Deuteronomy 1
1 In this book is written what Moses/I said to the Israeli people. He/I told them these things when they/we were in the desert, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. They/We had set up our tents near [a place named] Suph, between Paran [town on the one side of the river] and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab [towns on the other side of the river].
Inilah perkataan-perkataan yang disampaikan Musa kepada seluruh umat Israel di padang belantara, di sebelah timur sungai Yordan, pada waktu mereka berkemah di lembah Yordan di dekat kota Suf. Dari tempat mereka berkemah itu, kota Paran berada di satu sisi, sedangkan kota Tofel, Laban, Hazerot, dan Disahab berada di sisi yang berlawanan.
2 To walk from Sinai [Mountain] to the Kadesh-Barnea [oasis], people usually travel for only eleven days, going by way of the hilly area named Edom.
Perjalanan dari gunung Sinai ke Kades Barnea hanya sebelas hari kalau melewati Pegunungan Seir.
3 Forty years after (the Israelis/we) left Egypt, in the middle of January, Moses/I told the Israeli people everything that Yahweh had commanded him/me to tell them.
Pada tanggal satu, bulan sebelas, tahun keempat puluh sesudah bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, Musa mulai menyampaikan semua perintah TUHAN kepada mereka.
4 This was after they/we had defeated Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king of the Bashan [region] who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei [towns].
Semuanya ini dikatakan Musa ketika bangsa Israel sudah mengalahkan Raja Sihon dan Raja Og. Sihon adalah raja orang Amori yang sebelumnya memerintah di kota Hesbon, dan Og adalah raja yang dulu memerintah atas daerah Basan dari kota Astarot dan kota Edrei.
5 Moses/I told them these things while the people were in the Moab region, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. He/I (explained to them/enabled them to understand) God’s laws. This is what he/I said to them:
Ketika orang Israel berada di sebelah timur sungai Yordan, di negeri Moab, Musa menjelaskan hukum TUHAN dengan berkata,
6 “Yahweh our God said to us when we were at Sinai [Mountain], ‘You have stayed for a very long time at [the bottom of] this mountain.
“Dulu, ketika kita berada di gunung Sinai, TUHAN Allah kita berkata kepada kita, ‘Sudah cukup lama kalian tinggal di kaki gunung ini.
7 So now continue traveling. Go to the hilly area where the Amor people-group lives and to the nearby areas—to the Jordan [River] Valley, to the hilly region, to the western (foothills/hills at the bottom of the mountains), to the desert area to the south, to the [Mediterranean] Seacoast, to all of Canaan land, to the Lebanon [Mountains], and [northeast] to the great Euphrates River.
Sekarang lanjutkan perjalanan kalian ke daerah perbukitan orang Amori, dan ke daerah sekitarnya di seluruh negeri Kanaan, termasuk lembah Yordan, ke daerah berbukit-bukit kecil di sebelah barat, dan daerah-daerah perbukitan lainnya. Termasuk juga daerah luas di padang belantara di sebelah selatan, sampai ke dataran di sepanjang tepi Laut Tengah, dan ke utara lagi sampai ke pegunungan Libanon, hingga terus ke sebelah timur sampai ke sungai besar, yaitu sungai Efrat.
8 Note that I will give that land to you. I, Yahweh, promised to your ancestors Abraham and Isaac and Jacob that I would give it to them and to their descendants. So now go and occupy it.’”
Ketahuilah, Aku sudah memberikan negeri itu kepada kalian melalui perjanjian yang Aku buat dengan nenek moyangmu, yaitu Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub. Jadi, masuk dan dudukilah negeri itu.’”
9 Moses/I also said to the people, “When [we were still at Sinai Mountain], I told your ancestors ‘It is a very big burden/responsibility for me to govern all of you. So I cannot do it by myself.
Musa melanjutkan, “Pada waktu itu, saya berkata kepada kalian, ‘Saya seorang diri tidak sanggup menanggung beban yang besar untuk memimpin kalian semua.
10 Yahweh our God has caused us Israelis to now become as numerous as the stars in the sky.
TUHAN Allah kita sudah membuat jumlah kalian semakin bertambah banyak. Dan lihatlah, jumlah kalian sekarang seperti banyaknya bintang di langit.
