Isaiah 57
1 The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
Orang baik dan saleh meninggal, tak ada yang mengerti atau memperhatikannya. Sesudah mati, mereka luput dari bencana dan beristirahat dengan damai.
2 They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.
3 But come near, you sons of her who is wise in secret arts, the seed of her who is false to her husband, and of the loose woman.
Tetapi kamu, kaum pendosa, datanglah untuk diadili! Kamu tidak lebih baik daripada tukang sihir, orang yang suka berzinah dan pelacur!
4 Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,
Siapakah yang kamu tertawakan? Siapakah yang kamu ejek? Bukankah kamu keturunan pembohong dan pemberontak?
5 You who are burning with evil desire among the oaks, under every green tree; putting children to death in the valleys, under the cracks of the rocks?
Kamu menyembah dewa-dewa kesuburan dengan membiarkan dirimu terbawa nafsu di bawah pohon-pohon keramatmu. Kamu menguburkan anak-anakmu di lembah sungai, di celah-celah batu.
6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is your heritage; they, even they, are your part: even to them have you made a drink offering and a meal offering. Is it possible for such things to be overlooked by me?
Jadi pantas kamu mengumpulkan batu-batu licin dari situ. Itulah bagianmu! Kepada batu-batu itu pula kamu menuangkan anggur dan mempersembahkan gandum. Sangkamu Aku senang dengan semua itu?
7 You have put your bed on a high mountain: there you went up to make your offering.
Kamu pergi ke puncak-puncak gunung untuk mempersembahkan kurban dan memuaskan nafsu berahimu.
8 And on the back of the doors and on the pillars you have put your sign: for you have been false to me with another; you have made your bed wide, and made an agreement with them; you had a desire for their bed where you saw it
Kamu memasang patung-patungmu yang cabul di ambang pintu rumahmu. Kamu telah meninggalkan Aku. Kamu menanggalkan pakaianmu dan naik ke tempat tidur yang dilebarkan dengan kekasihmu yang kamu upah untuk tidur bersamamu, lalu kamu memuaskan nafsumu.
9 And you went to Melech with oil and much perfume, and you sent your representatives far off, and went as low as the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
Kamu memakai minyak dan wangi-wangian, lalu pergi menyembah dewa Molokh. Kamu mengirim utusan-utusan ke negeri-negeri jauh, bahkan ke dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)
10 You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.
Tanpa putus asa kamu berlelah-lelah mencari dewa-dewa. Kamu sangka mereka dapat memberi kamu semangat baru, sehingga kamu tidak menjadi lemah.
11 And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?
TUHAN berkata, "Siapakah dewa-dewa itu yang membuat kamu takut, sehingga kamu berdusta dan tidak ingat kepada-Ku? Apakah kamu tidak menyembah Aku lagi karena Aku lama sekali berdiam diri?
12 I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
Tetapi Aku memberitahukan kepadamu; kesalehanmu itu palsu, dan semua perbuatanmu tidak berguna bagimu.
13 Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage.
Bila kamu berteriak, biarlah patung-patung itu menyelamatkan kamu! Mereka akan hilang diterbangkan angin dan lenyap dengan satu hembusan napas! Tetapi orang yang berlindung pada-Ku akan mewarisi negeri itu dan menyembah Aku di Rumah-Ku."
14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.
Ada yang berkata, "Buatlah dan siapkanlah jalan bagi umat-Ku, singkirkanlah segala rintangan."
15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Sebab beginilah kata Allah Yang Mahatinggi dan kudus, yang berkuasa untuk selama-lamanya, "Aku tinggal di tempat yang tinggi dan suci, tapi juga di antara orang-orang yang rendah hati dan yang menyesali dosa-dosanya, untuk memulihkan semangat dan harapan mereka.
16 For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.
Tidak untuk selamanya Aku mempersalahkan umat-Ku; tidak untuk seterusnya Aku marah, supaya mereka jangan patah semangat, padahal Akulah yang menghidupkan mereka.
17 I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.
Dosa keserakahan mereka membuat Aku marah, sebab itu mereka Kuhukum dan Kutinggalkan. Tetapi mereka keras kepala dan tetap memilih jalannya sendiri.
18 I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.
Aku sudah melihat kelakuan mereka, tetapi mereka akan Kusembuhkan juga. Aku akan membimbing dan menolong mereka dan menghibur orang yang bersedih hati.
19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
Aku akan memberi ketentraman kepada semua orang, baik yang dekat maupun yang jauh. Aku akan menyembuhkan umat-Ku.
20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.
Tetapi orang jahat adalah seperti laut yang berombak dan tak pernah tenang. Arusnya membawa sampah dan lumpur.
21 There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.
Tak ada ketentraman bagi orang berdosa," kata TUHAN.
