Bilangan 14
1 Sepanjang malam umat Israel berteriak-teriak dan menangis-nangis.
That night, all the Israeli people cried loudly.
2 Mereka mengomel kepada Musa dan Harun dan berkata, "Lebih baik kita mati di Mesir atau di padang gurun ini! Biar kita mati saja!
The next day they all complained to Aaron and Moses/me. All the men said, “We wish that we had died in Egypt, or in this desert!
3 Untuk apa TUHAN membawa kita ke negeri itu? Nanti kita mati dalam peperangan dan istri-istri serta anak-anak kita ditawan. Bukankah lebih baik kembali saja ke Mesir!"
Why is Yahweh bringing us to this land, where we men will be killed with swords? And our wives and children will be taken away [to be slaves]. [Instead of going to Canaan]. It would be better for us to return to Egypt!”
4 Lalu mereka berkata satu sama lain, "Baiklah kita memilih seorang pemimpin dan kembali ke Mesir!"
Then [some of] them said to each other, “We should choose a leader who will take us back to Egypt!”
5 Lalu Musa dan Harun sujud di depan seluruh rakyat.
Then Aaron and Moses/I bowed down [to pray] in front of all the Israeli people who had gathered there.
6 Yosua anak Nun dan Kaleb anak Yefune, dua di antara mata-mata itu, merobek pakaian mereka tanda berdukacita.
Joshua and Caleb, two of the men who had explored the land, tore their clothes [because they were very dismayed].
7 Mereka berkata kepada seluruh rakyat itu, "Negeri yang kami selidiki itu luar biasa baiknya.
They said to the Israeli people, “The land that we explored is very good.
8 Kalau TUHAN berkenan kepada kita, Ia akan membawa kita ke sana dan memberikan tanah yang kaya dan subur itu kepada kita.
If Yahweh is pleased with us, he will lead us into that very fertile [IDM] land, and he will give it to us.
9 Janganlah melawan TUHAN, dan jangan takut terhadap orang-orang yang tinggal di negeri itu, sebab dengan mudah kita akan mengalahkan mereka. Yang melindungi mereka sudah meninggalkan mereka, dan TUHAN menyertai kita. Jadi, janganlah takut."
So do not rebel against Yahweh! And do not be afraid of the people in that land! We will (gobble them up/completely destroy them) [MET]! They do not have anyone who will protect them, but Yahweh will be with us [and help us]. So do not be afraid of them!”
10 Seluruh rakyat mengancam hendak melempari mereka dengan batu sampai mati. Tetapi tiba-tiba orang-orang itu melihat cahaya kemilau TUHAN muncul di atas Kemah-Nya.
Then all the Israeli people talked about [killing Caleb and Joshua by] throwing stones at them. But [suddenly] Yahweh’s glory appeared to them at the Sacred Tent.
11 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Berapa lama lagi orang-orang ini melawan Aku? Sampai kapan mereka tidak mau percaya kepada-Ku, walaupun Aku sudah membuat begitu banyak keajaiban di antara mereka?
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “How long will these people reject me [RHQ]? I am tired of them not believing in what I [can do], in spite of all the miracles I have performed among them [RHQ]!
12 Aku akan membinasakan mereka dengan mendatangkan penyakit menular. Tetapi engkau akan Kujadikan bapak dari suatu bangsa yang lebih besar dan lebih kuat dari mereka!"
So I will cause a (plague/widespread sickness) to strike them and get rid of them. But I will cause your [descendants] to become a great nation. They will be a nation that is much greater and stronger than these people are.”
13 Lalu Musa berkata kepada TUHAN, "Ya, TUHAN, nanti orang Mesir mendengar hal itu! Padahal dengan kuasa-Mu Engkau telah membawa kami keluar dari negeri itu,
But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, “[Please do not do that, because] the people of Egypt will hear about it! You brought these Israeli people from Egypt by your great power,
14 dan mereka akan menceritakannya kepada orang-orang di negeri ini, yang telah mendengar bahwa Engkau, TUHAN, menyertai kami. Mereka sudah mendengar juga bahwa Engkau menampakkan diri kepada kami waktu Engkau berjalan di depan kami dalam tiang awan di waktu siang, dan dalam tiang api pada waktu malam.
and the people of Egypt will tell that to the [descendants of Canaan] who live in this land. Yahweh, they have already heard about you. They know that you have (been with/helped) these people and that they have seen you face-to-face. They have heard that your cloud is like a huge pillar that stays over them, and by using that cloud you lead them during the day, and the cloud becomes like a fire at night [to give them light].
15 Jika Engkau membunuh seluruh umat-Mu ini, maka bangsa-bangsa yang pernah mendengar tentang kemasyhuran-Mu itu akan mengatakan bahwa
If you kill these people all at one time, the people-groups who have heard about your [power] will say,
16 Engkau membunuh umat-Mu di padang gurun karena Engkau tidak mampu membawa mereka ke negeri yang telah Kaujanjikan.
‘Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land that he promised to give to them, so he killed them in the desert.’
17 Sebab itu, TUHAN, saya mohon, tunjukkanlah kekuasaan-Mu kepada kami dan laksanakan apa yang sudah Kaujanjikan. Engkau telah berkata,
“So Yahweh, now show that you are very powerful. You said,
18 'Aku, TUHAN, tidak cepat marah. Aku menunjukkan kasih-Ku dan kesetiaan-Ku dengan berlimpah-limpah. Aku mengampuni orang yang berdosa dan yang melawan Aku. Biarpun begitu, kesalahan orang tua akan Kubalaskan kepada anak-anak dan cucu-cucunya, sampai keturunan yang ketiga dan keempat.'
‘I do not quickly become angry; instead, I love people very much, and I forgive people for having sinned and having disobeyed my laws. But I will always punish [LIT] people who are guilty of doing what is wrong. When parents sin, I will punish them, but I will also punish their children and their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren and their great-great-grandchildren.’
19 Sekarang, TUHAN, karena besarnya belas kasihan-Mu dan Engkau setia kepada janji-Mu, saya mohon, ampunilah dosa orang-orang ini seperti Engkau telah mengampuni mereka sejak mereka meninggalkan tanah Mesir."
So, because you love people like that, forgive these people for the sins that they have committed, just like you have continued to forgive them ever since they left Egypt.”
20 Lalu TUHAN menjawab, "Baiklah, Aku akan mengampuni mereka seperti yang kauminta.
Then Yahweh replied, “I have forgiven them, as you requested me to.
21 Tetapi Aku berjanji demi diri-Ku dan demi Aku yang hidup dan berkuasa di bumi ini,
But, just as certainly as I live and that people all over the world [can see] my (glory/glorious power), [I solemnly declare this: ]
22 bahwa dari orang-orang ini tak seorang pun masih hidup untuk memasuki negeri yang telah Kujanjikan kepada nenek moyang mereka. Sebab mereka tidak mau taat kepada-Ku, dan terus-menerus mencobai Aku. Padahal mereka sudah melihat cahaya-Ku yang kemilau, dan keajaiban-keajaib yang Kulakukan di Mesir dan di padang gurun.
All these people saw my glory and all the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the desert, but they disobeyed me, and many times they tested [whether they could continue to do evil things without my punishing them].
23 Tidak! Mereka tidak akan memasuki negeri itu. Dari antara mereka yang melawan Aku, tidak seorang pun akan menginjak negeri itu.
Because of that, not one of them will see the land that I promised their ancestors [that I would give to them]. No one who rejected me will see that land.
24 Tetapi tidak demikian hamba-Ku Kaleb. Ia tetap setia kepada-Ku. Sebab itu Aku akan membawa dia ke negeri yang telah dimasukinya. Sekarang orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan tinggal di dataran itu. Tetapi daerah itu akan menjadi milik keturunan Kaleb, hamba-Ku itu. Besok kamu harus berbalik dan pergi ke padang gurun ke arah Teluk Akaba."
But Caleb, who serves me [well], is different from the others. He obeys me completely. So I will bring him into that land that he has already seen, and his descendants will inherit/possess some of it.
So, since the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who are living in the valleys [in Canaan are very strong], when you leave here tomorrow, [instead of traveling toward Canaan], go back along the road through the desert towards the Red Sea.”
26 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa dan Harun,
Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
27 "Sampai kapan orang-orang jahat itu mengomel terhadap Aku? Semua keluhan mereka sudah Kudengar.
“How long will the wicked people of this nation keep complaining about me [RHQ]? I have heard everything that they have grumbled/complained against me.
28 Kamu harus menjawab mereka begini: TUHAN berkata, 'Aku bersumpah demi Aku yang hidup bahwa kamu akan Kuperlakukan seperti yang kamu katakan di hadapan-Ku. Aku, TUHAN, sudah berbicara.
So now tell them this: ‘Just as certainly as I, Yahweh, live, I will do exactly what you said would happen.
29 Kamu sudah mengomel terhadap Aku. Sebab itu kamu akan mati, dan mayat-mayatmu berserakan di padang gurun ini.
[I will cause] all of you to die here in this desert! Because you grumbled about me, none of you who are more than 20 years old and who were counted when Moses counted everyone
30 Selain Kaleb dan Yosua, tak seorang pun di antara kamu yang berumur dua puluh tahun ke atas akan memasuki negeri yang Kujanjikan kepadamu itu.
will enter the land that I solemnly promised to give to you. Only Caleb and Joshua will enter that land.
