Jeremiah 13
1 This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.
TUHAN menyuruh aku pergi membeli sarung pendek dari lenan dan memakainya, tapi aku tidak boleh mencelupkannya ke dalam air.
2 So, as the Lord said, I got a band for a price and put it round my body.
Maka pergilah aku membeli sarung pendek itu, lalu memakainya.
3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying,
Kemudian TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadaku, katanya,
4 Take the band which you got for a price, which is round your body, and go to Parah and put it in a secret place there in a hole of the rock.
"Pergilah ke Sungai Efrat, dan sembunyikan sarung pendek itu di celah-celah batu."
5 So I went and put it in a secret place by Parah, as the Lord had said to me.
Maka sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN pergilah aku dan menyembunyikan sarung pendek itu di dekat Sungai Efrat.
6 Then after a long time, the Lord said to me, Up! go to Parah and get the band which I gave you orders to put there.
Beberapa waktu kemudian TUHAN menyuruh aku pergi lagi ke Sungai Efrat untuk mengambil sarung pendek itu.
7 So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.
Maka pergilah aku, dan mengeluarkan sarung pendek itu dari tempat aku menyembunyikannya. Ternyata sarung itu sudah lapuk, dan sama sekali tidak berguna lagi.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Lalu TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadaku, kata-Nya,
9 The Lord has said, In this way I will do damage to the pride of Judah and to the great pride of Jerusalem.
"Begitulah caranya Aku akan bertindak terhadap orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem. Aku akan menghancurkan keangkuhan mereka yang luar biasa itu.
10 These evil people who say they will not give ear to my words, who go on in the pride of their hearts and have become servants and worshippers of other gods, will become like this band which is of no use for anything.
Bangsa yang jahat ini sangat keras kepala dan tak mau taat kepada-Ku. Mereka beribadat dan berbakti kepada ilah-ilah lain. Itu sebabnya mereka akan menjadi seperti sarung pendek yang tak berguna itu.
11 For as a band goes tightly round a man's body, so I made all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah tightly united to me; so that they might be a people for me and a name and a praise and a glory: but they would not give ear.
Seperti sarung pendek terikat erat pada pinggang pemakainya, demikianlah Aku bermaksud supaya umat Israel dan Yehuda terikat erat pada-Ku. Dengan demikian mereka menjadi umat-Ku yang membuat nama-Ku terpuji dan dihormati. Tapi, mereka tidak mau menurut kepada-Ku."
12 So you are to say this word to them: This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Every skin bottle will be full of wine; and they will say to you, Is it not quite clear to us that every skin bottle will be full of wine?
TUHAN Allah berkata kepadaku, "Yeremia, sampaikanlah pesan-Ku kepada orang Israel bahwa setiap guci tempat anggur harus diisi penuh dengan anggur. Mereka akan menjawab, 'Masakan kami tidak tahu bahwa setiap guci harus dipenuhi dengan anggur?'
13 Then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, I will make all the people of this land, even the kings seated on David's seat, and the priests and the prophets and all the people of Jerusalem, overcome with strong drink.
Maka katakanlah kepada mereka bahwa orang-orang di negeri ini, raja-raja keturunan Daud, para imam, nabi, dan seluruh penduduk Yerusalem akan Kuisi penuh dengan anggur sampai mabuk.
14 I will have them smashed against one another, fathers and sons together, says the Lord: I will have no pity or mercy, I will have no feeling for them to keep me from giving them to destruction.
Lalu mereka akan Kubenturkan satu sama lain. Tua dan muda akan Kuperlakukan demikian tanpa ampun. Mereka akan Kubinasakan tanpa merasa sayang atau kasihan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
15 Give ear and let your ears be open; be not lifted up: for these are the words of the Lord.
Umat Israel, TUHAN telah berbicara! Jangan angkuh, dengarkan Dia!
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark, and before your feet are slipping on the dark mountains, and, while you are looking for a light, he makes it into deep dark, into black night.
TUHAN Allahmu harus kauagungkan sebelum Ia mendatangkan kegelapan, dan kakimu tersandung di pegunungan, sebelum terang yang kauharapkan diubah-Nya menjadi kekelaman.
17 But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.
Jika kau enggan mendengarkan, aku akan menangis dengan diam-diam. Dengan rasa pilu kutangisi keangkuhanmu itu. Air mataku akan berlinang karena umat TUHAN diangkut sebagai tawanan.
18 Say to the king and to the queen-mother, Make yourselves low, be seated on the earth: for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.
TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Suruh raja dan ibu suri turun dari takhtanya, sebab mahkotanya yang indah sudah jatuh dari kepalanya.
19 The towns of the south are shut up, and there is no one to make them open: Judah is taken away as prisoners; all Judah is taken away as prisoners.
Kota-kota Yehuda di bagian selatan sedang dikepung, dan tak ada yang dapat menerobosi kepungan itu. Semua orang Yehuda sudah diangkut ke pembuangan."
20 Let your eyes be lifted up (O Jerusalem), and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock which was given to you, your beautiful flock?
TUHAN berkata kepada penduduk Yerusalem, "Perhatikanlah! Musuh-musuhmu sedang datang dari utara! Di manakah orang-orang yang harus kamu lindungi dan yang sangat kamu banggakan itu.
21 What will you say when he puts over you those whom you yourself have made your friends? will not pains take you like a woman in childbirth?
Apa yang akan kamu katakan jika orang-orang yang kamu perlakukan sebagai kawan-kawanmu mengalahkan dan menguasai kamu? Pasti kamu akan merasa sakit seperti wanita yang sedang melahirkan.
22 And if you say in your heart, Why have these things come on me? because of the number of your sins, your skirts have been uncovered and violent punishment overtakes you.
Barangkali kamu bertanya mengapa semuanya itu menimpa dirimu, mengapa pakaianmu dirobek dan kamu diperkosa. Ketahuilah bahwa itu terjadi karena dosamu terlalu besar.
23 Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.
Dapatkah orang hitam mengubah warna kulitnya, atau harimau menghilangkan belangnya? Tentu tidak! Begitu juga kamu yang biasa berbuat jahat tidak mungkin berbuat baik.
24 So I will send them in all directions, as dry grass is taken away by the wind of the waste land.
Aku akan menceraiberaikan kamu seperti sekam ditiup angin dari padang gurun.
25 This is your fate, the part measured out to you by me, says the Lord, because you have put me out of your memory and put your faith in what is false.
Itulah nasibmu yang telah Kutentukan karena kamu telah melupakan Aku, dan telah percaya kepada ilah-ilah palsu.
26 So I will have your skirts uncovered before your face, in order that your shame may be seen.
Aku sendiri akan merobek pakaian dari badanmu supaya kamu menjadi telanjang dan malu.
27 I have seen your disgusting acts, even your false behaviour and your cries of desire and your loose ways on the hills in the field. Unhappy are you, O Jerusalem, you have no desire to be made clean; how long will you be in turning back to me?
Aku sudah melihat kamu melakukan hal-hal yang Kubenci. Aku telah melihat kamu mengejar ilah-ilah lain di bukit dan di ladang, seperti seorang laki-laki tergila-gila terhadap istri orang lain atau seperti kuda jantan bernafsu terhadap kuda betina. Penduduk Yerusalem, celakalah kamu! Kapan kamu akan bebas dari semua kejahatan?"
