Jeremiah 6
1 “You people in Jerusalem who are from [the tribe of] Benjamin, flee from this city! Blow the trumpets in Tekoa [city south of Jerusalem]! Send up a [smoke] signal in Beth-Haccherem [town] [to warn the people of the coming danger]! A powerful [army] will come from the north, and they will cause great destruction.
Larilah mengungsi, hai orang-orang Benyamin, dari tengah-tengah Yerusalem! Tiuplah sangkakala di Tekoa, dan naikkanlah asap sebagai tanda di atas Bet-Kerem! Sebab malapetaka telah mengintai dari utara, yakni suatu kehancuran besar.
2 Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
Adakah puteri Sion sama seperti padang yang paling disukai,
3 [Enemy kings, not] shepherds [MET], will come [with their armies] and set up their tents around the city, and each [king will choose a part of the city for his soldiers to destroy like] [MET] shepherds divide their pastures for their flocks of sheep.
sehingga gembala-gembala mendatanginya beserta kawanan ternak mereka? Mereka telah memasang kemah-kemahnya sekelilingnya, masing-masing memakan habis apa yang didapatnya.
4 [The kings will tell their troops], “Get ready for the battle. We should attack them before noontime. But [if we arrive there late in the afternoon] when the shadows are becoming long,
"Persiapkanlah perang melawan dia; ayo, marilah kita maju menyerang pada tengah hari!" "Celakalah kita, sebab matahari sudah lingsir, bayang-bayang senja hari sudah memanjang!"
5 we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
"Ayo, marilah kita maju menyerang pada waktu malam dan merusakkan puri-purinya!"
6 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, says this: “[I will command those soldiers to] cut down the trees [outside Jerusalem] and to build dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [in order that they can enter the city]. This city must be punished because everyone there continually oppresses others.
Sebab beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: "Tebanglah pohon-pohonnya dan timbunlah tanah menjadi tembok terhadap Yerusalem! Itulah kota yang harus dihukum! Hanya penindasan saja di dalamnya!
7 [It is as though] the wicked things that the people do pour out of the city like [SIM] water flows out of a spring. [The noise from people doing] violent and destructive actions is heard everywhere. I continually see [people who are] suffering and wounded.
Seperti mata air meluapkan airnya, demikianlah kota itu meluapkan kejahatannya. Kekerasan dan aniaya terdengar di dalamnya, luka dan pukulan selalu ada Kulihat.
8 Listen to what I am warning you, [you people of] [APO] Jerusalem, because if you do not listen, I will reject you and cause your land to become desolate, a land where no one lives.”
Terimalah penghajaran, hai Yerusalem, supaya Aku jangan menarik diri dari padamu, supaya Aku jangan membuat engkau sunyi sepi, menjadi negeri yang tidak berpenduduk!"
9 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, also says this: “[I will tell your enemies] to cause your country to become as desolate [SIM] as a vineyard from which all the grapes have been completely stripped from the vines. [Their soldiers will seize the possessions of] those who remain in Israel [after the others have been exiled] like [SIM] farmers go to the vines again to pick any grapes [that were (left/not picked)].”
Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: "Petiklah habis-habisan sisa-sisa orang Israel seperti pokok anggur dipetik habis-habisan. Kembalilah seperti pemetik buah anggur dengan tanganmu mencari-cari buah pada ranting-rantingnya."
10 [Then I said, “If I speak to the Israeli people] to warn them, (who will listen to me?/No one will listen to me.) [RHQ] [It is as though] their ears are closed, [and as a result] they cannot hear [what I say]. They scorn Yahweh’s messages; they do not want to listen to them at all.
Kepada siapakah aku harus berbicara dan bersaksi, supaya mereka mau memperhatikan? Sungguh, telinga mereka tidak bersunat, mereka tidak dapat mendengar! Sungguh, firman TUHAN menjadi cemoohan bagi mereka, mereka tidak menyukainya!
