Yeremia 13
1 TUHAN menyuruh aku pergi membeli sarung pendek dari lenan dan memakainya, tapi aku tidak boleh mencelupkannya ke dalam air.
Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into water.”
2 Maka pergilah aku membeli sarung pendek itu, lalu memakainya.
And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.
3 Kemudian TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadaku, katanya,
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying:
4 "Pergilah ke Sungai Efrat, dan sembunyikan sarung pendek itu di celah-celah batu."
“Take the waistcloth, which you obtained, which is around your loins, and, rising up, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”
5 Maka sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN pergilah aku dan menyembunyikan sarung pendek itu di dekat Sungai Efrat.
And so I went, and I hid it by the Euphrates, just as the Lord had instructed me.
6 Beberapa waktu kemudian TUHAN menyuruh aku pergi lagi ke Sungai Efrat untuk mengambil sarung pendek itu.
And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”
7 Maka pergilah aku, dan mengeluarkan sarung pendek itu dari tempat aku menyembunyikannya. Ternyata sarung itu sudah lapuk, dan sama sekali tidak berguna lagi.
And so I went to the Euphrates, and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth had rotted, so that it was not fit for any use.
8 Lalu TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadaku, kata-Nya,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9 "Begitulah caranya Aku akan bertindak terhadap orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem. Aku akan menghancurkan keangkuhan mereka yang luar biasa itu.
“Thus says the Lord: In the same way, I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.
10 Bangsa yang jahat ini sangat keras kepala dan tak mau taat kepada-Ku. Mereka beribadat dan berbakti kepada ilah-ilah lain. Itu sebabnya mereka akan menjadi seperti sarung pendek yang tak berguna itu.
This most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words, for they walk in the depravity of their own heart, and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so, they will become like this waistcloth, which is not fit for any use.
11 Seperti sarung pendek terikat erat pada pinggang pemakainya, demikianlah Aku bermaksud supaya umat Israel dan Yehuda terikat erat pada-Ku. Dengan demikian mereka menjadi umat-Ku yang membuat nama-Ku terpuji dan dihormati. Tapi, mereka tidak mau menurut kepada-Ku."
For just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah, says the Lord, so that they would be to me: a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory. But they did not listen.
12 TUHAN Allah berkata kepadaku, "Yeremia, sampaikanlah pesan-Ku kepada orang Israel bahwa setiap guci tempat anggur harus diisi penuh dengan anggur. Mereka akan menjawab, 'Masakan kami tidak tahu bahwa setiap guci harus dipenuhi dengan anggur?'
Therefore, you shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’ And they will say to you: ‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will be filled with wine?’
13 Maka katakanlah kepada mereka bahwa orang-orang di negeri ini, raja-raja keturunan Daud, para imam, nabi, dan seluruh penduduk Yerusalem akan Kuisi penuh dengan anggur sampai mabuk.
And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, unto inebriation.
14 Lalu mereka akan Kubenturkan satu sama lain. Tua dan muda akan Kuperlakukan demikian tanpa ampun. Mereka akan Kubinasakan tanpa merasa sayang atau kasihan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
And I will scatter them, a man from his brother, and fathers and sons similarly, says the Lord. I will not spare them, and I will not pardon them, and I will not take pity, so as not to destroy them.”
15 Umat Israel, TUHAN telah berbicara! Jangan angkuh, dengarkan Dia!
Hear and pay close attention. Do not choose to lift yourself up, for the Lord has spoken.
16 TUHAN Allahmu harus kauagungkan sebelum Ia mendatangkan kegelapan, dan kakimu tersandung di pegunungan, sebelum terang yang kauharapkan diubah-Nya menjadi kekelaman.
Give glory to the Lord your God, before darkness falls, and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains. You will expect light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.
17 Jika kau enggan mendengarkan, aku akan menangis dengan diam-diam. Dengan rasa pilu kutangisi keangkuhanmu itu. Air mataku akan berlinang karena umat TUHAN diangkut sebagai tawanan.
But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
18 TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Suruh raja dan ibu suri turun dari takhtanya, sebab mahkotanya yang indah sudah jatuh dari kepalanya.
“Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.
19 Kota-kota Yehuda di bagian selatan sedang dikepung, dan tak ada yang dapat menerobosi kepungan itu. Semua orang Yehuda sudah diangkut ke pembuangan."
The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.
20 TUHAN berkata kepada penduduk Yerusalem, "Perhatikanlah! Musuh-musuhmu sedang datang dari utara! Di manakah orang-orang yang harus kamu lindungi dan yang sangat kamu banggakan itu.
Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?
21 Apa yang akan kamu katakan jika orang-orang yang kamu perlakukan sebagai kawan-kawanmu mengalahkan dan menguasai kamu? Pasti kamu akan merasa sakit seperti wanita yang sedang melahirkan.
What will you say when he visits upon you? For you have taught them against you, and you have instructed them with your own head. Will not pains take hold of you, as with a woman in labor?
22 Barangkali kamu bertanya mengapa semuanya itu menimpa dirimu, mengapa pakaianmu dirobek dan kamu diperkosa. Ketahuilah bahwa itu terjadi karena dosamu terlalu besar.
But if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncovered and the soles of your feet have been defiled.
23 Dapatkah orang hitam mengubah warna kulitnya, atau harimau menghilangkan belangnya? Tentu tidak! Begitu juga kamu yang biasa berbuat jahat tidak mungkin berbuat baik.
If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.
24 Aku akan menceraiberaikan kamu seperti sekam ditiup angin dari padang gurun.
And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
25 Itulah nasibmu yang telah Kutentukan karena kamu telah melupakan Aku, dan telah percaya kepada ilah-ilah palsu.
This is your lot, and this is the portion of your measure from me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten me, and you have had confidence in what is false.
26 Aku sendiri akan merobek pakaian dari badanmu supaya kamu menjadi telanjang dan malu.
Therefore, I have even bared your thighs before your face, and your shame has been seen.
27 Aku sudah melihat kamu melakukan hal-hal yang Kubenci. Aku telah melihat kamu mengejar ilah-ilah lain di bukit dan di ladang, seperti seorang laki-laki tergila-gila terhadap istri orang lain atau seperti kuda jantan bernafsu terhadap kuda betina. Penduduk Yerusalem, celakalah kamu! Kapan kamu akan bebas dari semua kejahatan?"
For I have seen your adulteries, and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication, and your abominations upon the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”
