< Ulangan 33 >

1 Inilah berkat yang diberikan Musa, abdi Allah itu, kepada orang Israel sebelum ia mati.
Before God’s prophet Moses died, he [asked God to] bless the Israeli people.
2 Berkatalah ia: "TUHAN datang dari Sinai dan terbit kepada mereka dari Seir; Ia tampak bersinar dari pegunungan Paran dan datang dari tengah-tengah puluhan ribu orang yang kudus; di sebelah kanan-Nya tampak kepada mereka api yang menyala.
This is what he said: “Yahweh came [and spoke] to us at Sinai [Mountain]; he [came like] [MET] the sun rises in the Edom [region] and like his light shone on us when we were [in the desert] near Paran Mountain [after we left Sinai Mountain]. He came with 10,000 angels, and there was a flaming fire at his right side.
3 Sungguh Ia mengasihi umat-Nya; semua orang-Nya yang kudus--di dalam tangan-Mulah mereka, pada kaki-Mulah mereka duduk, menangkap sesuatu dari firman-Mu.
Yahweh truly loves his people, and protects [MTY] all those who belong to him. So they prostrate themselves in front of him, and they listen to his instructions.
4 Musa telah memerintahkan hukum Taurat kepada kita, suatu milik bagi jemaah Yakub.
I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that [the descendants of] Jacob owned.
5 Ia menjadi raja di Yesyurun, ketika kepala-kepala bangsa datang berkumpul, yakni segala suku Israel bersama-sama.
So Yahweh became the king of his Israeli people when all the tribes and their leaders were gathered together.
6 Biarlah Ruben hidup dan jangan mati, tetapi biarlah orang-orangnya sedikit jumlahnya."
[I say this about the tribe of] Reuben: I desire/hope that their tribe will never disappear, but they will never become numerous.
7 Dan inilah tentang Yehuda. Katanya: "Dengarlah, ya TUHAN, suara Yehuda dan bawalah dia kepada bangsanya. Berjuanglah baginya dengan tangan-Mu, dan jadilah Engkau penolongnya melawan musuhnya."
“say this about [the tribe of] Judah: Yahweh, listen to them when they call out [for help]; and unite them with the other tribes again. Fight for them, and help them to fight against their enemies.
8 Tentang Lewi ia berkata: "Biarlah Tumim dan Urim-Mu menjadi kepunyaan orang yang Kaukasihi, yang telah Kaucoba di Masa, dengan siapa Engkau berbantah dekat mata air Meriba;
I say this about [the tribe of] Levi: Yahweh, give to those who are dedicated to you the sacred stones [that they will use to find out what you want to be done]; You tested them at a spring in the desert, a spring that they named Massah and also named Meribah [to find out if they would (remain loyal to/continue to obey) you].
9 yang berkata tentang ayahnya dan tentang ibunya: aku tidak mengindahkan mereka; ia yang tidak mau kenal saudara-saudaranya dan acuh tak acuh terhadap anak-anaknya. Sebab orang-orang Lewi itu berpegang pada firman-Mu dan menjaga perjanjian-Mu;
The tribe of Levi did what you told them to do and obeyed the agreement that you [made with the Israeli people]; those laws were more important to them [HYP] than their siblings and parents and children.
10 mereka mengajarkan peraturan-peraturan-Mu kepada Yakub, hukum-Mu kepada Israel; mereka menaruh ukupan wangi-wangian di depan-Mu dan korban yang terbakar seluruhnya di atas mezbah-Mu.
The tribe of Levi will teach the Israeli people [DOU] your rules and regulations, and they are the ones who will burn incense and who will completely burn on the altar the offerings [that the people bring].
11 Berkatilah, ya TUHAN, kekuatannya dan berkenanlah kepada pekerjaannya. Remukkanlah pinggang orang yang melawan dia dan yang membenci dia, sehingga mereka tidak dapat bangkit."
Yahweh, bless their work and (accept/be pleased with) all that they do. Crush/Destroy all their enemies; do not enable their enemies to be able to fight against them again.
12 Tentang Benyamin ia berkata: "Kekasih TUHAN yang diam pada-Nya dengan tenteram! TUHAN melindungi dia setiap waktu dan diam di antara lereng-lereng gunungnya."
I say this about [the tribe of] Benjamin: They are the tribe that Yahweh loves; he keeps them safe. He protects them continually, and he lives among their hills [MET].
13 Tentang Yusuf ia berkata: "Kiranya negerinya diberkati oleh TUHAN dengan yang terbaik dari langit, dengan air embun, dan dengan air samudera raya yang ada di bawah;
“say this about [the tribes of] Joseph: I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless their land by giving them rain/dew from the sky and water from deep [in the ground],
14 dengan yang terbaik dari yang dihasilkan matahari, dan dengan yang terbaik dari yang ditumbuhkan bulan;
by giving them good fruit [ripened] by the sun and good crops at harvest time.
15 dengan yang terutama dari gunung-gunung yang sejak dahulu, dan dengan yang terbaik dari bukit-bukit yang berabad-abad,
I desire/hope that very nice fruit will grow on trees in their ancient mountains/hills [DOU],
16 dan dengan yang terbaik dari bumi serta segala isinya; dengan perkenanan Dia yang diam dalam semak duri. Biarlah itu semuanya turun ke atas kepala Yusuf, ke atas batu kepala orang yang teristimewa di antara saudara-saudaranya.
and that their land will be have many good crops, blessed by [Yahweh], the one who appeared to me in a burning bush. I desire/hope that Yahweh will bless the tribes of Joseph in all those ways, because he was the leaders of his [older] brothers [when they were in Egypt].
