Yeremia 32
1 Pada tahun kesepuluh pemerintahan Zedekia raja Yehuda, yaitu tahun kedelapan belas pemerintahan Nebukadnezar raja Babel, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah. The same is the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Pada waktu itu tentara raja Babel sedang menyerang Yerusalem. Aku ditahan di pelataran istana raja
It was then that the army of the king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem. And Jeremiah, the prophet, was confined to the atrium of the prison, which was in the house of the king of Judah.
3 oleh Raja Zedekia karena dituduh telah mengumumkan bahwa TUHAN berkata begini, "Raja Babel akan Kubiarkan menaklukkan dan menduduki kota ini,
For Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had confined him, saying: “Why do you make predictions, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it?
4 dan Raja Zedekia tidak akan luput. Ia akan diserahkan kepada raja Babel, dan menghadap raja itu serta berbicara sendiri dengan dia.
And Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans. Instead, he will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon. And he will speak to him, mouth to mouth, and he will see him, eye to eye.
5 Kemudian Zedekia akan diangkut ke Babel dan tinggal di sana sampai Aku menghukum dia. Sekalipun ia memerangi orang Babel, ia tidak akan berhasil. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
And he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon. And he will be there until I visit him, says the Lord. So then, if you contend against the Chaldeans, you will have no success.’”
6 TUHAN berkata kepadaku
And Jeremiah said: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
7 bahwa Hanameel, anak laki-laki pamanku Salum, akan datang untuk minta supaya aku membeli tanahnya di Anatot di wilayah Benyamin. Sebab, akulah sanaknya yang terdekat yang berhak membeli tanah itu.
Behold, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your cousin, will come to you, saying: ‘Buy for yourself my field, which is in Anathoth. For it is your right, as next of kin, to buy it.’
8 Lalu tepat seperti yang telah dikatakan TUHAN, datanglah Hanameel kepadaku di pelataran istana, dan minta supaya aku membeli tanahnya. Karena itu aku yakin TUHAN betul-betul telah berbicara kepadaku.
And in accord with the word of the Lord, Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the entrance of the prison, and he said to me: ‘Take possession of my field, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours, and as the next of kin you may possess it.’ Then I understood that this was the word of the Lord.
9 Maka aku membeli tanah itu dari Hanameel dengan harga tujuh belas uang perak. Kupanggil saksi-saksi dan di depan mereka kutandatangani surat pembeliannya, lalu kububuhi segel dan kutimbang uangnya.
And I bought the field, which is in Anathoth, from Hanamel, the son of my uncle. And I weighed out the money to him, seven small coins and ten pieces of silver.
And I wrote it in a book and signed it, and I summoned witnesses. And I weighed out the silver on a scale.
11 Kemudian aku mengambil surat pembelian itu yang sudah diberi segel dan berisi syarat-syarat serta ketentuan-ketentuan. Kuambil juga salinan surat yang tidak ada segelnya,
And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals.
12 dan kedua surat itu kuberikan kepada Barukh anak Neria cucu Mahseya. Aku menyerahkannya di depan Hanameel serta saksi-saksi yang telah menandatangani surat-surat itu, dan di depan orang-orang yang sedang duduk di pelataran itu.
And I gave the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, in the sight of the witnesses who had been recorded in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the atrium of the prison.
13 Di depan mereka semua aku berkata kepada Barukh,
And I instructed Baruch, in their sight, saying:
14 "TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, memerintahkan supaya engkau mengambil kedua surat ini, baik yang asli maupun salinannya, dan memasukkannya ke dalam sebuah periuk tembikar supaya tahan lama.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Take these writings, this sealed deed of purchase, and this deed which is open, and place them in an earthen vessel, so that they will be preserved for many days.’
15 TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata bahwa rumah, tanah, dan kebun anggur kelak akan diperjualbelikan lagi di negeri ini."
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Houses, and fields, and vineyards will be possessed still, in this land.’
16 Setelah surat-surat pembelian itu kuberikan kepada Barukh, aku berdoa,
And after I had delivered the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:
17 "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, Engkaulah yang menciptakan langit dan bumi dengan kuasa dan kemampuan-Mu yang besar. Tak ada sesuatu pun yang sukar bagi-Mu.
Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Behold, you have made heaven and earth, by your great strength and by your outstretched arm. No word is difficult for you.
18 Engkau menunjukkan kasih-Mu yang abadi kepada beribu-ribu orang, tapi Engkau juga menghukum orang karena dosa orang tuanya. Engkau Allah yang agung dan perkasa; nama-Mu TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa.
