Yesaya 40
1 Beginilah kata Allahmu, "Hiburlah, hiburlah bangsa-Ku!
"Comfort, 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 tenderly to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Jehovah's hand double for all her sins."
3 Ada suara yang berseru, "Siapkanlah jalan di padang gurun bagi TUHAN. Luruskanlah jalan raya di padang belantara bagi Allah kita!
The voice of one who calls out in the wilderness, "Prepare the way of Jehovah. Make his roads straight.
4 Setiap lembah harus ditutup, gunung dan bukit diratakan. Tanah berbukit akan menjadi dataran, dan yang berlekak-lekuk dilicinkan.
Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low, and the uneven will be made level, and the rough places a plain.
5 Maka keagungan TUHAN akan dinyatakan; seluruh umat manusia akan menyaksikannya. Sungguh, TUHAN sendiri telah menjanjikannya!"
And the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, and all humanity will see the salvation of God together; for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken."
6 Ada suara yang berkata, "Kabarkanlah!" Aku bertanya, "Apa yang harus kukabarkan?" "Kabarkanlah bahwa manusia seperti rumput, seperti bunga yang hanya sebentar keindahannya.
The voice of one saying, "Cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
7 Rumput menjadi kering dan bunga menjadi layu, apabila TUHAN menghembuskan angin yang panas. Sungguh, bangsa itu seperti rumput.
The grass withers, the flower fades, because Jehovah's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.
8 Rumput menjadi kering dan bunga menjadi layu, tetapi sabda Allah kita bertahan selama-lamanya."
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of Jehovah stands 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!
You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength. Lift it up. Do not be afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, "Look, your God."
10 Lihat, TUHAN Allah datang dengan kuasa untuk bertindak dengan perkasa. Ia diiringi orang-orang yang telah dibebaskan-Nya.
Look, Jehovah will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Look, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
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 will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their 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 in the hollow of his hand, and marked off the sky with his span, and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Siapa yang memimpin TUHAN, atau mengajar Dia sebagai penasihat-Nya?
Who has known the mind of Jehovah, or who has instructed him as his counselor?
14 Kepada siapa TUHAN bertanya supaya mendapat pengetahuan dan pengertian? Siapa memberi petunjuk kepada-Nya untuk bertindak dengan tepat?
From whom did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?
15 Bagi TUHAN bangsa-bangsa seperti setetes air dalam timba, seperti sebutir debu pada neraca; pulau-pulau sama ringannya dengan abu halus.
Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Look, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.
16 Semua binatang di hutan Libanon tidak cukup untuk dijadikan kurban bakaran; pohon-pohonnya terlalu sedikit untuk dijadikan kayu apinya.
Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 Semua bangsa tidak berarti bagi-Nya, seolah-olah tidak ada di hadapan-Nya.
All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
18 Jadi dengan siapa engkau mau menyamakan Allah? Siapa kauanggap serupa dengan Dia?
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?
19 Ia tidak seperti patung buatan tukang-tukang, patung yang berlapis emas dan beralas perak.
A workman has cast an image, and the goldsmith overlays it with gold, and casts 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.
He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up an engraved image for him that will not be moved.
21 Masakan engkau tidak tahu dan tidak mendengar, dan tidak diberitahu kepadamu sejak dahulu? Masakan engkau tidak mengerti dari semula bagaimana awalnya dunia?
Haven't you known? Haven't you heard, yet? Haven't you been told from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 Yang menciptakannya bertakhta di atas bulatan bumi, penduduknya tampak kecil seperti belalang. Ia membentangkan langit seperti kain, dan memasangnya seperti kemah untuk didiami.
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
23 Ia membuat para penguasa tidak berdaya, dan para pembesar kehilangan kekuasaannya.
who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth meaningless.
24 Mereka itu seperti tanaman muda yang baru mulai tumbuh akarnya. Apabila TUHAN menghembuskan angin, mereka kering dan diterbangkan seperti jerami.
They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
25 Siapa kauanggap serupa dengan Allah Yang Mahakudus? Dengan siapa engkau mau menyamakan Dia?
"To whom then will you liken me? Who is my equal?" says 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!
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their host by number. He calls them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.
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 say, Jacob, and why do you assert, Israel, "My way is hidden from Jehovah, and the justice due me is disregarded by my God?"
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.
And now, haven't you known? Haven't you heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, doesn't faint. He isn't weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
29 Ia menguatkan orang yang lelah, memberi semangat kepada yang tak berdaya.
He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.
30 Orang-orang muda menjadi lelah dan lesu anak-anak remaja jatuh tersandung.
Even the youths faint and get weary, and the young men utterly fall;
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 wait for Jehovah will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
