Jeremiah 27
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Tak lama setelah Zedekia putra Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda, TUHAN menyuruh aku
2 Thus says the LORD to me; Make you bonds and yokes, and put them upon your neck,
membuat tali-tali dari kulit serta gandar dari kayu, dan memasangnya di tengkukku.
3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
Ia juga menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan-Nya kepada raja-raja Edom, Moab, Amon, Tirus dan Sidon, dengan perantaraan utusan-utusan mereka yang telah datang ke Yerusalem untuk mengunjungi Raja Zedekia.
4 And command them to say unto their masters, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall all of you say unto your masters;
Aku harus memberitahukan kepada mereka bahwa TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata,
5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
"Dengan kuasa-Ku yang besar dan dengan kekuatan-Ku Aku telah menciptakan bumi dan manusia serta segala binatang, dan Aku dapat memberikannya kepada siapa saja yang Kukehendaki.
6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Akulah yang telah menyerahkan segala bangsa ini ke dalam kekuasaan hamba-Ku, Nebukadnezar, raja Babel. Bahkan binatang pun telah Kuserahkan kepadanya untuk dikuasai.
7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make use of him.
Segala bangsa akan mengabdi kepadanya, kepada putranya, dan kepada cucunya sampai tiba saatnya negaranya sendiri jatuh. Pada waktu itu bangsa Babel akan mengabdi kepada bangsa-bangsa yang kuat dan raja-raja yang besar.
8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
Bangsa atau kerajaan yang tidak mau takluk kepada Nebukadnezar akan Kuhukum dengan peperangan, kelaparan, dan wabah penyakit, sampai akhirnya bangsa itu takluk kepadanya.
9 Therefore hearken not all of you to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, All of you shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Janganlah mendengarkan nabi-nabi atau siapa pun juga yang melarang kamu takluk kepada raja Babel, walaupun mereka mengaku telah menerima petunjuk dari mimpi, roh-roh halus, atau dengan memakai kekuatan gaib.
10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and all of you should perish.
Mereka menipu kamu sehingga kamu dibawa jauh dari negerimu. Aku akan mengusir kamu dari negerimu dan kamu akan binasa.
11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, says the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
Tapi bangsa yang mau takluk dan mau mengabdi kepada raja Babel akan Kubiarkan tinggal di tanah airnya sendiri, dan bercocok tanam di situ. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
12 I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
Kepada Zedekia raja Yehuda, aku, Yeremia, menyampaikan hal yang sama. Aku berkata, "Menyerahlah kepada raja Babel. Taatlah kepadanya dan kepada bangsanya, supaya Baginda selamat.
13 Why will all of you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
TUHAN telah berkata bahwa bangsa yang tidak takluk kepada raja Babel akan mati oleh peperangan, kelaparan, atau wabah penyakit. Mengapa Baginda dan rakyat mau mati secara demikian?
14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, All of you shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
Jangan dengarkan nabi-nabi yang melarang Baginda takluk kepada raja Babel, sebab mereka menipu Baginda.
15 For I have not sent them, says the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that all of you might perish, all of you, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
Mereka berkata bahwa mereka bicara atas nama TUHAN, tapi mereka berdusta. TUHAN sendiri berkata bahwa Ia tidak mengutus mereka. Sebab itu Ia akan menceraiberaikan dan membinasakan Baginda bersama nabi-nabi yang telah berdusta kepada Baginda."
16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus says the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
Kemudian aku memberitahukan kepada imam-imam dan kepada seluruh rakyat bahwa TUHAN berkata begini, "Jangan dengarkan nabi-nabi yang berkata bahwa tidak lama lagi barang-barang di Rumah-Ku akan dibawa kembali dari Babel. Mereka bohong.
17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
Jangan dengarkan mereka! Menyerahlah kepada raja Babel, supaya kamu selamat. Untuk apa kota ini harus hancur?
18 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
Kalau mereka memang benar nabi, dan telah menerima pesan dari Aku, pasti mereka sekarang minta kepada-Ku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, supaya barang-barang yang masih ada di Rumah-Ku dan di istana raja di Yerusalem tidak diangkut ke Babel.
19 For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city.
Sebab Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, telah memutuskan bahwa semua barang itu akan diangkut ke Babel, dan akan tetap di sana sampai Aku memperhatikannya lagi. Pada waktu itu barulah Aku membawanya kembali ke tempat ini. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara." Barang-barang yang masih ada di Rumah TUHAN itu ialah: tiang-tiang, bejana perunggu, kereta-kereta, dan beberapa barang lain milik Rumah TUHAN. Barang-barang itu tidak ikut dibawa ke Babel, ketika Yoyakhin putra Yoyakim raja Yehuda serta pemuka-pemuka masyarakat Yehuda dan Yerusalem diangkut ke Babel oleh Raja Nebukadnezar.
20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21 Yea, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, says the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