31 Kamu telah berkata bahwa anak-anakmu akan ditawan. Tetapi merekalah yang akan Kubawa ke negeri yang kamu tolak itu, dan negeri itu akan menjadi tanah air mereka.
You said that your children would be taken from you [to become slaves], but I will take them into the land, and they will enjoy living in the land that you (rejected/said that you could not conquer).
32 Sedangkan kamu akan mati di padang gurun ini.
But as for you [adults], you will die here in this desert.
33 Empat puluh tahun lamanya anak-anakmu akan mengembara di padang gurun. Karena kamu tidak setia, anak-anakmu itu akan menderita, sampai orang yang terakhir di antara kamu sudah meninggal.
And like shepherds [wander around in the desert as they take care of their sheep], your children will wander around in this desert for 40 years. Because you adults were not loyal/faithful to me, your children will suffer until you all die in the desert.
34 Kamu akan menanggung akibat-akibat dosamu empat puluh tahun lamanya; satu tahun dihitung untuk satu hari dari setiap empat puluh hari yang kamu pakai untuk menyelidiki tanah itu. Kamu akan tahu bagaimana rasanya kalau Aku melawan kamu!
You will suffer for your sins for 40 years. That will be one year for each of the 40 days that the twelve men explored Canaan land. And I will be like an enemy to you.’
35 Aku bersumpah bahwa Aku akan melakukan hal itu terhadap kamu, orang-orang jahat yang bersekongkol untuk melawan Aku. Di padang gurun ini kamu semua akan mati. Aku, TUHAN, sudah berbicara.'"
[This will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it! I will do these things to every one in this group who conspired against me. They (conspired against/decided together to reject) me here in the desert, and they will all die right here in this desert!”
36 Orang-orang yang telah diutus Musa untuk menyelidiki tanah itu, kembali membawa laporan yang tidak benar tentang negeri itu, dan hal itu menyebabkan orang Israel mengomel terhadap TUHAN. Karena itu TUHAN menghukum mereka sehingga mereka mati kena penyakit.
Then the ten men [who had explored Canaan and] who had urged the people to rebel against Yahweh by giving reports that discouraged the people
were immediately struck with a plague/disease that Yahweh sent, and they died.
38 Dari kedua belas mata-mata itu hanya Yosua dan Kaleb yang masih hidup.
Of the twelve men who had explored Canaan, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.
39 Setelah Musa menyampaikan pesan TUHAN kepada bangsa Israel, bangsa itu berkabung dengan sedih.
When Moses/I reported to the Israeli people what Yahweh had said, many of them were very sad.
40 Keesokan harinya pagi-pagi benar, bersiap-siaplah mereka hendak naik ke puncak gunung. Kata mereka, "Memang kami telah berdosa. Tetapi sekarang kami sudah siap untuk pergi ke tempat yang ditunjukkan TUHAN."
So the people got up early the next morning and started to go toward the hilly area in Canaan. They said, “[We know that] we have sinned, but now we [are ready to] enter the land that Yahweh promised to give to us.”
41 Tetapi Musa berkata, "Mengapa kamu sekarang mau melanggar perintah TUHAN? Kamu tidak akan berhasil!
But Moses/I said, “Yahweh commanded you [to return to the desert, so] why are you now disobeying him [RHQ]? It will not (succeed/be possible).
42 Janganlah pergi! Kamu akan dikalahkan musuh-musuhmu karena TUHAN tidak menyertaimu.
Do not try to enter the land now! [If you try], your enemies will defeat you, because Yahweh will not (be with/help) you.
43 Pada waktu kamu berhadapan dengan orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan itu, kamu akan mati dalam pertempuran. TUHAN tidak akan menyertai kamu karena kamu tidak mau taat kepada-Nya."
When you begin to fight the descendants of Amalek and Canaan, they will slaughter you! Yahweh will abandon you, because you have abandoned him.”
44 Tetapi orang-orang Israel itu masih nekat juga menuju ke puncak gunung itu, walaupun Musa dan Peti Perjanjian tidak meninggalkan perkemahan itu.
But even though Moses/I did not leave the camp, and the sacred chest that contained the Ten Commandments was not taken from the camp, the people began to go towards the hilly area in Canaan.
45 Maka orang Amalek dan orang Kanaan yang tinggal di sana menyerang dan mengalahkan orang-orang Israel serta mengejar mereka sampai ke Horma.
Then the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who lived in that hilly area came down and attacked them and chased them as far [south] as [the town of] Hormah.
