Jeremiah 10
1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
Umat Israel, dengarkanlah pesan TUHAN kepadamu.
2 thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; 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 cutteth 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 move not.
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 speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot 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 unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
TUHAN yang mulia, Engkau tak ada taranya, nama-Mu agung dan penuh kuasa.
7 Who would not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee.
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 a stock.
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 cunning 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 the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide 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 Thus shall ye say unto 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 hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath 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 uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth 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 is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven 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: the LORD 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 thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.
Penduduk Yerusalem, kamu dikepung! Karena itu, berkemas-kemaslah!
18 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, 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 for 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 spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth 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 the LORD: 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 a rumour, behold it cometh, 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 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
TUHAN, aku tahu tak seorang pun berkuasa menentukan nasibnya atau mengendalikan jalan hidupnya.
24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou 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 thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, 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.
