Isaiah 40
1 Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
Hiburkanlah, hiburkanlah umat-Ku, demikian firman Allahmu,
2 Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
tenangkanlah hati Yerusalem dan serukanlah kepadanya, bahwa perhambaannya sudah berakhir, bahwa kesalahannya telah diampuni, sebab ia telah menerima hukuman dari tangan TUHAN dua kali lipat karena segala dosanya.
3 I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
Ada suara yang berseru-seru: "Persiapkanlah di padang gurun jalan untuk TUHAN, luruskanlah di padang belantara jalan raya bagi Allah kita!
4 Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
Setiap lembah harus ditutup, dan setiap gunung dan bukit diratakan; tanah yang berbukit-bukit harus menjadi tanah yang rata, dan tanah yang berlekuk-lekuk menjadi dataran;
5 [If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
maka kemuliaan TUHAN akan dinyatakan dan seluruh umat manusia akan melihatnya bersama-sama; sungguh, TUHAN sendiri telah mengatakannya."
6 Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
Ada suara yang berkata: "Berserulah!" Jawabku: "Apakah yang harus kuserukan?" "Seluruh umat manusia adalah seperti rumput dan semua semaraknya seperti bunga di padang.
7 Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
Rumput menjadi kering, bunga menjadi layu, apabila TUHAN menghembusnya dengan nafas-Nya. Sesungguhnyalah bangsa itu seperti rumput.
8 The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
Rumput menjadi kering, bunga menjadi layu, tetapi firman Allah kita tetap untuk selama-lamanya."
9 You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
Hai Sion, pembawa kabar baik, naiklah ke atas gunung yang tinggi! Hai Yerusalem, pembawa kabar baik, nyaringkanlah suaramu kuat-kuat, nyaringkanlah suaramu, jangan takut! Katakanlah kepada kota-kota Yehuda: "Lihat, itu Allahmu!"
10 Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
Lihat, itu Tuhan ALLAH, Ia datang dengan kekuatan dan dengan tangan-Nya Ia berkuasa. Lihat, mereka yang menjadi upah jerih payah-Nya ada bersama-sama Dia, dan mereka yang diperoleh-Nya berjalan di hadapan-Nya.
11 He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
Seperti seorang gembala Ia menggembalakan kawanan ternak-Nya dan menghimpunkannya dengan tangan-Nya; anak-anak domba dipangku-Nya, induk-induk domba dituntun-Nya dengan hati-hati.
12 [There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
Siapa yang menakar air laut dengan lekuk tangannya dan mengukur langit dengan jengkal, menyukat debu tanah dengan takaran, menimbang gunung-gunung dengan dacing, atau bukit-bukit dengan neraca?
13 And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
Siapa yang dapat mengatur Roh TUHAN atau memberi petunjuk kepada-Nya sebagai penasihat?
14 (Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
Kepada siapa TUHAN meminta nasihat untuk mendapat pengertian, dan siapa yang mengajar TUHAN untuk menjalankan keadilan, atau siapa mengajar Dia pengetahuan dan memberi Dia petunjuk supaya Ia bertindak dengan pengertian?
15 [Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
Sesungguhnya, bangsa-bangsa adalah seperti setitik air dalam timba dan dianggap seperti sebutir debu pada neraca. Sesungguhnya, pulau-pulau tidak lebih dari abu halus beratnya.
16 There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
Libanon tidak mencukupi bagi kayu api dan margasatwanya tidak mencukupi bagi korban bakaran.
17 The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
Segala bangsa seperti tidak ada di hadapan-Nya mereka dianggap-Nya hampa dan sia-sia saja.
18 So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
Jadi dengan siapa hendak kamu samakan Allah, dan apa yang dapat kamu anggap serupa dengan Dia?
19 Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
Patungkah? Tukang besi menuangnya, dan pandai emas melapisinya dengan emas, membuat rantai-rantai perak untuknya.
20 A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
Orang yang mendirikan arca, memilih kayu yang tidak lekas busuk, mencari tukang yang ahli untuk menegakkan patung yang tidak lekas goyang.
21 Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
Tidakkah kamu tahu? Tidakkah kamu dengar? Tidakkah diberitahukan kepadamu dari mulanya? Tidakkah kamu mengerti dari sejak dasar bumi diletakkan?
22 God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
Dia yang bertakhta di atas bulatan bumi yang penduduknya seperti belalang; Dia yang membentangkan langit seperti kain dan memasangnya seperti kemah kediaman!
23 He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
Dia yang membuat pembesar-pembesar menjadi tidak ada dan yang menjadikan hakim-hakim dunia sia-sia saja!
24 They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
Baru saja mereka ditanam, baru saja mereka ditaburkan, baru saja cangkok mereka berakar di dalam tanah, sudah juga Ia meniup kepada mereka, sehingga mereka kering dan diterbangkan oleh badai seperti jerami.
25 The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
Dengan siapa hendak kamu samakan Aku, seakan-akan Aku seperti dia? firman Yang Mahakudus.
26 Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
Arahkanlah matamu ke langit dan lihatlah: siapa yang menciptakan semua bintang itu dan menyuruh segenap tentara mereka keluar, sambil memanggil nama mereka sekaliannya? Satupun tiada yang tak hadir, oleh sebab Ia maha kuasa dan maha kuat.
27 You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
Mengapakah engkau berkata demikian, hai Yakub, dan berkata begini, hai Israel: "Hidupku tersembunyi dari TUHAN, dan hakku tidak diperhatikan Allahku?"
28 Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
Tidakkah kautahu, dan tidakkah kaudengar? TUHAN ialah Allah kekal yang menciptakan bumi dari ujung ke ujung; Ia tidak menjadi lelah dan tidak menjadi lesu, tidak terduga pengertian-Nya.
29 He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
Dia memberi kekuatan kepada yang lelah dan menambah semangat kepada yang tiada berdaya.
30 Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
Orang-orang muda menjadi lelah dan lesu dan teruna-teruna jatuh tersandung,
31 But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
tetapi orang-orang yang menanti-nantikan TUHAN mendapat kekuatan baru: mereka seumpama rajawali yang naik terbang dengan kekuatan sayapnya; mereka berlari dan tidak menjadi lesu, mereka berjalan dan tidak menjadi lelah.
