2 Raja-raja 10
1 Raja Ahab mempunyai tujuh puluh anak cucu di kota Samaria. Sebab itu Yehu mengirim surat ke Samaria, kepada para wali anak cucu Ahab dan kepada penguasa-penguasa serta pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota itu. Bunyi surat itu begini,
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s [children], saying,
2 "Anak cucu Ahab ada dalam pengawasan kalian, dan kalian mempunyai kereta perang, kuda, senjata dan kota berbenteng. Sebab itu, segera setelah kalian menerima surat ini,
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons [are] with you, and [there are] with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
3 pilihlah yang terbaik dari antara anak cucu Ahab itu dan angkatlah dia menjadi raja, lalu berjuanglah membela dia."
Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set [him] on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
4 Penguasa-penguasa Samaria menjadi takut. Mereka berkata, "Raja Yoram dan Raja Ahazia pun tidak bisa melawan Yehu, apalagi kita!"
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
5 Karena itu kepala istana dan walikota bersama pemuka-pemuka masyarakat dan para wali anak cucu Ahab itu mengirim berita ini kepada Yehu, "Kami takluk kepada Tuan dan bersedia melakukan apa saja yang Tuan perintahkan kepada kami. Kami tidak akan mengangkat siapa pun menjadi raja. Lakukanlah apa yang baik menurut pandangan Tuan."
And he that [was] over the house, and he that [was] over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up [of the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We [are] thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou [that which is] good in thine eyes.
6 Lalu Yehu mengirim lagi surat kepada mereka, bunyinya, "Kalau kalian ada di pihakku, serta bersedia menuruti perintah-perintahku, bunuhlah anak cucu Ahab itu, dan besok pada waktu seperti ini bawalah kepala-kepala mereka kepadaku di Yizreel." Ketujuh puluh anak cucu Raja Ahab itu tinggal pada pemuka-pemuka masyarakat di kota Samaria, dan diasuh oleh mereka.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, [being] seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
7 Setelah menerima surat Yehu, pemuka-pemuka masyarakat kota Samaria itu membunuh ketujuh puluh anak cucu Ahab itu lalu kepala-kepala mereka dimasukkan ke dalam keranjang dan dikirim kepada Yehu di Yizreel.
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him [them] to Jezreel.
8 Setelah hal itu diberitahukan kepada Yehu, ia memerintahkan supaya kepala-kepala itu disusun menjadi dua tumpukan pada gerbang kota, dan dibiarkan di situ sampai pagi.
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
9 Pagi-pagi keluarlah Yehu ke pintu gerbang, lalu berkata kepada orang-orang yang berkumpul di situ, "Sayalah yang bersekongkol melawan Raja Yoram dan membunuh dia; kalian tidak bersalah dalam hal itu. Tetapi semua orang ini bukan saya yang membunuh.
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye [be] righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
10 Inilah buktinya bahwa segala yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang anak cucu Ahab akan terjadi. TUHAN sudah melaksanakan apa yang diucapkan-Nya melalui Elia hamba-Nya."
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done [that] which he spake by his servant Elijah.
11 Kemudian Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab yang lain yang tinggal di Yizreel, dan semua pegawai, teman-teman karib, dan imam-imamnya; tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.
So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
12 Yehu meninggalkan Yizreel lalu pergi ke Samaria. Di tengah jalan, di tempat yang disebut "Perkampungan Gembala",
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. [And] as he [was] at the shearing house in the way,
13 ia berjumpa dengan beberapa sanak saudara Ahazia raja Yehuda. Ia bertanya, "Kalian siapa?" "Kami sanak saudara Ahazia," jawab mereka. "Kami hendak ke Yizreel untuk mengunjungi seluruh keluarga raja dan anak cucu Ratu Izebel."
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
14 "Tangkap mereka hidup-hidup!" perintah Yehu kepada anak buahnya. Maka orang-orang itu ditangkap, lalu dibunuh di dekat sebuah sumur yang kering, semuanya empat puluh dua orang. Tidak seorang pun dibiarkan hidup.
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, [even] two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
15 Yehu meneruskan perjalanannya. Di tengah jalan, ia disambut oleh Yonadab anak Rekhab. Yehu memberi salam kepadanya dan berkata, "Bukankah kita sehati? Maukah engkau menyokong saya?" "Ya," jawab Yonadab. "Kalau begitu, mari kita berjabat tangan," balas Yehu. Mereka berjabatan tangan, dan Yehu menolong Yonadab naik ke dalam keretanya,
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give [me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
16 sambil berkata, "Mari ikut dan saksikan sendiri bagaimana giatnya saya untuk TUHAN." Lalu mereka bersama-sama naik kereta ke Samaria.
