Chronicles II 24
1 Joas was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Sabia of Bersabee.
Yoas berumur 7 tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja Yehuda, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 40 tahun lamanya. Ibunya bernama Zibya dari kota Bersyeba.
2 And Joas did that which right in the sight of the Lord all the days of Jodae the priest.
Selama Imam Yoyada masih hidup, Yoas melakukan hal-hal yang menyenangkan hati TUHAN.
3 And Jodae took to himself two wives, and they bore sons and daughters.
Yoyada memilih dua orang wanita untuk istri Yoas, dan dari mereka Yoas mendapat anak-anak laki-laki dan perempuan.
4 And it came to pass afterward that it came into the heart of Joas to repair the house of the Lord.
Setelah memerintah beberapa waktu lamanya, Yoas memutuskan untuk memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN.
5 And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Juda, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak [of it]. But the Levites hasted not.
Para imam dan orang Lewi diperintahkannya untuk pergi ke penduduk kota-kota di Yehuda dan mengumpulkan uang dari seluruh rakyat untuk perbaikan gedung Rumah TUHAN setiap tahun. Ia menyuruh mereka segera melaksanakan tugas itu, tetapi orang-orang Lewi berlambat-lambat.
6 And king Joas called Jodae the chief, and said to him, Why have you not looked after the Levites, so that they should bring from Juda and Jerusalem that which was prescribed by Moses the man of God, when he assembled Israel at the tabernacle of witness?
Karena itu ia memanggil Imam Yoyada, pemimpin mereka, lalu berkata, "Bukankah Musa hamba TUHAN telah menyuruh rakyat membayar pajak untuk membiayai Kemah TUHAN? Sekarang, mengapa orang-orang Lewi itu tidak Bapak desak untuk mengumpulkan pajak dari rakyat di Yehuda dan Yerusalem?"
7 For Gotholia was a transgressor, and her sons tore down the house of God; for they offered the holy things of the house of the Lord to Baalim.
(Pengikut-pengikut Atalya, wanita jahat itu, sudah merusak Rumah TUHAN, dan banyak dari barang-barang yang dikhususkan untuk Allah telah mereka pakai untuk menyembah Baal.)
8 And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.
Maka raja memerintahkan supaya orang Lewi membuat sebuah kotak uang dan meletakkannya di depan pintu gerbang Rumah TUHAN.
9 And let [men] proclaim in Juda an in Jerusalem, that [the people] should bring to the Lord, as Moses the servant of God spoke concerning Israel in the wilderness.
Di seluruh Yerusalem dan Yehuda diumumkan bahwa semua orang harus membawa pajak untuk TUHAN, seperti yang diwajibkan oleh Musa.
10 And all the princes and all the people gave, and brought in, and cast into the box until it was filled.
Pengumuman itu menyenangkan hati rakyat dan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka. Beramai-ramai mereka memasukkan uang pajak mereka ke dalam kotak itu.
11 And it came to pass, when they brought in the box to the officers of the king by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that the money was more than sufficient, then came the king's scribe, and the officer of the high priest, and emptied the box, and restored it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and collected much money.
Setiap hari kotak itu dibawa oleh orang-orang Lewi kepada pegawai raja untuk diperiksa. Apabila kotak itu telah penuh sekretaris negara dan wakil Imam Agung mengeluarkan uangnya lalu kotak itu dikembalikan ke tempatnya yang semula. Demikianlah mereka lakukan setiap hari, dan banyak sekali uang yang terkumpul.
12 And the king and Jodae the priest gave it to the workmen employed in the service of the house of the Lord, and they hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the Lord, also smiths and braziers to repair the house of the Lord.
Kemudian raja dan Yoyada menyerahkan uang itu kepada orang-orang yang mengepalai perbaikan Rumah TUHAN itu. Lalu orang-orang itu mengupah tukang batu, tukang kayu, dan tukang logam untuk mengerjakan pekerjaan itu.
13 And the workmen wrought, and the works prospered in their hands, and they established the house of the Lord on its foundation, and strengthened [it].
Maka mulailah tukang-tukang itu memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN itu. Mereka semua bekerja begitu sehingga akhirnya Rumah itu menjadi kuat dan bagus seperti semula.
14 And when they had finished [it], they brought to the king and to Jodae the remainder of the money, and they made vessels for the house of the Lord, vessels of service for whole burnt offerings, and gold and silver [censers]: and they offered up whole burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jodae.
Setelah pekerjaan itu selesai, emas dan perak yang selebihnya diserahkan kepada raja dan Yoyada. Lalu emas dan perak itu dipakai untuk membuat perkakas-perkakas bagi Rumah TUHAN, antara lain: alat-alat untuk upacara ibadat, untuk kurban bakaran, piring-piring untuk dupa, dan mangkuk-mangkuk. Selama Imam Yoyada masih hidup, kurban bakaran tetap dipersembahkan di Rumah TUHAN.
