Yehezkiel 14
1 Beberapa orang dari pemimpin bangsa Israel datang kepadaku untuk menanyakan kehendak TUHAN.
Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.
2 Lalu berkatalah TUHAN kepadaku,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3 "Hai manusia fana, orang-orang ini telah mempercayakan dirinya kepada berhala sehingga mereka terjerumus ke dalam dosa. Masakan Aku mau ditanyai oleh mereka?
Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?
4 Sebab itu, katakanlah kepada mereka bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berpesan begini, 'Setiap orang Israel yang telah mempercayakan dirinya kepada berhala dan membiarkan dirinya terjerumus ke dalam dosa, lalu datang untuk minta nasihat kepada seorang nabi, akan Kujawab sendiri dengan jawaban yang selayaknya bagi berhala-berhalanya yang banyak itu!
For this cause say to them, These are the words of the Lord: Every man of Israel who has taken his false god into his heart, and put before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, and comes to the prophet; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself in agreement with the number of his false gods;
5 Semua berhala itu telah menjauhkan umat-Ku daripada-Ku, tetapi mudah-mudahan dengan jawaban-Ku itu umat-Ku akan kembali kepada-Ku.'
So as to take the children of Israel in the thoughts of their hearts, because they have become strange to me through their false gods.
6 Beritahukanlah juga kepada orang Israel bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata kepada mereka, 'Bertobatlah dari dosa-dosamu, dan tinggalkanlah berhala-berhalamu yang memuakkan itu.'
For this cause say to the children of Israel, These are the words of the Lord: Come back and give up your false gods and let your faces be turned from your disgusting things.
7 Setiap orang Israel atau orang asing yang tinggal di antara bangsa Israel, yang menjauhi Aku dan mempercayakan dirinya kepada berhala, lalu minta nasihat kepada seorang nabi, akan Kujawab sendiri.
When any one of the men of Israel, or of those from other lands who are living in Israel, who has become strange to me, and takes his false gods into his heart, and puts before his face the sin which is the cause of his fall, comes to the prophet to get directions from me; I the Lord will give him an answer by myself:
8 Aku akan melawan dia dan menjadikan dia contoh bagi yang lain. Aku akan mengucilkan dia dari masyarakat umat-Ku, maka tahulah umat-Ku bahwa Akulah TUHAN.
And my face will be turned against that man, and I will make him a sign and a common saying, cutting him off from among my people; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
9 Kalau seorang nabi telah ditipu sehingga memberi jawaban yang salah, Akulah yang telah menipunya. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi akan mengucilkan dia dari orang-orang Israel.
And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.
10 Baik nabi itu maupun mereka yang minta nasihatnya, akan mendapat hukuman yang sama.
And the punishment of their sin will be on them: the sin of the prophet will be the same as the sin of him who goes to him for directions;
11 Semua itu Kulakukan supaya orang Israel jangan lagi menjauhi Aku dan jangan pula menajiskan diri dengan dosa. Dengan demikian mereka akan menjadi umat-Ku, dan Aku menjadi Allah mereka." Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara.
So that the children of Israel may no longer go wandering away from me, or make themselves unclean with all their wrongdoing; but they will be my people, and I will be their God, says the Lord.
12 TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
13 bila suatu negeri berdosa dan tak setia kepada-Ku, Aku akan menghukum negeri itu. Aku akan menghancurkan persediaan makanannya, mendatangkan bencana kelaparan dan membunuh baik manusia maupun binatang.
Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:
14 Sekalipun Nuh, Danel dan Ayub tinggal di tempat itu, maka kebaikan mereka bertiga hanya dapat menyelamatkan nyawa mereka sendiri saja. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara.
Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, only themselves would they keep safe by their righteousness, says the Lord.
15 Boleh jadi Aku mendatangkan binatang-binatang buas untuk menerkam penduduk negeri itu, sehingga daerah itu menjadi sangat berbahaya dan tak seorang pun berani melewatinya.
Or if I send evil beasts through the land causing destruction and making it waste, so that no man may go through because of the beasts:
16 Sekalipun Nuh, Danel dan Ayub tinggal disitu, maka demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, mereka tidak akan dapat menyelamatkan siapa saja, bahkan anak mereka sendiri pun tidak. Hanya mereka sendiri saja yang selamat, sedangkan negeri itu akan menjadi gurun.
Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves, and the land would be made waste.
17 Boleh jadi Aku mendatangkan perang ke negeri itu, dan Kukirimkan senjata-senjata ampuh untuk membinasakan baik manusia maupun binatang.
Or if I send a sword against that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, cutting off from it man and beast:
18 Dan sekalipun ketiga orang tadi tinggal di situ, maka demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, mereka tidak akan dapat menyelamatkan siapa saja, bahkan anak mereka sendiri pun tidak. Hanya mereka sendiri saja yang selamat.
Even if these three men were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep safe their sons or daughters, but only themselves.
19 Boleh jadi Aku mendatangkan wabah penyakit ke negeri itu, dan Kuluapkan amarah-Ku terhadapnya sehingga baik manusia maupun binatang akan binasa.
Or if I send disease into that land, letting loose my wrath on it in blood, cutting off from it man and beast:
20 Dan sekalipun Nuh, Danel dan Ayub tinggal di situ, maka demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, mereka tak akan dapat menyelamatkan siapa saja, bahkan anak mereka sendiri pun tidak. Hanya mereka sendiri saja yang selamat karena kebaikan mereka."
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.
21 TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata, "Aku akan menjatuhkan keempat hukuman-Ku yang paling dahsyat ke atas Yerusalem untuk memusnahkan baik manusia maupun binatang. Hukuman itu ialah: perang, bala kelaparan, binatang buas dan wabah penyakit.
For this is what the Lord has said: How much more when I send my four bitter punishments on Jerusalem, the sword and need of food and evil beasts and disease, cutting off from it man and beast?
22 Seandainya ada yang berhasil lolos dan menyelamatkan anak-anaknya, perhatikanlah mereka apabila mereka datang kepadamu. Lihat bagaimana jahatnya mereka, maka kamu akan sadar bahwa tepatlah tindakan-Ku untuk menghukum Yerusalem.
But truly, there will still be a small band who will be safe, even sons and daughters: and they will come out to you, and you will see their ways and their doings: and you will be comforted about the evil which I have sent on Jerusalem, even about everything I have sent on it.
23 Lalu kamu pun akan mengerti bahwa segala tindakan-Ku itu mempunyai alasan. Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara."
They will give you comfort when you see their ways and their doings: and you will be certain that not for nothing have I done all the things I have done in it, says the Lord.
