Isaiah 42
1 Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
Kata TUHAN, "Inilah hamba-Ku yang Kudukung, orang pilihan-Ku yang menyenangkan hati-Ku. Aku telah memberi kuasa-Ku kepadanya, untuk membawa keadilan bagi setiap bangsa.
2 He won't shout or cry out; he won't raise his voice in the street.
Ia tak akan berteriak atau berseru dengan nyaring, suaranya tak akan terdengar di jalan.
3 He won't break a damaged reed; he won't snuff out a smoldering wick. He will faithfully make sure everyone is treated fairly.
Buluh yang terkulai tak akan dipatahkannya, pelita yang kelap-kelip tak akan dipadamkannya. Dengan setia ia akan menyatakan kebenaran,
4 He won't give up or become discouraged until he has made sure that justice is upheld throughout the world. Even lands overseas will look forward to his teachings.
tanpa bimbang atau putus asa, sampai keadilan ditegakkan di bumi. Negeri-negeri yang jauh merindukan ajarannya."
5 This is what God the Lord says, the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, who made the earth and everything in it, who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live there:
TUHAN Allah menciptakan dan membentangkan langit; Ia membentuk bumi dan segala yang tumbuh di atasnya. Ia memberi manusia napas kehidupan dan nyawa. Ia menyampaikan pesan ini kepada hamba-Nya,
6 “I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate what's right, and I will hold your hand. I will take care of you, and give you as a sign of my agreement with the people and as a light to the nations.
"Aku, TUHAN, memanggil dan menugaskan engkau untuk menjalankan keadilan. Engkau Kubimbing dan Kupelihara untuk menjadi perjanjian bagi umat manusia, dan cahaya bagi semua bangsa.
7 You will make the blind see, set free those who are locked up, and lead those who sit in darkness out from prison.
Untuk membuka mata orang buta, dan membebaskan orang dari kegelapan penjara.
8 I am the Lord—that is my name! I do not give my honor to anyone else; I do not give my praise to idols.
Akulah TUHAN, itulah nama-Ku; keagungan-Ku tidak Kuberikan kepada siapa pun; kemasyhuran-Ku tidak Kuserahkan kepada patung.
9 Notice that what I foretold has come true, as will the new things I'm saying to you now. I tell you what will happen before it does.”
Sekarang yang Kuramalkan sudah menjadi kenyataan; Aku mau memberitahukan hal-hal yang baru; sebelum itu terjadi, sudah Kukatakan kepadamu."
10 Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them.
Nyanyikanlah lagu baru bagi TUHAN, pujilah Dia, hai seluruh bumi! Bergemuruhlah, hai laut dan semua isinya, negeri-negeri yang jauh dan semua penduduknya!
11 Let the people in the desert and its towns shout; let the people of the villages of Kedar cry out loud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.
Hendaklah padang gurun dan kota-kotanya memuji TUHAN, baiklah penduduk Kedar memuji Dia! Hendaklah penduduk kota Sela bersorak-sorai, dan berseru-seru dari puncak gunung!
12 Let them glorify the Lord and praise him in the islands.
Baiklah mereka mengagungkan TUHAN, dan memasyhurkan Dia di negeri-negeri jauh.
13 Like a mighty warrior the Lord will march out, like a seasoned soldier he goes out with courage. He gives his war-cry, shouting as he battles and defeats his enemies.
TUHAN maju bertempur seperti seorang pahlawan, seperti seorang prajurit penuh semangat berperang. Ia mengangkat pekik pertempuran, dan menunjukkan keunggulan-Nya terhadap lawan.
14 “I didn't say anything for a long time, I kept quiet and restrained myself. But now like a woman giving birth, I will moan and gasp and pant.
Allah berkata, "Sudah lama Aku membisu; Aku diam dan menahan diri. Sekarang tiba saatnya untuk bertindak, Aku mau berteriak seperti wanita yang melahirkan.
15 I will dry up the mountains and the hills, and make all their greenery wither. I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.
Gunung dan bukit akan Kubuat tandus, semua tanamannya Kujadikan layu. Lembah-lembah sungai Kuubah menjadi padang gurun, semua danau Kujadikan kering.
16 I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down.
Bangsa-Ku yang buta akan Kubimbing melalui jalan yang tidak mereka ketahui; mereka akan Kutuntun di jalan-jalan yang tidak mereka kenal. Kegelapan Kujadikan terang bagi mereka, dan jalan yang berlekuk-lekuk Kuratakan. Itulah yang akan Kulakukan bagi mereka, dan pasti akan Kulaksanakan.
17 But those who trust in idols and say to images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be rejected in humiliation and shame.
Orang yang percaya kepada patung berhala dan mengakuinya sebagai ilah mereka, akan dihina dan dipermalukan."
18 Listen, you deaf people! Look and see, you blind people!
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai orang-orang tuli! Lihatlah, hai orang-orang buta!
19 Who is blind like my servant? Who is deaf like my messenger that I send? Who is as blind as the people of the agreement? Who is as blind as the servant of the Lord?
Siapakah yang lebih buta dari Israel hamba-Ku? Siapakah yang lebih tuli dari utusan-Ku?
20 You've looked at many things but have not really seen; you've heard but never really listened.”
Israel, banyak yang kaulihat, tetapi tidak kauperhatikan, telingamu terbuka, tetapi engkau tidak mendengarkan."
21 Because the Lord does what is right he wanted to show how important and wonderful his instructions were.
TUHAN berkenan menyelamatkan; Ia ingin hukum-Nya dihormati dan diagungkan.
22 But this people ended up robbed and raided, all of them trapped in holes or hidden in prisons. They have been stolen like loot, with no one to save them from being someone's prize, no one to say “Give them back!”
Tetapi bangsa itu sudah habis dirampok; mereka ditahan dalam kamar-kamar di bawah tanah, dan disekap dalam penjara-penjara. Mereka menjadi korban perampokan, dan tak ada yang datang memberi pertolongan.
23 Who of you is going to listen to this, or pay attention later on?
Siapa di antara kamu mau mendengarkan hal ini, dan memperhatikannya untuk selanjutnya?
24 Who let Jacob be taken as loot; who let Israel be taken by robbers? Wasn't it the Lord who we sinned against? The people weren't willing to follow his ways, and they refused to obey his law.
Siapakah yang menyerahkan Israel untuk dirampas? Bukankah TUHAN sendiri? Terhadap Dialah kita berdosa, kita tidak hidup menurut perintah-Nya, dan tidak mengikuti ajaran-Nya.
25 So he poured out his furious anger on them, and the violence of war. Even though they were surrounded by flames, but they still didn't understand. The fire burned them up, but they still did not take the situation seriously.
Maka Ia membuat kita merasakan murka-Nya yang hebat, dan menderita karena peperangan yang dahsyat. Kemarahan-Nya membakar di Israel seperti api, tetapi kita tidak menyadarinya, dan tidak belajar dari yang kita alami.
