Jeremiah
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Babylon Judged for Sins against Israel
1Beginilah firman TUHAN: "Sesungguhnya, Aku menggerakkan terhadap Babel, terhadap penduduk negeri orang-orang Kasdim, suatu semangat pemusnah. 2Aku akan mengirim ke Babel penampi-penampi yang akan menampinya dan yang akan menyapu bersih negerinya, sebab mereka mengepungnya dari segala pihak pada hari malapetaka. 3Hendaklah si pemanah membidikkan panahnya kepada orang yang membidik dan kepada orang yang berbaju zirah ! Janganlah merasa sayang akan teruna-terunanya, tumpaslah segala tentaranya ! 4Orang-orang yang terbunuh akan rebah di negeri orang-orang Kasdim dan orang-orang yang luka parah di jalan-jalannya --
1This is what the LORD says:
“Behold, I am going to stir up
The spirit of a destroyer against Babylon
And against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai. 2“I will send foreigners to Babylon so that they may winnow her
And devastate her land;
For they will be opposed to her on every side
On the day of her disaster. 3“Let not him who bends his bow bend it,
Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor.
Do not spare her young men;
Devote all her army to destruction. 4“They will fall down dead in the land of the Chaldeans,
And pierced through in their streets.”
“Behold, I am going to stir up
The spirit of a destroyer against Babylon
And against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai. 2“I will send foreigners to Babylon so that they may winnow her
And devastate her land;
For they will be opposed to her on every side
On the day of her disaster. 3“Let not him who bends his bow bend it,
Nor let him rise up in his coat of armor.
Do not spare her young men;
Devote all her army to destruction. 4“They will fall down dead in the land of the Chaldeans,
And pierced through in their streets.”
5sungguh, Israel dan Yehuda tidak ditinggalkan sebagai janda oleh Allahnya, oleh TUHAN semesta alam -- sebab negeri orang Kasdim penuh dengan kesalahan terhadap Yang Mahakudus, Allah Israel. 6Larilah dari tengah-tengah Babel, hendaklah setiap orang menyelamatkan nyawanya, supaya kamu jangan tertumpas karena kesalahannya ! Sebab inilah waktu pembalasan bagi TUHAN; Ia membayar ganjaran kepadanya. 7Babel tadinya seperti piala emas di tangan TUHAN yang memabukkan seluruh bumi. Bangsa-bangsa minum dari anggurnya, itulah sebabnya bangsa-bangsa menjadi gila. 8Tiba-tiba Babel jatuh dan pecah, ratapilah dia! Ambillah balsam untuk lukanya, mungkin ia menjadi sembuh ! 9Kami tadinya mau menyembuhkan Babel, tetapi ia tidak dapat disembuhkan; tinggalkanlah dia, marilah kita pulang masing-masing ke negerinya ! Sungguh, penghukumannya sudah sampai ke langit, sudah menjangkau awan-awan ! 10TUHAN telah membuat segala kebenaran kita menjadi nyata; marilah kita ceritakan di Sion perbuatan TUHAN, Allah kita!
5For neither Israel nor Judah has been forsaken
By his God, the LORD of armies,
Although their land is full of guilt
Before the Holy One of Israel. 6Flee from the midst of Babylon,
And each of you save his life!
Do not perish in her punishment,
For this is the LORD’S time of vengeance;
He is going to repay to her what she deserves. 7Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the LORD,
Intoxicating all the earth.
The nations have drunk of her wine;
Therefore the nations are going insane. 8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken;
Wail over her!
Bring balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed. 9We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed;
Abandon her and let’s each go to his own country,
For her judgment has reached to heaven
And it rises to the clouds. 10The LORD has brought about our vindication;
Come and let’s recount in Zion
The work of the LORD our God!
By his God, the LORD of armies,
Although their land is full of guilt
Before the Holy One of Israel. 6Flee from the midst of Babylon,
And each of you save his life!
Do not perish in her punishment,
For this is the LORD’S time of vengeance;
He is going to repay to her what she deserves. 7Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the LORD,
Intoxicating all the earth.
The nations have drunk of her wine;
Therefore the nations are going insane. 8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken;
Wail over her!
Bring balm for her pain;
Perhaps she may be healed. 9We applied healing to Babylon, but she was not healed;
Abandon her and let’s each go to his own country,
For her judgment has reached to heaven
And it rises to the clouds. 10The LORD has brought about our vindication;
Come and let’s recount in Zion
The work of the LORD our God!
