Yehezkiel 20
1 Pada tanggal sepuluh bulan lima, dalam tahun ketujuh masa pembuangan kami, beberapa orang pemimpin Israel datang kepadaku untuk meminta petunjuk TUHAN. Setelah mereka duduk di depanku,
Almost seven years [King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been captured and taken to Babylonia], on the tenth day of the fifth [of that year], some Israeli elders came to me to [if I had a message for them] from Yahweh.
2 aku mendengar TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
Then Yahweh gave me a message. [He said, ]
3 "Hai manusia fana, bicaralah kepada pemimpin-pemimpin itu dan katakan bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata begini, 'Berani sekali kamu minta petunjuk daripada-Ku! Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, Aku tak sudi dimintai petunjuk olehmu! Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara.'
“You human, speak to the Israeli elders and say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: [say that] you have come to ask if there is any message from me [RHQ], but [as surely] as I am alive, I will [answer you if] you ask [to tell you] anything.’
4 Hai manusia fana, sudah siapkah engkau menghakimi mereka? Nah, laksanakanlah! Ingatkanlah mereka akan segala kekejian yang telah dilakukan oleh nenek moyang mereka.
If you are [RHQ] willing to warn them, remind them of the detestable things that their ancestors did.
5 Sampaikanlah apa yang Kukatakan ini. Aku telah memilih Israel dan mengangkat sumpah bagi mereka. Di Mesir, Aku menyatakan diri kepada mereka serta berkata, 'Akulah TUHAN Allahmu.'
Then say to them, ‘On the day that I chose [you] Israeli [to belong to me], with my hand lifted up, I made a solemn promise to your [while they were still] in Egypt. I said to them, “I am Yahweh, your God.
6 Pada waktu itu Aku bersumpah akan membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir menuju ke negeri yang Kupilih untuk mereka. Negeri itu kaya dan subur, tanah yang paling baik di seluruh dunia.
I will bring you out of Egypt and lead you to a land that I have chosen for you. It is a very fertile [IDM] and (very beautiful/more beautiful than any other) land.
7 Kusuruh mereka membuang patung-patung menjijikkan yang mereka sukai itu, dan Kularang mereka menajiskan diri dengan menyembah berhala-berhala dari Mesir, sebab Akulah TUHAN Allah mereka.
Each of you must get rid of the disgusting idols that you loved [IDM], and do not defile yourselves [worshiping] those [that you saw] in Egypt. I, Yahweh your God, [am saying this to you].”’
8 Tetapi mereka melawan Aku dan tidak mau mendengarkan Aku. Mereka tidak mau membuang patung-patung yang menjijikkan itu dan juga tidak mau berhenti menyembah berhala-berhala Mesir. Pada waktu mereka masih di sana, Aku sudah siap hendak melepaskan kemarahan-Ku terhadap mereka.
But they rebelled against me. They would not pay attention to me. They did not get rid of the disgusting idols they loved, and they did not reject those [that they saw] in Egypt. So because I was angry with them, I said that I would punish [MTY] them in Egypt.
9 Tetapi Aku tidak melakukannya, supaya nama-Ku jangan dihina oleh bangsa-bangsa di tempat mereka berada. Sebab di depan bangsa-bangsa itu, Aku telah mengumumkan bahwa bangsa Israel akan Kubawa keluar dari Mesir.
But for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something in order that I would not be dishonored by the people of the nations who would see it when I brought my people out of Egypt.
10 Lalu Kubawa mereka keluar dari Mesir menuju ke padang pasir.
Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the desert.
11 Di sana Kuberikan kepada mereka perintah-perintah-Ku dan Kuajarkan hukum-hukum-Ku yang harus mereka taati, sebab orang yang mentaatinya akan tetap hidup.
I gave them [all] my laws and decrees [DOU], in order that they would obey them, and as a result they would live [for a long time].
12 Kusuruh mereka menghormati hari Sabat sebagai tanda perjanjian-Ku dengan mereka, untuk mengingatkan mereka bahwa Aku TUHAN, telah mengkhususkan mereka untuk-Ku.
Also, I established the Sabbath/rest days to be a symbol between us to show that I, Yahweh, had caused them to be set [from the other nations].
13 Tetapi di padang pasir itu juga mereka melawan Aku. Mereka melanggar perintah-perintah-Ku, dan menolak hukum-hukum-Ku yang menjamin bahwa orang yang mentaatinya tetap hidup. Mereka sangat mencemarkan hari Sabat. Sebab itu, di padang pasir itu Aku sudah siap hendak melepaskan amukan kemarahan-Ku terhadap mereka dan membinasakan mereka.
