Numbers 14

1 That night, all the Israeli people cried loudly.

Lalu segenap umat itu mengeluarkan suara nyaring dan bangsa itu menangis pada malam itu.

2 The next day they all complained to Aaron and Moses/me. All the men said, “We wish that we had died in Egypt, or in this desert!

Bersungut-sungutlah semua orang Israel kepada Musa dan Harun; dan segenap umat itu berkata kepada mereka: "Ah, sekiranya kami mati di tanah Mesir, atau di padang gurun ini!

3 Why is Yahweh bringing us to this land, where we men will be killed with swords? And our wives and children will be taken away [to be slaves]. [Instead of going to Canaan]. It would be better for us to return to Egypt!”

Mengapakah TUHAN membawa kami ke negeri ini, supaya kami tewas oleh pedang, dan isteri serta anak-anak kami menjadi tawanan? Bukankah lebih baik kami pulang ke Mesir?"

4 Then [some of] them said to each other, “We should choose a leader who will take us back to Egypt!”

Dan mereka berkata seorang kepada yang lain: "Baiklah kita mengangkat seorang pemimpin, lalu pulang ke Mesir."

5 Then Aaron and Moses/I bowed down [to pray] in front of all the Israeli people who had gathered there.

Lalu sujudlah Musa dan Harun di depan mata seluruh jemaah Israel yang berkumpul di situ.

6 Joshua and Caleb, two of the men who had explored the land, tore their clothes [because they were very dismayed].

Tetapi Yosua bin Nun dan Kaleb bin Yefune, yang termasuk orang-orang yang telah mengintai negeri itu, mengoyakkan pakaiannya,

7 They said to the Israeli people, “The land that we explored is very good.

dan berkata kepada segenap umat Israel: "Negeri yang kami lalui untuk diintai itu adalah luar biasa baiknya.

8 If Yahweh is pleased with us, he will lead us into that very fertile [IDM] land, and he will give it to us.

Jika TUHAN berkenan kepada kita, maka Ia akan membawa kita masuk ke negeri itu dan akan memberikannya kepada kita, suatu negeri yang berlimpah-limpah susu dan madunya.

9 So do not rebel against Yahweh! And do not be afraid of the people in that land! We will (gobble them up/completely destroy them) [MET]! They do not have anyone who will protect them, but Yahweh will be with us [and help us]. So do not be afraid of them!”

Hanya, janganlah memberontak kepada TUHAN, dan janganlah takut kepada bangsa negeri itu, sebab mereka akan kita telan habis. Yang melindungi mereka sudah meninggalkan mereka, sedang TUHAN menyertai kita; janganlah takut kepada mereka."

10 Then all the Israeli people talked about [killing Caleb and Joshua by] throwing stones at them. But [suddenly] Yahweh’s glory appeared to them at the Sacred Tent.

Lalu segenap umat itu mengancam hendak melontari kedua orang itu dengan batu. Tetapi tampaklah kemuliaan TUHAN di Kemah Pertemuan kepada semua orang Israel.

11 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “How long will these people reject me [RHQ]? I am tired of them not believing in what I [can do], in spite of all the miracles I have performed among them [RHQ]!

TUHAN berfirman kepada Musa: "Berapa lama lagi bangsa ini menista Aku, dan berapa lama lagi mereka tidak mau percaya kepada-Ku, sekalipun sudah ada segala tanda mujizat yang Kulakukan di tengah-tengah mereka!

12 So I will cause a (plague/widespread sickness) to strike them and get rid of them. But I will cause your [descendants] to become a great nation. They will be a nation that is much greater and stronger than these people are.”

Aku akan memukul mereka dengan penyakit sampar dan melenyapkan mereka, tetapi engkau akan Kubuat menjadi bangsa yang lebih besar dan lebih kuat dari pada mereka."

13 But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, “[Please do not do that, because] the people of Egypt will hear about it! You brought these Israeli people from Egypt by your great power,

Lalu berkatalah Musa kepada TUHAN: "Jikalau hal itu kedengaran kepada orang Mesir, padahal Engkau telah menuntun bangsa ini dengan kekuatan-Mu dari tengah-tengah mereka,

14 and the people of Egypt will tell that to the [descendants of Canaan] who live in this land. Yahweh, they have already heard about you. They know that you have (been with/helped) these people and that they have seen you face-to-face. They have heard that your cloud is like a huge pillar that stays over them, and by using that cloud you lead them during the day, and the cloud becomes like a fire at night [to give them light].

mereka akan berceritera kepada penduduk negeri ini, yang telah mendengar bahwa Engkau, TUHAN, ada di tengah-tengah bangsa ini, dan bahwa Engkau, TUHAN, menampakkan diri-Mu kepada mereka dengan berhadapan muka, waktu awan-Mu berdiri di atas mereka dan waktu Engkau berjalan mendahului mereka di dalam tiang awan pada waktu siang dan di dalam tiang api pada waktu malam.

