Yeremia 46
1 TUHAN berbicara kepadaku tentang bangsa-bangsa,
In the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah the prophet about foreign nations.
2 mulai dengan Mesir. Ia memberitahukan kepadaku tentang tentara Nekho raja Mesir, yang dikalahkan di Karkemis dekat Sungai Efrat oleh Nebukadnezar raja Babel pada tahun keempat pemerintahan Yoyakim, raja Yehuda. Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN tentang hal itu,
This concerns Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt and the Egyptian army which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
3 "Perwira-perwira Mesir meneriakkan pekikan siaga kepada pasukannya, 'Tajamkan tombak! Pakailah baju besi dan topi baja! Siapkan perisai dan masuklah dalam barisan! Kamu, pasukan berkuda, pasanglah pelana! Tunggangi kudamu, maju bertempur!'
Pick up both your small and large shields, and advance ready for battle!
Put the harnesses on the horses and get into your chariots; take your positions with your helmets on! Sharpen your spears; put on your armor!
5 Tapi Aku, TUHAN, melihat mereka mundur ketakutan. Prajurit-prajurit mereka dikalahkan, dan lari ketakutan tanpa menoleh ke belakang.
Why do I see their lines broken and retreating? Their soldiers are defeated. They run away so quickly they don't even look back because they're so terrified by what's happening around them, declares the Lord.
6 Yang gesit tak mampu melarikan diri, dan yang perkasa tak dapat luput dari musuh. Mereka terantuk dan jatuh di utara, di tepi Sungai Efrat itu.
Even the fastest of them can't get away; the soldiers can't escape. There in the north beside the Euphrates they fall and die.
7 Siapakah dia yang naik seperti air Sungai Nil, seperti sungai yang membanjiri tepi-tepinya? Itulah negeri Mesir. Katanya, 'Aku akan bangkit dan menguasai bumi. Akan kubinasakan kota-kota serta penduduknya.
Who is this that's coming, rising like the Nile, like swirling rivers whose waters flood?
Egypt is rising like the Nile; its waters swirl like flooding rivers, boasting, “I will rise and sweep over the earth; I will destroy towns and the people in them.”
9 Berpaculah, hai kuda! Bergeraklah, hai kereta! Majulah, hai pahlawan pembawa perisai dari Sudan dan Libia. Juga kamu, hai pemanah-pemanah ahli dari negeri Lidia.'"
Horses, charge in! Chariots, drive like crazy! Have the infantry advance: soldiers from Ethiopia and Put carrying their shields, archers from Lydia with their bows.
10 Tapi aku, Yeremia berkata bahwa inilah hari TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi dan Mahakuasa; pada hari itu Ia mengadakan pembalasan atas semua musuh-musuh-Nya. Pedang-Nya akan makan mereka sampai kenyang, dan minum darah mereka sampai puas. Hari ini TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, menyembelih kurban-kurban-Nya di utara, di tepi Sungai Efrat itu.
But this is the day of the Lord God Almighty, a day of retribution when he takes vengeance on his enemies. The sword will destroy until it is satisfied, until it's had enough of their blood. The Lord God Almighty is having a sacrifice in the north country beside the Euphrates.
11 Hai penduduk Mesir, pergilah ke Gilead untuk mencari obat! Tapi, sekalipun demikian tak ada obat yang dapat menyembuhkan kamu.
Go and find some healing ointment in Gilead, Virgin Daughter of Egypt! But whatever you use to help you will fail, because there's nothing that will heal you.
12 Keadaanmu yang memalukan telah diketahui oleh bangsa-bangsa. Suara teriakanmu didengar di seluruh dunia. Prajurit yang satu tersandung pada yang lain; sama-sama mereka jatuh terjerembab ke atas tanah.
The other nations have heard how you were humiliated in defeat. Everyone can hear your cries of pain. Soldiers fall over each other, and die together.
13 Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel datang menyerang Mesir, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku, katanya,
This is the message that the Lord gave to Jeremiah the prophet about the attack by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon on Egypt:
14 "Yeremia, umumkanlah berita berikut ini di kota-kota Mesir, yakni di Memfis, Migdol dan Tahpanhes, 'Bersiaplah untuk mempertahankan diri sebab semua yang kamu miliki akan dimusnahkan dalam peperangan!
Shout a warning in Egypt! Tell everyone in Migdol, and in Memphis and Tahpanhes: Get ready to defend yourselves, because war is destroying everything around you.
15 Mengapa Apis, dewamu yang kuat itu telah melarikan diri? Karena TUHAN telah mengalahkan dia!'
Why did Apis your bull god run away? He couldn't stand his ground because the Lord has knocked him down.
