1 Kings 20
1 Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, gathered all his army, and he persuaded 32 other kings to join him with their armies and horses and chariots. They marched to Samaria [city, the capital of Israel], and surrounded it, and [prepared to] attack it.
Benhadad, raja Aram, mengumpulkan seluruh tentaranya, tiga puluh dua orang raja bersama-sama dia beserta kuda dan kereta. Lalu ia maju, ia mengepung Samaria dan memeranginya.
2 Ben-Hadad sent messengers into the city to King Ahab, to say this to him: “This is what King Ben-Hadad says:
Kemudian ia mengirim utusan ke kota itu, kepada Ahab, raja Israel,
3 ‘[You must give to] me all your silver and gold, your (good-looking/most beautiful) wives/women and strongest children.’”
dengan pesan: "Beginilah pesan Benhadad: Emasmu dan perakmu adalah milikku, dan juga isteri-isteri dan anak-anakmu yang cantik-cantik adalah milikku."
4 The king of Israel replied to them, “Tell this to King Ben-Hadad: ‘I agree to do what you requested. You can have me and everything that I own.’”
Raja Israel menjawab, katanya: "Seperti bicaramu itulah, ya tuanku raja. Aku ini dengan segala yang ada padaku adalah milikmu!"
5 [The messengers told that to] Ben-Hadad, and he [sent them back with] another message: “I sent a message to you saying that you must give me all your silver and gold and your wives and your children.
Sesudah itu utusan-utusan itu kembali dan berkata: "Beginilah pesan Benhadad: Memang aku telah menyuruh orang kepadamu mengatakan: Emas dan perakmu, isteri-isteri dan anak-anakmu harus kauserahkan kepadaku,
6 But [in addition to that], about this time tomorrow, I will send some of my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials, and to bring to me everything that pleases them.”
tetapi besok kira-kira pada waktu ini, aku akan menyuruh pegawai-pegawaiku kepadamu dan mereka akan menggeledah rumahmu dan rumah pegawai-pegawaimu, maka segala yang mereka lihat dan ingini akan mereka ambil dan mereka bawa."
7 King Ahab summoned all the leaders of Israel, and said to them, “You can see/realize for yourselves that this man is trying to cause much trouble. He sent me a message insisting that I must give him my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I agreed to do that.”
Lalu raja Israel memanggil semua tua-tua negeri itu dan berkata: "Camkanlah, orang ini mengikhtiarkan kecelakaan kita, sebab ia telah menyuruh orang kepadaku meminta isteri-isteriku, anak-anakku, emas dan perakku, dan aku tidak menolak memberikannya kepadanya."
8 The leaders and all the other people said to him, “Do not pay any attention to him! Do not do what he is requesting!”
Lalu kata semua tua-tua dan segenap rakyat itu kepadanya: "Jangan dengarkan, jangan luluskan!"
9 So Ahab said to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell the king that I agree to give him the things that he first requested, but I do not agree to allow his officials to take anything that they want from my palace and from the houses of my officials.” So the messengers [reported that to King Ben-Hadad, and they] returned with another message from Ben-Hadad.
Sebab itu ia berkata kepada utusan-utusan Benhadad: "Katakanlah kepada tuanku raja: Segala yang pertama kali kausuruhkan kepada hambamu ini, aku akan melakukannya, tetapi tuntutan yang kemudian ini tidak dapat kupenuhi." Lalu pergilah utusan-utusan itu dan menyampaikan jawab itu kepada Benhadad.
10 In that message he said, “[We will destroy] your city [completely, with the result that] there will not be enough dust and rubble left for each of my soldiers to have one handful! I hope/wish that the gods will strike me dead if we do not do that!”
Benhadad menyuruh orang kepada Ahab dengan pesan: "Beginilah kiranya para allah menghukum aku, bahkan lebih lagi dari pada itu, jika rakyat yang mengikut aku masih dapat menjemput segenggam penuh debu puing Samaria!"
11 King Ahab replied [to the messengers], “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor [preparing to fight a battle] [MTY] should not boast at that time; he [should wait until] after he wins the battle.”
Tetapi raja Israel menjawab, katanya: "Katakanlah! Orang yang baru menyandangkan pedang janganlah memegahkan diri seperti orang yang sudah menanggalkannya."
12 Ben-Hadad heard that message while he and the other rulers were drinking [wine] in their temporary shelters. He told his men to prepare to attack [MTY] the city. So his men did that.
