Deuteronomy 31
1 And Moses finished speaking all these words to all the children of Israel;
Musa berbicara lagi kepada bangsa Israel,
2 and said to them, I am this day a hundred and twenty years [old]; I shall not be able any longer to come in or go out; and the Lord said to me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
katanya, "Sekarang umur saya sudah seratus dua puluh tahun dan saya tak mampu lagi menjadi pemimpinmu. Selain itu TUHAN telah berkata bahwa saya tak boleh menyeberangi Sungai Yordan.
3 The Lord thy God who goes before thee, he shall destroy these nations before thee, and thou shalt inherit them: and [it shall be] Joshua that goes before thy face, as the Lord has spoken.
TUHAN Allahmu sendiri akan berjalan di depanmu dan membinasakan bangsa-bangsa yang tinggal di situ, sehingga kamu dapat menduduki tanah mereka. Yosua akan menjadi pemimpinmu, seperti yang dikatakan TUHAN.
4 And the Lord thy God shall do to them as he did to Seon and Og the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond Jordan, and to their land, as he destroyed them.
TUHAN akan membinasakan bangsa-bangsa itu, seperti Ia mengalahkan Sihon dan Og, raja orang Amori, serta menghancurkan negeri mereka.
5 And the Lord has delivered them to you; and ye shall do to them, as I charged you.
TUHAN akan memberi kamu kemenangan atas mereka, lalu mereka harus kamu perlakukan tepat seperti yang saya katakan kepadamu.
6 Be courageous and strong, fear not, neither be cowardly neither be afraid before them; for [it is] the Lord your God that advances with you in the midst of you, neither will he by any means forsake thee, nor desert thee.
Hendaklah kamu teguh hati dan berani! Jangan takut kepada mereka, sebab TUHAN Allahmu sendiri yang akan menolong kamu. Ia tidak akan mengecewakan atau meninggalkan kamu."
7 And Moses called Joshua, and said to him before all Israel, Be courageous and strong; for thou shalt go in before this people into the land which the Lord sware to your fathers to give to them, and thou shalt give it to them for an inheritance.
Lalu Musa memanggil Yosua, dan di hadapan seluruh bangsa Israel ia berkata kepadanya, "Hendaklah engkau teguh hati dan berani, Yosua! Engkaulah yang akan memimpin bangsa ini untuk menduduki negeri yang dijanjikan TUHAN kepada nenek moyang mereka.
8 And the Lord that goes with thee shall not forsake thee nor abandon thee; fear not, neither be afraid.
TUHAN sendiri membimbing dan menolong engkau. Ia tak akan mengecewakan atau meninggalkan engkau. Sebab itu janganlah takut atau cemas."
9 And Moses wrote the words of this law in a book, and gave it to the priests the sons of Levi who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to the elders of the sons of Israel.
Lalu Musa menuliskan hukum TUHAN Allah dan memberikannya kepada imam-imam Lewi yang ditugaskan untuk mengurus Peti Perjanjian, dan kepada para pemimpin Israel.
10 And Moses charged them in that day, saying, After seven years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
Ia memerintahkan kepada mereka, "Pada akhir tiap tahun ketujuh, dalam tahun penghapusan hutang pada pesta Pondok Daun,
11 when all Israel come together to appear before the Lord your God, in the place which the Lord shall choose, ye shall read this law before all Israel in their ears,
kamu harus membacakan hukum-hukum ini dengan suara nyaring bagi orang-orang Israel yang datang menyembah TUHAN Allahmu di tempat yang dipilih-Nya.
12 having assembled the people, the men, and the women, and the children, and the stranger that is in your cities, that they may hear, and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God; and they shall hearken to do all the words of this law.
Suruhlah semua orang laki-laki, perempuan dan anak-anak serta orang asing yang tinggal di kota-kotamu berkumpul untuk mendengar pembacaan itu, supaya mereka belajar menghormati TUHAN Allahmu serta setia mentaati perintah-perintah-Nya.
13 And their sons who have not known shall hear, and shall learn to fear the Lord thy God all the days that they live upon the land, into which ye go over Jordan to inherit it.
Dengan cara itu anak-anakmu yang belum pernah mendengar tentang hukum TUHAN Allahmu dapat mendengarnya dan belajar menghormati TUHAN selama mereka hidup di negeri yang tak lama lagi kamu duduki di seberang Sungai Yordan."
14 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, the days of thy death are at hand; call Joshua, and stand ye by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony, and I will give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went to the tabernacle of testimony, and stood by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony.
Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Hidupmu tidak lama lagi. Jadi, panggillah Yosua dan bawalah dia ke Kemah-Ku, supaya Aku dapat memberi petunjuk-petunjuk kepadanya." Maka pergilah Musa dan Yosua ke Kemah TUHAN,
15 And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony; and the pillar of the cloud stood by the doors of the tabernacle of testimony.
dan TUHAN menampakkan diri kepada mereka dalam tiang awan dekat pintu Kemah.
16 And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people will arise and go a whoring after the strange gods of the land, into which they are entering: and they will forsake me, and break my covenant, which I made with them.
Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, "Ajalmu sudah dekat. Sesudah kepergianmu, bangsa Israel tidak setia lagi kepada-Ku dan mengingkari perjanjian yang Kubuat dengan mereka. Mereka akan meninggalkan Aku untuk menyembah ilah-ilah yang disembah di negeri yang tak lama lagi mereka masuki.
17 And I will be very angry with them in that day, and I will leave them and turn my face away from them, and they shall be devoured; and many evils and afflictions shall come upon them; and they shall say in that day, Because the Lord my God is not with me, these evils have come upon me.
Kalau itu terjadi, kemarahan-Ku akan meluap terhadap mereka. Mereka akan Kutinggalkan dan Kubinasakan. Banyak bencana dahsyat akan menimpa mereka, lalu mereka akan sadar bahwa semua itu terjadi karena Aku, Allah mereka, tidak lagi menyertai mereka.
18 And I will surely turn away my face from them in that day, because of all their evil doings which they have done, because they turned aside after strange gods.
Pada waktu itu Aku tak mau menolong mereka, karena mereka telah menyembah ilah-ilah lain dan berbuat jahat.
19 And now write the words of this song, and teach it to the children of Israel, and ye shall put it into their mouth, that this song may witness for me among the children of Israel to their face.
Sekarang tulislah nyanyian ini dan ajarkanlah kepada bangsa Israel sebagai kesaksian terhadap mereka.
20 For I will bring them into the good land, which I sware to their fathers, to give to them a land flowing with milk and honey: and they shall eat and be filled and satisfy [themselves]; then will they turn aside after other gods, and serve them, and they will provoke me, and break my covenant.
Mereka akan Kubawa ke negeri yang kaya dan subur, seperti Kujanjikan kepada nenek moyang mereka. Di situ mereka akan hidup dengan senang dan mendapat segala makanan yang mereka perlukan. Tetapi kemudian mereka akan berbalik dan menyembah ilah-ilah lain. Mereka akan menolak Aku dan mengingkari perjanjian-Ku,
21 And this song shall stand up to witness against them; for they shall not forget it out of their mouth, or out of the mouth of their seed; for I know their wickedness, what they are doing here this day, before I have brought them into the good land, which I sware to their fathers.
dan banyak bencana dahsyat akan menimpa mereka. Tetapi nyanyian ini akan tetap dinyanyikan dan dipakai sebagai kesaksian terhadap mereka. Bahkan sekarang, sebelum mereka Kubawa ke negeri yang Kujanjikan, Aku tahu jalan pikiran mereka."
22 And Moses wrote this song in that day, and taught it to the children of Israel.
Pada hari itu juga Musa menuliskan nyanyian itu, lalu mengajarkannya kepada bangsa Israel.
23 And he charged Joshua, and said, Be courageous and strong, for thou shalt bring the sons of Israel into the land, which the Lord sware to them, and he shall be with thee.
Kemudian TUHAN berbicara kepada Yosua, anak Nun, kata-Nya, "Hendaklah engkau teguh hati dan berani, Yosua! Engkau akan memimpin bangsa Israel memasuki negeri yang Kujanjikan kepada mereka, dan Aku akan menolong mereka."
24 And when Moses finished writing all the words of this law in a book, even to the end,
Lalu Musa menuliskan hukum Allah dalam sebuah buku. Ia menuliskannya dengan teliti dari awal sampai akhir.
25 then he charged the Levites who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
Ketika selesai, ia berkata kepada para imam Lewi yang ditugaskan untuk mengurus Peti Perjanjian,
26 Take the book of this law, and ye shall put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God; and it shall be there among you for a testimony.
"Ambillah buku Hukum Allah ini, dan taruhlah di sebelah Peti Perjanjian TUHAN Allahmu, supaya tetap ada di situ sebagai kesaksian terhadap bangsa itu.
27 For I know thy provocation, and thy stiff neck; for yet during my life with you at this day, ye have been provoking in your conduct toward God: how shall ye not also be so after my death?
Saya tahu mereka sangat keras kepala dan suka memberontak. Selagi saya masih hidup pun mereka berontak terhadap TUHAN; apalagi nanti, sesudah saya mati!
28 Gather together to me the heads of your tribes, and your elders, and your judges, and your officers, that I may speak in their ears all these words; and I call both heaven and earth to witness against them.
Sekarang suruhlah semua pemimpin bangsa dan para perwira berkumpul di depan saya, supaya saya dapat menyampaikan hal-hal ini kepada mereka. Langit dan bumi saya panggil sebagai saksi terhadap mereka.
29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly transgress, and turn aside out of the way which I have commanded you; and evils shall come upon you in the latter days, because ye will do evil before the Lord, to provoke him to anger by the works of your hands. And Moses spoke all the words of this song even to the end, in the ears of the whole assembly.
Saya tahu bahwa sesudah saya mati, orang-orang itu akan menjadi jahat dan menolak apa yang sudah saya ajarkan kepada mereka. Dan kelak mereka ditimpa bencana, karena membuat TUHAN marah dengan melakukan apa yang dilarang-Nya."
Kemudian Musa mengucapkan nyanyian ini sampai selesai sementara seluruh bangsa Israel mendengarkan.
