< Yeremia 30 >
1 Firman yang datang dari TUHAN kepada Yeremia, bunyinya:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 "Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Israel: Tuliskanlah segala perkataan yang telah Kufirmankan kepadamu itu dalam suatu kitab.
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [say they belong to], am telling you that you should write down everything that I have said to you.
3 Sebab, sesungguhnya, waktunya akan datang, demikianlah firman TUHAN, bahwa Aku akan memulihkan keadaan umat-Ku Israel dan Yehuda--firman TUHAN--dan Aku akan mengembalikan mereka ke negeri yang telah Kuberikan kepada nenek moyang mereka, dan mereka akan memilikinya."
[I want you to know that] some day I will free my people, [the people of] Israel and Judah, from being slaves [in Babylon]. I will bring them back to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and this land will belong to them again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
4 Inilah perkataan-perkataan yang telah difirmankan TUHAN tentang Israel dan tentang Yehuda:
Yahweh gave [to me] another message concerning [the people of] Israel and Judah.
5 "Sungguh, beginilah firman TUHAN: Telah kami dengar jerit kegentaran, kedahsyatan dan tidak ada damai.
This is what he said: “I hear people screaming because they are terrified [DOU]; there is no peace [in the land].
6 Cobalah tanyakan dan selidiki, adakah laki-laki melahirkan? Mengapakah setiap laki-laki Kulihat tangannya pada pinggangnya seperti seorang perempuan yang melahirkan? Mengapakah setiap muka berubah menjadi pucat?
But think about this: Men certainly do not [RHQ] give birth to babies. Therefore, why do strong men stand there, with their faces very white/pale, with their hands pressed against their stomachs, like women who are about to give birth to babies?
7 Hai, alangkah hebatnya hari itu, tidak ada taranya; itulah waktu kesusahan bagi Yakub, tetapi ia akan diselamatkan dari padanya.
[Terrible things will soon happen]; that will be a terrible day! There has never been such a time. It will be a time when [my] Israeli people will experience great trouble, but [finally] they will be saved [from their sufferings].”
8 Maka pada hari itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, Aku akan mematahkan kuk dari tengkuk mereka dan memutuskan tali-tali pengikat mereka, dan mereka tidak akan mengabdi lagi kepada orang-orang asing.
The Commander of the armies of angels says this: “At that time [it will be as though] I will sever/cut the ropes [that are around my people], and I will free them from being (slaves/forced to do what the King of Babylon wants them to do) [MET]. People in other countries will no longer be their bosses.
9 Mereka akan mengabdi kepada TUHAN, Allah mereka, dan kepada Daud, raja mereka, yang akan Kubangkitkan bagi mereka.
My people will [again] serve me, Yahweh, their God, and [they will serve a king who is a descendant of] King David; [they will serve the king] whom I will appoint for them.
10 Maka engkau, janganlah takut, hai hamba-Ku Yakub, demikianlah firman TUHAN, janganlah gentar, hai Israel! Sebab sesungguhnya, Aku menyelamatkan engkau dari tempat jauh dan keturunanmu dari negeri pembuangan mereka. Yakub akan kembali dan hidup tenang dan aman, dengan tidak ada yang mengejutkan.
So, [you people of] Israel who serve me, do not be dismayed/worried [now], because [some day] I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants [back home] from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will [again] live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] that will cause you to be terrified.
11 Sebab Aku menyertai engkau, demikianlah firman TUHAN, untuk menyelamatkan engkau: segala bangsa yang ke antaranya engkau Kuserahkan akan Kuhabiskan, tetapi engkau ini tidak akan Kuhabiskan. Aku akan menghajar engkau menurut hukum, tetapi Aku sama sekali tidak memandang engkau tak bersalah.
I, Yahweh, say that I will be with you and will rescue you; I will completely destroy the nations to which I have scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will punish you [for your many sins], but I will punish you [only] as severely as you deserve: I would be doing wrong if I did not punish you at all.”
12 Sungguh, beginilah firman TUHAN: Penyakitmu sangat payah, lukamu tidak tersembuhkan!
Yahweh [also] says this: “[You have (suffered very much/endured many disasters)]; [it is as though] you have a terrible wound that cannot be cured.
13 Tidak ada yang membela hakmu, tidak ada obat untuk bisul, kesembuhan tidak ada bagimu!
There is no one to help you, no one to put a bandage on your wound. There is no [medicine that will] heal you.
