Yehezkiel 17
1 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 "Hai manusia fana, ceritakan kepada orang-orang Israel perumpamaan,
Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
3 yang Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi mau sampaikan kepada mereka: Adalah seekor burung rajawali raksasa yang berbulu indah dan bersayap lebar serta kuat. Ia terbang ke gunung Libanon, mematahkan pucuk sebatang pohon cemara,
And say, This is what the Lord has said: A great eagle with great wings, full of long feathers of different colours, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:
4 lalu membawanya dan meletakkannya di kota dagang yang ramai.
Biting off the highest of its young branches, he took it to the land of Canaan, and put it in a town of traders.
5 Kemudian diambilnya sebatang tanaman yang masih muda dari tanah Israel, dan ditanamnya di ladang subur, yang tak pernah kekurangan air.
And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
6 Tanaman itu menjadi pohon anggur yang tumbuh rendah tetapi menjalar luas. Dahan-dahannya tertuju kepada rajawali itu, dan akar-akarnya tertancap kuat dalam tanah. Pohon anggur itu rimbun sekali.
And its growth went on and it became a vine, low and widely stretching, whose branches were turned to him and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, putting out branches and young leaves.
7 Sementara itu ada burung rajawali raksasa yang lain; sayapnya lebar dan bulunya tebal. Lalu pohon anggur itu mengarahkan akar-akar dan dahan-dahannya kepada burung rajawali yang baru itu dengan harapan agar burung itu mau memberi kepadanya lebih banyak air daripada yang ada di ladang itu.
And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water.
8 Padahal pohon anggur itu sudah tertanam di tanah yang subur dengan air yang berlimpah, sehingga ia dapat berdaun rimbun, berbuah lebat, dan menjadi pohon anggur yang baik.
He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.
9 Maka, Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, bertanya: Dapatkah pohon anggur itu hidup dan berkembang? Tidakkah burung rajawali yang pertama akan mencabut dia dengan akar-akarnya, merenggut buahnya, mematahkan dahan-dahannya dan membiarkan dia layu? Tidak diperlukan banyak tenaga atau bangsa yang perkasa untuk mencabut pohon itu sampai ke akar-akarnya.
Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?
10 Memang ia telah tertanam kuat, tetapi dapatkah ia tumbuh terus serta berkembang? Tidakkah ia akan layu bila dihembus oleh angin Timur? Tidakkah ia akan mengering di tempat ia ditanam?"
And if it is planted will it do well? will it not become quite dry at the touch of the east wind, drying up in the bed where it was planted?
11 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
12 "Tanyakan kepada pemberontak-pemberontak itu, apakah mereka mengerti arti perumpamaan itu. Sampaikan kepada mereka bahwa raja Babel telah datang ke Yerusalem, dan mengangkut raja Yehuda serta pembesar-pembesar kota itu ke Babel.
Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
13 Lalu ia memilih salah seorang keluarga raja Yehuda itu, membuat perjanjian dengan dia, dan menyuruh dia bersumpah setia kepadanya. Raja Babel itu menyandera orang-orang penting,
And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
14 supaya kerajaan Yehuda itu tidak akan bangkit kembali, dan untuk menjamin bahwa perjanjian itu sungguh-sungguh ditepati.
So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.
15 Tetapi raja Yehuda memberontak serta mengirim utusan ke Mesir untuk mendapat kuda dan tentara yang banyak. Apakah ia akan berhasil? Apakah ia akan dibiarkan lolos? Tidak mungkin dia mengingkari perjanjian tanpa dijatuhi hukuman!
But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?
16 Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, raja Yehuda akan mati di Babel, karena ia telah mengingkari sumpahnya dan melanggar perjanjiannya dengan raja Babel yang telah mendudukkan dia di atas takhta.
By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.
17 Bahkan bala tentara Mesir yang hebat itu, tak sanggup menolong dia dari serbuan orang-orang Babel yang membuat timbunan-timbunan tanah dan menggali parit-parit untuk membunuh banyak orang.
And Pharaoh with his strong army and great forces will be no help to him in the war, when they put up earthworks and make strong walls for the cutting off of lives:
18 Karena ia telah melanggar sumpah dan perjanjiannya, ia tak akan dapat meloloskan diri.
For he put his oath on one side in letting the agreement be broken; and though he had given his hand to it, he did all these things; he will not get away safe.
19 Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, raja Yehuda akan Kuhukum karena telah melanggar perjanjiannya dengan raja Babel, padahal ia sudah bersumpah atas nama-Ku untuk menepatinya.
And so the Lord has said, By my life, truly, for my oath which he put on one side, and my agreement which has been broken, I will send punishment on his head.
20 Aku akan menebarkan jala untuk menangkapnya. Dia akan Kubawa ke Babel dan Kuhukum di sana, karena ia tidak setia kepada-Ku.
My net will be stretched out over him, and he will be taken in my cords, and I will send him to Babylon, and there I will be his judge for the wrong which he has done against me.
21 Tentaranya yang paling baik akan tewas dalam pertempuran, sedangkan yang berhasil lolos akan tercerai-berai ke segala jurusan. Maka tahulah umat-Ku bahwa Aku, TUHAN telah berbicara."
All his best fighting-men will be put to the sword, and the rest will be sent away to every wind: and you will be certain that I the Lord have said it.
22 Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, "Dari pohon cemara yang tinggi, akan Kupetik pucuknya lalu Kupatahkan sebuah dahannya yang muda; Kutanam dahan itu di gunung yang menjulang ke awan.
This is what the Lord has said: Further, I will take the highest top of the cedar and put it in the earth; cutting off from the highest of his young branches a soft one, I will have it planted on a high and great mountain;
23 Di gunung tertinggi di Israel, ia Kutancapkan. Di sana ia akan bertunas, dan menghasilkan buah, lalu menjadi pohon cemara yang megah. Segala jenis unggas akan bersarang di dalamnya dan berlindung di bawah naungannya.
It will be planted on the high mountain of Israel: it will put out branches and have fruit and be a fair cedar: under it all birds of every sort will make their living-place, resting in the shade of its branches.
24 Semua pohon di negeri akan faham bahwa Akulah TUHAN. Pohon yang tinggi Kutebang; pohon yang rendah Kubuat tumbuh menjulang. Pohon yang segar Kujadikan kering kerontang; dan pohon yang kering Kuberi tunas dan kembang. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara, segala perkataan-Ku akan terlaksana."
And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
