Deuteronomy 9
1 “You people of Israel, listen to me! You will soon [HYP] cross the Jordan [River]. In the land that you will enter, there are large cities that have very high walls [around them] that [seem to] [HYP] extend up to the sky. There are people-groups in that land that are more numerous and more powerful than you are.
Selanjutnya Musa mengajarkan, “Hai orang Israel, dengarkanlah saya! Hari ini kalian sudah siap menyeberangi sungai Yordan untuk mengusir bangsa-bangsa yang lebih kuat dan jumlahnya lebih banyak daripada kalian. Kota-kota mereka besar dan memiliki tembok pertahanan yang tingginya seakan sampai ke langit.
2 Those people are very tall and strong. [Some of them] are giants who are descendants of Anak. You know about them, and you have heard people say that no one [RHQ] can defeat the descendants of Anak.
Di sana ada orang raksasa dari keturunan Anakim. Mereka tinggi besar dan kuat. Kalian sudah pernah mendengar orang-orang berkata tentang mereka, ‘Tidak ada yang sanggup melawan orang Anakim itu!’
3 But I want you to know that Yahweh our God will go ahead of you. He will be like a raging/roaring fire. While you advance, he will defeat and destroy them. As a result, you will quickly be able to expel some of them and kill the others, which is what Yahweh promised that you would do.
Tetapi sadarilah hari ini bahwa TUHAN Allahmu akan mendahului kalian untuk menyerang musuh-musuhmu. Dia akan bertindak seperti api yang membakar habis untuk menghancurkan mereka dengan cepat, sesuai janji-Nya.
4 “After Yahweh our God has expelled them for you, do not say to yourselves, ‘It is because we are righteous that Yahweh has enabled us to capture this land.’ The truth is that it is because the people in that land are wicked that Yahweh will expel them as you advance.
“Sesudah TUHAN mengusir mereka dari hadapan kalian, janganlah berpikir, ‘TUHAN memberikan tanah ini kepadaku karena aku hidup dengan benar di mata-Nya.’ Sesungguhnya, TUHAN mengusir bangsa-bangsa itu dari hadapanmu karena mereka jahat.
5 [I say again that] it is not because you are righteous or because you do things that are righteous that you will enter and capture that land. It is because those people-groups are very wicked that Yahweh our God will expel them as you advance, and because he intends to do what he vowed to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would do.
Jadi, TUHAN memberikan negeri ini kepada kalian bukan karena hidupmu benar dan bukan karena hatimu saleh, tetapi karena kejahatan mereka. Alasan lainnya TUHAN mengusir bangsa-bangsa itu adalah karena Dia hendak menepati sumpah janji-Nya kepada nenek moyang kita, Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub.
6 I want you to know that it is not because you are righteous that Yahweh our God is giving you this good/fertile land. I say that because [you are not righteous]; you are a very stubborn [IDM] people.”
Sadarilah bahwa bukan karena kalian layak sehingga TUHAN memberikan negeri yang subur ini untuk kalian duduki. Sesungguhnya, kalian adalah orang-orang yang keras kepala!”
7 “Never forget what your ancestors did in the desert that caused Yahweh our God to become angry. From the day that we left Egypt until the day that we arrived here, you and your ancestors have continually rebelled against him.
Selanjutnya Musa berkata kepada umat Israel, “Ingatlah dan jangan lupa bagaimana kalian berkali-kali membuat TUHAN Allahmu marah di padang belantara. Kalian memberontak terhadap TUHAN sejak meninggalkan Mesir, selama di padang belantara, dan terus memberontak sampai di tempat ini.
8 Even at Sinai [Mountain] your ancestors caused Yahweh to become angry. Because he was very angry, he was ready to get rid of [all of] them.
Ingatlah waktu di gunung Sinai, kalian membuat TUHAN begitu marah sampai Dia hendak membinasakan kalian.
9 When I climbed the mountain to receive from him the stone tablets on which he had written the Ten Commandments that he was giving to them, I stayed there 40 days and nights, and [during that time] I did not eat or drink anything.
