1 Kings 18
1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go and show yourself to Ahab, so that I may grant rain upon the face of the earth.”
Setelah beberapa waktu lamanya, pada tahun ketiga musim kering itu, TUHAN berkata kepada Elia, "Pergilah menghadap Raja Ahab, tak lama lagi Aku akan menurunkan hujan."
2 Therefore, Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. For there was a severe famine in Samaria.
Maka berangkatlah Elia. Pada waktu itu bencana kelaparan sudah sangat parah di Samaria.
3 And Ahab called Obadiah, the manager of his household. Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.
Karena itu Ahab memanggil Obaja untuk datang menghadap. (Obaja adalah kepala rumah tangga istana. Ia seorang yang sungguh-sungguh beribadat kepada TUHAN.
4 For when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord, he took one hundred prophets, and concealed them, fifty and fifty, in caves. And he fed them with bread and water.
Pada waktu Izebel membunuh nabi-nabi TUHAN, Obaja ini menolong 100 orang nabi dengan menyembunyikan mereka di dalam gua--50 orang dalam satu gua--serta memberi mereka makan dan minum.)
5 Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the valleys, for perhaps we will be able to find plants, and save the horses and mules, so that the beasts of burden may not perish entirely.”
Ahab berkata kepada Obaja, "Mari kita menjelajahi seluruh negeri ini dan mencari mata air atau sungai. Mungkin kita akan menemukan rumput untuk menyelamatkan kuda dan bagal kita, supaya tidak perlu kita membunuh seekor pun dari ternak kita."
6 And they divided the regions among themselves, so that they might travel through them. Ahab went one way alone, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
Setelah membagi daerah yang akan dijelajahi itu, mereka pun berangkat. Ahab ke satu jurusan dan Obaja ke jurusan yang lain.
7 And while Obadiah was on the way, Elijah met him. And when he had recognized him, he fell on his face, and he said, “Are you not my lord Elijah?”
Di tengah jalan Obaja bertemu dengan Elia. Setelah mengenali Elia, Obaja sujud menghormatinya lalu bertanya, "Betulkah ini Pak Elia?"
8 And he responded to him: “I am. Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.”
"Betul, saya Elia," jawab Elia. "Sekarang pergilah beritahukan rajamu bahwa saya ada di sini."
9 And he said: “How have I sinned that you would deliver me, your servant, into the hand of Ahab, so that he would put me to death?
Obaja menjawab, "Apa salah saya sehingga Bapak mau menyerahkan saya kepada Ahab untuk dibunuh?
10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent, seeking you. And when all responded, ‘He is not here,’ he swore each kingdom and nation to an oath, because you were not found at all.
Demi TUHAN yang hidup, Allah yang disembah oleh Bapak, saya menyatakan bahwa raja telah menyuruh saya mencari Bapak di mana-mana. Apabila di suatu negeri penguasanya berkata bahwa Bapak tidak ada di sana, Ahab menuntut agar penguasa negeri itu bersumpah bahwa Bapak memang tidak ditemukan di situ.
11 And now, you say to me, ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here.’
Dan sekarang Bapak mau supaya saya pergi kepadanya dan berkata bahwa Bapak ada di sini?
12 And when I will have departed from you, the Spirit of the Lord will transport you to a place that I do not know. And entering, I will report to Ahab. And he, not finding you, will put me to death. Yet your servant has feared the Lord from his infancy.
Apabila saya pergi dari sini, Roh TUHAN mungkin akan membawa Bapak ke tempat yang tidak saya ketahui! Dan kalau saya memberitahukan kepada Ahab bahwa Bapak ada di sini, kemudian ia tidak menemukan Bapak, tentu ia akan membunuh saya. Ketahuilah, Pak, saya ini sungguh-sungguh beribadat kepada TUHAN sejak kecil!
13 Has it not been revealed to you, my lord, what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord: how I hid one hundred men from the prophets of the Lord, fifty and fifty, in caves, and how I fed them with bread and water?
