1 Kings 20
1 Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.
Pada suatu hari Benhadad, raja Siria, mengumpulkan seluruh tentaranya, dan bersama 32 raja lain dengan kereta perang, dan kuda mereka, ia mengepung dan menyerang kota Samaria.
2 And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,
Lalu ia mengutus orang kepada Ahab, raja Israel, di kota itu dengan pesan ini,
3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”
"Raja Benhadad menuntut supaya engkau menyerahkan kepadanya emas, perak, istri-istrimu, dan anak-anakmu yang kuat-kuat."
4 And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”
Ahab menjawab, "Katakan kepada baginda Raja Benhadad bahwa aku setuju. Ia boleh memiliki aku dan segala kepunyaanku."
5 And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.
Kemudian para utusan itu kembali lagi kepada Ahab untuk menyampaikan tuntutan yang lain dari Benhadad. Beginilah bunyi tuntutan itu, "Dulu raja kami menuntut supaya engkau menyerahkan kepadanya emas dan perak serta istri-istrimu dan anak-anakmu.
6 Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”
Tetapi sekarang ia akan mengutus perwira-perwira untuk menggeledah istanamu dan rumah para pegawaimu, serta mengambil apa saja yang mereka anggap berharga. Mereka akan datang ke sini besok sekitar saat ini."
7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”
Maka Raja Ahab memanggil semua pemimpin Israel dan berkata, "Kalian saksikan sendiri bahwa orang ini ingin mencelakakan kita. Ia menuntut supaya aku menyerahkan istri-istriku dan anak-anakku serta emas perakku, dan aku tidak menolak tuntutannya itu."
8 And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”
Para pemimpin dan rakyat berkata, "Jangan hiraukan dia, Baginda! Jangan menuruti kemauannya."
9 And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”
Karena itu Ahab menjawab utusan-utusan Benhadad itu begini, "Beritahukan kepada Baginda, rajamu itu bahwa aku menyetujui tuntutannya yang pertama, tetapi tuntutannya yang kedua ini tidak dapat kusetujui." Maka pergilah utusan-utusan itu, kemudian kembali lagi kepada Ahab dan berkata,
10 And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”
"Raja kami akan mengirim begitu banyak tentara untuk menghancurkan kotamu, sehingga debu dari puing-puing kotamu itu dapat mereka angkut habis hanya dengan tangan mereka. Ia bersumpah supaya para dewa menghukum, bahkan membunuh dia, kalau ia tidak melaksanakan hal itu!"
11 And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”
Raja Ahab menjawab, "Katakan kepada Raja Benhadad: Prajurit yang sejati akan merasa bangga sesudah bertempur, bukan sebelumnya."
12 Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.
Jawaban Ahab itu disampaikan kepada Benhadad pada waktu ia bersama raja-raja lain yang menjadi sekutunya sedang minum-minum di dalam perkemahan mereka. Mendengar itu Benhadad memerintahkan para perwiranya untuk bersiap-siap menyerang kota Samaria. Maka mereka pun bersiap-siap.
13 And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
Sementara itu, seorang nabi pergi kepada Raja Ahab dan berkata, "TUHAN berkata: 'Kaulihat tentara yang banyak itu? Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas mereka hari ini. Engkau akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.'"
14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”
"Siapa yang harus menyerang lebih dahulu?" tanya Ahab. Nabi itu menjawab, "Prajurit-prajurit muda, pengiring para kepala daerah. Begitulah kata TUHAN." "Dan siapa yang harus memimpin penyerbuan itu?" tanya raja lagi. "Baginda sendiri," jawab nabi itu.
15 Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.
Maka raja pun mengerahkan prajurit-prajurit muda pengiring para kepala daerah. Semuanya ada 232 prajurit. Kemudian ia melakukan yang sama dengan tentara Israel. Seluruhnya ada 7.000 orang.
16 And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.
Penyerbuan dimulai siang hari pada waktu Benhadad dan ketiga puluh dua raja yang menjadi sekutunya itu sedang minum-minum sampai mabuk di dalam perkemahan mereka.
17 Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”
Yang maju lebih dahulu adalah prajurit-prajurit muda itu. Orang-orang yang disuruh oleh Benhadad untuk mengintai musuh, melaporkan kepada Benhadad bahwa sekelompok tentara sedang mendatangi mereka dari arah Samaria.
18 And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”
Benhadad memerintahkan supaya tentara musuh itu ditangkap hidup-hidup, tidak peduli apakah mereka datang untuk berperang atau untuk berdamai.
19 Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.
Prajurit-prajurit muda yang dikerahkan oleh Raja Ahab itu mulai bergerak dari kota Samaria, diikuti oleh tentara Israel.
20 And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.
Mereka masing-masing membunuh musuh yang dihadapinya. Orang-orang Siria lari, dikejar oleh orang Israel. Tetapi Benhadad lolos. Ia melarikan diri dengan kuda disertai beberapa dari tentara berkudanya.
21 But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Raja Ahab juga terjun ke medan pertempuran lalu menghancurkan kereta-kereta perang dan membunuh kuda-kudanya. Pada hari itu orang Siria mengalami kekalahan besar.
22 Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”
Kemudian nabi itu datang kepada Ahab dan berkata, "Sekarang, sebaiknya tuan pulang dan memperkuat diri serta membuat rencana yang matang, karena raja Siria akan datang menyerang lagi pada musim semi yang berikut."
23 Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.
Perwira-perwira Raja Benhadad berkata kepada Benhadad, "Ilah-ilah yang disembah bangsa Israel berkuasa di pegunungan, itu sebabnya kita dapat dikalahkan oleh bangsa itu. Tapi kita pasti dapat mengalahkan mereka jika kita berperang di dataran rendah.
