Yesaya 54
1 Yerusalem, dahulu engkau seperti wanita mandul yang tak bisa melahirkan. Tetapi sekarang bersorak-soraklah, dan bernyanyilah dengan gembira! Sebab anak-anakmu banyak sekali, melebihi anak wanita yang tidak ditinggalkan suami.
“Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth! Break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says the LORD.
2 Luaskanlah kemah-kemah kediamanmu; panjangkan tali-talinya dan kokohkan pasak-pasaknya!
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations; don’t spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
3 Engkau akan bertambah luas ke kanan dan kiri, pendudukmu akan menduduki tanah bangsa-bangsa dan mendiami kota-kota yang sekarang sunyi sepi.
For you will spread out on the right hand and on the left; and your offspring will possess the nations and settle in desolate cities.
4 Jangan takut, engkau tak akan dipermalukan; tak akan dihina dan tersipu-sipu. Engkau akan melupakan ketidaksetiaanmu di waktu muda; tidak mengingat lagi kesepianmu sebagai janda.
“Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed. Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed. For you will forget the shame of your youth. You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
5 Penciptamu seperti suami bagimu, Allah kudus Israel adalah Penyelamatmu. TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, itulah nama-Nya, Ia Allah penguasa seluruh dunia.
For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of Armies is his name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called the God of the whole earth.
6 Israel, engkau seperti seorang istri muda yang sedih karena ditinggalkan suaminya. Tetapi Allah memanggil engkau kembali dan berkata,
For the LORD has called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off,” says your God.
7 "Hanya sesaat lamanya Aku meninggalkan engkau; dengan penuh kasih sayang engkau Kuambil kembali.
“For a small moment I have forsaken you, but I will gather you with great mercies.
8 Sebentar saja Aku berpaling daripadamu karena kemarahan-Ku yang meluap-luap. Tetapi dengan kasih abadi Aku mengasihani engkau." Demikianlah kata Allah Penyelamatmu.
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
9 "Seperti di masa Nuh Aku berjanji bahwa air bah tak akan lagi menggenangi bumi, begitu juga sekarang Aku berjanji bahwa Aku tak akan marah atau mengancam kamu lagi.
“For this is like the waters of Noah to me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah will no more go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
10 Biarpun gunung-gunung dan bukit-bukit goyah, Aku tak akan berhenti mengasihi engkau. Perjanjian damai-Ku akan Kupegang selalu," kata TUHAN yang mengasihi engkau.
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says the LORD who has mercy on you.
11 TUHAN berkata, "Hai Yerusalem, kota yang malang, engkau tak berdaya dan tanpa penghibur. Dasar-dasarmu akan Kuletakkan kembali, dengan batu-batu berharga.
“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
12 Benteng-benteng Kubangun dari batu delima, pintu-pintu gerbangmu dari batu permata, tembok-tembokmu dari ratna mutu manikam.
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
13 Semua pendudukmu menjadi murid-Ku, mereka akan makmur sejahtera.
All your children will be taught by the LORD, and your children’s peace will be great.
14 Engkau dibangun atas dasar keadilan, dijauhkan dari kengerian dan penindasan.
You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid, and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.
15 Bila engkau diserbu, bukanlah Aku yang menyuruh, siapa saja yang menyerang engkau akan jatuh.
Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.
16 Akulah yang menciptakan tukang besi yang mengipas api untuk menempa senjata. Akulah juga yang menjadikan prajurit yang memakai senjata itu untuk membunuh.
“Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame, and forges a weapon for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.
17 Tetapi setiap senjata yang ditempa untuk melawan engkau, tak akan berhasil. Dan setiap tuduhan dalam pengadilan akan kaubuktikan salah. Aku akan menghadiahkan kemenangan kepada hamba-hamba-Ku," demikianlah kata TUHAN.
No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgement. This is the heritage of the LORD’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says the LORD.
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