2 Tawarikh 20
1 Setelah itu bani Moab dan bani Amon datang berperang melawan Yosafat bersama-sama sepasukan orang Meunim.
It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
2 Datanglah orang memberitahukan Yosafat: "Suatu laskar yang besar datang dari seberang Laut Asin, dari Edom, menyerang tuanku. Sekarang mereka di Hazezon-Tamar," yakni En-Gedi.
Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazon-tamar, which [is] En-gedi.
3 Yosafat menjadi takut, lalu mengambil keputusan untuk mencari TUHAN. Ia menyerukan kepada seluruh Yehuda supaya berpuasa.
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
4 Dan Yehuda berkumpul untuk meminta pertolongan dari pada TUHAN. Mereka datang dari semua kota di Yehuda untuk mencari TUHAN.
And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [help] of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
5 Lalu Yosafat berdiri di tengah-tengah jemaah Yehuda dan Yerusalem di rumah TUHAN, di muka pelataran yang baru
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
6 dan berkata: "Ya TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang kami, bukankah Engkau Allah di dalam sorga? Bukankah Engkau memerintah atas segenap kerajaan bangsa? Kuasa dan keperkasaan ada di dalam tangan-Mu, sehingga tidak ada orang yang dapat bertahan melawan Engkau.
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, [art] not thou God in heaven? and rulest [not] thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand [is there not] power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
7 Bukankah Engkau Allah kami yang menghalau penduduk tanah ini dari depan umat-Mu Israel, dan memberikannya kepada keturunan Abraham, sahabat-Mu itu, untuk selama-lamanya?
[Art] not thou our God, [who] didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 Lalu mereka mendiami tanah itu, dan mendirikan bagi-Mu tempat kudus untuk nama-Mu. Kata mereka:
And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 Bila sesuatu malapetaka menimpa kami, yakni pedang, penghukuman, penyakit sampar atau kelaparan, kami akan berdiri di muka rumah ini, di hadapan-Mu, karena nama-Mu tinggal di dalam rumah ini. Dan kami akan berseru kepada-Mu di dalam kesesakan kami, sampai Engkau mendengar dan menyelamatkan kami.
If, [when] evil cometh upon us, [as] the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name [is] in this house, ) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
10 Sekarang, lihatlah, bani Amon dan Moab, dan orang-orang dari pegunungan Seir ini! Ketika orang Israel datang dari tanah Mesir, Engkau melarang mereka memasuki negerinya. Oleh sebab itu mereka menjauhinya dan tidak memusnahkannya.
And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
11 Lihatlah, sebagai pembalasan mereka datang mengusir kami dari tanah milik yang telah Engkau wariskan kepada kami.
Behold, [I say, how] they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12 Ya Allah kami, tidakkah Engkau akan menghukum mereka? Karena kami tidak mempunyai kekuatan untuk menghadapi laskar yang besar ini, yang datang menyerang kami. Kami tidak tahu apa yang harus kami lakukan, tetapi mata kami tertuju kepada-Mu."
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes [are] upon thee.
13 Sementara itu seluruh Yehuda berdiri di hadapan TUHAN, juga segenap keluarga mereka dengan isteri dan anak-anak mereka.
And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 Lalu Yahaziel bin Zakharia bin Benaya bin Matanya, seorang Lewi dari bani Asaf, dihinggapi Roh TUHAN di tengah-tengah jemaah,
Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;
15 dan berseru: "Camkanlah, hai seluruh Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem dan tuanku raja Yosafat, beginilah firman TUHAN kepadamu: Janganlah kamu takut dan terkejut karena laskar yang besar ini, sebab bukan kamu yang akan berperang melainkan Allah.
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God’s.
16 Besok haruslah kamu turun menyerang mereka. Mereka akan mendaki pendakian Zis, dan kamu akan mendapati mereka di ujung lembah, di muka padang gurun Yeruel.
To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Dalam peperangan ini tidak usah kamu bertempur. Hai Yehuda dan Yerusalem, tinggallah berdiri di tempatmu, dan lihatlah bagaimana TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepadamu. Janganlah kamu takut dan terkejut. Majulah besok menghadapi mereka, TUHAN akan menyertai kamu."
Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle: ] set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.
18 Lalu berlututlah Yosafat dengan mukanya ke tanah. Seluruh Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalempun sujud di hadapan TUHAN dan menyembah kepada-Nya.
