Ezekiel 33

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

TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadaku, kata-Nya,

2 “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you shall say to them: Concerning the land, when I will have led the sword over it: if the people of the land take a man, one of their least, and appoint him over themselves as a watchman,

"Hai manusia fana, katakanlah kepada bangsamu bahwa bilamana Aku mendatangkan peperangan atas sebuah negeri, inilah yang akan terjadi. Penduduk negeri itu akan memilih di antara mereka seorang penjaga.

3 and if he sees the sword approaching over the land, and he sounds the trumpet, and he announces to the people,

Jika penjaga itu melihat musuh datang, ia membunyikan tanda bahaya supaya semua orang waspada.

4 then, having heard the sound of the trumpet, whoever he is, if he also does not take care of himself, and the sword arrives and takes him: his blood will be upon his own head.

Barangsiapa mendengar tanda bahaya itu tetapi tidak mengindahkannya, dan musuh datang lalu membunuhnya, maka dia mati karena salahnya sendiri. Seandainya ia mengindahkan tanda bahaya itu, pasti ia dapat selamat.

5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and he did not take care of himself, so his blood will be upon him. But if he guards himself, he will save his own life.

6 And if the watchman sees the sword approaching, and he does not sound the trumpet, and so the people do not guard themselves, and the sword arrives and takes some of their lives, certainly these have been taken due to their own iniquity. But I will attribute their blood to the hand of the watchman.

Tetapi jika penjaga itu melihat musuh datang dan ia tidak membunyikan tanda bahaya, lalu musuh membunuh orang-orang berdosa itu, tanggung jawab atas kematian mereka akan Kutuntut daripadanya.

7 And as for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore, having heard the word from my mouth, you shall announce it to them from me.

Hai manusia fana, engkau Kuangkat menjadi penjaga bangsa Israel. Sampaikanlah kepada mereka peringatan ini:

8 When I say to the impious, ‘O impious man, you will die a death,’ if you have not spoken so that the impious man will keep himself from his way, then that impious man will die in his iniquity. But I will attribute his blood to your hand.

Jika Aku memberitahukan bahwa seorang penjahat akan mati, tetapi engkau tidak memperingatkan dia supaya ia mengubah kelakuannya sehingga ia selamat, maka ia akan mati masih sebagai seorang berdosa. Tetapi tanggung jawab atas kematiannya akan Kutuntut daripadamu.

9 But if you have announced to the impious man, so that he may be converted from his ways, and he has not converted from his way, then he will die in his iniquity. Yet you will have freed your own soul.

Jika engkau memperingatkan orang jahat itu dan ia tidak mau berhenti berbuat jahat, dia akan mati sebagai orang berdosa, tetapi engkau sendiri akan selamat."

10 You, therefore, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have spoken in this way, saying: ‘Our iniquities and our sins are upon us, and we waste away in them. So then, how would we be able to live?’

TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, ulangilah kepada orang Israel perkataan mereka ini, 'Kami merana karena dibebani dosa dan kejahatan kami. Bagaimana kami dapat hidup?'

11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I do not desire the death of the impious, but that the impious should convert from his way and live. Be converted, be converted from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?

Katakanlah kepada mereka bahwa demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, Aku tidak senang kalau orang jahat mati; sebaliknya Aku ingin ia meninggalkan dosa-dosanya supaya ia tetap hidup. Hai bangsa Israel, berhentilah berbuat jahat! Mengapa kamu mau mati?

12 And as for you then, son of man, say to the sons of your people: The justice of the just man will not deliver him, on whatever day he will have sinned. And the impiety of the impious man will not harm him, on whatever day he will have been converted from his impiety. And the just man will not be able to live by his justice, on whatever day he will have sinned.

Nah, manusia fana, katakanlah kepada orang Israel bahwa apabila orang yang baik berbuat dosa, maka kebaikannya dahulu tidak bisa menolong dia. Jika orang jahat berhenti berbuat dosa, ia tidak akan dihukum dan jika orang baik berbuat dosa, ia tidak akan diselamatkan.

13 Even now, if I say to the just man that he shall certainly live, and so, with confidence in his justice, he commits iniquity, all his justices will be delivered into oblivion, and by his iniquity, which he has done, by this he shall die.

Boleh jadi Aku telah berjanji akan menyelamatkan orang yang baik, tetapi jika ia mulai berbuat dosa dan berharap bahwa ia akan diselamatkan karena kebaikannya yang dulu itu, ia keliru. Aku tidak akan mengingat lagi kebaikan yang pernah dibuatnya dan ia akan mati karena dosa-dosanya.

14 And if I say to the impious man, ‘You shall certainly die,’ and yet he repents from his sin, and he does judgment and justice,

Boleh jadi Aku telah memperingatkan orang jahat bahwa ia akan mati. Tetapi jika ia berhenti berbuat dosa dan mulai melakukan apa yang baik dan benar, misalnya ia mengembalikan barang gadaian orang, atau barang yang telah dicurinya serta mentaati hukum-hukum yang membawa hidup, maka ia tidak akan mati.

15 and if that impious man returns the collateral, and repays what he has taken by force, and if he walks in the commandments of life, and does not do anything unjust, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die.

16 None of his sins, which he has committed, will be imputed to him. He has done judgment and justice, so he shall certainly live.

Aku tidak akan mengingat lagi dosa-dosa yang telah dilakukannya, dan ia akan hidup karena melakukan apa yang benar dan baik.

