1 Raja-raja 22
1 Selama dua tahun lebih tidak ada perang antara Israel dan Siria.
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
2 Tetapi pada tahun ketiga, Yosafat raja Yehuda pergi mengunjungi Ahab raja Israel.
And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
3 Sebelum itu Ahab sudah berkata kepada para perwiranya, "Kalian mengetahui bahwa kota Ramot di Gilead itu milik kita! Mengapa kita tidak merebutnya kembali dari raja Siria?"
And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do ye know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep quiet without taking it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
4 Maka ketika Yosafat datang, Ahab bertanya, "Maukah Anda pergi bersama aku menyerang Ramot?" Yosafat menjawab, "Baik! Kita pergi bersama-sama. Tentara dan pasukan berkudaku akan bergabung dengan tentara dan pasukan berkuda Anda.
And he said to Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-Gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
5 Tetapi sebaiknya kita tanyakan dulu kepada TUHAN."
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, this day of the word of Jehovah.
6 Maka Ahab mengumpulkan kira-kira 400 nabi lalu bertanya kepada mereka, "Bolehkah aku pergi menyerang Ramot atau tidak?" "Boleh!" jawab mereka. "TUHAN akan menyerahkan kota itu kepada Baginda."
And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king's hand.
7 Tetapi Yosafat bertanya lagi, "Apakah di sini tidak ada nabi lain yang dapat bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk kita?"
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we might inquire of him?
8 Ahab menjawab, "Masih ada satu, Mikha anak Yimla. Tapi aku benci kepadanya, sebab tidak pernah ia meramalkan sesuatu yang baik untuk aku; selalu yang tidak baik." "Ah, jangan berkata begitu!" sahut Yosafat.
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
9 Maka Ahab memanggil seorang pegawai istana lalu menyuruh dia segera pergi menjemput Mikha.
Then the king of Israel called a chamberlain, and said, Fetch quickly Micah the son of Imlah.
10 Pada waktu itu Ahab dan Yosafat, dengan pakaian kebesaran, duduk di kursi kerajaan di tempat pengirikan gandum depan pintu gerbang Samaria, sementara para nabi datang menghadap dan menyampaikan ramalan mereka.
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, having put on their robes, sat each on his throne, in the open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
11 Salah seorang dari nabi-nabi itu, yang bernama Zedekia anak Kenaana, membuat tanduk-tanduk besi lalu berkata kepada Ahab, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN, 'Dengan tanduk-tanduk seperti ini Baginda akan menghantam Siria dan menghancurkan mereka.'"
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.
12 Semua nabi yang lain setuju dan berkata, "Serbulah Ramot, Baginda akan berhasil. TUHAN akan memberi kemenangan kepada Baginda."
And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the king's hand.
13 Sementara itu utusan yang menjemput Mikha, berkata kepada Mikha, "Semua nabi yang lain meramalkan kemenangan untuk raja. Kiranya Bapak juga meramalkan yang baik seperti mereka."
And the messenger that went to call Micah spoke to him saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak good.
14 Tetapi Mikha menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, aku hanya akan mengatakan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadaku!"
And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.
15 Setelah Mikha tiba di depan Raja Ahab, raja bertanya, "Bolehkah aku dan Raja Yosafat pergi menyerang Ramot, atau tidak?" "Seranglah!" sahut Mikha. "Tentu Baginda akan berhasil. TUHAN akan memberi kemenangan kepada Baginda."
And he came to the king. And the king said to him, Micah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he said to him, Go up, and prosper; for Jehovah will give it into the hand of the king.
16 Ahab menjawab, "Kalau kau berbicara kepadaku demi nama TUHAN, katakanlah yang benar. Berapa kali engkau harus kuperingatkan tentang hal itu?"
And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but truth in the name of Jehovah?
17 Mikha membalas, "Aku melihat tentara Israel kucar-kacir di gunung-gunung. Mereka seperti domba tanpa gembala, dan TUHAN berkata tentang mereka, 'Orang-orang ini tidak mempunyai pemimpin. Biarlah mereka pulang dengan selamat.'"
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
18 Lalu kata Ahab kepada Yosafat, "Benar kataku, bukan? Tidak pernah ia meramalkan yang baik untuk aku! Selalu yang jelek saja!"
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil?
19 Mikha berkata lagi, "Sekarang dengarkan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN! Aku melihat TUHAN duduk di tahta-Nya di surga, dan semua malaikat-Nya berdiri di dekat-Nya.
And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;
20 TUHAN bertanya, 'Siapa akan membujuk Ahab supaya ia mau pergi berperang dan tewas di Ramot di Gilead?' Jawaban malaikat-malaikat itu berbeda-beda.
and Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one said after this manner, and another said after that manner.
21 Akhirnya tampillah suatu roh. Ia mendekati TUHAN dan berkata, 'Akulah yang akan membujuk dia.'
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.
22 'Bagaimana caranya?' tanya TUHAN. Roh itu menjawab, 'Aku akan pergi dan membuat semua nabi Ahab membohong.' TUHAN berkata, 'Baik, lakukanlah itu, engkau akan berhasil membujuk dia.'"
And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice [him], and also succeed: go forth, and do so.
23 Selanjutnya Mikha berkata, "Nah, itulah yang terjadi! TUHAN telah membuat nabi-nabi Baginda berdusta kepada Baginda sebab TUHAN sudah menentukan untuk menimpakan bencana kepada Baginda!"
And now, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah has spoken evil concerning thee.
24 Maka majulah Nabi Zedekia mendekati Mikha lalu menampar mukanya dan berkata, "Mana mungkin Roh TUHAN meninggalkan aku dan berbicara kepadamu?"
