2 Raja-raja 6
1 Pada suatu hari nabi-nabi yang dididik oleh Elisa, mengeluh kepadanya. Mereka berkata, "Tempat tinggal kita terlalu sempit!
And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too narrow for us.
2 Izinkanlah kami pergi menebang pohon kayu di dekat Sungai Yordan, dan mendirikan tempat tinggal kita di sana." "Baiklah," jawab Elisa.
Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3 Salah seorang dari antara mereka mendesak supaya Elisa ikut dengan mereka. Elisa setuju,
And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 lalu mereka berangkat bersama-sama. Setelah tiba di tepi Sungai Yordan, mulailah mereka menebang pohon.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 Tiba-tiba mata kapak seorang di antara mereka jatuh ke dalam air. "Waduh, Pak!" teriaknya kepada Elisa, "Itu kapak pinjaman!"
But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6 "Di mana jatuhnya?" tanya Elisa. Orang itu menunjukkan tempatnya, lalu Elisa mengerat sepotong kayu dan melemparkannya ke tempat itu. Maka timbullah mata kapak itu ke permukaan air.
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither; and the iron floated.
7 Elisa berkata, "Ambil!" Orang itu mengulurkan tangannya lalu mengambil kapak itu.
Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
8 Pada suatu waktu Siria berperang dengan Israel. Setelah berunding dengan para perwiranya, raja Siria menentukan di mana mereka harus berkemah.
Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place [shall be] my camp.
9 Tetapi Elisa mengirim berita kepada raja Israel untuk memperingatkan dia supaya jangan pergi ke tempat itu, karena orang-orang Siria biasanya mengambil jalan itu.
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians have come down.
10 Jadi raja Israel memperingatkan orang-orang yang tinggal di dekat situ supaya siap siaga. Demikianlah Elisa beberapa kali memperingatkan raja.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11 Hal itu sangat menjengkelkan raja Siria, sehingga ia memanggil para perwiranya dan bertanya, "Pasti di antara kita ada yang mengkhianat. Siapa orangnya? Ayo beritahukan!"
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not show me which of us [is] for the king of Israel?
12 Seorang dari para perwira itu menjawab, "Tidak ada seorang pun, Baginda. Nabi Elisalah biang keladinya! Dialah yang menyampaikan kepada raja Israel apa yang Baginda ucapkan, sekalipun itu dikatakan di dalam kamar tidur."
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that [is] in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.
13 "Selidikilah di mana dia," perintah raja, "supaya saya bisa menangkap dia." Orang memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Elisa ada di Dotan.
And he said, Go, and spy where he [is], that I may send and bring him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothan.
14 Lalu raja Siria mengirim ke sana suatu pasukan yang besar disertai kuda dan kereta perang. Pada waktu malam mereka tiba di kota itu lalu mengepungnya.
Therefore he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and encompassed the city.
15 Besoknya, pagi-pagi sekali ketika pelayan Elisa bangun dan ke luar, ia melihat tentara Siria mengepung kota itu lengkap dengan kuda dan kereta perang mereka. Jadi, ia kembali kepada Elisa dan berkata, "Celaka kita, Tuan! Apa yang harus kita lakukan?"
And when the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 "Tidak usah takut," jawab Elisa. "Yang ada di pihak kita lebih banyak daripada di pihak mereka."
And he answered, Fear not: for they that [are] with us [are] more than they that [are] with them.
17 Lalu Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, semoga Engkau membuka mata pelayanku supaya ia melihat!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa sehingga ketika pelayannya itu menengok, dilihatnya gunung itu penuh dengan kuda dan kereta berapi mengelilingi Elisa.
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
18 Ketika orang-orang Siria itu menyerang, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, butakanlah kiranya orang-orang ini!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa, dan mereka semuanya menjadi buta.
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
19 Elisa mendatangi mereka dan berkata, "Kalian tersesat. Ini bukan kota yang kalian cari. Mari ikut saya, nanti saya antarkan kepada orang yang kalian cari." Lalu Elisa mengantar mereka ke Samaria.
And Elisha said to them, This [is] not the way, neither [is] this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
20 Pada waktu mereka memasuki kota itu, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, bukalah kiranya mata mereka supaya mereka melihat." TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa; Ia membuka mata orang-orang itu sehingga mereka heran melihat bahwa mereka berada di kota Samaria.
And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these [men], that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, [they were] in the midst of Samaria.
21 Ketika raja Israel melihat orang-orang Siria itu, ia bertanya, "Elisa, haruskah saya membunuh orang-orang ini?"
And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?
22 "Jangan," jawab Elisa. "Sedangkan tentara yang Baginda tangkap dalam pertempuran pun tidak Baginda bunuh, apalagi ini. Berilah mereka makan dan minum, lalu biarkan mereka kembali kepada raja mereka."
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
23 Maka raja Israel mengadakan pesta besar bagi mereka. Sesudah mereka makan dan minum, ia menyuruh mereka pulang kepada raja Siria. Sejak itu orang-orang Siria berhenti menyerang negeri Israel.
And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drank, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 Beberapa waktu kemudian Benhadad raja Siria membawa seluruh tentaranya untuk menyerang Israel. Mereka mengepung kota Samaria,
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 dan mengakibatkan kelaparan yang hebat di dalam kota, sehingga sebuah kepala keledai harganya delapan puluh uang perak, dan dua ons kotoran merpati lima uang perak.
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was [sold] for eighty [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.
26 Pada suatu kali ketika raja sedang berjalan di atas tembok kota, seorang wanita berseru, "Baginda, tolong!"
And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
27 Raja menjawab, "Kalau TUHAN tidak menolong engkau, mana mungkin saya dapat menolong? Saya tidak punya gandum atau air anggur!
And he said, If the LORD doth not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barn-floor, or out of the wine-press?
28 Apa kesulitanmu?" Wanita itu menjawab, "Kawan saya ini telah mengajak saya supaya kami memakan anak saya dulu, lalu besoknya kami makan anaknya.
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? and she answered, This woman said to me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
29 Oleh karena itu kami masak anak saya lalu kami makan. Keesokan harinya ketika saya minta supaya kami memasak anaknya, ia menyembunyikannya!"
So we boiled my son, and ate him: and I said to her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
30 Mendengar itu, raja merobek pakaiannya karena sedih. Orang-orang yang berdiri dekat tembok itu dapat melihat bahwa baju dalamnya adalah kain karung.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and behold, [he had] sackcloth within upon his flesh.
31 Raja berseru, "Hari ini juga Elisa harus mati. Biarlah Allah menghukum saya seberat-beratnya kalau saya tidak membunuh Elisa!"
Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
32 Lalu raja mengutus seseorang mendahuluinya ke rumah Elisa. Pada waktu itu Elisa berada di rumah, dan beberapa tokoh masyarakat sedang bertamu di situ. Sebelum utusan raja itu sampai, Elisa berkata kepada tokoh-tokoh masyarakat itu, "Perhatikanlah! Si pembunuh itu mengutus orang untuk membunuh saya. Kalau orang itu sampai nanti, tutuplah pintu dan jangan biarkan dia masuk. Di belakangnya akan datang raja sendiri."
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: [is] not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
33 Elisa belum selesai berbicara, raja sudah sampai di situ dan berkata, "Kesusahan ini TUHAN yang timpakan ke atas kita! Jadi apa gunanya lagi aku mengharapkan pertolongan-Nya?"
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] from the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