17 Anak sulung lembu sapinya adalah kegemilangannya dan tanduk-tanduknya seperti tanduk-tanduk lembu hutan; dengan itu ia akan menanduk bangsa-bangsa, seluruh bumi, dari ujung ke ujung. Itulah orang Efraim yang puluhan ribu, dan itulah orang Manasye yang ribuan."
The descendants of Joseph will be as strong as [SIM] a bull; [with their weapons they will wound their enemies, like] [MET] a wild ox [gores other animals] with its horns. They will force other people-groups, all of them, to be exiled to the most distant places on the earth. That is what [the descendants of the two sons of Joseph] will do, the ten thousands [of the tribe] of Ephraim and the thousands [of the tribe] of Manasseh.
18 Tentang Zebulon ia berkata: "Bersukacitalah, hai Zebulon, atas perjalanan-perjalananmu, dan engkaupun, hai Isakhar, atas kemah-kemahmu.
“say this about [the tribes of] Zebulun [and Issachar]: I desire/hope that the people of Zebulun will prosper in their travels [across the seas], and that the people of Issachar will prosper while they stay at home [and take care of their cattle and crops].
19 Bangsa-bangsa akan dipanggil mereka datang ke gunung; di sanalah mereka akan mempersembahkan korban sembelihan yang benar, sebab mereka akan mengisap kelimpahan laut dan harta yang terpendam di dalam pasir."
They will invite people [from the other Israeli tribes] to the mountain [where they worship Yahweh], and they will offer the correct/proper sacrifices to him. They will become rich from [the work that they do on] the seas and from [the things that they make from] (OR, [find in]) the sand [on the beaches].
20 Tentang Gad ia berkata: "Terpujilah Dia yang memberi kelapangan kepada Gad. Seperti singa betina ia diam dan menerkam lengan, bahkan batu kepala.
“say this about [the tribe of] Gad: Praise [Yahweh], the one who made their [territory] large. The people of their tribe [will attack their enemies fiercely] [SIM] like a lion that crouches, waiting to tear off the arm or the scalp [of some animal].
21 Ia memilih bagian yang terutama, sebab di sanalah tersimpan bagian panglima; ia datang kepada para kepala bangsa itu; dilakukannya kebenaran TUHAN serta penghukuman-penghukuman-Nya bersama-sama dengan orang Israel."
They chose the best part of the land for themselves; [a large share of the land], a share that should be given to a leader was allotted to them. When the leaders of the tribes of Israel [gathered together], they decided that the tribe of Gad should have a large share of the land. The tribe of Gad obeyed the commands of Yahweh and the things that he decided that they should do.
22 Tentang Dan ia berkata: "Adapun Dan ialah anak singa yang melompat keluar dari Basan."
“say this about [the tribe] of Dan: The people of the tribe of Dan are like [SIM] a young lion; they leap from [their caves in the] Bashan [region to attack their enemies].
23 Tentang Naftali ia berkata: "Naftali kenyang dengan perkenanan dan penuh dengan berkat TUHAN; milikilah tasik dan wilayah sebelah selatan."
“say this about [the tribe of] Naphtali: [The people of the tribe of] Naphtali have been blessed by Yahweh, who has been very kind to them; their land extends far south from Lake [Galilee].
24 Tentang Asyer ia berkata: "Diberkatilah Asyer di antara anak-anak lelaki; biarlah ia disukai oleh saudara-saudaranya, dan biarlah ia mencelupkan kakinya ke dalam minyak.
“say this about [the tribe of] Asher: May Yahweh bless the descendants of Asher more than he will bless the other tribes. May he favor Asher’s descendants most of all. I desire/hope that their land will [be filled with olive trees that will] produce a lot of [IDM] [olives to make olive] oil.
25 Biarlah dari besi dan dari tembaga palang pintumu, selama umurmu kiranya kekuatanmu.
Their [towns will be protected by high walls with gates that have] bronze and iron bars; I desire/hope that they will be strong and secure/protected all the time that they are alive.
26 Tidak ada yang seperti Allah, hai Yesyurun. Ia berkendaraan melintasi langit sebagai penolongmu dan dalam kejayaan-Nya melintasi awan-awan.
“You people of Israel, there is no god like your God, who rides majestically across the sky to help you.
27 Allah yang abadi adalah tempat perlindunganmu, dan di bawahmu ada lengan-lengan yang kekal. Ia mengusir musuh dari depanmu dan berfirman: Punahkanlah!
God, who lives forever, is the one who (gives you refuge/protects you); [it is as though] he puts his everlasting arms under you [to support you]. He will expel your enemies while you advance; he has told you to destroy all of them.
28 Maka Israel diam dengan tenteram dan sumber Yakub diam tidak terganggu di dalam suatu negeri yang ada gandum dan anggur; bahkan langitnya menitikkan embun.
So, you Israeli people will live safely; you descendants of Jacob will not be disturbed by others; in the land where [you will live], there will be plenty of grain and wine, and there will be plenty of rain.
29 Berbahagialah engkau, hai Israel; siapakah yang sama dengan engkau? Suatu bangsa yang diselamatkan oleh TUHAN, perisai pertolongan dan pedang kejayaanmu. Sebab itu musuhmu akan tunduk menjilat kepadamu, dan engkau akan berjejak di bukit-bukit mereka."
You people of Israel, Yahweh (has blessed/is pleased with) you. There is certainly [RHQ] no nation like your nation, whom Yahweh has rescued [from being slaves in Egypt]. [He will be like] [MET] a shield to protect you and like [MET] a sword to enable you to defeat [your enemies]. Your enemies will come to you begging for you [to act mercifully toward them], but you will trample on their backs/necks.”

< Ulangan 33 >