Jeremiah 48

1 Of Moab. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed; Kiriathaim will be put to shame, it will be taken captive. The fortress is put to shame and broken down.

Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel mengenai Moab, "Celakalah penduduk Nebo, kotanya sudah roboh! Kiryataim direbut, dan bentengnya yang kuat dihancurkan, sehingga penduduknya menjadi malu;

2 The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: "Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation." You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.

lenyaplah kebanggaan Moab. Musuh telah merebut Hesybon dan di sana mereka merencanakan untuk melenyapkan seluruh bangsa Moab. Suara-suara di kota Madmen akan dihentikan, karena kota itu akan diserbu tentara.

3 The sound of a cry from Horonaim, "destruction and great calamity."

Dengar! Penduduk Horonaim berteriak, 'Kebinasaan! Kehancuran!'

4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

Moab sudah musnah! Teriakan anak-anak kecilnya terdengar sampai ke Zoar.

5 For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.

Dengarlah suara tangis di jalan naik ke Luhit, dan suara ratapan di jalan turun ke Horonaim.

6 "Flee, save your lives, and be like a shrub in the wilderness."

Kata mereka, 'Cepat! Selamatkan nyawamu! Larilah seperti keledai liar di gurun!'

7 For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also shall be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his officials together.

Moab! Engkau mengandalkan ketangkasan dan kekayaanmu. Tapi sekarang engkau sendiri akan dikalahkan. Kamos, dewamu, bersama para imam dan para pejabatnya akan diangkut ke pembuangan.

8 The destroyer shall come on every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as the LORD has spoken.

Semua kota akan hancur, tak satu pun yang akan luput. Lembah dan dataran rendah seluruhnya akan musnah. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara.

9 Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell in them.'

Pasanglah batu nisan untuk Moab, sebab tak lama lagi negeri itu akan dimusnahkan sama sekali. Kota-kotanya akan runtuh dan tak seorang pun akan tinggal di sana."

10 Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Terkutuklah orang yang tidak melaksanakan tugas dari TUHAN dengan sungguh-sungguh. Terkutuklah dia yang tak menghunus pedang dan membunuh.

11 'Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

TUHAN berkata, "Sejak dulu Moab hidup aman. Belum pernah ia diangkut ke pembuangan. Ia seperti air anggur yang dibiarkan mengendap dan tak pernah dituang ke tempat anggur yang lain. Anggurnya masih harum dan enak.

12 Therefore look, the days come,' says the LORD, 'that I will send to him those who pour off, and they shall pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces.

Tetapi, akan tiba waktunya Aku menyuruh agar Moab dituang seperti anggur, dan tempat-tempatnya dikosongkan dan dipecahkan.

13 Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.

Moab akan kecewa terhadap Kamos, dewa mereka, sama seperti orang Israel kecewa terhadap Betel yang mereka andalkan itu.

14 How can you say, "We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?"

Bagaimana dapat laki-laki Moab berani berkata, 'Kami pahlawan, prajurit perkasa yang telah diuji dalam peperangan?'

15 Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter,' says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

Moab dan kota-kotanya telah dihancurkan, dan orang-orang mudanya yang terbaik telah dibunuh. Aku telah berbicara. Aku raja, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa.

16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.

Malapetaka untuk Moab sudah diambang pintu, tak lama lagi ia hancur.

17 All you who are around him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, "How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod."

Hai kamu negara-negara tetangga Moab yang tahu tentang kemasyhurannya, berkabunglah untuk dia! Katakan, 'Moab tidak lagi berkuasa, kebesaran dan kekuatannya sudah lenyap!'

18 You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, he has destroyed your strongholds.

Hai penduduk Dibon, turunlah dari tempatmu yang terhormat; duduklah di tanah dan di atas debu. Karena yang merusak Moab negerimu telah tiba, dan akan menghancurkan semua bentengmu.

19 Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, "What has been done?"

Kamu yang tinggal di Aroer, berdirilah di tepi jalan dan perhatikan! Tanyakanlah kepada mereka yang melarikan diri, dan lolos, 'Apakah yang telah terjadi?'

20 "Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste."

Mereka akan menjawab, 'Moab sudah jatuh dan menjadi hina, karena itu tangisilah dia. Umumkan di sepanjang Sungai Arnon bahwa Moab sudah hancur.'"

21 Judgment has come on the plain country, on Holon, and on Jahzah, and on Mephaath,

"Hukuman telah dijatuhkan ke atas kota-kota di daerah dataran tinggi: atas Holon, Yahas, Mefaat,

22 and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth Diblathaim,

Dibon, Nebo, Bet-Diblataim,

23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth Gamul, and on Beth Meon,

Kiryataim, Bet-Gamul, Bet-Meon,

24 and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

Keriot, dan Bozra. Semua kota Moab, jauh dan dekat, telah dihukum.

25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,' says the LORD.

Kekuatan Moab telah dipatahkan, dan kekuasaannya dihancurkan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."

26 'Make him drunk; for he magnified himself against the LORD: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

TUHAN berkata, "Buatlah Moab menjadi mabuk, karena ia menyombongkan diri terhadap Aku. Ia akan berguling-guling dalam muntahnya, dan ditertawakan orang.