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
19 Kemudian orang Lewi dari bani Kehat dan bani Korah bangkit berdiri untuk menyanyikan puji-pujian bagi TUHAN, Allah Israel, dengan suara yang sangat nyaring.
And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
20 Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi mereka maju menuju padang gurun Tekoa. Ketika mereka hendak berangkat, berdirilah Yosafat, dan berkata: "Dengar, hai Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem! Percayalah kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, dan kamu akan tetap teguh! Percayalah kepada nabi-nabi-Nya, dan kamu akan berhasil!"
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
21 Setelah ia berunding dengan rakyat, ia mengangkat orang-orang yang akan menyanyi nyanyian untuk TUHAN dan memuji TUHAN dalam pakaian kudus yang semarak pada waktu mereka keluar di muka orang-orang bersenjata, sambil berkata: "Nyanyikanlah nyanyian syukur bagi TUHAN, bahwasanya untuk selama-lamanya kasih setia-Nya!"
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
22 Ketika mereka mulai bersorak-sorai dan menyanyikan nyanyian pujian, dibuat Tuhanlah penghadangan terhadap bani Amon dan Moab, dan orang-orang dari pegunungan Seir, yang hendak menyerang Yehuda, sehingga mereka terpukul kalah.
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
23 Lalu bani Amon dan Moab berdiri menentang penduduk pegunungan Seir hendak menumpas dan memunahkan mereka. Segera sesudah mereka membinasakan penduduk Seir, mereka saling bunuh-membunuh.
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy [them: ] and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
24 Ketika orang Yehuda tiba di tempat peninjauan di padang gurun, mereka menengok ke tempat laskar itu. Tampaklah semua telah menjadi bangkai berhantaran di tanah, tidak ada yang terluput.
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they [were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
25 Lalu Yosafat dan orang-orangnya turun untuk menjarah barang-barang mereka. Mereka menemukan banyak ternak, harta milik, pakaian dan barang-barang berharga. Yang mereka rampas itu lebih banyak dari pada yang dapat dibawa. Tiga hari lamanya mereka menjarah barang-barang itu, karena begitu banyaknya.
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
26 Pada hari keempat mereka berkumpul di Lembah Pujian. Di sanalah mereka memuji TUHAN, dan itulah sebabnya orang menamakan tempat itu Lembah Pujian hingga sekarang.
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
27 Lalu pulanglah sekalian orang Yehuda dan Yerusalem dengan Yosafat di depan. Mereka kembali ke Yerusalem dengan sukacita, karena TUHAN telah membuat mereka bersukacita karena kekalahan musuh mereka.
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
28 Mereka masuk ke Yerusalem dengan gambus dan kecapi dan nafiri, lalu menuju rumah TUHAN.
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.
29 Ketakutan yang dari Allah menghinggapi semua kerajaan negeri-negeri lain, ketika mereka mendengar, bahwa TUHAN yang berperang melawan musuh-musuh Israel.
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of [those] countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Dan kerajaan Yosafat amanlah, karena Allahnya mengaruniakan keamanan kepadanya di segala penjuru.
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
31 Yosafat memerintah atas Yehuda. Ia berumur tiga puluh lima tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja dan dua puluh lima tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem. Nama ibunya ialah Azuba, anak Silhi.
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Ia hidup mengikuti jejak Asa, ayahnya; ia tidak menyimpang dari padanya, dan melakukan apa yang benar di mata TUHAN.
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD.
33 Hanya bukit-bukit pengorbanan tidak dijauhkan. Bangsa itu belum mengarahkan hatinya kepada Allah nenek moyang mereka.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
34 Selebihnya dari riwayat Yosafat, dari awal sampai akhir, sesungguhnya semuanya itu tertulis di dalam riwayat Yehu bin Hanani, yang tercantum di dalam kitab raja-raja Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Kemudian Yosafat, raja Yehuda, bersekutu dengan Ahazia, raja Israel, yang fasik perbuatannya.
And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
36 Ia bersekutu dengan Ahazia untuk membuat kapal-kapal yang dapat berlayar ke Tarsis. Kapal-kapal itu dibuat mereka di Ezion-Geber.
And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
37 Tetapi Eliezer bin Dodawa dari Maresa bernubuat terhadap Yosafat, katanya: "Karena engkau bersekutu dengan Ahazia, maka TUHAN akan merobohkan pekerjaanmu." Lalu kapal-kapal itu pecah, dan tak dapat berlayar ke Tarsis.
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
