2 Chronicles 22
1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem appointed his youngest son, Ahaziah, as king in his place. For the robbers of the Arabians, who had fallen upon the camp, had put to death all those who were greater by birth before him. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, reigned as king of Judah.
Dalam suatu penyerbuan oleh segerombolan orang Arab, semua putra Yehoram, kecuali Ahazia yang bungsu terbunuh. Karena itu penduduk Yerusalem mengangkat Ahazia menjadi raja menggantikan ayahnya.
2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.
Ahazia menjadi raja pada usia 22 tahun, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem selama satu tahun. Ahazia juga hidup seperti keluarga Raja Ahab, karena Atalya ibunya menasihatkan dia untuk melakukan yang jahat. Atalya adalah putri Raja Ahab, cucu Omri raja Israel.
3 But he too went forth in the ways of the house of Ahab. For his mother impelled him to act impiously.
4 And so he did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as the house of Ahab did. For after the death of his father, they were counselors to him, to his destruction.
Ahazia berdosa kepada TUHAN seperti keluarga Ahab, karena merekalah yang menjadi penasihatnya setelah ayahnya meninggal. Penasihat-penasihat itulah yang mencelakakan dia.
5 And he walked in their counsels. And he went with Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, to war against Hazael, the king of Syria, at Ramoth Gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram.
Atas nasihat mereka, ia bergabung dengan Yoram raja Israel untuk berperang melawan Hazael raja Siria. Mereka bertempur di Ramot, daerah Gilead. Yoram terluka dalam pertempuran itu,
6 And he returned, so that he might be cured at Jezreel. For he had received many wounds in the above-stated battle. And so Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, descended, so that he might visit Joram, the son of Ahab, at Jezreel, while he was ill.
lalu ia kembali ke kota Yizreel untuk dirawat, dan Ahazia pergi menengok dia di sana.
7 Indeed, it was the will of God against Ahaziah that he would go to Joram, and when he had gone, that he also would go out with him against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
Allah telah menentukan bahwa Ahazia akan menemui ajalnya ketika ia mengunjungi Yoram. Pada kunjungan itu Ahazia dan Yoram mendapat perlawanan dari seorang laki-laki bernama Yehu anak Nimsi, yang telah dipilih oleh TUHAN untuk membinasakan keluarga Raja Ahab.
8 Therefore, when Jehu was overthrowing the house of Ahab, he found the leaders of Judah, with the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, who were ministering to him, and he put them to death.
Sementara Yehu melaksanakan hukuman TUHAN atas keluarga itu, ia bertemu dengan segerombolan pembesar-pembesar Yehuda dan kemanakan-kemanakan Ahazia yang ikut dalam perkunjungan itu. Maka Yehu membunuh mereka semua.
9 Also, while he himself was seeking Ahaziah, he found him to be hiding in Samaria. And having been led to him, he killed him. And they buried him, because he was the son of Jehoshaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. But there was no longer any hope that someone from the stock of Ahaziah would reign.
Kemudian ia menyuruh orang mencari Ahazia yang pada waktu itu sedang bersembunyi di Samaria. Setelah Ahazia ditemukan, ia dibawa kepada Yehu lalu dibunuh. Meskipun begitu ia dikuburkan juga oleh mereka karena mereka menghormati Raja Yosafat, kakeknya yang mengabdi kepada TUHAN dengan sepenuh hati. Dari keluarga Ahazia tidak ada yang sanggup mengambil alih pemerintahan.
10 For indeed, his mother, Athaliah, seeing that her son had died, rose up and killed the entire royal stock of the house of Jehoram.
Ketika Atalya mengetahui bahwa Raja Ahazia anaknya sudah mati, ia memerintahkan supaya seluruh keluarga raja di Yehuda dibunuh.
11 But Jehosheba, the daughter of the king, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from the midst the king’s sons when they were being slain. And she hid him with his nurse in a bedroom. Now Jehosheba, the one who had hidden him, was the daughter of king Jehoram, and the wife of the high priest Jehoiada, and the sister of Ahaziah. And because of this, Athaliah did not kill him.
Ahazia mempunyai seorang saudara perempuan bernama Yoseba yang kawin dengan seorang imam bernama Yoyada. Dengan diam-diam Yoseba mengambil seorang putra Ahazia yang bernama Yoas dari antara anak-anak raja yang hendak dibunuh Atalya. Anak itu bersama pengasuhnya disembunyikannya di dalam sebuah kamar di Rumah TUHAN. Demikianlah Yoseba menyelamatkan anak itu sehingga tidak dibunuh oleh Atalya.
12 Therefore, he was with them, hidden in the house of God, for six years, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Enam tahun lamanya Yoas disembunyikan di Rumah TUHAN sementara Atalya memerintah sebagai ratu.
