2 Kings 3
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosafat raja Yehuda, Yoram anak Ahab menjadi raja Israel dan memerintah di Samaria dua belas tahun lamanya.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
Ia melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN, tetapi ia tidak sejahat Ahab dan Izebel, orang tuanya. Patung yang dibuat ayahnya untuk menyembah Baal telah diruntuhkannya.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.
Namun, seperti Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat yang memerintah sebelum dia, ia pun menyebabkan orang Israel berdosa dan tidak berhenti melakukan hal itu.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered to the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Raja Mesa dari Moab mempunyai peternakan domba. Sebagai pajak kepada raja Israel, setiap tahun ia memberikan 100.000 anak domba dan juga bulu domba dari 100.000 domba jantan.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Tetapi setelah Raja Ahab meninggal, Mesa memberontak terhadap Israel.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
Karena itu Raja Yoram segera meninggalkan Samaria dan pergi menyiapkan seluruh angkatan perangnya.
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
Ia mengirim pesan ini kepada Raja Yosafat dari Yehuda, "Raja Moab telah memberontak terhadap aku; sudikah Anda berperang bersama aku melawan dia?" "Baik," jawab Raja Yosafat. "Aku dan anak buahku serta pasukan berkudaku akan ikut dengan Anda.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Melalui jalan manakah kita akan menyerang?" "Kita ambil jalan yang melewati padang gurun Edom," jawab Yoram.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that followed them.
Maka berangkatlah Raja Yoram bersama raja Yehuda dan raja Edom. Setelah mengadakan perjalanan selama tujuh hari, mereka kehabisan air, sehingga pasukan mereka dan hewan pengangkut barang mereka tak dapat minum.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
"Celaka kita!" seru Raja Yoram. "TUHAN telah merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kita bertiga kepada raja Moab!"
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Raja Yosafat bertanya, "Apakah di sini tidak ada nabi yang dapat bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk kita?" Salah seorang perwira dari tentara Raja Yoram menjawab, "Ada Elisa anak Safat! Ia dahulu pembantu Elia."
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
"Benar! TUHAN memang berbicara melalui dia," kata Raja Yosafat. Maka pergilah ketiga raja itu kepada Elisa.
13 And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
"Mengapa minta tolong kepada saya?" kata Elisa kepada raja Israel. "Pergi saja kepada nabi-nabi orang tuamu!" "Tidak!" sahut Yoram. "Sebab Tuhanlah yang merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kami bertiga kepada raja Moab."
14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
Elisa menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang saya layani, saya katakan dengan terus terang bahwa kalau bukan karena Raja Yosafat yang saya hormati, saya tidak mau berurusan dengan Tuan.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Sekarang bawalah ke mari seorang pemain kecapi." Sementara orang itu memainkan kecapinya, Elisa dikuasai oleh Roh TUHAN,
16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
sehingga ia berkata, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Buatlah parit-parit di wadi ini.
17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Sekalipun kalian tidak melihat hujan turun atau angin bertiup, namun air akan berlimpah-limpah di wadi ini. Kalian dengan ternak dan hewan pengangkut barangmu akan mendapat air yang cukup untuk diminum sepuas-puasnya.'"
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
Lalu kata Elisa selanjutnya, "Tetapi itu hanya perkara kecil bagi TUHAN. Ia akan memberikan juga kemenangan kepadamu atas orang-orang Moab.
19 And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
Semua kota mereka yang berbenteng dan bagus-bagus akan kalian runtuhkan; semua pohon buah-buahan kalian tebang, semua sumber air kalian tutup, dan semua ladang mereka yang subur-subur akan kalian lempari dengan batu sampai rusak sama sekali."
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
Besoknya, pada saat mempersembahkan kurban pagi, mengalirlah air dari arah Edom sehingga memenuhi wadi itu.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
Ketika orang Moab mendengar bahwa ketiga raja itu telah datang menyerang, maka semua orang--dari yang tertua sampai yang termuda--yang dapat memikul senjata, dikerahkan dan ditempatkan di perbatasan.
22 And they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
Besoknya, ketika mereka bangun pagi, matahari menyinari permukaan air sehingga kelihatan merah seperti darah.
23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
Mereka berteriak, "Darah! Pasti prajurit-prajurit dari ketiga pasukan musuh telah berkelahi dan saling membunuh! Mari kita pergi merampok perkemahan mereka!"
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
Tetapi ketika orang-orang Moab itu sampai di perkemahan itu, mereka dipukul mundur oleh orang Israel yang terus maju mengejar sambil membunuh mereka
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth they left the stones of it; but the slingers went about it, and smote it.
dan meruntuhkan kota-kota mereka. Setiap ladang yang subur yang mereka lewati, mereka lempari dengan batu. Akhirnya semua ladang tertutup dengan batu. Orang-orang Israel juga menutup semua sumber air dan menebang semua pohon-pohon buah-buahan. Yang tinggal hanyalah kota Kir-Hareset, ibukota Moab. Akhirnya kota itu pun dikepung dan dilempari batu oleh pengumban-pengumban.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom: but they could not.
Setelah menyadari bahwa ia tak dapat bertahan lagi, raja Moab membawa 700 prajurit yang mahir memakai pedang, lalu berusaha menerobos pertahanan raja Edom, tapi gagal.
27 Then he took his eldest son that was to reign in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
Karena itu ia mengambil putra mahkotanya, lalu mempersembahkannya di atas tembok kota sebagai kurban untuk dewa Moab. Maka takutlah orang-orang Israel, sehingga mereka menarik mundur pasukan mereka dari kota itu lalu pulang ke negeri mereka.
