Isaiah 44
1 Now listen, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai Yakub hamba-Ku, hai Israel, umat pilihan-Ku!
2 This is what Yahweh says, he who made you and formed you in the womb and who will help you: “Do not fear, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Akulah TUHAN yang menjadikan engkau, yang membentuk engkau sejak dari kandungan, dan yang menolong engkau. Jangan takut, engkaulah hamba-Ku, umat pilihan-Ku yang Kukasihi.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and flowing streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your children.
Sebab Aku akan mencurahkan air ke tanah yang kering, dan mengalirkan sungai-sungai di tanah yang gersang. Aku akan memberikan kuasa-Ku kepada keturunanmu, dan memberkati anak cucumu.
4 They will spring up among the grass, like willows by the streams of water.
Mereka akan tumbuh subur seperti rumput di dekat air, seperti pohon gandarusa di tepi sungai.
5 One will say, 'I belong to Yahweh,' and another will call out the name of Jacob, and another will write on his hand 'Belonging to Yahweh,' and name himself by the name of Israel.”
Seorang demi seorang akan mengaku dirinya milik-Ku, dan datang bergabung dengan keturunan Yakub. Masing-masing menulis di tangannya: Milik TUHAN, dan menyebut dirinya anggota umat Allah."
6 This is what Yahweh says—the King of Israel and his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: “I am the first, and I am the last; and there is no God but me.
Inilah kata TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Raja dan pelindung Israel, "Aku Allah Yang Mahaesa, yang pertama dan yang terakhir.
7 Who is like me? Let him announce it and explain to me the events that occurred since I established my ancient people, and let them declare the events to come.
Siapakah seperti Aku? Suruhlah ia mengaku! Biarlah ia memberitahukan dan membuktikannya kepada-Ku! Siapa telah meramalkan masa depan sejak permulaan sampai akhir zaman?
8 Do not fear or be afraid. Have I not declared to you long ago, and announced it? You are my witnesses: Is there any God besides me? There is no other Rock; I know of none.”
Bangsa-Ku, jangan takut atau terkejut; bukankah dari dahulu sampai sekarang Aku sudah meramalkan apa yang terjadi? Kamulah saksi-saksi-Ku. Pelindung yang lain tidak ada dan tidak Kukenal."
9 All who fashion idols are nothing; the things they delight in are worthless; their witnesses cannot see or know anything, and they will be put to shame.
Orang-orang yang membuat patung berhala itu tidak berguna, dan dewa-dewa yang mereka puja itu tidak berfaedah. Orang-orang yang menyembah patung itu buta dan tidak tahu apa-apa, sebab itu mereka akan mendapat malu.
10 Who would form a god or cast an idol that is worthless?
Sia-sialah membuat patung tuangan dan menyembahnya sebagai dewa!
11 Look, all his associates will be put to shame; the craftsmen are only men. Let them take their stand together; they will cower and be put to shame.
Sungguh, semua orang yang menyembah patung mendapat malu. Orang yang membuat patung itu manusia biasa. Suruhlah mereka tampil bersama-sama; pasti mereka akan takut dan malu.
12 The smith works with his tools, forming it, working over the coals. He shapes it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength wanes; he drinks no water and becomes faint.
Tukang besi mengambil sepotong logam lalu membentuknya dalam api dan menempanya dengan palu. Ia mengerjakannya dengan segala tenaga yang ada padanya. Sementara bekerja, ia menjadi lapar, haus, dan lelah.
13 The carpenter measures the wood with a line, and marks it with a stylus. He shapes it with his tools and marks it out with a compass. He shapes it after the figure of a man, like an attractive human, so it may stay in a house.
Tukang kayu mengukur kayu. Ia menggambar bagan dengan kapur, mengukirnya dengan alat-alatnya dan menjadikannya patung manusia yang tampan, lalu menempatkannya di dalam rumahnya.
14 He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak tree. He picks for himself trees in the forest. He plants a fir tree and the rain makes it grow.
Barangkali kayu yang dipakainya berasal dari pohon cemara, pohon eru atau pohon terpentin yang ditebangnya di hutan. Mungkin juga ia menanam pohon salam lalu menunggu sampai hujan membuatnya tumbuh.
