< Isaiah 17 >

1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
TUHAN berkata, "Damsyik tidak lagi merupakan kota, tetapi hanya tumpukan puing-puing.
2 The cities of Aroer [are] forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.
Kota-kota di Siria akan ditinggalkan untuk selama-lamanya dan menjadi tempat kawanan ternak; tak seorang pun akan menghalaukan mereka.
3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
Israel akan kehilangan perlindungannya dan Damsyik kehilangan kemerdekaannya. Orang Siria yang masih sisa akan hidup dalam kehinaan seperti orang Israel. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, sudah berbicara."
4 And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
TUHAN berkata, "Akan tiba waktunya kejayaan Israel berakhir, dan kemakmurannya lenyap.
5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
Israel akan seperti ladang di Refaim yang habis dituai gandumnya, dan hanya tersisa sedikit.
6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two [or] three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four [or] five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.
Seperti pohon zaitun yang habis dipetik buahnya, dan tinggal beberapa saja di ujung-ujung dahan-dahannya, begitu juga di Israel sedikit orang saja yang akan selamat. Aku, TUHAN, Allah Israel, telah berbicara."
7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
Pada hari itu orang akan kembali minta tolong kepada Penciptanya, Allah kudus Israel.
8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect [that] which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.
Mereka tak akan lagi mengharapkan hasil dari buatan mereka sendiri, yaitu mezbah-mezbah tempat membakar dupa, dan patung-patung Dewi Asyera.
9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
Pada hari itu, kota-kota Israel yang kuat pertahanannya akan menjadi reruntuhan dan sunyi sepi, seperti kota-kota yang ditinggalkan oleh orang Hewi dan Amori ketika mereka lari dari orang Israel.
10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Israel, engkau telah melupakan Allah yang menyelamatkan dan melindungi engkau seperti gunung batu yang kokoh. Sebaliknya, engkau telah menanami kebun-kebun untuk dewa-dewa.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: [but] the harvest [shall be] a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
Tapi sekalipun tanaman itu langsung bertunas dan berbunga pada hari engkau menanamnya, namun tak akan ada hasilnya. Yang ada hanyalah kesusahan dan rasa sakit yang tak dapat hilang.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, [which] make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, [that] make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
Bangsa-bangsa kuat sedang ribut; bunyinya gemuruh seperti deru ombak laut yang hebat.
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but [God] shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Mereka maju seperti banjir yang dahsyat. Tetapi Allah mengancam mereka, lalu mereka melarikan diri sampai jauh. Mereka dikejar seperti sekam di lereng bukit diterbangkan angin, atau debu ditiup badai.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; [and] before the morning he [is] not. This [is] the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Di waktu senja mereka mendatangkan ketakutan yang hebat, tetapi menjelang pagi mereka sudah hilang. Itulah nasib setiap orang yang merampasi kita.

< Isaiah 17 >