11 So [now] I am extremely angry, like Yahweh is angry, and I cannot restrain it any longer.” [So] Yahweh said [to me], “Tell everyone that you are very angry with them. Tell the children in the streets and the young men who gather together. Tell the men and their wives; tell the very old people [DOU], also.
Tetapi aku penuh dengan kehangatan murka TUHAN, aku telah payah menahannya, harus menumpahkannya kepada bayi di jalan, dan kepada kumpulan teruna bersama-sama. Sesungguhnya, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan akan ditangkap, baik orang yang tua maupun orang yang sudah lanjut usianya.
12 [Tell the men that] I will give their houses to [their enemies], and I will give their property/fields and their wives to them, also, when I punish [IDM] the people who live in this land.
Rumah-rumah mereka akan beralih kepada orang lain, bersama ladang-ladang dan isteri-isteri mereka. --"Sesungguhnya, Aku mengacungkan tangan-Ku melawan penduduk negeri ini, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
13 Everyone is trying to get money by tricking others, from the most [important people] to the least [important people]; even the prophets and the priests are trying to deceive [people to get money].
Sesungguhnya, dari yang kecil sampai yang besar di antara mereka, semuanya mengejar untung, baik nabi maupun imam semuanya melakukan tipu.
14 [They act as though the sins of my people are like] [MET] small wounds that they do not need to put bandages on. They continually [greet people by] saying ‘I hope things are going well with you,’ when things are not going well.
Mereka mengobati luka umat-Ku dengan memandangnya ringan, katanya: Damai sejahtera! Damai sejahtera!, tetapi tidak ada damai sejahtera.
15 They should be [RHQ] ashamed about the disgusting things that they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They do not [even] know how to (blush/show on their faces that they are ashamed). So, they also will be among those who will be killed. They will be destroyed when I punish them.”
Seharusnya mereka merasa malu, sebab mereka melakukan kejijikan; tetapi mereka sama sekali tidak merasa malu dan tidak kenal noda mereka. Sebab itu mereka akan rebah di antara orang-orang yang rebah; mereka akan tersandung jatuh pada waktu Aku menghukum mereka, firman TUHAN."
16 This is [also] what Yahweh said [to the Israeli people]: “Stand at the crossroads and look [at the people who pass by]. Ask them what was the good behavior [that their ancestors had] long ago. [And when they tell you], behave that way. If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.” But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’
Beginilah firman TUHAN: "Ambillah tempatmu di jalan-jalan dan lihatlah, tanyakanlah jalan-jalan yang dahulu kala, di manakah jalan yang baik, tempuhlah itu, dengan demikian jiwamu mendapat ketenangan. Tetapi mereka berkata: Kami tidak mau menempuhnya!
17 I sent [my prophets who were like] [MET] watchmen. They said, ‘Listen carefully when we blow the trumpets [to warn you that your enemies are approaching],’ but you said, ‘[No], we do not want to listen.’
Juga aku mengangkat atas mereka penjaga-penjaga, firman-Ku: Perhatikanlah bunyi sangkakala! Tetapi mereka berkata: Kami tidak mau memperhatikannya!
18 Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
Sebab itu dengarlah, hai bangsa-bangsa, dan ketahuilah, hai jemaat, apa yang akan terjadi atas mereka!
19 Listen, all of you! I am going to cause the [Israeli] people to experience disasters. That is what will happen to them because they have refused to listen to what I told them. They have refused to obey my laws.
Dengarlah, hai bumi! Sungguh, ke atas bangsa ini Aku akan mendatangkan malapetaka, akibat dari rancangan-rancangan mereka, sebab mereka tidak memperhatikan perkataan-perkataan-Ku dan menolak pengajaran-Ku.
20 [You Israeli people], when you burn frankincense that came from [far away in] Sheba, and [when you offer to me] sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, I will not [RHQ] be pleased with your sacrifices. I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; I am not pleased with [any of] your sacrifices.