Apakah Bapak belum mendengar bahwa ketika Izebel membunuh nabi-nabi TUHAN, saya menyembunyikan 100 dari mereka di dalam gua--50 orang dalam satu gua--dan memberi mereka makan dan minum?
14 And now you say: ‘Go and tell your lord that Elijah is here,’ so that he may kill me!”
Sekarang, mengapa Bapak menyuruh saya pergi memberitahukan kepada raja bahwa Bapak ada di sini? Ia pasti akan membunuh saya!"
15 And Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whose face I stand, this day I will appear to him.”
Elia menjawab, "Demi TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa yang saya layani, saya berjanji akan datang sendiri menghadap raja hari ini juga."
16 Therefore, Obadiah went away to meet Ahab, and he reported to him. And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
Maka pergilah Obaja melaporkan kepada raja, dan Ahab pun berangkat untuk menemui Elia.
17 And when he had seen him, he said, “Are you the one who is disturbing Israel?”
Pada waktu Ahab melihat Elia, Ahab berseru, "Ini dia si pengacau di Israel!"
18 And he said: “I have not troubled Israel. But it is you, and the house of your father, who have abandoned the commandments of the Lord, and have followed the Baals.
"Saya bukan pengacau," sahut Elia, "tetapi Baginda sendiri. Baginda dan keluarga Bagindalah yang pengacau. Dengan menyembah berhala-berhala Baal, Baginda melanggar perintah-perintah TUHAN.
19 Yet truly now, send and gather to me all of Israel, on Mount Carmel, with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of the sacred groves, who eat from the table of Jezebel.”
Sekarang, perintahkanlah seluruh rakyat Israel untuk bertemu dengan saya di Gunung Karmel. Bawa juga keempat ratus lima puluh nabi Baal dan keempat ratus nabi Dewi Asyera itu yang dibiayai oleh permaisuri Izebel!"
20 Ahab sent to all the sons of Israel, and he gathered together the prophets on mount Carmel.
Maka Ahab mengerahkan seluruh rakyat dan nabi-nabi Baal itu ke Gunung Karmel.
21 Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.
Lalu Elia mendekati rakyat itu dan berkata, "Sampai kapan kalian mau tetap mendua hati? Kalau TUHAN itu Allah, sembahlah TUHAN! Kalau Baal itu Allah, sembahlah Baal!" Rakyat yang berkumpul di situ diam saja.
22 And Elijah said again to the people: “I alone remain as a prophet of the Lord. But the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
Kemudian Elia berkata, "Di antara nabi-nabi TUHAN hanya sayalah yang tertinggal, padahal di sini ada 450 nabi Baal.
23 Let two oxen be given to us. And let them choose one ox for themselves, and, cutting it into pieces, let them set it on the wood. But they may not place fire under it. And I will prepare the other ox, and set it on the wood. But I will not place fire under it.
Sekarang bawalah ke mari dua ekor sapi jantan. Suruh nabi-nabi Baal itu mengambil seekor dan menyembelihnya, kemudian memotong-motongnya lalu meletakkannya di atas kayu api. Tetapi mereka tidak boleh menyalakan api di situ. Sapi yang seekor lagi akan saya persiapkan begitu juga. Saya akan menyembelihnya dan memotong-motongnya serta meletakkannya di atas kayu api. Tapi saya pun tak akan menyalakan api di situ.
24 Call upon the names of your gods. And I will call on the name of my Lord. And the God who will have heeded with fire, let him be God.” And in response, all the people said, “Excellent proposition.”
Biarlah nabi-nabi Baal itu berdoa kepada dewa mereka, dan saya pun akan berdoa kepada TUHAN. Yang menjawab dengan mengirim api, Dialah Allah." Seluruh rakyat menyahut dengan suara yang keras, "Setuju!"
