Yeremia 50
1 Firman yang disampaikan TUHAN dengan perantaraan nabi Yeremia mengenai Babel, mengenai negeri orang-orang Kasdim:
Yahweh gave to [me, ] Jeremiah the prophet, a message about Babylon [city] and the country of Babylonia.
2 "Beritahukanlah di antara bangsa-bangsa dan kabarkanlah, naikkanlah panji-panji dan kabarkanlah, janganlah sembunyikan, katakanlah: Babel telah direbut, dewa Bel menjadi malu, Merodakh telah terkejut! Berhala-berhalanya menjadi malu, dewa-dewanya yang keji telah terkejut!
[This is what Yahweh says]: “Proclaim [DOU] [a message] among the nations; do not withhold any of it; raise up a signal flag to announce that Babylon will be captured. [Its chief god] Marduk, [whose other name is] Bel, will be completely disgraced, and all the [other] statues and idols will be shattered.
3 Maka suatu bangsa maju menyerangnya dari utara, membuat negerinya menjadi tempat tandus; tidak ada lagi yang diam di dalamnya, baik manusia maupun binatang, semuanya lari lenyap.
[The army of] a nation will come from the north to attack Babylon and destroy the city very thoroughly, [with the result that] no one will live there [again]. Both people and animals will run away.”
4 Pada waktu itu dan pada masa itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, orang Israel akan datang, bersama-sama dengan orang Yehuda; mereka akan berjalan sambil menangis dan mencari TUHAN, Allah mereka;
“But [I, ] Yahweh, say that in the future, when that is about to happen, the people of Israel and the people of Judah will join together. They will be weeping and wanting [to worship] me, their God.
5 mereka menanyakan jalan ke Sion, ke sanalah mereka terarah: Marilah kita menggabungkan diri kepada TUHAN, bergabung dalam suatu perjanjian kekal yang tidak dapat dilupakan!
They will inquire about the road to Jerusalem, [and then] they will start traveling [IDM] toward it. They will say [to each other], ‘We must return to Yahweh [again]!’ They will make an everlasting agreement with me that they will never forget.
6 Umat-Ku tadinya seperti domba-domba yang hilang; mereka dibiarkan sesat oleh gembala-gembalanya, dibiarkan mengembara di gunung-gunung, mereka berjalan dari gunung ke bukit sehingga lupa akan tempat pembaringannya.
My people have been [like] [MET] lost sheep. Their [leaders/rulers] have caused them [to abandon me] like [MET] shepherds who have allowed their sheep to wander in the hills and mountains. [My people are like] [MET] sheep that do not know the path to return to the sheepfold.
7 Siapapun yang menjumpai mereka, memakan habis mereka, dan lawan-lawan mereka berkata: Kami tidak bersalah! Karena mereka telah berdosa kepada TUHAN, tempat kebenaran, TUHAN, pengharapan nenek moyang mereka!
All their enemies who found them attacked them. They said, ‘We did not sin [by attacking them], because they sinned against Yahweh; he is the one who provides what they need; he is the one to whom they should have remained faithful; he is the one whom their ancestors confidently expected [to help them].’
8 Larilah dari tengah-tengah Babel, dari negeri orang-orang Kasdim! Keluarlah! Jadilah seperti kambing-kambing jantan yang mengepalai kawanannya!
[But now, I say to the leaders of my people], ‘Flee from Babylon! Leave the land of Babylonia! Be like [SIM] male goats [that go] in front of [the rest of] the flock; [lead my people back to their own land].
9 Sebab sesungguhnya, Aku menggerakkan dan membangkitkan terhadap Babel sekumpulan bangsa-bangsa yang besar dari utara; mereka akan mengatur barisan untuk melawannya, dari sanalah kota itu akan direbut. Panah-panah mereka adalah seperti pahlawan yang mujur, yang tidak pernah kembali dengan tangan hampa.
[Do that] because I am going to gather an army of great nations to the north [of Babylon]. They will join together to attack Babylon and will capture it. Their arrows will be like [SIM] skilled warriors that always hit what they aim at.
10 Negeri orang-orang Kasdim akan menjadi rampasan, semua orang yang merampasnya akan puas hatinya, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
Babylonia will be conquered, and those who conquer it will take away everything they want. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.’”
11 Sekalipun kamu bersukacita dan beria-ria, hai orang-orang yang merampok milik-Ku, sekalipun kamu melompat-lompat seperti anak lembu di padang rumput, dan meringkik seperti kuda-kuda jantan,
“You people [of Babylon] who (plundered/stole everything valuable from) my chosen people, now you are very happy [DOU]. You run around joyfully like [SIM] a calf in a meadow, and are happy like [SIM] male horses are happy when they are neighing.
