Jezekiel 15

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

TUHAN berkata kepadaku,

2 And you, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are amongst the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?

"Hai manusia fana, apakah kelebihan kayu anggur dari kayu lainnya di hutan? Apakah keunggulan pohon anggur dari pohon-pohon di hutan?

3 Will they take wood of it to make [it fit] for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?

Dapatkah kayunya dipakai untuk membuat sesuatu? Dapatkah dijadikan gantungan untuk menyangkutkan perkakas?

4 It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for [any] work?

Tak ada gunanya selain dijadikan kayu bakar. Dan kalau kedua ujungnya habis terbakar, dan bagian tengahnya pun menjadi arang, masihkah ada gunanya?

5 Not even while it is yet whole will it be [useful] for [any] work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be [fit] for work?

Tidak ada! Bahkan sebelum dibakar, tak dapat dipergunakan. Apalagi sesudah dibakar dan dihanguskan api!"

6 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord, As the vine tree amongst the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Sebab itu TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata, "Seperti kayu pohon anggur yang diambil dari hutan dan dibakar, begitu juga akan Kuperlakukan penduduk Yerusalem!

7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth of the fire, and [yet] fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them.

Aku akan menghukum mereka. Meskipun mereka telah lolos dari api, namun api juga yang akan membinasakan mereka. Maka tahulah kamu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.

8 And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, says the Lord.

Mereka tidak setia kepada-Ku, sebab itu, tanah itu Kujadikan gurun. Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara."