2 Raja-raja 6
1 Pada suatu hari nabi-nabi yang dididik oleh Elisa, mengeluh kepadanya. Mereka berkata, "Tempat tinggal kita terlalu sempit!
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha', Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too narrow for us.
2 Izinkanlah kami pergi menebang pohon kayu di dekat Sungai Yordan, dan mendirikan tempat tinggal kita di sana." "Baiklah," jawab Elisa.
Let us go, we pray thee, as far as the Jordan, and take thence every man one beam, and let us prepare for us there a place to dwell therein. And he said, Go.
3 Salah seorang dari antara mereka mendesak supaya Elisa ikut dengan mereka. Elisa setuju,
And one said, Give thy assent, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he said, I will indeed go.
4 lalu mereka berangkat bersama-sama. Setelah tiba di tepi Sungai Yordan, mulailah mereka menebang pohon.
So he went with them; and they came to the Jordan, and they cut down trees.
5 Tiba-tiba mata kapak seorang di antara mereka jatuh ke dalam air. "Waduh, Pak!" teriaknya kepada Elisa, "Itu kapak pinjaman!"
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, my Lord! it was also borrowed.
6 "Di mana jatuhnya?" tanya Elisa. Orang itu menunjukkan tempatnya, lalu Elisa mengerat sepotong kayu dan melemparkannya ke tempat itu. Maka timbullah mata kapak itu ke permukaan air.
And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and he caused the iron to swim.
7 Elisa berkata, "Ambil!" Orang itu mengulurkan tangannya lalu mengambil kapak itu.
And then said he, Lift it up to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
8 Pada suatu waktu Siria berperang dengan Israel. Setelah berunding dengan para perwiranya, raja Siria menentukan di mana mereka harus berkemah.
And the king of Syria made war against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 Tetapi Elisa mengirim berita kepada raja Israel untuk memperingatkan dia supaya jangan pergi ke tempat itu, karena orang-orang Siria biasanya mengambil jalan itu.
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not that place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
10 Jadi raja Israel memperingatkan orang-orang yang tinggal di dekat situ supaya siap siaga. Demikianlah Elisa beberapa kali memperingatkan raja.
And the king of Israel sent to the place, which the man of God had told him and warned him of, and he took care of himself there: not once nor twice.
11 Hal itu sangat menjengkelkan raja Siria, sehingga ia memanggil para perwiranya dan bertanya, "Pasti di antara kita ada yang mengkhianat. Siapa orangnya? Ayo beritahukan!"
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sorely troubled concerning this thing; and he called for his servants, and said unto them, Can ye not tell me who of us is for the king of Israel?
12 Seorang dari para perwira itu menjawab, "Tidak ada seorang pun, Baginda. Nabi Elisalah biang keladinya! Dialah yang menyampaikan kepada raja Israel apa yang Baginda ucapkan, sekalipun itu dikatakan di dalam kamar tidur."
And one of his servants said, Not so, my Lord, O king; but Elisha', the prophet that is in Israel, can tell unto the king of Israel the words that thou mayest speak in thy sleeping-chamber.
13 "Selidikilah di mana dia," perintah raja, "supaya saya bisa menangkap dia." Orang memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Elisa ada di Dotan.
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told unto him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14 Lalu raja Siria mengirim ke sana suatu pasukan yang besar disertai kuda dan kereta perang. Pada waktu malam mereka tiba di kota itu lalu mengepungnya.
And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a strong army: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
15 Besoknya, pagi-pagi sekali ketika pelayan Elisa bangun dan ke luar, ia melihat tentara Siria mengepung kota itu lengkap dengan kuda dan kereta perang mereka. Jadi, ia kembali kepada Elisa dan berkata, "Celaka kita, Tuan! Apa yang harus kita lakukan?"
And the servant of the man of God rose early, and went forth, when, behold, an army compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 "Tidak usah takut," jawab Elisa. "Yang ada di pihak kita lebih banyak daripada di pihak mereka."
And he said, Fear not: for those that are with us are more than those that are with them.
17 Lalu Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, semoga Engkau membuka mata pelayanku supaya ia melihat!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa sehingga ketika pelayannya itu menengok, dilihatnya gunung itu penuh dengan kuda dan kereta berapi mengelilingi Elisa.
And Elisha' prayed, and said, O Lord, open, I pray thee, his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man: and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha'.
18 Ketika orang-orang Siria itu menyerang, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, butakanlah kiranya orang-orang ini!" TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa, dan mereka semuanya menjadi buta.
