1 Raja-raja 8

1 Pada waktu itu raja Salomo menyuruh para tua-tua Israel dan semua kepala suku, yakni para pemimpin puak orang Israel, berkumpul di hadapannya di Yerusalem, untuk mengangkut tabut perjanjian TUHAN dari kota Daud, yaitu Sion.

Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem all the elders of Israel, all the leaders of the tribes, and the leaders of the clans. He wanted them to join in bringing Yahweh’s Sacred Chest from Zion [Hill to the temple], where it was in the part of the city called ‘The City of David’.

2 Maka pada hari raya di bulan Etanim, yakni bulan ketujuh, berkumpullah di hadapan raja Salomo semua orang Israel.

So all the Israeli leaders came to King Solomon during the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters, in October.

3 Setelah semua tua-tua Israel datang, maka imam-imam mengangkat tabut itu.

When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the Sacred Chest

4 Mereka mengangkut tabut TUHAN dan Kemah Pertemuan dan segala barang kudus yang ada dalam kemah itu; semuanya itu diangkut oleh imam-imam dan orang-orang Lewi.

and brought it to the temple. The descendants of Levi [who assisted the priests] helped them to carry to the temple the Sacred Tent and all the sacred things that had been in the tent.

5 Tetapi raja Salomo dan segenap umat Israel yang sudah berkumpul di hadapannya, berdiri bersama-sama dengan dia di depan tabut itu, dan mempersembahkan kambing domba dan lembu sapi yang tidak terhitung dan tidak terbilang banyaknya.

Then King Solomon and many of the Israeli people who had gathered in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Chest sacrificed a huge amount of sheep and oxen. No one was able to count the sacrifices [because there were so many].

6 Kemudian imam-imam membawa tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu ke tempatnya, di ruang belakang rumah itu, di tempat maha kudus, tepat di bawah sayap kerub-kerub;

The the priests then brought the Sacred Chest into the Very Holy Place in the temple, and they placed it under the wings of the [statues of the] winged creatures.

7 sebab kerub-kerub itu mengembangkan kedua sayapnya di atas tempat tabut itu, sehingga kerub-kerub itu menudungi tabut serta kayu-kayu pengusungnya dari atas.

The wings of those statues spread out over the Sacred Chest and over the poles by which it was carried.

8 Kayu-kayu pengusung itu demikian panjangnya, sehingga ujungnya kelihatan dari tempat kudus, yang di depan ruang belakang itu, tetapi tidak kelihatan dari luar; dan di situlah tempatnya sampai hari ini.

The poles were so long that the ends of the poles could be seen [by people who were standing] at the entrance to the Most Holy Place, but they could not be seen [by people standing] outside the temple. Those poles are still there.

9 Dalam tabut itu tidak ada apa-apa selain dari kedua loh batu yang diletakkan Musa ke dalamnya di gunung Horeb, yakni loh-loh batu bertuliskan perjanjian yang diadakan TUHAN dengan orang Israel pada waktu perjalanan mereka keluar dari tanah Mesir.

The only things that were in the Sacred Chest were the two stone tablets that Moses had put there at Sinai [Mountain], where Yahweh made an agreement with the people after they left Egypt.

10 Ketika imam-imam keluar dari tempat kudus, datanglah awan memenuhi rumah TUHAN,

When the priests came out of the temple, [suddenly] it was filled with a cloud.

11 sehingga imam-imam tidak tahan berdiri untuk menyelenggarakan kebaktian oleh karena awan itu, sebab kemuliaan TUHAN memenuhi rumah TUHAN.

It was the glory/radiance of Yahweh that filled the temple, with the result that the priests were not able to continue their work.

12 Pada waktu itu berkatalah Salomo: "TUHAN telah menetapkan matahari di langit, tetapi Ia memutuskan untuk diam dalam kekelaman.

Then Solomon prayed this: “Yahweh, you have placed the sun in the sky, but you have decided that you would live in very dark [clouds].

13 Sekarang, aku telah mendirikan rumah kediaman bagi-Mu, tempat Engkau menetap selama-lamanya."

I have built for you a magnificent temple, a place for you to live in forever.”

