Isaiah 37
1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Pada waktu Raja Hizkia mendengar laporan dari ketiga orang itu, ia merobek pakaiannya dan memakai kain karung tanda sedih, lalu ia pergi ke Rumah TUHAN.
2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
Kemudian ia mengutus Elyakim kepala istana, Sebna sekretaris negara dan para imam yang berpangkat untuk menemui Nabi Yesaya, anak Amos. Mereka pun memakai kain karung.
3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Inilah pesan Hizkia yang mereka sampaikan kepada Yesaya, "Hari ini hari dukacita; kita dihukum dan dihina. Kita seperti wanita yang sudah mau bersalin, tetapi kehabisan tenaga.
4 It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: why lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
Raja Asyur telah mengutus perwira tingginya untuk menghina Allah yang hidup. Siapa tahu TUHAN Allah telah mendengar penghinaan itu dan akan menghukum mereka yang mengucapkannya! Karena itu berdoalah kepada Allah untuk orang-orang kita yang masih hidup."
5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
Setelah menerima pesan dari Raja Hizkia itu,
6 And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Yesaya menyuruh para utusan itu menyampaikan jawaban ini, "TUHAN berkata, baginda tidak usah takut mendengar pernyataan budak-budak raja Asyur itu bahwa TUHAN tidak dapat melepaskan kita.
7 Behold, I will send a blast on him, and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
TUHAN akan membuat raja Asyur memperhatikan suatu kabar angin sehingga ia pulang ke negerinya sendiri, dan di sana ia akan dibunuh."
8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
Perwira tinggi Asyur itu mendapat kabar bahwa rajanya telah meninggalkan Lakhis dan sedang berperang melawan kota Libna, tak jauh dari situ. Maka pergilah ia ke sana untuk menemui rajanya itu.
9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Raja Asyur telah menerima kabar bahwa pasukan Mesir di bawah pimpinan Tirhaka dari Sudan sedang datang untuk menyerang mereka. Karena itu, raja Asyur mengirim surat kepada Hizkia,
10 Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
raja Yehuda. Begini bunyi surat itu, "Jangan tertipu oleh janji Allah yang kauandalkan itu bahwa engkau tidak akan jatuh ke tanganku.
11 Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shall you be delivered?
Engkau sudah mendengar bahwa setiap negeri yang diserang raja-raja Asyur dihancurkan sama sekali. Jangan menyangka engkau bisa luput.
12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
Pada waktu leluhurku menghancurkan kota Gozan, Haran, dan Rezef, serta membunuh orang-orang Eden yang tinggal di Telasar, tidak satu pun dari dewa-dewa mereka menyelamatkan mereka.
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
Di manakah raja-raja kota Hamat, Arpad, Sefarwaim, Hena dan Iwa?"
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
Hizkia menerima surat itu dari para utusan dan membacanya. Kemudian ia pergi ke Rumah TUHAN dan membentangkan surat itu di hadapan TUHAN,
15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,
lalu berdoa, katanya,
16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwell between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: you have made heaven and earth.
"TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, yang bersemayam di atas kerub, Engkau satu-satunya Allah yang menguasai segala kerajaan di atas muka bumi. Engkaulah yang menciptakan langit dan bumi.
17 Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which has sent to reproach the living God.
TUHAN, perhatikanlah kiranya apa yang sedang terjadi dengan kami. Dengarlah semua penghinaan Sanherib terhadap Engkau, Allah yang hidup.
18 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
Kami semua tahu, TUHAN, bahwa raja-raja Asyur telah membinasakan banyak bangsa dan menghancurkan negeri-negeri mereka.
19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
Dewa-dewa mereka juga dibakar dan dihancurkan, sebab dewa-dewa itu sama sekali tidak berkuasa. Mereka hanya patung dari kayu dan batu buatan manusia.
20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.
Ya, TUHAN Allah kami, lepaskanlah kami dari orang-orang Asyur itu, supaya segala bangsa di dunia tahu bahwa Engkau satu-satunya TUHAN."
