Jeremiah 34
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Yhwh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan angkatan perangnya yang diperkuat oleh pasukan-pasukan dari segala bangsa dan negara yang takluk kepadanya datang menyerang Yerusalem dan kota-kota di sekitarnya, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku.
2 Thus saith Yhwh, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
Ia menyuruh aku pergi kepada Zedekia raja Yehuda, dan berkata begini, "Aku, TUHAN Allah Israel, akan menyerahkan kota ini kepada raja Babel dan ia akan membakarnya.
3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
Engkau tak akan lolos, melainkan ditangkap dan diserahkan kepadanya. Engkau akan bertemu dan berbicara sendiri dengan dia, lalu engkau akan pergi ke Babel.
4 Yet hear the word of Yhwh, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith Yhwh of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
Tetapi dengarkan perkataan-Ku ini mengenai engkau, Zedekia! Engkau tidak akan tewas dalam pertempuran,
5 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith Yhwh.
melainkan mati dengan tentram. Dan sebagaimana rakyat membakar kemenyan ketika memakamkan leluhurmu yang memerintah sebelum engkau, begitu pula rakyat akan membakar kemenyan untukmu. Mereka akan berkabung dan berkata, 'Aduh! Raja kami sudah tiada!' Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
Maka pesan TUHAN itu kusampaikan kepada Raja Zedekia di Yerusalem,
7 When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
ketika pasukan raja Babel sedang menyerang kota itu. Mereka juga menyerang kota Lakhis dan Aseka, dua kota berbenteng yang masih bertahan di Yehuda.
8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from Yhwh, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them;
Raja Zedekia dan penduduk Yerusalem mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan
9 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
budak-budak Ibrani mereka, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan supaya tak ada seorang pun dari bangsa Israel yang memperbudak orang sebangsanya.
10 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
Seluruh rakyat dan para pejabat pemerintah yang telah mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan budak-budak mereka dan tak akan memperbudaknya lagi, betul-betul melepaskan budak-budak mereka itu.
11 But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
Tapi kemudian mereka berubah pikiran, lalu mengambil kembali budak-budak itu, dan memaksanya menjadi budak lagi.
12 Therefore the word of Yhwh came to Jeremiah from Yhwh, saying,
Maka TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku berkata begini kepada orang-orang itu, "Ketika Aku membawa leluhurmu keluar dari Mesir dan membebaskan mereka dari perbudakan, Aku telah membuat perjanjian dengan mereka.
13 Thus saith Yhwh, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
14 At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
Aku berkata bahwa semua budak Ibrani yang telah melayani enam tahun lamanya, harus dibebaskan pada akhir tahun ketujuh. Tapi leluhurmu tidak mau memperhatikan atau mendengarkan apa yang Kukatakan itu.
15 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:
Beberapa hari yang lalu kamu mengubah kelakuanmu dan melakukan yang menyenangkan hati-Ku. Kamu semua menyetujui untuk membebaskan budak-budak sebangsamu, dan membuat perjanjian dengan Aku di dalam Rumah-Ku.
16 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
Pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Yehuda dan Yerusalem bersama para pegawai istana, imam-imam dan semua pengawas tanahmu telah mensahkan perjanjian itu dengan menyembelih sapi, memotongnya menjadi dua, dan berjalan di antara kedua potongan itu. Tapi, kemudian kamu berubah pikiran dan menghina Aku. Budak-budak yang sudah kamu bebaskan sesuai dengan keinginan mereka, kamu ambil kembali dan paksakan untuk menjadi budak lagi. Karena itu, Aku, TUHAN, berkata bahwa kamu telah melanggar perintah-Ku, dan tidak mentaati syarat-syaratnya, sebab kamu tidak membebaskan sesamamu bangsa Israel. Nah, sekarang baiklah Aku memberikan kebebasan kepadamu: kebebasan untuk tewas dalam pertempuran atau oleh wabah penyakit atau oleh kelaparan. Aku akan memperlakukan kamu seperti kamu memperlakukan sapi yang kamu sembelih itu. Aku akan membuat segala bangsa di dunia merasa ngeri melihat apa yang Kulakukan terhadap kamu.
17 Therefore thus saith Yhwh; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Yhwh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
Aku akan menyerahkan kamu kepada musuh yang ingin membunuh kamu. Mayatmu akan dimakan burung dan binatang buas.
21 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you.
Zedekia raja Yehuda dan para pejabat pemerintahnya akan Kuserahkan kepada orang-orang yang ingin membunuh mereka. Aku akan menyerahkan mereka kepada tentara Babel, yang kini telah meninggalkan kamu.
22 Behold, I will command, saith Yhwh, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
Aku akan memberi aba-aba supaya mereka kembali ke kota ini, lalu menyerang, merebut, dan membakarnya. Kota-kota Yehuda akan Kujadikan seperti padang gurun yang tidak didiami orang. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