14 Kemudian berpalinglah raja lalu memberkati seluruh jemaah Israel, sedang segenap jemaah Israel berdiri.

Then, while all the people stood there, the king turned around and faced them, and he [asked God to] bless them.

15 Ia berkata: "Terpujilah TUHAN, Allah Israel, yang telah menyelesaikan dengan tangan-Nya apa yang difirmankan-Nya dengan mulut-Nya kepada Daud, ayahku, demikian:

He said, “Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis belong! By his own power he has done what he promised to give to my father David. What he promised was this:

16 Sejak Aku membawa umat-Ku Israel keluar dari Mesir, tidak ada kota yang Kupilih di antara segala suku Israel untuk mendirikan rumah di sana sebagai tempat kediaman nama-Ku, tetapi Aku telah memilih Daud untuk berkuasa atas umat-Ku Israel."

‘From the time that I brought my people out of Egypt, I have never chosen any city in Israel in which a temple should be built for my people to worship me there. But I chose you, David, to rule my people.”

17 Lalu raja melanjutkan: "Ketika Daud, ayahku bermaksud mendirikan rumah untuk nama TUHAN, Allah Israel,

[Then Solomon said], “My father David wanted to build a temple in order that we Israeli people could worship Yahweh our God there.

18 berfirmanlah TUHAN kepadanya: Engkau bermaksud mendirikan rumah untuk nama-Ku, dan maksudmu itu memanglah baik;

But Yahweh said to him, ‘You have wanted to build a temple for me, and what you wanted to do was good.

19 hanya, bukanlah engkau yang akan mendirikan rumah itu, melainkan anak kandungmu yang akan lahir kelak, dialah yang akan mendirikan rumah itu untuk nama-Ku.

However, you are not the one [who I want] to build it. It is one of your sons, who [I want to] build a temple for me.’

20 Jadi TUHAN telah menepati janji yang telah diucapkan-Nya; aku telah bangkit menggantikan Daud, ayahku, dan telah duduk di atas takhta kerajaan Israel, seperti yang difirmankan TUHAN: aku telah mendirikan rumah ini untuk nama TUHAN, Allah Israel,

And now Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling my people, like Yahweh promised. I have [arranged for] this temple [to be] built for us Israelis to worship Yahweh, the God, to whom we Israelis belong.

21 dan telah menyediakan di sana tempat untuk tabut, yang memuat perjanjian yang telah diadakan TUHAN dengan nenek moyang kita, ketika mereka dibawa-Nya keluar dari tanah Mesir."

I have also provided a place [in the temple] for the Sacred Chest in which are the two stone tablets [on which are engraved the Ten Commandments of] the agreement that Yahweh made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

22 Kemudian berdirilah Salomo di depan mezbah TUHAN di hadapan segenap jemaah Israel, ditadahkannyalah tangannya ke langit,

Then Solomon stood in front of the altar which was facing the Israeli people who had gathered there. He spread out his arms toward heaven,

23 lalu berkata: "Ya TUHAN, Allah Israel! Tidak ada Allah seperti Engkau di langit di atas dan di bumi di bawah; Engkau yang memelihara perjanjian dan kasih setia kepada hamba-hamba-Mu yang dengan segenap hatinya hidup di hadapan-Mu;

and he prayed, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israeli people [belong to/worship], there is no god like you up in heaven or down here on the earth. You solemnly promised that you would faithfully love us. And that is what you have done for us who earnestly do what you want us to do.

24 Engkau yang tetap berpegang pada janji-Mu terhadap hamba-Mu Daud, ayahku, dan yang telah menggenapi dengan tangan-Mu apa yang Kaufirmankan dengan mulut-Mu, seperti yang terjadi pada hari ini.

You have done the things that you promised my father David, who served you [very well], that you would do. Truly, you promised to do these things for him, and today we see that by your power you have done them.

25 Maka sekarang, ya TUHAN, Allah Israel, peliharalah apa yang Kaujanjikan kepada hamba-Mu Daud, ayahku, dengan berkata: Keturunanmu takkan terputus di hadapan-Ku dan tetap akan duduk di atas takhta kerajaan Israel, asal anak-anakmu tetap hidup di hadapan-Ku sama seperti engkau hidup di hadapan-Ku.

