< 2 Chronicles 20 >
1 It came about after this, that the people of Moab and Ammon, and with them some Meunites came against Jehoshaphat to do battle.
Setelah itu bani Moab dan bani Amon datang berperang melawan Yosafat bersama-sama sepasukan orang Meunim.
2 Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A large multitude is coming against you from beyond the Dead Sea, from Edom. See, they are in Hazezon Tamar,” that is, Engedi.
Datanglah orang memberitahukan Yosafat: "Suatu laskar yang besar datang dari seberang Laut Asin, dari Edom, menyerang tuanku. Sekarang mereka di Hazezon-Tamar," yakni En-Gedi.
3 Jehoshaphat became afraid and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Yosafat menjadi takut, lalu mengambil keputusan untuk mencari TUHAN. Ia menyerukan kepada seluruh Yehuda supaya berpuasa.
4 Judah gathered together to seek Yahweh; they came to seek Yahweh from all the cities of Judah.
Dan Yehuda berkumpul untuk meminta pertolongan dari pada TUHAN. Mereka datang dari semua kota di Yehuda untuk mencari TUHAN.
5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, at the house of Yahweh, in front of the new courtyard.
Lalu Yosafat berdiri di tengah-tengah jemaah Yehuda dan Yerusalem di rumah TUHAN, di muka pelataran yang baru
6 He said, “Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Are you not the ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so no one is able to resist you.
dan berkata: "Ya TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang kami, bukankah Engkau Allah di dalam sorga? Bukankah Engkau memerintah atas segenap kerajaan bangsa? Kuasa dan keperkasaan ada di dalam tangan-Mu, sehingga tidak ada orang yang dapat bertahan melawan Engkau.
7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham?
Bukankah Engkau Allah kami yang menghalau penduduk tanah ini dari depan umat-Mu Israel, dan memberikannya kepada keturunan Abraham, sahabat-Mu itu, untuk selama-lamanya?
8 They lived in it and built you a holy place in it for your name, saying,
Lalu mereka mendiami tanah itu, dan mendirikan bagi-Mu tempat kudus untuk nama-Mu. Kata mereka:
9 'If disaster comes on us—the sword, judgment, or disease, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and we will cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear us and save us.'
Bila sesuatu malapetaka menimpa kami, yakni pedang, penghukuman, penyakit sampar atau kelaparan, kami akan berdiri di muka rumah ini, di hadapan-Mu, karena nama-Mu tinggal di dalam rumah ini. Dan kami akan berseru kepada-Mu di dalam kesesakan kami, sampai Engkau mendengar dan menyelamatkan kami.
10 See now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; instead, Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
Sekarang, lihatlah, bani Amon dan Moab, dan orang-orang dari pegunungan Seir ini! Ketika orang Israel datang dari tanah Mesir, Engkau melarang mereka memasuki negerinya. Oleh sebab itu mereka menjauhinya dan tidak memusnahkannya.
11 See how they are rewarding us; they are coming to drive us out of your land that you have given us to inherit.
Lihatlah, sebagai pembalasan mereka datang mengusir kami dari tanah milik yang telah Engkau wariskan kepada kami.
12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power against this great army that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
Ya Allah kami, tidakkah Engkau akan menghukum mereka? Karena kami tidak mempunyai kekuatan untuk menghadapi laskar yang besar ini, yang datang menyerang kami. Kami tidak tahu apa yang harus kami lakukan, tetapi mata kami tertuju kepada-Mu."
13 All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, wives, and children.
Sementara itu seluruh Yehuda berdiri di hadapan TUHAN, juga segenap keluarga mereka dengan isteri dan anak-anak mereka.
14 Then in the middle of the assembly, the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, one of the sons of Asaph.
Lalu Yahaziel bin Zakharia bin Benaya bin Matanya, seorang Lewi dari bani Asaf, dihinggapi Roh TUHAN di tengah-tengah jemaah,
15 Jahaziel said, “Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. This is what Yahweh says to you, 'Do not fear; do not be discouraged because of this great army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
dan berseru: "Camkanlah, hai seluruh Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem dan tuanku raja Yosafat, beginilah firman TUHAN kepadamu: Janganlah kamu takut dan terkejut karena laskar yang besar ini, sebab bukan kamu yang akan berperang melainkan Allah.
16 You must go down against them tomorrow. See, they are coming up by way of the pass of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
Besok haruslah kamu turun menyerang mereka. Mereka akan mendaki pendakian Zis, dan kamu akan mendapati mereka di ujung lembah, di muka padang gurun Yeruel.
17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand in your positions, stand still, and see the rescue of Yahweh with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear nor be discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.'”
Dalam peperangan ini tidak usah kamu bertempur. Hai Yehuda dan Yerusalem, tinggallah berdiri di tempatmu, dan lihatlah bagaimana TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepadamu. Janganlah kamu takut dan terkejut. Majulah besok menghadapi mereka, TUHAN akan menyertai kamu."
18 Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping him.
Lalu berlututlah Yosafat dengan mukanya ke tanah. Seluruh Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalempun sujud di hadapan TUHAN dan menyembah kepada-Nya.
19 The Levites, those of the descendants of the Kohathites and Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.
Kemudian orang Lewi dari bani Kehat dan bani Korah bangkit berdiri untuk menyanyikan puji-pujian bagi TUHAN, Allah Israel, dengan suara yang sangat nyaring.
