Zechariah 9
1 [This is another] message [that I received] from Yahweh. [Yahweh said, ] “I watch [MTY] everyone, especially the tribes of Israel; [so] I will [punish the people in] the Hadrach [region] and in Damascus [city] [because of what they did to the people of Israel].
Ucapan Ilahi. Firman TUHAN datang atas negeri Hadrakh dan berhenti di Damsyik. Sebab kepunyaan Tuhanlah kota-kota Aram serta segala suku Israel;
2 [I will also punish the people in] nearby Hamath [city]. I will also [punish the people in] Tyre and Sidon [cities], even though they are [considered to be] [IRO] very wise.
juga Hamat yang berbatas kepadanya, pula Tirus dan Sidon, sekalipun mereka sangat bijaksana.
3 [The people in] Tyre built a high wall [around their city]. They piled up [huge amounts of] silver and gold as though they were [piles of] dirt in the streets.
Tirus mendirikan tembok benteng bagi dirinya dan menimbun perak seperti debu dan emas seperti lumpur di jalan.
4 But [I], Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away and all their ships to be destroyed, and their city will be destroyed by a fire.
Namun sesungguhnya, Tuhan akan membuatnya miskin dan akan melontarkan kekuatannya ke dalam laut, dan kota itu sendiri akan habis dimakan api.
5 [The people in Ashkelon city] will see that [happen], and they will become very afraid. [The people in] Gaza [city] will shake because of being terrified, and [the people in Ekron city] will shake too, because they will no longer expect [to prosper]. The king of [the city of] Gaza will be killed, and [the city of] Ashkelon will be deserted.
Askelon akan melihatnya, lalu takut; juga Gaza, lalu gemetar sangat; Ekronpun, sebab harapannya sudah kandas. Dari Gaza raja akan binasa dan Askelon tidak akan didiami lagi.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
Di Asdod akan diam keturunan campuran, dan kebanggaan orang Filistin akan Kulenyapkan.
7 I will no longer allow them to eat [MTY] meat that still has blood in it, and I will forbid them to eat [MTY] food that I [MTY] have not allowed them to eat [because it was offered to idols]. [At that time, ] the people [in Philistia] who survive will worship me, and they will become [my people, like] the people of Judah are. The Philistine people of Ekron will also become my people like [SIM] the people of Jebus did [when they were conquered].
Aku akan melenyapkan darah dari mulutnya dan kejijikan dari antara giginya, dan yang tinggal dari merekapun akan menjadi kepunyaan Allah kita. Mereka akan dianggap seperti suatu kaum di Yehuda, dan orang Ekron seperti orang Yebus.
8 I will protect my temple, and I will not allow any [enemy soldiers] to enter it. No [enemies] will harm my people again, because I will be watching [over my people] carefully.
Aku berkemah dekat rumah-Ku sebagai pengawal terhadap mereka yang lalu-lalang; tidak akan ada lagi penindas mendatanginya, sebab sekarang Aku sendiri telah mengindahkannya.
9 Rejoice very much, [you people of] Jerusalem [APO, DOU] and shout joyfully, because your king will be coming to you. He is righteous and victorious; [but he will be] gentle, and [he will be] riding on a donkey, on a young female donkey.
Bersorak-soraklah dengan nyaring, hai puteri Sion, bersorak-sorailah, hai puteri Yerusalem! Lihat, rajamu datang kepadamu; ia adil dan jaya. Ia lemah lembut dan mengendarai seekor keledai, seekor keledai beban yang muda.
10 I will get rid of the chariots in the Ephraim [region that are used in battles] and [all] the war horses in Jerusalem. [All] the bows used in wars will be broken. [Your king] will proclaim that he will cause things to go well and peacefully in the nations. He will rule [the area] from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Dead] Sea, and from the [Euphrates] River to the most distant places on the earth.
Ia akan melenyapkan kereta-kereta dari Efraim dan kuda-kuda dari Yerusalem; busur perang akan dilenyapkan, dan ia akan memberitakan damai kepada bangsa-bangsa. Wilayah kekuasaannya akan terbentang dari laut sampai ke laut dan dari sungai Efrat sampai ke ujung-ujung bumi.
11 As for you [my people of Jerusalem], because of the blood [of the animals that were sacrificed to make] my agreement with you, I will free your people who were forced to go to other countries where [it was as though they were kept] in a waterless pit.
Mengenai engkau, oleh karena darah perjanjian-Ku dengan engkau, Aku akan melepaskan orang-orang tahananmu dari lobang yang tidak berair.
12 [You people who were] prisoners [in those countries] who [still] confidently expect [God to help you], return to [Judah], where you will be safe. This day I declare that I will give you two blessings for [each of the troubles that you have experienced].
Kembalilah ke kota bentengmu, hai orang tahanan yang penuh harapan! Pada hari ini juga Aku memberitahukan: Aku akan memberi ganti kepadamu dua kali lipat!
13 I will cause Judah to be like [MET] my bow, and I will cause Israel to be [like] [MET] my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; you will be like [SIM] a warrior’s sword.”
Sebab Aku melentur Yehuda bagi-Ku, busur Kuisi dengan Efraim, dan Aku mengayunkan anak-anakmu, hai Sion, terhadap anak-anakmu, hai Yunani, dan Aku akan memakai engkau seperti pedang seorang pahlawan.
14 [Some day] Yahweh will appear [in the sky] above his people, and the arrows that he shoots will be like [SIM] lightning. Yahweh [our] Lord will blow his trumpet, and he will march [fiercely] like [MET] the storms from the south.
TUHAN akan menampakkan diri kepada mereka, dan anak panah-Nya akan melayang keluar seperti kilat. Dan Tuhan ALLAH akan meniup sangkakala dan akan berjalan maju dalam angin badai dari selatan.
15 The Commander of the armies of angels will protect [his people]; [the soldiers of Judah] will attack and defeat [their enemies who attack them] using slingshots. [Those soldiers of Judah] will drink and celebrate and shout like [SIM] people who are drunk; they will be as full [of wine] as the bowl that holds [the blood of the animals that are sacrificed] and [which is then] sprinkled on the corners of the altar.
TUHAN semesta alam akan melindungi mereka, dan mereka akan menghabisi dan menginjak-injak pengumban-pengumban. Mereka akan minum darah seperti minum anggur dan menjadi penuh seperti bokor penyiraman, seperti penjuru-penjuru mezbah.
16 On that day, Yahweh our God will save his people [like a shepherd saves] his flock [of sheep from danger]. In their land, they will be like [SIM] jewels that sparkle on a crown.
TUHAN, Allah mereka, akan menyelamatkan mereka pada hari itu; seperti kawanan domba umat-Nya itu, sungguh, mereka seperti permata-permata mahkota yang berkilap-kilap, demikianlah mereka di tanah TUHAN.
17 They will be delightful and beautiful. The young men will become strong from [eating] grain, and the young women will [become strong] from [drinking] new wine.
Sungguh, alangkah baiknya itu dan alangkah indahnya! Teruna bertumbuh pesat karena gandum, dan anak dara karena anggur.