So now, Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [belong to/worship], please do the things that you promised my father that you would do. You told him that there would always be some of his descendants who would rule Israel, if they would conduct their lives as he did.

26 Maka sekarang, ya Allah Israel, biarlah kiranya menjadi nyata keteguhan janji yang telah Kauucapkan kepada hamba-Mu Daud, ayahku.

So now, God of us Israeli people, cause what you promised to do for my father David, who served you [well], to happen.

27 Tetapi benarkah Allah hendak diam di atas bumi? Sesungguhnya langit, bahkan langit yang mengatasi segala langitpun tidak dapat memuat Engkau, terlebih lagi rumah yang kudirikan ini.

But God, you cannot really live on the earth. There is surely not enough space for you in the sky, or even in the heaven. So there is surely not enough space for you to live in this temple that my workers have built.

28 Maka berpalinglah kepada doa dan permohonan hamba-Mu ini, ya TUHAN Allahku, dengarkanlah seruan dan doa yang hamba-Mu panjatkan di hadapan-Mu pada hari ini!

But Yahweh, my God, please listen to me while I am praying to you this day,

29 Kiranya mata-Mu terbuka terhadap rumah ini, siang dan malam, terhadap tempat yang Kaukatakan: nama-Ku akan tinggal di sana; dengarkanlah doa yang hamba-Mu panjatkan di tempat ini.

Please keep protecting this temple night and day. This is the place about which you have said, ‘I will always be there.’ I request that you listen to me whenever I turn toward this temple and pray.

30 Dan dengarkanlah permohonan hamba-Mu dan umat-Mu Israel yang mereka panjatkan di tempat ini; bahwa Engkau juga yang mendengarnya di tempat kediaman-Mu di sorga; dan apabila Engkau mendengarnya, maka Engkau akan mengampuni.

I request that when I pray to you and your people pray to you while they turn toward this place, that in your home in heaven you will hear us and forgive us [for the sins that we have committed].

31 Jika seseorang telah berdosa kepada temannya, lalu diwajibkan mengangkat sumpah dengan mengutuk dirinya, dan dia datang bersumpah ke depan mezbah-Mu di dalam rumah ini,

If someone is accused of doing something wrong to another person, and they bring him to your altar outside this holy temple, and if he says, ‘I did not do that; may God punish me if I am not telling the truth,’

32 maka Engkaupun kiranya mendengarkannya di sorga dan bertindak serta mengadili hamba-hamba-Mu, yakni menyatakan bersalah orang yang bersalah dengan menanggungkan perbuatannya kepada orang itu sendiri, tetapi menyatakan benar orang yang benar dengan memberi pembalasan kepadanya yang sesuai dengan kebenarannya.

then you listen from heaven, and decide who is telling the truth. Then punish the person who is guilty as he deserves to be punished, and declare that the other person is innocent.

33 Apabila umat-Mu Israel terpukul kalah oleh musuhnya karena mereka berdosa kepada-Mu, kemudian mereka berbalik kepada-Mu dan mengakui nama-Mu, dan mereka berdoa dan memohon kepada-Mu di rumah ini,

And when your Israeli people are defeated by their enemies [in a battle] because they have sinned against you, [and if they are forced to go to some distant country, ] if they turn away from their sinful behavior and turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], and if they plead [that you will forgive them],

34 maka Engkaupun kiranya mendengarkannya di sorga dan mengampuni dosa umat-Mu Israel dan mengembalikan mereka ke tanah yang telah Kauberikan kepada nenek moyang mereka.

listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins that they [have committed], and bring them back to this land that you gave to our ancestors.

