1 Raja-raja 8
1 Setelah itu Raja Salomo menyuruh semua pemimpin suku dan kaum dari bangsa Israel datang kepadanya di Yerusalem untuk memindahkan Peti Perjanjian TUHAN dari Sion, Kota Daud, ke Rumah TUHAN.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel with all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh’s covenant out of David’s city, which is Zion.
2 Maka datanglah mereka semua pada Hari Raya Pondok Daun dalam bulan Etanim.
All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
3 Setelah semua pemimpin itu berkumpul, para imam mengangkat Peti Perjanjian itu,
All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.
4 dan membawanya ke Rumah TUHAN. Kemah TUHAN serta semua perlengkapannya dipindahkan juga ke Rumah TUHAN oleh para imam dan orang Lewi.
They brought up Yahweh’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up.
5 Raja Salomo dan seluruh rakyat Israel berkumpul di depan Peti Perjanjian itu lalu mempersembahkan kepada TUHAN domba dan sapi yang tak terhitung banyaknya.
King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.
6 Setelah itu para imam membawa Peti Perjanjian itu ke dalam Rumah TUHAN dan meletakkannya di bawah patung-patung kerub di dalam Ruang Mahasuci.
The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.
7 Sayap patung-patung itu terbentang menutupi peti itu dan kayu-kayu pengusungnya.
For the cherubim spread their wings out over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
8 Kayu pengusung itu panjang sekali, sehingga ujung-ujungnya terlihat dari depan Ruang Mahasuci. (Sampai hari ini kayu-kayu itu masih di situ.)
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside. They are there to this day.
9 Di dalam Peti Perjanjian itu tidak ada sesuatu pun kecuali dua batu. Batu-batu itu telah dimasukkan ke situ oleh Musa di Gunung Sinai, ketika TUHAN membuat perjanjian dengan bangsa Israel pada waktu mereka dalam perjalanan dari Mesir ke negeri Kanaan.
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 Pada saat para imam keluar dari Rumah TUHAN itu tiba-tiba rumah itu dipenuhi awan.
It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled Yahweh’s house,
11 Awan itu berkilauan oleh keagungan kehadiran TUHAN sehingga para imam itu tak dapat masuk kembali untuk melaksanakan tugas mereka.
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.
12 Maka berdoalah Salomo, katanya, "Engkaulah yang menempatkan surya di langit, ya TUHAN. Namun Engkau lebih suka tinggal dalam kegelapan awan.
Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 Kini kubangun untuk-Mu gedung yang megah, untuk tempat tinggal-Mu selama-lamanya."
I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
14 Setelah berdoa, Raja Salomo berpaling kepada seluruh rakyat yang sedang berdiri di situ, lalu memohonkan berkat Allah bagi mereka.
The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
15 Ia berkata, "Dahulu TUHAN telah berjanji kepada ayahku Daud begini, 'Sejak Aku membawa umat-Ku keluar dari Mesir, di seluruh negeri Israel tidak ada satu kota pun yang Kupilih menjadi tempat di mana harus dibangun rumah untuk tempat ibadat kepada-Ku. Tetapi engkau, Daud, Kupilih untuk memerintah umat-Ku.' Terpujilah TUHAN Allah Israel yang sudah menepati janji-Nya itu!"
He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’
17 Selanjutnya Salomo berkata, "Ayahku Daud telah merencanakan untuk membangun rumah tempat ibadat kepada TUHAN Allah Israel.
“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
18 Tetapi TUHAN berkata kepadanya, 'Maksudmu itu baik.
But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
19 Tetapi, bukan engkau, melainkan anakmulah yang akan membangun rumah-Ku itu.'
Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
20 Sekarang TUHAN telah menepati janji-Nya. Aku telah menjadi raja Israel menggantikan ayahku, dan aku telah pula membangun rumah untuk tempat ibadat kepada TUHAN, Allah Israel.
Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
21 Di dalam Rumah TUHAN itu telah kusediakan tempat untuk Peti Perjanjian yang berisi batu perjanjian antara TUHAN dengan leluhur kita ketika Ia membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir."
There I have set a place for the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
22 Setelah itu, di hadapan rakyat yang hadir, Salomo berdiri menghadap mezbah lalu mengangkat kedua tangannya
Solomon stood before Yahweh’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;
23 dan berdoa, "TUHAN, Allah Israel! Di langit atau pun di bumi tak ada yang seperti Engkau! Engkau menepati janji-Mu dan menunjukkan kasih-Mu kepada umat-Mu yang setia dan taat dengan sepenuh hati kepada-Mu.
and he said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keeps covenant and loving kindness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
24 Engkau telah menepati janji-Mu kepada ayahku Daud. Apa yang Kaujanjikan itu sudah Kaulaksanakan hari ini.
who has kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
25 Engkau juga telah berjanji kepada ayahku bahwa kalau keturunannya sungguh-sungguh taat kepada-Mu seperti dia, maka selalu akan ada seorang dari keturunannya yang menjadi raja atas Israel. Sekarang, ya TUHAN Allah Israel, tepatilah juga semua yang telah Kaujanjikan kepada ayahku Daud, hamba-Mu itu.
