1 Raja-raja 13
1 Pada waktu itu ada seorang nabi di Yehuda. Ia disuruh oleh TUHAN untuk pergi ke Betel. Nabi itu tiba di sana ketika Yerobeam sedang berdiri di depan mezbah untuk mempersembahkan kurban.
And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 Atas perintah TUHAN berserulah nabi itu kepada mezbah itu, "Hai mezbah, hai mezbah! Beginilah kata TUHAN, 'Seorang anak yang akan dinamakan Yosia akan lahir di dalam keluarga Daud. Di atasmu, hai mezbah, ia akan membunuh imam-imam yang bertugas di tempat-tempat ibadat kepada dewa, dan yang telah pula mempersembahkan kurban di atasmu. Dan di atasmu juga ia akan membakar tulang-tulang manusia.'"
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
3 Kata nabi itu selanjutnya, "Mezbah ini akan runtuh, dan abu yang di atasnya akan tumpah. Itulah buktinya bahwa saya disuruh TUHAN."
And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This [is] the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that [are] upon it shall be poured out.
4 Pada saat Yerobeam mendengar kata-kata itu, ia menunjuk kepada nabi itu lalu berteriak, "Tangkap orang itu!" Tetapi langsung lengan Yerobeam menjadi kaku sehingga ia tak dapat menariknya kembali.
And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it to him again.
5 Mezbah itu tiba-tiba runtuh dan abu di atasnya tumpah ke tanah, seperti yang telah dikatakan oleh nabi itu atas perintah TUHAN.
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
6 Lalu berkatalah Raja Yerobeam kepada nabi itu, "Tolonglah berdoa kepada TUHAN Allahmu untukku. Mintalah belas kasihan-Nya untuk menyembuhkan lenganku!" Nabi itu pun berdoa kepada TUHAN, lalu sembuhlah lengan raja.
And the king answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as [it was] before.
7 Kemudian raja berkata kepada nabi itu, "Mari makan di rumahku. Aku mau memberi hadiah kepadamu."
And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8 Nabi itu menjawab, "Sekalipun Baginda memberi saya separuh dari kekayaan Baginda, saya tak akan ikut untuk makan atau minum dengan Baginda.
And the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
9 Saya mendapat perintah dari TUHAN untuk tidak makan atau minum, dan tidak pulang mengikuti jalan yang saya lalui ketika datang."
For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
10 Demikianlah nabi itu pergi lewat jalan lain.
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11 Pada waktu itu ada seorang nabi tua yang tinggal di Betel. Anak-anaknya memberitahukan kepadanya tentang nabi dari Yehuda itu. Mereka menceritakan tentang apa yang dilakukannya di Betel pada hari itu, dan apa yang dikatakannya kepada Raja Yerobeam.
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father.
12 Lalu bertanyalah nabi tua itu, "Nabi dari Yehuda itu mengambil jalan yang mana ketika ia pulang?" Maka mereka menunjukkan jalan itu kepadanya.
And their father said to them, What way went he? for his sons had seen what way the man of God went, who came from Judah.
13 Lalu ia menyuruh mereka memasangkan pelana pada keledainya. Sesudah itu ia naik keledainya dan pergi
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode upon it.
14 mengejar nabi dari Yehuda itu. Ia menemukan nabi itu sedang duduk di bawah sebuah pohon besar. "Apakah Anda nabi dari Yehuda?" tanya nabi tua itu. "Benar," jawab orang itu.
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said to him, [Art] thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I [am].
15 "Mari makan di rumah saya," kata nabi tua itu.
Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 Tetapi nabi dari Yehuda itu menjawab, "Maaf! Saya tidak bisa menerima undangan Bapak untuk ikut ke rumah Bapak. Saya juga tak akan makan atau minum di sini dengan Bapak.
And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17 TUHAN telah memerintahkan saya untuk tidak makan atau minum dan tidak pulang mengikuti jalan yang sama ketika datang."
For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 Maka nabi tua dari Betel itu pun berdusta kepadanya, dengan mengatakan, "Saya juga nabi seperti Anda. Atas perintah TUHAN pun seorang malaikat sudah menyuruh saya menjemput dan menjamu Anda di rumah saya."
He said to him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him.
19 Maka nabi dari Yehuda itu ikut ke rumah nabi tua itu dan makan dengan dia.
So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.
20 Sementara mereka duduk makan, TUHAN berbicara kepada nabi tua itu,
And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet that brought him back:
21 sehingga ia menegur nabi dari Yehuda itu, katanya, "TUHAN berkata bahwa Anda tidak taat kepada-Nya. Anda tidak melakukan apa yang diperintahkan-Nya kepada Anda.
And he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,
22 Anda telah kembali dan makan minum, padahal Anda telah dilarang untuk melakukan hal itu. Karena itu Anda akan dibunuh, dan mayat Anda tidak akan dikubur di kuburan keluarga Anda."
But hast returned, and hast eaten bread and drank water in the place, of which [the LORD] said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come to the sepulcher of thy fathers.
23 Setelah mereka selesai makan, nabi tua itu memasangkan pelana pada keledai nabi dari Yehuda itu,
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drank, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 lalu berangkatlah nabi itu. Di tengah jalan ia diserang seekor singa, lalu mati diterkam. Mayatnya kemudian terkapar di jalan, dan keledainya berdiri di dekatnya. Singa itu pun berdiri di situ.
And when he had gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.
25 Orang-orang yang lewat, melihat mayat dan singa itu di situ. Lalu mereka pergi ke Betel dan memberitahukan apa yang mereka lihat.
And behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass: and they came and told [it] in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26 Ketika nabi tua itu mendengar tentang hal itu, ia berkata, "Pasti itu nabi yang tidak taat kepada perintah TUHAN! Itu sebabnya TUHAN mengirim singa itu untuk menerkam dan membunuh dia seperti yang dikatakan TUHAN sebelumnya."
And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard [of it], he said, It [is] the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him to the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke to him.
27 Lalu berkatalah nabi tua itu kepada anak-anaknya, "Pasangkan pelana pada keledai saya." Setelah naik ke atas keledainya, ia pun berangkat.
And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled [him].
28 Ia menemukan mayat nabi dari Yehuda itu masih terletak di jalan dengan keledai dan singa di dekatnya. Singa itu tidak menerkam keledai itu, dan tidak pula makan mayat itu.
And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.
29 Ia mengangkat mayat itu dan menaruhnya di atas keledainya, lalu membawanya kembali ke Betel untuk diratapi dan dikuburkan.
And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
30 Nabi tua itu sendiri menguburkan mayat itu di kuburan keluarganya, lalu ia dan anak-anaknya meratapi mayat itu. Mereka berkata, "Kasihan kau, saudaraku, kasihan!"
And he laid his carcass in his own grave; and they mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!
31 Kemudian kata nabi tua itu kepada anak-anaknya, "Apabila aku meninggal, kuburlah aku di kuburan ini di samping nabi itu.
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulcher in which the man of God [is] buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
32 Apa yang telah diucapkannya atas perintah TUHAN terhadap mezbah di Betel itu dan terhadap semua tempat ibadat di kota-kota Samaria pasti akan terjadi."
For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
33 Raja Yerobeam tetap tidak mau meninggalkan perbuatannya yang jahat. Untuk mengurus tempat-tempat ibadat yang telah didirikannya itu, ia terus saja memilih imam dari keluarga-keluarga biasa. Siapa saja yang mau, diangkatnya menjadi imam.
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.
34 Perbuatannya yang jahat itu menyebabkan keturunannya celaka dan hancur sama sekali.
And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut [it off], and to destroy [it] from the face of the earth.
