Yesaya 65

1 Aku telah berkenan memberi petunjuk kepada orang yang tidak menanyakan Aku; Aku telah berkenan ditemukan oleh orang yang tidak mencari Aku. Aku telah berkata: "Ini Aku, ini Aku!" kepada bangsa yang tidak memanggil nama-Ku.

[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’

2 Sepanjang hari Aku telah mengulurkan tangan-Ku kepada suku bangsa yang memberontak, yang menempuh jalan yang tidak baik dan mengikuti rancangannya sendiri;

[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.

3 suku bangsa yang menyakitkan hati-Ku senantiasa di depan mata-Ku, dengan mempersembahkan korban di taman-taman dewa dan membakar korban di atas batu bata;

They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] bricks.

4 yang duduk di kuburan-kuburan dan bermalam di dalam gua-gua; yang memakan daging babi dan kuah daging najis ada dalam kuali mereka;

They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.

5 yang berkata: "Menjauhlah, janganlah meraba aku, nanti engkau menjadi kudus olehku!" Semuanya ini seperti asap yang naik ke dalam hidung-Ku, seperti api yang menyala sepanjang hari.

[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.

6 Sesungguhnya, telah ada tertulis di hadapan-Ku: Aku tidak akan tinggal diam, malah Aku akan mengadakan pembalasan, ya, pembalasan terhadap diri mereka,

I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them

7 atas segala kesalahan mereka sendiri, maupun atas kesalahan nenek moyangnya, semuanya serentak, firman TUHAN. Sebab mereka telah membakar korban di atas gunung-gunung dan mengaibkan Aku di atas bukit-bukit. Memang Aku akan menakar ke dalam jubah mereka upah untuk perbuatan-perbuatan mereka yang dahulu!

for the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”

8 Beginilah firman TUHAN: "Seperti kata orang jika pada tandan buah anggur masih terdapat airnya: Janganlah musnahkan itu, sebab di dalamnya masih ada berkat! demikianlah Aku akan bertindak oleh karena hamba-hamba-Ku, yakni Aku tidak akan memusnahkan sekaliannya.

This is [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.

9 Aku akan membangkitkan keturunan dari Yakub, dan orang yang mewarisi gunung-gunung-Ku dari Yehuda; orang-orang pilihan-Ku akan mewarisinya, dan hamba-hamba-Ku akan tinggal di situ.

I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.

10 Saron akan menjadi padang rumput bagi kambing domba, dan lembah Akhor menjadi tempat pembaringan bagi lembu sapi, untuk umat-Ku yang mencari Aku.

[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.

11 Tetapi kamu yang telah meninggalkan TUHAN, yang telah melupakan gunung-Ku yang kudus, yang menyajikan hidangan bagi dewa Gad, dan yang menyuguhkan anggur bercampur rempah bagi dewa Meni:

But [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.

12 Aku akan menentukan kamu bagi pedang, dan kamu sekalian akan menekuk lutut untuk dibantai! Oleh karena ketika Aku memanggil, kamu tidak menjawab, ketika Aku berbicara, kamu tidak mendengar, tetapi kamu melakukan apa yang jahat di mata-Ku dan lebih menyukai apa yang tidak berkenan kepada-Ku."

[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please me.

13 Sebab itu beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: "Sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Ku akan makan, tetapi kamu akan menderita kelaparan; sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Ku akan minum, tetapi kamu akan menderita kehausan; sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Ku akan bersukacita, tetapi kamu akan mendapat malu;

I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.

14 sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Ku akan bersorak-sorai karena gembira hatinya, tetapi kamu akan mengerang karena sedih hati, dan kamu akan menangis karena patah semangat.

Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.

15 Kamu harus meninggalkan namamu kepada orang-orang pilihan-Ku untuk dipakai sebagai sumpah kutuk ini: Tuhan ALLAH kiranya membuat engkau seperti mereka! Tetapi hamba-hamba-Ku akan disebut dengan nama lain,

Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].

16 sehingga orang yang hendak mendapat berkat di negeri akan memohon berkat demi Allah yang setia, dan orang yang hendak bersumpah di negeri akan bersumpah demi Allah yang setia, sebab kesesakan-kesesakan yang dahulu sudah terlupa, dan sudah tersembunyi dari mata-Ku."

The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”

17 "Sebab sesungguhnya, Aku menciptakan langit yang baru dan bumi yang baru; hal-hal yang dahulu tidak akan diingat lagi, dan tidak akan timbul lagi dalam hati.

“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.

18 Tetapi bergiranglah dan bersorak-sorak untuk selama-lamanya atas apa yang Kuciptakan, sebab sesungguhnya, Aku menciptakan Yerusalem penuh sorak-sorak dan penduduknya penuh kegirangan.

Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.

19 Aku akan bersorak-sorak karena Yerusalem, dan bergirang karena umat-Ku; di dalamnya tidak akan kedengaran lagi bunyi tangisan dan bunyi erangpun tidak.

I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.

20 Di situ tidak akan ada lagi bayi yang hanya hidup beberapa hari atau orang tua yang tidak mencapai umur suntuk, sebab siapa yang mati pada umur seratus tahun masih akan dianggap muda, dan siapa yang tidak mencapai umur seratus tahun akan dianggap kena kutuk.

No child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.

21 Mereka akan mendirikan rumah-rumah dan mendiaminya juga; mereka akan menanami kebun-kebun anggur dan memakan buahnya juga.

My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.

22 Mereka tidak akan mendirikan sesuatu, supaya orang lain mendiaminya, dan mereka tidak akan menanam sesuatu, supaya orang lain memakan buahnya; sebab umur umat-Ku akan sepanjang umur pohon, dan orang-orang pilihan-Ku akan menikmati pekerjaan tangan mereka.

As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].

23 Mereka tidak akan bersusah-susah dengan percuma dan tidak akan melahirkan anak yang akan mati mendadak, sebab mereka itu keturunan orang-orang yang diberkati TUHAN, dan anak cucu mereka ada beserta mereka.

They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.

24 Maka sebelum mereka memanggil, Aku sudah menjawabnya; ketika mereka sedang berbicara, Aku sudah mendengarkannya.

Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].

25 Serigala dan anak domba akan bersama-sama makan rumput, singa akan makan jerami seperti lembu dan ular akan hidup dari debu. Tidak ada yang akan berbuat jahat atau yang berlaku busuk di segenap gunung-Ku yang kudus," firman TUHAN.

No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”