1 Raja-raja 20
1 Pada suatu hari Benhadad, raja Siria, mengumpulkan seluruh tentaranya, dan bersama 32 raja lain dengan kereta perang, dan kuda mereka, ia mengepung dan menyerang kota Samaria.
Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
2 Lalu ia mengutus orang kepada Ahab, raja Israel, di kota itu dengan pesan ini,
Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
3 "Raja Benhadad menuntut supaya engkau menyerahkan kepadanya emas, perak, istri-istrimu, dan anak-anakmu yang kuat-kuat."
‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
4 Ahab menjawab, "Katakan kepada baginda Raja Benhadad bahwa aku setuju. Ia boleh memiliki aku dan segala kepunyaanku."
The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
5 Kemudian para utusan itu kembali lagi kepada Ahab untuk menyampaikan tuntutan yang lain dari Benhadad. Beginilah bunyi tuntutan itu, "Dulu raja kami menuntut supaya engkau menyerahkan kepadanya emas dan perak serta istri-istrimu dan anak-anakmu.
[The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
6 Tetapi sekarang ia akan mengutus perwira-perwira untuk menggeledah istanamu dan rumah para pegawaimu, serta mengambil apa saja yang mereka anggap berharga. Mereka akan datang ke sini besok sekitar saat ini."
But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
7 Maka Raja Ahab memanggil semua pemimpin Israel dan berkata, "Kalian saksikan sendiri bahwa orang ini ingin mencelakakan kita. Ia menuntut supaya aku menyerahkan istri-istriku dan anak-anakku serta emas perakku, dan aku tidak menolak tuntutannya itu."
King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
8 Para pemimpin dan rakyat berkata, "Jangan hiraukan dia, Baginda! Jangan menuruti kemauannya."
The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
9 Karena itu Ahab menjawab utusan-utusan Benhadad itu begini, "Beritahukan kepada Baginda, rajamu itu bahwa aku menyetujui tuntutannya yang pertama, tetapi tuntutannya yang kedua ini tidak dapat kusetujui." Maka pergilah utusan-utusan itu, kemudian kembali lagi kepada Ahab dan berkata,
So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
10 "Raja kami akan mengirim begitu banyak tentara untuk menghancurkan kotamu, sehingga debu dari puing-puing kotamu itu dapat mereka angkut habis hanya dengan tangan mereka. Ia bersumpah supaya para dewa menghukum, bahkan membunuh dia, kalau ia tidak melaksanakan hal itu!"
In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
11 Raja Ahab menjawab, "Katakan kepada Raja Benhadad: Prajurit yang sejati akan merasa bangga sesudah bertempur, bukan sebelumnya."
King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
12 Jawaban Ahab itu disampaikan kepada Benhadad pada waktu ia bersama raja-raja lain yang menjadi sekutunya sedang minum-minum di dalam perkemahan mereka. Mendengar itu Benhadad memerintahkan para perwiranya untuk bersiap-siap menyerang kota Samaria. Maka mereka pun bersiap-siap.
Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
13 Sementara itu, seorang nabi pergi kepada Raja Ahab dan berkata, "TUHAN berkata: 'Kaulihat tentara yang banyak itu? Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas mereka hari ini. Engkau akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.'"
At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
14 "Siapa yang harus menyerang lebih dahulu?" tanya Ahab. Nabi itu menjawab, "Prajurit-prajurit muda, pengiring para kepala daerah. Begitulah kata TUHAN." "Dan siapa yang harus memimpin penyerbuan itu?" tanya raja lagi. "Baginda sendiri," jawab nabi itu.
Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
15 Maka raja pun mengerahkan prajurit-prajurit muda pengiring para kepala daerah. Semuanya ada 232 prajurit. Kemudian ia melakukan yang sama dengan tentara Israel. Seluruhnya ada 7.000 orang.
So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
16 Penyerbuan dimulai siang hari pada waktu Benhadad dan ketiga puluh dua raja yang menjadi sekutunya itu sedang minum-minum sampai mabuk di dalam perkemahan mereka.
They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
17 Yang maju lebih dahulu adalah prajurit-prajurit muda itu. Orang-orang yang disuruh oleh Benhadad untuk mengintai musuh, melaporkan kepada Benhadad bahwa sekelompok tentara sedang mendatangi mereka dari arah Samaria.
The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
18 Benhadad memerintahkan supaya tentara musuh itu ditangkap hidup-hidup, tidak peduli apakah mereka datang untuk berperang atau untuk berdamai.
He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
19 Prajurit-prajurit muda yang dikerahkan oleh Raja Ahab itu mulai bergerak dari kota Samaria, diikuti oleh tentara Israel.
The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
20 Mereka masing-masing membunuh musuh yang dihadapinya. Orang-orang Siria lari, dikejar oleh orang Israel. Tetapi Benhadad lolos. Ia melarikan diri dengan kuda disertai beberapa dari tentara berkudanya.
Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
21 Raja Ahab juga terjun ke medan pertempuran lalu menghancurkan kereta-kereta perang dan membunuh kuda-kudanya. Pada hari itu orang Siria mengalami kekalahan besar.
Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
22 Kemudian nabi itu datang kepada Ahab dan berkata, "Sekarang, sebaiknya tuan pulang dan memperkuat diri serta membuat rencana yang matang, karena raja Siria akan datang menyerang lagi pada musim semi yang berikut."
Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
23 Perwira-perwira Raja Benhadad berkata kepada Benhadad, "Ilah-ilah yang disembah bangsa Israel berkuasa di pegunungan, itu sebabnya kita dapat dikalahkan oleh bangsa itu. Tapi kita pasti dapat mengalahkan mereka jika kita berperang di dataran rendah.
