Yehezkiel 17

1 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,

The LORD’s word came to me, saying,

2 "Hai manusia fana, ceritakan kepada orang-orang Israel perumpamaan,

“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colours, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

4 lalu membawanya dan meletakkannya di kota dagang yang ramai.

He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted 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 also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He 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.

It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned towards him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out 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. Behold, this vine bent its roots towards him, and shot out its branches towards him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it.

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 many waters, that it might produce branches and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good 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, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.

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?"

Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”

11 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,

Moreover the LORD’s word 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 the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to 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,

He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away 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 brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping 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 many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still escape?

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 who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will 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.

Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.

18 Karena ia telah melanggar sumpah dan perjanjiannya, ia tak akan dapat meloloskan diri.

For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t 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 the Lord GOD says: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken.

20 Aku akan menebarkan jala untuk menangkapnya. Dia akan Kubawa ke Babel dan Kuhukum di sana, karena ia tidak setia kepada-Ku.

I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgement 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."

All his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered towards every wind. Then you will 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.

“The Lord GOD says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty 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.

I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a good cedar. Birds of every kind will dwell 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."

All the trees of the field will 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 flourish. “‘I, the LORD, have spoken and have done it.’”