Ezekiel 17

1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:

2 “You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.

"Hai anak manusia, katakanlah suatu teka-teki dan ucapkanlah suatu perumpamaan kepada kaum Israel.

3 [Say to them, ] ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar [tree]

Katakanlah: Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Seekor burung rajawali yang besar dengan sayapnya yang besar dan panjang, penuh dengan bulu yang berwarna-warna datang ke gunung Libanon dan ia mengambil puncak pohon aras.

4 and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to [Babylonia], a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.

Ia mematahkan pucuknya yang paling ujung dan dibawanya ke sebuah negeri perdagangan lalu diletakkannya dia di kota perniagaan.

5 Then that eagle took a seedling from [your] country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside [a stream that had] plenty of water.

Ia mengambil sebuah dari taruk-taruk tanah itu dan menanamnya di ladang yang sudah sedia ditaburi; ia menempatkannya dekat air yang berlimpah-limpah seperti pohon gandarusa

6 It grew and became a low grapevine that spread [along the ground]. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a [good] vine and produced [lots of] branches and leaves.

sehingga ia tumbuh dan menjadi pohon anggur yang rimbun, yang tumbuhnya rendah dan cabang-cabangnya melengkung menuju burung itu dan akar-akarnya tetap di bawahnya. Demikianlah ia menjadi pohon anggur dan mengeluarkan tunas-tunas dan memancarkan taruk-taruk.

7 But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And [some of] the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches [also] turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.

Dalam pada itu ada juga burung rajawali besar yang lain dengan sayapnya yang besar dan bulu yang lebat. Dan sungguh, pohon anggur ini mengarahkan akar-akarnya ke burung itu dan cabang-cabangnya dijulurkannya kepadanya, supaya burung itu mengairi dia lebih baik dari bedeng di mana ia ditanam.

8 [That happened in spite of the fact that] the vine had [already] been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’

Namun ia ditanam di ladang yang baik, dekat air yang berlimpah-limpah, supaya ia bercabang-cabang dan berbuah dan supaya menjadi pohon anggur yang bagus.

9 Then [after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine] will certainly not [RHQ] remain healthy/productive. It will be [RHQ] pulled up by its roots by the eagle [that planted it], and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.

Katakanlah: Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Apakah itu akan berhasil? Apakah orang tidak akan mencabut akar-akarnya dan menyentakkan buahnya, sehingga semua ulamnya yang baru menjadi kering? Tidak usah tangan yang kuat dan banyak orang untuk mencabut dia dengan akar-akarnya.

10 Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow [RHQ]. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! [RHQ]’”

Lihat, ia memang ditanam, tetapi apakah ia akan memberi hasil? Apakah ia tidak akan layu kering kalau ditimpa angin timur? Ia akan layu kering di bedeng tempat tumbuhnya itu."

11 Then Yahweh gave this message to me:

Maka datanglah firman TUHAN kepadaku:

12 “Ask these rebellious [Israeli] people, ‘Do you know what this parable/story means?’ Tell them that it signifies that the King of Babylon went to Jerusalem [with his army] and captured the King of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon.

"Katakanlah kepada kaum pemberontak: Tidakkah kamu mengetahui apa artinya ini? Katakan: Lihat, raja Babel datang ke Yerusalem dan ia mengambil rajanya dan pemuka-pemukanya dan membawa mereka ke Babel baginya.

13 Then he took one of the king’s close relatives [and appointed him to be the king], and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise [to remain loyal]. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,

Lalu ia mengambil seorang yang berasal dari keturunan raja dan mengadakan perjanjian dengan dia sambil menyuruh dia bersumpah. Ia mengambil juga orang-orang berkuasa negeri itu,

14 in order that the kingdom of Judah would not be able to become powerful again. The King of Babylon intended that the kingdom [of Judah] would not continue to exist if the people did not obey that agreement [that he made with the King of Babylon].

supaya kerajaan itu menjadi lemah dan jangan memberontak lagi, juga supaya memegang teguh perjanjian itu dan dengan demikian tetap ada.

15 But the King of Judah rebelled against the King of Babylon by sending officials to Egypt to request from them horses and a large army [to fight against the army of Babylonia]. But the King of Judah will certainly not [RHQ] be sucessful. Rulers who [rebel like that and] and refuse to obey solemn agreements will never [RHQ] escape.