[After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
24 Baiklah sekarang Baginda menggantikan ketiga puluh dua raja itu dengan perwira-perwira Baginda sendiri.
So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
25 Kemudian hendaklah Baginda mengerahkan pasukan sebesar pasukan Baginda yang telah dikalahkan itu, disertai kuda dan kereta perang sebanyak yang dahulu juga. Kita akan memerangi bangsa Israel itu di dataran rendah, dan kali ini kita pasti menang." Raja Benhadad setuju, lalu mengikuti nasihat perwira-perwiranya itu.
Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
26 Pada musim semi berikutnya ia mengerahkan tentaranya dan bergerak ke kota Afek untuk menyerang orang Israel.
In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
27 Orang Israel pun memperlengkapi tentaranya dan mengerahkan mereka. Lalu tentara Israel itu bergerak maju dalam dua pasukan dan berkemah berhadapan dengan orang-orang Siria itu. Dibandingkan dengan tentara Siria yang tersebar luas memenuhi daerah itu, pasukan Israel kelihatan seperti dua kawanan kambing saja.
The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
28 Lalu datanglah seorang nabi kepada Raja Ahab dan berkata, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Karena orang-orang Siria itu menduga bahwa Aku hanya berkuasa di pegunungan dan tidak di dataran rendah, maka Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas tentara mereka yang luar biasa besarnya itu. Engkau dan rakyatmu akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.'"
A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
29 Selama tujuh hari orang Siria dan orang Israel tetap di dalam perkemahan mereka, berhadap-hadapan. Pada hari ketujuh mulailah mereka melancarkan serangan. Dalam pertempuran itu orang Israel menewaskan 100.000 orang Siria.
The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
30 Orang-orang yang luput, lari ke kota Afek, tetapi tembok kota itu runtuh menimpa 27.000 orang di antara mereka. Benhadad juga melarikan diri ke kota itu dan bersembunyi di sebuah rumah di kamar bagian dalam.
The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
31 Para perwiranya datang kepadanya dan berkata, "Kata orang, raja-raja Israel adalah raja-raja yang berbelaskasihan. Karena itu, izinkanlah kami menghadap raja Israel dengan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda penyesalan dan tali di leher sebagai tanda takluk. Mudah-mudahan ia tidak membunuh Baginda."
His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
32 Maka mereka pun memakai kain karung dan tali di leher mereka, lalu pergi menghadap Ahab dan berkata, "Benhadad adalah hamba Baginda. Ia mohon supaya Baginda jangan membunuh dia." Ahab menjawab, "Masih hidupkah dia, saudara saya itu?"
[The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
33 Memang para perwira Benhadad itu sedang menunggu tanda yang baik dari Ahab. Jadi, ketika Ahab berkata "saudara", mereka langsung menjawab, "Betul, Benhadad adalah saudara Baginda." Lalu kata Ahab, "Antarkan dia ke mari!" Ketika Benhadad tiba, Ahab mengajak dia naik ke kereta.
Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
34 Lalu kata Benhadad kepadanya, "Saya akan mengembalikan kepada Tuan kota-kota yang telah direbut ayah saya dari ayah Tuan. Tuan boleh juga mendirikan pusat perdagangan di kota Damsyik seperti yang dilakukan ayah saya di Samaria." Sahut Ahab, "Atas dasar janji Tuan itu, saya akan membebaskan Tuan." Setelah itu Ahab membuat perjanjian dengan Benhadad lalu melepaskan dia.
Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
35 Atas perintah TUHAN, seorang nabi dari antara sekelompok nabi menyuruh rekannya memukul dia. Tetapi rekannya itu tidak mau.
Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
36 Lalu nabi itu berkata, "Karena engkau tidak mentaati perintah TUHAN, engkau akan diterkam singa segera sesudah pulang dari sini." Benar. Segera sesudah ia pergi dari situ, ia diterkam oleh seekor singa.
So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
37 Kemudian nabi itu pergi kepada orang lain dan berkata, "Pukullah saya!" Maka orang itu memukulnya dengan keras sekali sampai luka.
Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
38 Setelah itu nabi itu membalut mukanya dengan sepotong kain, supaya tidak dikenali orang, lalu ia pergi berdiri di pinggir jalan untuk menunggu raja Israel lewat.
Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
39 Ketika raja lewat, nabi itu berseru kepadanya, "Paduka Yang Mulia, pada waktu saya sedang bertempur di medan perang, seorang prajurit membawa kepada saya seorang musuh yang tertangkap. Prajurit itu berkata, 'Jagalah orang ini baik-baik. Kalau ia lari, kau harus dibunuh menggantikan dia atau membayar 3.000 uang perak.'
When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
40 Tetapi kemudian ketika saya sedang sibuk, orang itu melarikan diri." Raja menjawab, "Engkau sudah menjatuhkan hukumanmu sendiri. Kau harus menanggungnya."
But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
41 Nabi itu membuka kain pembalut dari mukanya, lalu raja mengenali dia sebagai seorang nabi.
The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
42 Maka berkatalah nabi itu kepada raja, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Orang yang Kuperintahkan supaya dibunuh telah kaubiarkan lolos. Karena itu kau harus mati sebagai gantinya. Tentaramu akan hancur karena telah membiarkan tentara musuh melarikan diri.'"
And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
43 Raja pulang ke Samaria dengan hati yang kesal dan marah.
The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
