2 Raja-raja 3

1 Pada tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Yosafat raja Yehuda, Yoram anak Ahab menjadi raja Israel dan memerintah di Samaria dua belas tahun lamanya.

And Joram the son of Achab reigned over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda. And he reigned twelve years.

2 Ia melakukan yang jahat pada pemandangan TUHAN, tetapi ia tidak sejahat Ahab dan Izebel, orang tuanya. Patung yang dibuat ayahnya untuk menyembah Baal telah diruntuhkannya.

And he did evil before the Lord, but not like his father and his mother: for he took away the statues of Baal, which his father had made.

3 Namun, seperti Raja Yerobeam anak Nebat yang memerintah sebelum dia, ia pun menyebabkan orang Israel berdosa dan tidak berhenti melakukan hal itu.

Nevertheless he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them.

4 Raja Mesa dari Moab mempunyai peternakan domba. Sebagai pajak kepada raja Israel, setiap tahun ia memberikan 100.000 anak domba dan juga bulu domba dari 100.000 domba jantan.

Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams with their fleeces.

5 Tetapi setelah Raja Ahab meninggal, Mesa memberontak terhadap Israel.

And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.

6 Karena itu Raja Yoram segera meninggalkan Samaria dan pergi menyiapkan seluruh angkatan perangnya.

And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.

7 Ia mengirim pesan ini kepada Raja Yosafat dari Yehuda, "Raja Moab telah memberontak terhadap aku; sudikah Anda berperang bersama aku melawan dia?" "Baik," jawab Raja Yosafat. "Aku dan anak buahku serta pasukan berkudaku akan ikut dengan Anda.

And he sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me, come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people, thy people: and my horses, thy horses.

8 Melalui jalan manakah kita akan menyerang?" "Kita ambil jalan yang melewati padang gurun Edom," jawab Yoram.

And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.

9 Maka berangkatlah Raja Yoram bersama raja Yehuda dan raja Edom. Setelah mengadakan perjalanan selama tujuh hari, mereka kehabisan air, sehingga pasukan mereka dan hewan pengangkut barang mereka tak dapat minum.

So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom went, and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.

10 "Celaka kita!" seru Raja Yoram. "TUHAN telah merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kita bertiga kepada raja Moab!"

And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab!

11 Raja Yosafat bertanya, "Apakah di sini tidak ada nabi yang dapat bertanya kepada TUHAN untuk kita?" Salah seorang perwira dari tentara Raja Yoram menjawab, "Ada Elisa anak Safat! Ia dahulu pembantu Elia."

And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.

12 "Benar! TUHAN memang berbicara melalui dia," kata Raja Yosafat. Maka pergilah ketiga raja itu kepada Elisa.

And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 "Mengapa minta tolong kepada saya?" kata Elisa kepada raja Israel. "Pergi saja kepada nabi-nabi orang tuamu!" "Tidak!" sahut Yoram. "Sebab Tuhanlah yang merencanakan untuk menyerahkan kami bertiga kepada raja Moab."

And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab?

14 Elisa menjawab, "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang saya layani, saya katakan dengan terus terang bahwa kalau bukan karena Raja Yosafat yang saya hormati, saya tidak mau berurusan dengan Tuan.

And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.

15 Sekarang bawalah ke mari seorang pemain kecapi." Sementara orang itu memainkan kecapinya, Elisa dikuasai oleh Roh TUHAN,

But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:

16 sehingga ia berkata, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Buatlah parit-parit di wadi ini.

Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.

17 Sekalipun kalian tidak melihat hujan turun atau angin bertiup, namun air akan berlimpah-limpah di wadi ini. Kalian dengan ternak dan hewan pengangkut barangmu akan mendapat air yang cukup untuk diminum sepuas-puasnya.'"

For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.

18 Lalu kata Elisa selanjutnya, "Tetapi itu hanya perkara kecil bagi TUHAN. Ia akan memberikan juga kemenangan kepadamu atas orang-orang Moab.

And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover he will deliver also Moab into your hands.

19 Semua kota mereka yang berbenteng dan bagus-bagus akan kalian runtuhkan; semua pohon buah-buahan kalian tebang, semua sumber air kalian tutup, dan semua ladang mereka yang subur-subur akan kalian lempari dengan batu sampai rusak sama sekali."

And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.

20 Besoknya, pada saat mempersembahkan kurban pagi, mengalirlah air dari arah Edom sehingga memenuhi wadi itu.

And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

21 Ketika orang Moab mendengar bahwa ketiga raja itu telah datang menyerang, maka semua orang--dari yang tertua sampai yang termuda--yang dapat memikul senjata, dikerahkan dan ditempatkan di perbatasan.

And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders.

22 Besoknya, ketika mereka bangun pagi, matahari menyinari permukaan air sehingga kelihatan merah seperti darah.

And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,

23 Mereka berteriak, "Darah! Pasti prajurit-prajurit dari ketiga pasukan musuh telah berkelahi dan saling membunuh! Mari kita pergi merampok perkemahan mereka!"

And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.

24 Tetapi ketika orang-orang Moab itu sampai di perkemahan itu, mereka dipukul mundur oleh orang Israel yang terus maju mengejar sambil membunuh mereka

And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.

25 dan meruntuhkan kota-kota mereka. Setiap ladang yang subur yang mereka lewati, mereka lempari dengan batu. Akhirnya semua ladang tertutup dengan batu. Orang-orang Israel juga menutup semua sumber air dan menebang semua pohon-pohon buah-buahan. Yang tinggal hanyalah kota Kir-Hareset, ibukota Moab. Akhirnya kota itu pun dikepung dan dilempari batu oleh pengumban-pengumban.

And they destroyed the cities: and they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.

26 Setelah menyadari bahwa ia tak dapat bertahan lagi, raja Moab membawa 700 prajurit yang mahir memakai pedang, lalu berusaha menerobos pertahanan raja Edom, tapi gagal.

And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.

27 Karena itu ia mengambil putra mahkotanya, lalu mempersembahkannya di atas tembok kota sebagai kurban untuk dewa Moab. Maka takutlah orang-orang Israel, sehingga mereka menarik mundur pasukan mereka dari kota itu lalu pulang ke negeri mereka.

Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall: and there was great indignation in Israel, and presently they departed from him, and returned into their own country.