Jeremiah 18
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
2 Up! go down to the potter's house, and there I will let my words come to your ears.
"Pergilah ke rumah tukang periuk; di sana akan Kusampaikan kepadamu pesan-Ku."
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.
Maka pergilah Aku ke rumah tukang periuk dan Kulihat dia sedang bekerja dengan pelarikan.
4 And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.
Apabila periuk yang sedang dikerjakannya itu kurang sempurna, ia mengerjakannya kembali menjadi periuk yang lain sesuai dengan yang dikehendakinya.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Lalu TUHAN menyuruh aku mengatakan kepada umat Israel,
6 O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.
"Hai umat-Ku, masakan Aku tidak dapat berbuat kepadamu seperti yang dilakukan tukang itu dengan tanah liatnya? Seperti tanah liat dalam tangan tukang periuk, demikian juga kamu dalam tangan-Ku.
7 Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;
Jika pada suatu waktu Aku memutuskan untuk merenggut, meruntuhkan dan menghancurkan suatu bangsa atau kerajaan,
8 If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.
lalu bangsa itu bertobat dari dosanya, maka Aku akan membatalkan niat-Ku itu.
9 And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;
Sebaliknya, apabila Aku memutuskan untuk mendirikan atau menguatkan suatu bangsa atau kerajaan,
10 If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.
tapi kemudian bangsa itu tidak taat kepada-Ku lalu melakukan yang jahat, maka niat-Ku itu akan Kubatalkan."
11 Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.
TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Sekarang, katakanlah kepada orang-orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem bahwa Aku sedang membuat rencana untuk melawan mereka, dan menyiapkan hukuman untuk mereka. Suruhlah mereka menghentikan cara hidup mereka yang berdosa itu serta memperbaiki kelakuan dan perbuatan mereka.
12 But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.
Tapi mereka akan menjawab, 'Apa gunanya? Kami akan tetap mengikuti kehendak kami sendiri! Kami masing-masing akan melakukan keinginan hati kami yang jahat!'"
13 So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.
TUHAN berkata, "Tanyakan kepada setiap bangsa apakah pernah terjadi hal seperti ini. Umat Israel telah melakukan sesuatu yang mengerikan!
14 Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?
Tidak pernah salju lenyap dari gunung batu di Libanon. Tidak pernah air sejuk yang mengalir di pegunungan menjadi kering.
15 For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;
Tapi umat-Ku telah melupakan Aku, dan membakar dupa untuk berhala. Mereka tersandung di jalan dahulu kala yang harus mereka lalui, lalu menyimpang ke jalan yang belum diratakan.
16 Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.
Negeri ini telah mereka jadikan tempat yang mengerikan, dan selamanya menjadi bahan ejekan. Semua yang melewatinya akan menggelengkan kepala karena merasa ngeri.
17 I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.
Seperti debu diembus angin timur, begitulah umat-Ku akan Kuserakkan di depan musuh. Apabila datang celaka, Aku akan membelakangi mereka dan tidak menolong mereka!"
18 Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
Orang berkata, "Mari kita berkomplot melawan Yeremia. Bukan hanya dia yang bisa berbicara untuk Allah. Selalu akan ada imam yang dapat memberi pelajaran, ada orang bijaksana yang dapat memberi nasihat; dan ada nabi yang dapat menyampaikan kepada kita pesan-pesan dari Allah. Mari kita mengadukan dia ke pengadilan dan tidak lagi mendengarkan kata-katanya."
19 Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
Maka aku berdoa, "TUHAN, dengarkanlah doaku; perhatikanlah apa yang dikatakan musuhku tentang aku!
20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
Pantaskah kebaikan dibalas dengan kejahatan? Tapi mereka telah menggali lubang supaya aku jatuh ke dalamnya. Ingatlah bahwa aku telah membela mereka di hadapan-Mu, supaya Engkau jangan marah kepada mereka.
21 For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.
Tapi sekarang, TUHAN, biarlah anak-anak mereka mati kelaparan atau tewas dalam peperangan. Biarlah wanita-wanita mereka kehilangan suami dan anak; biarlah kaum laki-laki mati karena wabah penyakit dan orang muda tewas dalam pertempuran.
22 Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.
Suruhlah perampok datang dengan tiba-tiba ke rumah mereka, sehingga mereka menjerit ketakutan. Mereka telah menggali lubang supaya aku jatuh ke dalamnya, dan mereka telah memasang jerat untuk menangkap aku.
23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.
Tapi Engkau, TUHAN, tahu semua yang mereka rencanakan untuk menghabisi nyawaku. Karena itu, jangan mengampuni mereka; jangan menghapus kesalahan mereka. Pukullah mereka sampai jatuh. Bertindaklah terhadap mereka dalam kemarahan-Mu."