21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
Kemudian Yesaya mengirim pesan kepada Raja Hizkia bahwa sebagai jawaban atas doa raja,
22 This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you, and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
TUHAN berkata, "Kota Yerusalem menertawakan dan memperolok-olok engkau, Sanherib!
23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Tahukah engkau siapa yang kaucaci maki dan kauhina itu? Aku, Allah Israel, Allah yang suci.
24 By your servants have you reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
Engkau mengirim utusan untuk membual bahwa dengan banyaknya kereta perangmu, engkau telah menaklukkan gunung-gunung tertinggi di Libanon. Engkau menyombongkan bahwa engkau telah menebang pohon-pohon cemaranya yang paling tinggi dan paling indah, serta menerobos hutan-hutannya yang paling lebat.
25 I have dig, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Engkau juga membanggakan bahwa engkau menggali sumur dan minum air di negeri-negeri asing, dan bahwa para prajuritmu menginjak-injak Sungai Nil sampai kering.
26 Have you not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that you should be to lay waste defended cities into ruinous heaps.
Belum pernahkah engkau mendengar bahwa semuanya itu telah Kurencanakan sejak dahulu? Dan sekarang Aku melaksanakannya. Akulah yang memberi kepadamu kuasa untuk menghancurkan kota-kota berbenteng menjadi puing-puing.
27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Orang-orang yang tinggal di sana tidak berdaya; mereka terkejut dan ketakutan. Mereka seperti rumput di padang atau rumput yang tumbuh di atap rumah, yang mengering kalau ditiup angin timur yang panas.
28 But I know your stayed, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.
Tetapi Aku tahu segalanya tentang dirimu. Aku tahu apa yang kaulakukan dan ke mana engkau pergi. Aku tahu bahwa engkau marah sekali kepada-Ku,
29 Because your rage against me, and your tumult, is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
dan Aku sudah mendengar tentang kemarahan dan kesombonganmu itu. Sekarang Kupasang kait pada hidungmu dan kekang pada mulutmu, supaya engkau Kutarik pulang lewat jalan yang kaulalui ketika datang."
30 And this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year sow you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
Yesaya mengirim juga pesan ini kepada Hizkia, "Inilah yang akan menjadi tanda bagimu. Tahun ini dan tahun depan orang akan makan gandum yang tumbuh sendiri. Tetapi setelah itu mereka dapat menanam gandum dan anggur serta menikmati hasilnya.
31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:
Orang Yehuda yang masih hidup akan makmur seperti tanaman yang dalam sekali akarnya dan menghasilkan buah.
32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
Di Yerusalem dan di atas gunung Sion akan ada orang-orang yang selamat, sebab TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa sudah menentukan bahwa hal itu akan terjadi.
33 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang raja Asyur: 'Ia tidak akan memasuki Yerusalem atau menembakkan panah ke kota itu. Prajurit-prajurit berperisai tak ada yang mendekati kota itu, dan di sekelilingnya tak akan dibangun tanggul pengepungan.
34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the LORD.
Raja Asyur akan pulang lewat jalan yang dilaluinya ketika datang, tanpa memasuki kota itu. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara.
35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Kota Yerusalem akan Kubela dan Kulindungi demi kehormatan-Ku sendiri dan demi perjanjian-Ku dengan hamba-Ku Daud.'"
36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Malam itu juga malaikat TUHAN datang ke perkemahan orang Asyur dan membunuh 185.000 orang prajurit. Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi mayat-mayat mereka bertebaran.
37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh.
Maka mundurlah Sanherib, raja Asyur, dan pulang ke Niniwe.
38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Pada suatu hari, ketika ia sedang beribadat di dalam kuil Dewa Nisrokh, ia dibunuh dengan pedang oleh Adramelekh dan Sarezer, putra-putranya. Sesudah itu mereka lari ke Ararat. Maka Esarhadon, putranya yang lain, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
