2 Tawarikh 32
1 Setelah Raja Hizkia melakukan hal-hal yang menunjukkan kesetiaannya kepada TUHAN, Sanherib raja Asyur menyerang Yehuda. Ia mengepung kota-kota berbenteng dan memerintahkan pasukannya supaya merebutnya.
After these things and veritable events came Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and invaded Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break them open for himself.
2 Ketika Hizkia mengetahui bahwa Sanherib berniat menyerbu Yerusalem,
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was coming, and that his face [was directed] for war against Jerusalem,
3 ia bersama para pegawai dan perwira-perwiranya memutuskan untuk menutup tempat-tempat air di luar kota dengan maksud supaya orang-orang Asyur tidak mendapat air apabila mereka sampai di dekat Yerusalem. Banyak sekali orang yang dikerahkan untuk menutup semua sumber air yang mengalir ke luar kota.
He consulted with his princes and his mighty men to stop up the waters of the springs which were without the city: and they helped him.
And there were gathered together a very numerous body of people, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5 Lalu raja memperkuat pertahanan kota dengan memperbaiki temboknya, mendirikan menara-menara di atasnya dan membangun tembok lain di luar. Selain itu ia memperbaiki benteng yang didirikan di atas tanah timbunan di sebelah timur bagian lama kota Yerusalem. Ia juga menyuruh membuat banyak sekali tombak dan perisai.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall where it was broken down, and heightened the towers, and [built] without another wall, and fortified the Millo of the city of David, and made weapons in abundance and shields.
6 Ia mengangkat perwira-perwira untuk mengepalai semua orang laki-laki dalam kota, dan menyuruh mereka berkumpul di lapangan depan pintu gerbang kota. Lalu ia berkata kepada mereka,
And he appointed war-officers over the people, and gathered them together unto him in the open place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortingly to them, saying,
7 "Tabahlah dan yakinlah; janganlah takut kepada raja Asyur atau kepada pasukannya. Kekuatan di pihak kita lebih besar daripada yang di pihak dia.
Be strong and of good courage, do not fear and be not dismayed because of the king of Assyria, and because of all the multitude that is with him; for with us there is One greater than with him:
8 Ia mempunyai kekuatan manusia, tetapi kita mempunyai TUHAN Allah kita untuk membantu dan bertempur bagi kita." Mendengar kata-kata raja mereka itu, rakyat menjadi berani.
With him there is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people relied upon the words of Hezekiah the king of Judah.
9 Beberapa waktu kemudian ketika Sanherib bersama pasukannya masih di Lakhis, ia mengirim utusan kepada Hizkia dan rakyat Yehuda di Yerusalem untuk menyampaikan pesan ini,
After this did Sennacherib the king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, while he was himself lying before Lachish, and all [the chief troops of] his dominion with him, against Hezekiah the king of Judah, and against all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
10 "Aku Sanherib raja Asyur, ingin bertanya apa sebabnya kamu begitu berani untuk tetap tinggal di Yerusalem yang sedang dikepung itu.
Thus hath said Sennacherib the king of Assyria, On what do ye trust, that ye remain besieged in Jerusalem?
11 Apakah Hizkia berkata bahwa TUHAN Allahmu akan melepaskan kamu dari kekuasaan kami? Jangan percaya, sebab ia hanya menipu kamu. Ia akan membiarkan kamu mati kelaparan dan kehausan.
Doth not Hezekiah mislead you to give you up to die by famine and by thirst, when he saith, The Lord our God will deliver us out of the grasp of the king of Assyria?
12 Dialah yang menghancurkan tempat-tempat ibadat dan mezbah-mezbah untuk TUHAN, lalu menyuruh orang Yehuda dan Yerusalem beribadat serta membakar dupa di satu mezbah saja.
Is it not this Hezekiah that hath removed his high-places and his altars, when he said to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar shall ye prostrate yourselves, and upon it shall ye burn incense?
13 Apakah kamu tidak tahu apa yang telah dilakukan oleh aku dan leluhurku terhadap bangsa-bangsa lain? Belum pernah dewa-dewa bangsa lain melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaan raja Asyur!
Know ye not what I have done, I and my fathers, unto all the people of [other] lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand?
14 Siapa dari mereka pernah melakukan hal itu? Tak mungkin dewamu dapat menyelamatkan kamu!
Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, was it, that was able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand?
15 Jangan biarkan rajamu itu menipu dan membodohi kamu! Jangan percaya kepadanya! Sebab tidak pernah dewa bangsa mana pun sanggup melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaan raja Asyur. Pastilah dewamu itu juga tak akan dapat melepaskan kamu!"
And now let not Hezekiah deceive you, and let him not mislead you in this manner, nor believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom whatever was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less will you Gods, deliver you out of my hand!
16 Masih banyak kata-kata lain yang diucapkan oleh utusan-utusan Asyur itu untuk menghina TUHAN Allah dan Hizkia, hamba TUHAN itu.
And yet more did his servants speak against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
17 Raja Asyur juga menulis surat yang menentang TUHAN, Allah yang disembah oleh orang Israel. Begini bunyi surat itu, "Dewa-dewa segala bangsa lain tidak dapat melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaanku, begitu juga dewa Hizkia itu tidak dapat melepaskan bangsanya dari kekuasaanku."