But the Israeli people rebelled against me in the desert. They did not obey my commands [DOU]; they rejected them, even though they tell people who obey them that they will live [for a long time], and they profaned the Sabbath days. So I said that I would get rid of them in the desert, and that would show that I was very angry with them.
14 Tetapi Aku tidak melakukannya demi kehormatan nama-Ku, supaya nama-Ku jangan dihina oleh bangsa-bangsa yang melihat Aku membawa Israel keluar dari Mesir.
But [again], for the sake of my own reputation, I decided to do something else in order that I would not be dishonored/despised by [the people of] the nations who had seen me bring my people out of Egypt.
15 Di padang pasir itu juga Aku mengancam bahwa bangsa Israel tidak akan Kubawa masuk ke tanah yang sudah disediakan bagi mereka, tanah yang kaya dan subur dan yang paling baik di seluruh dunia.
I lifted up my hand and solemnly declared to them in the desert that I would not take them into the land that [had promised to] give them, a land that was very fertile [IDM] and (very beautiful/more beautiful than any other) land.
16 Ancaman itu Kuucapkan oleh karena mereka mengabaikan perintah-perintah-Ku melanggar hukum-hukum-Ku dan menajiskan hari Sabat. Mereka lebih suka menyembah berhala-berhala mereka.
The reason that I promised that was because they rejected and disobeyed all my laws [DOU] and (desecrated/refused to rest on) the Sabbath days. [They did that] because they [SYN] were devoted [worshiping] their idols.
17 Tetapi kemudian Aku kasihan kepada mereka, sehingga mereka tidak jadi Kubunuh di padang pasir itu.
But, I still pitied them and did not get rid of [all of] them in the desert.
18 Sebaliknya orang-orang muda di antara mereka, Kunasihati begini, 'Janganlah mengikuti peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat oleh nenek moyangmu. Jangan meniru kebiasaan mereka dan jangan juga najiskan dirimu dengan menyembah berhala-berhala mereka.
I said to their children, ‘Do not do the things that your parents continually did, or defile yourselves [worshiping] their idols.
19 Akulah TUHAN Allahmu. Taatilah hukum-hukum dan perintah-perintah-Ku.
I am Yahweh your God. Carefully obey [DOU] my laws and commands.
20 Hormatilah hari Sabat supaya menjadi tanda perjanjian antara Aku dan kamu, untuk mengingatkan kamu bahwa Akulah TUHAN Allahmu.'
Respect my Sabbath days, in order that by doing that [PRS], it will remind you that you belong to me, Yahweh your God.’
21 Tetapi angkatan muda itu pun membandel terhadap Aku. Mereka melanggar hukum-hukum-Ku dan mengabaikan perintah-perintah-Ku, yang menjamin bahwa orang yang mentaatinya tetap hidup. Mereka mencemarkan hari Sabat. Sebab itu Aku sudah siap hendak melepaskan amukan kemarahan-Ku terhadap mereka di padang pasir itu dan membunuh mereka semua.
But their children [also] rebelled against me. They did not carefully obey my laws [DOU], [even though] the people who obey them will live [for a long time]; and they profaned the Sabbath days. So again I said that by getting rid of them in the desert, I would show that I was very angry with them.
22 Tetapi Aku tidak melakukannya supaya nama-Ku jangan dihina oleh bangsa-bangsa yang melihat Aku membawa Israel keluar dari Mesir.
But I did not do that [IDM]. [Again, ] for the sake of my own reputation, I [decided to] do something in order that I would not be dishonored/despised by [the people of] the nations who had seen it when I brought my people out [of Egypt].
23 Di padang pasir itu juga Aku bersumpah bahwa Aku akan menceraiberaikan mereka ke seluruh dunia,
I lifted up my hand and solemnly declared to them in the desert that I would cause them to be scattered among [many] nations [DOU],
24 karena mereka telah mengabaikan perintah-perintah-Ku, melanggar hukum-hukum-Ku, menajiskan hari Sabat, dan tetap menyembah dewa-dewa yang dipuja oleh nenek moyang mereka.
because they had rejected and disobeyed all my laws [DOU] and desecrated the Sabbath days, and they had eagerly [to worship] the idols that their [had worshiped].
25 Kemudian Kuberikan kepada mereka hukum-hukum yang tidak baik dan perintah-perintah yang tidak dapat memberi hidup.
I also allowed them to obey laws that were not good, and laws that would not enable them to live [a long time if they obeyed them].
