2 Raja-raja 7

1 Lalu berkatalah Elisa: "Dengarlah firman TUHAN. Beginilah firman TUHAN: Besok kira-kira waktu ini sesukat tepung yang terbaik akan berharga sesyikal dan dua sukat jelai akan berharga sesyikal di pintu gerbang Samaria."

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 Tetapi perwira, yang menjadi ajudan raja, menjawab abdi Allah, katanya: "Sekalipun TUHAN membuat tingkap-tingkap di langit, masakan hal itu mungkin terjadi?" Jawab abdi Allah: "Sesungguhnya, engkau akan melihatnya dengan matamu sendiri, tetapi tidak akan makan apa-apa dari padanya."

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 Empat orang yang sakit kusta ada di depan pintu gerbang. Berkatalah yang seorang kepada yang lain: "Mengapakah kita duduk-duduk di sini sampai 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 berkata: Baiklah kita masuk ke kota, padahal dalam kota ada kelaparan, kita akan mati di sana. Dan jika kita tinggal di sini, kita akan mati juga. Jadi sekarang, marilah kita menyeberang ke perkemahan tentara Aram. Jika mereka membiarkan kita hidup, kita akan hidup, dan jika mereka mematikan kita, kita akan mati."

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 Lalu pada waktu senja bangkitlah mereka masuk ke tempat perkemahan orang Aram. Tetapi ketika mereka sampai ke pinggir tempat perkemahan orang Aram itu, tampaklah tidak ada orang di sana.

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 tentara Aram itu mendengar bunyi kereta, bunyi kuda, bunyi tentara yang besar, sehingga berkatalah yang seorang kepada yang lain: "Sesungguhnya raja Israel telah mengupah raja-raja orang Het dan raja-raja orang Misraim melawan kita, supaya mereka menyerang kita."

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 Karena itu bangkitlah mereka melarikan diri pada waktu senja dengan meninggalkan kemah dan kuda dan keledai mereka serta tempat perkemahan itu dengan begitu saja; mereka melarikan diri menyelamatkan nyawanya.

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 Ketika orang-orang yang sakit kusta itu sampai ke pinggir tempat perkemahan, masuklah mereka ke dalam sebuah kemah, lalu makan dan minum. Sesudah itu mereka mengangkut dari sana emas dan perak dan pakaian, kemudian pergilah mereka menyembunyikannya. Lalu datanglah mereka kembali, masuk ke dalam kemah yang lain dan mengangkut juga barang-barang dari sana, kemudian pergilah mereka menyembunyikannya.

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 Lalu berkatalah yang seorang kepada yang lain: "Tidak patut yang kita lakukan ini. Hari ini ialah hari kabar baik, tetapi kita ini tinggal diam saja. Apabila kita menanti sampai terang pagi, maka hukuman akan menimpa kita. Jadi sekarang, marilah kita pergi menghadap untuk memberitahukan hal itu ke istana raja."

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 Mereka pergi, lalu berseru kepada penunggu pintu gerbang kota dan menceritakan kepada orang-orang itu, katanya: "Kami sudah masuk ke tempat perkemahan orang Aram, dan ternyata tidak ada orang di sana, dan tidak ada suara manusia kedengaran, hanya ada kuda dan keledai tertambat dan kemah-kemah ditinggalkan dengan 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 penunggu pintu gerbang menyerukan dan memberitahukan hal itu ke istana raja.

Then the door-keepers, crying out, gave the news to those inside the king's house.

12 Sekalipun masih malam, raja bangun juga, lalu berkata kepada para pegawainya: "Baiklah kuterangkan kepadamu apa maksud orang Aram itu terhadap kita. Mereka tahu bahwa kita ini menderita kelaparan, sebab itu mereka keluar dari tempat perkemahan untuk menyembunyikan diri di padang, sambil berpikir: Apabila orang Israel keluar dari dalam kota, kita akan menangkap mereka hidup-hidup, kemudian kita masuk ke dalam 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 Lalu salah seorang pegawainya menjawab: "Baiklah kita ambil lima ekor dari kuda yang masih tinggal di dalam kota ini; tentulah keadaannya seperti seluruh khalayak ramai Israel yang sudah habis mati itu! Biarlah kita suruh saja orang pergi, supaya kita lihat."

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 Sesudah itu mereka mengambil dua kereta kuda, kemudian raja menyuruh mereka menyusul tentara Aram sambil berkata: "Pergilah melihatnya!"

So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the Aramaeans, saying, Go and see.

15 Lalu pergilah mereka menyusul orang-orang itu sampai ke sungai Yordan, dan tampaklah seluruh jalan itu penuh dengan pakaian dan perkakas yang dilemparkan oleh orang Aram pada waktu mereka lari terburu-buru. Kemudian pulanglah suruhan-suruhan itu dan menceritakan hal itu 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 keluarlah penduduk kota itu menjarah tempat perkemahan orang Aram. Karena itu sesukat tepung yang terbaik berharga sesyikal dan dua sukat jelai berharga sesyikal, sesuai dengan firman TUHAN.

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 Adapun raja telah menempatkan perwira yang menjadi ajudannya itu mengawasi pintu gerbang, tetapi rakyat menginjak-injak dia di pintu gerbang, lalu ia mati sesuai dengan perkataan abdi Allah yang mengatakannya pada waktu raja datang mendapatkan dia.

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 Dan terjadi juga seperti yang dikatakan abdi Allah itu kepada raja: "Dua sukat jelai akan berharga sesyikal dan sesukat tepung yang terbaik akan berharga sesyikal, besok kira-kira waktu ini di pintu gerbang Samaria."

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 Pada waktu itu si perwira menjawab abdi Allah itu: "Sekalipun TUHAN membuat tingkap-tingkap di langit, masakan hal itu mungkin terjadi?", tetapi Elisa berkata: "Sesungguhnya engkau akan melihatnya dengan matamu sendiri, tetapi tidak akan makan apa-apa dari padanya."

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 kepada orang itu: Rakyat menginjak-injak dia di pintu gerbang, lalu matilah ia.

And such was his fate; for he was crushed to death under the feet of the people, in the doorway into the town.