Tetapi orang itu memberontak kepadanya dengan menyuruh utusannya ke Mesir, supaya ia diberi kuda dan tentara yang besar. Apakah ia akan berhasil? Apakah orang yang berbuat demikian dapat luput? Apakah orang yang mengingkari perjanjian dapat luput?

16 [I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, the King of Judah will die in Babylon, in the city where the King of Babylon appointed him to be the King [MTY] [of Judah]. He will die because he despised the solemn agreement and refused to do what he promised to do.

Demi Aku yang hidup, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, ia pasti mati di Babel, di tempat raja yang mengangkatnya menjadi raja. Karena ia memandang ringan kepada sumpah yang dimintakan raja itu dari padanya dan mengingkari perjanjian raja itu dengan dia.

17 The King of Egypt with all his very huge army [DOU] will not [be able to] help the King of Judah: [The soldiers from Babylonia] will build ramps up against the walls of Jerusalem and set up devices to batter the walls. They will [enter Jerusalem and] kill many of its people.

Dan Firaun tidak akan membantu dia dalam peperangan dengan tentara yang besar dan sekumpulan banyak orang, pada waktu tembok pengepungan ditimbun dan benteng pengepungan didirikan untuk melenyapkan banyak orang.

18 The King of Judah despised the solemn agreement by disregarding the treaty. Although he had solemnly promised to be under the control of the King of Babylon, [he sent officials to request help from Egypt]. Therefore he will not escape being punished [by the King of Babylon].

Ya, ia memandang ringan kepada sumpah dan mengingkari perjanjian. Sungguh, walaupun ia menyungguhkan hal itu dengan berjabat tangan, tetapi ia melanggar semuanya itu, maka ia tidak dapat luput.

19 Therefore this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Just as surely as I am alive, I will cause the King of Judah to be punished [IDM] for ignoring the solemn agreement that he made [with the King of Babylon] and then refusing to obey it.

Oleh sebab itu, beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Demi Aku yang hidup, Aku pasti menimpakan atas kepalanya sumpahnya kepada-Ku, yang dipandangnya ringan dan perjanjiannya di hadapan-Ku, yang diingkarinya.

20 [It will be as though] I will spread a net to capture him, and he will be caught in it. He will [be captured and] taken to Babylon and punished because he rebelled against me.

Aku akan memasang jaring-Ku untuk menangkap dia dan di dalam perangkap-Ku ia akan terjebak; Aku akan membawa dia ke Babel dan di sana Aku akan berperkara dengan dia, karena ia berobah setia terhadap Aku.

21 Most [HYP] of his soldiers who try to escape will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”

Dan semua tentara pilihannya akan tewas dimakan pedang dan yang terluput akan dihamburkan ke semua mata angin. Dan kamu akan mengetahui bahwa Akulah TUHAN, yang mengatakannya.

22 This is [also] what Yahweh the Lord says: “[It will be as though] I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar [tree] and plant it [DOU] in another place. I will plant it on a very high [DOU] mountain.

Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: Aku sendiri akan mengambil sebuah carang dari puncak pohon aras yang tinggi dan menanamnya; Aku mematahkannya dari pucuk yang paling ujung dan yang masih muda dan Aku sendiri akan menanamnya di atas sebuah gunung yang menjulang tinggi ke atas;

23 [It will be as though] I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar [tree]. Many [HYP] kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.

di atas gunung Israel yang tinggi akan Kutanam dia, agar ia bercabang-cabang dan berbuah dan menjadi pohon aras yang hebat; segala macam burung dan yang berbulu bersayap tinggal di bawahnya, mereka bernaung di bawah cabang-cabangnya.

24 And [it will be as though] all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause [big] green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will [certainly] do what I have said that I will do.”

Maka segala pohon di ladang akan mengetahui, bahwa Aku, TUHAN, merendahkan pohon yang tinggi dan meninggikan pohon yang rendah, membuat pohon yang tumbuh menjadi layu kering dan membuat pohon yang layu kering bertaruk kembali. Aku, TUHAN, yang mengatakannya dan akan membuatnya."