2 Tawarikh 25

1 Amazia berumur dua puluh lima tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan dua puluh sembilan tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem; nama ibunya ialah Yoadan, dari Yerusalem.

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.

2 Ia melakukan apa yang benar di mata TUHAN, hanya tidak dengan segenap hati.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.

3 Segera sesudah kuasa kerajaan itu kokoh di tangannya, dibunuhnyalah pegawai-pegawainya yang telah membunuh raja, yaitu ayahnya.

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he killed his servants who had killed the king his father.

4 Tetapi anak-anak mereka tidak dihukum mati olehnya, melainkan ia bertindak sesuai dengan apa yang tertulis dalam Taurat, yakni kitab Musa, di mana TUHAN telah memberi perintah: "Janganlah ayah mati karena anaknya, janganlah juga anak mati karena ayahnya, melainkan setiap orang harus mati karena dosanya sendiri."

But he did not put their sons to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the sons, neither shall the sons die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

5 Lalu Amazia mengumpulkan orang Yehuda dan menyuruh mereka, yakni seluruh orang Yehuda dan Benyamin, berdiri menurut puak-puaknya di bawah kepala-kepala pasukan seribu dan kepala-kepala pasukan seratus. Ketika ia menghitung mereka yang berumur dua puluh tahun ke atas, didapatinya tiga ratus ribu teruna yang sanggup keluar berperang dengan tombak dan perisai.

Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and appointed them according to their fathers' houses, for heads of thousands and heads of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.

6 Selain itu ia menyewa seratus ribu pahlawan yang gagah perkasa dari Israel dengan bayaran seratus talenta perak.

He also hired a hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

7 Tetapi seorang abdi Allah datang kepadanya dan berkata: "Ya raja, janganlah tentara Israel dibiarkan bergabung kepada tuanku, karena TUHAN tidak menyertai Israel, yakni semua bani Efraim ini.

But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee. For Jehovah is not with Israel, namely, with all the sons of Ephraim.

8 Dan jikalau mereka bergabung juga, bagaimanapun juga perbuatan dan kekuatanmu di dalam perang, Allah akan menggelincirkan engkau di depan musuh, sebab Allah mempunyai kuasa untuk menolong dan menggelincirkan!"

But if thou are going, do it. Be strong for the battle, because God will cast thee down before the enemy, for God has power to help, and to cast down.

9 Lalu kata Amazia kepada abdi Allah itu: "Bagaimana dengan seratus talenta yang telah kuberikan kepada pasukan-pasukan Israel itu?" Jawab abdi Allah itu: "TUHAN dapat memberikan lebih dari pada itu kepadamu!"

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

10 Kemudian Amazia memisahkan pasukan yang datang bergabung kepadanya dari Efraim, supaya mereka kembali ke tempat tinggalnya. Maka sangat marahlah mereka terhadap Yehuda. Mereka kembali ke tempat tinggalnya dengan marah yang menyala-nyala.

Then Amaziah separated them, namely, the army that came to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. Therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

11 Amazia mendapat keberanian lalu memimpin rakyatnya ke Lembah Asin dan memukul kalah sepuluh ribu orang dari bani Seir.

And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote ten thousand of the sons of Seir.

12 Selain itu sepuluh ribu orang ditawan hidup-hidup oleh bani Yehuda dan dibawa ke suatu puncak bukit batu, lalu mereka dicampakkan dari puncak bukit batu itu, sehingga hancurlah mereka semua.

And the sons of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

13 Tetapi orang-orang dari pasukan yang dipulangkan Amazia, dan yang tidak diperbolehkan ikut berperang dengan dia, menyerbu kota-kota di Yehuda dari jurusan Samaria sampai ke Bet-Horon, dan menewaskan tiga ribu orang penduduknya dan merampas banyak jarahan.

But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

14 Ketika Amazia kembali, setelah mengalahkan orang-orang Edom itu, ia mendirikan para allah bani Seir, yang dibawanya pulang, sebagai allahnya. Ia sujud menyembah kepada allah-allah itu dan membakar korban untuk mereka.

Now it came to pass, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them.

