Isaiah 24
1 See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions.
Sesungguhnya, TUHAN akan menanduskan bumi dan akan menghancurkannya, akan membalikkan permukaannya, dan akan menyerakkan penduduknya.
2 And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.
Maka seperti nasib rakyat demikianlah nasib imam, seperti nasib hamba laki-laki demikianlah nasib tuannya, seperti nasib hamba perempuan demikianlah nasib nyonyanya, seperti nasib pembeli demikianlah nasib penjual, seperti nasib peminjam demikianlah nasib yang meminjamkan, seperti nasib orang yang berhutang demikianlah nasib orang yang berpiutang.
3 The earth will be completely waste and without men; for this is the word of the Lord.
Bumi akan ditanduskan setandus-tandusnya, dan akan dijarah sehabis-habisnya, sebab Tuhanlah yang mengucapkan firman ini.
4 The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing.
Bumi berkabung dan layu, ya, dunia merana dan layu, langit dan bumi merana bersama.
5 The earth has been made unclean by those living in it; because the laws have not been kept by them, the orders have been changed, and the eternal agreement has been broken.
Bumi cemar karena penduduknya, sebab mereka melanggar undang-undang, mengubah ketetapan dan mengingkari perjanjian abadi.
6 For this cause the earth is given up to the curse, and those in it are judged as sinners: for this cause those living on the earth are burned up, and the rest are small in number.
Sebab itu sumpah serapah akan memakan bumi, dan penduduknya akan mendapat hukuman; sebab itu penduduk bumi akan hangus lenyap, dan manusia akan tinggal sedikit.
7 The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.
Air anggur tidak menggirangkan lagi, pohon anggur merana, dan semua orang yang bersukahati mengeluh.
8 The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.
Kegirangan suara rebana sudah berhenti, keramaian orang-orang yang beria-ria sudah diam, dan kegirangan suara kecapi sudah berhenti.
9 There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
Tiada lagi orang minum anggur dengan bernyanyi, arak menjadi pahit bagi orang yang meminumnya.
10 The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in.
Kota yang kacau riuh sudah hancur, setiap rumah sudah tertutup, tidak dapat dimasuki.
11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone.
Orang menjerit di jalan-jalan karena tiada anggur, segala sukacita sudah lenyap, kegirangan bumi sudah hilang.
12 In the town all is waste, and in the public place is destruction.
Yang terdapat dalam kota hanya kerusakan, pintu gerbang telah didobrak dan runtuh.
13 For it will be in the heart of the earth among the peoples, like the shaking of an olive-tree, as the last of the grapes after the getting-in is done.
Sebab beginilah akan terjadi di atas bumi, di tengah-tengah bangsa-bangsa, yaitu seperti pada waktu orang menjolok buah zaitun, seperti pada waktu pemetikan susulan, apabila panen buah anggur sudah berakhir.
14 But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.
Dengan suara nyaring mereka bersorak-sorai, demi kemegahan TUHAN, mereka memekik dari sebelah barat:
15 Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.
"Sebab itu permuliakanlah TUHAN di negeri-negeri timur, nama TUHAN, Allah Israel, di tanah-tanah pesisir laut!"
16 From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
Dari ujung bumi kami dengar nyanyian pujian: "Hormat bagi Yang Mahaadil!" Tetapi aku berkata: "Kurus merana aku, kurus merana aku. Celakalah aku! Sebab para penggarong menggarong, ya, terus-menerus mereka melakukan penggarongannya!"
17 Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.
Hai penduduk bumi, kamu akan dikejutkan, akan masuk pelubang dan jerat!
18 And it will be that he who goes in flight from the sound of fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for the windows on high are open, and the bases of the earth are shaking.
Maka yang lari karena bunyi yang mengejutkan akan jatuh ke dalam pelubang, dan yang naik dari dalam pelubang akan tertangkap dalam jerat. Sebab tingkap-tingkap di langit akan terbuka dan akan bergoncang dasar-dasar bumi.
19 The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.
Bumi remuk redam, bumi hancur luluh bumi goncang-gancing.
20 The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.
Bumi terhuyung-huyung sama sekali seperti orang mabuk dan goyang seperti gubuk yang ditiup angin; dosa pemberontakannya menimpa dia dengan sangat, ia rebah dan tidak akan bangkit-bangkit lagi.
21 And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth.
Maka pada hari itu TUHAN akan menghukum tentara langit di langit dan raja-raja bumi di atas bumi.
22 And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.
Mereka akan dikumpulkan bersama-sama, seperti tahanan dimasukkan dalam liang; mereka akan dimasukkan dalam penjara dan akan dihukum sesudah waktu yang lama.
23 Then the moon will be veiled, and the sun put to shame; for the Lord of armies will be ruling in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his judges he will let his glory be seen.
Bulan purnama akan tersipu-sipu, dan matahari terik akan mendapat malu, sebab TUHAN semesta alam akan memerintah di gunung Sion dan di Yerusalem, dan Ia akan menunjukkan kemuliaan-Nya di depan tua-tua umat-Nya.