11Lancipkanlah anak-anak panah, siapkanlah perisai-perisai ! TUHAN telah membangkitkan semangat raja-raja Media, sebab rencana-Nya terhadap Babel ialah untuk memusnahkannya: itulah pembalasan TUHAN, pembalasan karena bait suci-Nya ! 12Angkatlah panji-panji terhadap tembok-tembok Babel, perkuatlah penjagaan ! Tempatkanlah orang-orang jaga, persiapkanlah penghadangan ! Sebab TUHAN telah merencanakan dan melaksanakan juga apa yang diancamkan-Nya terhadap penduduk Babel. 13Hai engkau yang tinggal di tepi sungai besar, yang mempunyai kekayaan besar, akhir hidupmu sudah datang, batas hidupmu sudah sampai! 14TUHAN semesta alam telah bersumpah demi diri-Nya sendiri: Sungguhpun engkau penuh dengan manusia-manusia seperti belalang, tetapi orang akan mengangkat pekik pertempuran terhadapmu.
11Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His plan is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD, vengeance for His temple. 12Lift up a signal flag against the walls of Babylon;
Post a strong guard,
Station sentries,
Set up an ambush!
For the LORD has both planned and performed
What He spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. 13You who live by many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your end. 14The LORD of armies has sworn by Himself:
“I will certainly fill you with a population like locusts,
And they will cry out with shouts of victory over you.”
The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His plan is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD, vengeance for His temple. 12Lift up a signal flag against the walls of Babylon;
Post a strong guard,
Station sentries,
Set up an ambush!
For the LORD has both planned and performed
What He spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. 13You who live by many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your end. 14The LORD of armies has sworn by Himself:
“I will certainly fill you with a population like locusts,
And they will cry out with shouts of victory over you.”
15Tuhanlah yang menjadikan bumi dengan kekuatan-Nya, yang menegakkan dunia dengan kebijaksanaan-Nya, dan yang membentangkan langit dengan akal budi-Nya. 16Apabila Ia memperdengarkan suara-Nya, menderulah bunyi air di langit, Ia menaikkan kabut awan dari ujung bumi, Ia membuat kilat serta dengan hujan, dan mengeluarkan angin dari perbendaharaan-Nya. 17Setiap manusia ternyata bodoh, tidak berpengetahuan, dan setiap pandai emas akan menjadi malu karena patung buatannya. Sebab patung tuangannya itu adalah tipu, tidak ada nyawa di dalamnya, 18semuanya adalah kesia-siaan, pekerjaan yang menjadi buah ejekan, dan yang akan binasa pada waktu dihukum. 19Tidaklah begitu Dia yang menjadi bagian Yakub, sebab Dialah yang membentuk segala-galanya, dan Israel adalah suku milik-Nya; nama-Nya ialah TUHAN semesta alam ! 20Engkau tadinya adalah palu godam bagi-Ku, senjata perang: Dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan bangsa-bangsa, dengan engkau Aku memusnahkan kerajaan-kerajaan, 21dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan kuda dan pengendaranya, dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan kereta dan penunggangnya, 22dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan orang laki-laki dan perempuan, dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan orang tua dan muda, dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan teruna dan dara, 23dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan gembala dan kawanan dombanya, dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan petani dan lembu pembajaknya, dengan engkau Aku menghancurkan bupati-bupati dan pembesar-pembesar !
15It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who established the world by His wisdom,
And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens. 16When He utters His voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens,
And He makes the clouds ascend from the end of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings out wind from His storehouses. 17Every person is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
For his cast metal images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them. 18They are worthless, a work of mockery;
At the time of their punishment they will perish. 19The portion of Jacob is not like these;
For He is the Maker of everything,
And of the tribe of His inheritance;
The LORD of armies is His name. 20He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war;
And with you I shatter nations,
And with you I destroy kingdoms. 21“With you I shatter the horse and his rider,
And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider, 22And with you I shatter man and woman,
And with you I shatter the old man and youth,
And with you I shatter the young man and virgin, 23And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock,
And with you I shatter the farmer and his team,
And with you I shatter governors and officials.