35 Apabila langit tertutup, sehingga tidak ada hujan, sebab mereka berdosa kepada-Mu, lalu mereka berdoa di tempat ini dan mengakui nama-Mu dan mereka berbalik dari dosanya, sebab Engkau telah menindas mereka,

And when you do not allow any rain to fall on the land because your people have sinned against you, if they turn toward this temple and admit that you [have justly punished them], if they turn away from their sinful behavior and [humbly] pray to you,

36 maka Engkaupun kiranya mendengarkannya di sorga dan mengampuni dosa hamba-hamba-Mu, umat-Mu Israel, --karena Engkaulah yang menunjukkan kepada mereka jalan yang baik yang harus mereka ikuti--dan Engkau kiranya memberikan hujan kepada tanah-Mu yang telah Kauberikan kepada umat-Mu menjadi milik pusaka.

listen to them from heaven, and forgive your Israeli people for the sins [that they have committed]. Teach them the right way to conduct their lives. Then send rain on this land that you have given to your people to belong to them [permanently].

37 Apabila di negeri ini ada kelaparan, apabila ada penyakit sampar, hama dan penyakit gandum, belalang, atau belalang pelahap, apabila musuh menyesakkan mereka di salah satu kota mereka, apabila ada tulah atau penyakit apapun,

And when the people of this land experience famines, or if there is a plague/illness that causes many people to become sick, or if [their crops are destroyed by] very hot winds or [by] mildew or [by] locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies surround any of their cities [in order to attack them], if any of those bad things happen to them,

38 lalu seseorang atau segenap umat-Mu Israel ini memanjatkan doa dan permohonan di rumah ini dengan menadahkan tangannya--karena mereka masing-masing mengenal apa yang merisaukan hatinya sendiri--

when your Israeli people earnestly plead with you knowing that they are suffering because they [have sinned], and if they stretch out their arms toward this temple and pray,

39 maka Engkaupun kiranya mendengarkannya di sorga, tempat kediaman-Mu yang tetap, dan Engkau kiranya mengampuni, bertindak, dan membalaskan kepada setiap orang sesuai dengan segala kelakuannya, karena engkau mengenal hatinya--sebab Engkau sajalah yang mengenal hati semua anak manusia, --

listen to them from your home in heaven, and forgive them, and help them. You are the only one who knows what people are thinking, so act toward everyone as they deserve,

40 supaya mereka takut akan Engkau selama mereka hidup di atas tanah yang telah Kauberikan kepada nenek moyang kami.

in order that your people may then have an awesome respect for you, all the years that they live in this land that you gave to our ancestors.

41 Juga apabila seorang asing, yang tidak termasuk umat-Mu Israel, datang dari negeri jauh oleh karena nama-Mu, --

There will be some foreigners who do not belong to your Israeli people who have come here from countries far away because they have heard that you are very great and that you perform great miracles. If they come here to this temple to worship you and pray,

42 sebab orang akan mendengar tentang nama-Mu yang besar dan tentang tangan-Mu yang kuat dan lengan-Mu yang teracung--dan ia datang berdoa di rumah ini,

43 maka Engkaupun kiranya mendengarkannya di sorga, tempat kediaman-Mu yang tetap, dan Engkau kiranya bertindak sesuai dengan segala yang diserukan kepada-Mu oleh orang asing itu, supaya segala bangsa di bumi mengenal nama-Mu, sehingga mereka takut akan Engkau sama seperti umat-Mu Israel dan sehingga mereka tahu, bahwa nama-Mu telah diserukan atas rumah yang telah kudirikan ini.

in your home in heaven, listen to their prayers, and do for them what they request you to do. Do that so that all the people-groups in the world will know about you and revere you, like we your Israeli people do. And then they will know that this temple that I have [caused to be] built to honor you, is where you [should be worshiped].

44 Apabila umat-Mu keluar untuk berperang melawan musuhnya, ke arah manapun Engkau menyuruh mereka, dan apabila mereka berdoa kepada TUHAN dengan berkiblat ke kota yang telah Kaupilih dan ke rumah yang telah kudirikan bagi nama-Mu,

And if you send your people to go to fight against their enemies, if they pray to you, wherever they are, if they turn toward this city that you have chosen and toward this temple that I have caused to be built for you,

45 maka Engkau kiranya mendengarkan di sorga doa dan permohonan mereka dan Engkau kiranya memberikan keadilan kepada mereka.

listen in heaven to their prayers; listen to what they plead for you to do, and assist them.