Apakah gunanya bagi-Ku kamu bawa kemenyan dari Syeba dan tebu yang baik dari negeri yang jauh? Aku tidak berkenan kepada korban-korban bakaranmu dan korban-korban sembelihanmu tidak menyenangkan hati-Ku.
21 Therefore, I will put obstacles on the roads on which my people will travel. Men and their sons and people’s neighbors and friends will stumble over those obstacles and fall down; everyone will die.”
Sebab itu beginilah firman TUHAN: Sungguh, Aku akan menaruh batu sandungan di depan bangsa ini, supaya mereka jatuh tersandung oleh karenanya; bapa-bapa serta dengan anak-anak, tetangga dan temannya, semuanya akan binasa."
22 Yahweh [also] says this: “You will see a [huge] army marching [towards you] from the north. [An army of] a great nation very far away is preparing [to attack you].
Beginilah firman TUHAN: "Sesungguhnya, suatu bangsa akan datang dari tanah utara, suatu suku bangsa yang besar akan bergerak maju dari ujung bumi.
23 They have bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. As they ride along on their horses, the horses’ feet sound like the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you people of Jerusalem.”
Mereka memakai panah dan tombak; mereka bengis, tidak kenal belas kasihan. Suara mereka gemuruh seperti laut, mereka mengendarai kuda, berlengkap seperti orang maju berperang, menyerang engkau, hai puteri Sion!"
24 [The people of Jerusalem say], “We have heard reports about the enemy; [so] we are very frightened, with the result that we feel weak. We are very afraid, and worried, like [SIM] women who are about to give birth to babies.
Kami telah mendengar kabarnya, tangan kami sudah menjadi lemah lesu; kesesakan telah menyergap kami, kami kesakitan seperti perempuan yang melahirkan.
25 [So one person says to another], ‘Do not go out into the fields! Do not go on the roads, because the enemy [soldiers] have swords [and they are everywhere]; they are coming from all directions, and we are extremely afraid.’”
"Janganlah keluar ke padang, dan janganlah berjalan di jalan, sebab pedang musuh mengamuk--kegentaran datang dari segala jurusan!"
26 [So I say], “My dear people, put on (sackcloth/rough clothes) and sit in ashes [to show that you are sorry for your sins]. Mourn and cry very much, like [SIM] [a woman would cry] if her only son had died, because your enemies are very near, and they are going to destroy [everything].”
Hai puteri bangsaku, kenakanlah kain kabung, dan berguling-gulinglah dalam debu! Berkabunglah seperti menangisi seorang anak tunggal, merataplah dengan pahit pedih! Sebab sekonyong-konyong akan datang si pembinasa menyerangmu.
27 [Then Yahweh said to me], “[Jeremiah], I have caused you to become [like] [MET] someone who heats metal very hot [to completely burn the impurities]. You will examine my people’s behavior.
Aku telah mengangkat engkau di antara umat-Ku sebagai penguji, engkau harus tahu bagaimana menyelidikinya, dan harus menguji tingkah langkah mereka.
28 You will find out that they are very stubborn rebels, they are always slandering others. [Their inner beings] are as hard as bronze or iron; they all [continually] deceive others.
Semua mereka adalah pendurhaka belaka, berjalan kian kemari sebagai pemfitnah; sekaliannya mereka berlaku busuk!
29 [A metalworker causes] the bellows to blow very hard to [make the fire very hot to] completely burn up the impurities [MET]. [But just as] a fire does not cause all the waste material to run off, it is impossible to separate [the righteous people from the wicked people, and punish only] the wicked people.
Puputan sudah mengembus, tetapi yang keluar dari api hanya timah hitam, tembaga dan besi. Sia-sia orang melebur terus-menerus, tetapi orang-orang yang jahat tidak terpisahkan.
30 [I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
Sebutkanlah mereka perak yang ditolak, sebab TUHAN telah menolak mereka!