Now therefore, may Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail from you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’
“Now therefore, God of Israel, please let your word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father.
27 Tetapi, ya Allah, sungguhkah Engkau sudi tinggal di bumi ini? Langit seluruhnya pun tak cukup luas untuk-Mu, apalagi rumah ibadat yang kubangun ini!
But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can’t contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
28 Ya TUHAN, Allahku, aku hamba-Mu! Namun dengarkanlah kiranya doaku, dan kabulkanlah permohonanku hari ini.
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication, Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;
29 Semoga siang malam Engkau melindungi rumah ini yang telah Kaupilih sebagai tempat ibadat kepada-Mu. Semoga dari tempat kediaman-Mu di surga Engkau mendengar dan mengampuni aku serta umat-Mu apabila kami menghadap ke rumah ini dan berdoa kepada-Mu.
that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.
Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
31 Apabila seseorang dituduh bersalah terhadap orang lain dan dibawa ke mezbah-Mu di dalam rumah ibadat ini untuk bersumpah bahwa ia tidak bersalah,
“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,
32 ya TUHAN, hendaklah Engkau mendengarkan di surga dan memutuskan perkara hamba-hamba-Mu ini. Hukumlah yang bersalah setimpal perbuatannya dan bebaskanlah yang tidak bersalah.
then hear in heaven, and act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33 Apabila umat-Mu Israel dikalahkan oleh musuh-musuhnya karena mereka berdosa, lalu mereka kembali kepada-Mu dan menghormati Engkau sebagai TUHAN, kemudian datang ke rumah ibadat ini serta berdoa mohon ampun kepada-Mu,
“When your people Israel are struck down before the enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn again to you and confess your name, and pray and make supplication to you in this house,
34 semoga Engkau mendengarkan mereka di surga. Semoga Engkau mengampuni dosa umat-Mu ini, dan membawa mereka kembali ke negeri yang telah Kauberikan kepada leluhur mereka.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers.
35 Apabila umat-Mu berdosa kepada-Mu dan Engkau menghukum mereka dengan tidak menurunkan hujan lalu mereka bertobat dari dosa mereka dan menghormati Engkau sebagai TUHAN, kemudian menghadap ke rumah ibadat ini serta berdoa kepada-Mu,
“When the sky is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, if they pray toward this place and confess your name, and turn from their sin when you afflict them,
36 kiranya dari surga Engkau mendengarkan mereka. Dan ampunilah dosa umat-Mu Israel dan raja mereka. Ajarlah mereka melakukan apa yang benar. Setelah itu, ya TUHAN, turunkanlah hujan ke negeri-Mu ini, negeri yang Kauberikan kepada umat-Mu untuk menjadi miliknya selama-lamanya.
then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on your land which you have given to your people for an inheritance.
37 Apabila negeri ini dilanda kelaparan atau wabah, dan tanaman-tanaman dirusak oleh angin panas, hama atau serangan belalang, atau apabila umat-Mu diserang musuh, atau diserang penyakit,
“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight, mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities, whatever plague, whatever sickness there is,
38 semoga Engkau mendengarkan doa mereka. Kalau dari antara umat-Mu Israel ada yang dengan bersedih hati berdoa kepada-Mu sambil menengadahkan tangannya ke arah rumah ibadat ini,
whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,
39 kiranya Engkau di dalam kediaman-Mu di surga mendengar serta mengampuni dan menolong mereka. Hanya Engkaulah yang mengenal isi hati manusia. Sebab itu perlakukanlah setiap orang setimpal perbuatan-perbuatan
then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);
40 supaya umat-Mu taat kepada-Mu selalu selama mereka tinggal di negeri yang Kauberikan kepada leluhur kami.
that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.
41 Apabila seorang asing di negeri yang jauh mendengar tentang kebesaran-Mu dan tentang keajaiban-keajaiban yang telah Kaulakukan untuk umat-Mu, lalu ia datang di rumah ibadat ini untuk menghormati Engkau dan berdoa kepada-Mu,
“Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes out of a far country for your name’s sake
(for they shall hear of your great name and of your mighty hand and of your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this house,
43 semoga dari kediaman-Mu di surga Engkau mendengarkan doanya dan mengabulkan permintaannya. Dengan demikian segala bangsa di seluruh dunia mengenal Engkau dan taat kepada-Mu seperti umat-Mu Israel. Mereka akan mengetahui bahwa rumah yang kubangun ini adalah tempat untuk beribadat kepada-Mu.
hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.