46 Apabila mereka berdosa kepada-Mu--karena tidak ada manusia yang tidak berdosa--dan Engkau murka kepada mereka dan menyerahkan mereka kepada musuh, sehingga mereka diangkut tertawan ke negeri musuh yang jauh atau yang dekat,

[It is true that] everyone sins. So, if your people sin against you, and you become angry with them, you may allow their enemies to defeat them and capture them and take them away to their enemies’ country, even to countries that are far away.

47 dan apabila mereka sadar kembali dalam hatinya di negeri tempat mereka tertawan, dan mereka berbalik, dan memohon kepada-Mu di negeri orang-orang yang mengangkut mereka tertawan, dengan berkata: Kami telah berdosa, bersalah, dan berbuat fasik,

If that happens, while they are in those countries to which they were forced to go, if they sincerely repent and plead with you there saying ‘We have sinned and have done things that are very wicked,’

48 apabila mereka berbalik kepada-Mu dengan segenap hatinya dan dengan segenap jiwanya di negeri musuh yang mengangkut mereka tertawan, dan apabila mereka berdoa kepada-Mu dengan berkiblat ke negeri mereka yang telah Kauberikan kepada nenek moyang mereka, ke kota yang telah Kaupilih dan ke rumah yang telah kudirikan bagi nama-Mu,

if they very sincerely repent, and turn toward this land that you gave to our ancestors, and toward this city that you have chosen [to be the place where we should worship you], and toward this temple that I have [caused to be] built for you, and if they pray,

49 maka Engkau kiranya mendengarkan di sorga, tempat kediaman-Mu yang tetap, kepada doa dan permohonan mereka dan Engkau kiranya memberikan keadilan kepada mereka.

then from your home in heaven listen to them while they plead [for your help], and assist them.

50 Engkau kiranya mengampuni umat-Mu yang telah berdosa kepada-Mu, mengampuni segala pelanggaran yang dilakukan mereka kepada-Mu, dan kiranya Engkau membuat mereka menjadi kesayangan orang-orang yang mengangkut mereka tertawan, sehingga orang-orang itu menyayangi mereka,

Forgive them for all the sins that they [have committed] against you, and cause their enemies to be kind to them.

51 sebab mereka itu umat-Mu dan milik kepunyaan-Mu yang telah Kaubawa keluar dari Mesir dari tengah-tengah dapur peleburan besi.

Do not forget that the Israelis are your people; they are your special possession; you brought [our ancestors] out of Egypt where [they were greatly suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace.

52 Hendaklah mata-Mu terbuka terhadap permohonan hamba-Mu dan terhadap permohonan umat-Mu Israel dan hendaklah Engkau mendengarkan mereka seberapa kali mereka berseru kepada-Mu.

I request that you always listen to your Israeli people and to me, their king, and heed their prayers whenever they call out to you [to help them].

53 Sebab Engkaulah yang memisahkan mereka bagi-Mu menjadi milik kepunyaan-Mu dari antara segala bangsa di bumi, seperti yang telah Kaufirmankan dengan perantaraan Musa, hamba-Mu, pada waktu Engkau membawa nenek moyang kami keluar dari Mesir, ya Tuhan ALLAH!"

You chose them from all the other people-groups in the world to belong to you, which is what you told Moses to tell them when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

54 Ketika Salomo selesai memanjatkan segala doa dan permohonan itu kepada TUHAN, bangkitlah ia dari depan mezbah TUHAN setelah berlutut dengan menadahkan tangannya ke langit.

After Solomon had finished praying and pleading to Yahweh [for his help], he stood up in front of the altar where he had been kneeling. He lifted up his arms.

55 Maka berdirilah ia dan memberkati segenap jemaah Israel dengan suara nyaring, katanya:

Then he [asked God to] bless all the Israeli people. [He prayed] loudly, saying,

56 "Terpujilah TUHAN yang memberikan tempat perhentian kepada umat-Nya Israel tepat seperti yang difirmankan-Nya; dari segala yang baik, yang telah dijanjikan-Nya dengan perantaraan Musa, hamba-Nya, tidak ada satupun yang tidak dipenuhi.

