Jeremiah 34
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying:
Ketika Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan angkatan perangnya yang diperkuat oleh pasukan-pasukan dari segala bangsa dan negara yang takluk kepadanya datang menyerang Yerusalem dan kota-kota di sekitarnya, TUHAN berbicara kepadaku.
2 “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, the LORD says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.
Ia menyuruh aku pergi kepada Zedekia raja Yehuda, dan berkata begini, "Aku, TUHAN Allah Israel, akan menyerahkan kota ini kepada raja Babel dan ia akan membakarnya.
3 You will not escape out of his hand, but will surely be taken and delivered into his hand. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with you mouth to mouth. You will go to Babylon.”’
Engkau tak akan lolos, melainkan ditangkap dan diserahkan kepadanya. Engkau akan bertemu dan berbicara sendiri dengan dia, lalu engkau akan pergi ke Babel.
4 “Yet hear the LORD’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah. The LORD says concerning you, ‘You will not die by the sword.
Tetapi dengarkan perkataan-Ku ini mengenai engkau, Zedekia! Engkau tidak akan tewas dalam pertempuran,
5 You will die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will make a burning for you. They will lament you, saying, “Ah Lord!” for I have spoken the word,’ says the LORD.”
melainkan mati dengan tentram. Dan sebagaimana rakyat membakar kemenyan ketika memakamkan leluhurmu yang memerintah sebelum engkau, begitu pula rakyat akan membakar kemenyan untukmu. Mereka akan berkabung dan berkata, 'Aduh! Raja kami sudah tiada!' Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,
Maka pesan TUHAN itu kusampaikan kepada Raja Zedekia di Yerusalem,
7 when the king of Babylon’s army was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as fortified cities.
ketika pasukan raja Babel sedang menyerang kota itu. Mereka juga menyerang kota Lakhis dan Aseka, dua kota berbenteng yang masih bertahan di Yehuda.
8 The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,
Raja Zedekia dan penduduk Yerusalem mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan
9 that every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, that no one should make bondservants of them, of a Jew his brother.
budak-budak Ibrani mereka, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan supaya tak ada seorang pun dari bangsa Israel yang memperbudak orang sebangsanya.
10 All the princes and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant and everyone his female servant go free, that no one should make bondservants of them any more. They obeyed and let them go,
Seluruh rakyat dan para pejabat pemerintah yang telah mengadakan perjanjian untuk membebaskan budak-budak mereka dan tak akan memperbudaknya lagi, betul-betul melepaskan budak-budak mereka itu.
11 but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go free to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
Tapi kemudian mereka berubah pikiran, lalu mengambil kembali budak-budak itu, dan memaksanya menjadi budak lagi.
12 Therefore the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Maka TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku berkata begini kepada orang-orang itu, "Ketika Aku membawa leluhurmu keluar dari Mesir dan membebaskan mereka dari perbudakan, Aku telah membuat perjanjian dengan mereka.
13 “The LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:
14 At the end of seven years, every man of you shall release his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years. You shall let him go free from you. But your fathers did not listen to me, and did not incline their ear.
Aku berkata bahwa semua budak Ibrani yang telah melayani enam tahun lamanya, harus dibebaskan pada akhir tahun ketujuh. Tapi leluhurmu tidak mau memperhatikan atau mendengarkan apa yang Kukatakan itu.
15 You had now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor. You had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name;
Beberapa hari yang lalu kamu mengubah kelakuanmu dan melakukan yang menyenangkan hati-Ku. Kamu semua menyetujui untuk membebaskan budak-budak sebangsamu, dan membuat perjanjian dengan Aku di dalam Rumah-Ku.
16 but you turned and profaned my name, and every man caused his servant and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return. You brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.’”
Pejabat-pejabat pemerintah Yehuda dan Yerusalem bersama para pegawai istana, imam-imam dan semua pengawas tanahmu telah mensahkan perjanjian itu dengan menyembelih sapi, memotongnya menjadi dua, dan berjalan di antara kedua potongan itu. Tapi, kemudian kamu berubah pikiran dan menghina Aku. Budak-budak yang sudah kamu bebaskan sesuai dengan keinginan mereka, kamu ambil kembali dan paksakan untuk menjadi budak lagi. Karena itu, Aku, TUHAN, berkata bahwa kamu telah melanggar perintah-Ku, dan tidak mentaati syarat-syaratnya, sebab kamu tidak membebaskan sesamamu bangsa Israel. Nah, sekarang baiklah Aku memberikan kebebasan kepadamu: kebebasan untuk tewas dalam pertempuran atau oleh wabah penyakit atau oleh kelaparan. Aku akan memperlakukan kamu seperti kamu memperlakukan sapi yang kamu sembelih itu. Aku akan membuat segala bangsa di dunia merasa ngeri melihat apa yang Kulakukan terhadap kamu.
17 Therefore the LORD says: “You have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim to you a liberty,” says the LORD, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine. I will make you be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.
18 I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:
19 the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf.
20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.
Aku akan menyerahkan kamu kepada musuh yang ingin membunuh kamu. Mayatmu akan dimakan burung dan binatang buas.
21 “I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their life and into the hands of the king of Babylon’s army, who has gone away from you.
Zedekia raja Yehuda dan para pejabat pemerintahnya akan Kuserahkan kepada orang-orang yang ingin membunuh mereka. Aku akan menyerahkan mereka kepada tentara Babel, yang kini telah meninggalkan kamu.
22 Behold, I will command,” says the LORD, “and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it, take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
Aku akan memberi aba-aba supaya mereka kembali ke kota ini, lalu menyerang, merebut, dan membakarnya. Kota-kota Yehuda akan Kujadikan seperti padang gurun yang tidak didiami orang. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