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micah upon the cheek, and said, Where now went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak to thee?
25 Mikha menjawab, "Nanti kaulihat buktinya pada waktu engkau masuk ke sebuah kamar untuk bersembunyi."
And Micah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go from chamber to chamber to hide thyself.
26 "Tangkap dia!" perintah Raja Ahab, "dan bawa dia kepada Amon, wali kota, dan kepada Pangeran Yoas.
And the king of Israel said, Take Micah and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
27 Suruh mereka memasukkan dia ke dalam penjara, dan memberi dia makan dan minum sedikit saja sampai aku kembali dengan selamat."
and thou shalt say, Thus says the king: Put this [man] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
28 Kata Mikha, "Kalau Baginda kembali dengan selamat, berarti TUHAN tidak berbicara melalui saya! Semua yang hadir di sini menjadi saksi."
And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!
29 Kemudian Ahab raja Israel, dan Yosafat raja Yehuda pergi menyerang kota Ramot di Gilead.
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
30 Ahab berkata kepada Yosafat, "Aku akan menyamar dan ikut bertempur, tetapi Anda hendaklah memakai pakaian kebesaranmu." Demikianlah raja Israel menyamar ketika pergi bertempur.
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
31 Pada waktu itu ketiga puluh dua panglima pasukan kereta perang Siria telah diperintahkan oleh rajanya untuk menyerang hanya raja Israel.
And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only.
32 Jadi, ketika mereka melihat Raja Yosafat, mereka semua menyangka ia raja Israel. Karena itu mereka menyerang dia. Tetapi Yosafat berteriak,
And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely that is the king of Israel; and they turned against him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 maka mereka pun menyadari bahwa ia bukan raja Israel. Lalu mereka berhenti menyerang dia.
And it came to pass that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
34 Secara kebetulan seorang prajurit Siria melepaskan anak panahnya, tanpa mengarahkannya ke sasaran tertentu. Tetapi anak panah itu mengenai Ahab dan menembus baju perangnya pada bagian sambungannya. "Aku kena!" seru Ahab kepada pengemudi keretanya. "Putar dan bawalah aku keluar dari pertempuran!"
And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded.
35 Tapi karena pertempuran masih berkobar, Raja Ahab tetap berdiri sambil ditopang dalam keretanya menghadap tentara Siria. Darahnya mengalir dari lukanya, menggenangi lantai kereta. Petang harinya ia meninggal.
And the battle increased that day; and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died at even; and the blood of the wound ran out into the hollow of the chariot.
36 Menjelang matahari terbenam seluruh pasukan Israel diperintahkan untuk pulang ke kota dan ke daerahnya masing-masing,
And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!
37 karena raja sudah meninggal. Lalu pulanglah mereka dan menguburkan jenazah Ahab di Samaria.
And the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 Ketika keretanya dibersihkan di kolam Samaria, wanita-wanita pelacur sedang mandi di situ, dan anjing menjilat darah di kereta itu, tepat seperti yang telah dikatakan TUHAN.
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked his blood, where the harlots bathed: according to the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken.
39 Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Ahab, mengenai istana gading dan semua kota yang didirikannya, sudah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
40 Setelah Ahab meninggal, Ahazia anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
And Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
41 Pada tahun keempat pemerintahan Ahab raja Israel, Yosafat anak Asa menjadi raja atas Yehuda.
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Pada waktu itu ia berumur tiga puluh lima tahun. Ia memerintah di Yerusalem dua puluh lima tahun lamanya. Ibunya ialah Azuba anak Silhi.
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
43 Seperti Asa, ayahnya, Yosafat melakukan apa yang baik pada pemandangan TUHAN. Ia melenyapkan dari kerajaannya semua pelacur laki-laki dan perempuan yang bertugas di tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala yang masih tertinggal dari zaman Asa, ayahnya. Tapi tempat-tempat penyembahan itu sendiri tidak dihancurkannya. Rakyat masih saja mempersembahkan kurban dan kemenyan di sana. Yosafat membuat kapal-kapal Tarsis untuk mengambil emas dari Ofir, tetapi kapal-kapal itu tidak jadi berlayar karena rusak di Ezion-Geber. Raja Ahazia dari Israel menawarkan supaya awak kapalnya berlayar bersama-sama dengan awak kapal Yosafat, tetapi Yosafat menolak meskipun ia mempunyai hubungan yang baik dengan raja Israel. Kemudian Yosafat meninggal dan dimakamkan di pekuburan raja-raja di kota Daud. Yoram anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia. Kisah lainnya mengenai Yosafat, mengenai kepahlawanannya dan pertempuran-pertempurannya dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda. Pada zaman itu negeri Edom tidak mempunyai raja. Yang memerintah di sana adalah seorang kepala daerah.
And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of Jehovah. Only, the high places were not removed: the people offered and burned incense still on the high places.
And Jehoshaphat was at peace with the king of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might which he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And the remainder of the sodomites, which were left in the days of his father Asa, he put away from out of the land.
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.
Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not, for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51 Pada tahun ketujuh belas pemerintahan Raja Yosafat dari Yehuda, Ahazia anak Ahab menjadi raja Israel lalu memerintah Israel selama dua tahun di Samaria.
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned two years over Israel.
52 Ia berdosa kepada TUHAN dengan menuruti jejak ayahnya dan ibunya serta jejak Raja Yerobeam yang menyebabkan orang Israel berbuat dosa.
And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
53 Ia menyembah Baal dan mengabdi kepadanya. Dan seperti ayahnya yang memerintah sebelumnya, ia pun membangkitkan kemarahan TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel.
And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done.
