Zechariah 5
1 I looked up again, and I saw a scroll that was flying [through the air].
Aku melayangkan mataku pula, maka aku melihat: tampak sebuah gulungan kitab yang terbang.
2 The angel asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a flying scroll that is [huge], (10 yards/9 meters) long and (5 yards/4.5 meters) wide.”
Berkatalah ia kepadaku: "Apa yang engkau lihat?" Jawabku: "Aku melihat sebuah gulungan kitab yang terbang; panjangnya dua puluh hasta dan lebarnya sepuluh hasta."
3 Then he said to me, “On this scroll is written the [words that Yahweh is speaking to] curse the entire country. On [one side of] the scroll it is written that every thief will be banished. On [the other side] it is written that everyone who tells a lie when he is solemnly promising to tell the truth will also be banished from the country.
Lalu ia berkata kepadaku: "Inilah sumpah serapah yang keluar menimpa seluruh negeri; sebab menurut sumpah serapah itu setiap pencuri di sini masih bebas dari hukuman, dan setiap orang yang bersumpah palsu di sini juga masih bebas dari hukuman.
4 The Commander of the armies of angels says, ‘I will send [copies of] this scroll to the places where thieves live and to the houses of those who use my name when they solemnly promise to tell the truth. [The copies of] this scroll will stay in their houses, until those houses and all their wood and stones are destroyed.’”
Aku telah menyuruhnya keluar, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, supaya itu masuk ke dalam rumah pencuri dan ke dalam rumah orang yang bersumpah palsu demi nama-Ku, dan supaya itu bermalam di dalam rumah mereka dan memusnahkannya, baik kayunya maupun batu-batunya."
5 Then the angel who had been talking to me came closer to me and said, “Look up and see what is appearing!”
Tampillah malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu, katanya kepadaku: "Cobalah layangkan matamu dan lihatlah apa yang muncul itu!"
6 I asked him, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a big basket [for measuring grain]. But it represents the sins that everyone in this nation has committed.”
Lalu tanyaku: "Apa itu?" Jawabnya: "Yang muncul itu sebuah gantang!" Lagi katanya: "Inilah kejahatan mereka di seluruh negeri!"
7 Then [the angel] lifted the basket’s cover, [which was made] of lead. There was a woman sitting inside the basket!
Lihat, tutup timah gantang itu telah terangkat, dan seorang perempuan duduk di dalamnya!
8 The angel said, “She represents the wicked things [that people do].” Then the angel pushed her back into the basket and closed the very heavy lid [again].
Kemudian berkatalah ia: "Itulah kefasikan!" Lalu didorongnyalah perempuan itu kembali ke dalam gantang dan dibantingnyalah batu timah itu ke mulut gantang.
9 Then I looked up and saw two women in front of me. They [were flying toward us], with their wings spread out in the wind. Their wings were [large], like [SIM] storks’ wings. They lifted the big basket up into the sky.
Lalu aku melayangkan mataku dan aku melihat: tampak tampil dua orang perempuan yang sayapnya didorong oleh angin. Adapun sayap mereka adalah sayap seperti burung ranggung. Mereka mengangkut gantang itu di antara bumi dan langit.
10 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Where are they taking that basket?”
Bertanyalah aku kepada malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu: "Ke mana mereka membawa gantang itu?"
11 He replied, “[They are taking it] to Babylonia to build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, they will set the basket there on a pedestal [for people to worship it].”
Jawabnya kepadaku: "Ke tanah Sinear, untuk mendirikan sebuah rumah bagi perempuan itu. Dan apabila itu selesai, maka mereka akan menempatkan dia di sana di tempat rumah itu didirikan."
