Isaiah 44
1 “And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on—
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai Yakub hamba-Ku, hai Israel, umat pilihan-Ku!
2 Thus said YHWH, your Maker, and your Former, From the womb He helps you: Do not fear, My servant Jacob, And Yeshurun, whom I have fixed on.
Akulah TUHAN yang menjadikan engkau, yang membentuk engkau sejak dari kandungan, dan yang menolong engkau. Jangan takut, engkaulah hamba-Ku, umat pilihan-Ku yang Kukasihi.
3 For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on your seed, And My blessing on your offspring.
Sebab Aku akan mencurahkan air ke tanah yang kering, dan mengalirkan sungai-sungai di tanah yang gersang. Aku akan memberikan kuasa-Ku kepada keturunanmu, dan memberkati anak cucumu.
4 And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by conduits of water.
Mereka akan tumbuh subur seperti rumput di dekat air, seperti pohon gandarusa di tepi sungai.
5 This [one] says, For I [am] YHWH’s, And this calls [himself] by the name of Jacob, And this [one] writes [with] his hand, For YHWH, And surnames himself by the name of Israel.”
Seorang demi seorang akan mengaku dirinya milik-Ku, dan datang bergabung dengan keturunan Yakub. Masing-masing menulis di tangannya: Milik TUHAN, dan menyebut dirinya anggota umat Allah."
6 Thus said YHWH, King of Israel, And his Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts: “I [am] the first, and I [am] the last, And besides Me there is no God.
Inilah kata TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Raja dan pelindung Israel, "Aku Allah Yang Mahaesa, yang pertama dan yang terakhir.
7 And who [is] as I, call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that come, they declare to them.
Siapakah seperti Aku? Suruhlah ia mengaku! Biarlah ia memberitahukan dan membuktikannya kepada-Ku! Siapa telah meramalkan masa depan sejak permulaan sampai akhir zaman?
8 Do not fear, nor be afraid, Have I not caused you to hear from that time, and declared? And you [are] My witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? Indeed, there is none, I have not known another Rock.”
Bangsa-Ku, jangan takut atau terkejut; bukankah dari dahulu sampai sekarang Aku sudah meramalkan apa yang terjadi? Kamulah saksi-saksi-Ku. Pelindung yang lain tidak ada dan tidak Kukenal."
9 Framers of a carved image, all of them [are] emptiness, And their desirable things do not profit, And they [are] their own witnesses, They do not see, nor know, that they may be ashamed.
Orang-orang yang membuat patung berhala itu tidak berguna, dan dewa-dewa yang mereka puja itu tidak berfaedah. Orang-orang yang menyembah patung itu buta dan tidak tahu apa-apa, sebab itu mereka akan mendapat malu.
10 Who has formed a god, And poured out a molten image—not profitable?
Sia-sialah membuat patung tuangan dan menyembahnya sebagai dewa!
11 Behold, all his companions are ashamed, As for artisans—they [are] of men, All of them gather together, they stand up, They fear, they are ashamed together.
Sungguh, semua orang yang menyembah patung mendapat malu. Orang yang membuat patung itu manusia biasa. Suruhlah mereka tampil bersama-sama; pasti mereka akan takut dan malu.
12 He has worked iron [with] an axe, And has worked with coals, And forms it with hammers, And works it by his powerful arm, Indeed, he is hungry, and there is no power, He does not drink water, and he is wearied.
Tukang besi mengambil sepotong logam lalu membentuknya dalam api dan menempanya dengan palu. Ia mengerjakannya dengan segala tenaga yang ada padanya. Sementara bekerja, ia menjadi lapar, haus, dan lelah.
13 He has worked [with] wood, He has stretched out a rule, He marks it out with a line, He makes it with carving tools, And he marks it out with a compass, And makes it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.
Tukang kayu mengukur kayu. Ia menggambar bagan dengan kapur, mengukirnya dengan alat-alatnya dan menjadikannya patung manusia yang tampan, lalu menempatkannya di dalam rumahnya.
14 Cutting down cedars for himself, He also takes a cypress, and an oak, And he strengthens [it] for himself Among the trees of a forest, He has planted an ash, and the shower nourishes [it].
Barangkali kayu yang dipakainya berasal dari pohon cemara, pohon eru atau pohon terpentin yang ditebangnya di hutan. Mungkin juga ia menanam pohon salam lalu menunggu sampai hujan membuatnya tumbuh.
15 And it has been for man to burn, And he takes of them, and becomes warm, Indeed, he kindles [it], and has baked bread, Indeed, he makes a god, and bows himself, He has made it a carved image, And he falls down to it.
