Yesaya 19
1 Inilah pesan tentang Mesir. TUHAN datang ke Mesir mengendarai awan yang cepat. Berhala-berhala Mesir gemetar di hadapan-Nya dan orang Mesir berkecil hati.
The burden of Egypt [Abode of slavery]: “Behold, Adonai rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt [Abode of slavery]. The idols of Egypt [Abode of slavery] will tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt [Abode of slavery] will melt within it.
2 TUHAN berkata, "Aku akan membangkitkan perang saudara di Mesir: Saudara lawan saudara, tetangga lawan tetangga, kota lawan kota dan kerajaan lawan kerajaan.
I will stir up the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] against the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery], and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 Aku akan menggagalkan rencana-rencana Mesir dan mematahkan semangat mereka. Mereka akan minta pertolongan kepada berhala-berhala, minta nasihat dan petunjuk kepada dukun-dukun dan roh-roh.
The spirit of Egypt [Abode of slavery] will fail within it. I will destroy its counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.
4 Mesir akan Kuserahkan ke tangan seorang raja lalim yang memerintah mereka dengan kejam. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, telah berbicara."
I will give over the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says, Adon, Adonai Tzva'ot [Lord, Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies].
5 Air Sungai Nil akan surut dan lambat laun mengering.
The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry.
6 Terusan-terusan akan berbau busuk waktu airnya makin habis. Gelagah dan rumput akan menjadi layu.
The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt [Abode of slavery] will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away.
7 Seluruh persemaian di sepanjang tepi Sungai Nil akan menjadi kering lalu diterbangkan angin.
The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
8 Para nelayan yang biasa menangkap ikan di sungai itu akan mengaduh dan meratap karena kail dan jala mereka tak berguna lagi. Para penenun akan putus asa;
The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.
9 mereka dan buruh upahan akan bersedih hati dan patah semangat.
Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.
The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.
11 Sungguh dungu pemimpin-pemimpin kota Zoan! Orang Mesir yang paling bijaksana memberi nasihat yang bodoh! Berani benar mereka mengatakan kepada raja bahwa mereka keturunan orang-orang bijak dan raja-raja di zaman purbakala!
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”
12 Wahai, raja Mesir, di manakah penasihat-penasihat baginda yang pandai itu? Barangkali mereka tahu apa yang direncanakan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa untuk Mesir.
Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] has purposed concerning Egypt [Abode of slavery].
13 Para pemimpin Zoan dan Memfis adalah orang-orang dungu. Mereka bukannya memimpin, malahan menyesatkan bangsanya.
The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt [Abode of slavery] to go astray, who are the corner-stone of her tribes.
14 Tuhanlah yang membuat mereka memberi nasihat yang membingungkan. Akibatnya, Mesir serba salah, dan terhuyung-huyung seperti orang mabuk yang terpeleset di atas muntahnya sendiri.
Adonai has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt [Abode of slavery] to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15 Di Mesir tak ada orang yang masih berdaya, baik penguasa maupun rakyat, baik orang penting maupun orang biasa.
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt [Abode of slavery], which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.
16 Akan tiba saatnya bangsa Mesir menjadi seperti wanita yang pengecut dan penakut. Mereka gemetar ketakutan bila melihat TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa mengacungkan tangan-Nya untuk menghukum mereka.
In that day the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies]’s hand, which he shakes over them.
17 Tanah Yehuda menjadi kegemparan bagi orang Mesir setiap kali mereka diingatkan kepada keputusan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa tentang mereka.
The land of Judah [Praised] will become a terror to Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Everyone to whom mention is made of it will be afraid, because of the plans of Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies], which he determines against it.
18 Pada waktu itu bahasa Ibrani akan dipakai dalam lima kota Mesir. Orang-orang di sana mengangkat sumpah demi nama TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Salah satu kota itu akan dinamakan "Kota Matahari".
In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery] that speak the language of Canaan [Humbled], and swear to Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies]. One will be called “The city of destruction.”
19 Pada waktu itu di pusat negeri Mesir akan ada sebuah mezbah untuk TUHAN, dan di perbatasannya sebuah tiang batu yang dikhususkan untuk TUHAN.
In that day, there will be an altar to Adonai in the middle of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], and a pillar to Adonai at its border.
20 Mezbah dan tiang itu merupakan lambang kehadiran TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa di Mesir. Apabila bangsa itu ditindas, dan mereka berseru minta tolong kepada TUHAN, Ia akan mengutus seseorang untuk menyelamatkan mereka.
It will be for a sign and for a witness to Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery]; for they will cry to Adonai because of oppressors, and he will send them one to save and a defend them, and he will deliver them.
21 TUHAN akan menyatakan diri kepada bangsa Mesir, dan mereka akan mengenal dan menyembah Dia, serta membawa kurban dan persembahan kepada-Nya. Mereka akan mengucapkan janji kepada-Nya dengan sumpah dan melaksanakannya.
Adonai will be known to Egypt [Abode of slavery], and the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] will know Adonai in that day. Yes, they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and will vow a vow to Adonai, and will perform it.
22 TUHAN akan menghajar bangsa Mesir, tetapi sesudahnya Ia akan menyembuhkan mereka. Mereka akan berbalik kepada TUHAN, dan Ia akan mendengarkan doa mereka serta memberi kesembuhan.
Adonai will strike Egypt [Abode of slavery], striking and healing. They will make teshuvah ·complete return· to Adonai, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.
23 Pada waktu itu akan ada jalan raya antara Mesir dan Asyur. Penduduk dari kedua negeri itu akan pulang pergi lewat jalan itu dan mereka akan beribadat bersama-sama.
In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt [Abode of slavery] to Assyria [Level plain], and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt [Abode of slavery], and the Egyptian [person from Abode of slavery] into Assyria [Level plain]; and the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] will worship with the Assyrians.
24 Pada waktu itu Israel akan sama kedudukannya dengan Mesir dan Asyur, dan ketiga bangsa itu akan menjadi berkat bagi seluruh dunia.
In that day, Israel [God prevails] will be the third with Egypt [Abode of slavery] and with Assyria [Level plain], a blessing within the earth;
25 TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa akan memberkati mereka dan berkata, "Kuberkati kamu, hai Mesir umat-Ku, Asyur ciptaan-Ku, dan Israel umat pilihan-Ku."
because Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt [Abode of slavery] my people, Assyria [Level plain] the work of my hands, and Israel [God prevails] my inheritance.”
