Jeremiah 46
1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;
TUHAN berbicara kepadaku tentang bangsa-bangsa,
2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon stroke in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
mulai dengan Mesir. Ia memberitahukan kepadaku tentang tentara Nekho raja Mesir, yang dikalahkan di Karkemis dekat Sungai Efrat oleh Nebukadnezar raja Babel pada tahun keempat pemerintahan Yoyakim, raja Yehuda. Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang hal itu,
3 Order all of you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
"Perwira-perwira Mesir meneriakkan pekikan siaga kepada pasukannya, 'Tajamkan tombak! Pakailah baju besi dan topi baja! Siapkan perisai dan masuklah dalam barisan! Kamu, pasukan berkuda, pasanglah pelana! Tunggangi kudamu, maju bertempur!'
4 Harness the horses; and get up, all of you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; polish the spears, and put on the protective armor.
5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled swiftly, and look not back: for fear was round about, says the LORD.
Tapi Aku, TUHAN, melihat mereka mundur ketakutan. Prajurit-prajurit mereka dikalahkan, dan lari ketakutan tanpa menoleh ke belakang.
6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
Yang gesit tak mampu melarikan diri, dan yang perkasa tak dapat luput dari musuh. Mereka terantuk dan jatuh di utara, di tepi Sungai Efrat itu.
7 Who is this that comes up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
Siapakah dia yang naik seperti air Sungai Nil, seperti sungai yang membanjiri tepi-tepinya? Itulah negeri Mesir. Katanya, 'Aku akan bangkit dan menguasai bumi. Akan kubinasakan kota-kota serta penduduknya.
8 Egypt rises up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he says, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
9 Come up, all of you horses; and rage, all of you chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
Berpaculah, hai kuda! Bergeraklah, hai kereta! Majulah, hai pahlawan pembawa perisai dari Sudan dan Libia. Juga kamu, hai pemanah-pemanah ahli dari negeri Lidia.'"
10 For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Tapi aku, Yeremia berkata bahwa inilah hari TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa; pada hari itu Ia mengadakan pembalasan atas semua musuh-musuh-Nya. Pedang-Nya akan makan mereka sampai kenyang, dan minum darah mereka sampai puas. Hari ini TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, menyembelih kurban-kurban-Nya di utara, di tepi Sungai Efrat itu.
11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shall you use many medicines; for you shall not be cured.
Hai penduduk Mesir, pergilah ke Gilead untuk mencari obat! Tapi, sekalipun demikian tak ada obat yang dapat menyembuhkan kamu.
12 The nations have heard of your shame, and your cry has filled the land: for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
Keadaanmu yang memalukan telah diketahui oleh bangsa-bangsa. Suara teriakanmu didengar di seluruh dunia. Prajurit yang satu tersandung pada yang lain; sama-sama mereka jatuh terjerembab ke atas tanah.
13 The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt.
Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel datang menyerang Mesir, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku, katanya,
14 Declare all of you in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say all of you, Stand fast, and prepare you; for the sword shall devour round about you.
"Yeremia, umumkanlah berita berikut ini di kota-kota Mesir, yakni di Memfis, Migdol dan Tahpanhes, 'Bersiaplah untuk mempertahankan diri sebab semua yang kamu miliki akan dimusnahkan dalam peperangan!
15 Why are your valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.
Mengapa Apis, dewamu yang kuat itu telah melarikan diri? Karena TUHAN telah mengalahkan dia!'
16 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
Banyak tentaramu tersandung dan jatuh. Mereka berkata satu sama lain, 'Mari pulang ke bangsa kita agar kita dapat luput dari bahaya pedang musuh.'
17 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has passed the time appointed.
Berilah nama baru kepada raja Mesir: 'Si tukang ribut yang melewatkan kesempatan.'
18 As I live, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he comes.
Aku Allah yang hidup, Aku raja, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Seperti Gunung Tabor menjulang antara gunung-gunung, dan Gunung Karmel menjulang di atas permukaan laut, begitulah kekuatan dia yang datang menyerang engkau.
19 O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
Bersiap-siaplah, penduduk Mesir, untuk ditawan dan dibawa pergi! Memfis akan menjadi puing--tempat yang sepi karena tidak dihuni.
20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction comes; it comes out of the north.
Mesir seperti anak sapi gemuk, tapi diganggu lalat besar dari utara.
21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
Bahkan prajurit-prajurit sewaannya tidak berdaya seperti anak sapi yang terlalu gemuk. Mereka tak dapat bertahan. Semuanya berbalik dan lari supaya selamat. Hari hukuman bagi mereka telah tiba; sudah waktunya mereka ditimpa bencana.
22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Mesir melarikan diri sambil mendesis seperti ular karena tentara musuh makin mendekat. Mereka menyerang dia dengan kapak seperti orang menebang pohon
23 They shall cut down her forest, says the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
dan menggunduli hutan lebat yang tak dapat diterobosi. Tentara musuh tak terhitung, lebih banyak dari belalang. Aku, TUHAN berkata.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Penduduk Mesir akan dibuat malu, karena dikalahkan oleh bangsa dari utara. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
25 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, says; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata, "Aku akan menghukum Amon, dewa dari Tebe, bersama seluruh Mesir dengan dewa-dewa dan raja-rajanya. Raja Mesir dan semua orang yang mengandalkan dia
26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, says the LORD.
akan Kuserahkan kepada Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan tentaranya yang mau membunuh mereka. Tetapi kemudian, Mesir akan didiami seperti sediakala. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
27 But fear not you, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save you from far off, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
"Umat-Ku, Israel, janganlah takut! Hamba-Ku Yakub, jangan gentar! Kamu dan keturunanmu akan Kuselamatkan dari negeri jauh, di tempat kamu ditawan. Kamu akan pulang dan tinggal di negerimu dengan aman. Kamu akan hidup dengan tentram; tak ada yang perlu kamu takutkan.
28 Fear you not, O Jacob my servant, says the LORD: for I am with you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you: but I will not make a full end of you, but correct you in measure; yet will I not leave you wholly unpunished.
Jadi janganlah takut, hai umat-Ku, Aku akan datang untuk menyelamatkan kamu. Bangsa-bangsa, tempat kamu Kuceraiberaikan, semuanya akan Kubinasakan, tapi kamu tidak Kuperlakukan demikian. Memang kamu tidak akan luput dari hukuman tapi hukuman-Ku kepadamu adalah adil sesuai dengan ketentuan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