And when they came down to him, Elisha' prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite, I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha'.
19 Elisa mendatangi mereka dan berkata, "Kalian tersesat. Ini bukan kota yang kalian cari. Mari ikut saya, nanti saya antarkan kepada orang yang kalian cari." Lalu Elisa mengantar mereka ke Samaria.
And Elisha' said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom ye wish to seek. And he led them thus to Samaria.
20 Pada waktu mereka memasuki kota itu, Elisa berdoa, "TUHAN, bukalah kiranya mata mereka supaya mereka melihat." TUHAN mengabulkan doa Elisa; Ia membuka mata orang-orang itu sehingga mereka heran melihat bahwa mereka berada di kota Samaria.
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha' said, Lord, open the eyes of these, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 Ketika raja Israel melihat orang-orang Siria itu, ia bertanya, "Elisa, haruskah saya membunuh orang-orang ini?"
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha', when he saw them, Shall I smite them? Shall I smite them, my father?
22 "Jangan," jawab Elisa. "Sedangkan tentara yang Baginda tangkap dalam pertempuran pun tidak Baginda bunuh, apalagi ini. Berilah mereka makan dan minum, lalu biarkan mereka kembali kepada raja mereka."
But he said, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go [back] to their master.
23 Maka raja Israel mengadakan pesta besar bagi mereka. Sesudah mereka makan dan minum, ia menyuruh mereka pulang kepada raja Siria. Sejak itu orang-orang Siria berhenti menyerang negeri Israel.
And he prepared for them a great meal; and they ate and drank, and he sent them away, and they went [back] to their master. And the predatory bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 Beberapa waktu kemudian Benhadad raja Siria membawa seluruh tentaranya untuk menyerang Israel. Mereka mengepung kota Samaria,
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad the king of Syria assembled all his camp, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 dan mengakibatkan kelaparan yang hebat di dalam kota, sehingga sebuah kepala keledai harganya delapan puluh uang perak, dan dua ons kotoran merpati lima uang perak.
And there was a great famine in Samaria; and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
26 Pada suatu kali ketika raja sedang berjalan di atas tembok kota, seorang wanita berseru, "Baginda, tolong!"
And it happened as the king of Israel was passing along upon the wall, that a woman cried unto him, saying, Help, my Lord, O king.
27 Raja menjawab, "Kalau TUHAN tidak menolong engkau, mana mungkin saya dapat menolong? Saya tidak punya gandum atau air anggur!
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? shall it be out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-press?
28 Apa kesulitanmu?" Wanita itu menjawab, "Kawan saya ini telah mengajak saya supaya kami memakan anak saya dulu, lalu besoknya kami makan anaknya.
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said unto me, Give up thy son, that we may eat him today, and my son we will eat tomorrow.
29 Oleh karena itu kami masak anak saya lalu kami makan. Keesokan harinya ketika saya minta supaya kami memasak anaknya, ia menyembunyikannya!"
So we boiled my son, and ate him; but when I said unto her on the next day, Give up thy son, that we may eat him: she hid her son.
30 Mendengar itu, raja merobek pakaiannya karena sedih. Orang-orang yang berdiri dekat tembok itu dapat melihat bahwa baju dalamnya adalah kain karung.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes, as he was passing along upon the wall: and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth beneath upon his flesh.
31 Raja berseru, "Hari ini juga Elisa harus mati. Biarlah Allah menghukum saya seberat-beratnya kalau saya tidak membunuh Elisa!"
Then said he, May God do so unto me and continue so yet farther, if the head of Elisha' the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day.
32 Lalu raja mengutus seseorang mendahuluinya ke rumah Elisa. Pada waktu itu Elisa berada di rumah, dan beberapa tokoh masyarakat sedang bertamu di situ. Sebelum utusan raja itu sampai, Elisa berkata kepada tokoh-tokoh masyarakat itu, "Perhatikanlah! Si pembunuh itu mengutus orang untuk membunuh saya. Kalau orang itu sampai nanti, tutuplah pintu dan jangan biarkan dia masuk. Di belakangnya akan datang raja sendiri."
But Elisha' was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and he sent a man from before him; but before the messenger could yet come to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of the murderer hath sent to remove my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him back with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
33 Elisa belum selesai berbicara, raja sudah sampai di situ dan berkata, "Kesusahan ini TUHAN yang timpakan ke atas kita! Jadi apa gunanya lagi aku mengharapkan pertolongan-Nya?"
And while he was yet speaking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what shall I hope for in the Lord any longer?
