Ezekiel 4

1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:

Allah berkata, "Hai manusia fana, ambillah sebuah batu bata, letakkan di depanmu dan garislah di atasnya denah kota Yerusalem.

2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set [battering] rams against it round about.

Lalu gambarkan suatu pengepungan terhadap kota itu, dengan parit-parit, timbunan-timbunan tanah, perkemahan-perkemahan dan alat-alat pendobrak di sekeliling temboknya.

3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it [for] a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This [shall be] a sign to the house of Israel.

Ambillah panci besi dan anggaplah itu sebuah dinding besi; letakkanlah panci itu di antara engkau dan kota Yerusalem. Kemudian menghadaplah ke kota itu seakan-akan engkaulah yang mengepungnya. Itu akan menjadi lambang bagi bangsa Israel.

4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.

Lalu berbaringlah miring ke kiri, dan Aku akan menimpakan kesalahan bangsa Israel kepadamu. Selama 390 hari engkau akan berbaring begitu dan menderita sengsara karena kesalahan mereka. Sehari engkau berbaring begitu melambangkan satu tahun hukuman bangsa Israel.

5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Setelah itu, berbaringlah miring ke kanan dan rasakanlah hukuman atas kesalahan Yehuda empat puluh hari lamanya, satu hari melambangkan satu tahun hukuman mereka.

7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

Pandanglah pengepungan Yerusalem. Acungkanlah tinjumu kepada kota itu dan sampaikanlah pesan-Ku tentang hukuman bagi mereka.

8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

Engkau akan Kuikat sehingga tak dapat membalikkan tubuhmu dari kiri ke kanan atau sebaliknya sampai pengepungan itu berakhir.

9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.

Sekarang, ambillah gandum, jelai, kacang merah, kacang polong, sekoi dan gandum halus. Campurkanlah itu semua dan buatlah roti. Itulah makananmu selama 390 hari engkau berbaring miring ke kiri itu.

10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat [shall be] by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

Roti itu harus kaubagi sedemikian rupa sehingga setiap hari engkau makan hanya 230 gram. Lebih dari itu tak boleh.

11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

Air minummu juga terbatas, yaitu dua cangkir sehari.

12 And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

Buatlah api dengan kotoran manusia sebagai bahan bakarnya. Pangganglah rotimu di atas api itu dan makanlah roti itu di hadapan semua orang."

13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

TUHAN berkata, "Begitulah caranya orang Israel kelak memakan makanan yang dilarang oleh hukum Musa, pada waktu mereka Kubuang ke negeri-negeri asing."

14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

Tetapi aku menjawab, "Aduh TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi! Sejak kecil sampai sekarang, belum pernah aku menajiskan diriku dengan makanan bangkai binatang atau sisa mangsa binatang buas. Tak pernah aku makan makanan yang dianggap haram."

15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

Maka Allah berkata, "Baiklah, sebagai ganti kotoran manusia, engkau boleh memakai kotoran sapi untuk membakar rotimu."

16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:

Kemudian Ia berkata lagi, "Hai manusia fana, Aku akan memusnahkan persediaan makanan di Yerusalem. Dengan cemas dan khawatir orang-orang akan membatasi makanan yang mereka makan dan air yang mereka minum.

17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

Mereka akan berputus asa karena kehabisan roti dan air, dan akhirnya mereka mati karena dosa-dosa mereka."