He wrote also letters to blaspheme against the Lord the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands, who have not delivered their people out of my hand, so will the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.
18 Utusan-utusan Asyur itu meneriakkan semuanya itu dalam bahasa Ibrani untuk menakut-nakuti dan mematahkan semangat orang-orang Yerusalem yang berada di atas tembok kota, supaya mereka dapat merebut kota itu dengan mudah.
Then did they call out with a loud voice in the Jewish language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to frighten them, and to terrify them: in order that they might capture the city.
19 Mereka berbicara tentang Allah yang disembah di Yerusalem sama seperti tentang dewa-dewa bangsa lain, yaitu patung-patung buatan manusia.
And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem, as concerning the gods of the nations of the earth, the work of the hands of man.
20 Maka berdoalah Raja Hizkia dan Nabi Yesaya anak Amos. Mereka berseru minta pertolongan kepada Allah.
And king Hezekiah and Isaiah the son of Amos the prophet prayed for this cause, and they cried to heaven.
21 Lalu TUHAN mengirim seorang malaikat yang membunuh prajurit-prajurit dan perwira-perwira Asyur itu. Dengan sangat malu kembalilah raja Asyur ke negerinya. Pada suatu hari ketika ia sedang di dalam rumah dewanya, beberapa dari anak-anaknya sendiri datang membunuh dia dengan pedang.
And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off every mighty man of valor and leader and captain in the camp of the king of Assyria: and when he was returned with shame of face to his own land, he went into the house of his god, and [those] that were come forth from his own bowels felled him there with the sword.
22 Demikianlah caranya TUHAN melepaskan Raja Hizkia dan penduduk Yerusalem dari kekuasaan Sanherib raja Asyur, dan dari musuh-musuh mereka yang lain. TUHAN memberikan kepada mereka kehidupan yang aman tanpa gangguan dari negara-negara tetangga mereka.
Thus did the Lord save Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and out of the hand of all, and guided them [safely] on every side.
23 Banyak orang datang ke Yerusalem membawa persembahan untuk TUHAN dan hadiah-hadiah untuk Hizkia, sehingga sejak itu ia dihormati oleh segala bangsa.
And many brought presents unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah the king of Judah: so that he was exalted before the eyes of all the nations after that time.
24 Sekitar waktu itu Raja Hizkia jatuh sakit. Penyakitnya itu begitu parah sehingga ia hampir meninggal. Ia berdoa, lalu TUHAN memberikan tanda kepadanya bahwa ia akan sembuh.
In those days fell Hezekiah sick to the death; and he prayed unto the Lord: and he spoke unto him, and he gave him a wonderful token.
25 Tetapi karena ia sombong, ia tidak berterima kasih atas kesembuhan yang diberikan TUHAN kepadanya. Oleh karena itu TUHAN marah kepada Yehuda dan Yerusalem.
But not according to the mercy shown unto him did Hezekiah act in return; for his heart was lifted up: wherefore there came wrath over him, and over Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Tetapi akhirnya Hizkia dan orang-orang Yerusalem merendahkan diri, maka selama Hizkia masih hidup hukuman itu tidak dijalankan.
Then became Hezekiah humbled because of the lifting up of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 Raja Hizkia menjadi sangat kaya, dan dihormati semua orang. Ia membuat kamar-kamar untuk menyimpan hartanya yaitu: emas, perak, batu-batu permata, rempah-rempah, perisai dan barang-barang berharga lainnya.
And Hezekiah had riches and honor in exceeding abundance; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of costly vessels;
28 Ia mempunyai gudang-gudang untuk barang-barang hasil buminya seperti: gandum, anggur, dan minyak zaitun; juga kandang-kandang untuk sapi-sapi dan domba-dombanya yang sangat banyak.
And storehouses for the produce of corn, and new wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds for flocks.
29 Selain itu ia mendirikan juga banyak kota. Kekayaan yang diberikan Allah kepadanya berlimpah-limpah.
Moreover he erected for himself cities, and [acquired] possessions of flocks and herds in multitude; for God had given him wealth in great abundance.
30 Raja Hizkia itulah yang membendung aliran mata air Gihon, dan mengalirkan airnya melalui saluran di bawah tanah ke dalam kota Yerusalem. Segala yang dilakukan Hizkia berhasil.
This same Hezekiah also stopped up the upper mouth of the waters of Gichon, and brought them straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
31 Dan pada waktu utusan-utusan dari Babel datang untuk menanyakan kepadanya tentang kesembuhannya yang ajaib, TUHAN membiarkan Hizkia bertindak sendiri, supaya dapat menguji hatinya.
And in the same manner in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire concerning the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him, to prove him, to know all that was in his heart.
32 Kisah lainnya mengenai Raja Hizkia, dan mengenai cintanya kepada TUHAN dicatat di dalam buku Wahyu dari Allah Kepada Nabi Yesaya Anak Amos, dan di dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda dan Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his pious deeds, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, [and] in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
33 Hizkia meninggal, lalu dimakamkan pada bagian tanjakan di tanah pekuburan raja-raja. Seluruh rakyat Yehuda dan Yerusalem memberikan penghormatan yang besar kepadanya pada waktu ia meninggal. Manasye putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the highest place of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem showed him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son became king in his stead.