15 If you kill these people all at one time, the people-groups who have heard about your [power] will say,

Jadi jikalau Engkau membunuh bangsa ini sampai habis, maka bangsa-bangsa yang mendengar kabar tentang Engkau itu nanti berkata:

16 ‘Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land that he promised to give to them, so he killed them in the desert.’

Oleh karena TUHAN tidak berkuasa membawa bangsa ini masuk ke negeri yang dijanjikan-Nya dengan bersumpah kepada mereka, maka Ia menyembelih mereka di padang gurun.

17 “So Yahweh, now show that you are very powerful. You said,

Jadi sekarang, biarlah kiranya kekuatan TUHAN itu nyata kebesarannya, seperti yang Kaufirmankan:

18 ‘I do not quickly become angry; instead, I love people very much, and I forgive people for having sinned and having disobeyed my laws. But I will always punish [LIT] people who are guilty of doing what is wrong. When parents sin, I will punish them, but I will also punish their children and their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren and their great-great-grandchildren.’

TUHAN itu berpanjangan sabar dan kasih setia-Nya berlimpah-limpah, Ia mengampuni kesalahan dan pelanggaran, tetapi sekali-kali tidak membebaskan orang yang bersalah dari hukuman, bahkan Ia membalaskan kesalahan bapa kepada anak-anaknya, kepada keturunan yang ketiga dan keempat.

19 So, because you love people like that, forgive these people for the sins that they have committed, just like you have continued to forgive them ever since they left Egypt.”

Ampunilah kiranya kesalahan bangsa ini sesuai dengan kebesaran kasih setia-Mu, seperti Engkau telah mengampuni bangsa ini mulai dari Mesir sampai ke mari."

20 Then Yahweh replied, “I have forgiven them, as you requested me to.

Berfirmanlah TUHAN: "Aku mengampuninya sesuai dengan permintaanmu.

21 But, just as certainly as I live and that people all over the world [can see] my (glory/glorious power), [I solemnly declare this: ]

Hanya, demi Aku yang hidup dan kemuliaan TUHAN memenuhi seluruh bumi:

22 All these people saw my glory and all the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the desert, but they disobeyed me, and many times they tested [whether they could continue to do evil things without my punishing them].

Semua orang yang telah melihat kemuliaan-Ku dan tanda-tanda mujizat yang Kuperbuat di Mesir dan di padang gurun, namun telah sepuluh kali mencobai Aku dan tidak mau mendengarkan suara-Ku,

23 Because of that, not one of them will see the land that I promised their ancestors [that I would give to them]. No one who rejected me will see that land.

pastilah tidak akan melihat negeri yang Kujanjikan dengan bersumpah kepada nenek moyang mereka! Semua yang menista Aku ini tidak akan melihatnya.

24 But Caleb, who serves me [well], is different from the others. He obeys me completely. So I will bring him into that land that he has already seen, and his descendants will inherit/possess some of it.

Tetapi hamba-Ku Kaleb, karena lain jiwa yang ada padanya dan ia mengikut Aku dengan sepenuhnya, akan Kubawa masuk ke negeri yang telah dimasukinya itu, dan keturunannya akan memilikinya.

25 So, since the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who are living in the valleys [in Canaan are very strong], when you leave here tomorrow, [instead of traveling toward Canaan], go back along the road through the desert towards the Red Sea.”

Orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan diam di lembah. Sebab itu berpalinglah besok dan berangkatlah ke padang gurun, ke arah Laut Teberau."

26 Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

Lagi berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Musa dan Harun:

27 “How long will the wicked people of this nation keep complaining about me [RHQ]? I have heard everything that they have grumbled/complained against me.

"Berapa lama lagi umat yang jahat ini akan bersungut-sungut kepada-Ku? Segala sesuatu yang disungut-sungutkan orang Israel kepada-Ku telah Kudengar.

28 So now tell them this: ‘Just as certainly as I, Yahweh, live, I will do exactly what you said would happen.

Katakanlah kepada mereka: Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman TUHAN, bahwasanya seperti yang kamu katakan di hadapan-Ku, demikianlah akan Kulakukan kepadamu.

29 [I will cause] all of you to die here in this desert! Because you grumbled about me, none of you who are more than 20 years old and who were counted when Moses counted everyone

Di padang gurun ini bangkai-bangkaimu akan berhantaran, yakni semua orang di antara kamu yang dicatat, semua tanpa terkecuali yang berumur dua puluh tahun ke atas, karena kamu telah bersungut-sungut kepada-Ku.

30 will enter the land that I solemnly promised to give to you. Only Caleb and Joshua will enter that land.