16 Banyak tentaramu tersandung dan jatuh. Mereka berkata satu sama lain, 'Mari pulang ke bangsa kita agar kita dapat luput dari bahaya pedang musuh.'
Many soldiers trip and fall over one another and say, “Come on! Let's get back home to our people where we were born, otherwise we're going to be killed.”
17 Berilah nama baru kepada raja Mesir: 'Si tukang ribut yang melewatkan kesempatan.'
When they get there they'll say about Pharaoh king of Egypt, “He just makes a lot of noise. He wasted his opportunity.”
18 Aku Allah yang hidup, Aku raja, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Seperti Gunung Tabor menjulang antara gunung-gunung, dan Gunung Karmel menjulang di atas permukaan laut, begitulah kekuatan dia yang datang menyerang engkau.
As I live, declares the King who has the name “the Lord Almighty,” the king of Babylon will come. He is like Mount Tabor that stands out from the other mountains, like Mount Carmel high above the sea.
19 Bersiap-siaplah, penduduk Mesir, untuk ditawan dan dibawa pergi! Memfis akan menjadi puing--tempat yang sepi karena tidak dihuni.
Pack your bags ready for exile, daughter living in Egypt! Memphis is going to be destroyed, an empty place where no one lives.
20 Mesir seperti anak sapi gemuk, tapi diganggu lalat besar dari utara.
Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a stinging insect from the north is coming to attack her.
21 Bahkan prajurit-prajurit sewaannya tidak berdaya seperti anak sapi yang terlalu gemuk. Mereka tak dapat bertahan. Semuanya berbalik dan lari supaya selamat. Hari hukuman bagi mereka telah tiba; sudah waktunya mereka ditimpa bencana.
The soldiers that Egypt hired are like calves made fat for slaughter. They will also retreat. They won't stand and fight—they will all run away. Their day of destruction is coming; the time when they'll be punished.
22 Mesir melarikan diri sambil mendesis seperti ular karena tentara musuh makin mendekat. Mereka menyerang dia dengan kapak seperti orang menebang pohon
The Egyptians will retreat with a rustle like a snake sliding away, because the enemy will attack them with axes, coming at them like wood-cutters chopping down trees.
23 dan menggunduli hutan lebat yang tak dapat diterobosi. Tentara musuh tak terhitung, lebih banyak dari belalang. Aku, TUHAN berkata.
They will cut them down like a thick forest, declares the Lord, because the invaders are like a swarm of locusts—there's so many of them that they can't be counted.
24 Penduduk Mesir akan dibuat malu, karena dikalahkan oleh bangsa dari utara. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
The people of Egypt will be humiliated. They will be handed over to the people of the north.
25 TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata, "Aku akan menghukum Amon, dewa dari Tebe, bersama seluruh Mesir dengan dewa-dewa dan raja-rajanya. Raja Mesir dan semua orang yang mengandalkan dia
The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Watch, because I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and Pharaoh. I will punish the people of Egypt with their gods and kings, and everyone who trusts in Pharaoh.
26 akan Kuserahkan kepada Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan tentaranya yang mau membunuh mereka. Tetapi kemudian, Mesir akan didiami seperti sediakala. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
I'm going to hand them over to those who want to kill them, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after all this happens, people will live in Egypt as they used to, declares the Lord.
27 "Umat-Ku, Israel, janganlah takut! Hamba-Ku Yakub, jangan gentar! Kamu dan keturunanmu akan Kuselamatkan dari negeri jauh, di tempat kamu ditawan. Kamu akan pulang dan tinggal di negerimu dengan aman. Kamu akan hidup dengan tentram; tak ada yang perlu kamu takutkan.
But you, descendants of Jacob my servant, you don't have to be fearful. Israelites, you don't need to be discouraged. I promise to rescue you from your distant places of exile, your descendants from the countries where they're being held captive. You will go home to a quiet and comfortable life, free from any threats.
28 Jadi janganlah takut, hai umat-Ku, Aku akan datang untuk menyelamatkan kamu. Bangsa-bangsa, tempat kamu Kuceraiberaikan, semuanya akan Kubinasakan, tapi kamu tidak Kuperlakukan demikian. Memang kamu tidak akan luput dari hukuman tapi hukuman-Ku kepadamu adalah adil sesuai dengan ketentuan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
You descendants of Jacob, don't be afraid! declares the Lord, for I will be with you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I've scattered you, I won't completely destroy you. However, I will discipline you as you deserve, and you can be sure I won't leave you unpunished.
