Ezekiel 47

1 Then, [in the vision], the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple. There I saw water flowing out from under the entrance, flowing toward the east. The water was flowing from under the south side of the entrance, south of the altar.

Kemudian ia membawa aku kembali ke pintu Bait Suci, dan sungguh, ada air keluar dari bawah ambang pintu Bait Suci itu dan mengalir menuju ke timur; sebab Bait Suci juga menghadap ke timur; dan air itu mengalir dari bawah bagian samping kanan dari Bait Suci itu, sebelah selatan mezbah.

2 Then the man brought me out of the inner courtyard through the north entryway, and then he led me around to the outer entryway on the east side [of the inner courtyard].

Lalu diiringnya aku ke luar melalui pintu gerbang utara dan dibawanya aku berkeliling dari luar menuju pintu gerbang luar yang menghadap ke timur, sungguh, air itu membual dari sebelah selatan.

3 As the man continued walking toward the east, he had a measuring line in his hand. He measured off (1,750 feet/530 meters), and then led me through water that covered my ankles.

Sedang orang itu pergi ke arah timur dan memegang tali pengukur di tangannya, ia mengukur seribu hasta dan menyuruh aku masuk dalam air itu, maka dalamnya sampai di pergelangan kaki.

4 Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that was up to my knees. Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that was up to my waist.

Ia mengukur seribu hasta lagi dan menyuruh aku masuk sekali lagi dalam air itu, sekarang sudah sampai di lutut; kemudian ia mengukur seribu hasta lagi dan menyuruh aku ketiga kalinya masuk ke dalam air itu, sekarang sudah sampai di pinggang.

5 Then he measured off another (1,750 feet/530 meters) and led me through water that had become a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen [very high, with the result that] it would be necessary to swim across it. It was a river that no one could cross [by walking across it].

Sekali lagi ia mengukur seribu hasta lagi, sekarang air itu sudah menjadi sungai, di mana aku tidak dapat berjalan lagi, sebab air itu sudah meninggi sehingga orang dapat berenang, suatu sungai yang tidak dapat diseberangi lagi.

6 Then he said to me, “You human, think carefully about what you have seen.”

Lalu ia berkata kepadaku: "Sudahkah engkau lihat, hai anak manusia?" Kemudian ia membawa aku kembali menyusur tepi sungai.

7 Then he led me to the bank of that river. There I saw many trees growing on each side of the river.

Dalam perjalanan pulang, sungguh, sepanjang tepi sungai itu ada amat banyak pohon, di sebelah sini dan di sebelah sana.

8 He said to me, “This water flows east and down into the [Dead] Sea. And when it flows into the [Dead] Sea, its salty water becomes fresh.

Ia berkata kepadaku: "Sungai ini mengalir menuju wilayah timur, dan menurun ke Araba-Yordan, dan bermuara di Laut Asin, air yang mengandung banyak garam dan air itu menjadi tawar,

9 Wherever the river flows, there will be lots of animals and fish. And there will be lots of fish in the [Dead] Sea, because the water that flows into it will cause the salt water to become (fresh water/water that people can drink). Wherever the river flows, everything [alongside it] will flourish.

sehingga ke mana saja sungai itu mengalir, segala makhluk hidup yang berkeriapan di sana akan hidup. Ikan-ikan akan menjadi sangat banyak, sebab ke mana saja air itu sampai, air laut di situ menjadi tawar dan ke mana saja sungai itu mengalir, semuanya di sana hidup.

10 Fishermen will stand along the bank [of the Dead Sea to catch fish]. From En-Gedi [on the western side] to En-Eglaim [on the eastern side] there will be places [for fishermen] to spread their fishing nets. There will be many kinds of fish, like there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

Maka penangkap-penangkap ikan penuh sepanjang tepinya mulai dari En-Gedi sampai En-Eglaim; daerah itu menjadi penjemuran pukat dan di sungai itu ada berjenis-jenis ikan, seperti ikan-ikan di laut besar, sangat banyak.

