Ezekiel 8
1 On the fifth day of the sixth month of the sixth year, I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah and the power of the Lord God came over me there.
Pada tanggal lima bulan enam dalam tahun keenam masa pembuangan kami, para pemimpin orang-orang buangan Yehuda datang ke rumahku dan duduk-duduk bersamaku. Tiba-tiba kekuasaan TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi menguasai aku.
2 I looked around and saw a being that looked like a man. From what seemed to be his waist downwards, he looked like fire. From what seemed to his waist upwards, he looked like brightly glowing metal.
Aku menengadah dan melihat sesuatu yang menyerupai manusia. Dari pinggangnya ke bawah ia kelihatan seperti api, dan dari pinggangnya ke atas ia berkilau-kilauan seperti perunggu yang digosok.
3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and picked me up by my hair. The Spirit took me up into the sky, and in the vision God was giving me he carried me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the Temple's inner courtyard, where the offensive idol that made God angry had been placed.
Ia mengulurkan sesuatu yang menyerupai tangan, lalu menjambak rambutku. Kemudian di dalam penglihatan itu, aku diangkat tinggi ke udara oleh Roh Allah dan dibawa ke Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, ke pintu masuk pelataran dalam yang di sebelah utara. Di situ terdapat patung berhala yang telah membangkitkan murka Allah.
4 I saw the glory of the God of Israel there, just like I had in the vision I'd seen in the valley.
Lalu aku menyaksikan terang kemilau yang menandakan kehadiran Allah Israel, seperti yang kulihat ketika aku berada di tepi Sungai Kebar.
5 “Son of man,” he told me, “now look to the north.” So I looked to the north, and in the entrance to the north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol that angered God.
Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, pandanglah ke arah utara." Aku menurut, dan di sebelah mezbah di dekat jalan masuk, kulihat berhala yang telah membangkitkan murka Allah itu.
6 “Son of man,” he said to me, “can you see what they are doing? Look at the disgusting sins the people of Israel are committing that are driving me far away from my sanctuary? But you're going to see even more disgusting sins than these!”
Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat apa yang sedang terjadi? Perhatikanlah perbuatan-perbuatan menjijikkan yang dilakukan oleh orang Israel, yang menjauhkan Aku dari Rumah-Ku! Mari, akan Kutunjukkan kepadamu hal-hal yang lebih keji lagi."
7 He took me to the entrance to the Temple courtyard. As I looked around, I saw a hole in the wall.
Lalu dibawa-Nya aku ke pintu masuk halaman luar dan diperlihatkan-Nya sebuah lubang di tembok.
8 “Son of man,” he told me, “pull the wall apart.” So I pulled the wall apart and found a doorway.
Kata-Nya, "Hai manusia fana, besarkanlah lubang ini." Setelah kulakukan, kulihat sebuah pintu.
9 He told me, “Go through the wall and see the evil and disgusting things they are doing in here.”
Kata-Nya kepadaku, "Masuklah dan lihatlah perbuatan-perbuatan keji dan menjijikkan yang mereka lakukan di situ."
10 So I went through the wall and saw carved images covering the walls, representing all kinds of reptiles and disgusting animals, as well as all the idols worshiped by the people of Israel.
Aku pun masuk dan melihat. Dinding-dinding ruangan itu dilukisi dengan segala jenis ular dan binatang-binatang haram lainnya, juga bermacam-macam lukisan berhala yang dipuja oleh orang-orang Israel.
11 Seventy elders of the house of Israel were standing in front of them, including Jaazaniah son of Shaphan. They all were holding censers, producing a sweet-smelling cloud of incense that rose above them.
Tujuh puluh orang pemimpin bangsa Israel ada di situ, termasuk Yaazanya anak Safan. Masing-masing memegang sebuah pedupaan yang mengepulkan asap.
12 “Son of man,” he said to me, “can you see what the elders of the people of Israel are doing here in the dark, with each one worshiping in the shrine room of his own idol? This is what they're saying: ‘The Lord can't see what we're doing; besides the Lord has abandoned our country!’”
Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat apa yang dilakukan oleh para pemimpin Israel dengan diam-diam? Mereka beribadah di dalam ruangan yang penuh berhala dengan alasan bahwa Aku telah meninggalkan negeri ini dan tidak melihat perbuatan mereka."
13 The Lord went on to tell me, “You're going to see them doing even more disgusting things than these!”
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Engkau akan melihat mereka melakukan hal yang lebih menjijikkan lagi."
14 Then he took me to the north entrance of the Lord's Temple. I saw women sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz.
Maka dibawa-Nya aku ke gerbang utara Rumah TUHAN dan diperlihatkan-Nya kepadaku perempuan-perempuan yang meratapi kematian Dewa Tamus.
15 “Son of man,” he said to me, “have you seen this? But you're going to see even more disgusting things than these!”
TUHAN bertanya kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat hal itu? Masih banyak lagi yang lebih menjijikkan."
16 He took me to the inner courtyard of the Lord's Temple and right there at the entrance to the Temple, between the porch and the altar, were around twenty-five men. They had their backs to the Temple, and were facing towards the east. They were bowing in worship of the sun rising in the east.
Dibawa-Nya aku ke pelataran dalam Rumah TUHAN. Di dekat pintu masuk ke ruang suci, di antara mezbah dan lorong, ada dua puluh lima orang. Mereka membelakangi ruang suci, dan sujud ke arah timur menyembah matahari terbit.
17 “Son of man,” he said to me, “have you seen this? The people of Judah aren't content just to do these disgusting things. They also commit violent crimes across the country and keep on making me angry. Look at how they're deliberately insulting me!
TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat itu? Orang-orang Yehuda ini tak puas bila hanya melakukan hal-hal yang menjijikkan itu dan melakukan tindakan-tindakan yang tak berperikemanusiaan di seluruh negeri. Mereka bahkan melakukan semua itu di sini, di dalam Rumah-Ku dan membuat Aku lebih marah lagi. Lihatlah bagaimana mereka menghina Aku dengan cara yang paling keji ini!
18 As a result I will respond in anger. I won't treat them kindly; I won't be merciful to them. Even though they shout loudly for my help, I won't listen to them.”
Mereka akan merasakan murka-Ku yang dahsyat! Aku tak akan memaafkan dan mengampuni mereka. Meskipun mereka meneriakkan doa kepada-Ku dengan sekeras-kerasnya, Aku tak mau mendengarkan!"
