Yesaya 7
1 Dalam zaman Ahas bin Yotam bin Uzia, raja Yehuda, maka Rezin, raja Aram, dengan Pekah bin Remalya, raja Israel, maju ke Yerusalem untuk berperang melawan kota itu, namun mereka tidak dapat mengalahkannya.
Ahaz was the son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah. During the time that Ahaz was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel marched [with their armies] to attack Jerusalem. But they could not conquer it.
2 Lalu diberitahukanlah kepada keluarga Daud: "Aram telah berkemah di wilayah Efraim," maka hati Ahas dan hati rakyatnya gemetar ketakutan seperti pohon-pohon hutan bergoyang ditiup angin.
[But before they attacked], everyone in the palace heard a report that the armies of Syria and Israel were [now] (allies/joined [to attack Jerusalem)]. So Ahaz and the people over whom he ruled were extremely afraid; they were shaking from fear like trees shake in a windstorm.
3 Berfirmanlah TUHAN kepada Yesaya: "Baiklah engkau keluar menemui Ahas, engkau dan Syear Yasyub, anakmu laki-laki, ke ujung saluran kolam atas, ke jalan raya pada Padang Tukang Penatu,
Then Yahweh said to me, “Take your son Shear-Jashub, and go to talk with [King] Ahaz. He is at the end of the (aqueduct/water channel) that brings water into the upper reservoir, near the road to the place where women wash clothes.
4 dan katakanlah kepadanya: Teguhkanlah hatimu dan tinggallah tenang, janganlah takut dan janganlah hatimu kecut karena kedua puntung kayu api yang berasap ini, yaitu kepanasan amarah Rezin dengan Aram dan anak Remalya.
Tell Ahaz to stop worrying [DOU]. Tell him that he does not need to be afraid of those two kings, Rezin and Pekah. They are very angry [with Judah], but they are [unable to harm his country any more than] completely burned-out coals [can harm him].
5 Oleh karena Aram dan Efraim dengan anak Remalya telah merancang yang jahat atasmu, dengan berkata:
Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
6 Marilah kita maju menyerang Yehuda dan menakut-nakutinya serta merebutnya, kemudian mengangkat anak Tabeel sebagai raja di tengah-tengahnya,
‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
7 maka beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Tidak akan sampai hal itu, dan tidak akan terjadi,
But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
8 sebab Damsyik ialah ibu kota Aram, dan Rezin ialah kepala Damsyik. Dalam enam puluh lima tahun Efraim akan pecah, tidak menjadi bangsa lagi.
The capital of Syria is Damascus, but Damascus is ruled [only] by its [unimportant/insignificant] king king Rezin. And as for Israel, within 65 years it will be conquered and completely destroyed.
9 Dan Samaria ialah ibu kota Efraim, dan anak Remalya ialah kepala Samaria. Jika kamu tidak percaya, sungguh, kamu tidak teguh jaya."
Israel’s capital is Samaria, and Samaria is ruled only by its [insignificant/unimportant] king king Pekah. [So you do not need to be afraid of those two countries]! [But you must trust me, because] if you do not trust me fully, you will be defeated.’”
10 TUHAN melanjutkan firman-Nya kepada Ahas, kata-Nya:
[Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
11 "Mintalah suatu pertanda dari TUHAN, Allahmu, biarlah itu sesuatu dari dunia orang mati yang paling bawah atau sesuatu dari tempat tertinggi yang di atas." (Sheol h7585)
[He said to tell him], “Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure [that I will help/protect you]. What you request can be [from a place that is] as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.” (Sheol h7585)
12 Tetapi Ahas menjawab: "Aku tidak mau meminta, aku tidak mau mencobai TUHAN."
But [when I told that to the king, he refused]. He said, “[No], I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove [that he will help/protect us]!”
13 Lalu berkatalah nabi Yesaya: "Baiklah dengarkan, hai keluarga Daud! Belum cukupkah kamu melelahkan orang, sehingga kamu melelahkan Allahku juga?
Then I said [to him], “You people who are descendants of King David, listen! You are causing me to be tired of being patient. Are you also going to cause my God to stop being patient with you [RHQ]?
14 Sebab itu Tuhan sendirilah yang akan memberikan kepadamu suatu pertanda: Sesungguhnya, seorang perempuan muda mengandung dan akan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dan ia akan menamakan Dia Imanuel.
Yahweh himself will do something for you [to prove that he will help/protect you]. Listen to this: A young woman will become pregnant and give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel, [which means ‘God is with us’].
15 Ia akan makan dadih dan madu sampai ia tahu menolak yang jahat dan memilih yang baik,
And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.
16 sebab sebelum anak itu tahu menolak yang jahat dan memilih yang baik, maka negeri yang kedua rajanya engkau takuti akan ditinggalkan kosong.
And before that child is old enough to do that, the lands of the two kings that you(sg) are very (afraid of/worried about) will be deserted.
17 TUHAN akan mendatangkan atasmu dan atas rakyatmu dan atas kaum keluargamu hari-hari seperti yang belum pernah datang sejak Efraim menjauhkan diri dari Yehuda--yakni raja Asyur."
[But then] Yahweh will cause you and your family and your entire nation to experience [terrible disasters]. Those disasters will be worse than any disasters that have occurred since the country of Israel separated from Judah. Yahweh will cause [the army of] the king of Assyria to attack you!”
18 Pada hari itu akan terjadi: TUHAN bersuit memanggil lalat yang ada di ujung anak-anak sungai Nil, dan memanggil lebah yang ada di tanah Asyur.
At that time, [it will be as though] Yahweh will whistle to summon the army from the south of Egypt as well as the army of Assyria. They will [come and surround your country like] [MET] flies and bees.
19 Dan semuanya akan datang hinggap di lembah-lembah yang terjal dan di celah-celah bukit-bukit batu, di segala pagar duri dan di segala tanah penggembalaan.
They will all come and settle/live [everywhere]—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
20 Pada hari itu dengan pisau cukur yang dipinjam dari seberang sungai Efrat, yakni raja Asyur, Tuhan akan mencukur kepala dan bulu paha, bahkan pisau itu akan melenyapkan janggut juga.
At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come [with his army] from east of the [Euphrates] River. [They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly]; it will be like [MET] a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.
21 Pada hari itu setiap orang akan memiara seekor lembu betina yang muda dan dua ekor domba,
When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
22 dan karena banyaknya susu yang dihasilkan, mereka akan makan dadih; sungguh, dadih dan madu akan dimakan oleh setiap orang yang masih tinggal di dalam negeri.
[However], those animals will give plenty of milk, with the result that the farmer will have curds/yogurt to eat. And [because there will not be many people left] in the land, all the people who remain there will have plenty of milk and honey.
23 Pada hari itu setiap tempat, di mana biasanya tumbuh seribu pohon anggur dan yang berharga seribu syikal perak, akan menjadi tempat puteri malu dan rumput.
Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns [DOU] in those fields.
24 Orang pergi ke sana terpaksa membawa anak-anak panah dan busur, sebab puteri malu dan rumput belaka seluruh negeri itu.
There will be only briers and thorns in the entire land, [and wild animals], with the result that men will take their bows and arrows and go there [to hunt and kill animals].
25 Dan engkau tidak berani pergi ke segala lereng gunung yang biasanya dicangkul, karena takut akan puteri malu dan rumput; di situ hanya lembu dan domba akan berkeliaran.
No one will go to where there previously were gardens on fertile hillsides, because briers and thorns will cover those hillsides. They will be areas where [only a few] cattle and sheep and goats wander around [searching for something to eat].
