Ezra 9
1 Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
Sesudah semuanya itu terlaksana datanglah para pemuka mendekati aku dan berkata: "Orang-orang Israel awam, para imam dan orang-orang Lewi tidak memisahkan diri dari penduduk negeri dengan segala kekejiannya, yakni dari orang Kanaan, orang Het, orang Feris, orang Yebus, orang Amon, orang Moab, orang Mesir dan orang Amori.
2 [Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
Karena mereka telah mengambil isteri dari antara anak perempuan orang-orang itu untuk diri sendiri dan untuk anak-anak mereka, sehingga bercampurlah benih yang kudus dengan penduduk negeri, bahkan para pemuka dan penguasalah yang lebih dahulu melakukan perbuatan tidak setia itu."
3 When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
Ketika aku mendengar perkataan itu, maka aku mengoyakkan pakaianku dan jubahku dan aku mencabut rambut kepalaku dan janggutku dan duduklah aku tertegun.
4 [So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
Lalu berkumpullah kepadaku semua orang yang gemetar karena firman Allah Israel, oleh sebab perbuatan tidak setia orang-orang buangan itu, tetapi aku tetap duduk tertegun sampai korban petang.
5 When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
Pada waktu korban petang bangkitlah aku dan berhenti menyiksa diriku, lalu aku berlutut dengan pakaianku dan jubahku yang koyak-koyak sambil menadahkan tanganku kepada TUHAN, Allahku,
6 and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
dan kataku: "Ya Allahku, aku malu dan mendapat cela, sehingga tidak berani menengadahkan mukaku kepada-Mu, ya Allahku, karena dosa kami telah menumpuk mengatasi kepala kami dan kesalahan kami telah membubung ke langit.
7 Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
Dari zaman nenek moyang kami sampai hari ini kesalahan kami besar, dan oleh karena dosa kami maka kami sekalian dengan raja-raja dan imam-imam kami diserahkan ke dalam tangan raja-raja negeri, ke dalam kuasa pedang, ke dalam penawanan dan penjarahan, dan penghinaan di depan umum, seperti yang terjadi sekarang ini.
8 “But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
Dan sekarang, baru saja kami alami kasih karunia dari pada TUHAN, Allah kami yang meninggalkan pada kami orang-orang yang terluput, dan memberi kami tempat menetap di tempat-Nya yang kudus, sehingga Allah kami membuat mata kami bercahaya dan memberi kami sedikit kelegaan di dalam perbudakan kami.
9 We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
Karena sungguhpun kami menjadi budak, tetapi di dalam perbudakan itu kami tidak ditinggalkan Allah kami. Ia membuat kami disayangi oleh raja-raja negeri Persia, sehingga kami mendapat kelegaan untuk membangun rumah Allah kami dan menegakkan kembali reruntuhannya, dan diberi tembok pelindung di Yehuda dan di Yerusalem.
10 “Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
Tetapi sekarang, ya Allah kami, apa yang akan kami katakan sesudah semuanya itu? Karena kami telah meninggalkan perintah-Mu,
11 They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
yang Kauperintahkan dengan perantaraan hamba-hamba-Mu, para nabi itu, dengan berfirman: Negeri yang kamu masuki untuk diduduki adalah negeri yang cemar oleh karena kecemaran penduduk negeri, yakni oleh karena kekejian yang mereka lakukan dengan segala kenajisan mereka di segenap negeri itu dari ujung ke ujung.
12 They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
Jadi sekarang janganlah kamu memberikan anak-anak perempuanmu kepada anak lelaki mereka, ataupun mengambil anak-anak perempuan mereka untuk anak-anak lelakimu. Janganlah kamu mengikhtiarkan kesejahteraan dan kebahagiaan mereka untuk selama-lamanya, supaya kamu menjadi kuat, mengecap hasil tanah yang baik, dan mewariskan tanah itu kepada anak-anakmu untuk selama-lamanya.
13 “You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
Sesudah semua yang kami alami oleh sebab perbuatan kami yang jahat, dan oleh sebab kesalahan kami yang besar, sedangkan Engkau, ya Allah kami, tidak menghukum setimpal dengan dosa kami, dan masih mengaruniakan kepada kami orang-orang yang terluput sebanyak ini,
14 However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
masakan kami kembali melanggar perintah-Mu dan kawin-mengawin dengan bangsa-bangsa yang keji ini? Tidakkah Engkau akan murka kepada kami sampai kami habis binasa, sehingga tidak ada yang tinggal hidup atau terluput?
15 Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
Ya TUHAN, Allah Israel, Engkau maha benar, sebab kami masih dibiarkan tinggal sebagai orang-orang yang terluput, seperti yang terjadi sekarang ini. Lihatlah, kami menghadap hadirat-Mu dengan kesalahan kami. Bahwasanya, dalam keadaan demikian tidak mungkin orang tahan berdiri di hadapan-Mu."
