2 Chronicles 20
1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
Beberapa waktu kemudian tentara Moab dan Amon, bersama-sama dengan sekutu mereka tentara Meunim, menyerang Yehuda.
2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
Maka datanglah orang membawa berita ini kepada Raja Yosafat, "Banyak sekali tentara Edom telah datang dari seberang Laut Mati untuk menyerbu Baginda. Mereka sudah merebut Hazezon-Tamar." (Hazezon-Tamar adalah nama lain untuk En-Gedi.)
3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Yosafat menjadi takut lalu ia berdoa minta petunjuk dari TUHAN. Kemudian ia memerintahkan supaya seluruh rakyat berpuasa.
4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
Dari setiap kota di Yehuda orang pergi ke Yerusalem untuk minta tolong kepada TUHAN.
5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
Mereka bersama-sama dengan penduduk Yerusalem berkumpul di pelataran yang baru di Rumah TUHAN. Raja Yosafat berdiri di depan mereka,
6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, are not you God in heaven? and rule not you over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in your hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand you?
dan berdoa dengan suara keras, "Ya TUHAN, Allah leluhur kami! Engkau Allah di surga dan memerintah atas semua bangsa di bumi. Engkau berkuasa dan kuat; tak seorang pun sanggup melawan Engkau.
7 Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the seed of Abraham your friend for ever?
Engkaulah Allah kami. Ketika umat-Mu, bangsa Israel, datang ke negeri ini, Engkau mengusir orang-orang yang pada waktu itu tinggal di sini. Lalu Engkau memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunan Abraham, sahabat-Mu, untuk menjadi tanah milik mereka selama-lamanya.
8 And they dwelt therein, and have built you a sanctuary therein for your name, saying,
Mereka telah tinggal di sini dan mendirikan sebuah rumah tempat menyembah Engkau. Mereka tahu
9 If, when evil comes upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in your presence, (for your name is in this house, ) and cry unto you in our affliction, then you will hear and help.
bahwa kalau mereka mendapat hukuman karena dosa-dosa mereka, dan mereka ditimpa peperangan, wabah penyakit, atau kelaparan, mereka dapat datang kepada-Mu dan berdiri di depan rumah ibadat ini. Di dalam kesukaran mereka, mereka dapat berdoa kepada-Mu, dan Engkau akan mendengarkan dan menolong mereka.
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
Sekarang bangsa Amon, Moab dan Edom menyerang kami. Ketika leluhur kami datang dari Mesir, Engkau tidak mengizinkan mereka menduduki negeri bangsa-bangsa itu. Maka leluhur kami mengambil jalan keliling dan tidak menghancurkan bangsa Amon, Moab dan Edom itu.
11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.
Sekarang, beginilah tindakan bangsa-bangsa itu kepada kami. Mereka mau mengusir kami dari negeri yang Kauberikan kepada kami.
12 O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.
Engkaulah Allah kami! Hukumlah mereka, karena kami ini tak berdaya menghadapi tentara yang banyak itu, yang mau menyerang kami. Kami tidak tahu harus berbuat apa, sebab itu kami datang kepada-Mu minta tolong."
13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
Sementara itu semua orang laki-laki Yehuda bersama dengan istri dan anak-anak mereka berdiri di Rumah TUHAN.
14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
Di tengah-tengah orang banyak itu ada seorang Lewi bernama Yahaziel. Ia anak Zakharia dari kaum Asaf dalam garis keturunan Benaya, Yeiel, Matanya. Pada saat itu Yahaziel dikuasai Roh TUHAN,
15 And he said, Hearken all of you, all Judah, and all of you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat, Thus says the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
dan ia berkata, "Paduka Yang Mulia serta Saudara-saudara sekalian. TUHAN berkata bahwa kalian tidak boleh putus asa atau takut menghadapi tentara yang banyak itu. Sebab yang bertempur bukan kalian, melainkan Allah.
16 Tomorrow go all of you down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and all of you shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
Besok pada waktu mereka naik melalui jalan menanjak di Zis, seranglah mereka. Kalian akan berhadapan dengan mereka pada ujung lembah di depan padang gurun dekat Yeruel.
