< Ezekiel 37 >

1 The hand of the Lord was set upon me, and he led me away in the Spirit of the Lord, and he released me in the midst of a plain which was full of bones.
Aku merasakan kuasa TUHAN, dan Roh-Nya membawa aku menuruni lembah yang penuh dengan tulang-tulang.
2 And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry.
Aku dituntun TUHAN berkeliling-keliling di lembah itu, dan kulihat bahwa di seluruh lembah itu berserakan tulang-tulang yang amat banyak dan kering sekali.
3 And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.”
TUHAN bertanya kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, dapatkah tulang-tulang ini hidup kembali?" Aku menjawab, "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, hanya Engkaulah yang tahu."
4 And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!
Lalu TUHAN menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan-Nya kepada tulang-tulang yang kering itu,
5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live.
"Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi meniupkan napas ke dalam dirimu supaya kamu hidup kembali.
6 And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”
Kutaruh urat dan daging padamu serta Kubalut kamu dengan kulit. Kamu akan Kuberi napas sehingga hidup. Maka tahulah kamu bahwa Akulah TUHAN."
7 And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. But a noise occurred, as I was prophesying, and behold: a commotion. And the bones joined together, each one at its joint.
Lalu aku Yehezkiel berbicara kepada tulang-tulang itu sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN. Dan sedang aku berbicara itu, kudengar suara berderak-derak, karena tulang-tulang itu mulai bersambung satu dengan yang lain.
8 And I saw, and behold: sinews and flesh rose up over them; and skin was extended over them. But they had no spirit within them.
Sementara aku memperhatikannya, tulang-tulang itu mulai berurat dan berdaging, lalu berkulit juga tetapi tubuh-tubuh itu belum bernapas.
9 And he said to me: “Prophesy to the spirit! Prophesy, O son of man, and you shall say to the spirit: Thus says the Lord God: Approach, O spirit, from the four winds, and blow across these ones who were slain, and revive them.”
Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, bicaralah kepada angin. Katakanlah bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi memerintahkan kepadanya supaya datang dari segala arah, untuk meniupkan napas ke dalam tubuh-tubuh yang mati itu sehingga mereka hidup kembali."
10 And I prophesied, just as he had instructed me. And spirit entered into them, and they lived. And they stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Maka aku berbicara sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN dan angin pun meniupkan napas ke dalam tubuh-tubuh itu lalu mereka hidup dan berdiri. Jumlah mereka sangat banyak, cukup untuk membentuk kesatuan tentara yang besar.
11 And he said to me: “Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel. They say: ‘Our bones are dried out, and our hope has perished, and we have been cut off.’
Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, tulang-tulang ini melambangkan bangsa Israel. Mereka mengeluh bahwa mereka kering, tanpa harapan dan tanpa hari depan.
12 Because of this, prophesy, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your tombs, and I will lead you away from your sepulchers, O my people. And I will lead you into the land of Israel.
Sebab itu meramallah kepada umat-Ku Israel itu bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi akan membuka kuburan mereka. Aku akan mengeluarkan mereka dari situ dan mengembalikan mereka ke tanah Israel.
13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have opened your sepulchers, and when I will have led you away from your tombs, O my people.
Setelah Aku melakukan semuanya itu, umat-Ku akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.
14 And I will place my Spirit within you, and you shall live. And I will cause you to rest upon your own soil. And you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and acted, says the Lord God.”
Aku akan meniupkan napas dalam diri mereka untuk menghidupkan mereka, lalu mereka Kumungkinkan tinggal di negerinya sendiri. Maka tahulah mereka bahwa Akulah TUHAN. Aku TUHAN telah berbicara dan pasti akan melaksanakannya."
15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
TUHAN berkata lagi kepadaku,
16 “And as for you, son of man, take up a piece of wood for yourself, and write upon it: ‘For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions.’ And take up another piece of wood, and write upon it: ‘For Joseph, the wood of Ephraim, and for the entire house of Israel, and for his companions.’