25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal: “Choose for yourselves one ox, and prepare it first. For you are many. And call on the names of your gods, but do not place fire under it.”
Lalu kata Elia kepada nabi-nabi Baal itu, "Karena kalian banyak, silakan kalian memilih dulu sapinya dan menyiapkannya, tetapi jangan menyalakan api pada kayunya. Setelah itu berdoalah kepada ilahmu."
26 And when they had taken an ox, which he had given to them, they prepared it. And they called on the name of Baal, from morning even until midday, saying, “O Baal, heed us.” And there was no voice, nor did anyone respond. And so they leaped upon the altar that they had made.
Maka mereka memilih seekor sapi dan menyiapkannya. Setelah itu mereka berdoa kepada Baal dari pagi sampai tengah hari sambil berteriak-teriak, "Jawablah kami, Baal!" Mereka melakukan itu sambil terus menari-nari sekeliling mezbah mereka. Tetapi tidak ada jawaban sama sekali.
27 And when it was now midday, Elijah ridiculed them, saying: “Cry out with a louder voice. For he is a god, and perhaps he is talking, or at an inn, or on a journey, or certainly he may be asleep, and must be awakened.”
Pada tengah hari mulailah Elia memperolok-olok mereka. "Berdoalah lebih keras! Ia ilah, bukan? Mungkin ia sedang melamun, atau ke kamar kecil. Boleh jadi juga ia sedang bepergian! Atau barangkali ia sedang tidur, dan kalian harus membangunkan dia!"
28 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood.
Nabi-nabi itu berdoa lebih keras lagi. Dan seperti yang biasanya mereka lakukan, mereka menggores-goresi badan mereka dengan pedang dan tombak sampai darah bercucuran.
29 Then, after midday had passed, and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered. And there was no voice heard, neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying.
Begitulah mereka terus-menerus sampai petang hari seperti orang kesurupan. Tetapi tidak ada yang menjawab, tidak ada yang memperhatikan.
30 Elijah said to all the people, “Draw near to me.” And as the people were drawing near to him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down.
Lalu kata Elia kepada seluruh rakyat itu, "Mari mendekat!" Mereka semua berkumpul di sekelilingnya, kemudian ia mulai memperbaiki mezbah TUHAN yang telah runtuh.
31 And he took twelve stones, in accord with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
Ia mengambil dua belas batu, setiap batu mewakili salah satu dari kedua belas suku keturunan Yakub, yakni orang yang telah diberi nama Israel oleh TUHAN.
32 And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord. And he made a trench for water, like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.
Dengan batu-batu itu Elia membangun kembali mezbah tempat ibadat kepada TUHAN. Di sekeliling mezbah itu ia menggali parit yang cukup besar sehingga dapat menampung kurang lebih lima belas liter air.
33 And he arranged the wood, and he cut the ox into pieces, and he placed it on the wood.
Ia menyusun kayu api di atas mezbah, lalu sapi yang seekor itu dipotong-potongnya dan ditaruhnya di atas kayu itu. Kemudian ia berkata, "Isilah empat tempayan dengan air sampai penuh, lalu tuangkan air itu ke atas persembahan kurban dan kayunya." Setelah mereka melakukan hal itu,
34 And he said, “Fill four containers with water, and pour it over the holocaust, and over the wood.” And again, he said, “Do this a second time.” And when they had done it a second time, he said, “Do it also a third time.” And they did so a third time.
ia berkata, "Sekali lagi," lalu mereka melakukannya. "Satu kali lagi," kata Elia, dan mereka melakukannya pula.
35 And the water was running down around the altar, and the pit of the trench was filled with water.
Maka mengalirlah air di sekeliling mezbah itu sehingga paritnya pun penuh air.
36 And when it was now time for the holocaust to be offered, the prophet Elijah, drawing near, said: “O Lord, God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, reveal this day that you are the God of Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have acted, in all these things, in accord with your precept.
