Isaiah 19
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord will ascend upon a lofty cloud, and he will enter into Egypt, and the false images of Egypt will be moved before his face, and the heart of Egypt will waste away in its midst.
Inilah pesan tentang Mesir. TUHAN datang ke Mesir mengendarai awan yang cepat. Berhala-berhala Mesir gemetar di hadapan-Nya dan orang Mesir berkecil hati.
2 And I will cause Egyptian to rush against Egyptian. And they will fight: a man against his brother, and a man against his friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
TUHAN berkata, "Aku akan membangkitkan perang saudara di Mesir: Saudara lawan saudara, tetangga lawan tetangga, kota lawan kota dan kerajaan lawan kerajaan.
3 And the spirit of Egypt will be ruptured to its very core. And I will cast down their plan violently. And they will seek answers from their false images, and their diviners, and those led by demons, and their seers.
Aku akan menggagalkan rencana-rencana Mesir dan mematahkan semangat mereka. Mereka akan minta pertolongan kepada berhala-berhala, minta nasihat dan petunjuk kepada dukun-dukun dan roh-roh.
4 And I will deliver Egypt into the hand of cruel masters, and a strong king will dominate them, says the Lord, the God of hosts.
Mesir akan Kuserahkan ke tangan seorang raja lalim yang memerintah mereka dengan kejam. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, telah berbicara."
5 And the waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be desolate and dry.
Air Sungai Nil akan surut dan lambat laun mengering.
6 And the rivers will fail. The streams of its banks will diminish and dry up. The reed and the bulrush will wither away.
Terusan-terusan akan berbau busuk waktu airnya makin habis. Gelagah dan rumput akan menjadi layu.
7 The channel of the river will be stripped down to its source, and everything irrigated by it will dry up and wither and be no more.
Seluruh persemaian di sepanjang tepi Sungai Nil akan menjadi kering lalu diterbangkan angin.
8 And the fishermen will grieve. And all who cast a hook into the river will mourn. And those who cast a net upon the surface of its waters will languish.
Para nelayan yang biasa menangkap ikan di sungai itu akan mengaduh dan meratap karena kail dan jala mereka tak berguna lagi. Para penenun akan putus asa;
9 Those who work with linen, combing and weaving fine textiles, will be confounded.
mereka dan buruh upahan akan bersedih hati dan patah semangat.
10 And its irrigated places will begin to fail, with all those who make pools to take fish.
11 The leaders of Tanis are foolish. The wise counselors of Pharaoh have given foolish counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh: “I am the son of wise men, the son of the kings of antiquity?”
Sungguh dungu pemimpin-pemimpin kota Zoan! Orang Mesir yang paling bijaksana memberi nasihat yang bodoh! Berani benar mereka mengatakan kepada raja bahwa mereka keturunan orang-orang bijak dan raja-raja di zaman purbakala!
12 Where are your wise men now? Let them announce it to you, and let them reveal what the Lord of hosts intends for Egypt.
Wahai, raja Mesir, di manakah penasihat-penasihat baginda yang pandai itu? Barangkali mereka tahu apa yang direncanakan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa untuk Mesir.
13 The leaders of Tanis have become foolish. The leaders of Memphis have decayed. They have deceived Egypt, the corner of its people.
Para pemimpin Zoan dan Memfis adalah orang-orang dungu. Mereka bukannya memimpin, malahan menyesatkan bangsanya.
14 The Lord has mixed a spirit of giddiness into its midst. And they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, like a drunken man who staggers and vomits.
Tuhanlah yang membuat mereka memberi nasihat yang membingungkan. Akibatnya, Mesir serba salah, dan terhuyung-huyung seperti orang mabuk yang terpeleset di atas muntahnya sendiri.
15 And there will be no work for Egypt that would produce a head or a tail, one who bows down or one who refrains from bowing down.
Di Mesir tak ada orang yang masih berdaya, baik penguasa maupun rakyat, baik orang penting maupun orang biasa.
16 In that day, Egypt will be like women, and they will be stupefied and fearful before the presence of the shaking hand of the Lord of hosts, the hand which he will move over them.
Akan tiba saatnya bangsa Mesir menjadi seperti wanita yang pengecut dan penakut. Mereka gemetar ketakutan bila melihat TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa mengacungkan tangan-Nya untuk menghukum mereka.
17 And the land of Judah will be a dread to Egypt. Everyone who thinks about it will be terrified before the presence of the plan of the Lord of hosts, the plan which he has decided concerning them.
Tanah Yehuda menjadi kegemparan bagi orang Mesir setiap kali mereka diingatkan kepada keputusan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa tentang mereka.
18 In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak the language of Canaan, and which swear by the Lord of hosts. One will be called the City of the Sun.
Pada waktu itu bahasa Ibrani akan dipakai dalam lima kota Mesir. Orang-orang di sana mengangkat sumpah demi nama TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Salah satu kota itu akan dinamakan "Kota Matahari".
19 In that day, there will be an altar of the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt and a monument of the Lord beside its borders.
Pada waktu itu di pusat negeri Mesir akan ada sebuah mezbah untuk TUHAN, dan di perbatasannya sebuah tiang batu yang dikhususkan untuk TUHAN.
20 This shall be a sign and a testimony to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. For they will cry out to the Lord before the face of the tribulation, and he will send them a savior and a defender who will free them.
Mezbah dan tiang itu merupakan lambang kehadiran TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa di Mesir. Apabila bangsa itu ditindas, dan mereka berseru minta tolong kepada TUHAN, Ia akan mengutus seseorang untuk menyelamatkan mereka.
21 And the Lord will be acknowledged by Egypt, and the Egyptians will recognize the Lord in that day, and they will worship him with sacrifices and gifts. And they will make vows to the Lord, and they will fulfill them.
TUHAN akan menyatakan diri kepada bangsa Mesir, dan mereka akan mengenal dan menyembah Dia, serta membawa kurban dan persembahan kepada-Nya. Mereka akan mengucapkan janji kepada-Nya dengan sumpah dan melaksanakannya.
22 And the Lord will strike Egypt with a scourge, and he will heal them. And they will return to the Lord. And he will be placated toward them, and he will heal them.
TUHAN akan menghajar bangsa Mesir, tetapi sesudahnya Ia akan menyembuhkan mereka. Mereka akan berbalik kepada TUHAN, dan Ia akan mendengarkan doa mereka serta memberi kesembuhan.
23 In that day, there will be a way from Egypt to the Assyrians, and the Assyrian will enter into Egypt, and the Egyptian will be with the Assyrians, and the Egyptians will serve Assur.
Pada waktu itu akan ada jalan raya antara Mesir dan Asyur. Penduduk dari kedua negeri itu akan pulang pergi lewat jalan itu dan mereka akan beribadat bersama-sama.
24 In that day, will Israel be the third to the Egyptian and the Assyrian, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
Pada waktu itu Israel akan sama kedudukannya dengan Mesir dan Asyur, dan ketiga bangsa itu akan menjadi berkat bagi seluruh dunia.
25 which the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying: Blessed be my people of Egypt, and the work of my hands for the Assyrian, but Israel is my inheritance.
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa akan memberkati mereka dan berkata, "Kuberkati kamu, hai Mesir umat-Ku, Asyur ciptaan-Ku, dan Israel umat pilihan-Ku."