Bahwasanya kamu ini tidak akan masuk ke negeri yang dengan mengangkat sumpah telah Kujanjikan akan Kuberi kamu diami, kecuali Kaleb bin Yefune dan Yosua bin Nun!

31 You said that your children would be taken from you [to become slaves], but I will take them into the land, and they will enjoy living in the land that you (rejected/said that you could not conquer).

Tentang anak-anakmu yang telah kamu katakan: Mereka akan menjadi tawanan, merekalah yang akan Kubawa masuk, supaya mereka mengenal negeri yang telah kamu hinakan itu.

32 But as for you [adults], you will die here in this desert.

Tetapi mengenai kamu, bangkai-bangkaimu akan berhantaran di padang gurun ini,

33 And like shepherds [wander around in the desert as they take care of their sheep], your children will wander around in this desert for 40 years. Because you adults were not loyal/faithful to me, your children will suffer until you all die in the desert.

dan anak-anakmu akan mengembara sebagai penggembala di padang gurun empat puluh tahun lamanya dan akan menanggung akibat ketidaksetiaan, sampai bangkai-bangkaimu habis di padang gurun.

34 You will suffer for your sins for 40 years. That will be one year for each of the 40 days that the twelve men explored Canaan land. And I will be like an enemy to you.’

Sesuai dengan jumlah hari yang kamu mengintai negeri itu, yakni empat puluh hari, satu hari dihitung satu tahun, jadi empat puluh tahun lamanya kamu harus menanggung akibat kesalahanmu, supaya kamu tahu rasanya, jika Aku berbalik dari padamu:

35 [This will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it! I will do these things to every one in this group who conspired against me. They (conspired against/decided together to reject) me here in the desert, and they will all die right here in this desert!”

Aku, TUHAN, yang berkata demikian. Sesungguhnya Aku akan melakukan semuanya itu kepada segenap umat yang jahat ini yang telah bersepakat melawan Aku. Di padang gurun ini mereka akan habis dan di sinilah mereka akan mati."

36 Then the ten men [who had explored Canaan and] who had urged the people to rebel against Yahweh by giving reports that discouraged the people

Adapun orang-orang yang telah disuruh Musa untuk mengintai negeri itu, yang sudah pulang dan menyebabkan segenap umat itu bersungut-sungut kepada Musa dengan menyampaikan kabar busuk tentang negeri itu,

37 were immediately struck with a plague/disease that Yahweh sent, and they died.

orang-orang itu mati, kena tulah di hadapan TUHAN.

38 Of the twelve men who had explored Canaan, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.

Tetapi yang tinggal hidup dari orang-orang yang telah pergi mengintai negeri itu hanyalah Yosua bin Nun dan Kaleb bin Yefune.

39 When Moses/I reported to the Israeli people what Yahweh had said, many of them were very sad.

Setelah Musa menyampaikan perkataan ini kepada semua orang Israel, maka berkabunglah bangsa itu dengan sangat.

40 So the people got up early the next morning and started to go toward the hilly area in Canaan. They said, “[We know that] we have sinned, but now we [are ready to] enter the land that Yahweh promised to give to us.”

Dan keesokan harinya bangunlah mereka pagi-pagi hendak naik ke puncak gunung sambil berkata: "Sekarang kita hendak maju ke negeri yang difirmankan TUHAN itu; memang kita telah berbuat dosa."

41 But Moses/I said, “Yahweh commanded you [to return to the desert, so] why are you now disobeying him [RHQ]? It will not (succeed/be possible).

Tetapi kata Musa: "Mengapakah kamu hendak melanggar titah TUHAN? Hal itu tidak akan berhasil.

42 Do not try to enter the land now! [If you try], your enemies will defeat you, because Yahweh will not (be with/help) you.

Janganlah maju, sebab TUHAN tidak ada di tengah-tengahmu, supaya jangan kamu dikalahkan oleh musuhmu,

43 When you begin to fight the descendants of Amalek and Canaan, they will slaughter you! Yahweh will abandon you, because you have abandoned him.”

sebab orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan ada di sana di depanmu dan kamu akan tewas oleh pedang; dari sebab kamu berbalik membelakangi TUHAN, maka TUHAN tidak akan menyertai kamu."

44 But even though Moses/I did not leave the camp, and the sacred chest that contained the Ten Commandments was not taken from the camp, the people began to go towards the hilly area in Canaan.

Meskipun demikian, mereka nekat naik ke puncak gunung itu, tetapi tabut perjanjian TUHAN dan Musa juga tidaklah meninggalkan tempat perkemahan.

45 Then the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who lived in that hilly area came down and attacked them and chased them as far [south] as [the town of] Hormah.

Lalu turunlah orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan yang mendiami pegunungan itu dan menyerang mereka; kemudian orang-orang itu mencerai-beraikan mereka sampai ke Horma.