You act with mercy a thousand-fold, but you repay the iniquity of the fathers into the sinews of their sons after them. The Lord of hosts is your name: most strong, great, and powerful!
19 Rencana-rencana-Mu hebat, dan perbuatan-perbuatan-Mu ajaib; Engkau melihat segala yang dilakukan manusia, dan membalas mereka sesuai dengan perbuatan mereka.
You are great in counsel and incomprehensible in thought. Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of Adam, so that you may repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his intentions.
20 Dahulu kala Engkau melakukan keajaiban dan hal-hal luar biasa di Mesir, dan sampai sekarang pun Engkau masih terus melakukannya, baik di antara orang Israel maupun di antara segala bangsa lain. Karena itu kini Engkau termasyhur di mana-mana.
You caused signs and portents in the land of Egypt, and in Israel, and among men, even until this day. And you have made a name for yourself, just as in this day.
21 Dengan kuasa dan kekuatan-Mu yang besar Engkau membawa umat Israel keluar dari Mesir. Engkau melakukan mujizat-mujizat dan keajaiban-keajaiban serta kejadian-kejadian yang menggemparkan musuh.
And you have led your people Israel away from the land of Egypt, with signs and portents, and with a robust hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.
22 Negeri yang baik dan subur ini Kauberikan kepada mereka seperti yang telah Kaujanjikan kepada leluhur mereka.
And you have given them this land, which you swore, to their fathers, that you would give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
23 Tapi ketika mereka datang ke negeri ini dan merebutnya, mereka tidak taat kepada perintah-perintah-Mu, dan tidak hidup menurut ajaran-ajaran-Mu. Semua yang Kauperintahkan kepada mereka tidak satu pun yang mereka laksanakan. Sebab itu Engkau mendatangkan segala bencana ini ke atas mereka.
And they entered it and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice, and they did not walk in your law. And they did not do all of the things that you commanded them to do. And so, all of these evils have happened to them.
24 Orang-orang Babel telah membangun tembok-tembok pengepungan di sekeliling kota untuk merebutnya, dan sekarang mereka menyerang. Pertempuran, kelaparan, dan wabah penyakit akan menyebabkan kota ini jatuh ke tangan mereka. Engkau melihat bahwa semua yang Kaukatakan telah menjadi kenyataan.
Behold, fortifications were built against the city, so as to capture it. And the city was given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, before the face of the sword, and of famine, and of pestilence. And what you have spoken has occurred, just as you yourself discern.
25 Namun demikian, ya TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, Engkaulah yang menyuruh aku membeli tanah ini di depan saksi-saksi, sekali pun sebentar lagi kota akan direbut oleh orang Babel."
So why, O Lord God, are you saying to me: ‘Buy a field with money, and summon witnesses,’ while the city is being given into the hands of the Chaldeans?”
26 Kemudian TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:
27 "Akulah TUHAN, Allah semua orang. Tak ada yang sulit bagi-Ku.
“Behold, I am the Lord God; I am above all flesh. Can any word be difficult for me?
28 Kota ini akan Kubiarkan dikuasai oleh Nebukadnezar raja Babel bersama pasukannya. Mereka akan merebut kota ini,
Therefore, thus says the Lord: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, and into the hands of the king of Babylon, and they will capture it.
29 dan membakarnya sampai habis bersama-sama dengan rumah-rumah di mana orang menimbulkan kemarahan-Ku, karena di atas atap rumah-rumah itu mereka membakar dupa kepada Baal dan menuangkan anggur untuk persembahan bagi dewa-dewa.
And the Chaldeans fighting against this city will advance, and set fire to it, and burn it, along with the houses on whose roofs they were offering sacrifice to Baal and were pouring out libations to strange gods, so that they provoked me to wrath.
30 Sejak permulaan sejarah mereka, orang Israel dan orang Yehuda telah membuat Aku tidak senang. Mereka membangkitkan kemarahan-Ku dengan perbuatan-perbuatan mereka yang jahat.
For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, from their youth, have continually done evil in my eyes. The sons of Israel, even until now, have been provoking me with the work of their hands, says the Lord.
31 Sejak kota ini dibangun, penduduknya telah membuat Aku marah sekali. Aku telah memutuskan untuk membinasakannya,
For this city has been a cause of fury and indignation to me, from the day when they built it, until this day, in which it will be taken away from my sight,
32 karena segala kejahatan yang dilakukan orang Yehuda dan Yerusalem bersama para raja, pejabat pemerintah, imam, dan nabi-nabi mereka.
because of all the wickedness of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, which they have done, provoking me to wrath, they and their kings, their leaders and their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
33 Mereka telah meninggalkan Aku dan sekali pun Aku terus mengajar mereka, mereka tidak mau mendengarkan dan tidak mau insaf.
