Nehemia 9
1 Pada tanggal dua puluh empat bulan itu juga, rakyat Israel berkumpul. Mereka berpuasa untuk menunjukkan penyesalan dosa-dosa mereka. Mereka memisahkan diri dari semua orang asing. Sebagai tanda bersedih, mereka memakai kain karung dan menaburi kepala dengan tanah. Kemudian mereka berdiri dan mengakui segala dosa mereka dan dosa leluhur mereka.
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sack clothes, and earth upon them.
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
3 Selama kira-kira tiga jam, buku Hukum TUHAN, Allah mereka, dibacakan kepada mereka dan selama tiga jam berikutnya mereka mengakui dosa-dosa mereka. Setelah itu mereka sujud dan menyembah TUHAN, Allah mereka.
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
4 Di situ ada mimbar untuk orang-orang Lewi dan di atasnya berdirilah Yesua, Bani, Kadmiel, Sebanya, Buni, Serebya, Bani dan Kenani. Dengan suara nyaring mereka berdoa kepada TUHAN Allah mereka.
Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.
5 Ibadat pada hari itu dimulai oleh orang-orang Lewi berikut ini: Yesua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hasabneya, Serebya, Hodia, Sebanya dan Petahya. Mereka berkata, "Berdirilah dan pujilah TUHAN Allah kita! Berilah pujian kepada-Nya selama-lamanya! Terpujilah nama-Nya yang penuh kemuliaan, nama yang hebat, melebihi segala pujian!"
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
6 Kemudian rakyat Israel berdoa demikian, "Engkaulah TUHAN, Engkaulah Yang Mahaesa; Kau jadikan bintang dan seluruh angkasa, juga laut dan bumi serta segala isinya, lalu Kauberi hidup dan Kaupelihara. Kepada-Mu segala kuasa di langit bersembah sujud; mereka tunduk kepada-Mu dan bertekuk lutut.
You, even you, are LORD alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and you preserve them all; and the host of heaven worships you.
7 Engkaulah Allah, TUHAN Yang Mahaesa. Kaupilih Abram dari tengah-tengah bangsanya. Ur di Babel telah ditinggalkannya, karena Kau sendiri yang memimpinnya. Lalu Kauberikan kepadanya nama yang baru: Abraham, itulah sebutannya sejak itu.
You are the LORD the God, who did choose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;
8 Kaudapati dia setia kepada-Mu dan patuh. Lalu Kaubuat dengan dia perjanjian yang kukuh. Tanah Kanaan, Het dan Amori, tanah Feris, Yebus dan Girgasi, semua itu hendak Kauberikan kepadanya; sebagai tempat tinggal seluruh keturunannya. Kemudian Kaupenuhi, janji itu kepadanya, sebab Engkau adil dan setia.
And found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and have performed your words; for you are righteous:
9 Kaulihat sengsara leluhur kami di waktu lampau; Kaudengar tangisnya di Mesir dan di Laut Teberau.
And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea;
10 Terhadap raja Mesir Kaulakukan hal-hal yang luar biasa, juga terhadap pegawai serta rakyat negerinya, sebab Kautahu bagaimana umat-Mu mereka sakiti. Lalu masyhurlah nama-Mu sampai hari ini.
And showed signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for you knew that they dealt proudly against them. So did you get you a name, as it is this day.
11 Untuk membuat jalan bagi umat-Mu, laut Kaubelah; Kauseberangkan mereka lewat dasar laut yang tak basah. Para pengejarnya tenggelam dalam air yang dalam, seperti batu terbenam di laut yang seram.
And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
12 Dengan sebuah awan Kaupimpin mereka pada siang hari. Dan di waktu malam jalannya Kauterangi dengan tiang berapi.
Moreover you led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
13 Dari langit Kauturun ke atas Gunung Sinai, lalu Kau berbicara dengan umat-Mu sendiri. Kauberikan hukum, aturan dan perintah yang adil, benar dan berfaedah.
