< Yehezkiel 33 >

1 Lalu datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 "Hai anak manusia, berbicaralah kepada teman-temanmu sebangsa dan katakanlah kepada mereka: Kalau Aku mendatangkan pedang atas sesuatu negeri dan bangsa negeri itu mengambil seorang dari antara mereka dan menetapkan dia menjadi penjaganya
“You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,
3 dan penjaga ini melihat pedang itu datang atas negerinya, lalu meniup sangkakala untuk memperingatkan bangsanya,
if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,
4 kalau ada seorang yang memang mendengar suara sangkakala itu, tetapi ia tidak mau diperingatkan, sehingga sesudah pedang itu datang ia dihabiskan, darahnya tertimpa kepadanya sendiri.
if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].
5 Ia mendengar suara sangkakala, tetapi ia tidak mau diperingatkan, darahnya tertimpa kepadanya sendiri. Kalau ia mau diperingatkan, ia menyelamatkan nyawanya.
If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.
6 Sebaliknya penjaga, yang melihat pedang itu datang, tetapi tidak meniup sangkakala dan bangsanya tidak mendapat peringatan, sehingga sesudah pedang itu datang, seorang dari antara mereka dihabiskan, orang itu dihabiskan dalam kesalahannya, tetapi Aku akan menuntut pertanggungan jawab atas nyawanya dari penjaga itu.
But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’
7 Dan engkau anak manusia, Aku menetapkan engkau menjadi penjaga bagi kaum Israel. Bilamana engkau mendengar sesuatu firman dari pada-Ku, peringatkanlah mereka demi nama-Ku.
So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.
8 Kalau Aku berfirman kepada orang jahat: Hai orang jahat, engkau pasti mati! --dan engkau tidak berkata apa-apa untuk memperingatkan orang jahat itu supaya bertobat dari hidupnya, orang jahat itu akan mati dalam kesalahannya, tetapi Aku akan menuntut pertanggungan jawab atas nyawanya dari padamu.
When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].
9 Tetapi jikalau engkau memperingatkan orang jahat itu supaya ia bertobat dari hidupnya, tetapi ia tidak mau bertobat, ia akan mati dalam kesalahannya, tetapi engkau telah menyelamatkan nyawamu.
But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.
10 Dan engkau anak manusia, katakanlah kepada kaum Israel: Kamu berkata begini: Pelanggaran kami dan dosa kami sudah tertanggung atas kami dan karena itu kami hancur; bagaimanakah kami dapat tetap hidup?
You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’
11 Katakanlah kepada mereka: Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, Aku tidak berkenan kepada kematian orang fasik, melainkan Aku berkenan kepada pertobatan orang fasik itu dari kelakuannya supaya ia hidup. Bertobatlah, bertobatlah dari hidupmu yang jahat itu! Mengapakah kamu akan mati, hai kaum Israel?
Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’
12 Dan engkau anak manusia, katakanlah kepada teman-temanmu sebangsa: Kebenaran orang benar tidak menyelamatkan dia, pada waktu ia jatuh dalam pelanggaran dan kejahatan orang jahat tidak menyebabkan dia tersandung, pada waktu ia bertobat dari kejahatannya; dan orang benar tidak dapat hidup karena kebenarannya, pada waktu ia berbuat dosa.
Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’
13 Kalau Aku berfirman kepada orang benar: Engkau pasti hidup! --tetapi ia mengandalkan kebenarannya dan ia berbuat curang, segala perbuatan-perbuatan kebenarannya tidak akan diperhitungkan, dan ia harus mati dalam kecurangan yang diperbuatnya.
If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.
14 Kalau Aku berfirman kepada orang jahat: Engkau pasti mati! --tetapi ia bertobat dari dosanya serta melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran,
And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].
15 orang jahat itu mengembalikan gadaian orang, ia membayar ganti rampasannya, menuruti peraturan-peraturan yang memberi hidup, sehingga tidak berbuat curang lagi, ia pasti hidup, ia tidak akan mati.
For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].