Segera sesudah Benhadad mendengar perkataan itu, pada waktu ia sedang minum-minum dengan raja-raja di pondok, berkatalah ia kepada pegawai-pegawainya: "Aturlah barisanmu," lalu mereka mengatur barisannya melawan kota itu.
13 At that moment, a prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘[Do not be at all afraid of] [RHQ] the large enemy army that you see! I will enable your army to defeat them today, and you will know that it is I, Yahweh, [who have the power to do what I say that I will do].’”
Tetapi tiba-tiba tampillah seorang nabi kepada Ahab, raja Israel, serta berkata: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Sudahkah kaulihat semua orang yang sangat ramai itu? Bahwasanya pada hari ini Aku akan menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tanganmu, supaya engkau tahu, bahwa Akulah TUHAN."
14 Ahab asked, “What group [of our army] will defeat them?” The prophet replied, “The young soldiers who are commanded by the district governors will do it.” The king asked, “Who should lead the attack?” The prophet replied, “You should!”
Lalu bertanyalah Ahab: "Dengan bantuan siapa?" Jawabnya: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Dengan bantuan orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah." Tanyanya pula: "Siapakah yang akan memulai perang?" Jawabnya: "Engkau!"
15 So Ahab gathered the young soldiers who were commanded by the district governors. There were 232 of those men. Then he also summoned all the Israeli army. There were [only] 7,000 soldiers.
Kemudian ia menghitung jumlah orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah itu. Ada dua ratus tiga puluh dua orang banyaknya dan sesudah mereka itu ia menghitung jumlah seluruh rakyat, yakni segenap orang Israel. Ada tujuh ribu orang banyaknya.
16 They started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.
Lalu mereka maju menyerang pada waktu tengah hari, sementara Benhadad minum-minum sampai mabuk di pondoknya, bersama dengan ketiga puluh dua raja yang membantunya.
17 The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria [city]”!
Ketika orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah itu maju menyerang lebih dahulu, maka Benhadad menyuruh orang menyelidiknya, dan mereka memberitahukan kepadanya, demikian: "Ada orang-orang maju menyerang dari Samaria."
18 He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them
Lalu katanya: "Entah mereka datang dengan maksud damai, entah dengan maksud perang, tangkaplah mereka hidup-hidup!"
19 The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack [the Syrian army], and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.
Sementara itu keluarlah mereka itu dari dalam kota, yakni orang-orang muda pengiring kepala-kepala daerah dan juga tentara yang mengikuti mereka.
20 Each [Israeli soldier] killed a [Syrian] soldier. The rest of the Syrian army then ran away, and the Israeli soldiers pursued them. But King Ben-Hadad escaped riding his horse, along with some other men riding horses.
Lalu mereka masing-masing membunuh lawan yang dihadapinya, sehingga orang Aram itu melarikan diri dan dikejar oleh orang Israel. Tetapi Benhadad, raja Aram dapat meluputkan diri dengan naik kuda, beserta sejumlah orang berkuda.
21 Then the king of Israel went out [of the city], and he and his soldiers captured [all] the [other Syrian] horses and chariots, and also killed a large number of Syrian soldiers.
Juga raja Israel maju, lalu memusnahkan kuda dan kereta itu dan mendatangkan kekalahan yang besar kepada orang Aram.
22 Then that same prophet went to King Ahab and said to him, “Go back and prepare your soldiers, and think carefully about what will be necessary for you to do, because the king of Syria with attack with his army again in the springtime of next year.”
Lalu tampillah nabi itu kepada raja Israel dan berkata kepadanya: "Baiklah, kuatkanlah hatimu, pertimbangkan dan pikirkanlah apa yang harus kauperbuat, sebab pada pergantian tahun raja Aram akan maju menyerang engkau."
23 [After the Syrian army was defeated, ] Ben-Hadad’s officials said to him, “The gods that the Israelis [worship] are gods [who live] in the hills. [Samaria is built on a hill, and] that is why their soldiers were able to defeat us. But if we fight against them in the plains/lowlands, we certainly will be able to defeat them.
Pegawai-pegawai raja Aram berkata kepadanya: "Allah mereka ialah allah gunung; itulah sebabnya mereka lebih kuat dari pada kita. Tetapi apabila kita berperang melawan mereka di tanah rata, pastilah kita lebih kuat dari pada mereka.