You came down also upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
14 Hari Sabat yang kudus harus mereka rayakan, dan melalui Musa hukum-Mu Kauberikan.
And made known unto them your holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses your servant:
15 Ketika mereka lapar dan kurang makanan, roti dari langit Kauturunkan. Dan dari batu yang padat, kuat dan keras air pelepas dahaga Kaualirkan deras. Kausuruh mereka menduduki tanah yang Kaujanjikan kepadanya dengan sumpah.
And gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.
16 Tetapi leluhur kami angkuh dan tegar hati; perintah-perintah-Mu tak mereka taati.
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to your commandments,
17 Mereka tak patuh, segala kebaikan-Mu dilupakan, dan semua perbuatan ajaib-Mu hilang dari ingatan. Dengan sombong mereka memilih seorang ketua, untuk membawa mereka ke Mesir, kembali menjadi hamba. Tetapi Engkau Allah yang suka memaafkan, panjang sabar, murah hati dan penuh kasihan. Kasih-Mu sungguh luar biasa; Engkau tak meninggalkan mereka.
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsook them not.
18 Mereka membuat berhala berbentuk lembu. Lalu mereka berkata, 'Inilah Allahmu, yang membawa kamu dari Mesir, dari perbudakan.' Ya Allah, Engkau sendiri yang mereka hinakan!
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is your God that brought you up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
19 Namun di gurun itu mereka tidak Kautinggalkan, karena Engkau penuh belas kasihan. Tiang awan dan api tidak Kaucabut kembali, penunjuk jalan mereka di siang dan malam hari.
Yet you in your manifold mercies forsook them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.
20 Dengan kuasa-Mu yang baik Kauajar mereka. Mereka makan manna dan minum air secukupnya.
You gave also your good spirit to instruct them, and withheld not your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
21 Selama empat puluh tahun di padang belantara, Kaucukupi segala kebutuhan mereka. Pakaian mereka tidak pernah rusak, kaki mereka tidak sakit atau bengkak,
Yea, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
22 Kauberikan kepada mereka kemenangan atas banyak kerajaan dan bangsa di perbatasan tanah mereka. Hesybon negeri Raja Sihon, mereka duduki; Basan negeri Raja Og, mereka tempati.
Moreover you gave them kingdoms and nations, and did divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
23 Kaujadikan keturunan mereka sebanyak bintang-bintang di angkasa. Kauberikan mereka tanah untuk didiaminya, tanah yang telah Kaujanjikan kepada nenek moyangnya.
Their children also multiplied you as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land, concerning which you had promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
24 Keturunan mereka mengalahkan tanah Kanaan; penduduk di sana Engkau tundukkan. Umat-Mu Kauberi kuasa bertindak semaunya terhadap bangsa-bangsa Kanaan dan raja-rajanya.
So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
25 Umat-Mu merebut benteng-benteng pertahanan, tanah yang subur dan rumah penuh kekayaan. Sumur-sumur dan sumber air mereka sita, kebun anggur, pohon zaitun dan buah-buahan lainnya. Mereka gemuk karena makan sekehendak hati. Segala pemberian-Mu yang baik mereka nikmati.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dug, vineyards, and olive yards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
26 Tetapi umat-Mu berontak dan tak mentaati-Mu, mengabaikan hukum dan peraturan-Mu, membunuh nabi-nabi yang memperingatkan mereka, dan yang menyuruh mereka kembali kepada-Mu, Allahnya. Ya Tuhan, setiap kali pula Engkau dihina oleh mereka,
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their backs, and slew your prophets which testified against them to turn them to you, and they wrought great provocations.
27 maka Kauserahkan mereka kepada musuhnya yang dengan kejam menguasai dan menindasnya. Tetapi dalam kesusahan yang menekan, mereka berseru kepada-Mu minta bantuan. Dari surga Engkau mendengarkan; dengan penuh kasih Kauberikan jawaban. Kaukirim pemimpin dan pahlawan yang melepaskan mereka dari lawan.
Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto you, you heard them from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
28 Tetapi ketika negerinya aman lagi, mereka segera berdosa kembali. Maka Kauserahkan mereka pula kepada musuh yang menindasnya. Namun, waktu mereka insaf dan penuh penyesalan, mereka berseru kepada-Mu minta diselamatkan. Maka dari surga Engkau mendengar, dan Kautolong berulang-ulang, sebab Engkau iba kepada mereka dan teramat sayang.
But after they had rest, they did evil again before you: therefore left you them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto you, you heard them from heaven; and many times did you deliver them according to your mercies;
29 Kautegur mereka agar ajaran-Mu dipatuhi, tetapi mereka tolak hukum-Mu dengan tinggi hati. Padahal, jika hukum-Mu dilakukan, pastilah akan terjamin kehidupan. Mereka kepala batu dan tegar hati, tak mau mendengar, tak mau mentaati.
And testified against them, that you might bring them again unto your law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto your commandments, but sinned against your judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them; ) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
30 Tahun demi tahun Kau sabar memperingatkannya; lewat para nabi, Roh-Mu berkata kepada mereka. Tetapi umat-Mu itu menutup telinga, lalu Kauserahkan kepada bangsa-bangsa segala negeri.
Yet many years did you forbear them, and testified against them by your spirit in your prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gave you them into the hand of the people of the lands.
31 Tetapi karena kasih-Mu besar luar biasa, tidak Kautinggalkan atau Kauhancurkan mereka. Memang, Engkaulah Allah yang tiada bandingan; besar kasih sayang-Mu, penuh belas kasihan!
Nevertheless for your great mercies' sake you did not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
32 Ya Allah, Allah kami yang kuat! Allah yang besar dan dahsyat! Dengan setia Kaupegang segala perjanjian; janji-janji-Mu Kaupenuhi dan Kaulaksanakan. Sejak zaman para raja Asyur menindas kami sampai kini, banyak derita yang kami alami. Para raja kami, imam, nabi dan para pemuka, juga leluhur dan rakyat, telah menderita semua. Jangan lupakan segala derita itu! Janganlah Kauhilangkan dari ingatan-Mu!
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keep covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before you, that has come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
33 Tindakan-Mu adil, Kauhukum kami yang berdosa; Kau tetap setia walaupun kami penuh cela.
Nevertheless you are just in all that is brought upon us; for you have done right, but we have done wickedly:
34 Leluhur kami, raja, imam dan para pemuka, melanggar hukum-Mu serta meremehkannya. Segala perintah dan teguran yang Kauberikan, tidak diindahkannya, tidak pula didengarkan.
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor hearkened unto your commandments and your testimonies, wherewith you did testify against them.
35 Kauberikan para raja yang memerintah umat-Mu, ketika mereka tinggal di tanah yang luas dan subur pemberian-Mu. Namun mereka tak meninggalkan hidup yang jahat, tak mau mengabdi kepada-Mu serta beribadat.
For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
36 Maka sekarang kami ini menjadi hamba di tanah yang Kauberikan sebagai pusaka. Tanah ini subur, penuh hasil bumi, yang seharusnya kami nikmati.
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that you gave unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
37 Segala hasil pendapatan tanah ini harus diserahkan kepada raja-raja negeri. Para penguasa itu Kauangkat atas umat-Mu, sebagai hukuman dosa kami terhadap-Mu. Mereka memerintah sekehendak hatinya atas diri kami dan ternak yang kami punya. Sebab itu kini kami menderita, penuh kesesakan dan dukacita!"
And it yields much increase unto the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
38 Berdasarkan segala kejadian itu, kami rakyat Israel membuat perjanjian yang kokoh dan tertulis, dengan diberi cap para pemimpin kami, orang-orang Lewi dan seorang imam kami.
And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