16 Semua dosa yang diperbuatnya tidak akan diingat-ingat lagi; ia sudah melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, maka ia pasti hidup.
I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.
17 Tetapi teman-temanmu sebangsa berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Padahal tindakan mereka yang tidak tepat.
Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.
18 Jikalau orang benar berbalik dari kebenarannya dan melakukan kecurangan, ia harus mati karena itu.
If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.
19 Sebaliknya, kalau orang fasik bertobat dari kefasikannya dan ia melakukan keadilan dan kebenaran, ia pasti hidup karena itu.
And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.
20 Tetapi kamu berkata: Tindakan Tuhan tidak tepat! Aku akan menghakimi kamu, masing-masing menurut kelakuannya, hai kaum Israel."
But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”
21 Pada tahun kesebelas sesudah pembuangan kami, dalam bulan yang kesepuluh, pada tanggal lima bulan itu, datanglah kepadaku seorang yang terluput dari Yerusalem dan berkata: "Kota itu sudah ditaklukkan!"
Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”
22 Maka kekuasaan TUHAN meliputi aku pada malam sebelum kedatangan orang yang terluput itu dan TUHAN membuka mulutku pada saat menjelang kedatangan orang yang terluput itu pada pagi hari. Mulutku sudah terbuka dan aku tidak bisu lagi.
The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.
23 Lalu datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:
Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,
24 "Hai anak manusia, orang-orang yang tinggal pada reruntuhan-reruntuhan ini, yaitu yang di tanah Israel, berkata begini: Abraham adalah seorang diri, tatkala ia mendapat tanah ini menjadi miliknya, tetapi kita banyak, tentu tanah ini diberikan kepada kita menjadi milik.
“You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’
25 Oleh karena itu katakanlah kepada mereka: Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Kamu makan daging dengan darahnya, kamu melihat juga kepada berhala-berhalamu dan kamu menumpahkan darah--apakah kamu akan tetap memiliki tanah ini?
So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]
26 Kamu bersandar pada pedangmu, kamu melakukan kekejian dan masing-masing mencemari isteri sesamanya--apakah kamu akan tetap memiliki tanah ini?
You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’
27 Katakanlah begini kepada mereka: Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH. Demi Aku yang hidup, orang-orang yang tinggal pada reruntuhan-reruntuhan akan mati rebah oleh pedang, dan orang-orang yang di padang akan Kuberikan kepada binatang liar menjadi makanannya dan orang-orang yang di dalam kubu dan gua akan mati kena sampar.
Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.
28 Tanah ini akan Kubuat musnah dan sunyi sepi, dan kecongkakannya, yang ditimbulkan kekuatannya, akan berakhir; gunung-gunung Israel akan menjadi sunyi sepi, sehingga tidak seorangpun berani melintasinya.
I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.
29 Dan mereka akan mengetahui bahwa Akulah TUHAN, pada saat Aku membuat tanah ini musnah dan sunyi sepi, oleh karena semua perbuatan-perbuatan mereka yang keji, yang mereka lakukan.
Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’
30 Dan engkau anak manusia, teman-temanmu sebangsa bercakap-cakap mengenai engkau dekat tembok-tembok dan di pintu rumah-rumah dan berkata satu sama lain, masing-masing kepada temannya. Silakan datang dan dengar, apa yang difirmankan oleh TUHAN!
As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’
31 Dan mereka datang kepadamu seperti rakyat berkerumun dan duduk di hadapanmu sebagai umat-Ku, mereka mendengar apa yang kauucapkan, tetapi mereka tidak melakukannya; mulutnya penuh dengan kata-kata cinta kasih, tetapi hati mereka mengejar keuntungan yang haram.
My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.
32 Sungguh, engkau bagi mereka seperti seorang yang melagukan syair cinta kasih dengan suara yang merdu, dan yang pandai main kecapi; mereka mendengar apa yang kauucapkan, tetapi mereka sama sekali tidak melakukannya.
To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.
33 Kalau hal itu datang--dan sungguh akan datang! --mereka akan mengetahui bahwa seorang nabi ada di tengah-tengah mereka."
The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”

< Yehezkiel 33 >