12 namun, ibumu sangat menanggung malu, dan perempuan yang melahirkan kamu tersipu-sipu! Lihat, dialah yang menjadi terakhir dari bangsa-bangsa: padang gurun, padang belantara dan dataran rumput!
But [soon] your people will be very disgraced [DOU] [as a result of being conquered]. Your country will be the most insignificant nation; it will be a desert, a dry and deserted land.
13 Karena murka TUHAN negeri itu tidak akan didiami lagi, sama sekali akan menjadi tempat tandus. Setiap orang yang melewati Babel akan merasa ngeri dan akan bersuit karena pukulan-pukulan yang dideritanya.
Because [I, ] Yahweh, am angry [with you people of Babylon], I will cause your city to become completely deserted. All who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) because of the destruction there.
14 Aturlah barisanmu menyerang Babel dari segala pihak, hai semua orang pemanah! Panahlah kepadanya, janganlah merasa sayang akan anak panah, sebab kepada Tuhanlah ia berdosa!
[All you nations that surround Babylon, ] prepare to attack it! Tell your archers to shoot at their enemies; shoot all of your arrows at them [LIT], because [the people/leaders of Babylon have sinned against me, ] Yahweh.
15 Bertempiksoraklah menyerangnya dari segala pihak! Dia sudah menyerah, tonggak-tonggaknya sudah rebah, pagar-pagarnya sudah runtuh! Sungguh, itulah pembalasan TUHAN! Laksanakanlah pembalasan terhadapnya, lakukanlah kepadanya seperti yang dilakukannya sendiri!
Shout [war-cries] against Babylon from all sides [of the city]. [The soldiers of] Babylon will surrender; the towers and walls will be torn down. It is [I, ] Yahweh, who will be getting revenge [on the people of Babylon], [so help me to] get revenge. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others!
16 Lenyapkanlah orang penabur dari Babel dan orang penyabit pada musim menuai! Untuk mengelakkan pedang yang dahsyat ini, setiap orang akan berpaling pulang kepada bangsanya, setiap orang akan lari ke negerinya.
Take away from Babylon those who plant [crops] and those who reap the harvests! Because of the swords carried by those who will attack [Babylon], [those people in Babylon who have come from other countries] should all run away, back to their own countries [DOU]!”
17 Israel adalah seperti domba yang diceraiberaikan, dihalaukan oleh singa-singa. Mula-mula raja Asyur memakan dia, dan sekarang pada akhirnya Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, mengerumit tulang-tulangnya.
“The Israeli [people] are [like] [MET] sheep that have been scattered by lions. First [the army of] the King of Assyria defeated them. Then [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon smashed them.
18 Sebab itu beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam, Allah Israel: Sesungguhnya, Aku menghukum raja Babel dan negerinya, seperti Aku telah menghukum raja Asyur.
So this is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], say: ‘Now I will punish the King of Babylon and the people of his land, like I punished the King of Assyria.
19 Tetapi Aku akan mengembalikan Israel ke padang rumputnya, supaya ia makan rumput di atas Karmel dan di Basan, dan menjadi kenyang di atas pegunungan Efraim dan di Gilead.
And I will bring the people of Israel back to their own land where they will eat [the food that grows] in the fields of the Carmel and Bashan [regions], and [the people in] the hilly areas of Ephraim and Gilead will have all they want to eat.
20 Pada waktu itu dan pada masa itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, orang akan mencari kesalahan Israel, tetapi tidak didapatnya, dan dosa Yehuda, tetapi tidak ada ditemukannya, sebab Aku akan mengampuni orang-orang yang Kubiarkan tinggal hidup.
At that time, there will not be people in Israel and in Judah who [are still guilty for having] sinned [DOU], because I will forgive the small group of people whom I enable to still be alive.’”
21 Majulah ke negeri Merataim, majulah menyerangnya dan menyerang penduduk Pekod! Bunuhlah dan tumpaslah mereka, demikianlah firman TUHAN, lakukanlah tepat seperti yang Kuperintahkan!
“[So, I, Yahweh, say to the enemies of Babylonia, ]‘Attack [the people who live in] the Merathaim [region] and the people in the Pekod [region of Babylonia]. Pursue them, kill them, and completely get rid of them, as I have commanded you to do.
22 Gemuruh perang di negeri dan terjadilah kehancuran besar!
Shout your battle cries throughout the land; shout [when you are causing] great destruction.