Ketika tiba saat mempersembahkan kurban petang, Nabi Elia mendekati mezbah itu lalu berdoa, "Ya TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub, nyatakanlah sekarang ini bahwa Engkaulah Allah di Israel, dan saya hamba-Mu. Nyatakanlah juga bahwa segala yang saya lakukan ini adalah atas perintah-Mu.
37 Heed me, O Lord, heed me, so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God, and that you have converted their heart again.”
Jawablah, TUHAN! Jawablah saya supaya rakyat ini tahu bahwa Engkau, ya TUHAN, adalah Allah, dan bahwa Engkaulah yang membuat mereka kembali kepada-Mu."
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.
Lalu TUHAN mengirim api dari langit dan membakar hangus kurban itu bersama kayu apinya, batu-batunya dan tanahnya serta menjilat habis air yang terdapat di dalam parit itu.
39 And when all the people had seen it, they fell upon their face, and they said: “The Lord himself is God! The Lord himself is God!”
Pada saat rakyat melihat hal itu mereka tersungkur ke tanah sambil berkata, "TUHAN itu Allah! Sungguh TUHAN itu Allah!"
40 And Elijah said to them, “Apprehend the prophets of Baal, and do not let even one of them escape.” And when they had apprehended them, Elijah led them down to the torrent Kishon, and he put them to death there.
Maka berkatalah Elia, "Tangkap nabi-nabi Baal itu! Jangan biarkan seorang pun lolos!" Lalu orang-orang menangkap nabi-nabi Baal itu, kemudian Elia membawa mereka ke Sungai Kison dan di sana ia membunuh mereka semuanya.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab “Ascend; eat and drink. For there is the sound of an abundance of rain.”
Setelah itu berkatalah Elia kepada Raja Ahab, "Sekarang baiklah Baginda pergi makan! Sebentar lagi akan hujan, sebab derunya sudah terdengar."
42 Ahab ascended, so that he might eat and drink. But Elijah ascended to the top of Carmel, and bending down to the ground, he placed his face between his knees.
Lalu Ahab pergi makan, dan Elia naik ke atas Gunung Karmel. Di sana ia sujud dengan mukanya ke tanah di antara kedua lututnya.
43 And he said to his servant, “Ascend, and gaze out toward the sea.” And when he had ascended, and had contemplated, he said, “There is nothing.” And again, he said to him, “Return seven times.”
Kepada pelayannya ia berkata, "Naiklah ke puncak dan lihatlah ke arah laut." Hamba itu naik, lalu kembali dan berkata, "Saya tidak melihat apa-apa." Sampai tujuh kali Elia menyuruh hambanya naik turun untuk melihat.
44 And at the seventh time, behold, a little cloud ascended from the sea like the footstep of a man. And he said: “Ascend, and say to Ahab, ‘Yoke your chariot, and descend; otherwise, the rain may prevent you.’”
Pada yang ketujuh kalinya hamba itu kembali dan berkata, "Saya melihat awan sekecil telapak tangan datang dari arah laut." Maka Elia berkata kepada hambanya, "Pergilah kepada Raja Ahab, suruh dia naik ke keretanya dan pulang sebelum ia terhalang oleh hujan."
45 And as he was turning himself this way and that, behold, the heavens were darkened, and there were clouds and wind, and a great rainstorm occurred. And so Ahab, going up, went away to Jezreel.
Dalam sekejap saja langit menjadi mendung, dan angin kencang bertiup serta hujan lebat pun mulai turun. Ahab naik ke keretanya lalu pulang ke Yizreel.
46 And the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah. And cinching his waist, he ran before Ahab, until he arrived at Jezreel.
Saat itu Elia mendapat kekuatan dari TUHAN. Ia melipat jubahnya ke atas dan mengikatnya pada pinggangnya lalu berlari mendahului Ahab sepanjang jalan sampai ke pintu gerbang kota Yizreel.
