1 Kings 22
1 And they continued three years without 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 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came 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 unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not 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 he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
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 Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of Yhwh to day.
Tetapi sebaiknya kita tanyakan dulu kepada TUHAN."
6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand 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 Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Yhwh besides, that we might enquire of 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 unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of Yhwh: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat 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 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
Maka Ahab memanggil seorang pegawai istana lalu menyuruh dia segera pergi menjemput Mikha.
10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in an open place in the entrance of the gate 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 Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith Yhwh, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
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 so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for Yhwh shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
Semua nabi yang lain setuju dan berkata, "Serbulah Ramot, Baginda akan berhasil. TUHAN akan memberi kemenangan kepada Baginda."
13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
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 Micaiah said, As Yhwh liveth, what Yhwh saith unto me, that will I speak.
Tetapi Mikha menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, aku hanya akan mengatakan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadaku!"
15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for Yhwh 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 unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of Yhwh?
Ahab menjawab, "Kalau kau berbicara kepadaku demi nama TUHAN, katakanlah yang benar. Berapa kali engkau harus kuperingatkan tentang hal itu?"
17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: And Yhwh said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house 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 unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
Lalu kata Ahab kepada Yosafat, "Benar kataku, bukan? Tidak pernah ia meramalkan yang baik untuk aku! Selalu yang jelek saja!"
19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of Yhwh: I saw Yhwh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by 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 Yhwh said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
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 Yhwh, and said, I will persuade him.
Akhirnya tampillah suatu roh. Ia mendekati TUHAN dan berkata, 'Akulah yang akan membujuk dia.'
22 And Yhwh said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: 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 Now therefore, behold, Yhwh hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, And Yhwh hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yhwh from me to speak unto thee?
Maka majulah Nabi Zedekia mendekati Mikha lalu menampar mukanya dan berkata, "Mana mungkin Roh TUHAN meninggalkan aku dan berbicara kepadamu?"
25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
Mikha menjawab, "Nanti kaulihat buktinya pada waktu engkau masuk ke sebuah kamar untuk bersembunyi."
26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
"Tangkap dia!" perintah Raja Ahab, "dan bawa dia kepada Amon, wali kota, dan kepada Pangeran Yoas.
27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
Suruh mereka memasukkan dia ke dalam penjara, dan memberi dia makan dan minum sedikit saja sampai aku kembali dengan selamat."
28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Yhwh hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
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 and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead.
Kemudian Ahab raja Israel, dan Yosafat raja Yehuda pergi menyerang kota Ramot di Gilead.
30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And 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 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
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 Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat 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 perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
maka mereka pun menyadari bahwa ia bukan raja Israel. Lalu mereka berhenti menyerang dia.
34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me 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 battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst 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 there went a proclamation throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
Menjelang matahari terbenam seluruh pasukan Israel diperintahkan untuk pulang ke kota dan ke daerahnya masing-masing,
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
karena raja sudah meninggal. Lalu pulanglah mereka dan menguburkan jenazah Ahab di Samaria.
38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of Yhwh which he spake.
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 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not 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 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
Setelah Ahab meninggal, Ahazia anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Pada tahun keempat pemerintahan Ahab raja Israel, Yosafat anak Asa menjadi raja atas Yehuda.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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 ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yhwh: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in 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 Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
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 evil in the sight of Yhwh, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
Ia berdosa kepada TUHAN dengan menuruti jejak ayahnya dan ibunya serta jejak Raja Yerobeam yang menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa.
53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Yhwh God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
Ia menyembah Baal dan mengabdi kepadanya. Dan seperti ayahnya yang memerintah sebelumnya, ia pun membangkitkan kemarahan TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel.
