Yeremia 39
1 Pada bulan sepuluh tahun kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia raja Yehuda, Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya datang dan menyerang Yerusalem.
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force have come to Jerusalem, and they lay siege against it;
2 Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Raja Zedekia, tembok kota didobrak musuh,
in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city has been broken up;
3 dan Yerusalem direbut. Maka semua pejabat-pejabat raja Babel datang dan pergi duduk di Pintu Gerbang Tengah. Di antara mereka terdapat Nergal Sarezer, Samgar Nebo, Sarsekim kepala rumah tangga istana, Nergal Sarezer Rabmag dan perwira-perwira lain.
and all the heads of the king of Babylon come in, and they sit at the middle gate, Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-Saris, Nergal-Sharezer, chief magus, and all the rest of the heads of the king of Babylon.
4 Ketika Raja Zedekia dan seluruh tentaranya melihat semua kejadian itu, mereka berusaha melarikan diri menuju Lembah Yordan malam itu juga. Mereka mengambil jalan lewat taman istana, lalu keluar melalui pintu gerbang yang menghubungi kedua tembok di tempat itu.
And it comes to pass, when Zedekiah king of Judah and all the men of war have seen them, that they flee and go forth by night from the city, the way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and he goes forth the way of the plain.
5 Tapi tentara Babel mengejar mereka dan menangkap Zedekia di dataran Yerikho. Kemudian ia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla di daerah Hamat, lalu dijatuhi hukuman mati.
And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after them, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and they take him, and bring him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaks with him—judgments.
6 Di kota itu juga anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya, dan semua pejabat pemerintah Yehuda pun dibunuh.
And the king of Babylon slaughters the sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah, before his eyes, indeed, the king of Babylon has slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
7 Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel.
And he has blinded the eyes of Zedekiah, and he binds him with bronze chains to bring him to Babylon.
8 Sementara itu orang-orang Babel membakar istana raja dan rumah-rumah rakyat, serta meruntuhkan tembok-tembok Yerusalem.
And the house of the king, and the house of the people, the Chaldeans have burned with fire, and they have broken down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Akhirnya rakyat yang masih ada di kota, bersama orang-orang yang telah lari ke pihak orang Babel, diangkut ke Babel oleh Nebuzaradan, komandan pasukan Babel.
And the remnant of the people who are left in the city, and those defecting who have defected to him, and the remnant of the people who are left, Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, has removed [to] Babylon.
10 Sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta, ditinggalkannya di Yehuda serta diberi kebun anggur dan ladang.
And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, has left in the land of Judah the poor people who have nothing, and he gives vineyards and fields to them in that day.
11 Raja Nebukadnezar telah menyuruh Nebuzaradan, komandan pasukannya, mengeluarkan perintah berikut ini.
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gives a charge concerning Jeremiah, by the hand of Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, saying,
12 "Pergilah mencari Yeremia, dan jagalah dia baik-baik. Jangan apa-apakan dia; lakukanlah apa yang dimintanya."
“Take him, and place your eyes on him, and do no evil thing to him, but as he speaks to you, so do with him.”
13 Maka Nebuzaradan bersama-sama dengan kedua perwira tingginya, Nebusyazban dan Nergal-Sarezer serta semua perwira Babel lainnya,
And Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, sends, and Nebushazban, chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-Sharezer, chief magus, and all the chiefs of the king of Babylon,
14 mengambil aku dari pelataran istana. Lalu aku diserahkan kepada Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, yang harus mengantarkan aku pulang dengan selamat. Maka tinggallah aku di antara rakyat.
indeed, they send and take Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and give him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, to carry him home, and he dwells in the midst of the people.
15 Ketika aku masih dipenjarakan di pelataran istana, TUHAN menyuruh aku
And a word of YHWH has been to Jeremiah—in his being detained in the court of the prison—saying:
16 mengatakan kepada Ebed-Melekh orang Sudan itu bahwa TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata begini, "Seperti yang Kukatakan dahulu, Aku akan mendatangkan ke atas kota ini bencana, dan bukan kemakmuran. Engkau akan melihat hal itu terjadi.
“Go, and you have spoken to Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing in My words to this city for calamity, and not for good, and they have been before you in that day.
17 Tetapi Aku, TUHAN, akan melindungimu. Engkau tidak akan diserahkan kepada orang-orang yang kautakuti.
And I have delivered you in that day—a declaration of YHWH—and you are not given into the hand of the men of whose face you are afraid,
18 Engkau tidak akan dibunuh, sebab Aku akan menyelamatkan engkau. Nyawamu akan selamat karena engkau bersandar kepada-Ku. Aku, TUHAN, yang berbicara."
for I certainly deliver you, and you do not fall by sword, and your life has been to you for a spoil, for you have trusted in Me—a declaration of YHWH.”