Sebagian dari pohon itu dijadikan kayu bakar untuk berdiang dan membakar roti dan memanggang daging, lalu puaslah ia. Ia berdiang dan berkata, "Wah, enak benar dan hangat! Sungguh menyenangkan api ini!" Sisa kayu itu dipakainya untuk membuat patung. Ia tunduk menyembahnya dan berdoa, "Engkaulah ilahku, selamatkanlah aku!"
16 Half of it he has burned in the fire, By [this] half of it he eats flesh, He roasts a roasting and is satisfied, Indeed, he is warm and says: “Aha, I have become warm, I have enjoyed the light.”
17 And he has made its remnant for a god—For his carved image, He falls down to it, and worships, And prays to it, and he says, “Deliver me, for you [are] my god.”
18 They have not known, nor do they understand, For He has coated their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
Sungguh bodohlah orang-orang seperti itu! Mereka menutup mata dan hati mereka sehingga tidak mengerti apa-apa.
19 And none turn [it] back to his heart, Nor has knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, Indeed, I have also baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And I make its remnant for an abomination, I fall down to the stock of a tree.”
Pembuat patung itu tidak sampai berpikir, "Kayu itu sebagian kubakar, dan arangnya kupakai untuk membakar roti dan memanggang daging bagi makananku. Lalu sisa kayu itu kujadikan patung. Jadi sekarang aku menyembah sepotong kayu!"
20 Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It has turned him aside, And he does not deliver his soul, nor says: “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Perbuatan itu sama saja dengan makan abu. Orang itu disesatkan oleh pikirannya yang bodoh, sehingga ia tidak tertolong lagi. Ia tak dapat mengakui bahwa patung yang ada di tangannya itu penipuan belaka.
21 “Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel, For you [are] My servant, I formed you, you [are] a servant to Me, O Israel, you do not forget Me.
TUHAN berkata, "Ingatlah semuanya ini, hai Israel, sebab engkaulah hamba-Ku. Aku membentuk engkau, dan engkau hamba-Ku, Israel, Aku tak akan lupa padamu!
22 I have blotted out, as [by] a thick cloud, Your transgressions, And as [by] a cloud, your sins, Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”
Kesalahanmu Kuhalaukan seperti awan, dosamu Kuenyahkan seperti kabut. Kembalilah kepada-Ku, sebab Aku telah membebaskan engkau!"
23 Sing, O heavens, for YHWH has worked, Shout, O lower parts of earth, Break forth, O mountains, with singing, Forest, and every tree in it, For YHWH has redeemed Jacob, And He beautifies Himself in Israel.
Bersoraklah gembira, hai langit, bersoraksorailah, hai bagian dalam bumi! Bersoraklah gembira, hai gunung-gunung! juga hutan dan setiap pohon di dalamnya! Sebab TUHAN sudah menunjukkan keagungan-Nya dengan menebus Israel umat-Nya.
24 Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, And your Framer from the womb: “I [am] YHWH, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth—who [is] with Me?
Beginilah kata TUHAN Penyelamatmu yang membentuk engkau sejak dalam kandungan, "Akulah TUHAN yang menjadikan segala-galanya, yang sendirian membentangkan langit, dan tanpa bantuan menjadikan bumi.
25 Making void the tokens of devisers, And makes diviners mad, Turning the wise backward, And makes their knowledge foolish.
Akulah yang menggagalkan ramalan tukang peramal, dan mempermainkan tukang-tukang tenung. Kata-kata orang bijak Kubantah, kebijaksanaan mereka Kujadikan kebodohan.
26 Confirming the word of His servant, He perfects the counsel of His messengers, Who is saying of Jerusalem, She is inhabited, And of cities of Judah, They will be built, and her ruins I raise up,
Akulah yang meneguhkan perkataan hamba-Ku, dan melakukan rencana yang dinyatakan utusan-Ku, Aku berkata bahwa Yerusalem akan didiami lagi, dan kota-kota Yehuda akan Kubangun kembali; puing-puingnya akan dipulihkan.
27 Who is saying to the deep, Be dry, and your rivers I cause to dry up,
Akulah yang berkata kepada dasar laut: Surutlah! Aku mau mengeringkan sungai-sungaimu.
28 Who is saying of Cyrus, My shepherd, And he perfects all My delight, So as to say of Jerusalem, You are built, And of the temple, You are founded.”
Akulah yang berkata kepada Kores, 'Engkaulah yang akan memerintah untuk-Ku, dan melakukan segala kehendak-Ku. Perintahkanlah supaya Yerusalem dibangun lagi, dan Rumah TUHAN diletakkan dasarnya.'"