And they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. And though I taught them and instructed them, rising at first light, they were not willing to listen, so that they would receive discipline.
34 Malah rumah yang dibangun untuk tempat ibadat kepada-Ku telah dinajiskan oleh mereka dengan meletakkan berhala-berhala mereka yang memuakkan di tempat itu.
And they have placed their idols in the house where my name is invoked, so that they defiled it.
35 Mereka membangun mezbah-mezbah untuk Baal di Lembah Hinom, dan mempersembahkan anak-anak mereka kepada Dewa Molokh. Padahal, Aku tak pernah menyuruh mereka melakukan hal itu, bahkan tak pernah timbul dalam pikiran-Ku bahwa mereka akan melakukan perbuatan sekeji itu dan membuat orang Yehuda berdosa."
And they have built the exalted places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that they may initiate their sons and their daughters into Molech, though I did not command, nor did it enter into my heart, that they should do this abomination, and so lead Judah into sin.
36 TUHAN, Allah Israel, berkata kepadaku, "Yeremia, bangsa Israel berkata bahwa peperangan, kelaparan, dan wabah penyakit akan membuat kota ini jatuh ke tangan raja Babel. Sekarang, dengarkan juga apa yang akan Kukatakan.
And now, because of these things, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to this city, about which you say that it will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence:
37 Aku akan mengumpulkan bangsa ini dari semua negeri tempat mereka Kuceraiberaikan karena kemarahan-Ku dan geram-Ku kepada mereka. Mereka akan Kubawa kembali ke tempat ini dan Kumungkinkan tinggal di sini dengan aman.
Behold, I will gather them together from all the lands to which I have cast them out in my fury, and in my wrath, and in my great indignation. And I will lead them back to this place, and I will cause them to live in confidence.
38 Mereka akan menjadi umat-Ku, dan Aku menjadi Allah mereka.
And they will be my people, and I will be their God.
39 Aku akan memberi mereka hanya satu tujuan hidup: yaitu, menghormati Aku selama-lamanya; hal itu akan membawa kebaikan bagi mereka sendiri, dan bagi keturunan mereka.
And I will give to them one heart and one way, so that they may fear me all their days, and so that it may be well with them, and with their sons after them.
40 Aku akan membuat perjanjian yang kekal dengan mereka. Aku tak akan berhenti berbuat baik kepada mereka. Aku akan membuat mereka takut dan hormat kepada-Ku dengan sepenuh hati supaya mereka tidak menjauhi Aku.
And I will form an everlasting covenant with them, and I will not cease to do good for them. And I will put my fear into their heart, so that they do not withdraw from me.
41 Aku akan senang berbuat baik kepada mereka, dan membuat mereka menetap di negeri ini untuk selama-lamanya.
And I will rejoice over them, while I do good for them. And I will plant them in this land, in truth, with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
42 Sebagaimana Aku telah mendatangkan bencana ke atas bangsa ini, begitu pula Aku akan memberikan semua yang baik yang telah Kujanjikan kepada mereka.
For thus says the Lord: Just as I have led over this people all this great evil, so will I lead over them all the good that I am speaking to them now.
43 Orang berkata bahwa negeri ini telah menjadi seperti padang gurun yang tidak didiami oleh manusia dan binatang, dan bahwa negeri ini telah jatuh ke tangan orang Babel. Tapi Aku berkata bahwa kelak ladang-ladang akan diperjualbelikan lagi di negeri ini;
And fields will be possessed in this land, about which you say that it is desolate because there remains neither man nor beast, and because it has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.
44 surat pembeliannya akan ditandatangani, disegel, dan diperkuat oleh saksi-saksi. Itu akan terjadi di wilayah Benyamin, di desa-desa sekitar Yerusalem, di kota-kota Yehuda, di kota-kota di daerah pegunungan, di daerah kaki pegunungan, dan di Yehuda selatan. Bangsa ini akan Kupulihkan keadaannya di negeri ini. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
Fields will be bought for money, and deeds will be written and signed, and witnesses will be summoned, in the land of Benjamin and all around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, and in the cities on the mountains, and in the cities on the plains, and in the cities that are toward the south. For I will convert their captivity, says the Lord.”