Who established the world by His wisdom,
And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens. 16When He utters His voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens,
And He makes the clouds ascend from the end of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
And brings out wind from His storehouses. 17Every person is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
For his cast metal images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them. 18They are worthless, a work of mockery;
At the time of their punishment they will perish. 19The portion of Jacob is not like these;
For He is the Maker of everything,
And of the tribe of His inheritance;
The LORD of armies is His name. 20He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war;
And with you I shatter nations,
And with you I destroy kingdoms. 21“With you I shatter the horse and his rider,
And with you I shatter the chariot and its rider, 22And with you I shatter man and woman,
And with you I shatter the old man and youth,
And with you I shatter the young man and virgin, 23And with you I shatter the shepherd and his flock,
And with you I shatter the farmer and his team,
And with you I shatter governors and officials.
24Namun Aku akan membalaskan kepada Babel dan kepada segenap penduduk negeri orang Kasdim segala kejahatan yang telah mereka lakukan terhadap Sion, di depan matamu sendiri, demikianlah firman TUHAN. 25Sesungguhnya, Aku menjadi lawanmu, hai gunung pemusnah, demikianlah firman TUHAN, yang memusnahkan seluruh bumi ! Aku akan mengacungkan tangan-Ku kepadamu, menggulingkan engkau dari bukit batu, dan membuat engkau menjadi gunung api yang telah padam. 26Orang tidak akan mengambil batu penjuru atau batu dasar dari padamu, tetapi engkau akan menjadi tempat tandus yang kekal, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
24“But I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all their evil that they have done in Zion before your eyes,” declares the LORD. 25“Behold, I am against you, mountain of destruction
That destroys the whole earth,” declares the LORD,
“And I will stretch out My hand against you,
And roll you down from the rocky cliffs,
And I will make you a burnt out mountain. 26“They will not take from you even a stone for a corner
Nor a stone for foundations,
But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD.
That destroys the whole earth,” declares the LORD,
“And I will stretch out My hand against you,
And roll you down from the rocky cliffs,
And I will make you a burnt out mountain. 26“They will not take from you even a stone for a corner
Nor a stone for foundations,
But you will be desolate forever,” declares the LORD.
27Angkatlah panji-panji di bumi, tiuplah sangkakala di antara bangsa-bangsa, persiapkanlah bangsa-bangsa berperang melawan Babel, kerahkanlah kerajaan-kerajaan melawannya -- Ararat, Mini dan Askenas -- angkatlah seorang panglima melawannya, tampilkanlah kuda seperti kawanan belalang ! 28Persiapkanlah bangsa-bangsa berperang melawannya, raja-raja Media beserta bupati-bupati dan pembesar-pembesarnya, dan setiap negeri yang di bawah kuasanya ! 29Bumi berguncang dan bergetar, sebab rancangan TUHAN terhadap Babel sedang terlaksana, yakni untuk membuat negeri Babel menjadi tempat tandus yang tidak berpenduduk. 30Pahlawan-pahlawan Babel telah berhenti berperang, mereka tinggal duduk di kubu-kubu pertahanan, kegagahberanian mereka sudah lenyap, mereka sudah menjadi seperti perempuan. Tempat-tempat tinggalnya sudah terbakar, palang-palang pintunya sudah patah ! 31Pesuruh-pesuruh cepat berlari susul-menyusul, pembawa-pembawa kabar susul-menyusul, untuk mengabarkan kepada raja Babel, bahwa kotanya telah direbut dari segala penjuru, 32tempat-tempat penyeberangan telah diduduki, benteng-benteng pertahanan telah dihanguskan dengan api, prajurit-prajurit telah menjadi gempar.
27Lift up a signal flag in the land,
Blow a trumpet among the nations!
Consecrate the nations against her,
Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz;
Appoint an officer against her,
Bring up the horses like bristly locusts. 28Consecrate the nations against her,
The kings of the Medes,
Their governors and all their officials,
And every land under their control. 29So the land quakes and writhes,
For the plans of the LORD against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
A desolation without inhabitants. 30The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting,
They stay in the strongholds;
Their strength is exhausted,
They are becoming like women;
Their homes are set on fire,
The bars of her gates are broken. 31One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end; 32The river crossing places have been seized,
And they have burned the marshes with fire,
And the men of war are terrified.
Blow a trumpet among the nations!
Consecrate the nations against her,
Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz;
Appoint an officer against her,
Bring up the horses like bristly locusts. 28Consecrate the nations against her,
The kings of the Medes,
Their governors and all their officials,
And every land under their control. 29So the land quakes and writhes,
For the plans of the LORD against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
A desolation without inhabitants. 30The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting,
They stay in the strongholds;
Their strength is exhausted,
They are becoming like women;
Their homes are set on fire,
The bars of her gates are broken. 31One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end; 32The river crossing places have been seized,
And they have burned the marshes with fire,
And the men of war are terrified.