15 And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.
Yoyada mencapai usia yang lanjut dan meninggal ketika berumur 130 tahun.
16 And they buried him with the kings in the city of David, because he had dealt well with Israel, and with God and his house.
Ia dikuburkan di makam raja-raja di Kota Daud untuk menghargai jasa-jasanya kepada Allah, kepada Rumah TUHAN dan kepada umat Israel.
17 And it came to pass after the death of Jodae, [that] the princes of Juda went in, and did obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.
Setelah Yoyada meninggal, Yoas dibujuk dan dipengaruhi oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Yehuda sehingga ia tidak lagi mengindahkan ajaran Yoyada.
18 And they forsook the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served the Astartes and idols: and there was wrath upon Juda and Jerusalem in that day.
Maka rakyat tidak lagi beribadat di Rumah TUHAN, Allah leluhur mereka, tetapi menyembah berhala dan patung-patung Dewi Asyera. Dosa mereka itu menyebabkan TUHAN marah kepada Yehuda dan Yerusalem.
19 yet he sent prophets to them, to turn them to the Lord; but they listened not: and he testified to them, but they obeyed not.
TUHAN mengutus nabi-nabi untuk menegur mereka supaya kembali mengabdi kepada TUHAN, tetapi rakyat tidak mau mendengarkan.
20 And the Spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Jodae the priest, and he stood up above the people, and said, Thus says the Lord, Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord? so shall you not prosper; for you have forsaken the Lord, and he will forsake you.
Lalu Roh Allah menguasai Zakharia anak Imam Yoyada. Zakharia tampil di depan rakyat, lalu berseru, "TUHAN Allah berkata, 'Mengapa kamu tidak taat kepada perintah-perintah-Ku dan mencelakakan dirimu sendiri. Kamu tidak peduli kepada-Ku, maka Aku pun tidak peduli kepadamu!'"
21 And they conspired against him, and stone him by command of king Joas in the court of the Lord's house.
Tetapi rakyat berkomplot menentang Zakharia, dan Raja Yoas ikut dalam komplotan itu. Ia tidak ingat akan jasa-jasa dan kesetiaan Yoyada, ayah Zakharia. Atas perintah raja, Zakharia dilempari batu sampai mati di pelataran Rumah TUHAN. Pada saat akan meninggal, Zakharia berseru, "Semoga TUHAN melihat perbuatanmu ini dan membalasnya!"
22 So Joas remembered not the kindness which his father Jodae had exercised towards him, but killed his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon [it], and judge.
23 And it came to pass after the end of the year, [that] the host of Syria went up against him, and came against Juda and Jerusalem: and they killed all the chiefs of the people among the people, and all their spoils they sent to the king of Damascus.
Tahun itu juga, pada pergantian musim, tentara Siria menyerang Yehuda dan Yerusalem. Mereka membunuh semua pemimpin dan mengangkut banyak barang rampasan ke Damsyik.
24 For the army of Syria came with few men, yet God gave into their hands a very large army, because they had forsaken the God of their fathers; and he brought judgments on Joas.
Tentara Siria sedikit saja jumlahnya, tetapi TUHAN membiarkan mereka mengalahkan tentara Yehuda yang jauh lebih besar, karena orang Yehuda tidak menghiraukan TUHAN Allah leluhur mereka. Dengan cara itu TUHAN menghukum Raja Yoas.
25 And after they had departed from him, when they had left him in sore diseases, then his servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jodae the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchre of the kings.
Yoas luka berat. Setelah tentara musuh pergi, dua orang pegawainya berkomplot. Mereka membunuh dia di tempat tidurnya sebagai balasan terhadap pembunuhan anak Imam Yoyada. Raja Yoas dikuburkan di Kota Daud, tetapi tidak di makam raja-raja.
26 And they that conspired against him were Zabed the son of Samaath the Ammanite, and Jozabed the son of Samareth the Moabite.
(Orang-orang yang berkomplot melawan dia adalah Zabad anak Simeat wanita Amon, dan Yozabad anak Simrit wanita Moab.)
27 And all his sons, and the five came to him: and the other [matters], behold, they are written in the book of the kings. And Amasias his son reigned in his stead.
Kisah mengenai anak-anak Yoas, mengenai ramalan-ramalan yang tidak baik tentang dia, dan mengenai bagaimana ia memperbaiki Rumah TUHAN, semuanya tercantum dalam buku Penjelasan Kitab Raja-raja. Amazia, putra Yoas, menjadi raja menggantikan ayahnya.
