Jeremiah 4
1 If you will return, O Israel, says the LORD, return unto me: and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight, then shall you not remove.
TUHAN berkata, "Umat Israel, jika kamu mau kembali, kembalilah kepada-Ku. Buanglah dahulu berhala-berhala yang Kubenci itu, dan setialah kepada-Ku.
2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Jikalau kamu bersumpah demi nama-Ku dan kamu hidup jujur adil dan benar, maka segala bangsa akan minta kepada-Ku supaya Kuberkati mereka, dan mereka akan memuji Aku."
3 For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
TUHAN berkata kepada penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem, "Kerjakanlah tanahmu yang belum dikerjakan; jangan menabur benih di tempat tanaman berduri tumbuh.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, all of you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Peganglah janjimu dengan Aku, Tuhanmu, dan khususkanlah dirimu untuk Aku, hai penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem. Kalau tidak, maka kemarahan-Ku akan meluap dan membakar seperti api yang tidak dapat dipadamkan oleh siapapun juga. Semuanya itu akan menimpa dirimu karena perbuatan-perbuatanmu yang jahat."
5 Declare all of you in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow all of you the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.
Tiuplah trompet di seluruh negeri! Berserulah dengan jelas dan nyaring. Suruhlah penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem lari ke kota-kota berbenteng.
6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Tunjukkanlah jalan ke Sion, bukit TUHAN, cepatlah mengungsi, jangan tinggal diam. TUHAN sedang mendatangkan malapetaka dan kehancuran besar dari utara.
7 The lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make your land desolate; and your cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
Seperti singa keluar dari persembunyiannya begitu pula telah berangkat pemusnah bangsa-bangsa yang datang hendak membinasakan Yehuda. Kota-kota Yehuda akan menjadi reruntuhan tempat yang tak didiami orang.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Sebab itu, menangis dan merataplah, pakailah kain karung tanda duka. Karena amarah TUHAN yang menyala-nyala belum juga surut dari Yehuda.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, says the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
TUHAN berkata, "Pada hari itu raja-raja dan pejabat-pejabat akan patah semangat; imam-imam gentar dan nabi-nabi terkejut."
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, All of you shall have peace; whereas the sword reachs unto the soul.
Lalu aku berkata, "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, Engkau sudah menipu orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem! Engkau berkata bahwa akan ada damai, padahal sekarang nyawa kami terancam pedang."
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Saatnya akan tiba orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem mendapat berita bahwa angin panas dari padang gurun sedang bertiup ke arah mereka. Angin itu bukan angin biasa yang hanya menerbangkan sekam,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
melainkan angin kuat yang datang atas perintah TUHAN sendiri untuk menjatuhkan hukuman ke atas umat-Nya.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Lihat, musuh muncul seperti awan. Kereta-kereta perangnya seperti angin topan, kuda-kudanya lebih cepat dari burung rajawali. Wah, celaka kita! Kita binasa!
14 O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your vain thoughts lodge within you?
Yerusalem, buanglah kejahatan dari hatimu supaya engkau diselamatkan. Sampai kapan pikiran-pikiran jahat itu hendak kausimpan di dalam hatimu?
15 For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes affliction from mount Ephraim.
Dari kota Dan, serta dari pegunungan Efraim telah datang utusan-utusan yang membawa kabar buruk.
16 Make all of you mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
Mereka memperingatkan bangsa-bangsa dan memberitahukan kepada penduduk Yerusalem bahwa musuh sedang datang dari negeri yang jauh. Mereka akan meneriakkan pekik peperangan terhadap kota-kota Yehuda
17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she has been rebellious against me, says the LORD.
dan mengepung Yerusalem seperti orang menjaga ladang. Semuanya itu terjadi karena bangsa Yehuda telah memberontak terhadap TUHAN. TUHAN telah berbicara.
18 Your way and your doings have procured these things unto you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reachs unto your heart.
Yehuda, kau sendirilah yang mendatangkan bencana itu ke atas dirimu. Cara hidupmu dan perbuatan-perbuatanmu menyebabkan semua penderitaan itu menusuk hatimu.
19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Betapa hatiku sengsara, tak tahan lagi aku menderita. Aku tak sanggup menenangkan diri jantungku berdebar di dalam dada, sebab kudengar trompet berbunyi, dan pekik perang bergema.
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Bencana datang bertubi-tubi menghancurkan seluruh negeri. Tiba-tiba kemahku dirusak, kain-kainnya dikoyak-koyak.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Sampai kapan harus kusaksikan orang berperang mati-matian? Sampai kapan harus kudengarkan bunyi trompet yang memekakkan?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are foolish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
TUHAN berkata, "Bodoh sekali umat-Ku itu, mereka tidak mengenal Aku. Mereka seperti anak-anak bebal belaka tanpa pengertian sedikit pun juga; mahir dalam kejahatan, gagal dalam kebaikan."
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Ke arah bumi mataku memandang, nampaknya kosong dan gersang, ke arah langit aku menengadah, wahai, tak ada yang bercahaya.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
Kulihat gunung dan bukit-bukit yang tinggi berguncang-guncang hebat sekali.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Kulihat tak ada manusia, burung pun telah terbang semua.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
Tanah subur menjadi gurun kering, kota-kota hancur berpuing-puing, karena TUHAN sangat marah kepada umat-Nya.
27 For thus has the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
(TUHAN mengatakan bahwa seluruh dunia akan menjadi padang gurun, tetapi Ia tidak akan memusnahkannya sama sekali.)
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Bumi akan berduka, langit gelap gulita. TUHAN telah berbicara dan tak akan merubah rencana-Nya. Ia telah mengambil keputusan dan tak akan mundur setapak juga.
29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Terdengar hiruk-pikuk pasukan berkuda dan pemanah, membuat setiap orang melarikan diri terengah-engah. Hutan-hutan mereka masuki, bukit batu mereka panjati. Semua kota menjadi sunyi, tak ada yang mau tinggal di situ lagi.
30 And when you are spoiled, what will you do? Though you cloth yourself with crimson, though you deck you with ornaments of gold, though you rent your face with painting, in vain shall you make yourself fair; your lovers will despise you, they will seek your life.
Hai Yerusalem, engkau telah ditinggalkan dan tak dapat berbuat apa-apa! Untuk apa memakai baju merah dan menghias diri dengan emas perak, serta memalit mata dengan celak? Percuma kau mempersolek dirimu, sebab para kekasihmu tak sudi lagi kepadamu, malah mereka mau mencabut nyawamu.
31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Aku mendengar suara rintihan seperti wanita yang mau melahirkan; seperti wanita muda melahirkan anaknya yang pertama, begitulah tangis Yerusalem yang sesak napasnya. Tangannya menggapai dan ia mengeluh, "Celakalah aku--aku hendak dibunuh musuh!"