23 Betapa remuk redamnya dan hancur luluhnya martil seluruh bumi itu! Betapa Babel menjadi kengerian di antara bangsa-bangsa!
[The army of Babylon is like] [MET] the most powerful hammer on the earth, but it will be completely shattered. Babylon will be deserted among the [other] nations.’
24 Aku memasang jerat bagimu, dan memang engkau terjebak, hai Babel, dengan tidak mengetahuinya. Engkau terdapat dan memang engkau tertangkap, sebab engkau telah menantang TUHAN.
You [people of] Babylon, [listen, ] [because] I have set a trap for you; you will be caught [in that trap], because you fought against me.
25 TUHAN telah membuka tempat perlengkapan-Nya dan mengeluarkan senjata-senjata geram-Nya, sebab ada pekerjaan bagi Tuhan ALLAH semesta alam di negeri orang-orang Kasdim:
[It is as though] I have opened the place where I store my weapons, and I have brought out [all] the weapons [to use against the people with whom] I am angry. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, have [a lot of] work to do [to punish] the people of Babylonia.
26 Marilah mendatanginya dari segala jurusan, bukalah lumbung-lumbungnya, onggokkanlah isinya bertimbun-timbun dan tumpaslah itu, janganlah ada tinggal sisanya!
[So, you enemies of Babylonia, ] come from distant lands and attack it. Break open the places where they store the grain. Crush the walls of the city and the houses and pile up [the rubble like] [SIM] heaps of grain. Destroy everything; do not leave anything that is not destroyed.
27 Bunuhlah segala lembunya, biarlah rebah semuanya untuk dibantai! Celakalah mereka, sebab waktunya sudah tiba, saat penghukuman atas mereka!
Destroy all the [young men who are as strong as] [MET] bulls; take them to where you will slaughter them. It will be terrible for them, because it will be time for them to be punished.
28 Dengar! Pelarian-pelarian dan orang-orang yang terluput dari negeri Babel datang memberitahukan di Sion tentang pembalasan TUHAN, Allah kita, pembalasan karena bait suci-Nya.
Listen to the people who have fled and escaped from Babylon while they tell in Jerusalem how [I, ] Yahweh, have gotten revenge against those who destroyed my temple [in Jerusalem].
29 Kerahkanlah penembak-penembak melawan Babel, semua orang pemanah! Berkemahlah mengepungnya, supaya jangan ada yang lolos! Balaslah dia setimpal dengan perbuatannya, lakukanlah kepadanya tepat seperti yang dilakukannya sendiri! Sebab ia bertindak kurang ajar terhadap TUHAN, terhadap Yang Mahakudus, Allah Israel.
Summon archers [DOU] to come to attack Babylon; surround the city in order that no one will escape. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others [DOU], because they have defied [me, ] the Holy One of the Israeli [people].
30 Sebab itu teruna-terunanya akan rebah di tanah-tanah lapangnya, dan semua prajuritnya akan menjadi bungkam pada waktu itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
The young men of Babylon will fall in the streets; all their soldiers will be killed in one day.
31 Sesungguhnya, Aku menjadi lawanmu, hai engkau yang kurang ajar, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH semesta alam, sebab waktumu sudah tiba, saat Aku menghukum engkau.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘You arrogant/proud people, it is now the time; it is the time [DOU] when I will punish you.
32 Si kurang ajar itu akan tersandung jatuh dan tidak ada yang membangkitkan dia. Di kota-kotanya Aku akan menyalakan api yang akan menghanguskan segala apa yang di sekitarnya.
[Your land is full of] proud people, but you will stumble and fall, and no one will lift you up [again]. I will light a fire in the cities in Babylonia that will burn up everything that is nearby.’
33 Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Orang Israel tertindas bersama-sama dengan orang Yehuda. Semua orang yang menawan mereka tetap menahan mereka, tidak mau melepaskan mereka.
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, also say this: ‘The people of Israel and Judah were (oppressed/treated cruelly); those who captured them guarded them carefully and would not allow them to leave [Babylon].
34 Tetapi Penebus mereka adalah kuat; TUHAN semesta alam nama-Nya. Tentulah Ia akan memperjuangkan perkara mereka, supaya Ia memberi ketenteraman kepada bumi, tetapi kegemparan kepada penduduk Babel.
But I am strong, and I will free them. I am the Commander of the armies of angels; I will defend my people and enable them [to return to] their land where they will have peace, but the people of Babylonia will not have peace.
