemudian mereka datang menurut perintah raja, sesuai dengan firman TUHAN, lalu mentahirkan rumah TUHAN.

16 The priests went into the inner sanctuary of the Lord's Temple to clean it. They removed all the unclean things that they found in the Lord's Temple and placed them in the Temple courtyard. Then the Levites took them out and carried them to the Kidron Valley.

Sesudah itu masuklah para imam ke bagian dalam rumah TUHAN untuk mentahirkannya. Semua yang najis, yang didapati mereka di dalam bait TUHAN, dibawa ke pelataran rumah TUHAN; orang-orang Lewi menerimanya untuk diangkut ke luar, ke lembah Kidron.

17 They started the work of purification on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they had reached the Temple porch. For eight more days they worked on purifying the Temple itself, and finished on the sixteenth day of the first month.

Pekerjaan menguduskan itu dimulai pada tanggal satu bulan yang pertama. Pada hari kedelapan bulan itu mereka sampai ke balai rumah TUHAN dan menguduskan seluruh rumah TUHAN dalam delapan hari. Mereka selesai pada hari keenam belas bulan pertama.

18 Then they went in to tell King Hezekiah, “We have cleaned the entire Temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.

Lalu masuklah mereka menghadap raja Hizkia dan berkata: "Kami telah mentahirkan seluruh rumah TUHAN, juga mezbah korban bakaran dengan segala perkakasnya dan meja roti sajian dengan segala perkakasnya.

19 We have recovered and purified all the items that King Ahaz threw away during his reign when he was unfaithful. They are now before the Lord's altar.”

Dan segala perkakas, yang dibuang raja Ahas, ketika ia berubah setia pada masa pemerintahannya, telah kami sediakan dan kami kuduskan. Sekarang semuanya itu ada di depan mezbah TUHAN!"

20 King Hezekiah got up early, summoned the city officials, and went to the Lord's Temple.

Maka pagi-pagi raja Hizkia mengumpulkan pemimpin-pemimpin kota, dan pergi ke rumah TUHAN.

21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. The king ordered the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

Mereka membawa tujuh ekor lembu jantan, tujuh ekor domba jantan, tujuh ekor domba muda dan tujuh ekor kambing jantan sebagai korban penghapus dosa untuk keluarga raja, untuk tempat kudus dan untuk Yehuda. Ia memerintahkan anak-anak Harun, yakni para imam, untuk mempersembahkannya di atas mezbah TUHAN.

22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

Lalu mereka menyembelih lembu-lembu itu; para imam menerima darahnya dan menyiramkannya pada mezbah. Kemudian mereka, menyembelih domba-domba jantan dan menyiramkan darahnya pada mezbah. Sesudah itu mereka menyembelih domba-domba muda dan menyiramkan darahnya pada mezbah.

23 Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who placed their hands on them.

Selanjutnya mereka membawa kambing-kambing jantan yang akan menjadi korban penghapus dosa ke hadapan raja dan jemaah. Mereka meletakkan tangannya ke atas kambing-kambing itu.

24 Then the priests killed the goats and placed their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for the whole of Israel, because the king had ordered that the burnt offering and sin offering were for the whole of Israel.

Dan para imam menyembelihnya dan mempersembahkan darahnya di atas mezbah sebagai korban penghapus dosa untuk mengadakan pendamaian bagi seluruh Israel. Sebab raja telah memerintahkan untuk mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan korban penghapus dosa itu bagi seluruh Israel.

25 Hezekiah had the Levites stand in the Lord's Temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres, following the instructions of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet. The instructions had come from the Lord through His prophets.

Ia menempatkan orang-orang Lewi di rumah TUHAN dengan ceracap, gambus, dan kecapi sesuai dengan perintah Daud dan Gad, pelihat raja, dan nabi Natan, karena dari Tuhanlah perintah itu, dengan perantaraan nabi-nabi-Nya.

26 The Levites stood with the musical instruments provided by David, with the priests holding their trumpets.

Maka berdirilah orang-orang Lewi dengan alat-alat musik Daud, demikian pula para imam dengan nafiri.

27 Then Hezekiah gave the order for the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. As the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began at the same time, the trumpets sounded, and music was played on the instruments of David, once king of Israel.

Lalu Hizkia memerintahkan untuk mempersembahkan korban bakaran di atas mezbah. Pada saat persembahan korban bakaran dimulai, mulailah pula dinyanyikan nyanyian bagi TUHAN dan dibunyikan nafiri, dengan iringan alat-alat musik Daud, raja Israel.

28 All the people in the assembly were worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. This continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Seluruh jemaah sujud menyembah sementara nyanyian dinyanyikan dan nafiri dibunyikan. Semuanya itu berlangsung sampai korban bakaran habis terbakar.

29 Once the offerings were completed, the king and everyone there with him bowed down and worshiped.

Sehabis korban bakaran dipersembahkan, raja dan semua orang yang hadir bersama-sama dia berlutut dan sujud menyembah.

30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the Lord using the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with joy, and bowed their heads and worshiped.

Lalu raja Hizkia dan para pemimpin memerintahkan orang-orang Lewi menyanyikan puji-pujian untuk TUHAN dengan kata-kata Daud dan Asaf, pelihat itu. Maka mereka menyanyikan puji-pujian dengan sukaria, lalu berlutut dan sujud menyembah.

31 Then Hezekiah told them, “Now that you have dedicated yourselves to the Lord, come and bring your sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord's Temple.” So the people in the assembly brought their sacrifices and thank offerings, and everyone who wanted to brought burnt offerings.

Kemudian berbicaralah Hizkia: "Sekarang kamu telah mentahbiskan dirimu untuk TUHAN. Mendekatlah dan bawalah korban-korban sembelihan dan korban-korban syukur ke rumah TUHAN!" Lalu jemaah membawa korban-korban sembelihan dan korban-korban puji-pujian; setiap orang yang rela hati membawa juga korban-korban bakaran.

32 The total number of burnt offerings they brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were to be a burnt offering to the Lord.

Jumlah korban bakaran yang dibawa jemaah ialah: lembu tujuh puluh ekor, domba jantan seratus ekor dan domba muda dua ratus ekor. Semuanya sebagai korban bakaran bagi TUHAN.

33 In addition there were dedicated offerings of six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.

Persembahan-persembahan kudus terdiri dari: lembu sapi enam ratus ekor dan kambing domba tiga ribu ekor.

34 Since there weren't enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite relatives helped them until the work was finished and the priests had been purified. (The Levites had been more conscientious in purifying themselves than the priests had.)

Tetapi jumlah imam terlalu sedikit, sehingga mereka tidak sanggup menguliti semua korban bakaran. Oleh sebab itu saudara-saudara mereka, orang-orang Lewi, membantu mereka sampai pekerjaan itu selesai dan sampai para imam menguduskan dirinya. Sebab orang-orang Lewi itu lebih bersungguh-sungguh menguduskan dirinya dari pada para imam.

35 Apart from the large number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the friendship offerings, as well as the drink offerings that went with the burnt offerings. In this way the service of the Lord's Temple was restored.

Lagipula korban bakaran itu banyak, dengan segala lemak korban keselamatan dan segala korban curahan pada korban-korban bakaran itu. Demikianlah ibadah di rumah TUHAN ditetapkan kembali.

36 Hezekiah and everyone there were so happy at what God done for the people, because everything had been achieved so quickly.

Hizkia dan seluruh rakyat bersukacita akan apa yang telah ditetapkan Allah bagi bangsa itu, karena hal itu terjadi dengan tak disangka-sangka.