"Hai manusia fana, ambillah sebuah tongkat dan tulislah kata-kata ini di atasnya, 'Kerajaan Yehuda'. Lalu ambil sebuah tongkat yang lain, dan tulislah di atasnya: 'Kerajaan Israel'.
17 And join these, one to the other, for yourself, as one piece of wood. And they will be united in your hand.
Kemudian peganglah kedua tongkat sedemikian rupa sehingga ujung-ujungnya bergabung dan menjadi satu tongkat.
18 Then, when the sons of your people will speak to you, saying: ‘Will you not tell us what you intend by this?’
Bila bangsamu menanyakan artinya,
19 you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take up the wood of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, which are joined to him, and I will put them together with the wood of Judah, and I will make them one piece of wood. And they will be one in his hand.
katakanlah kepada mereka, bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi akan mengambil tongkat yang melambangkan Israel dan menggabungkannya dengan tongkat yang melambangkan Yehuda. Kedua tongkat itu akan Kujadikan satu dan Kupegang dalam tangan-Ku.
20 Then the pieces of wood, on which you have written, will be in your hand, before their eyes.
Peganglah kedua tongkat itu dan perlihatkanlah kepada bangsa itu.
21 And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take up the sons of Israel, from the midst of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them together on every side, and I will lead them onto their own soil.
Lalu katakanlah kepada mereka bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi akan mengambil seluruh bangsa-Ku dari negeri-negeri ke mana mereka telah pergi. Mereka akan Kukumpulkan dan Kubawa kembali ke negeri mereka sendiri.
22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will be ruler over all. And they will no longer be two nations, nor will they be divided any more into two kingdoms.
Mereka akan Kujadikan satu bangsa di tanah itu, di pegunungan Israel. Mereka akan diperintah oleh satu raja, dan tidak akan lagi terpecah menjadi dua bangsa atau kerajaan.
23 And they will no longer be defiled by their idols, and by their abominations, and by all their iniquities. And I will save them, out of all the settlements in which they have sinned, and I will cleanse them. And they will be my people, and I will be their God.
Mereka tidak akan menajiskan diri lagi dengan berbuat dosa dan menyembah berhala-berhala yang menjijikkan. Aku akan membebaskan mereka dari semua penyelewengan yang membuat mereka mengkhianati Aku. Aku akan menyucikan mereka; mereka akan menjadi umat-Ku, dan Aku Allah mereka.
24 And my servant David shall be the king over them, and they shall have one shepherd. They shall walk in my judgments, and they shall keep my commandments, and they shall do them.
Mereka akan dipersatukan di bawah seorang raja seperti raja Daud yang akan memerintah untuk selama-lamanya. Dengan setia mereka akan mentaati hukum-hukum-Ku. Dan untuk selama-lamanya mereka serta keturunan mereka akan mendiami tanah itu, tanah yang Kuberikan kepada Yakub dan didiami oleh nenek moyang mereka.
25 And they shall live upon the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived. And they shall live upon it, they and their sons, and the sons of their sons, even for all time. And David, my servant, shall be their leader, in perpetuity.
26 And I will strike a covenant of peace with them. This will be an everlasting covenant for them. And I will establish them, and multiply them. And I will set my sanctuary in their midst, unceasingly.
Aku akan membuat suatu perjanjian dengan mereka yang menjamin keamanan mereka sampai kekal. Aku akan memberkati dan menambah jumlah mereka. Di tanah mereka akan Kubangun Rumah-Ku yang tetap di sana untuk selama-lamanya.
27 And my tabernacle shall be among them. And I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Aku akan tinggal bersama mereka, Aku akan menjadi Allah mereka dan mereka umat-Ku.
28 And the Gentiles shall know that I am the Lord, the Sanctifier of Israel, when my sanctuary will be in their midst, forever.”
Bila Rumah-Ku sudah berada di tengah-tengah mereka untuk selama-lamanya, maka tahulah bangsa-bangsa lain bahwa Aku, TUHAN, telah memilih Israel menjadi umat-Ku sendiri."

< Ezekiel 37 >