24 Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.
Baiklah sekarang Baginda menggantikan ketiga puluh dua raja itu dengan perwira-perwira Baginda sendiri.
25 And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.
Kemudian hendaklah Baginda mengerahkan pasukan sebesar pasukan Baginda yang telah dikalahkan itu, disertai kuda dan kereta perang sebanyak yang dahulu juga. Kita akan memerangi bangsa Israel itu di dataran rendah, dan kali ini kita pasti menang." Raja Benhadad setuju, lalu mengikuti nasihat perwira-perwiranya itu.
26 Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.
Pada musim semi berikutnya ia mengerahkan tentaranya dan bergerak ke kota Afek untuk menyerang orang Israel.
27 Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.
Orang Israel pun memperlengkapi tentaranya dan mengerahkan mereka. Lalu tentara Israel itu bergerak maju dalam dua pasukan dan berkemah berhadapan dengan orang-orang Siria itu. Dibandingkan dengan tentara Siria yang tersebar luas memenuhi daerah itu, pasukan Israel kelihatan seperti dua kawanan kambing saja.
28 And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
Lalu datanglah seorang nabi kepada Raja Ahab dan berkata, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Karena orang-orang Siria itu menduga bahwa Aku hanya berkuasa di pegunungan dan tidak di dataran rendah, maka Aku akan memberi kemenangan kepadamu atas tentara mereka yang luar biasa besarnya itu. Engkau dan rakyatmu akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.'"
29 And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
Selama tujuh hari orang Siria dan orang Israel tetap di dalam perkemahan mereka, berhadap-hadapan. Pada hari ketujuh mulailah mereka melancarkan serangan. Dalam pertempuran itu orang Israel menewaskan 100.000 orang Siria.
30 Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.
Orang-orang yang luput, lari ke kota Afek, tetapi tembok kota itu runtuh menimpa 27.000 orang di antara mereka. Benhadad juga melarikan diri ke kota itu dan bersembunyi di sebuah rumah di kamar bagian dalam.
31 And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”
Para perwiranya datang kepadanya dan berkata, "Kata orang, raja-raja Israel adalah raja-raja yang berbelaskasihan. Karena itu, izinkanlah kami menghadap raja Israel dengan memakai kain karung sebagai tanda penyesalan dan tali di leher sebagai tanda takluk. Mudah-mudahan ia tidak membunuh Baginda."
32 So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”
Maka mereka pun memakai kain karung dan tali di leher mereka, lalu pergi menghadap Ahab dan berkata, "Benhadad adalah hamba Baginda. Ia mohon supaya Baginda jangan membunuh dia." Ahab menjawab, "Masih hidupkah dia, saudara saya itu?"
33 The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.
Memang para perwira Benhadad itu sedang menunggu tanda yang baik dari Ahab. Jadi, ketika Ahab berkata "saudara", mereka langsung menjawab, "Betul, Benhadad adalah saudara Baginda." Lalu kata Ahab, "Antarkan dia ke mari!" Ketika Benhadad tiba, Ahab mengajak dia naik ke kereta.
34 And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.
Lalu kata Benhadad kepadanya, "Saya akan mengembalikan kepada Tuan kota-kota yang telah direbut ayah saya dari ayah Tuan. Tuan boleh juga mendirikan pusat perdagangan di kota Damsyik seperti yang dilakukan ayah saya di Samaria." Sahut Ahab, "Atas dasar janji Tuan itu, saya akan membebaskan Tuan." Setelah itu Ahab membuat perjanjian dengan Benhadad lalu melepaskan dia.
35 Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.
Atas perintah TUHAN, seorang nabi dari antara sekelompok nabi menyuruh rekannya memukul dia. Tetapi rekannya itu tidak mau.
36 And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
Lalu nabi itu berkata, "Karena engkau tidak mentaati perintah TUHAN, engkau akan diterkam singa segera sesudah pulang dari sini." Benar. Segera sesudah ia pergi dari situ, ia diterkam oleh seekor singa.
37 But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.
Kemudian nabi itu pergi kepada orang lain dan berkata, "Pukullah saya!" Maka orang itu memukulnya dengan keras sekali sampai luka.
38 Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.
Setelah itu nabi itu membalut mukanya dengan sepotong kain, supaya tidak dikenali orang, lalu ia pergi berdiri di pinggir jalan untuk menunggu raja Israel lewat.
39 And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’
Ketika raja lewat, nabi itu berseru kepadanya, "Paduka Yang Mulia, pada waktu saya sedang bertempur di medan perang, seorang prajurit membawa kepada saya seorang musuh yang tertangkap. Prajurit itu berkata, 'Jagalah orang ini baik-baik. Kalau ia lari, kau harus dibunuh menggantikan dia atau membayar 3.000 uang perak.'
40 And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”
Tetapi kemudian ketika saya sedang sibuk, orang itu melarikan diri." Raja menjawab, "Engkau sudah menjatuhkan hukumanmu sendiri. Kau harus menanggungnya."
41 Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
Nabi itu membuka kain pembalut dari mukanya, lalu raja mengenali dia sebagai seorang nabi.
42 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”
Maka berkatalah nabi itu kepada raja, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN: 'Orang yang Kuperintahkan supaya dibunuh telah kaubiarkan lolos. Karena itu kau harus mati sebagai gantinya. Tentaramu akan hancur karena telah membiarkan tentara musuh melarikan diri.'"
43 And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.
Raja pulang ke Samaria dengan hati yang kesal dan marah.
