Isaiah 49

1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, all of you people, from far; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name.

Dengarlah aku, hai negeri-negeri yang jauh perhatikanlah kata-kataku. TUHAN memanggil aku sebelum aku dilahirkan, Ia memilih aku sejak dari kandungan.

2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;

Ia membuat kata-kataku setajam pedang, dengan tangan-Nya sendiri Ia melindungi aku. Ia menjadikan aku seperti anak panah yang terasah, dan menyimpannya dalam tabung supaya siap dipakai.

3 And said unto me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Kata-Nya kepadaku, "Engkaulah hamba-Ku; Aku akan diagungkan karena engkau."

4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.

Tetapi aku berkata, "Jerih payahku percuma; kuhabiskan tenagaku dengan sia-sia!" Namun aku yakin TUHAN membela hakku, Allah membalas aku menurut perbuatanku.

5 And now, says the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

Sebelum lahir, aku dipanggil TUHAN menjadi hamba-Nya, untuk mengumpulkan umat Israel, supaya mereka kembali kepada-Nya. TUHAN menjadikan aku terhormat, Allah adalah kekuatanku.

6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Tugas yang lebih besar menanti engkau, hai hamba-Ku; kau tidak hanya akan memulangkan sisa keturunan Yakub dan memulihkan kebesaran suku-suku Israel, tetapi Kujadikan pula terang bangsa-bangsa, supaya seluruh dunia diselamatkan."

7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation detests, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.

Allah kudus Penyelamat Israel berkata kepada orang yang sangat dihina, dan yang dibenci oleh bangsa-bangsa serta menjadi hamba para penguasa, "Raja-raja akan melihat perbuatan-Ku; mereka akan bangkit menghormati Aku. Para penguasa akan melihatnya juga, lalu sujud menyembah." Itu terjadi karena TUHAN telah memilih hamba-Nya; Allah kudus Israel setia kepada janji-Nya.

8 Thus says the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

TUHAN berkata kepada umat-Nya, "Pada waktu Aku berkenan, Aku akan menjawab; pada hari Aku menyelamatkan, Aku menolong kamu. Kamu Kulindungi dan Kujaga, dan Kujadikan perjanjian bagi bangsa-bangsa. Kupulihkan negeri yang sunyi sepi menjadi tanah pusaka yang didiami.

9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

Orang yang dipenjarakan Kusuruh keluar; yang ada di tempat gelap Kubawa kepada terang. Bahkan di bukit yang gundul mereka tidak kekurangan, di sepanjang jalan tersedia makanan.

10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he that has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

Mereka tak akan menjadi haus atau lapar, dan tak akan ditimpa terik matahari di padang gurun. Sebab Aku, penyayang mereka, akan membimbing mereka, dan menuntun mereka ke sumber-sumber air.

11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Aku akan membuat jalan melalui pegunungan, semua jalan raya-Ku akan Kuratakan.

12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

Dari jauh umat-Ku berdatangan, dari utara, barat dan Sinim di selatan."

13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

Bernyanyilah hai langit, bersoraklah hai bumi, hai gunung-gunung, bersoraklah gembira! Sebab TUHAN datang menghibur umat-Nya, Ia mengasihani umat-Nya yang tertindas.

14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.

Tetapi penduduk Yerusalem berkata, "TUHAN sudah meninggalkan kita, TUHAN kita sudah melupakan kita."

15 Can a woman forget her nursing infant, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.

TUHAN menjawab, kata-Nya, "Mungkinkah seorang ibu melupakan anaknya, dan tidak menyayangi anak kandungnya? Sekalipun dia melupakannya, Aku tak akan melupakan engkau!

16 Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

Yerusalem, Aku selalu ingat padamu; namamu Kuukir di telapak tangan-Ku.

17 Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go out of you.

Orang-orang yang membangun engkau segera datang, dan yang telah menghancurkan engkau akan pergi.

18 Lift up your eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe you with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on you, as a bride does.

Lihatlah dan pandanglah di sekelilingmu, rakyatmu sudah berkumpul dan datang kepadamu. Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, Aku berkata, sungguh, engkau akan bangga karena pendudukmu, seperti pengantin wanita bangga karena perhiasannya.

19 For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed you up shall be far away.

Negerimu yang tandus dan sunyi sepi, sekarang menjadi terlalu sempit bagi orang-orang yang ingin mendiaminya. Dan orang-orang yang mau membinasakan engkau, sudah pergi jauh daripadamu.

20 The children which you shall have, after you have lost the other, shall say again in your ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

Anak-anak yang lahir di pengasingan akan berkata kepadamu, 'Negeri ini terlalu sempit bagiku, berilah tempat supaya aku dapat diam di sini.'

21 Then shall you say in your heart, Who has begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing back and forth? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

Maka engkau akan berkata dalam hati, 'Siapakah yang melahirkan anak-anak itu bagiku? Bukankah aku sudah kehilangan anak-anakku, dan tak dapat melahirkan lagi? Aku diangkut dalam pembuangan dan disingkirkan dan ditinggalkan seorang diri. Jadi dari mana anak-anak itu, dan siapa yang membesarkan mereka?'"

22 Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata kepada umat-Nya, "Aku akan memberikan tanda kepada bangsa-bangsa dan mereka akan memulangkan anak-anakmu; anak-anakmu laki-laki akan digendong, dan anak-anakmu perempuan dipikul di atas bahu.

23 And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Raja-raja akan seperti bapak bagimu, dan ratu-ratu sebagai ibu. Mereka akan sujud menghormati engkau dan merendahkan diri terhadapmu. Maka engkau akan tahu bahwa Aku TUHAN; orang yang berharap pada-Ku tidak dikecewakan."

24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Kamu bertanya, "Mungkinkah jarahan dirampas dari tangan pahlawan, atau tawanan direbut dari genggaman orang kejam?"

25 But thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save your children.

TUHAN menjawab, "Itulah yang akan terjadi. Tawanan para pahlawan akan direbut kembali. Jarahan orang kejam akan dirampas lagi. Sebab Aku sendiri melawan musuhmu; Aku akan menyelamatkan anak-anakmu.

26 And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Aku akan membuat musuhmu mabuk darah, sehingga mereka saling membunuh. Maka seluruh umat manusia akan tahu, bahwa Aku, TUHAN, Penyelamatmu; Yang Mahakuat, Allah Yakub, Penebusmu."