Yesaya 40
1 Beginilah kata Allahmu, "Hiburlah, hiburlah bangsa-Ku!
“Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God.
2 Tenangkanlah hati orang Yerusalem, katakanlah bahwa perhambaannya sudah berakhir. Kesalahan mereka sudah Kuampuni, dosa-dosa mereka telah Kuhukum dua kali lipat."
“Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their sins have been forgiven, and that the Lord has paid them twice over for their sins.”
3 Ada suara yang berseru, "Siapkanlah jalan di padang gurun bagi TUHAN. Luruskanlah jalan raya di padang belantara bagi Allah kita!
A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God through the desert.
4 Setiap lembah harus ditutup, gunung dan bukit diratakan. Tanah berbukit akan menjadi dataran, dan yang berlekak-lekuk dilicinkan.
Fill in all the valleys; level all the mountains and hills; smooth out the uneven ground; make the rough places flat.
5 Maka keagungan TUHAN akan dinyatakan; seluruh umat manusia akan menyaksikannya. Sungguh, TUHAN sendiri telah menjanjikannya!"
The Lord's glory will be revealed, and everyone will see it together. This is what the Lord has declared.”
6 Ada suara yang berkata, "Kabarkanlah!" Aku bertanya, "Apa yang harus kukabarkan?" "Kabarkanlah bahwa manusia seperti rumput, seperti bunga yang hanya sebentar keindahannya.
A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like grass, and all their trustworthiness is like the flowers of the field.
7 Rumput menjadi kering dan bunga menjadi layu, apabila TUHAN menghembuskan angin yang panas. Sungguh, bangsa itu seperti rumput.
The grass wilts and the flower fades when the Lord's breathes on them. Yes, the people are grass!
8 Rumput menjadi kering dan bunga menjadi layu, tetapi sabda Allah kita bertahan selama-lamanya."
However, even though the grass wilts and the flower fades, the word of our God will endure forever.”
9 Naiklah ke atas gunung yang tinggi, dan umumkanlah kabar baik kepada Yerusalem! Berserulah dengan suara nyaring, dan umumkanlah kabar baik kepada Sion! Katakanlah kepada kota-kota Yehuda bahwa Allah mereka akan datang!
Zion, bringer of good news, go up a high mountain. Jerusalem, bringer of good news, raise your voice and shout out loud. Don't be afraid to shout really loud! Tell the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”
10 Lihat, TUHAN Allah datang dengan kuasa untuk bertindak dengan perkasa. Ia diiringi orang-orang yang telah dibebaskan-Nya.
Look! The Lord God is coming with power! He will rule with a firm hand. Look! He's bringing his reward with him, coming to give his gift.
11 Seperti seorang gembala Ia memelihara kawanan-Nya; Ia sendiri mengumpulkan mereka. Anak-anak domba digendong-Nya, dengan lemah lembut Ia menuntun induk-induk-Nya.
He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.
12 Siapa menakar samudra dengan lekuk tangannya, atau mengukur angkasa dengan jengkal? Siapa menakar tanah bumi dengan takaran atau menimbang gunung dan bukit dengan dacing?
Who has measured the waters he holds in the palm of his hand? Who has marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has worked out the amount of dust of the earth? Who has weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
13 Siapa yang memimpin TUHAN, atau mengajar Dia sebagai penasihat-Nya?
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or taught him what to do as his counselor?
14 Kepada siapa TUHAN bertanya supaya mendapat pengetahuan dan pengertian? Siapa memberi petunjuk kepada-Nya untuk bertindak dengan tepat?
Who did the Lord go to for advice to help him understand? Who taught him right from wrong? Who gave him knowledge and showed him the way of wisdom?
15 Bagi TUHAN bangsa-bangsa seperti setetes air dalam timba, seperti sebutir debu pada neraca; pulau-pulau sama ringannya dengan abu halus.
It's obvious that the nations are just a drop in a bucket. They're like dust on a set of scales. He can pick up islands as if they weigh next to nothing.
16 Semua binatang di hutan Libanon tidak cukup untuk dijadikan kurban bakaran; pohon-pohonnya terlalu sedikit untuk dijadikan kayu apinya.
