2 Chronicles 32
1 After [these] things, and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
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 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
Ketika Hizkia mengetahui bahwa Sanherib berniat menyerbu Yerusalem,
3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they helped him.
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.
4 So there were assembled many people, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
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 And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him in the street of the gate of the city, and encouraged them, saying,
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, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there are] more with us than with him:
"Tabahlah dan yakinlah; janganlah takut kepada raja Asyur atau kepada pasukannya. Kekuatan di pihak kita lebih besar daripada yang di pihak dia.
8 With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
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 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him, ) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,
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 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
"Aku Sanherib raja Asyur, ingin bertanya apa sebabnya kamu begitu berani untuk tetap tinggal di Yerusalem yang sedang dikepung itu.
11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
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 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
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 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of [other] lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of my hand?
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!
14 Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand?
Siapa dari mereka pernah melakukan hal itu? Tak mungkin dewamu dapat menyelamatkan kamu!
15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?
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 And his servants spoke yet [more] against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
Masih banyak kata-kata lain yang diucapkan oleh utusan-utusan Asyur itu untuk menghina TUHAN Allah dan Hizkia, hamba TUHAN itu.
17 He wrote also letters to rail at the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.
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 they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech to the people of Jerusalem that [were] on the wall, to affright them, and to fill them with consternation; that they might take the city.
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 And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the work of the hands of man.
Mereka berbicara tentang Allah yang disembah di Yerusalem sama seperti tentang dewa-dewa bangsa lain, yaitu patung-patung buatan manusia.
20 And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
Maka berdoalah Raja Hizkia dan Nabi Yesaya anak Amos. Mereka berseru minta pertolongan kepada Allah.
21 And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he had come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
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 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all [others], and guided them on every side.
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 And many brought gifts to the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that from thenceforth he was magnified in the sight of all nations.
Banyak orang datang ke Yerusalem membawa persembahan untuk TUHAN dan hadiah-hadiah untuk Hizkia, sehingga sejak itu ia dihormati oleh segala bangsa.
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near to death, and [he] prayed to the LORD: and he spoke to him, and he gave him a sign.
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 rendered not again according to the benefit [done] to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Tetapi karena ia sombong, ia tidak berterima kasih atas kesembuhan yang diberikan TUHAN kepadanya. Oleh karena itu TUHAN marah kepada Yehuda dan Yerusalem.
26 Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Tetapi akhirnya Hizkia dan orang-orang Yerusalem merendahkan diri, maka selama Hizkia masih hidup hukuman itu tidak dijalankan.
27 And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels:
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 Store-houses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
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 Moreover, he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance in great abundance.
Selain itu ia mendirikan juga banyak kota. Kekayaan yang diberikan Allah kepadanya berlimpah-limpah.
30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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, in [the business of] the embassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all [that was] in his heart.
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 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they [are] written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, [and] in the book 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 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chief of the sepulchers of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
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.
