Ezekiel 17
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
2 “You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.
"Hai manusia fana, ceritakan kepada orang-orang Israel perumpamaan,
3 [Say to them, ] ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar [tree]
yang Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi mau sampaikan kepada mereka: Adalah seekor burung rajawali raksasa yang berbulu indah dan bersayap lebar serta kuat. Ia terbang ke gunung Libanon, mematahkan pucuk sebatang pohon cemara,
4 and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to [Babylonia], a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.
lalu membawanya dan meletakkannya di kota dagang yang ramai.
5 Then that eagle took a seedling from [your] country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside [a stream that had] plenty of water.
Kemudian diambilnya sebatang tanaman yang masih muda dari tanah Israel, dan ditanamnya di ladang subur, yang tak pernah kekurangan air.
6 It grew and became a low grapevine that spread [along the ground]. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a [good] vine and produced [lots of] branches and leaves.
Tanaman itu menjadi pohon anggur yang tumbuh rendah tetapi menjalar luas. Dahan-dahannya tertuju kepada rajawali itu, dan akar-akarnya tertancap kuat dalam tanah. Pohon anggur itu rimbun sekali.
7 But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And [some of] the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches [also] turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.
Sementara itu ada burung rajawali raksasa yang lain; sayapnya lebar dan bulunya tebal. Lalu pohon anggur itu mengarahkan akar-akar dan dahan-dahannya kepada burung rajawali yang baru itu dengan harapan agar burung itu mau memberi kepadanya lebih banyak air daripada yang ada di ladang itu.
8 [That happened in spite of the fact that] the vine had [already] been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’
Padahal pohon anggur itu sudah tertanam di tanah yang subur dengan air yang berlimpah, sehingga ia dapat berdaun rimbun, berbuah lebat, dan menjadi pohon anggur yang baik.
9 Then [after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine] will certainly not [RHQ] remain healthy/productive. It will be [RHQ] pulled up by its roots by the eagle [that planted it], and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.
Maka, Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, bertanya: Dapatkah pohon anggur itu hidup dan berkembang? Tidakkah burung rajawali yang pertama akan mencabut dia dengan akar-akarnya, merenggut buahnya, mematahkan dahan-dahannya dan membiarkan dia layu? Tidak diperlukan banyak tenaga atau bangsa yang perkasa untuk mencabut pohon itu sampai ke akar-akarnya.
10 Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow [RHQ]. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! [RHQ]’”
Memang ia telah tertanam kuat, tetapi dapatkah ia tumbuh terus serta berkembang? Tidakkah ia akan layu bila dihembus oleh angin Timur? Tidakkah ia akan mengering di tempat ia ditanam?"
11 Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
12 “Ask these rebellious [Israeli] people, ‘Do you know what this parable/story means?’ Tell them that it signifies that the King of Babylon went to Jerusalem [with his army] and captured the King of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon.
"Tanyakan kepada pemberontak-pemberontak itu, apakah mereka mengerti arti perumpamaan itu. Sampaikan kepada mereka bahwa raja Babel telah datang ke Yerusalem, dan mengangkut raja Yehuda serta pembesar-pembesar kota itu ke Babel.
13 Then he took one of the king’s close relatives [and appointed him to be the king], and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise [to remain loyal]. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,
Lalu ia memilih salah seorang keluarga raja Yehuda itu, membuat perjanjian dengan dia, dan menyuruh dia bersumpah setia kepadanya. Raja Babel itu menyandera orang-orang penting,
14 in order that the kingdom of Judah would not be able to become powerful again. The King of Babylon intended that the kingdom [of Judah] would not continue to exist if the people did not obey that agreement [that he made with the King of Babylon].
supaya kerajaan Yehuda itu tidak akan bangkit kembali, dan untuk menjamin bahwa perjanjian itu sungguh-sungguh ditepati.
15 But the King of Judah rebelled against the King of Babylon by sending officials to Egypt to request from them horses and a large army [to fight against the army of Babylonia]. But the King of Judah will certainly not [RHQ] be sucessful. Rulers who [rebel like that and] and refuse to obey solemn agreements will never [RHQ] escape.
Tetapi raja Yehuda memberontak serta mengirim utusan ke Mesir untuk mendapat kuda dan tentara yang banyak. Apakah ia akan berhasil? Apakah ia akan dibiarkan lolos? Tidak mungkin dia mengingkari perjanjian tanpa dijatuhi hukuman!
16 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, the King of Judah will die in Babylon, in the city where the King of Babylon appointed him to be the King [MTY] [of Judah]. He will die because he despised the solemn agreement and refused to do what he promised to do.
Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, raja Yehuda akan mati di Babel, karena ia telah mengingkari sumpahnya dan melanggar perjanjiannya dengan raja Babel yang telah mendudukkan dia di atas takhta.
17 The King of Egypt with all his very huge army [DOU] will not [be able to] help the King of Judah: [The soldiers from Babylonia] will build ramps up against the walls of Jerusalem and set up devices to batter the walls. They will [enter Jerusalem and] kill many of its people.
Bahkan bala tentara Mesir yang hebat itu, tak sanggup menolong dia dari serbuan orang-orang Babel yang membuat timbunan-timbunan tanah dan menggali parit-parit untuk membunuh banyak orang.
18 The King of Judah despised the solemn agreement by disregarding the treaty. Although he had solemnly promised to be under the control of the King of Babylon, [he sent officials to request help from Egypt]. Therefore he will not escape being punished [by the King of Babylon].
Karena ia telah melanggar sumpah dan perjanjiannya, ia tak akan dapat meloloskan diri.
19 Therefore this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Just as surely as I am alive, I will cause the King of Judah to be punished [IDM] for ignoring the solemn agreement that he made [with the King of Babylon] and then refusing to obey it.
Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, raja Yehuda akan Kuhukum karena telah melanggar perjanjiannya dengan raja Babel, padahal ia sudah bersumpah atas nama-Ku untuk menepatinya.
20 [It will be as though] I will spread a net to capture him, and he will be caught in it. He will [be captured and] taken to Babylon and punished because he rebelled against me.
Aku akan menebarkan jala untuk menangkapnya. Dia akan Kubawa ke Babel dan Kuhukum di sana, karena ia tidak setia kepada-Ku.
21 Most [HYP] of his soldiers who try to escape will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”
Tentaranya yang paling baik akan tewas dalam pertempuran, sedangkan yang berhasil lolos akan tercerai-berai ke segala jurusan. Maka tahulah umat-Ku bahwa Aku, TUHAN telah berbicara."
22 This is [also] what Yahweh the Lord says: “[It will be as though] I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar [tree] and plant it [DOU] in another place. I will plant it on a very high [DOU] mountain.
Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, "Dari pohon cemara yang tinggi, akan Kupetik pucuknya lalu Kupatahkan sebuah dahannya yang muda; Kutanam dahan itu di gunung yang menjulang ke awan.
23 [It will be as though] I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar [tree]. Many [HYP] kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.
Di gunung tertinggi di Israel, ia Kutancapkan. Di sana ia akan bertunas, dan menghasilkan buah, lalu menjadi pohon cemara yang megah. Segala jenis unggas akan bersarang di dalamnya dan berlindung di bawah naungannya.
24 And [it will be as though] all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause [big] green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will [certainly] do what I have said that I will do.”
Semua pohon di negeri akan faham bahwa Akulah TUHAN. Pohon yang tinggi Kutebang; pohon yang rendah Kubuat tumbuh menjulang. Pohon yang segar Kujadikan kering kerontang; dan pohon yang kering Kuberi tunas dan kembang. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara, segala perkataan-Ku akan terlaksana."
