Jeremiah 34
1 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH—and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his force, and all kingdoms of the land of the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all its cities—saying:
Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan angkatan perangnya yang diperkuat oleh pasukan-pasukan dari segala bangsa dan negara yang takluk kepadanya datang menyerang Yerusalem dan kota-kota di sekitarnya, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku.
2 “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Go, and you have spoken to Zedekiah king of Judah, and have said to him, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he has burned it with fire,
Ia menyuruh aku pergi kepada Zedekia raja Yehuda, dan berkata begini, "Aku, TUHAN Allah Israel, akan menyerahkan kota ini kepada raja Babel dan ia akan membakarnya.
3 and you do not escape out of his hand, for you are certainly caught, and you are given into his hand, and your eyes see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth speaks with your mouth, and you enter Babylon.
Engkau tak akan lolos, melainkan ditangkap dan diserahkan kepadanya. Engkau akan bertemu dan berbicara sendiri dengan dia, lalu engkau akan pergi ke Babel.
4 Only, hear a word of YHWH, O Zedekiah king of Judah—thus said YHWH to you: You do not die by sword,
Tetapi dengarkan perkataan-Ku ini mengenai engkau, Zedekia! Engkau tidak akan tewas dalam pertempuran,
5 you die in peace, and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who have been before you, so they make a burning for you; and, Oh, lord, they lament for you, for the word I have spoken—a declaration of YHWH.”
melainkan mati dengan tentram. Dan sebagaimana rakyat membakar kemenyan ketika memakamkan leluhurmu yang memerintah sebelum engkau, begitu pula rakyat akan membakar kemenyan untukmu. Mereka akan berkabung dan berkata, 'Aduh! Raja kami sudah tiada!' Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
6 And Jeremiah the prophet speaks all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
Maka pesan TUHAN itu kusampaikan kepada Raja Zedekia di Yerusalem,
7 and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left—against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.
ketika pasukan raja Babel sedang menyerang kota itu. Mereka juga menyerang kota Lakhis dan Aseka, dua kota berbenteng yang masih bertahan di Yehuda.
8 The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, after the making of a covenant by King Zedekiah with all the people who [are] in Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,
Raja Zedekia dan penduduk Yerusalem mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan
9 to each send out his manservant, and each his maidservant—the Hebrew and the Hebrewess—free, so as not to lay service on them—on any Jew, a brother, a man;
budak-budak Ibrani mereka, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan supaya tak ada seorang pun dari bangsa Israel yang memperbudak orang sebangsanya.
10 and all the heads listen, and all the people who have come into the covenant to each send forth his manservant and each his maidservant free, so as not to lay service on them anymore, indeed, they listen, and send them away;
Seluruh rakyat dan para pejabat pemerintah yang telah mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan budak-budak mereka dan tak akan memperbudaknya lagi, betul-betul melepaskan budak-budak mereka itu.
11 and they turn afterward, and cause the menservants and the maidservants to return, whom they had sent forth free, and they subdue them for menservants and for maidservants.
Tapi kemudian mereka berubah pikiran, lalu mengambil kembali budak-budak itu, dan memaksanya menjadi budak lagi.
12 And there is a word of YHWH to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying,
Maka TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku berkata begini kepada orang-orang itu, "Ketika Aku membawa leluhurmu keluar dari Mesir dan membebaskan mereka dari perbudakan, Aku telah membuat perjanjian dengan mereka.
13 “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day of My bringing them forth from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants, saying,
14 At the end of seven years you each send forth his brother, the Hebrew, who is sold to you, and has served you six years, indeed, you have sent him forth from you free: and your fathers did not listen to Me, nor inclined their ear.
Aku berkata bahwa semua budak Ibrani yang telah melayani enam tahun lamanya, harus dibebaskan pada akhir tahun ketujuh. Tapi leluhurmu tidak mau memperhatikan atau mendengarkan apa yang Kukatakan itu.
15 And today you turn back and you do that which is right in My eyes, to each proclaim liberty to his neighbor, and you make a covenant before Me in the house over which My Name is called.
Beberapa hari yang lalu kamu mengubah kelakuanmu dan melakukan yang menyenangkan hati-Ku. Kamu semua menyetujui untuk membebaskan budak-budak sebangsamu, dan membuat perjanjian dengan Aku di dalam Rumah-Ku.
16 And you turn back, and defile My Name, and you each cause his manservant and each his maidservant, whom he had sent forth free (at their pleasure), to return, and you subdue them to be for menservants and for maidservants to you.”
Pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Yehuda dan Yerusalem bersama para pegawai istana, imam-imam dan semua pengawas tanahmu telah mensahkan perjanjian itu dengan menyembelih sapi, memotongnya menjadi dua, dan berjalan di antara kedua potongan itu. Tapi, kemudian kamu berubah pikiran dan menghina Aku. Budak-budak yang sudah kamu bebaskan sesuai dengan keinginan mereka, kamu ambil kembali dan paksakan untuk menjadi budak lagi. Karena itu, Aku, TUHAN, berkata bahwa kamu telah melanggar perintah-Ku, dan tidak mentaati syarat-syaratnya, sebab kamu tidak membebaskan sesamamu bangsa Israel. Nah, sekarang baiklah Aku memberikan kebebasan kepadamu: kebebasan untuk tewas dalam pertempuran atau oleh wabah penyakit atau oleh kelaparan. Aku akan memperlakukan kamu seperti kamu memperlakukan sapi yang kamu sembelih itu. Aku akan membuat segala bangsa di dunia merasa ngeri melihat apa yang Kulakukan terhadap kamu.
17 Therefore, thus said YHWH: “You have not listened to Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbor; behold, I am proclaiming to you liberty,” a declaration of YHWH, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.
18 And I have given the men who are transgressing My covenant, who have not established the words of the covenant that they have made before Me, by the calf, that they have cut in two, and pass through between its pieces—
19 heads of Judah, and heads of Jerusalem, the officers, and the priests, and all the people of the land who had passed through between the pieces of the calf—
20 indeed, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and their carcass has been for food to the bird of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth.
Aku akan menyerahkan kamu kepada musuh yang ingin membunuh kamu. Mayatmu akan dimakan burung dan binatang buas.
21 And I give Zedekiah king of Judah and his heads into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and into the hand of the forces of the king of Babylon that are going up from off you.
Zedekia raja Yehuda dan para pejabat pemerintahnya akan Kuserahkan kepada orang-orang yang ingin membunuh mereka. Aku akan menyerahkan mereka kepada tentara Babel, yang kini telah meninggalkan kamu.
22 Behold, I am commanding,” a declaration of YHWH, “and have brought them back to this city, and they have fought against it, and captured it, and burned it with fire, and I make the cities of Judah a desolation—without inhabitant.”
Aku akan memberi aba-aba supaya mereka kembali ke kota ini, lalu menyerang, merebut, dan membakarnya. Kota-kota Yehuda akan Kujadikan seperti padang gurun yang tidak didiami orang. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
