Ezekiel 31
1 And in the eleuenth yeere, in the third moneth, and in the first day of the moneth the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Pada tanggal satu bulan tiga dalam tahun kesebelas masa pembuangan kami, TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
2 Sonne of man, speake vnto Pharaoh King of Egypt, and to his multitude, Whom art thou like in thy greatnesse?
"Hai manusia fana, sampaikanlah pesan-Ku ini kepada raja Mesir dan seluruh bangsanya: Sungguh hebat kebesaranmu! Tak ada yang dapat menjadi sainganmu!
3 Beholde, Asshur was like a cedar in Lebanon with faire branches, and with thicke shadowing boughes, and shot vp very hye, and his toppe was among the thicke boughes.
Engkau seperti cemara Libanon yang gagah penuh cabang yang rimbun dan indah. Batangnya lurus dan lempang puncaknya mencapai awan.
4 The waters nourished him, and the deepe exalted him on hie with her riuers running round about his plants, and sent out her litle riuers vnto all the trees of the fielde.
Ia tumbuh sebab airnya berkecukupan. Sungai di bawah tanah memberinya makanan, menyirami segala akarnya, dan membasahi pohon-pohon lainnya.
5 Therefore his height was exalted aboue all the trees of the fielde, and his boughes were multiplied, and his branches were long, because of the multitude of the waters, which the deepe sent out.
Karena airnya tak pernah kurang, tumbuhnya subur, dahannya besar dan panjang. Dari segala pohon di hutan-hutan, dialah yang paling tinggi menjulang.
6 All the foules of the heauen made their nestes in his boughes, and vnder his branches did all the beastes of the fielde bring foorth their yong, and vnder his shadowe dwelt all mightie nations.
Aneka burung bersarang di rantingnya. Binatang liar beranak dalam naungannya. Semua bangsa besar di seluruh dunia duduk berlindung di bawahnya.
7 Thus was he faire in his greatnesse, and in the length of his branches: for his roote was neere great waters.
Pohon itu indah untuk dipandang; batangnya lurus, dahannya panjang. Akarnya menembus jauh ke bawah mencapai sumber air di dalam tanah.
8 The cedars in the garden of God coulde not hide him: no firre tree was like his branches, and the chessenut trees were not like his boughes: all the trees in the garden of God were not like vnto him in his beautie.
Pohon-pohon cemara di Eden, taman Allah tak dapat disamakan dengan dia. Tak ada cemara yang dapat menyainginya, tak ada pohon yang begitu panjang dahannya. Sungguh, di taman Allah tak ada pohon seindah dia.
9 I made him faire by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, enuied him.
Akulah yang membuat dia rupawan dengan dahan-dahannya yang panjang dan rindang. Segala pohon di taman Allah merasa cemburu kepadanya.
10 Therefore thus sayeth the Lord God, Because he is lift vp on high, and hath shot vp his toppe among the thicke boughes, and his heart is lift vp in his height,
Sebab itu, Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi pada pohon yang puncaknya sampai ke awan itu. Sebab semakin tinggi, semakin sombonglah dia.
11 I haue therefore deliuered him into the handes of the mightiest among the heathen: he shall handle him, for I haue cast him away for his wickednesse.
Maka Aku menolak dia dan akan menyerahkannya kepada penguasa asing, yang akan memperlakukan dia setimpal dengan kejahatannya.
12 And the strangers haue destroyed him, euen the terrible nations, and they haue left him vpon the mountaines, and in all the valleis his branches are fallen, and his boughes are broken by all the riuers of the land: and all the people of the earth are departed from his shadowe, and haue forsaken him.
Tentara asing yang tidak mengenal ampun akan menebang dia lalu membiarkannya. Rantingnya yang telah patah akan berjatuhan di semua gunung dan lembah di negeri itu. Semua bangsa yang tinggal di bawahnya akan pergi meninggalkan dia.
13 Vpon his ruine shall all the foules of the heauen remaine, and all the beastes of the fielde shall be vpon his branches,
Burung-burung akan datang dan hinggap pada pohon yang sudah rebah itu, dan binatang-binatang liar akan menginjak-injak dahan-dahannya.
14 So that none of all the trees by the waters shalbe exalted by their height, neither shall shoote vp their toppe among the thicke boughes, neither shall their leaues stand vp in their height, which drinke so much water: for they are all deliuered vnto death in the nether partes of the earth in the middes of the children of men among them that goe downe to the pit.
Semua itu terjadi supaya mulai saat ini, tak akan ada lagi pohon yang tumbuh setinggi itu; tak ada lagi puncak pohon yang mencapai awan meskipun mendapat air berlimpah-limpah. Semuanya harus mati seperti manusia yang fana, dan berkumpul dengan orang-orang yang telah turun ke dunia orang mati."
15 Thus saith the Lord God, In the day when he went downe to hell, I caused them to mourne, and I couered the deepe for him, and I did restreine the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: I caused Lebanon to mourne for him, and all the trees of the fielde fainted. (Sheol h7585)
Beginilah kata TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, "Bilamana pohon itu turun ke dunia orang mati, Aku menyuruh air di bawah tanah menggenanginya sebagai tanda kabung. Aku akan menahan arus sungai dan menyumbat anak-anak sungai. Oleh karena pohon itu telah mati, Aku akan mendatangkan kegelapan atas gunung-gunung Libanon dan membuat layu semua pohon di hutan. (Sheol h7585)
16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him downe to hell with them that descend into the pit, and all the excellent trees of Eden, and the best of Lebanon: euen all that are nourished with waters, shall be comforted in the nether partes of the earth. (Sheol h7585)
Pada waktu pohon itu Kuturunkan ke dunia orang mati, bunyi jatuhnya akan menggetarkan bangsa-bangsa. Semua pohon di Eden dan pohon-pohon pilihan di Libanon yang mendapat air berlimpah-limpah, dan yang telah turun ke bumi yang paling bawah akan senang dengan jatuhnya pohon itu. (Sheol h7585)
17 They also went downe to hell with him vnto them that be slaine with the sworde, and his arme, and they that dwelt vnder his shadowe in the middes of the heathen. (Sheol h7585)
Mereka akan mengiringinya ke dunia orang mati dan berkumpul dengan mereka yang telah jatuh lebih dahulu. Dan semuanya yang dahulu duduk di bawah pohon itu akan disebarkan di antara bangsa-bangsa. (Sheol h7585)
18 To whom art thou thus like in glorie and in greatnesse among the trees of Eden? yet thou shalt be cast downe with the trees of Eden vnto the nether partes of the earth: thou shalt sleepe in the middes of the vncircumcised, with them that be slaine by the sworde: this is Pharaoh and all his multitude, sayth the Lord God.
Pohon itu melambangkan raja Mesir dan bangsanya. Tak ada pohon di Eden yang begitu tinggi dan mulia. Tetapi sekarang, seperti pohon-pohon di Eden juga, pohon itu pun akan turun ke dunia orang mati dan berkumpul dengan mereka yang tidak mengenal Allah dan dengan mereka yang tewas dalam pertempuran. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara."