24 So, this is what you should do: You must remove the 32 kings [who are leading your troops] and replace them with army commanders.
Bertindaklah begini: Pecatlah raja-raja itu masing-masing dari kedudukannya, dan angkatlah bupati-bupati menggantikan mereka.
25 Then gather an army like the army that was defeated. Gather an army that has as many horses and chariots as the first army had. Then we will fight the Israelis in the plains/lowlands, and we will surely defeat them.” Ben-Hadad agreed with them, and he did what they suggested.
Lalu kerahkanlah tentara sebanyak tentara yang telah gugur dari pihakmu itu, demikian pula kuda dan kereta sebanyak yang dahulu. Marilah kita berperang melawan mereka di tanah rata, pastilah kita lebih kuat dari pada mereka." Raja mendengarkan usul mereka, dan bertindak demikian.
26 In the spring of the following year, he gathered his soldiers and marched [with them] to Aphek [city east of Galilee Lake], to fight against the Israeli army.
Dalam tahun yang berikutnya Benhadad memeriksa barisan orang Aram, lalu ia maju ke Afek untuk berperang melawan orang Israel.
27 The Israeli army was also gathered together, and they were equipped with the things that they needed [for the battle]. Then they marched out and formed two groups facing the Syrian army. Their army was very small; they resembled two small flocks of goats, whereas the Syrian army [was very large and] spread all over the countryside.
Orang Israelpun memeriksa barisannya dan setelah dibekali mereka berangkat menghadapi orang Aram. Orang Israel berkemah di hadapan mereka seperti dua kawanan kambing, sedang orang Aram telah datang membanjiri negeri itu.
28 A prophet came to King Ahab and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘The Syrians say that I am a god who lives in the hills, and that I am not a god who lives in the valleys. So I will [show that they are wrong by] enabling your men to defeat this huge army [IDM] [in the valley], and you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].’”
Maka tampillah abdi Allah dan berkata kepada raja Israel: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Oleh karena orang Aram itu telah berkata: TUHAN ialah allah gunung dan bukan allah dataran, maka Aku akan menyerahkan seluruh tentara yang besar itu ke dalam tanganmu, supaya kamu tahu, bahwa Akulah TUHAN."
29 The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.
Tujuh hari lamanya mereka berkemah berhadap-hadapan. Tetapi pada hari yang ketujuh mulailah pertempuran, dan pada suatu hari orang Israel menewaskan seratus ribu orang berjalan kaki dari orang Aram itu.
30 The other Syrian soldiers ran away into Aphek City. Then the wall of the city collapsed and killed 27,000 more Syrian soldiers. Ben-Hadad also escaped into the city, and hid in the back room of a house.
Orang-orang yang masih tinggal melarikan diri ke Afek, ke dalam kota, tetapi temboknya roboh menimpa kedua puluh tujuh ribu orang yang masih tinggal itu. Sementara itu Benhadad melarikan diri dan masuk ke kota, dan bersembunyi dari satu kamar ke kamar yang lain.
31 His officials went to him and said, “We have heard a report that the Israelis act mercifully. So allow us to go to the king of Israel, wearing coarse sacks around our waists and ropes on our heads/necks [to indicate that we will be his slaves]. Perhaps [if we do that, ] he will allow you to remain alive.”
Lalu berkatalah pegawai-pegawainya kepadanya: "Ketahuilah, kami telah mendengar, bahwa raja-raja kaum Israel itu adalah raja-raja pemurah. Marilah kita menaruh kain kabung pada pinggang kita dan tali pada kepala kita, dan dengan demikian keluar menghadap raja Israel; barangkali ia akan menyelamatkan nyawamu."
32 [The king permitted them to do that, ] so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
Lalu mereka melilitkan kain kabung pada pinggang mereka dan tali pada kepala mereka, kemudian mereka pergi menghadap raja Israel sambil berkata: "Hambamu Benhadad berkata: Kiranya tuanku membiarkan aku hidup." Jawabnya: "Masih hidupkah dia? Dia saudaraku."
33 Ben-Hadad’s officials were trying to find out if Ahab would act mercifully, and when Ahab said “brother,” they (were optimistic/thought that Ahab would be merciful). So they replied, “Yes, he is like your brother!” Ahab said, “Go and bring him to me.” So they [went and] brought Ben-Hadad to him. [When Ben-Hadad arrived, ] Ahab told him to get in his chariot [and sit with him].
