2 Kings 10

1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

Raja Ahab mempunyai tujuh puluh anak cucu di kota Samaria. Sebab itu Yehu mengirim surat ke Samaria, kepada para wali anak cucu Ahab dan kepada penguasa-penguasa serta pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota itu. Bunyi surat itu begini,

2 Now as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

"Anak cucu Ahab ada dalam pengawasan kalian, dan kalian mempunyai kereta perang, kuda, senjata dan kota berbenteng. Sebab itu, segera setelah kalian menerima surat ini,

3 Look even out the best and fittest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

pilihlah yang terbaik dari antara anak cucu Ahab itu dan angkatlah dia menjadi raja, lalu berjuanglah membela dia."

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

Penguasa-penguasa Samaria menjadi takut. Mereka berkata, "Raja Yoram dan Raja Ahazia pun tidak bisa melawan Yehu, apalagi kita!"

5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you shall bid us; we will not make any king: do you that which is good in your eyes.

Karena itu kepala istana dan walikota bersama pemuka-pemuka masyarakat dan para wali anak cucu Ahab itu mengirim berita ini kepada Yehu, "Kami takluk kepada Tuan dan bersedia melakukan apa saja yang Tuan perintahkan kepada kami. Kami tidak akan mengangkat siapa pun menjadi raja. Lakukanlah apa yang baik menurut pandangan Tuan."

6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If all of you be mine, and if all of you will hearken unto my voice, take all of you the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

Lalu Yehu mengirim lagi surat kepada mereka, bunyinya, "Kalau kalian ada di pihakku, serta bersedia menuruti perintah-perintahku, bunuhlah anak cucu Ahab itu, dan besok pada waktu seperti ini bawalah kepala-kepala mereka kepadaku di Yizreel." Ketujuh puluh anak cucu Raja Ahab itu tinggal pada pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota Samaria, dan diasuh oleh mereka.

7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

Setelah menerima surat Yehu, pemuka-pemuka masyarakat kota Samaria itu membunuh ketujuh puluh anak cucu Ahab itu lalu kepala-kepala mereka dimasukkan ke dalam keranjang dan dikirim kepada Yehu di Yizreel.

8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay all of you them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

Setelah hal itu diberitahukan kepada Yehu, ia memerintahkan supaya kepala-kepala itu disusun menjadi dua tumpukan pada gerbang kota, dan dibiarkan di situ sampai pagi.

9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, All of you be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

Pagi-pagi keluarlah Yehu ke pintu gerbang, lalu berkata kepada orang-orang yang berkumpul di situ, "Sayalah yang bersekongkol melawan Raja Yoram dan membunuh dia; kalian tidak bersalah dalam hal itu. Tetapi semua orang ini bukan saya yang membunuh.

10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.

Inilah buktinya bahwa segala yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang anak cucu Ahab akan terjadi. TUHAN sudah melaksanakan apa yang diucapkan-Nya melalui Elia hamba-Nya."

11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

Kemudian Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab yang lain yang tinggal di Yizreel, dan semua pegawai, teman-teman karib, dan imam-imamnya; tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.

12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

Yehu meninggalkan Yizreel lalu pergi ke Samaria. Di tengah jalan, di tempat yang disebut "Perkampungan Gembala",

13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are all of you? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

ia berjumpa dengan beberapa sanak saudara Ahazia raja Yehuda. Ia bertanya, "Kalian siapa?" "Kami sanak saudara Ahazia," jawab mereka. "Kami hendak ke Yizreel untuk mengunjungi seluruh keluarga raja dan anak cucu Ratu Izebel."

14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

"Tangkap mereka hidup-hidup!" perintah Yehu kepada anak buahnya. Maka orang-orang itu ditangkap, lalu dibunuh di dekat sebuah sumur yang kering, semuanya empat puluh dua orang. Tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.

15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

Yehu meneruskan perjalanannya. Di tengah jalan, ia disambut oleh Yonadab anak Rekhab. Yehu memberi salam kepadanya dan berkata, "Bukankah kita sehati? Maukah engkau menyokong saya?" "Ya," jawab Yonadab. "Kalau begitu, mari kita berjabat tangan," balas Yehu. Mereka berjabatan tangan, dan Yehu menolong Yonadab naik ke dalam keretanya,

16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

sambil berkata, "Mari ikut dan saksikan sendiri bagaimana giatnya saya untuk TUHAN." Lalu mereka bersama-sama naik kereta ke Samaria.

