Zechariah 10

1 Ask Yahweh to cause rain to fall (in the springtime/before the hot season starts), [because] he is the one who makes the clouds [from which the rain falls]. He causes showers to fall on us, and he causes crops to grow well in the fields.

Jika musim semi tiba, mintalah hujan kepada TUHAN. Maka TUHAN akan mengumpulkan awan mendung, dan menurunkan hujan lebat sehingga ladang-ladang menjadi hijau dan segar bagi semua orang.

2 [What people think that] the idols in their houses suggest [is only] nonsense, and people who [say that they can] interpret dreams tell [only] lies. When they [tell people things to] comfort [them, what they say] is useless, so the people [who (consult/trust in) them] are like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no [one to protect them] [like] [MET] a shepherd [protects his sheep].

Orang-orang minta petunjuk kepada berhala-berhala dan para peramal, tetapi jawaban-jawaban yang mereka dapat adalah dusta serta omong kosong belaka. Ada yang menerangkan mimpi, tetapi keterangan mereka hanya menyesatkan kamu, dan hiburan yang diberikannya tak ada artinya. Sebab itu rakyat tercerai-berai seperti domba. Mereka merana karena tidak punya pemimpin.

3 [Yahweh says, ] “I am angry with the leaders [MET] of my people, and I will punish them. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, take care of my people, the people of Judah, [like a shepherd takes care of his] [MET] flock, and I will cause them to be like [SIM] proud/powerful war horses.

TUHAN berkata, "Aku marah sekali kepada penguasa yang memerintah umat-Ku, dan mereka akan Kuhukum. Tetapi penduduk Yehuda adalah milik-Ku, dan Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa akan memelihara mereka. Mereka akan Kujadikan kuda perang yang perkasa bagi-Ku.

4 From Judah will come rulers [who will be very important], [like] [MET] a cornerstone is [the most important stone for a house], [like] [MET] a tent peg [is very important for a tent], [like] [MET] a bow [is very important for (an archer/a man who shoots arrows]).

Dari antara mereka akan Kupilih penguasa, pemimpin, dan panglima yang akan memerintah umat-Ku."

5 They will all be like [SIM] mighty warriors trampling [their enemies] in the mud during a battle. [I, ] Yahweh, will be with them, so they will fight and defeat their enemies who ride on horses.

Penduduk Yehuda akan menang seperti pejuang-pejuang yang menginjak-injak musuh bagai lumpur di jalanan. Mereka akan berjuang karena Aku, TUHAN membantu mereka, dan pasukan musuh yang menunggang kuda akan mereka kalahkan semua.

6 I will cause the people [MTY] of Judah to become strong, and I will rescue the people [MTY] of Israel. I will bring them back [from the countries to which they were (exiled/forced to go)]; [I will do that] because I pity them. Then they will be as though I had not abandoned them, because I am Yahweh, their God, and I will answer them [when they pray for help].

"Penduduk Yehuda akan Kukuatkan, umat Israel akan Kuselamatkan. Kubawa mereka kembali ke negerinya karena Aku sayang kepada mereka. Akan Kuperlakukan mereka seperti bangsa yang tak pernah Kuingkari. Akulah TUHAN Allah mereka, segala doanya akan Kuperhatikan lagi.

7 The people of Israel will be like [SIM] strong soldiers; they will be as happy as [people who have drunk a lot of] wine. Their children will see [their fathers being very happy], and they [also] will be happy because of what Yahweh [has done for them].

Umat Israel akan seperti pahlawan yang kuat, seperti orang yang minum anggur, mereka akan gembira. Keturunan mereka dari zaman ke zaman tak akan melupakan kemenangan ini yang Kuberikan. Mereka akan bersukacita karena perbuatan-Ku bagi mereka.

8 I will signal for my people [to return from (being exiled/other countries)], and I will gather them together [in their own country]. I will rescue them, and they will become very numerous like [they were] previously.

Umat-Ku akan Kupanggil dan Kukumpulkan menjadi satu. Mereka Kubebaskan dan Kubuat sebanyak dahulu.

9 I have caused them to be scattered among many people-groups, but in those distant countries they will think about me again. They and their children will remain alive and return [to Judah].

Meskipun Kusebar mereka ke tengah bangsa-bangsa, mereka akan tetap mengingat Aku di sana. Mereka akan selamat, begitu juga anak-anaknya dan akan pulang bersama-sama ke negerinya.

10 I will bring them [back] from Egypt and from Assyria; I will bring them [back] from the Gilead and Lebanon [regions], and there will hardly be enough [HYP] space for them all [to live in Judah].

Dari Mesir dan Asyur, mereka akan Kupulangkan. Di negerinya sendiri mereka akan Kutempatkan. Kubawa mereka ke Gilead dan Libanon juga, sehingga seluruh negeri penuh dengan mereka.

11 They will endure/experience many difficulties [as though they were walking] [MET] through a sea, but [I] will calm the waves of the sea; the Nile [River which is usually] deep will dry up. [I] will defeat the proud [soldiers of] Assyria, and [I will cause] Egypt to no longer be powerful [MTY].

Bila mereka menyeberangi lautan kesukaran, Aku, TUHAN akan memukul gelombang-gelombang; maka dasar Sungai Nil menjadi kering kerontang. Bangsa Asyur yang sombong akan direndahkan, dan Mesir yang perkasa akan kehilangan kekuasaan.

12 I will enable my people to be strong, and they will honor me and obey [IDM] me. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”

Aku akan menguatkan umat-Ku, mereka akan taat dan berbakti kepada-Ku. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."