All the wood in Lebanon for a fire and all its animals as a sacrifice wouldn't be enough a burnt offering.
17 Semua bangsa tidak berarti bagi-Nya, seolah-olah tidak ada di hadapan-Nya.
To him all the nations are like nothing. He counts them as less than nothing—like they don't exist.
18 Jadi dengan siapa engkau mau menyamakan Allah? Siapa kauanggap serupa dengan Dia?
Who do you think is like God? What image do you think he looks like?
19 Ia tidak seperti patung buatan tukang-tukang, patung yang berlapis emas dan beralas perak.
Is he a metal idol that a craftsman casts in a mold, and then a goldsmith overlays it with gold and makes silver chains for it?
20 Orang yang tak mampu membeli emas atau perak, memilih kayu yang tak mudah rusak. Ia mencari tukang yang ahli untuk membuat patung yang tak mudah goyang.
Those who are too poor to pay for that choose wood that won't rot, then they look for a skilled wood-carver to make an idol that won't fall over.
21 Masakan engkau tidak tahu dan tidak mendengar, dan tidak diberitahu kepadamu sejak dahulu? Masakan engkau tidak mengerti dari semula bagaimana awalnya dunia?
Don't you know? Haven't you heard? Hasn't it been explained to you from the very beginning? Haven't you understood from the time the world was created?
22 Yang menciptakannya bertakhta di atas bulatan bumi, penduduknya tampak kecil seperti belalang. Ia membentangkan langit seperti kain, dan memasangnya seperti kemah untuk didiami.
God sits on his throne above the horizon of the earth; the people that live there are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live in.
23 Ia membuat para penguasa tidak berdaya, dan para pembesar kehilangan kekuasaannya.
He brings leaders down; he makes the rulers of the world like nothing.
24 Mereka itu seperti tanaman muda yang baru mulai tumbuh akarnya. Apabila TUHAN menghembuskan angin, mereka kering dan diterbangkan seperti jerami.
In fact they are hardly even planted, hardly even sown, hardly even taken root, when he blows on them and they wither, and the wind carries them away like straw.
25 Siapa kauanggap serupa dengan Allah Yang Mahakudus? Dengan siapa engkau mau menyamakan Dia?
“Who are you going to compare me with? Who is equal to me?” asks the Holy One.
26 Pandanglah ke langit, dan perhatikanlah! Siapakah yang menciptakan bintang-bintang? Dia yang mengatur mereka seperti pasukan, Ia tahu jumlah mereka semua, dan memanggil masing-masing dengan namanya. Tak ada satu pun yang hilang, karena besarnya kuasa TUHAN!
Look at the heavens. Who created all this? He leads the stars like an army, and calls each one by name. Because he has great power and incredible strength, not a single one of them is missing.
27 Jadi Israel, mengapa engkau berkeluh kesah, seolah-olah TUHAN Allahmu tak tahu engkau susah? Seolah-olah Ia tidak mengindahkan nasibmu, dan tidak memperhatikan hakmu?
Why do you speak like this, Jacob, and why do you say, Israel, “The Lord doesn't see what's happening to me, and he's ignoring my rights!”
28 Masakan engkau tidak tahu dan tidak mendengar? Tuhanlah Allah yang kekal, yang menciptakan seluruh bumi. Ia tak pernah menjadi lelah atau lesu; pikiran-Nya tak dapat diselami.
Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He's never weak or tired; you can't find out all he knows.
29 Ia menguatkan orang yang lelah, memberi semangat kepada yang tak berdaya.
He gives strength to the weary and power the powerless.
30 Orang-orang muda menjadi lelah dan lesu anak-anak remaja jatuh tersandung.
Even young people grow weak and tired—they fall down when they're exhausted.
31 Tetapi orang yang mengandalkan TUHAN, akan mendapat kekuatan baru. Mereka seperti burung rajawali yang terbang tinggi dengan kekuatan sayapnya. Mereka berlari dan tidak menjadi lelah, mereka berjalan dan tidak menjadi lesu.
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
