2 Chronicles 26
1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
Sesudah Amazia meninggal, seluruh rakyat Yehuda memilih Uzia putranya menjadi raja. Pada waktu itu ia berumur 16 tahun. Ibunya bernama Yekholya, wanita Yerusalem. Uzia memerintah di Yerusalem 52 tahun lamanya. Dialah yang merebut dan membangun kembali kota Elot.
2 He built Eilat, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jecoliah, of Jerusalem.
4 He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
Seperti ayahnya, Uzia pun melakukan yang menyenangkan hati TUHAN.
5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the fear of God, and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
Zakharia adalah penasihat rohaninya. Selama Zakharia masih hidup, Uzia dengan setia beribadat kepada TUHAN sehingga TUHAN memberkatinya.
6 He went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
Uzia bertempur melawan orang Filistin. Ia meruntuhkan tembok-tembok kota Gat, Yabne, dan Asdod, lalu mendirikan kota-kota berbenteng dekat Asdod dan di daerah lain di Filistin.
7 God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.
Allah menolong dia mengalahkan orang Filistin, dan orang Arab yang tinggal di Gur-Baal serta orang Meunim.
8 The Meunites gave tribute to Uzziah, and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he grew exceeding strong.
Orang Amon membayar upeti kepada Uzia. Ia makin berkuasa sehingga namanya tersohor sampai ke Mesir.
9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, and at the Valley Gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
Untuk memperkuat kota Yerusalem, Uzia mendirikan menara di Pintu Gerbang Sudut, di Pintu Gerbang Lembah dan di tikungan tembok.
10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had many cattle; in the Shephelah and in the plain he had farmers, and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile fields, for he loved the land.
Ia juga mendirikan menara-menara berbenteng di daerah padang, dan menggali banyak sumur karena ternaknya banyak sekali, baik di dataran tinggi maupun di dataran rendah di sebelah barat. Karena ia menaruh perhatian pada pertanian, maka ia mempekerjakan banyak orang untuk membuka kebun-kebun anggur di daerah pegunungan, dan untuk menggarap tanah di daerah-daerah yang subur.
11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
Uzia mempunyai tentara besar yang selalu siap untuk bertempur. Mereka terdiri atas kesatuan-kesatuan yang jumlahnya dicatat oleh kedua sekretaris raja, yaitu Yeiel dan Maaseya di bawah pimpinan Hananya, salah seorang anggota staf raja.
12 The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses, even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.
Seluruh angkatan bersenjata itu terdiri dari 307.500 prajurit dipimpin oleh 2.600 perwira. Mereka semua mempunyai kemampuan yang sangat besar untuk bertempur dan membantu raja mengalahkan musuh.
13 Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.
14 Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
Uzia memperlengkapi tentaranya itu dengan perisai tombak, topi baja, baju besi, busur dan panah, serta batu pengumban.
15 He made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. His name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, until he was strong.
Di Yerusalem para ahli senjatanya telah menciptakan alat yang dapat membidikkan anak panah dan batu-batu besar dari dalam menara dan sudut-sudut tembok kota. Uzia termasyhur di mana-mana, dan ia menjadi sangat berkuasa karena Allah sangat menolong dia.
16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against the LORD his God; for he went into the LORD's temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Setelah Raja Uzia kuat, ia menjadi sombong, dan itu menyebabkan kehancurannya. Ia melanggar perintah TUHAN Allahnya karena memasuki Rumah TUHAN untuk membakar dupa di atas mezbah dupa.
17 Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the LORD, who were valiant men:
Tetapi Imam Azarya bersama 80 imam lain yang kuat-kuat dan berani mengikuti dia
18 and they resisted Uzziah the king, and said to him, "It isn't for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, but for the priests the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the sanctuary; for you have trespassed; neither shall it be for your honor from the LORD God."
untuk menentang perbuatannya itu. Mereka berkata, "Paduka Yang Mulia! Baginda tidak berhak membakar dupa untuk TUHAN. Itu tugas imam-imam keturunan Harun, sebab merekalah yang dikhususkan untuk itu. Hendaklah Baginda meninggalkan tempat yang suci ini! Baginda telah melawan TUHAN Allah, dan tidak lagi mendapat restu-Nya."
19 Then Uzziah was angry; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was angry with the priests, the leprosy broke forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, beside the altar of incense.
Pada waktu itu Uzia sedang berdiri di dekat mezbah dupa di Rumah TUHAN dengan alat pembakar dupa di tangannya. Ia marah kepada imam-imam itu, dan tiba-tiba timbul penyakit kulit yang mengerikan pada dahinya.
20 Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked on him, and look, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there; yes, himself hurried also to go out, because the LORD had struck him.
Azarya dan imam-imam lain melihat kepadanya dengan sangat terkejut, lalu mendesak supaya ia meninggalkan Rumah TUHAN. Cepat-cepat ia ke luar karena TUHAN telah menghukumnya.
21 Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
Sampai Raja Uzia meninggal penyakitnya itu tidak sembuh-sembuh. Ia diasingkan di sebuah rumah dan tidak diizinkan lagi memasuki Rumah TUHAN. Ia dibebaskan dari tugas-tugasnya, dan Yotam putranya memerintah rakyat sebagai wakilnya.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, wrote.
Kisah lain mengenai pemerintahan Raja Uzia, sudah dicatat oleh Nabi Yesaya anak Amos.
23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, "He is a leper." Jotham his son reigned in his place.
Ketika meninggal, Uzia dikuburkan di tanah dekat makam raja-raja, tetapi tidak di makam itu sendiri, sebab ia berpenyakit kulit yang mengerikan. Yotam putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