33Sebab beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam, Allah Israel: Puteri Babel adalah seperti tempat pengirikan pada waktu orang menginjak-injaknya ! Sedikit waktu lagi akan datang waktu panen baginya.
33For this is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says:
“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
At the time that it is tread down;
In just a little while the time of harvest will come for her.”
“The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
At the time that it is tread down;
In just a little while the time of harvest will come for her.”
34Aku dimakan habis, dihamburkan oleh Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, diletakkan seperti mangkuk yang kosong. Ia menelan aku seperti ular naga, ia memenuhi perutnya dengan pengananku yang enak-enak, ia membuangkan aku. 35Biarlah penggagahan dan penghancuran atasku tertimpa kepada Babel, begitulah hendaknya berkata penduduk Sion, biarlah darahku tertimpa kepada penduduk negeri orang Kasdim, begitulah hendaknya berkata Yerusalem. 36Sebab itu beginilah firman TUHAN: Sesungguhnya, Aku akan memperjuangkan perkaramu, dan akan melakukan pembalasan untukmu: Aku akan mengeringkan lautnya dan akan menggersangkan sumber airnya; 37Babel akan menjadi timbunan puing, tempat persembunyian serigala-serigala tempat kengerian dan suitan, tanpa penduduk. 38Bersama-sama mereka mengaum seperti singa-singa muda, menggeram seperti anak-anak singa; 39jika mereka merasa panas, Aku akan menyediakan perjamuan bagi mereka, akan membuat mereka mabuk, supaya mereka menjadi pusing dan jatuh tertidur untuk selama-lamanya, tidak akan bangun-bangun lagi, demikianlah firman TUHAN. 40Aku akan merebahkan mereka untuk dibantai seperti anak-anak kambing, seperti domba-domba jantan dan kambing-kambing jantan.
34“Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me, he has crushed me,
He has set me down like an empty vessel;
He has swallowed me like a monster,
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
He has washed me away. 35“May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,”
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
And, “May my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
Jerusalem will say. 36Therefore this is what the LORD says:
“Behold, I am going to plead your case
And take vengeance for you;
And I will dry up her sea
And make her fountain dry. 37“Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals,
An object of horror and hissing, without inhabitants. 38“They will roar together like young lions,
They will growl like lions’ cubs. 39“When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet
And make them drunk, so that they may rejoice in triumph,
And may sleep a perpetual sleep
And not wake up,” declares the LORD. 40“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
Like rams together with male goats.
He has set me down like an empty vessel;
He has swallowed me like a monster,
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
He has washed me away. 35“May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,”
The inhabitant of Zion will say;
And, “May my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
Jerusalem will say. 36Therefore this is what the LORD says:
“Behold, I am going to plead your case
And take vengeance for you;
And I will dry up her sea
And make her fountain dry. 37“Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals,
An object of horror and hissing, without inhabitants. 38“They will roar together like young lions,
They will growl like lions’ cubs. 39“When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet
And make them drunk, so that they may rejoice in triumph,
And may sleep a perpetual sleep
And not wake up,” declares the LORD. 40“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
Like rams together with male goats.
41Betapa Sesakh direbut, dan negeri pujian seluruh bumi diduduki ! Betapa Babel menjadi kengerian di antara bangsa-bangsa ! 42Laut telah naik meliputi Babel, gelombang-gelombangnya yang menderu telah melingkupinya. 43Kota-kotanya sudah menjadi tempat tandus, menjadi negeri yang kering dan padang belantara, negeri yang tidak didiami oleh seorangpun dan yang tidak dilewati oleh seorang manusiapun. 44Aku akan menghukum dewa Bel di Babel, dan akan mengeluarkan dari mulutnya apa yang ditelannya. Bangsa-bangsa tidak akan datang lagi mengalir kepadanya, tembok Babelpun sudah runtuh.
41“How Sheshak has been captured,
And the praise of the whole earth has been seized!
How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations! 42“The sea has come up over Babylon;
She has been engulfed by its roaring waves. 43“Her cities have become an object of horror,
A dry land and a desert,
A land in which no one lives
And through which no one of mankind passes. 44“I will punish Bel in Babylon,
And I will make what he has swallowed come out of his mouth;
And the nations will no longer stream toward him.
Even the wall of Babylon has fallen down!