15 Maka bangkitlah murka TUHAN terhadap Amazia; Ia menyuruh seorang nabi kepadanya yang berkata: "Mengapa engkau mencari allah sesuatu bangsa yang tidak dapat melepaskan bangsanya sendiri dari tanganmu?"

Therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah. And he sent a prophet to him, who said to him, Why have thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

16 Waktu nabi sedang berbicara, berkatalah Amazia kepadanya: "Apakah kami telah mengangkat engkau menjadi penasihat raja? Diamlah! Apakah engkau mau dibunuh?" Lalu diamlah nabi itu setelah berkata: "Sekarang aku tahu, bahwa Allah telah menentukan akan membinasakan engkau, karena engkau telah berbuat hal ini, dan tidak mendengarkan nasihatku!"

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? Cease. Why should thou be smitten? Then the prophet ceased, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou have done this, and have not hearkened to my counsel.

17 Kemudian Amazia, raja Yehuda, mengadakan perundingan, lalu menyuruh orang kepada Yoas bin Yoahas bin Yehu, raja Israel, mengatakan: "Mari kita mengadu tenaga!"

Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look each other in the face.

18 Tetapi Yoas, raja Israel, menyuruh orang kepada Amazia, raja Yehuda, mengatakan: "Onak yang di gunung Libanon mengirim pesan kepada pohon aras yang di gunung Libanon, bunyinya: Berikanlah anakmu perempuan kepada anakku laki-laki menjadi isterinya. Tetapi binatang-binatang hutan yang ada di gunung Libanon itu berjalan lewat dari sana, lalu menginjak onak itu.

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle.

19 Pikirmu, engkau sudah mengalahkan Edom, sebab itu hatimu mengangkat-angkat dirimu untuk mendapat kehormatan. Sekarang, tinggal saja di rumah. Untuk apa engkau menantang malapetaka, sehingga engkau jatuh dan Yehuda bersama-sama engkau?"

Thou say, Lo, I have smitten Edom. And thy heart lifts thee up to boast. Remain now at home. Why should thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou should fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

20 Tetapi Amazia tidak mau mendengarkan; sebab hal itu telah ditetapkan Allah yang hendak menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tangan Yoas, karena mereka telah mencari allah orang Edom.

But Amaziah would not hear, for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

21 Sebab itu majulah Yoas, raja Israel, lalu mengadu tenagalah mereka, ia dan Amazia, raja Yehuda, di Bet-Semes yang termasuk wilayah Yehuda.

So Joash king of Israel went up. And he and Amaziah king of Judah looked each other in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

22 Yehuda terpukul kalah oleh Israel, sehingga masing-masing lari ke kemahnya.

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.

23 Yoas, raja Israel, menangkap Amazia, raja Yehuda, anak Yoas bin Yoahas, di Bet-Semes. Lalu Yoas membawa dia ke Yerusalem. Ia membongkar tembok Yerusalem dari Pintu Gerbang Efraim sampai ke Pintu Gerbang Sudut, empat ratus hasta panjangnya.

And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

24 Sesudah itu ia mengambil segala emas dan perak dan segala perkakas yang terdapat dalam rumah Allah dan yang berada di bawah pengawasan keluarga Obed-Edom, juga perbendaharaan istana raja dan orang-orang sandera, kemudian pulanglah ia ke Samaria.

And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, also the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

25 Amazia bin Yoas, raja Yehuda, masih hidup lima belas tahun lamanya sesudah Yoas bin Yoahas, raja Israel, mati.

And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

26 Selebihnya dari riwayat Amazia, dari awal sampai akhir, bukankah semuanya itu tertulis dalam kitab raja-raja Yehuda dan Israel?

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

27 Sejak Amazia menjauhi TUHAN, orang mengadakan persepakatan melawan dia di Yerusalem, sebab itu larilah ia ke Lakhis. Tetapi mereka menyuruh mengejar dia ke Lakhis, lalu dibunuhlah ia di sana.

Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Jehovah they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there.

28 Ia diangkut dengan kuda, lalu dikuburkan di samping nenek moyangnya di kota Daud.

And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.