11 And I hope/desire that Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], will cause us to become 1,000 times as numerous as we are now and that he will bless us just like he promised to do.
Ya, semoga TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang kita, semakin menambahkan jumlah anak cucu kalian sampai ribuan kali lipat, dan membuat kalian menjadi bangsa yang makmur seperti yang sudah Dia janjikan!
12 But I certainly cannot [RHQ] (solve/deal with) all of your complaints/problems.
Namun, bagaimana mungkin saya seorang diri bisa menanggung tugas yang besar untuk menyelesaikan segala pertengkaran kalian?!’
13 So choose some men from your tribes who are wise and who have good sense and who are respected. Then I will appoint them to be your leaders.’
Maka, waktu itu saya menyuruh supaya setiap suku memilih orang-orang untuk diangkat menjadi kepala suku, juga memilih orang-orang yang akan memimpin dalam kelompok seribu orang, seratus orang, lima puluh orang, dan sepuluh orang. Yang menjadi pemimpin haruslah laki-laki yang bijaksana, berpengertian, dan berpengalaman. Lalu kalian menjawab, ‘Itu rencana yang baik!’ Jadi saya melantik orang-orang itu sebagai pemimpin kalian.
14 Your ancestors replied, ‘What you have suggested is good for us to do.’
15 So I took the wise and respected men [that your ancestors chose] from your tribes, and I appointed them to be your leaders. I appointed some to (rule/have authority) over 1,000 people, some to have authority over 100 people, some to have authority over 50 people, and some to have authority over ten people. I also appointed other officers from throughout your tribes.
16 I instructed/told your leaders, ‘Listen to the disputes that occur among your people. Judge each dispute, including disputes between close relatives and quarrels between your people and people from other countries who live among you.
“Sewaktu para hakim dilantik, saya berpesan kepada mereka, ‘Kalian semua harus menolong umat Israel untuk menyelesaikan berbagai perkara di antara mereka. Kalian harus adil dalam memutuskan setiap masalah yang terjadi, baik antara seseorang dengan saudara sebangsanya, maupun antara orang Israel dengan orang asing yang tinggal di antara kalian.
17 You must (be impartial/not favor one person more than another); you must treat poor people and important people equally. You must not worry about what anyone will think [about how you decide matters], because you will decide matters as God [wants you to]. If any quarrel/dispute is very difficult and you are unable to decide it, bring it to me, and I will decide.’
Jangan berpihak saat memutuskan setiap perkara. Berlakulah adil kepada setiap orang, baik yang kaya maupun yang miskin. Jangan takut dimarahi oleh siapa pun atas keputusanmu itu, karena Allah akan memimpin kalian supaya keputusanmu sesuai dengan kehendak-Nya. Tetapi, kalau ada masalah berat yang tidak bisa kamu selesaikan, bawalah kepada saya agar saya memutuskannya.’”
18 At that time I also told you other things that you should do.”
Kata Musa selanjutnya, “Pada waktu itu, di kaki gunung Sinai, saya mengajari kalian tentang berbagai hal lain yang harus kalian lakukan. Lalu TUHAN Allah kita menyuruh kita untuk pindah dari gunung itu. Maka kita keluar dari sana menuju ke daerah perbukitan orang Amori. Seperti yang kalian ingat, kita melewati padang belantara yang sangat luas dan mengerikan sampai tiba di Kades Barnea.
19 “Then, just like Yahweh our God commanded us, we left Sinai [Mountain] and went through that huge desert that was very (dangerous/difficult to travel through), on the road to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. We arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.
20 I said to your ancestors, ‘We have now come to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. This is part of the area that Yahweh our God, the one whom our ancestors [worshiped], is giving to us.
Sesudah tiba di Kades Barnea, saya berkata kepada kalian, ‘Kita sudah sampai di daerah perbukitan yang didiami orang Amori, yaitu negeri yang sebentar lagi TUHAN serahkan kepada kita.
21 Note that Yahweh our God is giving this land to us. So go and occupy it as he commanded. Do not be (at all/even a little bit) afraid.’
Ketahuilah, TUHAN Allah nenek moyang kita sudah memberikan negeri ini kepada kita. Masuk dan dudukilah negeri ini, seperti yang sudah diperintahkan kepada kita oleh TUHAN. Jangan takut dan janganlah putus asa!’