Waktu itu, TUHAN menyuruh saya mendaki gunung Sinai untuk menerima dua lempengan batu yang berisi syarat utama dalam perjanjian TUHAN dengan kita. Saya tinggal di sana tanpa makan dan minum selama empat puluh hari empat puluh malam.
10 Yahweh gave me the two stone tablets on which he had written [the commandments] with his own fingers. They were the words/commandments that he had spoken to your ancestors from the fire on that mountain, when they were gathered together [at the bottom of the mountain].
TUHAN memberikan kepada saya dua lempengan batu yang ditulisi dengan jari-Nya sendiri. Dia menuliskan pada batu itu semua perintah yang sudah Dia ucapkan kepada kita dari tengah-tengah api di gunung Sinai tempat kita berkumpul.
11 “At the end of those 40 days and nights, Yahweh gave me those two stone tablets on which he had written those commandments.
“TUHAN memberikan dua lempengan batu itu pada hari terakhir dalam masa empat puluh hari empat puluh malam itu. Kedua lempengan batu tersebut berisi syarat utama dari perjanjian yang Dia adakan dengan kita.
12 But then he said to me, ‘Go down the mountain immediately, because [the people whom you are leading], the people whom you led out of Egypt, have committed a terrible sin! They have very quickly done what I commanded them not to do. They have made for themselves a metal statue [of a calf to worship].’
Lalu Dia berkata kepada saya, ‘Segeralah turun dari sini, karena bangsa yang menjadi tanggung jawabmu dan kamu pimpin keluar dari Mesir sudah melakukan dosa yang mengerikan! Mereka sedang menyembah patung buatan mereka sendiri. Betapa cepatnya mereka menyimpang dari jalan yang Aku perintahkan!’
13 Then Yahweh said to me, ‘I have been watching these people, and I see that they are very stubborn.
“TUHAN juga berkata, ‘Aku sudah memperhatikan betapa keras kepalanya bangsa ini!
14 So do not try to stop me. I am going to destroy all of them, with the result that no one anywhere will remember (their names [MTY]/that they ever existed). Then I will enable you to become [the ancestor of] a nation that will be more numerous and more powerful than they are.’
Oleh karena itu, jangan coba-coba menghentikan Aku! Aku akan membinasakan mereka sehingga kelak tidak ada orang di bumi ini yang mengingat bahwa pernah ada bangsa bernama Israel. Kemudian Aku akan membuat keturunanmu menjadi sebuah bangsa yang lebih banyak dan lebih kuat daripada mereka.’
15 So I turned and went down the mountain, carrying in my hands the two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were [written]. Fire was burning all over the mountain.
“Maka saya turun dari gunung Sinai dengan membawa kedua lempengan batu tadi masing-masing di satu tangan, sementara api menyala-nyala di gunung itu.
16 I looked, and I was shocked to see that your ancestors had committed a [great] sin against Yahweh. They very quickly had begun to do what Yahweh our God had commanded them not to do. They had [requested Aaron to] make for them [a metal image of] a calf [to worship].
Saya segera tahu bahwa kalian berbuat dosa besar terhadap TUHAN Allah kita. Kalian sudah membuat patung untuk disembah. Kalian begitu cepat menyimpang dari jalan yang TUHAN perintahkan!
17 So while they were watching, I lifted up those two stone tablets and threw them [on the ground], and they broke into pieces.
Maka di depan mata kalian, saya mengangkat kedua lempengan batu itu dan melemparkannya ke tanah sehingga pecah berkeping-keping.
18 Then I (prostrated myself/lay) on the ground in Yahweh’s presence as I had done before, and I did not eat or drink anything for 40 days and nights. I did that because your ancestors had sinned against Yahweh and caused him to become very angry.
“Lalu saya pergi menyendiri dan bersujud di hadapan TUHAN selama empat puluh hari empat puluh malam, seperti yang sudah saya lakukan sebelumnya. Saya tidak makan dan minum selama masa itu. Saya melakukannya karena kalian sudah berbuat kejahatan besar terhadap TUHAN sehingga Dia murka.
19 I was afraid/worried that because Yahweh was very angry with them, he would get rid of all of them. [But again I prayed that he would not do that], and again he listened to me [and answered my prayer].