26 Kubiarkan mereka menajiskan diri dengan kurban-kurban mereka sendiri, bahkan anak-anak lelaki mereka yang sulung mereka kurbankan. Dengan cara itu Aku menghukum mereka supaya mereka tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.
I allowed them to become unacceptable to me by their sacrificing their firstborn children in the fire. I did that in order that they would be horrified, and in order that they would know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
27 Nah, manusia fana, sampaikanlah kepada orang Israel, apa yang Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi katakan kepada mereka: Ini contoh lain yang menunjukkan bagaimana nenek moyangmu menghina Aku dan tidak setia kepada-Ku.
Therefore, you human, speak to the Israeli people. Say this to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says [to you]: This is one way that your ancestors dishonored me by turning away from me.
28 Aku membawa mereka ke tanah yang telah Kujanjikan kepada mereka. Ketika mereka melihat bukit-bukit yang tinggi dan pohon-pohon yang rindang, mereka mempersembahkan kurban di tempat-tempat itu. Mereka membuat Aku marah karena kurban-kurban bakaran dan persembahan anggur mereka.
After I brought them into the land that I had solemnly promised to give to them, every time that they saw a high hill or a [big] green tree, they offered [to idols] there. They made offerings to them, and that caused me to become angry. They presented to those idols their fragrant burning incense, and poured out wine offerings to them.
29 Aku bertanya kepada mereka, 'Tempat-tempat tinggi apa yang kamu kunjungi itu?' Maka sejak itu tempat-tempat itu disebut 'Tempat-tempat tinggi'.
[Then] I asked them, “Who [RHQ] [told you to worship at] a shrine like this, here on this hilltop?” So they are still called “hilltop shrines”.’
30 Jadi sampaikanlah kepada orang Israel apa yang Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi katakan kepada mereka. 'Mengapa kamu melakukan dosa-dosa seperti yang dilakukan nenek moyangmu? Seperti mereka, kamu juga mengikuti berhala-berhala yang menjijikkan itu.
Therefore, say this to the Israeli people [MTY]: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “You are going to [RHQ] defile yourselves like your ancestors did by strongly [to worship] their disgusting [statues of idols].
31 Bahkan sampai hari ini pun kamu menajiskan diri dengan membawa persembahan dan membakar anak-anakmu sebagai kurban kepada berhala-berhala. Lalu masih beranikah kamu meminta petunjuk daripada-Ku? Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, kamu tidak Kuizinkan meminta petunjuk daripada-Ku.
When you sacrifice your children in the fire, you are still continuing to make yourselves unacceptable to me [worshiping] your many idols. You Israeli people, should I allow you to [what I want you to do]? I, Yahweh the Lord, say that [as surely] as I am alive, [I will not answer] if you inquire.'
32 Kamu ingin menyamai bangsa-bangsa lain dan penduduk negeri-negeri lain yang menyembah pohon dan batu. Tetapi keinginanmu itu tidak akan tercapai.'"
You say, ‘We want to be like the [other] nations, like the [other] people-groups in the world. We want to [idols made of] wood and [like they do].’ But what you want will never happen.
33 "Demi Aku, Allah yang hidup, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, kamu Kuperingatkan bahwa karena kemarahan-Ku, kamu akan Kuperintah dengan keras dan tegas sehingga kamu merasakan kuasa-Ku. Kamu akan Kukumpulkan dan Kubawa kembali dari segala negeri tempat kamu telah diceraiberaikan.
[I], Yahweh your Lord, say that [as surely] as I am alive, I will use my great power [DOU, MTY] to rule over you, and show that I am angry with you.
With my great power I will gather you from the places to which you have been scattered,
35 Lalu kamu akan Kubawa ke 'Gurun Bangsa-bangsa'. Di sana kamu akan Kuhakimi dengan berhadapan muka,
and I will bring you to a [that is surrounded] by [other] nations. There, while I am looking at you, I will judge you.
36 seperti yang telah Kulakukan terhadap nenek moyangmu di Gurun Sinai. Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara.
I will punish you, like I punished your ancestors in the desert near Egypt.
37 Kamu akan Kuperlakukan dengan keras supaya kamu mentaati perjanjian-Ku.
I will count you [MTY] as you walk by, and I will force you to obey the agreement that I made with you.
38 Para pemberontak dan penjahat akan Kusingkirkan dari tengah-tengahmu. Mereka akan Kubawa keluar dari negeri-negeri tempat mereka sekarang tinggal dan tidak Kuizinkan kembali ke tanah Israel. Maka tahulah kamu bahwa Aku TUHAN."
