Jeremiah 40

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon.

TUHAN berbicara kepadaku setelah Nebuzaradan, komandan pasukan itu, membebaskan aku di Rama. Aku telah dibawa ke sana dalam keadaan terbelenggu bersama semua orang lain dari Yerusalem dan Yehuda yang sedang diangkut sebagai tawanan ke Babel.

2 And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:

Komandan pasukan itu memanggil aku tersendiri dan berkata, "TUHAN Allahmu telah mengancam untuk menghancurkan negeri ini.

3 and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.

Sekarang hal itu telah dilaksanakan-Nya, karena bangsamu telah berdosa dan tidak taat kepada-Nya.

4 Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,

Sekarang kulepaskan belenggu ini dari tanganmu dan kubebaskan engkau. Kalau engkau mau, engkau boleh ikut ke Babel, dan aku akan memelihara engkau. Tapi kalau engkau tidak mau, tidak mengapa. Di seluruh negeri ini engkau bebas pergi ke mana saja kaukehendaki."

5 Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the armed men gave him food and some money and let him go.

Sebelum pergi, Nebuzaradan berkata, "Kalau mau, engkau boleh kembali kepada Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, yang telah diangkat oleh raja Babel menjadi gubernur kota-kota Yehuda. Engkau boleh tinggal dengan dia di antara rakyat, atau pergi ke mana saja menurut keinginanmu." Lalu ia memberikan bekal makanan dan hadiah kepadaku, dan melepaskan aku pergi.

6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah, and was living with him among the people who were still in the land.

Aku pergi kepada Gedalya di Mizpa, dan diam dengan dia di tengah-tengah rakyat yang ditinggalkan di negeri Yehuda.

7 Now when it came to the ears of all the captains of the forces who were in the field, and their men, that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler in the land, and had put under his care the men and women and children, all the poorest of the land, those who had not been taken away to Babylon;

Raja Babel telah mengangkat Gedalya menjadi gubernur di Yehuda untuk memerintah atas semua orang yang masih tinggal di Yehuda, yaitu orang-orang yang paling miskin. Sebagian dari para perwira dan prajurit Yehuda yang tidak menyerah kepada Babel, mendengar tentang pengangkatan Gedalya itu.

8 Then they came to Gedaliah in Mizpah, even Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

Maka Ismael anak Netanya, Yohanan anak Kareah, Seraya anak Tanhumet, dan anak-anak Efai dari Netofa, serta Yezanya dari Maakha pergi dengan orang-orang mereka kepada Gedalya di Mizpa.

9 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

Gedalya berkata kepada mereka, "Kalian tidak perlu takut untuk menyerah kepada orang Babel. Tinggallah saja di negeri kita ini, dan jadilah hamba raja Babel. Saya tanggung kalian akan selamat.

10 As for me, I will be living in Mizpah as your representative before the Chaldaeans who come to us: but you are to get in your wine and summer fruits and oil and put them in your vessels, and make living-places for yourselves in the towns which you have taken.

Tinggallah di kota-kota yang kalian kehendaki, dan silakan mengumpulkan serta menyimpan anggur, buah-buahan dan minyak zaitun. Saya sendiri akan tinggal di Mizpa dan mewakili rakyat apabila orang-orang Babel datang ke mari."

11 In the same way, when all the Jews who were in Moab and among the children of Ammon and in Edom and in all the countries, had news that the king of Babylon had let Judah keep some of its people and that he had put over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;

Sementara itu semua orang Israel yang berada di negeri Moab, Amon, Edom, dan negeri-negeri lain, mendengar bahwa raja Babel telah mengizinkan sebagian orang Israel tinggal di Yehuda, dan bahwa ia telah mengangkat Gedalya menjadi gubernur.

12 Then all the Jews came back from all the places to which they had gone in flight, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and got in a great store of wine and summer fruit.

Karena itu mereka meninggalkan tempat-tempat di mana mereka telah diceraiberaikan, lalu kembali ke Yehuda. Mereka datang kepada Gedalya di Mizpa, dan mengumpulkan banyak sekali anggur dan buah-buahan.

13 Now Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were in the field, came to Gedaliah in Mizpah,

Setelah itu, Yohanan dan para perwira yang tidak menyerah kepada musuh, datang kepada Gedalya di Mizpa

14 And said to him, Has it come to your knowledge that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to take your life? But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, put no faith in what they said.

dan berkata, "Tahukah engkau bahwa Baalis raja Amon telah menyuruh Ismael membunuh engkau?" Tetapi Gedalya tidak percaya kepada perkataan mereka.

15 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, said to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, Let me now go and put Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to death without anyone's knowledge: why let him take your life so that all the Jews who have come together to you may be sent in flight, and the rest of the men of Judah come to an end?

Lalu dengan diam-diam berkatalah Yohanan kepada Gedalya, "Baiklah aku pergi membunuh Ismael; tak seorang pun akan tahu siapa yang melakukannya. Mengapa ia harus dibiarkan membunuh engkau? Itu akan mengakibatkan semua orang Yehuda yang telah berkumpul di sini dengan engkau, tercerai berai lagi, dan hal itu akan menghancurkan seluruh rakyat yang masih tersisa di Yehuda."

16 But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, You are not to do this: for what you say about Ishmael is false.

Tetapi Gedalya menjawab, "Jangan! Yang kaukatakan tentang Ismael itu tidak benar!"