And the praise of the whole earth has been seized!
How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations! 42“The sea has come up over Babylon;
She has been engulfed by its roaring waves. 43“Her cities have become an object of horror,
A dry land and a desert,
A land in which no one lives
And through which no one of mankind passes. 44“I will punish Bel in Babylon,
And I will make what he has swallowed come out of his mouth;
And the nations will no longer stream toward him.
Even the wall of Babylon has fallen down!
45Keluarlah dari tengah-tengahnya, hai umat-Ku ! Hendaklah setiap orang menyelamatkan nyawanya dari murka TUHAN yang menyala-nyala itu! 46Biarlah hatimu jangan kecut dan takut karena kabar yang terdengar di negeri: apabila tahun ini datang kabar ini, dan tahun kemudian kabar itu, apabila kekerasan merajalela di negeri dan penguasa lalim melawan penguasa lalim. 47Sebab itu sesungguhnya, waktunya akan datang, bahwa Aku akan menghukum patung-patung Babel; seluruh negerinya akan menjadi malu dan semua orangnya yang terbunuh akan rebah di tengah-tengahnya. 48Maka langit dan bumi serta segala apa yang ada di dalamnya akan bersorak-sorai tentang Babel, apabila dari utara datang kepadanya para perusak itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
45“Come out from her midst, My people,
And each of you save yourselves
From the fierce anger of the LORD. 46“Now, so that your heart does not grow faint,
And you are not afraid at the report that will be heard in the land—
For the report will come in one year,
And after that another report in another year,
And violence will be in the land
With ruler against ruler— 47Therefore behold, days are coming
When I will punish the idols of Babylon;
And her whole land will be put to shame.
And all her slain will fall in her midst. 48“Then heaven and earth and everything that is in them
Will shout for joy over Babylon,
Because the destroyers will come to her from the north,”
Declares the LORD.
And each of you save yourselves
From the fierce anger of the LORD. 46“Now, so that your heart does not grow faint,
And you are not afraid at the report that will be heard in the land—
For the report will come in one year,
And after that another report in another year,
And violence will be in the land
With ruler against ruler— 47Therefore behold, days are coming
When I will punish the idols of Babylon;
And her whole land will be put to shame.
And all her slain will fall in her midst. 48“Then heaven and earth and everything that is in them
Will shout for joy over Babylon,
Because the destroyers will come to her from the north,”
Declares the LORD.
49Babel akan jatuh oleh karena orang-orang yang mati terbunuh di antara Israel sama seperti jatuhnya orang-orang yang mati terbunuh di seluruh bumi oleh karena Babel. 50Kamu, orang-orang yang terluput dari pedang, pergilah, janganlah berhenti ! Ingatlah dari jauh kepada TUHAN dan biarlah Yerusalem timbul lagi dalam hatimu: 51Kami malu, sebab kami telah mendengar tentang aib, noda meliputi muka kami, sebab orang-orang asing telah memasuki tempat-tempat kudus di rumah TUHAN.
49Indeed, Babylon is to fall for the slain of Israel,
As the slain of all the earth have also fallen for Babylon. 50You who have escaped the sword,
Go! Do not stay!
Remember the LORD from far away,
And let Jerusalem come to your mind. 51We are ashamed because we have heard rebuke;
Disgrace has covered our faces,
Because strangers have entered
The holy places of the LORD’S house.
As the slain of all the earth have also fallen for Babylon. 50You who have escaped the sword,
Go! Do not stay!
Remember the LORD from far away,
And let Jerusalem come to your mind. 51We are ashamed because we have heard rebuke;
Disgrace has covered our faces,
Because strangers have entered
The holy places of the LORD’S house.
52Sebab itu sesungguhnya, waktunya akan datang, demikianlah firman TUHAN, bahwa Aku akan menghukum patung-patungnya, dan di seluruh negerinya akan mengerang orang-orang yang luka tertikam. 53Sekalipun Babel naik ke langit dan sekalipun dibuatnya kubu tak terhampiri di tempat tingginya, atas perintah-Ku akan datang para perusak kepadanya, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
52“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“When I will punish her idols,
And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land. 53“Though Babylon ascends to the heavens,
And though she fortifies her lofty stronghold,
Destroyers will come from Me to her,” declares the LORD.
“When I will punish her idols,
And the mortally wounded will groan throughout her land. 53“Though Babylon ascends to the heavens,
And though she fortifies her lofty stronghold,
Destroyers will come from Me to her,” declares the LORD.
