Yehezkiel 17
1 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 "Hai manusia fana, ceritakan kepada orang-orang Israel perumpamaan,
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house 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, Thus says the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4 lalu membawanya dan meletakkannya di kota dagang yang ramai.
He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.
5 Kemudian diambilnya sebatang tanaman yang masih muda dari tanah Israel, dan ditanamnya di ladang subur, yang tak pernah kekurangan air.
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as 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 it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
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.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
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.
It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly 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 you, Thus says the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
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?"
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
11 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto 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 the rebellious house, Know all of you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem, and has taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them 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 has taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty of the land:
14 supaya kerajaan Yehuda itu tidak akan bangkit kembali, dan untuk menjamin bahwa perjanjian itu sungguh-sungguh ditepati.
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
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 rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
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.
As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
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.
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
18 Karena ia telah melanggar sumpah dan perjanjiannya, ia tak akan dapat meloloskan diri.
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and has done all these things, he shall not escape.
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.
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
20 Aku akan menebarkan jala untuk menangkapnya. Dia akan Kubawa ke Babel dan Kuhukum di sana, karena ia tidak setia kepada-Ku.
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed 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."
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and all of you shall know that I the LORD have spoken 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.
Thus says the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
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.
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
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 all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
