Jeremiah 4

1 "If you will return, Israel," says the LORD, "if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you shall not be removed;

TUHAN berkata, "Umat Israel, jika kamu mau kembali, kembalilah kepada-Ku. Buanglah dahulu berhala-berhala yang Kubenci itu, dan setialah kepada-Ku.

2 and you shall swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory."

Jikalau kamu bersumpah demi nama-Ku dan kamu hidup jujur adil dan benar, maka segala bangsa akan minta kepada-Ku supaya Kuberkati mereka, dan mereka akan memuji Aku."

3 For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns.

TUHAN berkata kepada penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem, "Kerjakanlah tanahmu yang belum dikerjakan; jangan menabur benih di tempat tanaman berduri tumbuh.

4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Peganglah janjimu dengan Aku, Tuhanmu, dan khususkanlah dirimu untuk Aku, hai penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem. Kalau tidak, maka kemarahan-Ku akan meluap dan membakar seperti api yang tidak dapat dipadamkan oleh siapapun juga. Semuanya itu akan menimpa dirimu karena perbuatan-perbuatanmu yang jahat."

5 Declare in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, 'Blow the trumpet in the land.' Cry aloud and say, 'Assemble yourselves. Let us go into the fortified cities.'

Tiuplah trompet di seluruh negeri! Berserulah dengan jelas dan nyaring. Suruhlah penduduk Yehuda dan Yerusalem lari ke kota-kota berbenteng.

6 Set up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety. Do not wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction."

Tunjukkanlah jalan ke Sion, bukit TUHAN, cepatlah mengungsi, jangan tinggal diam. TUHAN sedang mendatangkan malapetaka dan kehancuran besar dari utara.

7 A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.

Seperti singa keluar dari persembunyiannya begitu pula telah berangkat pemusnah bangsa-bangsa yang datang hendak membinasakan Yehuda. Kota-kota Yehuda akan menjadi reruntuhan tempat yang tak didiami orang.

8 For this clothe yourself with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD hasn't turned back from us.

Sebab itu, menangis dan merataplah, pakailah kain karung tanda duka. Karena amarah TUHAN yang menyala-nyala belum juga surut dari Yehuda.

9 "It shall happen at that day," says the LORD, "that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the officials; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder."

TUHAN berkata, "Pada hari itu raja-raja dan pejabat-pejabat akan patah semangat; imam-imam gentar dan nabi-nabi terkejut."

10 Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD. Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You shall have peace;' whereas the sword reaches to the heart."

Lalu aku berkata, "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, Engkau sudah menipu orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem! Engkau berkata bahwa akan ada damai, padahal sekarang nyawa kami terancam pedang."

11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, "A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;

Saatnya akan tiba orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem mendapat berita bahwa angin panas dari padang gurun sedang bertiup ke arah mereka. Angin itu bukan angin biasa yang hanya menerbangkan sekam,

12 a full wind from these shall come for me. Now I will also utter judgments against them."

melainkan angin kuat yang datang atas perintah TUHAN sendiri untuk menjatuhkan hukuman ke atas umat-Nya.

13 Look, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us. For we are ruined.

Lihat, musuh muncul seperti awan. Kereta-kereta perangnya seperti angin topan, kuda-kudanya lebih cepat dari burung rajawali. Wah, celaka kita! Kita binasa!

14 Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

Yerusalem, buanglah kejahatan dari hatimu supaya engkau diselamatkan. Sampai kapan pikiran-pikiran jahat itu hendak kausimpan di dalam hatimu?

15 For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:

Dari kota Dan, serta dari pegunungan Efraim telah datang utusan-utusan yang membawa kabar buruk.

16 "Tell the nations; look, publish against Jerusalem, 'Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.

Mereka memperingatkan bangsa-bangsa dan memberitahukan kepada penduduk Yerusalem bahwa musuh sedang datang dari negeri yang jauh. Mereka akan meneriakkan pekik peperangan terhadap kota-kota Yehuda

17 As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,'" says the LORD.

dan mengepung Yerusalem seperti orang menjaga ladang. Semuanya itu terjadi karena bangsa Yehuda telah memberontak terhadap TUHAN. TUHAN telah berbicara.

18 "Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."

Yehuda, kau sendirilah yang mendatangkan bencana itu ke atas dirimu. Cara hidupmu dan perbuatan-perbuatanmu menyebabkan semua penderitaan itu menusuk hatimu.

19 My anguish, my anguish. I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Betapa hatiku sengsara, tak tahan lagi aku menderita. Aku tak sanggup menenangkan diri jantungku berdebar di dalam dada, sebab kudengar trompet berbunyi, dan pekik perang bergema.

20 Destruction on destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment.

Bencana datang bertubi-tubi menghancurkan seluruh negeri. Tiba-tiba kemahku dirusak, kain-kainnya dikoyak-koyak.

21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

Sampai kapan harus kusaksikan orang berperang mati-matian? Sampai kapan harus kudengarkan bunyi trompet yang memekakkan?

22 "For my people are foolish, they do not know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

TUHAN berkata, "Bodoh sekali umat-Ku itu, mereka tidak mengenal Aku. Mereka seperti anak-anak bebal belaka tanpa pengertian sedikit pun juga; mahir dalam kejahatan, gagal dalam kebaikan."

23 I saw the earth, and, look, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

Ke arah bumi mataku memandang, nampaknya kosong dan gersang, ke arah langit aku menengadah, wahai, tak ada yang bercahaya.

24 I saw the mountains, and look, they trembled, and all the hills moved back and forth.

Kulihat gunung dan bukit-bukit yang tinggi berguncang-guncang hebat sekali.

25 I saw, and look, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky had fled.

Kulihat tak ada manusia, burung pun telah terbang semua.

26 I saw, and look, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD; before his fierce anger they were destroyed.

Tanah subur menjadi gurun kering, kota-kota hancur berpuing-puing, karena TUHAN sangat marah kepada umat-Nya.

27 For thus says the LORD, "The whole land shall be a desolation; yet I will not make a full end.

(TUHAN mengatakan bahwa seluruh dunia akan menjadi padang gurun, tetapi Ia tidak akan memusnahkannya sama sekali.)

28 For this the earth will mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not relented, neither will I turn back from it."

Bumi akan berduka, langit gelap gulita. TUHAN telah berbicara dan tak akan merubah rencana-Nya. Ia telah mengambil keputusan dan tak akan mundur setapak juga.

29 Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers; they go into caves, and they hide themselves in the thickets, and climb up on the rocks; every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells in it.

Terdengar hiruk-pikuk pasukan berkuda dan pemanah, membuat setiap orang melarikan diri terengah-engah. Hutan-hutan mereka masuki, bukit batu mereka panjati. Semua kota menjadi sunyi, tak ada yang mau tinggal di situ lagi.

30 You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you dress yourselves with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with paint, in vain do you make yourself beautiful; your lovers despise you, they seek your life.

Hai Yerusalem, engkau telah ditinggalkan dan tak dapat berbuat apa-apa! Untuk apa memakai baju merah dan menghias diri dengan emas perak, serta memalit mata dengan celak? Percuma kau mempersolek dirimu, sebab para kekasihmu tak sudi lagi kepadamu, malah mereka mau mencabut nyawamu.

31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, saying, "Woe is me now. For my soul faints before the murderers."

Aku mendengar suara rintihan seperti wanita yang mau melahirkan; seperti wanita muda melahirkan anaknya yang pertama, begitulah tangis Yerusalem yang sesak napasnya. Tangannya menggapai dan ia mengeluh, "Celakalah aku--aku hendak dibunuh musuh!"