Isaiah 17
1 The burden of Damascus. Lo, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, And it hath been a heap — a ruin.
TUHAN berkata, "Damsyik tidak lagi merupakan kota, tetapi hanya tumpukan puing-puing.
2 Forsaken are the cities of Aroer, For droves they are, and they have lain down, And there is none troubling.
Kota-kota di Siria akan ditinggalkan untuk selama-lamanya dan menjadi tempat kawanan ternak; tak seorang pun akan menghalaukan mereka.
3 And ceased hath the fortress from Ephraim, And the kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Aram are as the honour of the sons of Israel, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!
Israel akan kehilangan perlindungannya dan Damsyik kehilangan kemerdekaannya. Orang Siria yang masih sisa akan hidup dalam kehinaan seperti orang Israel. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, sudah berbicara."
4 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Wax poor doth the honour of Jacob, And the fatness of his flesh doth wax lean.
TUHAN berkata, "Akan tiba waktunya kejayaan Israel berakhir, dan kemakmurannya lenyap.
5 And it hath come to pass, As the gathering by the reaper of the standing corn, And his arm the ears reapeth, And it hath come to pass, As the gathering of the ears in the valley of Rephaim,
Israel akan seperti ladang di Refaim yang habis dituai gandumnya, dan hanya tersisa sedikit.
6 And left in him have been gleanings, As the compassing of an olive, Two — three berries on the top of a branch, Four — five on the fruitful boughs, The affirmation of Jehovah, God of Israel!
Seperti pohon zaitun yang habis dipetik buahnya, dan tinggal beberapa saja di ujung-ujung dahan-dahannya, begitu juga di Israel sedikit orang saja yang akan selamat. Aku, TUHAN, Allah Israel, telah berbicara."
7 In that day doth man look to His Maker, Yea, his eyes to the Holy One of Israel look,
Pada hari itu orang akan kembali minta tolong kepada Penciptanya, Allah kudus Israel.
8 And he looketh not unto the altars. The work of his own hands, And that which his own fingers made He seeth not — the shrines and the images.
Mereka tak akan lagi mengharapkan hasil dari buatan mereka sendiri, yaitu mezbah-mezbah tempat membakar dupa, dan patung-patung Dewi Asyera.
9 In that day are the cities of his strength As the forsaken thing of the forest, And the branch that they have left, Because of the sons of Israel, It also hath been a desolation.
Pada hari itu, kota-kota Israel yang kuat pertahanannya akan menjadi reruntuhan dan sunyi sepi, seperti kota-kota yang ditinggalkan oleh orang Hewi dan Amori ketika mereka lari dari orang Israel.
10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And the rock of thy strength hast not remembered, Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasantness, And with a strange slip sowest it,
Israel, engkau telah melupakan Allah yang menyelamatkan dan melindungi engkau seperti gunung batu yang kokoh. Sebaliknya, engkau telah menanami kebun-kebun untuk dewa-dewa.
11 In the day thy plant thou causest to become great, And in the morning thy seed makest to flourish, A heap [is] the harvest in a day of overflowing, And of mortal pain.
Tapi sekalipun tanaman itu langsung bertunas dan berbunga pada hari engkau menanamnya, namun tak akan ada hasilnya. Yang ada hanyalah kesusahan dan rasa sakit yang tak dapat hilang.
12 Woe [to] the multitude of many peoples, As the sounding of seas they sound; And [to] the wasting of nations, As the wasting of mighty waters they are wasted.
Bangsa-bangsa kuat sedang ribut; bunyinya gemuruh seperti deru ombak laut yang hebat.
13 Nations as the wasting of many waters are wasted, And He hath pushed against it, And it hath fled afar off, And been pursued as chaff of hills before wind, And as a rolling thing before a hurricane.
Mereka maju seperti banjir yang dahsyat. Tetapi Allah mengancam mereka, lalu mereka melarikan diri sampai jauh. Mereka dikejar seperti sekam di lereng bukit diterbangkan angin, atau debu ditiup badai.
14 At even-time, lo, terror, before morning it is not, This [is] the portion of our spoilers, And the lot of our plunderers!
Di waktu senja mereka mendatangkan ketakutan yang hebat, tetapi menjelang pagi mereka sudah hilang. Itulah nasib setiap orang yang merampasi kita.