22 But all of your ancestors came to me and said, ‘Before we go, we should [first] send some men there to explore the land, in order that they can return and tell us which will be the best road to go there and what kind of towns are there.’
“Namun, kalian semua datang kepada saya dan mengusulkan, ‘Biarlah kita menyuruh beberapa orang mendahului kita untuk mengintai negeri itu, lalu melaporkan kepada kita tentang keadaan kota-kota di sana dan strategi yang diperlukan agar bisa menerobos ke dalamnya.’
23 I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.
“Usulan itu saya setujui. Maka saya memilih dua belas orang, satu orang dari setiap suku.
24 They went up into the hilly area as far as Eshcol Valley, and they explored all that area.
Mereka pergi ke sana melalui daerah perbukitan itu sampai tiba di Lembah Eskol, dan mereka menjelajahi daerah itu.
25 They picked some of the fruit that they found there and brought it to us. They reported that the land that Yahweh our God was giving to us is very good/fertile.”
Kemudian mereka kembali kepada kita dengan membawa buah-buahan dari negeri itu serta melaporkan, ‘Negeri yang diberikan TUHAN kepada kita memang sangat subur.’
26 “But your ancestors refused to go [and conquer that land]. They rebelled against what Yahweh our God had commanded them to do, and they would not go into that land.
“Tetapi kalian tidak mau pergi ke negeri itu! Kalian memberontak terhadap perintah TUHAN Allah kita!
27 Your ancestors [stayed] in their tents and complained saying ‘Yahweh hates us. So he has brought us here from Egypt just to allow the Amor people-group to destroy us.
Di dalam kemahmu masing-masing, kalian bersungut-sungut dan berkata, ‘Ah, ternyata TUHAN membawa kita keluar dari Mesir karena Dia membenci kita. Dia mau menyerahkan kita kepada bangsa Amori supaya mereka membinasakan kita.
28 (Why should we go there?/We do not want to go there.) [RHQ] The men whom we sent there have caused us to become very discouraged/afraid. They have told us that the people there are much stronger and taller than we are and that there are extremely high [HYP] walls around their towns. Also they reported that they saw [giants there that are] descendants of Anak.’
Kalau kita masuk ke negeri itu, kita akan dibunuh! Kita takut karena laporan dari orang-orang yang sudah mengintai ke sana. Mereka berkata, “Orang-orang di sana lebih tinggi dan lebih kuat daripada kita. Kota-kota mereka besar dan dikelilingi tembok yang menjulang tinggi ke langit! Kami bahkan melihat orang-orang raksasa di sana, yaitu keturunan Anakim.”’
29 Then I said to your ancestors, ‘Do not be afraid (at all/even a little bit) [DOU] of those people!
“Tetapi saya berkata kepada kalian, ‘Jangan takut kepada mereka!
30 Yahweh our God will go ahead of you, and he will fight for you, just like you saw him do for you in Egypt
TUHAN Allah akan mendahului kita dan berperang bagi kita, sebagaimana yang sudah Dia lakukan di Mesir, di depan mata kita sendiri!
31 and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely here, like a man would carry his son. [SIM]’
Begitu juga dalam perjalanan melalui padang belantara, kita sudah menyaksikan bagaimana Allah menyertai kita. Dia bagaikan seorang ayah yang menggendong anaknya sendiri hingga kita tiba di tempat ini.’
32 [I reminded them that] he always went ahead of them while they traveled [in the desert]. He directed them by [a pillar of] fire during the night and a [pillar of] cloud during the day. He showed them places to set up their tents. But in spite of what I said, your ancestors would not trust Yahweh our God.
“Meskipun saya sudah berkata demikian, kalian tetap tidak percaya bahwa TUHAN Allah kita setia dan mampu menolong kita,
padahal Dia— dengan tiang api di waktu malam dan tiang awan di waktu siang— selalu berjalan di depan kita untuk menunjukkan jalan yang harus kita lewati, dan untuk menunjukkan tempat berkemah bagi kita.”
