2 Tawarikh 20
1 Beberapa waktu kemudian tentara Moab dan Amon, bersama-sama dengan sekutu mereka tentara Meunim, menyerang Yehuda.
After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat.
2 Maka datanglah orang membawa berita ini kepada Raja Yosafat, "Banyak sekali tentara Edom telah datang dari seberang Laut Mati untuk menyerbu Baginda. Mereka sudah merebut Hazezon-Tamar." (Hazezon-Tamar adalah nama lain untuk En-Gedi.)
And there came messengers, and told Josaphat, saying: There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of Syria, and behold they are in Asasonthamar, which is Engaddi.
3 Yosafat menjadi takut lalu ia berdoa minta petunjuk dari TUHAN. Kemudian ia memerintahkan supaya seluruh rakyat berpuasa.
And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda.
4 Dari setiap kota di Yehuda orang pergi ke Yerusalem untuk minta tolong kepada TUHAN.
And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him.
5 Mereka bersama-sama dengan penduduk Yerusalem berkumpul di pelataran yang baru di Rumah TUHAN. Raja Yosafat berdiri di depan mereka,
And Josaphat stood in the midst of the assembly of Juda, and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord before the new court,
6 dan berdoa dengan suara keras, "Ya TUHAN, Allah leluhur kami! Engkau Allah di surga dan memerintah atas semua bangsa di bumi. Engkau berkuasa dan kuat; tak seorang pun sanggup melawan Engkau.
And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.
7 Engkaulah Allah kami. Ketika umat-Mu, bangsa Israel, datang ke negeri ini, Engkau mengusir orang-orang yang pada waktu itu tinggal di sini. Lalu Engkau memberikan negeri ini kepada keturunan Abraham, sahabat-Mu, untuk menjadi tanah milik mereka selama-lamanya.
Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
8 Mereka telah tinggal di sini dan mendirikan sebuah rumah tempat menyembah Engkau. Mereka tahu
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying:
9 bahwa kalau mereka mendapat hukuman karena dosa-dosa mereka, dan mereka ditimpa peperangan, wabah penyakit, atau kelaparan, mereka dapat datang kepada-Mu dan berdiri di depan rumah ibadat ini. Di dalam kesukaran mereka, mereka dapat berdoa kepada-Mu, dan Engkau akan mendengarkan dan menolong mereka.
If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us.
10 Sekarang bangsa Amon, Moab dan Edom menyerang kami. Ketika leluhur kami datang dari Mesir, Engkau tidak mengizinkan mereka menduduki negeri bangsa-bangsa itu. Maka leluhur kami mengambil jalan keliling dan tidak menghancurkan bangsa Amon, Moab dan Edom itu.
Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,
11 Sekarang, beginilah tindakan bangsa-bangsa itu kepada kami. Mereka mau mengusir kami dari negeri yang Kauberikan kepada kami.
Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.
12 Engkaulah Allah kami! Hukumlah mereka, karena kami ini tak berdaya menghadapi tentara yang banyak itu, yang mau menyerang kami. Kami tidak tahu harus berbuat apa, sebab itu kami datang kepada-Mu minta tolong."
O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee.
13 Sementara itu semua orang laki-laki Yehuda bersama dengan istri dan anak-anak mereka berdiri di Rumah TUHAN.
And all Juda stood before the Lord with their little ones, and their wives, and their children.
14 Di tengah-tengah orang banyak itu ada seorang Lewi bernama Yahaziel. Ia anak Zakharia dari kaum Asaf dalam garis keturunan Benaya, Yeiel, Matanya. Pada saat itu Yahaziel dikuasai Roh TUHAN,
And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,
15 dan ia berkata, "Paduka Yang Mulia serta Saudara-saudara sekalian. TUHAN berkata bahwa kalian tidak boleh putus asa atau takut menghadapi tentara yang banyak itu. Sebab yang bertempur bukan kalian, melainkan Allah.
And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
16 Besok pada waktu mereka naik melalui jalan menanjak di Zis, seranglah mereka. Kalian akan berhadapan dengan mereka pada ujung lembah di depan padang gurun dekat Yeruel.
Tomorrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel.
17 Kalian tidak perlu bertempur dalam perang ini. Pergilah ke tempat yang telah ditentukan bagimu dan tunggu saja di situ. Kalian akan melihat TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepada kalian. Hai penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem, janganlah cemas atau takut. Masukilah saja pertempuran itu, TUHAN akan menolong kalian!"
It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: tomorrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.
18 Maka sujudlah Raja Yosafat. Seluruh rakyat turut juga dengan dia sujud menyembah TUHAN.
Then Josaphat, and Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell hat on the ground before the Lord, and adored him.