17 All of you shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand all of you still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
Kalian tidak perlu bertempur dalam perang ini. Pergilah ke tempat yang telah ditentukan bagimu dan tunggu saja di situ. Kalian akan melihat TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepada kalian. Hai penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem, janganlah cemas atau takut. Masukilah saja pertempuran itu, TUHAN akan menolong kalian!"
18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
Maka sujudlah Raja Yosafat. Seluruh rakyat turut juga dengan dia sujud menyembah TUHAN.
19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
Lalu orang-orang Lewi dari kaum Kehat dan Korah berdiri, dan bersorak memuji TUHAN, Allah Israel.
20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and all of you inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall all of you be established; believe his prophets, so shall all of you prosper.
Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi benar, rakyat keluar dan pergi ke daerah padang gurun dekat Tekoa. Ketika mereka hendak berangkat, Yosafat memberikan pesan ini kepada mereka, "Rakyat Yehuda dan Yerusalem! Percayalah kepada TUHAN Allahmu, maka kamu akan sanggup bertahan. Terimalah nasihat dari nabi-nabimu, maka kamu akan berhasil!"
21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endures for ever.
Setelah berunding dengan rakyat, raja menyuruh paduan suara memakai pakaian seragam yang biasanya dipakai pada upacara-upacara khusus dalam agama. Paduan suara itu harus berbaris dengan semarak di depan barisan tentara sambil menyanyi, "Pujilah TUHAN! Kasih-Nya kekal abadi!"
22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
Pada waktu paduan suara itu mulai bersorak menyanyi, TUHAN mengadakan kekacauan di tengah-tengah tentara musuh yang sedang menyerang.
23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
Tentara Amon dan Moab menyerang tentara Edom dan menghancurkannya sama sekali. Kemudian mereka balik menyerang satu sama lain dengan sengit.
24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
Ketika tentara Yehuda sampai pada menara jaga di padang gurun dan mengamati tempat musuh, mereka melihat mayat-mayat musuh berserakan di tanah. Tidak seorang pun dari tentara musuh itu yang hidup.
25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
Maka Yosafat bersama anak buahnya pergi merampas barang-barang musuh. Mereka menemukan banyak ternak, perlengkapan, pakaian, dan barang-barang berharga lainnya. Sesudah mengumpulkan barang-barang itu tiga hari lamanya, masih banyak barang-barang lain, sehingga terpaksa ditinggalkan.
26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
Pada hari keempat mereka semua berkumpul di Lembah Pujian dan memuji TUHAN atas semua yang telah dilakukan-Nya. Itu sebabnya lembah itu disebut "Pujian".
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
Lalu Yosafat memimpin seluruh pasukan pulang ke Yerusalem dengan sukacita karena TUHAN sudah mengalahkan musuh mereka.
28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.
Ketika tiba di kota, mereka berbaris ke Rumah TUHAN diiringi kecapi dan trompet.
29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
Semua negara lain menjadi takut ketika mendengar bagaimana TUHAN mengalahkan musuh-musuh Israel.
30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
Itu sebabnya Yosafat memerintah dengan tenteram, dan TUHAN memberikan kepadanya keadaan damai di seluruh negeri.
31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he 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.
Yosafat menjadi raja Yehuda pada usia 35 tahun, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 25 tahun lamanya. Ibunya ialah Azuba anak Silhi.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
Seperti Asa ayahnya, Yosafat melakukan yang baik pada pemandangan TUHAN.
33 Nevertheless the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
Tetapi tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala tidak dihancurkannya. Rakyat belum juga dengan sepenuh hati beribadat kepada Allah leluhur mereka.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
Kisah lainnya mengenai Yosafat, dari permulaan sampai akhir pemerintahannya, dicatat dalam Riwayat Yehu Anak Hanani, yang tercantum dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.
35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
Pada suatu waktu Yosafat raja Yehuda mengadakan hubungan persahabatan dengan Ahazia raja Israel, yang melakukan banyak kejahatan.
36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.
Di pelabuhan Ezion-Geber mereka membuat kapal-kapal untuk berlayar ke Tarsis.
37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken your works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
Tetapi Nabi Eliezer anak Dodawa dari kota Maresa memberi peringatan kepada Yosafat, katanya, "Karena Baginda mengadakan hubungan persahabatan dengan Ahazia, TUHAN akan menghancurkan pekerjaan Baginda." Maka hancurlah kapal-kapal yang telah dibuatnya sehingga tak dapat berlayar sama sekali.