34 Yahweh heard what they said, and he became angry. He solemnly declared,
Musa melanjutkan, “Ketika TUHAN mendengar perkataan kalian, Dia pun marah dan bersumpah,
35 ‘Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, will enter the land. He has obeyed me completely. So I will give to him and to his descendants [some of] the land that he explored. He is the only one of all you people who will enter that land. None of these evil people will ever see that good land which I solemnly promised to give to your ancestors.’
‘Tidak seorang pun dari generasi yang jahat ini akan melihat negeri yang subur yang sudah Aku janjikan kepada nenek moyang mereka untuk mereka miliki!
Hanya Kaleb anak Yefune yang akan melihat negeri itu. Kepada dia dan keturunannya, Aku akan memberikan negeri yang sudah dia jelajahi, karena dia menaati perintah-Ku dengan sepenuh hati.’”
37 But because of [what] your ancestors [did], Yahweh was also angry with me. He said to me, ‘You also will not enter that land.
Kata Musa lagi, “Karena kalian begitu keras kepala, saya sampai melanggar salah satu perintah TUHAN sehingga TUHAN marah kepada saya dan berkata, ‘Kamu juga tidak akan masuk ke negeri itu!
38 Joshua, the son of Nun, who is your helper, will enter it. Encourage him, because he is the one who will enable you Israeli people to occupy that land.’
Tetapi Yosua anak Nun, yaitu tangan kananmu, akan masuk ke sana. Jadi kuatkanlah hatinya, karena dialah yang akan memimpin umat Israel untuk menempati negeri itu.’
39 Then Yahweh said to all of us, ‘You said that your children would be captured by your enemies. Because they are very young, they do not yet know what is good and what is evil. But they are the ones to whom I will give that land, and they will enter it and occupy it.
TUHAN juga berkata kepada kalian semua, ‘Anak-anak kalian yang masih kecil— yang belum tahu apa-apa dan yang menurut kalian akan dirampas oleh musuh kalau kalian memasuki negeri itu— merekalah yang akan masuk dan menduduki negeri itu! Aku akan memberikannya kepada mereka.
40 But as for you, turn around and go back into the desert, toward the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba).’
Tetapi kalian, berbaliklah dan kembali ke padang belantara melewati jalan ke arah Laut Merah!’
41 Then your ancestors replied, ‘We have sinned; we have disobeyed Yahweh. So we will go and attack [the people who live in] that land, just like Yahweh our God commanded us to do.’ And each of their men put on his weapons, and they thought that it would be easy to invade the hilly region.
“Kemudian kalian berkata, ‘Kami sudah berdosa terhadap TUHAN! Kami akan berangkat untuk berperang sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN Allah kita.’ Lalu kalian semua mempersiapkan senjata-senjata masing-masing, karena kalian pikir merebut daerah perbukitan adalah hal yang mudah.
42 But Yahweh said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up there and attack those people, because I will not go with you. If you go, your enemies will defeat you.”’
“TUHAN berkata kepada saya, ‘Sampaikan kepada mereka supaya jangan pergi berperang, karena Aku tidak akan menyertai mereka. Mereka akan dikalahkan oleh musuh.’
43 So I told that to your ancestors, but they would not heed what I said. They [again] rebelled against what Yahweh commanded them to do. Their soldiers proudly/arrogantly marched up into that hilly region.
“Maka saya menyampaikan pesan itu kepada kalian, tetapi kalian tidak mau mendengar. Kalian memberontak terhadap perintah TUHAN dan dengan sombong pergi ke daerah perbukitan itu.
44 Then the men of the Amor people-group who lived in that region came out [of their towns] and attacked those soldiers. They pursued your ancestors’ soldiers like [a swarm of] bees pursues people, and they pursued them [south] from the Edom area and defeated them at Hormah [city].
Lalu orang Amori yang tinggal di sana menyerbu kalian seperti kawanan lebah. Mereka mengejar dan membantai pasukan kita dari Seir sampai ke Horma.
45 So your ancestors went back [to Kadesh-Barnea] and cried out to request Yahweh [to help them], but he did not heed them. He did not pay any attention to them [DOU].
Lalu kalian kembali dan meratap di hadapan TUHAN, tetapi TUHAN sama sekali tidak mau menghiraukan kalian.
46 So we stayed there at Kadesh-Barnea for a long time.”
Akibatnya, kita terpaksa tinggal lama sekali di Kades Barnea, seperti kalian tahu.”
