2 Tawarikh 29
1 Hizkia berumur dua puluh lima tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan dua puluh sembilan tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Abia, anak Zakharia.
Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
2 Ia melakukan apa yang benar di mata TUHAN, tepat seperti yang dilakukan Daud, bapa leluhurnya.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
3 Pada tahun pertama pemerintahannya, dalam bulan yang pertama, ia membuka pintu-pintu rumah TUHAN dan memperbaikinya.
During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
4 Ia mendatangkan para imam dan orang-orang Lewi, dan mengumpulkan mereka di halaman sebelah timur.
Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
5 Katanya kepada mereka: "Dengarlah, hai orang-orang Lewi! Sekarang kuduskanlah dirimu dan kuduskanlah rumah TUHAN, Allah nenek moyangmu! Keluarkanlah kecemaran dari tempat kudus!
and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
6 Karena nenek moyang kita telah berubah setia. Mereka melakukan apa yang jahat di mata TUHAN, Allah kita, telah meninggalkan-Nya, mereka telah memalingkan muka dari kediaman TUHAN dan membelakangi-Nya.
Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
7 Bahkan mereka menutup pintu-pintu balai rumah TUHAN dan memadamkan segala pelita. Mereka tidak membakar korban ukupan dan tidak mempersembahkan korban bakaran bagi Allah orang Israel di tempat kudus,
They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
8 sehingga murka TUHAN menimpa Yehuda dan Yerusalem. Ia membuat mereka menjadi kengerian, kedahsyatan dan sasaran suitan seperti yang kamu lihat dengan matamu sendiri.
Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
9 Karena hal itulah nenek moyang kita tewas oleh pedang, dan anak-anak lelaki dan anak-anak perempuan kita beserta isteri-isteri kita menjadi tawanan.
That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
10 Sekarang aku bermaksud mengikat perjanjian dengan TUHAN, Allah Israel, supaya murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala itu undur dari pada kita.
But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
11 Anak-anakku, sekarang janganlah kamu lengah, karena kamu telah dipilih TUHAN untuk berdiri di hadapan-Nya untuk melayani Dia, untuk menyelenggarakan kebaktian dan membakar korban bagi-Nya."
[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
12 Lalu bangunlah orang-orang Lewi itu, yakni dari bani Kehat: Mahat bin Amasai dan Yoel bin Azaria, dari bani Merari: Kish bin Abdi dan Azaria bin Yehaleleel, dari orang Gerson: Yoah bin Zima dan Eden bin Yoah,
Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
13 dari bani Elisafan: Simri dan Yeiel, dari bani Asaf: Zakharia dan Matanya,
From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
14 dari bani Heman: Yehiel dan Simei, dan dari bani Yedutun: Semaya dan Uziel.
From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 Mereka mengumpulkan saudara-saudaranya dan menguduskan dirinya. Kemudian mereka datang menurut perintah raja, sesuai dengan firman TUHAN, lalu mentahirkan rumah TUHAN.
When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
16 Sesudah itu masuklah para imam ke bagian dalam rumah TUHAN untuk mentahirkannya. Semua yang najis, yang didapati mereka di dalam bait TUHAN, dibawa ke pelataran rumah TUHAN; orang-orang Lewi menerimanya untuk diangkut ke luar, ke lembah Kidron.
The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
17 Pekerjaan menguduskan itu dimulai pada tanggal satu bulan yang pertama. Pada hari kedelapan bulan itu mereka sampai ke balai rumah TUHAN dan menguduskan seluruh rumah TUHAN dalam delapan hari. Mereka selesai pada hari keenam belas bulan pertama.
The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
18 Lalu masuklah mereka menghadap raja Hizkia dan berkata: "Kami telah mentahirkan seluruh rumah TUHAN, juga mezbah korban bakaran dengan segala perkakasnya dan meja roti sajian dengan segala perkakasnya.
Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
19 Dan segala perkakas, yang dibuang raja Ahas, ketika ia berubah setia pada masa pemerintahannya, telah kami sediakan dan kami kuduskan. Sekarang semuanya itu ada di depan mezbah TUHAN!"