15 Then a man uses it for a fire and warms himself. Yes, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Then he makes from it a god and bows down to it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
Sebagian dari pohon itu dijadikan kayu bakar untuk berdiang dan membakar roti dan memanggang daging, lalu puaslah ia. Ia berdiang dan berkata, "Wah, enak benar dan hangat! Sungguh menyenangkan api ini!" Sisa kayu itu dipakainya untuk membuat patung. Ia tunduk menyembahnya dan berdoa, "Engkaulah ilahku, selamatkanlah aku!"
16 He burns part of the wood for the fire, roasting his meat over it. He eats and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, “Ah, I am warm, I have seen the fire.”
17 With the rest of the wood he makes a god, his carved image; he bows down to it and reverences it, and prays to it saying, “Rescue me, for you are my god.”
18 They do not know, nor do they understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see, and their hearts cannot perceive.
Sungguh bodohlah orang-orang seperti itu! Mereka menutup mata dan hati mereka sehingga tidak mengerti apa-apa.
19 No one thinks, nor do they comprehend and say, “I have burned part of the wood in the fire; yes, I have also baked bread upon its coals. I have roasted meat over its coals and eaten. Now should I make the other part of the wood into something disgusting to worship? Should I bow down to a block of wood?”
Pembuat patung itu tidak sampai berpikir, "Kayu itu sebagian kubakar, dan arangnya kupakai untuk membakar roti dan memanggang daging bagi makananku. Lalu sisa kayu itu kujadikan patung. Jadi sekarang aku menyembah sepotong kayu!"
20 It is as if he were eating ashes; his deceived heart misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, “This thing in my right hand is a false god.”
Perbuatan itu sama saja dengan makan abu. Orang itu disesatkan oleh pikirannya yang bodoh, sehingga ia tidak tertolong lagi. Ia tak dapat mengakui bahwa patung yang ada di tangannya itu penipuan belaka.
21 Think about these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant: I have formed you; you are my servant: Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
TUHAN berkata, "Ingatlah semuanya ini, hai Israel, sebab engkaulah hamba-Ku. Aku membentuk engkau, dan engkau hamba-Ku, Israel, Aku tak akan lupa padamu!
22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your rebellious deeds, and like a cloud, your sins; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Kesalahanmu Kuhalaukan seperti awan, dosamu Kuenyahkan seperti kabut. Kembalilah kepada-Ku, sebab Aku telah membebaskan engkau!"
23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done this; shout, you depths of the earth. Break out into singing, you mountains, you forest with every tree in it; for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will show his glory in Israel.
Bersoraklah gembira, hai langit, bersoraksorailah, hai bagian dalam bumi! Bersoraklah gembira, hai gunung-gunung! juga hutan dan setiap pohon di dalamnya! Sebab TUHAN sudah menunjukkan keagungan-Nya dengan menebus Israel umat-Nya.
24 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, he who formed you from the womb: “I am Yahweh, who made everything, who alone stretched out the heavens, who alone fashioned the earth.
Beginilah kata TUHAN Penyelamatmu yang membentuk engkau sejak dalam kandungan, "Akulah TUHAN yang menjadikan segala-galanya, yang sendirian membentangkan langit, dan tanpa bantuan menjadikan bumi.
25 I who frustrate the omens of the empty talkers and who disgrace those who read omens; I who overturn the wisdom of the wise and make their advice foolish.
Akulah yang menggagalkan ramalan tukang peramal, dan mempermainkan tukang-tukang tenung. Kata-kata orang bijak Kubantah, kebijaksanaan mereka Kujadikan kebodohan.
26 I, Yahweh, who confirmed the words of his servant and brings to pass the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be inhabited,' and of the towns of Judah, 'They will be built again, and I will raise up their ruins';
Akulah yang meneguhkan perkataan hamba-Ku, dan melakukan rencana yang dinyatakan utusan-Ku, Aku berkata bahwa Yerusalem akan didiami lagi, dan kota-kota Yehuda akan Kubangun kembali; puing-puingnya akan dipulihkan.
27 who says to the deep sea, 'Be dry, and I will dry up your currents.'
Akulah yang berkata kepada dasar laut: Surutlah! Aku mau mengeringkan sungai-sungaimu.
28 Yahweh is the one who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, he will do my every wish; he will decree about Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' and about the temple, 'Let its foundations be laid.'”
Akulah yang berkata kepada Kores, 'Engkaulah yang akan memerintah untuk-Ku, dan melakukan segala kehendak-Ku. Perintahkanlah supaya Yerusalem dibangun lagi, dan Rumah TUHAN diletakkan dasarnya.'"