35 Pedang akan menimpa orang-orang Kasdim, demikianlah firman TUHAN, menimpa penduduk Babel, menimpa pemuka-pemukanya dan orang-orangnya yang berhikmat!
[I will send enemy soldiers carrying] swords [PRS] to strike the people of Babylonia; they will strike the officials and wise men and all the [other] people who live in Babylon.
36 Pedang menimpa tukang-tukang ramal, sehingga ternyata mereka bodoh! Pedang menimpa pahlawan-pahlawannya, sehingga mereka menjadi terkejut!
They will strike their false prophets with swords and they will become foolish. They will strike the [strongest] warriors of Babylonia, and they will all be terrified.
37 Pedang menimpa kudanya dan keretanya, menimpa segenap tentara campuran yang di tengah-tengahnya, sehingga mereka menjadi seperti perempuan! Pedang menimpa perbendaharaannya, sehingga dijarah orang!
They will strike their horses and chariots and the foreigners who are in the army of Babylonia, and they will [all] become [as weak] as [MET] women. They will seize [MTY] all the valuable things there in Babylon and take them away.
38 Pedang menimpa segala airnya, sehingga menjadi kering! Sebab negeri itu penuh patung-patung, mereka menjadi gila oleh berhala-berhala mereka!
[I] cause the streams to become dry. [I will do all those things] because the [entire] land [of Babylonia] is filled with idols, and those [horrible] idols have caused the people [who worship them] to become crazy.
39 Sebab itu binatang-binatang gurun serta anjing-anjing hutan akan diam di sana, juga burung-burung unta akan tinggal di dalamnya. Negeri itu tidak akan didiami lagi untuk seterusnya dan tidak akan ditinggali lagi turun-temurun.
[Soon only] hyenas and [other] wild creatures will live there; and it will be a place where owls live. People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever [DOU].
40 Seperti dahulu pada waktu Allah menunggangbalikkan Sodom dan Gomora serta kota-kota tetangganya, demikianlah firman TUHAN, demikianlah tidak akan ada orang lagi yang diam di sana dan seorang anak manusiapun tidak akan tinggal lagi di dalamnya.
[I will destroy Babylon] like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns; no one will [ever] live there [again] [DOU].
41 Lihatlah, suatu bangsa akan datang dari utara, suatu suku bangsa yang besar, dan banyak raja, akan bergerak maju dari ujung bumi.
Look! A [great] army will come from the north. A great nation far away with many kings is preparing [to attack you people of Babylon].
42 Mereka memakai panah dan tombak; mereka bengis, tidak kenal belas kasihan. Suara mereka gemuruh seperti laut, mereka mengendarai kuda, berlengkap seperti orang maju berperang, menyerang engkau, hai puteri Babel!
Their [army] has bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. [As] they ride along on [their] horses, the sound of the horses’ hooves is like [SIM] the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you, you people of Babylon.
43 Raja Babel telah mendengar kabar tentang mereka, tangannya sudah menjadi lemah lesu, kesesakan telah menyergap dia, ia kesakitan seperti perempuan yang melahirkan.
The King of Babylon says, “[I] have heard reports about the enemy [approaching]; [so I am very frightened, with the result that] I am weak. I am [very fearful, and] anguished/worried, like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.”
44 Sesungguhnya, seperti singa yang bangkit keluar dari hutan belukar sungai Yordan mendatangi padang rumput tempat kawanan domba, demikianlah Aku akan membuat mereka lari dengan tiba-tiba dari negeri itu dan mengangkat di atasnya dia yang Kupilih. Sebab siapakah yang seperti Aku? Siapakah yang berani mendakwa Aku? Siapakah gerangan gembala yang tahan menghadapi Aku?
I, [Yahweh], will come to Babylon [suddenly] like a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are eating] the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Babylonia from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them [a leader] whom I will choose; [I will do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can say that what I have done is not right. No ruler can [RHQ] oppose me.
45 Sebab itu dengarlah putusan yang telah diambil TUHAN terhadap Babel dan rancangan-rancangan yang telah dibuat-Nya terhadap negeri orang-orang Kasdim: Bahwa sesungguhnya, yang paling lemahpun di antara kawanan domba akan diseret. Bahwa sesungguhnya, padang rumput mereka sendiri akan merasa ngeri terhadap mereka.
Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Babylon [city] and the rest of Babylonia: [even] the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely destroy the people [MET] who live there.
46 Bumi akan goncang karena kabar: Babel sudah direbut; ratap mereka akan terdengar di antara bangsa-bangsa!"
When Babylon is destroyed, the noise will be extremely loud, with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard by the [people of other] nations.’”