I will get rid of those people among you who rebel [DOU] against me. Although I will bring them out [Babylonia], where they are now living, they will not enter Israel. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
39 TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi berkata, "Hai orang-orang Israel, sekarang terserah kepadamu. Teruskan saja berbuat dosa dengan menyembah berhala-berhalamu! Tetapi ingatlah bahwa sesudah itu kamu harus mentaati Aku dan tidak lagi mencemarkan nama-Ku yang suci dengan membawa persembahan kepada berhala-berhalamu itu.
As for you Israeli people [MTY], this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Go and worship your idols now [IRO], each of you. But [afterwards], you will [surely] heed me and no longer dishonor me [MTY] by taking gifts to your idols.
40 Sebab di tanah Israel, di puncak gunung-Ku yang suci, kamu semua, bangsa Israel akan menyembah Aku. Di sana Aku akan senang kepadamu dan berkenan menerima kurban-kurbanmu, persembahan-persembahanmu yang paling baik dan pemberian-pemberianmu yang khusus.
[I], Yahweh your Lord, declare that there on my sacred hill, [Zion], that high hill in Israel, you will bring gifts to me, and I will accept them. I will require you to bring to me gifts and offerings there, and your sacrifices that are dedicated to me.
41 Setelah kamu Kubawa keluar dari negeri-negeri tempat kamu diceraiberaikan, Aku akan mengumpulkan kamu dan menerima segala kurban bakaranmu. Maka tahulah semua bangsa bahwa Aku ini Allah Yang Mahakudus.
When I bring you out from the [other] nations [DOU] to which you have been scattered, I will accept [as though you were] fragrant incense. By doing that, I will show the people of other nations that I have set you apart to belong to me.
42 Bilamana kamu Kubawa kembali ke tanah Israel, tanah yang Kujanjikan kepada nenek moyangmu, maka tahulah kamu bahwa Akulah TUHAN.
Then, when I bring you into the land of Israel, the land that I solemnly promised with my hand lifted up that I would give to your ancestors, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have done it].
43 Di sana kamu akan teringat akan segala perbuatan menjijikkan yang telah menajiskan dirimu. Maka kamu akan muak mengingat segala kejadian itu.
And [in Israel] you will remember how you conducted your lives [previously, you will remember] the actions that caused you to become unacceptable to me, and you will hate/despise yourselves for all the evil things that you have done.
44 Apabila kamu telah Kuperlakukan begitu demi kehormatan nama-Ku, dan bukan setimpal dengan kelakuanmu yang buruk serta perbuatanmu yang jahat, tahulah kamu orang Israel bahwa Akulah TUHAN. Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi telah berbicara."
When I act toward you Israeli people to protect my reputation, and not [just] because of your evil deeds and corrupt behavior, you Israeli people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].' That is what Yahweh the Lord declares.”
45 TUHAN berkata kepadaku, begini,
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
46 "Hai manusia fana, lihatlah ke sebelah selatan. Tegurlah tanah selatan dan kecamlah hutan di sana.
“You human, turn toward the south. Preach about what will happen to that dry land, to the forest there.
47 Suruhlah hutan itu mendengarkan apa yang Aku TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi katakan kepadanya, 'Dengarlah! Aku akan menyalakan api yang membakar habis setiap pohon yang ada padamu, baik yang kering maupun yang segar. Api yang menyala-nyala itu tidak dapat dipadamkan. Ia akan menjalar dari selatan ke utara, dan semua orang akan merasakan panasnya.
Say to the forest in the [part of Israel]: 'Listen to this message that Yahweh the Lord is saying [about you]: “I am about to start a fire in your midst, and it will burn up all your trees, [both] the green trees and the withered/dry trees. Nothing will extinguish the blazing flames. And the fire will scorch the faces of everyone [who lives] in that area, from the south to the north.
48 Mereka akan menyadari bahwa Aku, TUHAN telah menyalakan api itu, dan tak seorang pun dapat memadamkannya.'"
Everyone will see that it is I, Yahweh, who have lit this fire, and no one will [be able to] put it out.” '”
49 Tetapi aku Yehezkiel menyatakan keberatanku dan berkata, "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, jangan suruh aku mengatakan itu! Semua orang sudah mengeluh sebab aku suka berbicara dengan kiasan sehingga sukar dimengerti."
Then I said, “Yahweh, my Lord, [when I tell things like this to people, they do not believe me]. They say about me, ‘He is only telling parables.’”
