Esias 42
1 Jacob is my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Kata TUHAN, "Inilah hamba-Ku yang Kudukung, orang pilihan-Ku yang menyenangkan hati-Ku. Aku telah memberi kuasa-Ku kepadanya, untuk membawa keadilan bagi setiap bangsa.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up [his voice], nor shall his voice be heard without.
Ia tak akan berteriak atau berseru dengan nyaring, suaranya tak akan terdengar di jalan.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench; but he shall bring forth judgment to truth.
Buluh yang terkulai tak akan dipatahkannya, pelita yang kelap-kelip tak akan dipadamkannya. Dengan setia ia akan menyatakan kebenaran,
4 He shall shine out, and shall not be discouraged, until he have set judgment on the earth: and in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
tanpa bimbang atau putus asa, sampai keadilan ditegakkan di bumi. Negeri-negeri yang jauh merindukan ajarannya."
5 Thus saith the Lord God, who made the heaven, and established it; who settled the earth, and the things in it, and gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to them that tread on it:
TUHAN Allah menciptakan dan membentangkan langit; Ia membentuk bumi dan segala yang tumbuh di atasnya. Ia memberi manusia napas kehidupan dan nyawa. Ia menyampaikan pesan ini kepada hamba-Nya,
6 I the Lord God have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will strengthen thee: and I have given thee for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles:
"Aku, TUHAN, memanggil dan menugaskan engkau untuk menjalankan keadilan. Engkau Kubimbing dan Kupelihara untuk menjadi perjanjian bagi umat manusia, dan cahaya bagi semua bangsa.
7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the bound and them that sit in darkness out of bonds and the prison-house.
Untuk membuka mata orang buta, dan membebaskan orang dari kegelapan penjara.
8 I am the Lord God: that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praises to graven images.
Akulah TUHAN, itulah nama-Ku; keagungan-Ku tidak Kuberikan kepada siapa pun; kemasyhuran-Ku tidak Kuserahkan kepada patung.
9 Behold, the ancient things have come to pass, and [so will] the new things which I tell you: yea, before I tell [them] they are made known to you.
Sekarang yang Kuramalkan sudah menjadi kenyataan; Aku mau memberitahukan hal-hal yang baru; sebelum itu terjadi, sudah Kukatakan kepadamu."
10 Sing a new hymn to the Lord: ye [who are] his dominion, glorify his name from the end of the earth: ye that go down to the sea, and sail upon it; the islands, and they that dwell in them.
Nyanyikanlah lagu baru bagi TUHAN, pujilah Dia, hai seluruh bumi! Bergemuruhlah, hai laut dan semua isinya, negeri-negeri yang jauh dan semua penduduknya!
11 Rejoice, thou wilderness, and the villages thereof, the hamlets, and the dwellers in Kedar: the inhabitants of the rock shall rejoice, they shall shout from the top of the mountains.
Hendaklah padang gurun dan kota-kotanya memuji TUHAN, baiklah penduduk Kedar memuji Dia! Hendaklah penduduk kota Sela bersorak-sorai, dan berseru-seru dari puncak gunung!
12 They shall give glory to God, [and] shall proclaim his praises in the islands.
Baiklah mereka mengagungkan TUHAN, dan memasyhurkan Dia di negeri-negeri jauh.
13 The Lord God of hosts shall go forth, and crush the war: he shall stir up jealousy, and shall shout mightily against his enemies.
TUHAN maju bertempur seperti seorang pahlawan, seperti seorang prajurit penuh semangat berperang. Ia mengangkat pekik pertempuran, dan menunjukkan keunggulan-Nya terhadap lawan.
14 I have been silent: shall I also always be silent and forbear: I have endured like a travailing [woman]: I will [now] amaze and wither at once.
Allah berkata, "Sudah lama Aku membisu; Aku diam dan menahan diri. Sekarang tiba saatnya untuk bertindak, Aku mau berteriak seperti wanita yang melahirkan.
15 I will make desolate mountains and hills, and will dry up all their grass; and I will make the rivers islands, and dry up the pools.
Gunung dan bukit akan Kubuat tandus, semua tanamannya Kujadikan layu. Lembah-lembah sungai Kuubah menjadi padang gurun, semua danau Kujadikan kering.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, and I will cause them to tread paths which they have not known: I will turn darkness into light for them, and crooked things into straight. These things will I do, and will not forsake them.
Bangsa-Ku yang buta akan Kubimbing melalui jalan yang tidak mereka ketahui; mereka akan Kutuntun di jalan-jalan yang tidak mereka kenal. Kegelapan Kujadikan terang bagi mereka, dan jalan yang berlekuk-lekuk Kuratakan. Itulah yang akan Kulakukan bagi mereka, dan pasti akan Kulaksanakan.
17 But they are turned back: be ye utterly ashamed that trust in graven [images], who say to the molten [images], Ye are our gods.
Orang yang percaya kepada patung berhala dan mengakuinya sebagai ilah mereka, akan dihina dan dipermalukan."
18 Hear, ye deaf, and look up, ye blind, to see.
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai orang-orang tuli! Lihatlah, hai orang-orang buta!
19 And who is blind, but my servants? and deaf, but they that rule over them? yea, the servants of God have been made blind.
Siapakah yang lebih buta dari Israel hamba-Ku? Siapakah yang lebih tuli dari utusan-Ku?
20 Ye have often seen, and have not taken heed; [your] ears have been opened, and ye have not heard.
Israel, banyak yang kaulihat, tetapi tidak kauperhatikan, telingamu terbuka, tetapi engkau tidak mendengarkan."
21 The Lord God has taken counsel that he might be justified, and might magnify [his] praise.
TUHAN berkenan menyelamatkan; Ia ingin hukum-Nya dihormati dan diagungkan.
22 And I beheld, and the people were spoiled and plundered: for [there is] a snare in the secret chambers everywhere, and in the houses also, where they have hidden them: they became a spoil, and there was no one that delivered the prey, and there was none who said, Restore.
Tetapi bangsa itu sudah habis dirampok; mereka ditahan dalam kamar-kamar di bawah tanah, dan disekap dalam penjara-penjara. Mereka menjadi korban perampokan, dan tak ada yang datang memberi pertolongan.
23 Who [is there] among you that will give ear to these things? hearken ye to the things which are coming to pass.
Siapa di antara kamu mau mendengarkan hal ini, dan memperhatikannya untuk selanjutnya?
24 For what did he give to Jacob up to spoil, and Israel to them that plundered him? Did not God [do it] against whom they sinned? [and] they would not walk in his ways, nor hearken to his law.
Siapakah yang menyerahkan Israel untuk dirampas? Bukankah TUHAN sendiri? Terhadap Dialah kita berdosa, kita tidak hidup menurut perintah-Nya, dan tidak mengikuti ajaran-Nya.
25 So he brought upon them the fury of his wrath; and the war, and those that burnt round about them, prevailed against them; yet no one of them knew [it], neither did they lay [it] to heart.
Maka Ia membuat kita merasakan murka-Nya yang hebat, dan menderita karena peperangan yang dahsyat. Kemarahan-Nya membakar di Israel seperti api, tetapi kita tidak menyadarinya, dan tidak belajar dari yang kita alami.
