2 Raja-raja 6
1 Pada suatu hari nabi-nabi yang dididik oleh Elisa, mengeluh kepadanya. Mereka berkata, "Tempat tinggal kita terlalu sempit!
The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See now, the place where we live and meet with you is too small for us.
2 Izinkanlah kami pergi menebang pohon kayu di dekat Sungai Yordan, dan mendirikan tempat tinggal kita di sana." "Baiklah," jawab Elisa.
Please let us go to the Jordan, and each man take a beam from there, and let’s make us a place there, where we may live.” He answered, “Go!”
3 Salah seorang dari antara mereka mendesak supaya Elisa ikut dengan mereka. Elisa setuju,
One said, “Please be pleased to go with your servants.” He answered, “I will go.”
4 lalu mereka berangkat bersama-sama. Setelah tiba di tepi Sungai Yordan, mulailah mereka menebang pohon.
So he went with them. When they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
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 cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was 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.
The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
7 Elisa berkata, "Ambil!" Orang itu mengulurkan tangannya lalu mengambil kapak itu.
He said, “Take it.” So he put 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.
Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”
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.
The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.”
10 Jadi raja Israel memperingatkan orang-orang yang tinggal di dekat situ supaya siap siaga. Demikianlah Elisa beberapa kali memperingatkan raja.
The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once or 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!"
The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Won’t you show me which 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."
One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
13 "Selidikilah di mana dia," perintah raja, "supaya saya bisa menangkap dia." Orang memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa Elisa ada di Dotan.
He said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.” He was told, “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.
Therefore he sent horses, chariots, and a great army there. 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?"
When the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16 "Tidak usah takut," jawab Elisa. "Yang ada di pihak kita lebih banyak daripada di pihak mereka."
He answered, “Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who 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.
Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around 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.
When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word.
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.
Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” He led them 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.
When they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “Yahweh, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.” Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.
21 Ketika raja Israel melihat orang-orang Siria itu, ia bertanya, "Elisa, haruskah saya membunuh orang-orang ini?"
The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”
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."
He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, then go 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.
He prepared a great feast for them. After they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel.
24 Beberapa waktu kemudian Benhadad raja Siria membawa seluruh tentaranya untuk menyerang Israel. Mereka mengepung kota Samaria,
After this, Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his army, 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.
There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it until a donkey’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!"
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to 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!
He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from 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.
Then the king asked her, “What is your problem?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son 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; and I said to her on the next day, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him;’ and she has hidden 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.
When the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he was passing by on the wall, and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his body.
31 Raja berseru, "Hari ini juga Elisa harus mati. Biarlah Allah menghukum saya seberat-beratnya kalau saya tidak membunuh Elisa!"
Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”
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. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t 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?"
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, “Behold, this evil is from Yahweh. Why should I wait for Yahweh any longer?”