54Dengar ! Ratap dari Babel dan kehancuran besar dari negeri orang Kasdim ! 55Sebab TUHAN merusakkan Babel dan menghentikan suaranya yang besar. Biarpun gelombang-gelombangnya menderu seperti air besar dan suaranya bertambah ribut, 56namun atas Babel akan datang perusak, para pahlawannya akan tertangkap dan busur-busurnya akan hancur, sebab TUHAN adalah Allah pembalas, tentulah Ia akan mengadakan pembalasan ! 57Aku akan membuat mabuk para pemukanya, orang-orang bijaksananya, para bupatinya, para pembesarnya dan para pahlawannya, sehingga mereka jatuh tertidur untuk selama-lamanya, tidak akan bangun-bangun lagi, demikianlah firman Sang Raja yang TUHAN semesta alam nama-Nya. 58Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Tembok-tembok tebal Babel akan disamaratakan, dan pintu-pintu gerbangnya yang tinggi akan dibakar dengan api, sehingga bangsa-bangsa bersusah-susah untuk yang sia-sia dan suku-suku bangsa berlelah untuk api saja."
54The sound of an outcry from Babylon,
And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! 55For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon,
And He will make her loud noise vanish from her.
And their waves will roar like many waters;
The clamor of their voices sounds forth. 56For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon,
And her warriors will be captured,
Their bows shattered;
For the LORD is a God of retribution,
He will fully repay. 57“I will make her leaders and her wise men drunk,
Her governors, her officials, and her warriors,
So that they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up,”
Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of armies. 58This is what the LORD of armies says:
“The broad wall of Babylon will be completely demolished,
And her high gates will be set on fire;
So the peoples will labor for nothing,
And the nations become exhausted only for fire.”
And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! 55For the LORD is going to destroy Babylon,
And He will make her loud noise vanish from her.
And their waves will roar like many waters;
The clamor of their voices sounds forth. 56For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon,
And her warriors will be captured,
Their bows shattered;
For the LORD is a God of retribution,
He will fully repay. 57“I will make her leaders and her wise men drunk,
Her governors, her officials, and her warriors,
So that they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up,”
Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of armies. 58This is what the LORD of armies says:
“The broad wall of Babylon will be completely demolished,
And her high gates will be set on fire;
So the peoples will labor for nothing,
And the nations become exhausted only for fire.”
59Pesan yang diberikan nabi Yeremia kepada Seraya bin Neria bin Mahseya, ketika Seraya pergi bersama-sama Zedekia, raja Yehuda, ke Babel pada tahun yang keempat dari pemerintahannya -- Seraya waktu itu adalah kepala perlengkapan. 60Yeremia telah menuliskan dalam sebuah kitab segenap malapetaka yang akan menimpa Babel, yakni segala perkataan yang tertulis di sini mengenai Babel. -- 61Kata Yeremia kepada Seraya: "Jika engkau tiba di Babel, maka ikhtiarkanlah, supaya engkau dapat membacakan segala perkataan ini, 62dan katakanlah: TUHAN, Engkau telah berfirman tentang kota ini bahwa Engkau akan melenyapkannya, sehingga tidak ada lagi yang diam di dalamnya, baik manusia maupun hewan, dan sehingga kota ini akan menjadi tempat tandus untuk selama-lamanya ! 63Apabila engkau selesai membacakan kitab ini, maka ikatkanlah sebuah batu kepadanya, lalu lemparkanlah ia ke tengah-tengah sungai Efrat 64sambil berkata: Beginilah Babel akan tenggelam, dan tidak akan timbul-timbul lagi, oleh karena malapetaka yang Kudatangkan atasnya." Sampai di sinilah perkataan-perkataan Yeremia.
59The command that Jeremiah the prophet gave Seraiah the son of Neriah, the grandson of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. (And Seraiah was quartermaster.) 60Jeremiah wrote on a single scroll all the disaster which would come against Babylon, that is, all these words which have been written concerning Babylon. 61Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “As soon as you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud, 62and say, ‘You, LORD, have promised concerning this place to cut it off, so that there will be nothing living in it, whether man or animal; but it will be a permanent desolation.’ 63“And as soon as you finish reading this scroll, you shall tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates, 64and say, ‘Just so shall Babylon sink down and not rise again, because of the disaster that I am going to bring upon her; and they will become exhausted.’” To this point are the words of Jeremiah.
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