Saya ketakutan karena TUHAN sangat marah kepada kalian sampai Dia mau membinasakan kalian semua. Namun, kali ini pun Dia mendengarkan doa saya.
20 Yahweh was also very angry with Aaron [for making that golden calf] and was ready to kill Aaron. But at the same time I prayed for Aaron also, [and Yahweh answered my prayer].
TUHAN juga murka kepada Harun sampai hendak membinasakannya, tetapi waktu itu saya juga berdoa untuk dia.
21 Your ancestors had sinned by [requesting Aaron to] make [a metal statue of] a calf. So I took that statue and [I melted it] in a fire and crushed it and ground it into very tiny pieces [HYP]. Then I threw those tiny pieces into the stream that flowed down the mountain.
Kemudian patung anak sapi, yaitu benda hasil perbuatan dosamu, saya lemparkan ke dalam api hingga meleleh. Sesudah itu, saya suruh supaya patung itu dihancurkan hingga halus seperti debu, lalu melemparkan debu itu ke sungai kecil yang mengalir dari gunung Sinai.
22 Your ancestors also caused Yahweh to become very angry [by what they did] at [places which they named] Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-Hattaavah.
“Kalian juga membuat TUHAN marah di Tabera, di Masa, dan di Kibrot Hatawa.
23 And when we were at Kadesh-Barnea, Yahweh said to your ancestors, ‘Go up and capture the land that I am about to give to you!’ But they rebelled against him. They did not trust him, and they did not obey what he told [MTY] them to do.
TUHAN menyuruh kalian pergi dari Kades Barnea dengan berkata, ‘Pergilah dan dudukilah negeri yang akan Aku serahkan kepada kalian.’ Tetapi kalian memberontak terhadap TUHAN Allahmu dengan tidak mau percaya pada perkataan-Nya serta tidak patuh kepada-Nya.
24 Your ancestors rebelled against Yahweh from the first day that I knew them, [in Egypt].
Kalian sering memberontak terhadap TUHAN selama saya mengenal kalian.
25 So, [as I said], I lay on the ground in Yahweh’s presence for 40 days and nights, because Yahweh had said that he would get rid of your ancestors.
“Jadi selama empat puluh hari empat puluh malam, saya bersujud sambil berdoa di hadapan TUHAN, karena Dia sudah mengatakan hendak membinasakan kalian.
26 And I prayed to Yahweh, saying, ‘Lord God, these people belong to you; do not destroy them. They are people whom you rescued and brought out of Egypt by your very great power. [DOU, MTY]
Saya berdoa kepada TUHAN, “Ya TUHAN Penguasaku, jangan binasakan umat-Mu. Mereka adalah milik-Mu yang terikat kepada-Mu selamanya, yang sudah Engkau tebus dari perbudakan dan membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir dengan kuasa-Mu yang besar.
27 Do not forget [what you promised to] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Please ignore these stubborn and wicked people and the sin that they have committed.
Ingatlah perjanjian yang Engkau sahkan dengan hamba-hamba-Mu Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub. Tetapi janganlah mengingat bahwa bangsa ini begitu keras kepala dengan berulang kali berbuat jahat dan melakukan dosa.
28 If you do not do that, [and if you get rid of them], the people of Egypt will [hear about it and] say that you were not able to bring them into the land that you promised to give to them. They will say that you took them into the desert only to kill them there because you hated them.
Kalau Engkau membinasakan mereka, maka orang Mesir akan berkata, ‘Ternyata dewa orang Israel tidak sanggup membawa mereka ke negeri yang dia janjikan kepada mereka! Atau mungkin dewa mereka itu membenci bangsa Israel sehingga dia membawa mereka ke padang belantara hanya untuk membunuh mereka!’
29 [Do not forget that] they are your people. [You chose them to] belong to you. You brought them out [from Egypt] by your very great power [DOU, MTY].’”
Jadi, ya TUHAN, aku mohon agar Engkau tetap mengingat bahwa mereka adalah umat-Mu dan milik-Mu yang terikat kepada-Mu selamanya, yang sudah Engkau bawa keluar dari Mesir dengan kuasa-Mu yang sangat besar.”
