Esias 22
1 THE WORD OF THE VALLEY OF SION. What has happened to thee, that now ye are all gone up to the housetops which help you not?
Inilah pesan tentang Lembah Penglihatan: Hai, penduduk Yerusalem, mengapa kamu semua naik ke atap rumah?
2 The city is filled with shouting [men]: thy slain are not slain with swords, nor are thy dead those who have died in battle.
Tidak patut seluruh kota berpesta-pesta dan bersorak gembira. Sebab pejuang-pejuangmu yang mati dalam perang ini bukan mati karena bertempur.
3 All thy princes have fled, and [thy] captives are tightly bound, and the mighty [men] in thee have fled far away.
Semua panglimamu melarikan diri dan ditawan sebelum mereka sempat menembakkan panah. Semua orang kuatmu tertawan juga walaupun sudah lari jauh.
4 Therefore I said, Let me alone, I will weep bitterly; labour not to comfort me for the breach of the daughter of my people.
Jangan perhatikan aku; biarkan aku meratapi orang-orang dari bangsaku yang telah tewas. Jangan coba menghibur aku.
5 For [it is] a day of trouble, and of destruction, and of treading down, and [there is] perplexity [sent] from the Lord of hosts: they wander in the valley of Sion; they wander from the least to the greatest on the mountains.
Memang, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa telah menetapkan hari ini sebagai hari kekacauan, kegemparan dan huru-hara di Lembah Penglihatan. Tembok-tembok kota sudah dirobohkan. Teriakan minta tolong bergema di bukit-bukit.
6 And the Elamites took [their] quivers, and [there were] men mounted on horses, and [there was] a gathering for battle.
Orang Siria datang dengan kuda dan kereta perang, orang Elam bersenjatakan busur dan panah, orang Kir menyiapkan perisainya.
7 And it shall be [that] thy choice valleys shall be filled with chariots, and horsemen shall block up thy gates.
Lembah-lembah subur Yehuda penuh dengan kereta perang. Pasukan berkuda siap di depan gerbang-gerbang Yerusalem.
8 And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city.
Seluruh pertahanan Yehuda runtuh. Pada waktu itu, kamu memeriksa alat-alat perang di gudang senjata.
9 And they shall uncover the secret places of the houses of the citadel of David: and they saw that they were many, and that one [had] turned the water of the old pool into the city;
Kamu menemukan banyak sekali retak di tembok kota Yerusalem yang perlu diperbaiki. Kamu memeriksa semua rumah di Yerusalem, membongkar beberapa di antaranya dan memakai batunya untuk memperbaiki tembok kota. Untuk mengumpulkan air,
10 and that they [had] pulled down the houses of Jerusalem, to fortify the wall of the city.
11 And ye procured to yourselves water between the two walls within the ancient pool: but ye looked not to him that made it from the beginning, and regarded not him that created it.
kamu membuat kolam di dalam kota dan menampung air dari kolam lama. Tetapi kamu tidak memperhatikan Allah yang sudah lama merencanakan semua itu, dan yang menyebabkan itu terjadi.
12 And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:
Pada waktu itu TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa menyuruh kamu menangis dan meratap, mencukur kepala dan mengenakan kain karung.
13 but they engaged in joy and gladness, slaying calves, and killing sheep, so as to eat flesh, and drink wine; saying, Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.
Tapi sebaliknya, kamu bersenang-senang dan berpesta. Kamu menyembelih sapi dan domba, makan daging dan minum air anggur sambil berseru, "Marilah kita makan dan minum, sebab besok kita mati!"
14 And these things are revealed in the ears of the Lord of hosts: for this sin shall not be forgiven you, until ye die.
TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa menyatakan diri kepadaku dan berkata, "Sungguh, kejahatan mereka itu tak akan Kuampuni sampai mereka mati. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Go into the chamber, to Somnas the treasurer, and say to him, Why art thou here?
TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa menyuruh aku menemui Sebna, kepala rumah tangga istana, untuk menyampaikan kepadanya pesan TUHAN ini,
16 and what hast thou to do here, that thou hast here hewn thyself a sepulchre, and madest thyself a sepulchre on high, and hast graven for thyself a dwelling in the rock?
"Sangkamu engkau ini siapa? Apa hakmu sehingga engkau memahat kuburan bagimu di bukit batu?
17 Behold now, the Lord of hosts casts forth and will utterly destroy [such] a man, and will take away thy robe and thy glorious crown,
Awas, Aku akan membuang engkau jauh-jauh. Engkau akan Kucekam dan Kugulung-gulung lalu Kugulingkan seperti bola ke negeri yang besar. Di sana engkau akan mati di samping kereta-kereta kebanggaanmu. Engkau telah mencemarkan nama keluarga tuanmu.
18 and will cast thee into a great and unmeasured land, and there thou shalt die: and he will bring thy fair chariot to shame, and the house of thy prince to be trodden down.
19 And thou shalt be removed from thy stewardship, and from thy place.
Sebab itu engkau akan Kupecat dari jabatanmu dan Kuturunkan dari pangkatmu yang tinggi.
20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Chelcias:
Pada waktu itu Aku akan memanggil hamba-Ku Elyakim anak Hilkia.
21 and I will put on him thy robe, and I will grant him thy crown with power, and I will give thy stewardship into his hands: and he shall be as a father to them that dwell in Jerusalem, and to them that dwell in Juda.
Pakaian kebesaran dan ikat pinggangmu akan Kukenakan padanya. Segala kekuasaanmu akan Kuberikan kepadanya. Ia akan menjadi bapak bagi penduduk Yerusalem dan Yehuda.
22 And I will give him the glory of David; and he shall rule, and there shall be none to speak against him: and I will give him the key of the house of David [upon] his shoulder; and he shall open, and there shall be none to shut; and he shall shut, and there shall be none to open.
Ia akan berkuasa penuh di bawah raja keturunan Daud. Ia akan memegang kunci kerajaan. Kalau ia membuka, tak ada yang dapat menutup, dan kalau ia menutup, tak ada yang dapat membuka.
23 And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father's house.
Dia akan Kuberi kedudukan yang teguh seperti pasak terpasang kuat pada tembok. Seluruh keluarganya akan dihormati karena dia.
24 And every one that is glorious in the house of his father shall trust in him, from the least to the greatest; and they shall depend upon him in that day.
Tetapi kaum kerabat dan tanggungannya akan menjadi beban baginya. Mereka akan menggantungkan diri kepadanya, seperti periuk belanga bergantungan pada pasak.
25 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.
Kalau itu terjadi, maka pasak yang dipasang dengan kuat itu akan terlepas dan jatuh. Dan itulah penghabisan kaum keluarga dan semua orang yang menggantungkan diri kepadanya. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
