Yesaya 65
1 TUHAN berkata, "Aku siap menjawab umat-Ku, tetapi mereka tidak berdoa kepada-Ku. Aku bersedia ditemui oleh mereka, tetapi mereka tidak mencari Aku. Bangsa itu tidak memanggil Aku, walaupun Aku siap menjawab: Inilah Aku!
[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’
2 Aku selalu siap menyambut umat-Ku, tetapi mereka suka memberontak. Bangsa itu melakukan yang jahat dan mengikuti rencananya sendiri.
[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.
3 Mereka terus-menerus membuat Aku marah karena mempersembahkan kurban di kebun-kebun untuk dewa-dewa dan membakar kemenyan di mezbah-mezbahnya.
They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] bricks.
4 Waktu malam mereka pergi ke gua-gua dan kuburan untuk minta nasihat arwah-arwah. Mereka makan daging babi dan minum kuah daging yang haram.
They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.
5 Mereka berkata 'Pergilah menjauh, jangan menyentuh kami sebab kami suci dan terpisah dari kamu!' Aku tidak tahan melihat kelakuan mereka! Kemarahan-Ku terhadap mereka seperti api yang tak pernah padam.
[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.
6 Hukuman mereka sudah tertulis di hadapan-Ku. Sungguh, Aku tak akan tinggal diam. Aku akan membalas kejahatan mereka
I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them
7 karena dosa mereka dan dosa leluhur mereka. Mereka menghina Aku dengan membakar kemenyan untuk dewa-dewa di tempat pemujaan di bukit. Aku akan membalas mereka setimpal dengan perbuatan mereka di masa lampau."
for the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”
8 TUHAN berkata, "Buah anggur yang masih ada airnya tidak dibuang, tetapi dijadikan air anggur. Begitu juga bangsa-Ku tak akan Kubinasakan seluruhnya, sebab di antara mereka masih ada yang mengabdi kepada-Ku.
This is [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.
9 Sejumlah orang Israel dari suku Yehuda akan Kuberkati, dan keturunan mereka akan memiliki tanah pegunungan-Ku. Orang-orang pilihan-Ku yang mengabdi kepada-Ku akan tinggal di sana.
I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.
10 Umat-Ku akan menyembah Aku; domba dan sapi mereka akan merumput di Dataran Saron dan di Lembah Akhor.
[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.
11 Tetapi bukan begitu nasib orang-orang yang meninggalkan Aku, yang tidak mempedulikan Sion, bukit-Ku yang suci, yang mempersembahkan sajian kepada Gad dan Meni, dewa-dewa keberuntungan dan nasib.
But [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.
12 Kamu semua akan mati sebagai kurban kekerasan. Sebab, ketika Aku memanggil, kamu tidak menjawab, dan ketika Aku berbicara, kamu tidak mendengarkan. Kamu lebih suka melawan Aku dan melakukan yang jahat.
[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please me.
13 Sesungguhnya, orang yang menyembah Aku akan makan, sedangkan kamu kelaparan. Mereka akan minum, sedangkan kamu kehausan. Mereka akan bergembira, sedangkan kamu mendapat malu.
I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.
14 Sesungguhnya, mereka akan bersorak gembira, sedangkan kamu menangis dengan pedih.
Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
15 Orang-orang pilihan-Ku akan memakai namamu sebagai kutuk: 'Semoga TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi membunuh kamu seperti mereka!' Tetapi orang yang taat kepada-Ku akan Kuberi nama baru.
Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].
16 Setiap orang di negeri itu yang minta berkat, akan minta diberkati oleh Allah yang setia. Setiap orang yang mau bersumpah, akan bersumpah demi nama Allah yang setia. Sebab penderitaan yang dahulu sudah hilang dan dilupakan."
The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”
17 TUHAN berkata, "Aku akan membuat langit yang baru dan bumi yang baru. Kejadian-kejadian yang dahulu akan dilupakan dan tidak diingat lagi.
“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.
18 Bergembiralah dan bersukalah untuk selama-lamanya karena apa yang Kuciptakan. Aku menciptakan Yerusalem baru penuh kegembiraan, dan penduduknya bersuka ria.
Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.
19 Aku sendiri akan bergembira karena Yerusalem, dan bergirang karena penduduknya. Di kota itu tak ada lagi tangis, dan tak ada teriakan minta tolong.
I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.
20 Anak-anaknya tak ada yang mati waktu kecil, dan orang dewasa akan mencapai umur lanjut. Orang yang berumur seratus tahun akan dianggap muda, dan yang mati sebelum itu dianggap kena hukuman-Ku.
No child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.
21 Orang akan membangun rumah dan mendiaminya sendiri; orang lain tak akan mendiaminya. Mereka akan menanami kebun anggur dan menikmati air anggurnya; orang lain tak akan meminumnya. Umat-Ku akan panjang umur seperti pohon, dan menikmati hasil kerja mereka.
My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.
As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].
23 Semua yang mereka lakukan akan berhasil, dan anak-anak mereka tak akan mati mendadak. Mereka dan keturunan mereka akan Kuberkati untuk selama-lamanya.
They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.
24 Sebelum mereka mohon, Aku menjawab; sebelum mereka selesai berdoa, Aku sudah mengabulkan doa mereka.
Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].
25 Serigala dan anak domba sama-sama makan rumput; singa makan jerami seperti sapi, dan ular tidak berbahaya lagi. Di seluruh bukit-Ku yang suci, tak ada lagi yang merugikan atau berbuat jahat."
No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