17 And the sons of your people have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not a fair balance,’ even while their own way is unjust.

Tetapi bangsa itu mengatakan bahwa tindakan-Ku itu tidak adil! Padahal tindakan mereka yang tidak adil.

18 For when the just man will have withdrawn from his justice, and committed iniquities, he shall die by these.

Sekali lagi Kutekankan bahwa jika orang yang baik mulai melakukan yang jahat, ia akan mati karena itu.

19 And when the impious man will have withdrawn from his impiety, and have done judgment and justice, he shall live by these.

Jika orang yang jahat berhenti berbuat dosa, dan mulai melakukan apa yang baik dan benar, ia akan hidup karena itu.

20 And yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ But I shall judge each one of you according to his own ways, O house of Israel.”

Meskipun begitu bangsa Israel mengatakan bahwa tindakan-Ku tidak adil. Sungguh, Aku akan menghakimi mereka masing-masing menurut perbuatannya."

21 And it happened that, in the twelfth year of our transmigration, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, one who had fled from Jerusalem arrived saying, “The city has been laid waste.”

Pada tanggal lima bulan sepuluh, dalam tahun kedua belas masa pembuangan kami, seorang yang berhasil luput dari Yerusalem datang dan memberitahukan kepadaku bahwa kota itu telah jatuh.

22 But the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the one who had fled arrived. And he opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning. And since my mouth had been opened, I was no longer silent.

Pada malam sebelum kedatangannya, aku telah merasakan kuasa TUHAN. Jadi ketika orang itu datang kepadaku, aku sudah bisa berbicara dan tidak bisu lagi.

23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

TUHAN berkata kepadaku,

24 “Son of man, as for those who live in these ruinous ways on the soil of Israel, when speaking, they say: ‘Abraham was one man, and he possessed the land as an inheritance. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

"Hai manusia fana, orang-orang yang tinggal di reruntuhan kota-kota di tanah Israel itu mengatakan, 'Abraham mendapat seluruh tanah ini, padahal ia cuma seorang diri. Kita ini banyak jumlahnya, jadi tanah ini menjadi milik kita.'"

25 Therefore, you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: You who eat even the blood, and who lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and who shed blood: will you possess the land as an inheritance?

Karena itu TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan-Nya ini kepada mereka, "Kamu memakan daging yang masih ada darahnya; kamu menyembah berhala dan melakukan pembunuhan. Berani benar kamu mengaku tanah ini sebagai milikmu.

26 You stood by your swords, you committed abominations, and each one has defiled his neighbor’s wife. And will you possess the land as an inheritance?

Kamu mengandalkan pedangmu. Tindakanmu menjijikkan. Kamu semua melakukan perzinahan. Masih beranikah kamu mengaku tanah ini sebagai milikmu?

27 You shall say these things to them: So says the Lord God: As I live, those who live in ruinous ways will fall by the sword. And whoever is in the field will be delivered over to wild beasts to be devoured. But those who are in fortresses and in caves will die of the pestilence.

Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, orang-orang yang tinggal di puing-puing kota itu akan mati terbunuh. Mereka yang tinggal di padang-padang akan dimakan binatang buas. Mereka yang bersembunyi di gunung-gunung dan gua-gua akan mati karena wabah penyakit.

28 And I will make the land into a wilderness and a desert. And its arrogant strength will fail. And the mountains of Israel will be desolate; for there will be no one who crosses through them.

Negeri itu akan Kujadikan padang gurun yang sunyi, dan kekuasaan yang mereka banggakan itu akan berakhir. Gunung-gunung di Israel akan menjadi sunyi sepi sehingga tak seorang pun berani melintasinya.

29 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have made their land desolate and deserted, because of all their abominations, which they have worked.

Pada waktu Aku menghukum bangsa itu karena dosa-dosa mereka dan menjadikan negeri itu sunyi sepi, tahulah mereka bahwa Akulah TUHAN."

30 And as for you, O son of man: the sons of your people speak about you beside the walls and in the doorways of houses. And they speak to one another, each man to his neighbor, saying: ‘Come, and let us hear what may be the word going forth from the Lord.’

TUHAN berkata, "Hai manusia fana, engkau telah menjadi buah bibir orang sebangsamu waktu mereka saling bertemu di dekat tembok-tembok kota atau di depan pintu-pintu rumah. Mereka berkata seorang kepada yang lain, 'Ayo, kita dengarkan apa pesan TUHAN hari ini.'

31 And they come to you, as if the people were entering, and my people sit before you. And they listen to your words, but they do not do them. For they turn them into a song for their mouth, but their heart pursues their own avarice.

Mereka datang berbondong-bondong dan sebagai umat-Ku mereka duduk mendengar kata-katamu, tetapi apa yang kauperintahkan tidak mereka taati. Bibir mereka mengucapkan kata-kata cinta, tetapi hati mereka hanya memikirkan keuntungan.

32 And you are to them like a verse set to music, which is sung with a sweet and pleasing voice. And they hear your words, but they do not do them.

Engkau dianggap seorang penyanyi lagu-lagu percintaan yang bersuara merdu dan pandai main kecapi. Memang mereka mendengar kata-katamu tetapi tidak mentaatinya.

33 And when what has been predicted occurs, for behold it is approaching, then they shall know that a prophet was among them.”

Semua yang kaukatakan itu akan terjadi, dan bilamana waktu itu tiba, mereka akan tahu bahwa pernah ada seorang nabi di tengah-tengah mereka."