44 Apabila Engkau memerintahkan umat-Mu untuk pergi berperang melawan musuh, lalu di mana pun mereka berada, mereka menghadap ke kota pilihan-Mu ini dan berdoa ke arah rumah ini yang telah kubangun untuk-Mu,
“If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name,
45 semoga di surga Engkau mendengarkan doa mereka itu, dan memberikan kemenangan kepada mereka.
then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
46 Apabila umat-Mu berdosa kepada-Mu--sesungguhnya tidak ada seorang pun yang tidak berdosa--lalu karena kemarahan-Mu Kaubiarkan mereka dikalahkan oleh musuh, dan dibawa sebagai tawanan ke suatu negeri yang jauh atau dekat,
If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;
47 semoga Engkau mendengarkan doa mereka. Jikalau di negeri itu mereka meninggalkan dosa-dosa mereka, dan berdoa kepada-Mu sambil mengakui bahwa mereka telah berdosa dan berbuat jahat, dengarkanlah doa mereka, ya TUHAN.
yet if they repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly,’
48 Jikalau di negeri itu mereka dengan ikhlas dan sungguh-sungguh meninggalkan dosa-dosa mereka, dan berdoa kepada-Mu sambil menghadap ke negeri ini yang Kauberikan kepada leluhur kami, ke arah kota pilihan-Mu dan rumah ibadat yang telah kubangun untuk-Mu ini,
if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen and the house which I have built for your name,
49 maka dari kediaman-Mu di surga hendaklah Engkau mendengar doa mereka dan mengasihani mereka.
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;
50 Ampunilah semua dosa dan kedurhakaan mereka terhadap-Mu, dan buatlah musuh-musuh mereka memperlakukan mereka dengan baik.
and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
51 Mereka adalah umat-Mu sendiri yang telah Kaubawa keluar dari Mesir negeri di mana mereka disiksa.
(for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron furnace);
52 Semoga Engkau, ya TUHAN Allah, selalu memperhatikan umat-Mu Israel beserta rajanya. Dan sudilah Engkau mendengarkan doa mereka setiap kali mereka berseru minta tolong kepada-Mu.
that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.
53 Engkau, ya TUHAN Allah, sudah memilih mereka dari antara segala bangsa untuk menjadi umat-Mu sendiri, seperti yang telah Kaukatakan kepada mereka melalui hamba-Mu Musa, ketika Engkau menuntun leluhur kami keluar dari Mesir."
For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be your inheritance, as you spoke by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
54 Demikianlah Salomo berdoa sambil berlutut di depan mezbah dan dengan tangan ditengadahkan ke atas. Sesudah itu ia berdiri
It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before Yahweh’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven.
55 dan dengan suara keras memohonkan berkat Allah untuk semua orang yang berkumpul di situ, katanya,
He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 "Terpujilah TUHAN yang telah memberikan ketentraman kepada umat-Nya seperti yang dijanjikan-Nya melalui Musa hamba-Nya. Semua yang baik yang dijanjikan-Nya telah ditepati-Nya.
“Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.
57 Semoga TUHAN Allah kita menyertai kita sebagaimana Ia menyertai leluhur kita. Semoga Ia tidak meninggalkan kita.
May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us,
58 Semoga Ia menjadikan kita orang-orang yang setia kepada-Nya supaya kita selalu hidup menurut kehendak-Nya dan taat kepada semua hukum dan perintah yang telah diberikan-Nya kepada leluhur kita.
that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
59 Semoga TUHAN, Allah kita, selalu ingat akan doa dan permohonan yang telah kusampaikan ini kepada-Nya. Semoga Ia selalu menunjukkan kemurahan-Nya kepada umat Israel dan rajanya dengan memberikan kepada mereka apa yang mereka perlukan setiap hari.
Let these my words, with which I have made supplication before Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that he may maintain the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as every day requires;
60 Dengan demikian segala bangsa di dunia akan tahu bahwa hanya TUHAN sendirilah Allah, tak ada yang lain.
that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh himself is God. There is no one else.
61 Hendaklah kalian, umat-Nya selalu setia kepada TUHAN, Allah kita dan taat kepada hukum-hukum dan perintah-perintah-Nya seperti yang kalian lakukan pada hari ini."
“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”
62 Setelah itu Raja Salomo dan semua orang yang berkumpul di situ mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN.
The king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Yahweh.
63 Untuk kurban perdamaian Salomo mempersembahkan 22.000 sapi dan 120.000 domba. Demikianlah raja dan seluruh rakyat mengadakan upacara peresmian Rumah TUHAN.
Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to Yahweh, twenty two thousand head of cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated Yahweh’s house.
64 Hari itu juga Salomo meresmikan bagian tengah pelataran yang di depan Rumah TUHAN itu. Kemudian di pelataran itu ia mempersembahkan kurban bakaran, kurban gandum, dan lemak binatang untuk kurban perdamaian. Semua itu dipersembahkannya di situ karena mezbah perunggu terlalu kecil untuk semua persembahan itu.
The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before Yahweh’s house; for there he offered the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Yahweh was too little to receive the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 Di Rumah TUHAN itu Salomo dan seluruh umat Israel mengadakan perayaan Pondok Daun selama tujuh hari. Sangat besar jumlah orang yang berkumpul di situ. Mereka datang dari daerah sejauh Jalan Hamat di utara sampai ke perbatasan Mesir di selatan.
So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
66 Pada hari kedelapan Salomo menyuruh orang-orang itu pulang. Mereka semuanya memuji dia lalu kembali ke rumah mereka dengan hati yang gembira, karena semua berkat yang telah diberikan TUHAN kepada hamba-Nya Daud dan kepada bangsa Israel umat-Nya.
On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad in their hearts for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