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
17 Setibanya di sana Yehu membunuh semua sanak saudara Ahab, tidak seorang pun yang tertinggal. Hal itu terjadi sesuai dengan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Elia.
And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
18 Yehu menyuruh penduduk Samaria berkumpul lalu ia berkata, "Raja Ahab kurang giat mengabdi kepada Baal; aku akan lebih giat dari dia.
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; [but] Jehu shall serve him much.
19 Sebab itu kumpulkanlah semua nabi Baal dan penyembahnya serta imam-imamnya; seorang pun jangan terkecuali. Aku akan mempersembahkan kurban yang besar untuk Baal. Siapa tidak hadir akan dihukum mati." Tetapi itu hanya suatu siasat dari Yehu untuk membunuh semua penyembah Baal.
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did [it] in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
20 Yehu memberi perintah ini: "Tentukanlah satu hari khusus untuk menyembah Baal!" Maka orang menentukan hari itu
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].
21 dan Yehu mengumumkannya di seluruh Israel. Pada hari itu datanglah semua penyembah Baal, tidak seorang pun yang ketinggalan. Mereka masuk ke kuil Baal dan memenuhi gedung itu dari depan sampai ke belakang.
And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
22 Yehu memerintahkan supaya pengurus pakaian-pakaian ibadat di kuil itu memberikan pakaian-pakaian itu kepada orang-orang yang datang untuk beribadat kepada Baal. Sesudah perintah itu dilaksanakan,
And he said unto him that [was] over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
23 Yehu memasuki kuil Baal itu bersama Yonadab anak Rekhab, dan berkata kepada orang-orang di sana, "Periksalah dengan teliti apakah semua yang hadir ini hanya penyembah Baal. Jangan sampai ada di sini orang yang menyembah TUHAN."
And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
24 Lalu Yehu dan Yonadab mempersembahkan kurban kepada Baal. Di luar gedung, Yehu sudah menempatkan 80 pengawal dan perwira. Ia juga telah memberikan perintah ini kepada mereka, "Kalian harus membunuh semua orang itu. Siapa membiarkan satu dari mereka melarikan diri, akan dibunuh!"
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him.
25 Segera setelah Yehu mempersembahkan kurban, ia keluar dan berkata kepada para pengawal dan perwira-perwira itu, "Masuklah dan bunuh mereka semua. Jangan biarkan seorang pun lolos!" Maka masuklah mereka dengan pedang terhunus, dan membunuh semua orang di situ, lalu menyeret mayat-mayat itu ke luar. Kemudian mereka masuk ke bagian dalam kuil,
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, [and] slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast [them] out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
26 dan mengeluarkan patung Baal lalu membakarnya.
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
27 Patung itu dimusnahkan bersama gedungnya lalu tempat itu dijadikan tempat buang air sampai pada hari ini.
And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
28 Demikianlah Yehu menyapu bersih penyembahan Baal di Israel.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
29 Sebab itu TUHAN berkata begini kepada Yehu, "Segala yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu untuk dilakukan terhadap keturunan Ahab telah kaulaksanakan. Karena itu Aku berjanji bahwa anak cucumu sampai keturunan keempat akan menjadi raja atas Israel." Tetapi Yehu tidak dengan sepenuh hati mentaati hukum TUHAN, Allah Israel. Ia menuruti perbuatan Yerobeam yang membuat orang Israel berdosa dengan menyembah lembu emas yang didirikannya di Betel dan di Dan.
Howbeit [from] the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that [were] in Beth-el, and that [were] in Dan.
And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in mine heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the throne of Israel.
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
32 Pada waktu itu TUHAN mulai memperkecil daerah Israel. Hazael raja Siria merebut seluruh daerah Israel
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
33 di sebelah timur Sungai Yordan sampai ke selatan sejauh kota Aroer dekat Sungai Arnon, termasuk daerah Gilead dan Basan, tempat tinggal suku Gad, Ruben dan Manasye timur.
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
34 Kisah lainnya mengenai Yehu, termasuk jasa-jasa kepahlawanannya, dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
35 Yehu memerintah sebagai raja Israel 28 tahun lamanya. Ia meninggal dan dikuburkan di Samaria. Lalu Yoahas anaknya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria [was] twenty and eight years.