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spoke to Elijah.

Setibanya di sana Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab, tidak seorang pun yang tertinggal. Hal itu terjadi sesuai dengan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Elia.

18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

Yehu menyuruh penduduk Samaria berkumpul lalu ia berkata, "Raja Ahab kurang giat mengabdi kepada Baal; aku akan lebih giat dari dia.

19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be lacking: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be lacking, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

Sebab itu kumpulkanlah semua nabi Baal dan penyembahnya serta imam-imamnya; seorang pun jangan terkecuali. Aku akan mempersembahkan kurban yang besar untuk Baal. Siapa tidak hadir akan dihukum mati." Tetapi itu hanya suatu siasat dari Yehu untuk membunuh semua penyembah Baal.

20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Yehu memberi perintah ini: "Tentukanlah satu hari khusus untuk menyembah Baal!" Maka orang menentukan hari itu

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

dan Yehu mengumumkannya di seluruh Israel. Pada hari itu datanglah semua penyembah Baal, tidak seorang pun yang ketinggalan. Mereka masuk ke kuil Baal dan memenuhi gedung itu dari depan sampai ke belakang.

22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

Yehu memerintahkan supaya pengurus pakaian-pakaian ibadat di kuil itu memberikan pakaian-pakaian itu kepada orang-orang yang datang untuk beribadat kepada Baal. Sesudah perintah itu dilaksanakan,

23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

Yehu memasuki kuil Baal itu bersama Yonadab anak Rekhab, dan berkata kepada orang-orang di sana, "Periksalah dengan teliti apakah semua yang hadir ini hanya penyembah Baal. Jangan sampai ada di sini orang yang menyembah TUHAN."

24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

Lalu Yehu dan Yonadab mempersembahkan kurban kepada Baal. Di luar gedung, Yehu sudah menempatkan 80 pengawal dan perwira. Ia juga telah memberikan perintah ini kepada mereka, "Kalian harus membunuh semua orang itu. Siapa membiarkan satu dari mereka melarikan diri, akan dibunuh!"

25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they stroke them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

Segera setelah Yehu mempersembahkan kurban, ia keluar dan berkata kepada para pengawal dan perwira-perwira itu, "Masuklah dan bunuh mereka semua. Jangan biarkan seorang pun lolos!" Maka masuklah mereka dengan pedang terhunus, dan membunuh semua orang di situ, lalu menyeret mayat-mayat itu ke luar. Kemudian mereka masuk ke bagian dalam kuil,

26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

dan mengeluarkan patung Baal lalu membakarnya.

27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

Patung itu dimusnahkan bersama gedungnya lalu tempat itu dijadikan tempat buang air sampai pada hari ini.

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

Demikianlah Yehu menyapu bersih penyembahan Baal di Israel.

29 Nevertheless from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to know, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

Sebab itu TUHAN berkata begini kepada Yehu, "Segala yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu untuk dilakukan terhadap keturunan Ahab telah kaulaksanakan. Karena itu Aku berjanji bahwa anak cucumu sampai keturunan keempat akan menjadi raja atas Israel." Tetapi Yehu tidak dengan sepenuh hati mentaati hukum TUHAN, Allah Israel. Ia menuruti perbuatan Yerobeam yang membuat orang Israel berdosa dengan menyembah lembu emas yang didirikannya di Betel dan di Dan.

30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because you have done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and have done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, your children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael stroke them in all the coasts of Israel;

Pada waktu itu TUHAN mulai memperkecil daerah Israel. Hazael raja Siria merebut seluruh daerah Israel

33 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan sampai ke selatan sejauh kota Aroer dekat Sungai Arnon, termasuk daerah Gilead dan Basan, tempat tinggal suku Gad, Ruben dan Manasye timur.

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Kisah lainnya mengenai Yehu, termasuk jasa-jasa kepahlawanannya, dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.

35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his position.

Yehu memerintah sebagai raja Israel 28 tahun lamanya. Ia meninggal dan dikuburkan di Samaria. Lalu Yoahas anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.

36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.