< Jeremiah 26 >
1 Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:
Segera setelah Yoyakim putra Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda,
2 “This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.
TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Pergilah berdiri di pelataran Rumah-Ku dan berbicaralah kepada penduduk Yehuda yang datang beribadat di situ. Sampaikanlah kepada mereka semua yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu untuk diberitahukan kepada mereka. Jangan kurangi sedikit pun.
3 [If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.
Barangkali bangsa itu mau mendengarkan, lalu berhenti berbuat jahat, sehingga Aku mengurungkan niat-Ku untuk mencelakakan mereka sesuai dengan perbuatan mereka yang jahat."
4 Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
TUHAN menyuruh aku mengatakan begini kepada mereka, "Aku, TUHAN, sudah memerintahkan supaya kamu taat kepada-Ku dan menjalankan hukum-hukum yang telah Kuberikan kepadamu.
Kamu harus pula mendengarkan apa yang dikatakan oleh hamba-hamba-Ku, para nabi yang terus-menerus Kuutus kepadamu. Tapi kamu tidak mau mendengarkan mereka.
6 I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”
Jika kamu tetap membangkang, rumah ibadat ini akan Kuperlakukan seperti Silo, sehingga segala bangsa di dunia memakai nama kota Yerusalem ini sebagai kutukan."
7 [When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.
Semua yang kukatakan di Rumah TUHAN itu didengar oleh para imam, para nabi dan rakyat.
8 But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!
Segera setelah aku selesai mengumumkan semua pesan TUHAN seperti yang diperintahkan-Nya, mereka menangkap aku sambil berteriak, "Kau harus mati!
9 Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.
Berani benar engkau mengatakan atas nama TUHAN bahwa Rumah-Nya ini akan menjadi seperti Silo, dan bahwa kota ini akan dimusnahkan dan menjadi tempat yang tidak didiami lagi." Lalu aku dikerumuni orang banyak.
10 When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].
Ketika pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Yehuda mendengar apa yang telah terjadi, mereka cepat-cepat keluar dari istana raja lalu pergi ke Rumah TUHAN, dan duduk di Pintu Gerbang Baru.
11 The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”
Para imam dan nabi-nabi berkata kepada pejabat-pejabat itu dan kepada rakyat, "Orang ini patut dihukum mati karena ia telah mengeluarkan kata-kata yang menentang kota kita ini. Kamu sendiri sudah mendengarnya."
12 Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.
Lalu aku berkata, "Tuhanlah yang menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan yang menentang Rumah TUHAN dan kota ini seperti yang kamu dengar.
13 But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.
Sebab itu ubahlah cara hidupmu dan perbuatan-perbuatanmu; taatilah TUHAN Allahmu, supaya Ia mengurungkan niat-Nya untuk mencelakakan kamu.
14 As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.
Mengenai diriku, memang ada dalam kuasamu untuk melakukan apa saja menurut kemauanmu.
15 [But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”
Tapi ingat, kalau kamu membunuh aku, kamu dan penduduk kota ini akan menanggung kesalahan atas pembunuhan terhadap orang yang tidak bersalah. Sebab, Tuhanlah yang mengutus aku untuk memberi peringatan itu kepadamu."
16 Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”
Maka para pejabat pemerintah dan rakyat berkata kepada imam-imam dan nabi-nabi itu, "Orang ini berbicara atas nama TUHAN Allah kita; tidak patut ia dihukum mati."
17 Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].
Setelah itu beberapa di antara para pemimpin bangsa tampil ke depan dan berkata kepada orang-orang yang berkumpul di situ,
18 They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’
"Ketika Hizkia menjadi raja Yehuda, Nabi Mikha dari Moresyet menyampaikan kepada rakyat perkataan ini dari TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, 'Sion akan dibajak seperti ladang, Yerusalem akan menjadi timbunan reruntuhan, dan bukit Rumah TUHAN akan menjadi hutan.'
19 But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”
Tapi Raja Hizkia dan orang Yehuda tidak membunuh Mikha. Hizkia justru takut kepada TUHAN dan minta dikasihani. Maka TUHAN menarik kembali ancaman-Nya untuk mencelakakan mereka. Dan sekarang, hampir saja kita ini mendatangkan celaka yang besar atas diri kita."
20 [At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.
Pernah juga seorang lain berbicara menentang kota dan bangsa ini atas nama TUHAN, seperti yang kulakukan. Orang itu bernama Uria anak Semaya dari Kiryat-Yearim.
21 When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.
Ketika Raja Yoyakim bersama perwira-perwiranya dan para pejabat pemerintah mendengar ucapan-ucapan Uria, raja berusaha membunuh dia. Tapi Uria mendengar hal itu lalu menjadi takut dan lari ke Mesir.
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.
Tapi Raja Yoyakim menyuruh Elnatan anak Akhbor bersama beberapa orang lain pergi ke Mesir dan mengambil Uria.
23 They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
Lalu mereka membawa dia kembali kepada Raja Yoyakim. Kemudian raja menyuruh membunuh dia, dan mayatnya dibuang di pekuburan umum.
24 However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.
Tapi sekarang berkat pertolongan Ahikam anak Safan, aku Yeremia tidak diserahkan kepada rakyat untuk dibunuh.