Yesaya 48
1 Dengarlah, hai keturunan Yakub, keturunan Yehuda yang memakai nama Israel, katamu engkau mengakui Allah Israel, dan bersumpah atas nama TUHAN. Tetapi kata-katamu itu tidak tulus.
Hear these [words], ye house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of Juda, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, making mention [of it, but] not with truth, nor with righteousness;
2 Sekalipun begitu, engkau mengakui dengan bangga bahwa engkau penduduk kota suci; dan bahwa engkau bersandar pada Allah Israel yang disebut TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa.
maintaining also the name of the holy city, and staying themselves on the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. The former things I have already declared;
3 TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah, hai Israel! Apa yang terjadi dahulu, sudah lama Kuberitahukan; apa yang Kukatakan, tiba-tiba Kulaksanakan dan Kujadikan kenyataan.
and they that have proceeded out of my mouth, and it became well known; I wrought suddenly, and [the events] came to pass.
4 Aku tahu bahwa engkau tegar hati, keras kepala dan berkepala batu.
I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.
5 Maka sejak dahulu sudah Kuramalkan; sebelum terjadi, sudah Kuberitahukan, supaya engkau jangan berkata, bahwa itu perbuatan patung-patung berhalamu.
And I told thee of old what [should be] before it came upon thee; I made it known to thee, lest thou shouldest say, [My] idols have done [it] for me; and shouldest say, [My] graven and molten images have commanded me.
6 Semua nubuat-Ku yang kaudengar sudah terjadi; engkau harus mengakui bahwa perkataan-Ku itu benar. Sekarang Aku memberitahukan hal-hal yang baru, rahasia-rahasia yang belum kauketahui.
Ye have heard all this, but ye have not known: yet I have made known to thee the new things from henceforth, which are coming to pass, and thou saidst not,
7 Baru sekarang Aku menjadikannya, dan bukan dahulu; belum pernah engkau mendengar tentang hal itu, supaya engkau tak dapat berkata, bahwa engkau mengetahui segalanya.
Now they come to pass, and not formerly: and thou heardest not of them in former days: say not thou, Yea, I know them.
8 Aku tahu engkau tak dapat dipercaya, sejak dahulu engkau terkenal sebagai pendurhaka. Sebab itulah engkau tak mengetahuinya, tidak satu kata pun sampai ke telingamu.
Thou hast neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened thine ears: for I knew that thou wouldest surely deal treacherously, and wouldest be called a transgressor even from the womb.
9 Aku menahan kemarahan-Ku supaya nama-Ku dimasyhurkan. Aku menahannya bagimu, supaya engkau tidak dibinasakan.
For mine own sake will I shew thee my wrath, and will bring before thee my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy thee.
10 Aku menguji engkau dalam api penderitaan, seperti perak dimurnikan dalam dapur api.
Behold, I have sold thee, [but] not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.
11 Itu Kulakukan demi diri-Ku sendiri, sebab Aku tidak membiarkan nama-Ku dicemarkan; kemuliaan-Ku tidak Kubagi dengan siapa pun."
For mine own sake I will do [this] for thee, because my name is profaned; and I will not give my glory to another.
12 TUHAN berkata, "Dengarlah Israel, umat yang Kupanggil, Aku tetap Allahmu. Akulah yang pertama, dan Aku pula yang terakhir.
Hear me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call; I am the first, and I endure for ever.
13 Tangan-Ku meletakkan dasar bumi dan membentangkan cakrawala. Apabila Kupanggil namanya, mereka segera datang.
My hand also has founded the earth, and my right hand has fixed the sky: I will call them, and they shall stand together.
14 Berkumpullah kamu semua dan dengarlah! Di antara dewa-dewa tak ada yang meramalkan bahwa orang pilihan-Ku akan menyerang Babel; ia akan melakukan apa yang Kukehendaki.
And all shall be gathered, and shall hear: who has told them these things? Out of love to thee I have fulfilled thy desire on Babylon, to abolish the seed of the Chaldeans.
15 Akulah yang mengatakannya dan yang memanggil dia, yang membimbing dia, sehingga ia berhasil.
I have spoken, I have called, I have brought him, and made his way prosperous.
16 Datanglah dekat pada-Ku dan dengarlah, sejak dahulu Aku bicara dengan terus terang; dan perkataan-Ku selalu Kujadikan kenyataan."
Draw nigh to me, and hear ye these words; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning: when it took place, there was I, and now the Lord, [even] the Lord, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
17 Kata Allah kudus Israel, Penyelamatmu, "Akulah TUHAN Allahmu, yang mengajar engkau apa yang berguna bagimu, dan membimbing engkau di jalan yang harus kautempuh.
Thus saith the Lord that delivered thee, the Holy One of Israel; I am thy God, I have shewn thee how thou shouldest find the way wherein thou shouldest walk.
18 Sekiranya engkau memperhatikan perintah-perintah-Ku, maka kesejahteraanmu seperti sungai yang tak pernah kering, dan kemujuranmu seperti ombak di laut yang tak pernah berhenti.
And if thou hadst hearkened to my commandments, [then] would thy peace have been like a river, and thy righteousness as a wave of the sea.
19 Keturunanmu akan sebanyak butir-butir pasir; Aku menjamin mereka tak akan dibinasakan."
Thy seed also would have been as the sand, and the offspring of thy belly as the dust of the ground: neither now shalt thou by any means be utterly destroyed, neither shall thy name perish before me.
20 Pergilah dan larilah dari Babel, siarkanlah berita ini ke mana-mana. Beritakanlah dengan sorak gembira: "TUHAN sudah menyelamatkan Israel, hamba-Nya!
Go forth of Babylon, thou that fleest from the Chaldeans: utter aloud a voice of joy, and let this be made known, proclaim it to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath delivered his servant Jacob.
21 Waktu Ia membimbing mereka melalui padang yang tandus, mereka tak menderita haus. TUHAN membelah gunung batu dan mengalirkan air, dari batu Ia memancurkan air bagi mereka.
And if they shall thirst, he shall lead them through the desert; he shall bring forth water to them out of the rock: the rock shall be cloven, and the water shall flow forth, and my people shall drink.
22 Tidak ada keselamatan bagi orang jahat," demikianlah kata TUHAN.
There is no joy, saith the Lord, to the ungodly.