While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
20 Maka pagi-pagi raja Hizkia mengumpulkan pemimpin-pemimpin kota, dan pergi ke rumah TUHAN.
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
21 Mereka membawa tujuh ekor lembu jantan, tujuh ekor domba jantan, tujuh ekor domba muda dan tujuh ekor kambing jantan sebagai korban penghapus dosa untuk keluarga raja, untuk tempat kudus dan untuk Yehuda. Ia memerintahkan anak-anak Harun, yakni para imam, untuk mempersembahkannya di atas mezbah TUHAN.
They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
22 Lalu mereka menyembelih lembu-lembu itu; para imam menerima darahnya dan menyiramkannya pada mezbah. Kemudian mereka, menyembelih domba-domba jantan dan menyiramkan darahnya pada mezbah. Sesudah itu mereka menyembelih domba-domba muda dan menyiramkan darahnya pada mezbah.
So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
23 Selanjutnya mereka membawa kambing-kambing jantan yang akan menjadi korban penghapus dosa ke hadapan raja dan jemaah. Mereka meletakkan tangannya ke atas kambing-kambing itu.
The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
24 Dan para imam menyembelihnya dan mempersembahkan darahnya di atas mezbah sebagai korban penghapus dosa untuk mengadakan pendamaian bagi seluruh Israel. Sebab raja telah memerintahkan untuk mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan korban penghapus dosa itu bagi seluruh Israel.
Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
25 Ia menempatkan orang-orang Lewi di rumah TUHAN dengan ceracap, gambus, dan kecapi sesuai dengan perintah Daud dan Gad, pelihat raja, dan nabi Natan, karena dari Tuhanlah perintah itu, dengan perantaraan nabi-nabi-Nya.
The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
26 Maka berdirilah orang-orang Lewi dengan alat-alat musik Daud, demikian pula para imam dengan nafiri.
So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
27 Lalu Hizkia memerintahkan untuk mempersembahkan korban bakaran di atas mezbah. Pada saat persembahan korban bakaran dimulai, mulailah pula dinyanyikan nyanyian bagi TUHAN dan dibunyikan nafiri, dengan iringan alat-alat musik Daud, raja Israel.
Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
28 Seluruh jemaah sujud menyembah sementara nyanyian dinyanyikan dan nafiri dibunyikan. Semuanya itu berlangsung sampai korban bakaran habis terbakar.
All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
29 Sehabis korban bakaran dipersembahkan, raja dan semua orang yang hadir bersama-sama dia berlutut dan sujud menyembah.
When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
30 Lalu raja Hizkia dan para pemimpin memerintahkan orang-orang Lewi menyanyikan puji-pujian untuk TUHAN dengan kata-kata Daud dan Asaf, pelihat itu. Maka mereka menyanyikan puji-pujian dengan sukaria, lalu berlutut dan sujud menyembah.
Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
31 Kemudian berbicaralah Hizkia: "Sekarang kamu telah mentahbiskan dirimu untuk TUHAN. Mendekatlah dan bawalah korban-korban sembelihan dan korban-korban syukur ke rumah TUHAN!" Lalu jemaah membawa korban-korban sembelihan dan korban-korban puji-pujian; setiap orang yang rela hati membawa juga korban-korban bakaran.
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
32 Jumlah korban bakaran yang dibawa jemaah ialah: lembu tujuh puluh ekor, domba jantan seratus ekor dan domba muda dua ratus ekor. Semuanya sebagai korban bakaran bagi TUHAN.
Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
33 Persembahan-persembahan kudus terdiri dari: lembu sapi enam ratus ekor dan kambing domba tiga ribu ekor.
The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
34 Tetapi jumlah imam terlalu sedikit, sehingga mereka tidak sanggup menguliti semua korban bakaran. Oleh sebab itu saudara-saudara mereka, orang-orang Lewi, membantu mereka sampai pekerjaan itu selesai dan sampai para imam menguduskan dirinya. Sebab orang-orang Lewi itu lebih bersungguh-sungguh menguduskan dirinya dari pada para imam.
But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
35 Lagipula korban bakaran itu banyak, dengan segala lemak korban keselamatan dan segala korban curahan pada korban-korban bakaran itu. Demikianlah ibadah di rumah TUHAN ditetapkan kembali.
In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
36 Hizkia dan seluruh rakyat bersukacita akan apa yang telah ditetapkan Allah bagi bangsa itu, karena hal itu terjadi dengan tak disangka-sangka.
And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
