2 Tawarikh 15
1 Azarya bin Oded dihinggapi Roh Allah.
And as for 'Azaryahu the son of 'Oded—on him came the spirit of God;
2 Ia pergi menemui Asa dan berkata kepadanya: "Dengarlah kepadaku, Asa dan seluruh Yehuda dan Benyamin! TUHAN beserta dengan kamu bilamana kamu beserta dengan Dia. Bilamana kamu mencari-Nya, Ia berkenan ditemui olehmu, tetapi bilamana kamu meninggalkan-Nya, kamu akan ditinggalkan-Nya.
And he went out to meet Assa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Assa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with you, while ye remain with him; and if ye seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
3 Lama sekali Israel tanpa Allah yang benar, tanpa ajaran dari pada imam dan tanpa hukum.
And many days [had elapsed] for Israel, [they being] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 Tetapi dalam kesesakan mereka berbalik kepada TUHAN, Allah orang Israel. Mereka mencari-Nya, dan Ia berkenan ditemui oleh mereka.
But they returned when they were in distress unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he let himself be found by them.
5 Pada zaman itu tidak dapat orang pergi dan pulang dengan selamat, karena terdapat kekacauan yang besar di antara segenap penduduk daerah-daerah.
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, and to him that came in; but there were great confusions among all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 Bangsa menghancurkan bangsa, kota menghancurkan kota, karena Allah mengacaukan mereka dengan berbagai-bagai kesesakan.
And nation was dashed to pieces against nation, and city against city; for God did confound them with all kind of distress.
7 Tetapi kamu ini, kuatkanlah hatimu, jangan lemah semangatmu, karena ada upah bagi usahamu!"
But as for you, be ye strong, and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your doing.
8 Ketika Asa mendengar perkataan nubuat yang diucapkan oleh nabi Azarya bin Oded itu, ia menguatkan hatinya dan menyingkirkan dewa-dewa kejijikan dari seluruh tanah Yehuda dan Benyamin dan dari kota-kota yang direbutnya di pegunungan Efraim. Ia membaharui mezbah TUHAN yang ada di depan balai Bait Suci TUHAN.
And when Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of 'Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
9 Ia mengumpulkan seluruh Yehuda dan Benyamin dan orang-orang Efraim, Manasye dan Simeon yang tinggal di antara mereka sebagai orang asing. Sebab dari Israel banyak yang menyeberang memihak kepadanya ketika mereka melihat bahwa TUHAN, Allahnya, beserta dengan dia.
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and those that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Menasseh, and out of Simeon; for they had joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 Mereka berkumpul di Yerusalem pada bulan ketiga tahun kelima belas dari pemerintahan Asa.
And so they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Assa.
11 Pada hari itu mereka mempersembahkan kepada TUHAN tujuh ratus lembu sapi dan tujuh ribu kambing domba dari jarahan yang mereka bawa pulang.
And they sacrificed unto the Lord on the same day, of the booty which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 Mereka mengadakan perjanjian untuk mencari TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, dengan segenap hati dan jiwa.
And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 Setiap orang, baik anak-anak atau orang dewasa, baik laki-laki atau perempuan, yang tidak mencari TUHAN, Allah Israel, harus dihukum mati.
So that whosoever would not seek the Lord the God of Israel should be put to death, from the small even up to the great, whether it be man or woman.
14 Mereka bersumpah setia kepada TUHAN dengan suara yang nyaring, dengan sorak-sorai dan dengan tiupan nafiri dan sangkakala.
And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with [joyful] shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 Seluruh Yehuda bersukaria atas sumpah itu, karena dengan segenap hati mereka bersumpah setia dan dengan kehendak yang bulat mereka mencari TUHAN. TUHAN berkenan ditemui oleh mereka dan mengaruniakan keamanan kepada mereka di segala penjuru.
And all Judah rejoiced because of the oath; for with all their heart had they sworn, and with their whole desire did they seek him, and he let himself be found by them: and the Lord gave them rest on every side.
16 Bahkan raja Asa memecat Maakha, neneknya, dari pangkat ibu suri, karena neneknya itu membuat patung Asyera yang keji. Asa merobohkan patung yang keji itu, menumbuknya sampai halus dan membakarnya di lembah Kidron.
And also concerning Ma'achah the mother of king Assa, he removed her from being queen, because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and had it ground up, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
17 Sekalipun bukit-bukit pengorbanan tidak dijauhkan dari Israel, namun hati Asa tulus ikhlas sepanjang umurnya.
But the high-places were not removed out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Assa was entire all his days.
18 Ia membawa persembahan-persembahan kudus ayahnya dan persembahan-persemba kudusnya sendiri ke rumah Allah, yakni emas dan perak serta barang-barang lain.
And be brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of God, —silver, and gold, and vessels.
19 Tidak ada perang sampai pada tahun ketiga puluh lima pemerintahan Asa.
And there was no war until the five-and-thirtieth year of the reign of Assa.