“Praise Yahweh, who has given us his people peace, like he promised that he would do. He has done every one of the good things that he promised to Moses, the man who served him [very well].

57 Kiranya TUHAN, Allah kita, menyertai kita sebagaimana Ia telah menyertai nenek moyang kita, janganlah Ia meninggalkan kita dan janganlah Ia membuangkan kita,

I pray that our God will be with us like he was with our ancestors, and that he will never abandon us.

58 tetapi hendaklah dicondongkan-Nya hati kita kepada-Nya untuk hidup menurut segala jalan yang ditunjukkan-Nya, dan untuk tetap mengikuti segala perintah-Nya dan ketetapan-Nya dan peraturan-Nya yang telah diperintahkan-Nya kepada nenek moyang kita.

I pray that he will cause us to loyally serve him, to conduct our lives as he wants us to, and to obey all his commandments and statutes and laws that he gave to our ancestors.

59 Hendaklah perkataan yang telah kupohonkan tadi di hadapan TUHAN, dekat pada TUHAN, Allah kita, siang dan malam, supaya Ia memberikan keadilan kepada hamba-Nya dan kepada umat-Nya Israel menurut yang perlu pada setiap hari,

I pray that Yahweh our God will never forget these words that I have prayed, pleading for his help; I pray that he will think about them by day and by night. I pray that he will always help [us] Israeli people and me, giving us the things that we need day by day.

60 supaya segala bangsa di bumi tahu, bahwa Tuhanlah Allah, dan tidak ada yang lain,

If he does that, all the people-groups in the world will know that he is the only one who is God, and that there is no other one who is God.

61 dan hendaklah kamu berpaut kepada TUHAN, Allah kita, dengan sepenuh hatimu dan dengan hidup menurut segala ketetapan-Nya dan dengan tetap mengikuti segala perintah-Nya seperti pada hari ini."

I pray that you, [his people, ] will always be fully committed to Yahweh, and that you will obey all his statutes and commands, like you are doing now.”

62 Lalu raja bersama-sama segenap Israel mempersembahkan korban sembelihan di hadapan TUHAN.

Then the king and all the Israeli people who were there offered sacrifices to Yahweh.

63 Sebagai korban keselamatannya kepada TUHAN Salomo mempersembahkan dua puluh dua ribu ekor lembu sapi dan seratus dua puluh ribu ekor kambing domba. Demikianlah raja dan segenap Israel mentahbiskan rumah TUHAN itu.

They sacrificed 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then the king and all the people dedicated the temple.

64 Pada hari itu juga raja menguduskan pertengahan pelataran yang di depan rumah TUHAN, sebab di situlah ia mempersembahkan korban bakaran, korban sajian dan segala lemak korban keselamatan, sebab mezbah tembaga yang di hadapan TUHAN itu terlalu kecil untuk memuat korban bakaran dan korban sajian dan segala lemak korban keselamatan itu.

On that day, the king also dedicated/set apart the middle part of the courtyard that was in front of the temple. Then he offered sacrifices that would be completely burned [in the courtyard], the offerings of grain and the fat of the animals that were sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. They sacrificed them there because the bronze altar was not big enough for all those sacrifices to be burned on it [that day].

65 Lalu Salomo mengadakan perayaan pada waktu itu juga, di hadapan TUHAN, Allah kita, selama tujuh hari, bersama-sama dengan seluruh Israel, suatu jemaah yang besar, dari jalan masuk ke Hamat sampai sungai Mesir.

Then Solomon and all the Israeli people celebrated the Festival of [Living in Temporary] Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people there, some of whom had come from [distant places like] Hamath [in the far north] and the border of Egypt [in the far south].

66 Pada hari yang kedelapan disuruhnya bangsa itu pergi, maka mereka memohon berkat untuk raja, lalu pulang ke kemah mereka sambil bersukacita dan bergembira atas segala kebaikan yang telah dilakukan TUHAN kepada Daud, hamba-Nya, dan kepada orang Israel, umat-Nya.

On the eighth day, Solomon sent the people to their homes. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the things that Yahweh had done to bless [King] David and his Israeli people.