19 Lalu orang-orang Lewi dari kaum Kehat dan Korah berdiri, dan bersorak memuji TUHAN, Allah Israel.
And the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high.
20 Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi benar, rakyat keluar dan pergi ke daerah padang gurun dekat Tekoa. Ketika mereka hendak berangkat, Yosafat memberikan pesan ini kepada mereka, "Rakyat Yehuda dan Yerusalem! Percayalah kepada TUHAN Allahmu, maka kamu akan sanggup bertahan. Terimalah nasihat dari nabi-nabimu, maka kamu akan berhasil!"
And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.
21 Setelah berunding dengan rakyat, raja menyuruh paduan suara memakai pakaian seragam yang biasanya dipakai pada upacara-upacara khusus dalam agama. Paduan suara itu harus berbaris dengan semarak di depan barisan tentara sambil menyanyi, "Pujilah TUHAN! Kasih-Nya kekal abadi!"
And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever.
22 Pada waktu paduan suara itu mulai bersorak menyanyi, TUHAN mengadakan kekacauan di tengah-tengah tentara musuh yang sedang menyerang.
And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain.
23 Tentara Amon dan Moab menyerang tentara Edom dan menghancurkannya sama sekali. Kemudian mereka balik menyerang satu sama lain dengan sengit.
For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.
24 Ketika tentara Yehuda sampai pada menara jaga di padang gurun dan mengamati tempat musuh, mereka melihat mayat-mayat musuh berserakan di tanah. Tidak seorang pun dari tentara musuh itu yang hidup.
And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death.
25 Maka Yosafat bersama anak buahnya pergi merampas barang-barang musuh. Mereka menemukan banyak ternak, perlengkapan, pakaian, dan barang-barang berharga lainnya. Sesudah mengumpulkan barang-barang itu tiga hari lamanya, masih banyak barang-barang lain, sehingga terpaksa ditinggalkan.
Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.
26 Pada hari keempat mereka semua berkumpul di Lembah Pujian dan memuji TUHAN atas semua yang telah dilakukan-Nya. Itu sebabnya lembah itu disebut "Pujian".
And on the fourth day they were assembled in the valley of Blessing: for there they blessed the Lord, and therefore they called that place the valley of Blessing until this day.
27 Lalu Yosafat memimpin seluruh pasukan pulang ke Yerusalem dengan sukacita karena TUHAN sudah mengalahkan musuh mereka.
And every man of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem returned, and Josaphat at their head, into Jerusalem with great joy, because the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
28 Ketika tiba di kota, mereka berbaris ke Rumah TUHAN diiringi kecapi dan trompet.
And they came into Jerusalem with psalteries, and harps, and trumpets into the house of the Lord.
29 Semua negara lain menjadi takut ketika mendengar bagaimana TUHAN mengalahkan musuh-musuh Israel.
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Itu sebabnya Yosafat memerintah dengan tenteram, dan TUHAN memberikan kepadanya keadaan damai di seluruh negeri.
And the kingdom of Josaphat was quiet, and God gave him peace round about.
31 Yosafat menjadi raja Yehuda pada usia 35 tahun, dan ia memerintah di Yerusalem 25 tahun lamanya. Ibunya ialah Azuba anak Silhi.
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi.
32 Seperti Asa ayahnya, Yosafat melakukan yang baik pada pemandangan TUHAN.
And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and departed not from it, doing the things that were pleasing before the Lord.
33 Tetapi tempat-tempat penyembahan berhala tidak dihancurkannya. Rakyat belum juga dengan sepenuh hati beribadat kepada Allah leluhur mereka.
But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.
34 Kisah lainnya mengenai Yosafat, dari permulaan sampai akhir pemerintahannya, dicatat dalam Riwayat Yehu Anak Hanani, yang tercantum dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Israel.
But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.
35 Pada suatu waktu Yosafat raja Yehuda mengadakan hubungan persahabatan dengan Ahazia raja Israel, yang melakukan banyak kejahatan.
After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.
36 Di pelabuhan Ezion-Geber mereka membuat kapal-kapal untuk berlayar ke Tarsis.
And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.
37 Tetapi Nabi Eliezer anak Dodawa dari kota Maresa memberi peringatan kepada Yosafat, katanya, "Karena Baginda mengadakan hubungan persahabatan dengan Ahazia, TUHAN akan menghancurkan pekerjaan Baginda." Maka hancurlah kapal-kapal yang telah dibuatnya sehingga tak dapat berlayar sama sekali.
And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.
