Yehezkiel 31

1 Pada tahun kesebelas, dalam bulan yang ketiga, pada tanggal satu bulan itu, datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:

And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 "Hai anak manusia, katakanlah kepada Firaun, raja Mesir dan kepada khalayak ramai yang mengikutinya: Di dalam kebesaranmu siapakah yang dapat menyamai engkau?

“Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom can you be compared in your greatness?

3 Lihat, Aku menyamakan engkau dengan pohon aras di Libanon, penuh dengan cabang yang elok dan daun yang rumpun sekali; tumbuhnya sangat tinggi, puncaknya sampai ke langit.

Behold, Assur is like the cedar of Lebanon, with fair branches, and full of leaves, and of high stature, and his summit has been elevated above the thick branches.

4 Sungai-sungai membuatnya besar samudera raya membuatnya meninggi; itu membuat sungainya mengalir mengelilingi bedengnya itu; dan menjulurkan saluran-saluran ke segala pohon yang ada di padang.

The waters have nourished him. The abyss has exalted him. Its rivers have flowed around his roots, and it has sent forth its streams to all the trees of the regions.

5 Maka dari itu tumbuhnya lebih tinggi dari segala pohon di padang; ranting-rantingnya menjadi banyak, cabang-cabangnya menjadi panjang lantaran air yang melimpah datang.

Because of this, his height was exalted above all the trees of the regions, and his groves were multiplied, and his own branches were elevated, because of the many waters.

6 Pada rantingnya diam bersarang segala burung yang di udara, di bawah cabangnya segala binatang di hutan, melahirkan anaknya; dan semuanya bangsa besar duduk bernaung di bawahnya.

And when he had extended his shadow, all the birds of the air made their nests in his branches, and all the beasts of the forest conceived their young under his foliage, and an assembly of the many peoples lived under his shadow.

7 Ia elok karena besarnya dan karena cabangnya yang panjang-panjang; karena akarnya julur-jalar sampai di air yang berlimpah-limpah.

And he was most beautiful in his greatness and in the expansion of his groves. For his root was near many waters.

8 Pohon-pohon aras di dalam taman Allah tidak akan dapat menyainginya, juga pohon sanobar tidak akan dapat menyamai ranting-rantingnya, dan pohon berangan tidak dapat dibandingkan dengan cabang-cabangnya. Segala pohon-pohon yang di taman Allah tiada yang dapat disamakan dengan dia mengenai keelokannya.

The cedars in the Paradise of God were not higher than he was. The spruce trees were not equal to his summit, and the plane trees were not equal to his fullness. No tree in the Paradise of God was similar to him or to his beauty.

9 Aku membuat dia sungguh-sungguh elok dengan cabang-cabangnya yang sangat rapat. Di taman Eden, di taman Allah segala pohon cemburu padanya.

For I made him beautiful, and dense with many branches. And all the trees of delight, which were in the Paradise of God, were jealous of him.

10 Oleh sebab itu beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Oleh karena ia tumbuh tinggi dan puncaknya menjulang sampai ke langit dan ia menjadi sombong karena ketinggiannya,

Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since he was sublime in height, and he made his summit green and dense, and his heart was exalted because of his height,

11 maka Aku telah menyerahkan dia ke dalam tangan seorang berkuasa di antara bangsa-bangsa, supaya ia memperlakukannya selaras dengan kejahatannya; Aku menghalau dia.

I have delivered him into the hands of the most powerful one among the Gentiles, so that he will deal with him. I have cast him out, in accord with his impiety.

12 Orang-orang asing, yaitu yang paling ganas di antara bangsa-bangsa, akan menebang dia dan membiarkannya; di atas gunung-gunung dan di semua lembah cabang-cabangnya berjatuhan dan di semua alur sungai negeri itu ranting-rantingnya berpatahan dan semua bangsa di bumi pergi lari dari naungannya dan membiarkan dia.

And foreigners, and the most cruel among the nations, will cut him down. And they will cast him on the mountains. And his branches will fall in every steep valley, and his grove will be broken apart on every cliff of the earth. And all the peoples of the earth will withdraw from his shadow, and abandon him.

13 Di atas batangnya yang roboh itu berhinggapan segala burung di udara dan di antara cabang-cabangnya diam segala binatang di hutan.

All the birds of the air lived upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the countryside were among his branches.

14 Semuanya ini terjadi supaya segala pohon yang di tepi air jangan meninggikan dirinya dan puncaknya jangan dijulurkan sampai ke langit dan supaya pohon-pohon besar, yaitu semua yang menghisap banyak air, jangan tetap berdiri di dalam kecongkakannya; sebab mereka semuanya telah diserahkan ke dalam maut, ke dalam bumi yang paling bawah, di tengah anak-anak manusia yang telah turun ke liang kubur.

For this reason, none of the trees among the waters will exalt themselves because of their height, nor will they place their summits above the thick branches and foliage, nor will any of those that are irrigated stand out because of their height. For they have all been delivered unto death, to the lowest part of the earth, into the midst of the sons of men, those who descend into the pit.

15 Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Pada hari ia turun ke dunia orang mati, Aku membuat samudera raya berkabung karena dia. Aku mengempang sungai-sungainya, sehingga air banjirnya dibendung. Dan karena dia Aku membuat gunung Libanon berpakaian kabung dan membuat segala pohon di hutan layu lesu. (Sheol h7585)

Thus says the Lord God: In the day when he descended into hell, I led in grieving. I covered him with the abyss. And I held back its rivers, and I restrained the many waters. Lebanon was saddened over him, and all the trees of the field were struck together. (Sheol h7585)

16 Mendengar derum kejatuhannya Aku membuat bangsa-bangsa gemetar, pada saat Aku menurunkan dia ke dunia orang mati, menjumpai mereka yang telah turun ke liang kubur. Dan segala pohon taman Eden akan merasa terhibur di bumi yang paling bawah, yaitu pohon yang terpilih dan yang terindah dari Libanon, yang menghisap banyak air. (Sheol h7585)

I shook the Gentiles with the sound of his ruin, when I led him down to hell, with those who were descending into the pit. And all the trees of delights, the finest and best in Lebanon, all that were irrigated with waters, were consoled in the deepest parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)

17 Mereka juga turun bersama dia ke dunia orang mati, yaitu ke orang-orang yang mati terbunuh oleh pedang, dan mereka yang bernaung di bawahnya di tengah bangsa-bangsa mati juga. (Sheol h7585)

For they, too, will descend with him into hell, to those who have been slain by the sword. And the arm of each one will reside under his shadow, in the midst of the nations. (Sheol h7585)

18 Maka dengan siapakah engkau dapat disamakan di antara pohon-pohon di taman Eden dalam hal kemuliaan dan kebesaran? Engkau akan diturunkan ke bumi yang paling bawah bersama pohon-pohon di taman Eden dan engkau telentang di tengah orang-orang yang tak bersunat bersama orang-orang yang mati terbunuh oleh pedang. Itulah Firaun dengan semua khalayak ramai yang mengikutinya, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH."

To whom can you be compared, O famous and sublime one, among the trees of pleasure? Behold, you have been brought down, with the trees of pleasure, to the lowest part of the earth. You will sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who have been slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh, and all his multitude, says the Lord God.”