Yeremia 18

1 TUHAN berkata kepadaku,

The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

2 "Pergilah ke rumah tukang periuk; di sana akan Kusampaikan kepadamu pesan-Ku."

“Arise and go out to the potter's house, for I will have you hear my word there.”

3 Maka pergilah Aku ke rumah tukang periuk dan Kulihat dia sedang bekerja dengan pelarikan.

So I went out to the potter's house, and behold! The potter was working on the potter's wheel.

4 Apabila periuk yang sedang dikerjakannya itu kurang sempurna, ia mengerjakannya kembali menjadi periuk yang lain sesuai dengan yang dikehendakinya.

But the object of clay that he was molding was ruined in his hand, so he changed his mind and made another object that seemed good in his eyes to do.

5 Lalu TUHAN menyuruh aku mengatakan kepada umat Israel,

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

6 "Hai umat-Ku, masakan Aku tidak dapat berbuat kepadamu seperti yang dilakukan tukang itu dengan tanah liatnya? Seperti tanah liat dalam tangan tukang periuk, demikian juga kamu dalam tangan-Ku.

“Should I not be able to act like this potter with you, house of Israel?—this is Yahweh's declaration. Behold! Like clay in a potter's hand—that is how you are in my hand, house of Israel.

7 Jika pada suatu waktu Aku memutuskan untuk merenggut, meruntuhkan dan menghancurkan suatu bangsa atau kerajaan,

At one moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will drive it out, tear it down, or destroy it.

8 lalu bangsa itu bertobat dari dosanya, maka Aku akan membatalkan niat-Ku itu.

But if the nation about which I have made that proclamation turns from its evil, then I will relent from the disaster that I was planning to bring upon it.

9 Sebaliknya, apabila Aku memutuskan untuk mendirikan atau menguatkan suatu bangsa atau kerajaan,

At another moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will build it up or plant it.

10 tapi kemudian bangsa itu tidak taat kepada-Ku lalu melakukan yang jahat, maka niat-Ku itu akan Kubatalkan."

But if it does evil in my eyes by not listening to my voice, then I will stop the good that I had said I would do for them.

11 TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Sekarang, katakanlah kepada orang-orang Yehuda dan penduduk Yerusalem bahwa Aku sedang membuat rencana untuk melawan mereka, dan menyiapkan hukuman untuk mereka. Suruhlah mereka menghentikan cara hidup mereka yang berdosa itu serta memperbaiki kelakuan dan perbuatan mereka.

So now, speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to form disaster against you. I am about to devise a plan against you. Repent, each person from his wicked way, so your ways and your practices will bring good to you.'

12 Tapi mereka akan menjawab, 'Apa gunanya? Kami akan tetap mengikuti kehendak kami sendiri! Kami masing-masing akan melakukan keinginan hati kami yang jahat!'"

But they will say, 'This is no use. We will act according to our own plans. Each one of us will do what his evil, stubborn heart desires.'

13 TUHAN berkata, "Tanyakan kepada setiap bangsa apakah pernah terjadi hal seperti ini. Umat Israel telah melakukan sesuatu yang mengerikan!

Therefore Yahweh says this, 'Ask the nations, who has ever heard of such a thing as this? The virgin Israel has committed a horrible act.

14 Tidak pernah salju lenyap dari gunung batu di Libanon. Tidak pernah air sejuk yang mengalir di pegunungan menjadi kering.

Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills on its sides? Are the mountain streams coming from far away ever destroyed, those cold streams?

15 Tapi umat-Ku telah melupakan Aku, dan membakar dupa untuk berhala. Mereka tersandung di jalan dahulu kala yang harus mereka lalui, lalu menyimpang ke jalan yang belum diratakan.

Yet my people have forgotten me. They have made offerings to useless idols and been made to stumble in their paths; they have left the ancient paths to walk lesser paths.

16 Negeri ini telah mereka jadikan tempat yang mengerikan, dan selamanya menjadi bahan ejekan. Semua yang melewatinya akan menggelengkan kepala karena merasa ngeri.

Their land will become a horror, an object of everlasting hissing. Everyone who passes by her will shudder and shake his head.

17 Seperti debu diembus angin timur, begitulah umat-Ku akan Kuserakkan di depan musuh. Apabila datang celaka, Aku akan membelakangi mereka dan tidak menolong mereka!"

I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind. I will show them my back, and not my face, on the day of their disaster.'”

18 Orang berkata, "Mari kita berkomplot melawan Yeremia. Bukan hanya dia yang bisa berbicara untuk Allah. Selalu akan ada imam yang dapat memberi pelajaran, ada orang bijaksana yang dapat memberi nasihat; dan ada nabi yang dapat menyampaikan kepada kita pesan-pesan dari Allah. Mari kita mengadukan dia ke pengadilan dan tidak lagi mendengarkan kata-katanya."

So the people said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims.”

19 Maka aku berdoa, "TUHAN, dengarkanlah doaku; perhatikanlah apa yang dikatakan musuhku tentang aku!

Pay attention to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my enemies.

20 Pantaskah kebaikan dibalas dengan kejahatan? Tapi mereka telah menggali lubang supaya aku jatuh ke dalamnya. Ingatlah bahwa aku telah membela mereka di hadapan-Mu, supaya Engkau jangan marah kepada mereka.

Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak for their welfare, to cause your fury to turn away from them.

21 Tapi sekarang, TUHAN, biarlah anak-anak mereka mati kelaparan atau tewas dalam peperangan. Biarlah wanita-wanita mereka kehilangan suami dan anak; biarlah kaum laki-laki mati karena wabah penyakit dan orang muda tewas dalam pertempuran.

Therefore give their children over to famine, and give them to the hands of those who use the sword. So let their women become bereaved and widows, and their men be killed, and their young men killed by the sword in battle.

22 Suruhlah perampok datang dengan tiba-tiba ke rumah mereka, sehingga mereka menjerit ketakutan. Mereka telah menggali lubang supaya aku jatuh ke dalamnya, dan mereka telah memasang jerat untuk menangkap aku.

Let a distressed shout be heard from their houses, as you suddenly bring raiders against them. For they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for my feet.

23 Tapi Engkau, TUHAN, tahu semua yang mereka rencanakan untuk menghabisi nyawaku. Karena itu, jangan mengampuni mereka; jangan menghapus kesalahan mereka. Pukullah mereka sampai jatuh. Bertindaklah terhadap mereka dalam kemarahan-Mu."

But you, Yahweh, you know all of their plans against me to kill me. Do not forgive their iniquities and sins. Do not wipe their sins away from you. Instead, let them be overthrown before you. Act against them in the time of your wrath.