Jeremiah 10
1 Hear the word which YHWH speaks to you, house of Israel.
Umat Israel, dengarkanlah pesan TUHAN kepadamu.
2 Thus says YHWH, "Do not learn the way of the nations, and do not be dismayed at the signs of the sky; for the nations are dismayed at them.
Ia berkata, "Jangan ikuti kebiasaan bangsa-bangsa lain, dan jangan gentar melihat tanda-tanda di langit yang ditakuti bangsa-bangsa itu.
3 For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe.
Adat-istiadat bangsa-bangsa itu sama sekali tak berguna. Mereka menebang pohon di hutan, dan menyuruh tukang kayu mengerjakannya dengan alat menjadi patung berhala.
4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move.
Kemudian patung berhala itu dihiasi dengan emas dan perak, lalu dikuatkan dengan paku supaya jangan jatuh.
5 They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and do not speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Do not be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."
Patung-patung berhala itu seperti orang-orangan di kebun mentimun. Mereka tak dapat bicara, tak dapat melangkah, dan harus diangkat. Jangan takut kepada mereka, sebab mereka tak dapat berbuat jahat kepadamu; berbuat baik pun mereka tak mampu."
6 "There is none like you, YHWH; you are great, and your name is great in might.
TUHAN yang mulia, Engkau tak ada taranya, nama-Mu agung dan penuh kuasa.
7 Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it appertains to you; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.
Siapa gerangan tak mau takwa kepada-Mu, raja segala bangsa? Sungguh, Engkau patut sekali dihormat. Dari semua yang pandai di antara bangsa-bangsa dan dari semua raja-raja mereka, tiada seorang pun dapat disamakan dengan diri-Mu, ya TUHAN.
8 But they are together brutish and foolish, the instruction of idols. It is but wood.
Bebal dan bodoh mereka semua sebab dewanya hanya kayu belaka, tak dapat mengajar yang berguna.
9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men.
Ia dilapis dengan perak dan emas yang dibawa dari Spanyol dan kota Ufas, semuanya buah tangan para seniman dan pandai emas. Pakaiannya dari kain ungu tua dan ungu muda, dikerjakan oleh para ahli tenun dengan seksama.
10 But YHWH is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to withstand his indignation.
Tapi Engkau, TUHAN, Allah yang benar, Allah pemberi hidup, raja kekal. Bila Engkau murka, bumi berguncang, jika Engkau geram bangsa-bangsa tak tahan.
11 You shall say this to them: 'The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.'
(Kamu, hai umat, harus memberitahukan kepada mereka bahwa dewa-dewa yang tidak menciptakan langit dan bumi itu akan dibinasakan. Mereka akan lenyap dari muka bumi.)
12 He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
TUHAN menciptakan bumi dengan kuasa-Nya, membentuk dunia dengan hikmat-Nya, dan membentangkan langit dengan akal budi-Nya.
13 when he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the farthest parts of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain, and brings forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Hanya dengan memberi perintah, menderulah air di cakrawala. Dari ujung-ujung bumi didatangkan-Nya awan, dan dibuat-Nya kilat memancar di dalam hujan, serta dikirim-Nya angin dari tempat penyimpanan-Nya.
14 Every man has become brutish and without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Melihat semua itu sadarlah manusia, bahwa ia bodoh dan tak punya pengertian. Para pandai emas kehilangan muka, sebab patung berhala buatannya itu palsu dan tak bernyawa.
15 They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Berhala-berhala itu tak berharga, patut diejek dan dihina. Apabila tiba waktunya mereka akan binasa.
16 The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; YHWH of hosts is his name."
Allah Yakub tidak seperti berhala-berhala itu; Ia pencipta segala sesuatu. Nama-Nya ialah TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa; Ia telah memilih Israel menjadi umat-Nya.
17 'Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
Penduduk Yerusalem, kamu dikepung! Karena itu, berkemas-kemaslah!
18 For thus says YHWH, 'Look, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.'
Kali ini TUHAN akan melemparkan seluruh bangsa Yehuda ke pembuangan; kamu semua akan dihancurkan-Nya sama sekali. Itulah pesan dari TUHAN.
19 Woe is me because of my hurt. My wound is grievous: but I said, 'Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.'
Penduduk Yerusalem berseru, "Kami luka parah dan tidak dapat sembuh. Dahulu kami menyangka bahwa derita ini dapat kami tanggung, padahal tidak.
20 My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are no more: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
Kemah kami rusak, dan tali-talinya putus semua. Tak ada lagi yang dapat mendirikan kemah dan memasang kain-kainnya, karena anak-anak telah pergi."
21 For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of YHWH: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
Aku menjawab, "Bodoh pemimpin-pemimpin kita itu. Mereka tidak minta petunjuk dari TUHAN, itu sebabnya mereka gagal, dan kita terserak ke mana-mana.
22 The voice of news, look, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.
Dengarlah! Ada berita bahwa sebuah bangsa di utara menimbulkan kegemparan. Tentaranya akan membuat kota-kota Yehuda menjadi sepi dan tak berpenghuni. Anjing-anjing hutan akan bersembunyi di sana."
23 YHWH, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
TUHAN, aku tahu tak seorang pun berkuasa menentukan nasibnya atau mengendalikan jalan hidupnya.
24 YHWH, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
Hajarlah kami ya TUHAN, tapi janganlah dengan pukulan yang terlalu menyakitkan. Jangan juga menghukum kami bila Engkau sedang murka, sebab pasti kami akan binasa semua.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the families that do not call on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yes, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation."
Lampiaskanlah kemarahan-Mu ke atas bangsa-bangsa yang tidak mengakui Engkau dan yang tak mau berbakti kepada-Mu. Sebab mereka telah membinasakan umat-Mu sama sekali dan menghancurkan negeri kami.
