2 Raja-raja 7
1 Elisa menjawab, "Dengarlah apa yang dikatakan TUHAN! Besok, kira-kira pada waktu seperti ini, dengan satu uang perak saja orang dapat membeli tiga kilogram gandum yang terbaik atau enam kilogram gandum jenis lainnya."
Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.
2 Ajudan pribadi raja membalas, "Mana bisa! Itu mustahil, sekalipun pada saat ini juga TUHAN menurunkan hujan lebat dari langit!" "Nanti kau akan melihat hal itu terjadi, tapi kau tidak akan mengecap makanan itu sedikit pun," jawab Elisa.
Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
3 Pada hari itu empat orang berpenyakit kulit yang mengerikan berada di luar pintu gerbang Samaria. Mereka berkata satu sama lain, "Apa gunanya kita duduk-duduk di sini menunggu mati?
Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?
4 Jika kita masuk ke kota, kita akan mati kelaparan; dan jika kita tinggal saja di sini, kita akan mati juga. Baiklah kita ke perkemahan orang Siria. Paling-paling kita dibunuh oleh mereka. Tetapi ada kemungkinan juga kita tidak diapa-apakan."
If we say, We will go into the town, there is no food in the town, and we will come to our end there; and if we go on waiting here, death will come to us. Come then, let us give ourselves up to the army of Aram: if they let us go on living, then life will be ours; and if they put us to death, then death will be ours.
5 Setelah hari mulai gelap mereka pergi ke perkemahan orang Siria, tetapi mereka tidak melihat seorang pun di situ.
So in the half light they got up to go to the tents of Aram; but when they came to the outer line of tents, there was no one there.
6 Sebab, TUHAN telah membuat orang Siria mendengar bunyi seperti serangan sebuah pasukan besar berkuda dan berkereta. Orang-orang Siria itu mengira raja Israel sudah menyewa raja Het dan Mesir beserta tentaranya untuk menyerang mereka.
For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the Aramaeans, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.
7 Oleh karena itu malam itu juga mereka lari menyelamatkan diri, dan meninggalkan kemah, kuda, serta keledai mereka begitu saja di perkemahan.
So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.
8 Keempat orang yang berpenyakit kulit itu tiba di pinggir perkemahan itu, dan memasuki sebuah kemah. Mereka makan minum di situ dan mengambil emas, perak serta pakaian-pakaian lalu pergi menyembunyikannya. Setelah itu mereka kembali lagi dan memasuki kemah yang lain, lalu melakukan hal yang sama.
And when those lepers came to the outer line of tents, they went into one tent, and had food and drink, and took from it silver and gold and clothing, which they put in a secret place; then they came back and went into another tent from which they took more goods, which they put away in a secret place.
9 Mereka berkata satu sama lain, "Perbuatan kita ini tidak baik. Kabar ini kabar yang baik dan semestinya kita memberitahukannya! Jika kita tunggu sampai besok, pasti kita dihukum. Baiklah kita laporkan hal ini ke istana."
Then they said to one another, We are not doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we say nothing: if we go on waiting here till the morning, punishment will come to us. So let us go and give the news to those of the king's house.
10 Karena itu kembalilah mereka ke Samaria dan berseru kepada pengawal gerbang kota, "Kami telah pergi ke perkemahan orang Siria, dan ternyata tidak ada orang di sana. Kuda dan keledai mereka kami dapati masih terikat pada tempatnya, dan kemah-kemah ditinggalkan begitu saja."
So they came in, and, crying out to the door-keepers of the town, they gave them the news, saying, We came to the tents of the Aramaeans, and there was no one there and no voice of man, only the horses and the asses in their places, and the tents as they were.
11 Para pengawal meneriakkan berita itu, sehingga orang menyampaikannya ke istana.
Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.
12 Pada waktu itu hari masih malam, tetapi raja keluar juga dari kamar tidurnya dan berkata kepada para pegawainya, "Dengarkan! Aku tahu rencana orang-orang Siria itu! Mereka tahu kita sedang kelaparan, karena itu mereka meninggalkan perkemahan dan pergi bersembunyi di padang untuk memancing kita keluar mencari makanan. Sesudah itu mereka akan menyergap kita dan menduduki kota."
Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the Aramaeans have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.
13 Seorang pegawai raja berkata, "Baginda, kita yang masih ada dalam kota ini nasibnya sama saja dengan mereka yang sudah mati. Karena itu baiklah kita menyuruh beberapa orang menaiki lima ekor kuda dari antara kuda-kuda yang masih ada, dan pergi ke sana untuk melihat apa yang telah terjadi."
And one of his servants said in answer, Send men and let them take five of the horses which we still have in the town; if they keep their lives they will be the same as those of Israel who are still living here; if they come to their death they will be the same as all those of Israel who have gone to destruction: let us send and see.
14 Maka mereka memilih beberapa orang, lalu raja menyuruh orang-orang itu mengendarai dua kereta perang dan pergi menyelidiki apa yang telah terjadi pada tentara Siria.
So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.
15 Mereka pergi sampai ke Sungai Yordan. Di sepanjang jalan mereka melihat pakaian dan perkakas-perkakas berserakan. Semua itu dilemparkan begitu saja oleh orang Siria ketika mereka melarikan diri. Utusan-utusan itu pulang dan melaporkannya kepada raja.
And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the Aramaeans in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king.
16 Maka penduduk Samaria berlari ke luar kota dan menjarahi perkemahan orang Siria. Sesuai dengan apa yang dikatakan TUHAN, terjadilah bahwa tiga kilogram gandum yang terbaik atau enam kilogram gandum jenis lainnya, harganya hanya satu uang perak.
Then the people went out and took the goods from the tents of the Aramaeans. So a measure of good meal was to be had for the price of a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, as the Lord had said.
17 Kebetulan pada waktu itu ajudan pribadi raja bertugas mengawasi pintu gerbang kota. Ia mati di situ terinjak-injak oleh rakyat. Hal itu terjadi sesuai dengan yang dikatakan oleh Elisa kepada raja ketika raja datang kepadanya.
And the king gave authority to that captain, on whose arm he was supported, to have control over the doorway into the town; but he was crushed to death there under the feet of the people, as the man of God had said when the king went down to him.
18 Elisa sudah mengatakan bahwa kira-kira pada waktu seperti itu besok harinya, tiga kilogram gandum yang terbaik atau enam kilogram gandum jenis lain akan dijual di Samaria dengan harga satu uang perak.
So the words of the man of God came true, which he said to the king: Two measures of barley will be offered for the price of a shekel and a measure of good meal for a shekel, tomorrow about this time in the market-place of Samaria.
19 Dan pada waktu itu ajudan pribadi raja itu telah berkata, "Mana bisa! Itu mustahil, sekalipun pada saat ini juga TUHAN menurunkan hujan lebat dari langit!" Lalu dijawab oleh Elisa, "Nanti kau akan melihat hal itu terjadi, tapi kau tidak akan mengecap makanan itu sedikit pun."
And that captain said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said to him, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
20 Demikianlah terjadi pada orang itu--ia mati terinjak rakyat di pintu gerbang.
And such was his fate; for he was crushed to death under the feet of the people, in the doorway into the town.
