Joel 3

1 [Yahweh says this]: “At that time [DOU], I will enable [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to prosper again.

"Sebab sesungguhnya pada hari-hari itu dan pada waktu itu, apabila Aku memulihkan keadaan Yehuda dan Yerusalem,

2 [Then] in the Valley of Judgment I will gather together [the people of] all the [other] nations; I will judge [and punish] them because they scattered my Israeli people and forced them to go to other countries. They divided up my land

Aku akan mengumpulkan segala bangsa dan akan membawa mereka turun ke lembah Yosafat; Aku akan berperkara dengan mereka di sana mengenai umat-Ku dan milik-Ku sendiri, Israel, oleh karena mereka mencerai-beraikannya ke antara bangsa-bangsa dan membagi-bagi tanah-Ku,

3 and they (threw marked stones/cast lots) to determine who would get [each of] my people. Then they sold [some of] the Israeli boys and girls [to get money to pay] for prostitutes and wine to drink.

oleh karena mereka membuang undi mengenai umat-Ku, menyerahkan seorang anak laki-laki karena seorang sundal, dan menjual seorang anak perempuan karena anggur untuk diminum.

4 You [people of] [APO] Tyre and Sidon [cities] and [you people of] the Philistia [region], I certainly have not [RHQ] done anything to harm you! [So] if you are trying to get revenge on me, I will very quickly get revenge on you.

Lagi apakah sangkut pautmu dengan Aku, hai Tirus dan Sidon dan seluruh wilayah Filistin? Apakah kamu ini hendak membalas perbuatan-Ku? Apabila kamu melakukan sesuatu terhadap Aku, maka dengan cepat, dengan segera Aku akan membalikkan perbuatanmu itu kepadamu sendiri.

5 You have taken the silver and gold and [other] things from my temple and put them in your temples.

Oleh karena kamu telah mengambil perak-Ku dan emas-Ku dan telah membawa barang-barang-Ku yang berharga yang indah-indah ke tempat-tempat ibadahmu,

6 [You dragged away] the people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and you took them far away and sold them to people in Greece.

dan telah menjual orang-orang Yehuda dan orang-orang Yerusalem kepada orang Yunani dengan maksud menjauhkan mereka dari daerah mereka.

7 But I will cause my people to want to return from the places to which you sold them, and I will do to you what you did to them.

Sesungguhnya Aku akan menggerakkan mereka dari tempat ke mana kamu menjual mereka, dan Aku akan membalikkan perbuatanmu itu ke atas kepalamu sendiri.

8 Then I will cause [some of] your sons and your daughters to be sold to the people of Judah! And [some of] them will be sold to the Sabea people-group, who live far away. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”

Aku akan menjual anak-anakmu laki-laki dan perempuan kepada orang-orang Yehuda dan mereka akan menjual anak-anakmu itu kepada orang-orang Syeba, kepada suatu bangsa yang jauh, sebab TUHAN telah mengatakannya."

9 Proclaim to the [people of all] nations, “Prepare for a war! Summon your soldiers, and tell them to stand in their battle positions.

Maklumkanlah hal ini di antara bangsa-bangsa: bersiaplah untuk peperangan, gerakkanlah para pahlawan; suruhlah semua prajurit tampil dan maju!

10 [Take] your plows and make swords from them, and [take] your pruning knives and make spears from them. [Even] the weak people must [also] be like [MET] [strong] soldiers.

Tempalah mata bajakmu menjadi pedang dan pisau-pisau pemangkasmu menjadi tombak; baiklah orang yang tidak berdaya berkata: "Aku ini pahlawan!"

11 All you [people from the] nations that are near [Judah] must come quickly and gather [in the Valley of Judgment].” But Yahweh, [when that happens], send your army [of angels to attack them]!

Bergeraklah dan datanglah, hai segala bangsa dari segenap penjuru, dan berkumpullah ke sana! Bawalah turun, ya TUHAN, pahlawan-pahlawan-M

12 The [people in] the nations near [Judah] must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There Yahweh will sit and judge [and punish] them.

Baiklah bangsa-bangsa bergerak dan maju ke lembah Yosafat, sebab di sana Aku akan duduk untuk menghakimi segala bangsa dari segenap penjuru.

13 [They are like] [MET] crops that are ready to be harvested; so [strike them like] [MET] [a farmer] swings his sickle to cut the grain. They are like [MET] grapes that are piled high in the pits where they will be pressed; because they are very wicked, [punish them severely] [MET] now, like [MET] [a farmer] tramples on the grapes until the pits are full of juice.

Ayunkanlah sabit, sebab sudah masak tuaian; marilah, iriklah, sebab sudah penuh tempat anggur; tempat-tempat pemerasan kelimpahan, sebab banyak kejahatan mereka.

14 [There will be] huge crowds of people in that Valley of Judgment. It will soon be the time that Yahweh [will punish them].

Banyak orang, banyak orang di lembah penentuan! Ya, sudah dekat hari TUHAN di lembah penentuan!

15 [At that time] there will be no light from the sun or moon, and the stars will not shine.

Matahari dan bulan menjadi gelap, dan bintang-bintang menghilangkan cahayanya.

16 From Zion [Hill] in Jerusalem Yahweh will shout, and his voice will be like thunder, and his voice will cause the sky and the earth to shake. But Yahweh will protect [MET] his people; he will be like [MET] a strong wall behind which the people of Israel will be protected.

TUHAN mengaum dari Sion, dari Yerusalem Ia memperdengarkan suara-Nya, dan langit dan bumi bergoncang. Tetapi TUHAN adalah tempat perlindungan bagi umat-Nya, dan benteng bagi orang Israel.

17 [Yahweh says], “At that time, you Israeli people will know that I am Yahweh, your God. I live on Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred [city], and [soldiers from] other countries will never conquer it again.

"Maka kamu akan mengetahui bahwa Aku, TUHAN, adalah Allahmu, yang diam di Sion, gunung-Ku yang kudus. Dan Yerusalem akan menjadi kudus, dan orang-orang luar tidak akan melintasinya lagi.

18 At that time, there will be vineyards covering [MTY] the hills, and [your cattle and goats on] those hills will produce plenty of milk. The streams in Judah will never dry up. And a stream will flow from my temple into the Acacia Valley [northeast of the Dead Sea].

Pada waktu itu akan terjadi, bahwa gunung-gunung akan meniriskan anggur baru, bukit-bukit akan mengalirkan susu, dan segala sungai Yehuda akan mengalirkan air; mata air akan terbit dari rumah TUHAN dan akan membasahi lembah Sitim.

19 [The armies of] Egypt and Edom attacked the people of Judah and killed [MTY] many people who had not done anything that was wrong. So [now] those countries will become deserts,

Mesir akan menjadi sunyi sepi, dan Edom akan menjadi padang gurun tandus, oleh sebab kekerasan terhadap keturunan Yehuda, oleh karena mereka telah menumpahkan darah orang yang tak bersalah di tanahnya.

20 but there will always be people living in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judea.

Tetapi Yehuda tetap didiami untuk selama-lamanya dan Yerusalem turun-temurun.

21 [I], Yahweh, live on Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], and I will get revenge on the people [of Egypt and Edom] who killed [MTY] [many of my people].”

Aku akan membalas darah mereka yang belum Kubalas; TUHAN tetap diam di Sion."