14 Semua kekasihmu melupakan engkau, mereka tidak menanyakan engkau lagi. Sungguh, Aku telah memukul engkau dengan pukulan musuh, dengan hajaran yang bengis, karena kesalahanmu banyak, dosamu berjumlah besar.
All your allies [MET] have deserted you and they do not want to help you [any more]. [It is true that] I have punished you severely, [like your] enemies would wound you, because you have committed many sins and you are very guilty.
15 Mengapakah engkau berteriak karena penyakitmu, karena kepedihanmu sangat payah? Karena kesalahanmu banyak, dosamu berjumlah besar, maka Aku telah melakukan semuanya ini kepadamu.
[Because that is true], why do you protest about my punishing you, [as though I had caused] a wound that could not be cured [RHQ]? It was necessary for me to punish you, because you had committed many sins and you were very guilty.
16 Tetapi semua orang yang menelan engkau akan tertelan, dan semua lawanmu akan masuk ke dalam tawanan; orang-orang yang merampok engkau akan menjadi rampokan, dan semua orang yang menjarah engkau akan Kubuat menjadi jarahan.
But [some day] all those who [are trying to] destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled [to other nations]. All those who have stolen things from you will have their [valuable] possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.
17 Sebab Aku akan mendatangkan kesembuhan bagimu, Aku akan mengobati luka-lukamu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, sebab mereka telah menyebutkan engkau: orang buangan, yakni sisa yang tiada seorangpun menanyakannya.
[Everyone] says that you are (outcasts/people that they no longer associate with), and that [you live in] Jerusalem, a city that no one cares about.” But Yahweh says, “I will heal your injuries/wounds and cause you to be healthy again.”
18 Beginilah firman TUHAN: Sesungguhnya, Aku akan memulihkan keadaan kemah-kemah Yakub, dan akan mengasihani tempat-tempat tinggalnya, kota itu akan dibangun kembali di atas reruntuhannya, dan puri itu akan berdiri di tempatnya yang asli.
This is what Yahweh says: “I will bring the people of Israel back from the lands to which they were taken and enable them to possess their land and their houses again. [When that happens], Jerusalem will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the [king’s] palace will be rebuilt to be like it was before.
19 Nyanyian syukur akan terdengar dari antara mereka, juga suara orang yang bersukaria. Aku akan membuat mereka banyak dan mereka tidak akan berkurang lagi; Aku akan membuat mereka dipermuliakan dan mereka tidak akan dihina lagi.
People will [again] sing joyfully to thank [me], and I will cause there to be more people [in Jerusalem], not fewer; I will cause them to be honored, not despised.
20 Anak-anak mereka akan menjadi seperti dahulu kala, dan perkumpulan mereka akan tinggal tetap di hadapan-Ku; Aku akan menghukum semua orang yang menindas mereka.
Their children will [prosper] like they did before. I will cause them to be a group of people [who worship] me, and I will punish any [nation] that oppresses them.
21 Orang yang memerintah atas mereka akan tampil dari antara mereka sendiri, dan orang yang berkuasa atas mereka akan bangkit dari tengah-tengah mereka; Aku akan membuat dia maju dan mendekat kepada-Ku, sebab siapakah yang berani mempertaruhkan nyawanya untuk mendekat kepada-Ku? demikianlah firman TUHAN.
One of their own people will be their king, and I will invite him to come close to me [to worship me], because no one [RHQ] would (dare/have courage) to come close to me [if I did not invite him].
22 Maka kamu akan menjadi umat-Ku, dan Aku akan menjadi Allahmu."
You [Israeli people] will be my people, and I will be your God.”
23 Lihatlah, angin badai TUHAN, yakni kehangatan murka, telah keluar menyambar, --angin puting beliung--dan turun menimpa kepala orang-orang fasik.
Yahweh will punish [MTY] [your enemies]; [it will be like a great] storm; it will come down [like] a whirlwind, swirling around the heads of wicked people.
24 Murka TUHAN yang menyala-nyala itu tidak akan surut sampai Ia telah melaksanakan dan mewujudkan apa yang dirancang-Nya dalam hati-Nya; pada hari-hari yang terakhir kamu akan mengerti hal itu.
He will not stop being angry until he completely accomplishes [all] that he has planned. In the future, you will understand [all] of this [clearly].