Orang-orang itu menganggap hal itu sebagai tanda yang baik, maka segeralah mereka berpegang pada perkataannya itu, lalu berkata: "Memang saudaramu Benhadad!" Sesudah itu berkatalah Ahab: "Pergilah, ambil dia!" Jadi keluarlah Benhadad mendapatkan dia, lalu diajak naik ke atas kereta.
34 Ben-Hadad said to him, “I will give back to you the towns that my father’s army took from your father. And I will allow you to set up market areas for your merchants in Damascus [my capital], just as my father did in Samaria [your capital].” Ahab replied, “Because you agree to do that, I will not execute you.” So Ahab made an agreement with Ben-Hadad, and allowed him to go home.
Kata Benhadad kepadanya: "Kota-kota yang telah diambil bapaku dari pihak bapamu akan kukembalikan; engkau boleh juga membuat pasar bagimu di Damsyik, seperti yang dibuat bapaku di Samaria." "Dan aku sendiri," kata Ahab, "akan membiarkan engkau pergi dengan perjanjian." Lalu ia mengadakan perjanjian dengan dia dan membiarkannya pergi.
35 Then Yahweh spoke to a member of a group of prophets and said to him, “Ask one of your fellow prophets to strike and wound you.” [So he did what Yahweh told him to do]. [He said to one of his fellow prophets, ‘Strike me and wound me].’ But that man refused to do it.
Seorang dari rombongan nabi berkata kepada temannya atas perintah TUHAN: "Pukullah aku!" Tetapi orang itu menolak memukulnya.
36 So the prophet said to him, “Because you refused to obey what Yahweh told you to do, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And as soon as he left that prophet, a lion suddenly pounced on him and killed him.
Lalu ia berkata kepadanya: "Oleh sebab engkau tidak mendengarkan suara TUHAN, ketahuilah, apabila engkau pergi dari padaku, seekor singa akan menerkam engkau." Dan ketika orang itu pergi dari padanya, maka seekor singa bertemu dengan dia, lalu menerkam dia.
37 Then the prophet found another prophet, and said to him, “Strike me!” So that man hit him [very hard] and injured him.
Kemudian nabi itu bertemu dengan orang lain, lalu ia berkata: "Pukullah aku!" Orang itu memukul dan melukai dia.
38 Then the prophet put a large bandage/cloth over his face so that no one would recognize him. Then he went and stood alongside the road, waiting for the king to come by.
Sesudah itu nabi itu pergi dan berdiri menantikan raja di jalan, sambil menyamar dengan membubuh kain pembalut pada matanya.
39 When the king passed by, the prophet cried out to him, saying “Your majesty, [after I was wounded] while I was fighting in a battle, a soldier brought to me one of our enemies that he had captured, and said to me, ‘Guard this man! If he escapes, you must pay me 3,000 pieces of silver, and if you do not pay that, you will be executed!’
Pada waktu raja lewat, ia mengadukan halnya kepada raja, katanya: "Ketika hambamu ini maju ke tengah pertempuran, tiba-tiba ada seorang meninggalkan barisan dan membawa seorang kepadaku sambil berkata: Jagalah orang ini, jika ia hilang dengan cara bagaimanapun juga, maka nyawamu adalah ganti nyawanya, atau engkau harus membayar setalenta perak.
40 But while I was busy doing other things, the man escaped!” The king of Israel said to him, “That is your problem! You yourself have said that you deserve to be punished.”
Ketika hambamu ini repot sana sini, orang itu menghilang." Kemudian raja Israel itu berkata kepadanya: "Begitu jugalah hukumanmu, engkau sendiri telah menetapkannya."
41 The prophet immediately took off the bandage, and the king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.
Lalu segeralah ia membuka kain pembalut itu dari matanya, sehingga raja Israel mengenali dia sebagai seorang dari rombongan nabi.
42 And the prophet said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You have allowed that man [Ben-Hadad] to escape after I commanded you to be sure to execute him! Since you did not do that, you will be killed instead. And your army will be destroyed because you allowed [some of] his army to escape!’”
Kata nabi itu kepadanya: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Oleh karena engkau telah membiarkan lolos orang yang dikhususkan bagi-Ku untuk ditumpas, maka nyawamu adalah ganti nyawanya dan rakyatmu ganti rakyatnya."
43 The king went back home to Samaria, very angry and depressed/dejected.
Lalu raja Israel pergi ke istananya dengan kesal hati dan gusar, maka sampailah ia di Samaria.
