Isaiah 19
1 The word about Egypt. See, the Lord is seated on a quick-moving cloud, and is coming to Egypt: and the false gods of Egypt will be troubled at his coming, and the heart of Egypt will be turned to water.
Inilah pesan tentang Mesir. TUHAN datang ke Mesir mengendarai awan yang cepat. Berhala-berhala Mesir gemetar di hadapan-Nya dan orang Mesir berkecil hati.
2 And I will send the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they will be fighting every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; town against town, and kingdom against kingdom.
TUHAN berkata, "Aku akan membangkitkan perang saudara di Mesir: Saudara lawan saudara, tetangga lawan tetangga, kota lawan kota dan kerajaan lawan kerajaan.
3 And the spirit of Egypt will be troubled in her, and I will make her decisions without effect: and they will be turning to the false gods, and to those who make hollow sounds, and to those who have control of spirits, and to those who are wise in secret arts.
Aku akan menggagalkan rencana-rencana Mesir dan mematahkan semangat mereka. Mereka akan minta pertolongan kepada berhala-berhala, minta nasihat dan petunjuk kepada dukun-dukun dan roh-roh.
4 And I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a hard king will be their ruler, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.
Mesir akan Kuserahkan ke tangan seorang raja lalim yang memerintah mereka dengan kejam. Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, telah berbicara."
5 And the waters of the sea will be cut off, and the river will become dry and waste:
Air Sungai Nil akan surut dan lambat laun mengering.
6 And the rivers will have an evil smell; the stream of Egypt will become small and dry: all the water-plants will come to nothing.
Terusan-terusan akan berbau busuk waktu airnya makin habis. Gelagah dan rumput akan menjadi layu.
7 The grass-lands by the Nile, and everything planted by the Nile, will become dry, or taken away by the wind, and will come to an end.
Seluruh persemaian di sepanjang tepi Sungai Nil akan menjadi kering lalu diterbangkan angin.
8 The fishermen will be sad, and all those who put fishing-lines into the Nile will be full of grief, and those whose nets are stretched out on the waters will have sorrow in their hearts.
Para nelayan yang biasa menangkap ikan di sungai itu akan mengaduh dan meratap karena kail dan jala mereka tak berguna lagi. Para penenun akan putus asa;
9 And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.
mereka dan buruh upahan akan bersedih hati dan patah semangat.
10 And the makers of twisted thread will be crushed, and those who ... will be sad in heart.
11 The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?
Sungguh dungu pemimpin-pemimpin kota Zoan! Orang Mesir yang paling bijaksana memberi nasihat yang bodoh! Berani benar mereka mengatakan kepada raja bahwa mereka keturunan orang-orang bijak dan raja-raja di zaman purbakala!
12 Where, then, are your wise men? let them make clear to you, let them give you knowledge of the purpose of the Lord of armies for Egypt.
Wahai, raja Mesir, di manakah penasihat-penasihat baginda yang pandai itu? Barangkali mereka tahu apa yang direncanakan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa untuk Mesir.
13 The chiefs of Zoan have become foolish, the chiefs of Noph are tricked, the heads of her tribes are the cause of Egypt's wandering out of the way.
Para pemimpin Zoan dan Memfis adalah orang-orang dungu. Mereka bukannya memimpin, malahan menyesatkan bangsanya.
14 The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps.
Tuhanlah yang membuat mereka memberi nasihat yang membingungkan. Akibatnya, Mesir serba salah, dan terhuyung-huyung seperti orang mabuk yang terpeleset di atas muntahnya sendiri.
15 And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.
Di Mesir tak ada orang yang masih berdaya, baik penguasa maupun rakyat, baik orang penting maupun orang biasa.
16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women: and the land will be shaking with fear because of the waving of the Lord's hand stretched out over it.
Akan tiba saatnya bangsa Mesir menjadi seperti wanita yang pengecut dan penakut. Mereka gemetar ketakutan bila melihat TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa mengacungkan tangan-Nya untuk menghukum mereka.
17 And the land of Judah will become a cause of great fear to Egypt; whenever its name comes to mind, Egypt will be in fear before the Lord of armies because of his purpose against it.
Tanah Yehuda menjadi kegemparan bagi orang Mesir setiap kali mereka diingatkan kepada keputusan TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa tentang mereka.
18 In that day there will be five towns in the land of Egypt using the language of Canaan, and making oaths to the Lord of armies; and one of them will be named, The Town of the Sun.
Pada waktu itu bahasa Ibrani akan dipakai dalam lima kota Mesir. Orang-orang di sana mengangkat sumpah demi nama TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. Salah satu kota itu akan dinamakan "Kota Matahari".
19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at the edge of the land.
Pada waktu itu di pusat negeri Mesir akan ada sebuah mezbah untuk TUHAN, dan di perbatasannya sebuah tiang batu yang dikhususkan untuk TUHAN.
20 And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of armies in the land of Egypt: when they are crying out to the Lord because of their cruel masters, then he will send them a saviour and a strong one to make them free.
Mezbah dan tiang itu merupakan lambang kehadiran TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa di Mesir. Apabila bangsa itu ditindas, dan mereka berseru minta tolong kepada TUHAN, Ia akan mengutus seseorang untuk menyelamatkan mereka.
21 And the Lord will give the knowledge of himself to Egypt, and the Egyptians will give honour to the Lord in that day; they will give him worship with offerings and meal offerings, and will take an oath to the Lord and give effect to it.
TUHAN akan menyatakan diri kepada bangsa Mesir, dan mereka akan mengenal dan menyembah Dia, serta membawa kurban dan persembahan kepada-Nya. Mereka akan mengucapkan janji kepada-Nya dengan sumpah dan melaksanakannya.
22 And the Lord will send punishment on Egypt, and will make them well again; and when they come back to the Lord he will give ear to their prayer and take away their disease.
TUHAN akan menghajar bangsa Mesir, tetapi sesudahnya Ia akan menyembuhkan mereka. Mereka akan berbalik kepada TUHAN, dan Ia akan mendengarkan doa mereka serta memberi kesembuhan.
23 In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt will come into Assyria; and the Egyptians will give worship to the Lord together with the Assyrians.
Pada waktu itu akan ada jalan raya antara Mesir dan Asyur. Penduduk dari kedua negeri itu akan pulang pergi lewat jalan itu dan mereka akan beribadat bersama-sama.
24 In that day Israel will be the third together with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the earth:
Pada waktu itu Israel akan sama kedudukannya dengan Mesir dan Asyur, dan ketiga bangsa itu akan menjadi berkat bagi seluruh dunia.
25 Because of the blessing of the Lord of armies which he has given them, saying, A blessing on Egypt my people, and on Assyria the work of my hands, and on Israel my heritage.
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa akan memberkati mereka dan berkata, "Kuberkati kamu, hai Mesir umat-Ku, Asyur ciptaan-Ku, dan Israel umat pilihan-Ku."