20 Early in the morning they arose and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Trust in Yahweh your God, and you will be supported. Trust in his prophets, and you will succeed.”
Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi mereka maju menuju padang gurun Tekoa. Ketika mereka hendak berangkat, berdirilah Yosafat, dan berkata: "Dengar, hai Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem! Percayalah kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, dan kamu akan tetap teguh! Percayalah kepada nabi-nabi-Nya, dan kamu akan berhasil!"
21 After he consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to Yahweh and who praised him for his majestic splendor as they went out before the army, saying, “Give thanks to Yahweh, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.”
Setelah ia berunding dengan rakyat, ia mengangkat orang-orang yang akan menyanyi nyanyian untuk TUHAN dan memuji TUHAN dalam pakaian kudus yang semarak pada waktu mereka keluar di muka orang-orang bersenjata, sambil berkata: "Nyanyikanlah nyanyian syukur bagi TUHAN, bahwasanya untuk selama-lamanya kasih setia-Nya!"
22 When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set men in ambush against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah. They were defeated.
Ketika mereka mulai bersorak-sorai dan menyanyikan nyanyian pujian, dibuat Tuhanlah penghadangan terhadap bani Amon dan Moab, dan orang-orang dari pegunungan Seir, yang hendak menyerang Yehuda, sehingga mereka terpukul kalah.
23 For the people of Ammon and Moab rose to fight the inhabitants of Mount Seir, in order to completely kill them and destroy them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Mount Seir, they all helped to destroy each other.
Lalu bani Amon dan Moab berdiri menentang penduduk pegunungan Seir hendak menumpas dan memunahkan mereka. Segera sesudah mereka membinasakan penduduk Seir, mereka saling bunuh-membunuh.
24 When Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked out on the army. Behold, they were dead, fallen to the ground; none had escaped.
Ketika orang Yehuda tiba di tempat peninjauan di padang gurun, mereka menengok ke tempat laskar itu. Tampaklah semua telah menjadi bangkai berhantaran di tanah, tidak ada yang terluput.
25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take plunder from them, they found among them abundant goods, clothing, and valuable articles, which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away. It took them three days to carry off the plunder, there was so much of it.
Lalu Yosafat dan orang-orangnya turun untuk menjarah barang-barang mereka. Mereka menemukan banyak ternak, harta milik, pakaian dan barang-barang berharga. Yang mereka rampas itu lebih banyak dari pada yang dapat dibawa. Tiga hari lamanya mereka menjarah barang-barang itu, karena begitu banyaknya.
26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah. There they praised Yahweh, so the name of that place is the “Valley of Berakah” to this day.
Pada hari keempat mereka berkumpul di Lembah Pujian. Di sanalah mereka memuji TUHAN, dan itulah sebabnya orang menamakan tempat itu Lembah Pujian hingga sekarang.
27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their lead, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh had made them rejoice over their enemies.
Lalu pulanglah sekalian orang Yehuda dan Yerusalem dengan Yosafat di depan. Mereka kembali ke Yerusalem dengan sukacita, karena TUHAN telah membuat mereka bersukacita karena kekalahan musuh mereka.
28 They came to Jerusalem and to the house of Yahweh with lyres, harps, and trumpets.
Mereka masuk ke Yerusalem dengan gambus dan kecapi dan nafiri, lalu menuju rumah TUHAN.
29 The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the nations when they heard that Yahweh had fought against Israel's enemies.
Ketakutan yang dari Allah menghinggapi semua kerajaan negeri-negeri lain, ketika mereka mendengar, bahwa TUHAN yang berperang melawan musuh-musuh Israel.
30 So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him peace all around him.
Dan kerajaan Yosafat amanlah, karena Allahnya mengaruniakan keamanan kepadanya di segala penjuru.
31 Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
Yosafat memerintah atas Yehuda. Ia berumur tiga puluh lima tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan dua puluh lima tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Azuba, anak Silhi.
32 He walked in the ways of Asa, his father; he did not turn away from them; he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh.
Ia hidup mengikuti jejak Asa, ayahnya; ia tidak menyimpang dari padanya, dan melakukan apa yang benar di mata TUHAN.
33 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still had not directed their hearts to the God of their ancestors.
Hanya bukit-bukit pengorbanan tidak dijauhkan. Bangsa itu belum mengarahkan hatinya kepada Allah nenek moyang mereka.
34 As for the other matters concerning Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu son of Hanani, which is recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.
Selebihnya dari riwayat Yosafat, dari awal sampai akhir, sesungguhnya semuanya itu tertulis di dalam riwayat Yehu bin Hanani, yang tercantum di dalam kitab raja-raja Israel.
35 After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who committed much wickedness.
Kemudian Yosafat, raja Yehuda, bersekutu dengan Ahazia, raja Israel, yang fasik perbuatannya.
36 He allied himself with him to build ships to go to Tarshish. They built the ships at Ezion Geber.
Ia bersekutu dengan Ahazia untuk membuat kapal-kapal yang dapat berlayar ke Tarsis. Kapal-kapal itu dibuat mereka di Ezion-Geber.
37 Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, prophesied against Jehoshaphat; he said, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your projects.” The ships were wrecked so that they were not able to sail.
Tetapi Eliezer bin Dodawa dari Maresa bernubuat terhadap Yosafat, katanya: "Karena engkau bersekutu dengan Ahazia, maka TUHAN akan merobohkan pekerjaanmu." Lalu kapal-kapal itu pecah, dan tak dapat berlayar ke Tarsis.