27 For wasn't Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.

Bukankah dahulu orang Israel telah ditertawakan oleh Moab dan dipergunjingkan seolah-olah mereka telah tertangkap basah bersama pencuri-pencuri?

28 You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.

Kamu penduduk Moab, tinggalkanlah kota-kotamu dan diamlah di bukit batu seperti burung merpati membuat sarangnya di tebing jurang.

29 We have heard of the pride of Moab--he is very proud--of his pride, and his vanity, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.

Kamu angkuh sekali! Aku sudah mendengar betapa sombong, tinggi hati, congkak, dan pongahnya kamu!

30 I know his wrath,' says the LORD, 'that it is nothing; his boastings have worked nothing.

Aku, TUHAN, tahu keangkuhanmu. Bicaramu kosong belaka, dan perbuatanmu tidak berarti.

31 therefore I will wail for Moab; yes, I will cry out for all Moab; I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

Sebab itu Aku akan menangis keras-keras untuk kamu semua dan untuk orang-orang di Kir-Heres, ibukotamu.

32 With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for you, vine of Sibmah: your branches passed over the sea, they reached even to Jazer; on your summer fruits and on your vintage the destroyer is fallen.

Aku akan lebih menangisi penduduk Sibma daripada penduduk Yaezer. Kota Sibma seperti tanaman anggur yang carang-carangnya merambat sampai ke seberang Laut Mati sejauh Yaezer. Tapi sekarang buah-buah musim panasnya dan buah anggurnya sudah dimusnahkan.

33 Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.

Sorak-sorai keriangan sudah lenyap dari negeri Moab yang subur. Aku membuat air anggur berhenti mengalir dari alat pemeras anggur; tak ada lagi orang yang membuat anggur dan bersorak gembira.

34 From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.

Orang di Hesybon dan Eleale menangis dan tangisnya terdengar sampai ke Yahas, dan terdengar juga oleh orang-orang dari Zoar sampai ke Horonaim dan Eglat-Selisia. Mereka menangis karena air di anak Sungai Nimrim pun sudah kering.

35 And I will cause to cease in Moab,' says the LORD, 'the one who offers sacrifice upon the high place, and the one who burns incense to his gods.

Aku akan membuat orang Moab berhenti membakar kurban pada tempat-tempat penyembahan mereka dan berhenti mempersembahkan kurban kepada dewa-dewa mereka. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara.

36 Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes, and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres: therefore the abundance that he has gotten is perished.

Semua kekayaan Kir-Heres dan seluruh Moab sudah lenyap. Aku sedih melihat keadaan mereka itu; Aku seperti orang yang meniup lagu duka pada seruling.

37 For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings, and on the waist sackcloth.

Mereka semua sudah mencukur rambut kepala dan janggut, melukai lengan, dan memakai kain karung tanda sedih.

38 On all the housetops of Moab and in its streets there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which none delights,' says the LORD.

Di atas semua sotoh rumah dan di tanah-tanah lapang hanya terdengar tangisan. Sebab Moab telah Kupecahkan seperti tempayan yang tak disukai.

39 How it is broken down. How they wail. How Moab has turned the back with shame. So shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.'

Moab telah hancur lebur! Betapa malunya Moab! Ia menangis karena telah dihina dan menjadi tertawaan bangsa-bangsa di sekelilingnya. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."

40 For thus says the LORD: 'Look, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

TUHAN berkata, "Seperti burung rajawali menyambar dengan sayap terkembang, demikianlah sebuah bangsa akan datang dan menyambar Moab.

41 Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Kota-kota dan benteng-bentengnya akan direbut dan tentaranya akan ketakutan seperti wanita yang mau melahirkan.

42 Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against the LORD.

Moab akan hancur dan tidak lagi merupakan sebuah bangsa, karena mereka menyombongkan diri terhadap Aku.

43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, inhabitant of Moab, says the LORD.

Mereka dihadapkan dengan teror, lubang dan jerat.

44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation,' says the LORD.

Orang yang melarikan diri dari teror akan jatuh ke dalam lubang, dan yang keluar dari lubang itu akan tertangkap dalam jerat. Semua itu akan terjadi pada saat yang telah Kutetapkan untuk menghancurkan Moab.

45 'Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon, and it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, and the crown of the sons of tumult.

Kaum pengungsi yang tak berdaya pergi mencari perlindungan ke Hesybon, tapi kota itu sedang terbakar dan istana Raja Sihon pun sedang dimakan api. Api telah memusnahkan daerah perbatasan dan pegunungan Moab, negeri orang-orang yang suka berperang.

46 Woe to you, O Moab. The people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.

Celakalah Moab! Penduduknya yang menyembah Dewa Kamos telah dibinasakan, dan anak-anak mereka diangkut sebagai tawanan.

47 Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days,' says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab."

Tapi di kemudian hari Aku akan memulihkan keadaan negeri Moab. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara!" Itulah yang akan dilakukan TUHAN terhadap Moab.