Yeremia 1
1 Inilah perkataan-perkataan Yeremia bin Hilkia, dari keturunan imam yang ada di Anatot di tanah Benyamin.
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2 Dalam zaman Yosia bin Amon, raja Yehuda, dalam tahun yang ketiga belas dari pemerintahannya datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Yeremia.
The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
3 Firman itu datang juga dalam zaman Yoyakim bin Yosia, raja Yehuda, sampai akhir tahun yang kesebelas zaman Zedekia bin Yosia, raja Yehuda, hingga penduduk Yerusalem diangkut ke dalam pembuangan dalam bulan yang kelima.
and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
4 Firman TUHAN datang kepadaku, bunyinya:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 "Sebelum Aku membentuk engkau dalam rahim ibumu, Aku telah mengenal engkau, dan sebelum engkau keluar dari kandungan, Aku telah menguduskan engkau, Aku telah menetapkan engkau menjadi nabi bagi bangsa-bangsa."
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
6 Maka aku menjawab: "Ah, Tuhan ALLAH! Sesungguhnya aku tidak pandai berbicara, sebab aku ini masih muda."
And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”
7 Tetapi TUHAN berfirman kepadaku: "Janganlah katakan: Aku ini masih muda, tetapi kepada siapapun engkau Kuutus, haruslah engkau pergi, dan apapun yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu, haruslah kausampaikan.
And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to say, ‘I am a boy.’ For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you.
8 Janganlah takut kepada mereka, sebab Aku menyertai engkau untuk melepaskan engkau, demikianlah firman TUHAN."
You should not be afraid before their face. For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,” says the Lord.
9 Lalu TUHAN mengulurkan tangan-Nya dan menjamah mulutku; TUHAN berfirman kepadaku: "Sesungguhnya, Aku menaruh perkataan-perkataan-Ku ke dalam mulutmu.
And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
10 Ketahuilah, pada hari ini Aku mengangkat engkau atas bangsa-bangsa dan atas kerajaan-kerajaan untuk mencabut dan merobohkan, untuk membinasakan dan meruntuhkan, untuk membangun dan menanam."
Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant.”
11 Sesudah itu firman TUHAN datang kepadaku, bunyinya: "Apakah yang kaulihat, hai Yeremia?" Jawabku: "Aku melihat sebatang dahan pohon badam."
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a staff, keeping watch.”
12 Lalu firman TUHAN kepadaku: "Baik penglihatanmu, sebab Aku siap sedia untuk melaksanakan firman-Ku."
And the Lord said to me: “You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it.”
13 Firman TUHAN datang kepadaku untuk kedua kalinya, bunyinya: "Apakah yang kaulihat?" Jawabku: "Aku melihat sebuah periuk yang mendidih; datangnya dari sebelah utara."
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a cooking pot upon a fire, and its face is before the face of the north.”
14 Lalu firman TUHAN kepadaku: "Dari utara akan mengamuk malapetaka menimpa segala penduduk negeri ini.
And the Lord said to me: “From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 Sebab sesungguhnya, Aku memanggil segala kaum kerajaan sebelah utara, demikianlah firman TUHAN, dan mereka akan datang dan mendirikan takhtanya masing-masing di mulut pintu-pintu gerbang Yerusalem, dekat segala tembok di sekelilingnya dan dekat segala kota Yehuda.
For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.
16 Maka Aku akan menjatuhkan hukuman-Ku atas mereka, karena segala kejahatan mereka, sebab mereka telah meninggalkan Aku, dengan membakar korban kepada allah lain dan sujud menyembah kepada buatan tangannya sendiri.
And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me, and who have offered libations to strange gods, and who have adored the work of their own hands.
17 Tetapi engkau ini, baiklah engkau bersiap, bangkitlah dan sampaikanlah kepada mereka segala yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu. Janganlah gentar terhadap mereka, supaya jangan Aku menggentarkan engkau di depan mereka!
Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
18 Mengenai Aku, sesungguhnya pada hari ini Aku membuat engkau menjadi kota yang berkubu, menjadi tiang besi dan menjadi tembok tembaga melawan seluruh negeri ini, menentang raja-raja Yehuda dan pemuka-pemukanya, menentang para imamnya dan rakyat negeri ini.
For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 Mereka akan memerangi engkau, tetapi tidak akan mengalahkan engkau, sebab Aku menyertai engkau untuk melepaskan engkau, demikianlah firman TUHAN."
And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you.”
