Isaiah 48
1 Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name Israel, and have come from the sperm of Judah; you who swear by the name of Yahweh and invoke the God of Israel, but not sincerely nor in a righteous manner.
Dengarlah, hai keturunan Yakub, keturunan Yehuda yang memakai nama Israel, katamu engkau mengakui Allah Israel, dan bersumpah atas nama TUHAN. Tetapi kata-katamu itu tidak tulus.
2 For they call themselves people of the holy city and trust in the God of Israel. Yahweh of hosts is his name.
Sekalipun begitu, engkau mengakui dengan bangga bahwa engkau penduduk kota suci; dan bahwa engkau bersandar pada Allah Israel yang disebut TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa.
3 “I have declared the things from long ago; they came out from my mouth, and I made them known; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai Israel! Apa yang terjadi dahulu, sudah lama Kuberitahukan; apa yang Kukatakan, tiba-tiba Kulaksanakan dan Kujadikan kenyataan.
4 Because I knew that you were obstinate, your neck muscles tight as iron, and your forehead like bronze,
Aku tahu bahwa engkau tegar hati, keras kepala dan berkepala batu.
5 therefore I declared these things to you beforehand; before they happened I informed you, so you could not say, 'My idol has done them,' or 'My carved figure and my cast metal figure has ordained these things.'
Maka sejak dahulu sudah Kuramalkan; sebelum terjadi, sudah Kuberitahukan, supaya engkau jangan berkata, bahwa itu perbuatan patung-patung berhalamu.
6 You heard about these things; look at all this evidence; and you, will you not admit what I said is true? From now on, I am showing you new things, hidden things that you have not known.
Semua nubuat-Ku yang kaudengar sudah terjadi; engkau harus mengakui bahwa perkataan-Ku itu benar. Sekarang Aku memberitahukan hal-hal yang baru, rahasia-rahasia yang belum kauketahui.
7 Now, and not from previously, they come into being, and before today you have not heard about them, so you will not be able to say, 'Yes, I knew about them.'
Baru sekarang Aku menjadikannya, dan bukan dahulu; belum pernah engkau mendengar tentang hal itu, supaya engkau tak dapat berkata, bahwa engkau mengetahui segalanya.
8 You never heard; you did not know; these things were not unfolded to your ears beforehand. For I knew that you have been very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth.
Aku tahu engkau tak dapat dipercaya, sejak dahulu engkau terkenal sebagai pendurhaka. Sebab itulah engkau tak mengetahuinya, tidak satu kata pun sampai ke telingamu.
9 For the sake of my name I will defer my anger, and for my honor I will hold back from destroying you.
Aku menahan kemarahan-Ku supaya nama-Ku dimasyhurkan. Aku menahannya bagimu, supaya engkau tidak dibinasakan.
10 Look, I refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction.
Aku menguji engkau dalam api penderitaan, seperti perak dimurnikan dalam dapur api.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake I will act; for how can I allow my name to be profaned? I will not give my glory to anyone else.
Itu Kulakukan demi diri-Ku sendiri, sebab Aku tidak membiarkan nama-Ku dicemarkan; kemuliaan-Ku tidak Kubagi dengan siapa pun."
12 Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah Israel, umat yang Kupanggil, Aku tetap Allahmu. Akulah yang pertama, dan Aku pula yang terakhir.
13 Yes, my hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand up together.
Tangan-Ku meletakkan dasar bumi dan membentangkan cakrawala. Apabila Kupanggil namanya, mereka segera datang.
14 Assemble yourselves, all of you, and listen! Who among you has announced these things? Yahweh's ally will accomplish his purpose against Babylon. He will carry out Yahweh's will against the Chaldeans.
Berkumpullah kamu semua dan dengarlah! Di antara dewa-dewa tak ada yang meramalkan bahwa orang pilihan-Ku akan menyerang Babel; ia akan melakukan apa yang Kukehendaki.
15 I, I have spoken, yes, I have summoned him, I have brought him, and he will succeed.
Akulah yang mengatakannya dan yang memanggil dia, yang membimbing dia, sehingga ia berhasil.
16 Come near to me, listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; when it happens, I am there.” Now the Lord Yahweh has sent me, and his Spirit.
Datanglah dekat pada-Ku dan dengarlah, sejak dahulu Aku bicara dengan terus terang; dan perkataan-Ku selalu Kujadikan kenyataan."
17 This is what Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says, “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you by the way that you should go.
Kata Allah kudus Israel, Penyelamatmu, "Akulah TUHAN Allahmu, yang mengajar engkau apa yang berguna bagimu, dan membimbing engkau di jalan yang harus kautempuh.
18 If only you had obeyed my commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have flowed like a river, and your salvation like the waves of the sea.
Sekiranya engkau memperhatikan perintah-perintah-Ku, maka kesejahteraanmu seperti sungai yang tak pernah kering, dan kemujuranmu seperti ombak di laut yang tak pernah berhenti.
19 Your descendants would have been as numerous as the sand, and the children from your womb as numerous as the grains of sand; their name would not have been cut off nor blotted out from before me.
Keturunanmu akan sebanyak butir-butir pasir; Aku menjamin mereka tak akan dibinasakan."
20 Come out from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With the sound of a ringing cry announce it! Make this known, make it go out to the ends of the earth! Say, 'Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob.'
Pergilah dan larilah dari Babel, siarkanlah berita ini ke mana-mana. Beritakanlah dengan sorak gembira: "TUHAN sudah menyelamatkan Israel, hamba-Nya!
21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made the water to flow out of the rock for them; he split open the rock, and the waters gushed out.
Waktu Ia membimbing mereka melalui padang yang tandus, mereka tak menderita haus. TUHAN membelah gunung batu dan mengalirkan air, dari batu Ia memancurkan air bagi mereka.
22 There is no peace for the wicked—says Yahweh.”
Tidak ada keselamatan bagi orang jahat," demikianlah kata TUHAN.
