2 Chronicles 32
1 After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
Setelah Raja Hizkia melakukan hal-hal yang menunjukkan kesetiaannya kepada TUHAN, Sanherib raja Asyur menyerang Yehuda. Ia mengepung kota-kota berbenteng dan memerintahkan pasukannya supaya merebutnya.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
Ketika Hizkia mengetahui bahwa Sanherib berniat menyerbu Yerusalem,
3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
ia bersama para pegawai dan perwira-perwiranya memutuskan untuk menutup tempat-tempat air di luar kota dengan maksud supaya orang-orang Asyur tidak mendapat air apabila mereka sampai di dekat Yerusalem. Banyak sekali orang yang dikerahkan untuk menutup semua sumber air yang mengalir ke luar kota.
5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
Lalu raja memperkuat pertahanan kota dengan memperbaiki temboknya, mendirikan menara-menara di atasnya dan membangun tembok lain di luar. Selain itu ia memperbaiki benteng yang didirikan di atas tanah timbunan di sebelah timur bagian lama kota Yerusalem. Ia juga menyuruh membuat banyak sekali tombak dan perisai.
6 Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
Ia mengangkat perwira-perwira untuk mengepalai semua orang laki-laki dalam kota, dan menyuruh mereka berkumpul di lapangan depan pintu gerbang kota. Lalu ia berkata kepada mereka,
7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
"Tabahlah dan yakinlah; janganlah takut kepada raja Asyur atau kepada pasukannya. Kekuatan di pihak kita lebih besar daripada yang di pihak dia.
8 They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
Ia mempunyai kekuatan manusia, tetapi kita mempunyai TUHAN Allah kita untuk membantu dan bertempur bagi kita." Mendengar kata-kata raja mereka itu, rakyat menjadi berani.
9 Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
Beberapa waktu kemudian ketika Sanherib bersama pasukannya masih di Lakhis, ia mengirim utusan kepada Hizkia dan rakyat Yehuda di Yerusalem untuk menyampaikan pesan ini,
10 “[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
"Aku Sanherib raja Asyur, ingin bertanya apa sebabnya kamu begitu berani untuk tetap tinggal di Yerusalem yang sedang dikepung itu.
11 Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
Apakah Hizkia berkata bahwa TUHAN Allahmu akan melepaskan kamu dari kekuasaan kami? Jangan percaya, sebab ia hanya menipu kamu. Ia akan membiarkan kamu mati kelaparan dan kehausan.
12 Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
Dialah yang menghancurkan tempat-tempat ibadat dan mezbah-mezbah untuk TUHAN, lalu menyuruh orang Yehuda dan Yerusalem beribadat serta membakar dupa di satu mezbah saja.
13 'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
Apakah kamu tidak tahu apa yang telah dilakukan oleh aku dan leluhurku terhadap bangsa-bangsa lain? Belum pernah dewa-dewa bangsa lain melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaan raja Asyur!
Siapa dari mereka pernah melakukan hal itu? Tak mungkin dewamu dapat menyelamatkan kamu!
15 So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
Jangan biarkan rajamu itu menipu dan membodohi kamu! Jangan percaya kepadanya! Sebab tidak pernah dewa bangsa mana pun sanggup melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaan raja Asyur. Pastilah dewamu itu juga tak akan dapat melepaskan kamu!"
16 Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
Masih banyak kata-kata lain yang diucapkan oleh utusan-utusan Asyur itu untuk menghina TUHAN Allah dan Hizkia, hamba TUHAN itu.
17 King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
Raja Asyur juga menulis surat yang menentang TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel. Begini bunyi surat itu, "Dewa-dewa segala bangsa lain tidak dapat melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaanku, begitu juga dewa Hizkia itu tidak dapat melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaanku."
18 Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
Utusan-utusan Asyur itu meneriakkan semuanya itu dalam bahasa Ibrani untuk menakut-nakuti dan mematahkan semangat orang-orang Yerusalem yang berada di atas tembok kota, supaya mereka dapat merebut kota itu dengan mudah.
19 They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
Mereka berbicara tentang Allah yang disembah di Yerusalem sama seperti tentang dewa-dewa bangsa lain, yaitu patung-patung buatan manusia.
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
Maka berdoalah Raja Hizkia dan Nabi Yesaya anak Amos. Mereka berseru minta pertolongan kepada Allah.
21 And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
Lalu TUHAN mengirim seorang malaikat yang membunuh prajurit-prajurit dan perwira-perwira Asyur itu. Dengan sangat malu kembalilah raja Asyur ke negerinya. Pada suatu hari ketika ia sedang di dalam rumah dewanya, beberapa dari anak-anaknya sendiri datang membunuh dia dengan pedang.
22 That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
Demikianlah caranya TUHAN melepaskan Raja Hizkia dan penduduk Yerusalem dari kekuasaan Sanherib raja Asyur, dan dari musuh-musuh mereka yang lain. TUHAN memberikan kepada mereka kehidupan yang aman tanpa gangguan dari negara-negara tetangga mereka.
23 Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
Banyak orang datang ke Yerusalem membawa persembahan untuk TUHAN dan hadiah-hadiah untuk Hizkia, sehingga sejak itu ia dihormati oleh segala bangsa.
24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
Sekitar waktu itu Raja Hizkia jatuh sakit. Penyakitnya itu begitu parah sehingga ia hampir meninggal. Ia berdoa, lalu TUHAN memberikan tanda kepadanya bahwa ia akan sembuh.
25 But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
Tetapi karena ia sombong, ia tidak berterima kasih atas kesembuhan yang diberikan TUHAN kepadanya. Oleh karena itu TUHAN marah kepada Yehuda dan Yerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
Tetapi akhirnya Hizkia dan orang-orang Yerusalem merendahkan diri, maka selama Hizkia masih hidup hukuman itu tidak dijalankan.
27 Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
Raja Hizkia menjadi sangat kaya, dan dihormati semua orang. Ia membuat kamar-kamar untuk menyimpan hartanya yaitu: emas, perak, batu-batu permata, rempah-rempah, perisai dan barang-barang berharga lainnya.
28 [His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
Ia mempunyai gudang-gudang untuk barang-barang hasil buminya seperti: gandum, anggur, dan minyak zaitun; juga kandang-kandang untuk sapi-sapi dan domba-dombanya yang sangat banyak.
29 They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
Selain itu ia mendirikan juga banyak kota. Kekayaan yang diberikan Allah kepadanya berlimpah-limpah.
30 Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
Raja Hizkia itulah yang membendung aliran mata air Gihon, dan mengalirkan airnya melalui saluran di bawah tanah ke dalam kota Yerusalem. Segala yang dilakukan Hizkia berhasil.
31 But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
Dan pada waktu utusan-utusan dari Babel datang untuk menanyakan kepadanya tentang kesembuhannya yang ajaib, TUHAN membiarkan Hizkia bertindak sendiri, supaya dapat menguji hatinya.
32 A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Hizkia, dan mengenai cintanya kepada TUHAN dicatat di dalam buku Wahyu dari Allah Kepada Nabi Yesaya Anak Amos, dan di dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda dan Israel.
33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
Hizkia meninggal, lalu dimakamkan pada bagian tanjakan di tanah pekuburan raja-raja. Seluruh rakyat Yehuda dan Yerusalem memberikan penghormatan yang besar kepadanya pada waktu ia meninggal. Manasye putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
