< Jeremiah 39 >

1 After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
Ketika Yerusalem direbut--dalam tahun yang kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia, raja Yehuda, dalam bulan yang kesepuluh, telah datang Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, beserta segenap tentaranya untuk mengepung Yerusalem;
2 One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
dalam tahun yang kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia, dalam bulan yang keempat, pada tanggal sembilan bulan itu, terbelahlah tembok kota itu--
3 Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
maka datanglah para perwira raja Babel itu, lalu mengambil tempat di pintu gerbang tengah, mereka itu ialah Nergal-Sarezer, pembesar dari Sin-Magir, panglima, dan Nebusyazban, kepala istana, dan para perwira lainnya dari raja Babel.
4 When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
Melihat mereka semuanya maka Zedekia, raja Yehuda, dengan semua tentara melarikan diri, meninggalkan kota itu pada waktu malam dengan mengambil jalan taman raja, dengan melalui pintu gerbang antara kedua tembok; kemudian mereka berjalan menuju Araba-Yordan.
5 But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Tetapi tentara Kasdim itu mengejar mereka dan menyusul Zedekia di dataran Yerikho; mereka menangkap dia dan membawa dia ke Ribla di tanah Hamat, kepada Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, yang menjatuhkan hukuman atas dia.
6 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
Raja Babel menyuruh menyembelih anak-anak Zedekia di depan matanya di Ribla; juga semua pembesar Yehuda disembelih oleh raja Babel.
7 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
Kemudian mata Zedekia dibutakannya, lalu ia dibelenggu dengan rantai tembaga untuk dibawa ke Babel.
8 [Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
Orang-orang Kasdim membakar istana raja dan perumahan rakyat dengan api, lalu mereka merobohkan tembok-tembok Yerusalem.
9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
Kemudian Nebuzaradan, kepala pasukan pengawal, mengangkut ke dalam pembuangan ke Babel sisa-sisa rakyat yang masih tinggal di kota itu dan para pembelot yang menyeberang ke pihaknya dan sisa-sisa para pekerja tangan.
10 But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
Tetapi sebagian dari rakyat, yakni orang-orang miskin yang tidak mempunyai apa-apa, ditinggalkan di tanah Yehuda oleh Nebuzaradan, kepala pasukan pengawal. Pada waktu itu juga diberikannyalah kebun-kebun anggur dan ladang-ladang kepada mereka.
11 King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
Mengenai Yeremia, Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, telah memberi perintah dengan perantaraan Nebuzaradan, kepala pasukan pengawal, bunyinya:
12 “Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
"Bawalah dan perhatikanlah dia, janganlah apa-apakan dia, melainkan haruslah kaulakukan kepadanya sesuai dengan permintaannya kepadamu!"
13 So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
Maka Nebuzaradan, kepala pasukan pengawal, beserta Nebusyazban, kepala istana, dan Nergal-Sarezer, panglima, dan semua perwira tinggi raja Babel, mengutus orang--
14 sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
mereka menyuruh mengambil Yeremia dari pelataran penjagaan, lalu menyerahkannya kepada Gedalya bin Ahikam bin Safan untuk membebaskannya, supaya pulang ke rumah. Demikianlah Yeremia tinggal di tengah-tengah rakyat.
15 While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
Selagi Yeremia masih terkurung di pelataran penjagaan, firman TUHAN datang kepadanya, bunyinya:
16 “Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
"Pergilah kepada Ebed-Melekh, orang Etiopia itu dan katakanlah kepadanya: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam, Allah Israel: Sesungguhnya, firman-Ku terhadap kota ini akan Kulaksanakan untuk kemalangan dan bukan untuk kebaikannya, dan semuanya itu akan terjadi di depan matamu pada waktu itu juga.
17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
Pada waktu itu juga, demikianlah firman TUHAN, Aku akan melepaskan engkau, dan engkau tidak akan diserahkan ke dalam tangan orang-orang yang kautakuti,
18 You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
tetapi dengan pasti Aku akan meluputkan engkau: engkau tidak akan rebah oleh pedang; nyawamu akan menjadi jarahan bagimu, sebab engkau percaya kepada-Ku, demikianlah firman TUHAN."

< Jeremiah 39 >