11 But the swamps and marshes [along the shore] will not become fresh; they will be left to the people to use make salt.

Tetapi rawa-rawanya dan paya-payanya tidak menjadi tawar, itu menjadi tempat mengambil garam.

12 Many kinds of fruit trees will grow on both sides of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and they will always have fruit. They will bear fruit every month, because [they will continually get water from] the water [that comes] from the temple. Their fruit will be good to eat and their leaves will be [good] for healing.”

Pada kedua tepi sungai itu tumbuh bermacam-macam pohon buah-buahan, yang daunnya tidak layu dan buahnya tidak habis-habis; tiap bulan ada lagi buahnya yang baru, sebab pohon-pohon itu mendapat air dari tempat kudus itu. Buahnya menjadi makanan dan daunnya menjadi obat."

13 [In the vision], Yahweh [also] said this to me: “Here is a list of the twelve tribes of Israel and the territory that each tribe must receive. [The descendants of] Joseph will receive two portions; [the tribe of Levi will not receive any].

Beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: "Inilah batas-batas tanah yang kamu harus bagi-bagi menjadi milik pusakamu di antara kedua belas suku Israel. Yusuf mendapat dua bagian.

14 I lifted up my arm and solemnly declared to your ancestors that I would give you this land to own permanently. [So divide the land equally among all of the other tribes].

Tanah itu harus kamu bagi rata, yaitu tanah yang dengan sumpah Kujanjikan memberikannya kepada nenek moyangmu dan dengan demikian tanah ini menjadi milik pusakamu.

15 These will be the boundaries of the land: On the north side, [it will extend] from the Mediterranean Sea east along the road to Hethlon, past Lebo-Hamath to Zedad,

Inilah perbatasan tanah itu: di sebelah utara: dari laut besar terus ke Hetlon sampai jalan masuk ke Hamat dan terus ke Zedad,

16 to [the cities of] Berothah and Sibraim, which are on the border between Damascus and Hamath. [From there the boundary will extend] as far [the city of] Hazer-Hatticon, which is on the border of the Hauran [region].

Berota, Sibraim, yang terletak di antara daerah kota Damsyik dan daerah kota Hamat, terus ke Hazar-Enon yang di daerah kota Hauran.

17 So the boundary will extend from the [Mediterranean] Sea to [the city of] Hazar-Enan on the border between Hamath to the north and Damascus [to the south]. That will be the northern boundary.

Demikianlah perbatasannya itu mulai dari laut sampai di Hazar-Enon, sehingga daerah kota Damsyik dan juga daerah kota Hamat terletak di sebelah utaranya. Itulah sebelah utara.

18 On the east side, the boundary [will extend] between Hauran and Damascus, [south] along the Jordan [River] between the Gilead [region] and the land of Israel, along the Dead Sea as far as [the town of] Tamar. That will be the eastern boundary.

Di sebelah timur: mulai dari Hazar-Enon yang terletak di antara Hauran dan Damsyik, sungai Yordan menjadi perbatasan di antara Gilead dan tanah Israel, terus ke Laut Timur sampai ke Tamar. Itulah sebelah timur.

19 On the south side, the boundary will extend from Tamar [southwest] to the springs near [the town of] Meribah-Kadesh. Then [the boundary will extend west] along the dry riverbed [at the border] of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. That will be the southern boundary.

Di sebelah selatan: perbatasan mulai dari Tamar sampai mata air Meriba dekat Kadesh, terus ke sungai Mesir, terus ke laut besar. Itulah di sebelah selatan perbatasan dengan Tanah Negeb.

20 On the west side, the boundary will be the Mediterranean Sea, north to near Lebo-Hamath.

Di sebelah barat laut besar merupakan perbatasan sampai tempat jalan masuk ke Hamat. Itulah sebelah barat."

21 You must distribute this land among yourselves, among the tribes of Israel.

"Tanah inilah kamu harus bagi-bagi di antara kamu menurut suku-suku Israel.

22 You must allot the land to be a permanent possession for yourselves, and [also] to be a permanent possession of any foreigners who are living among you and raising their children. You must consider those people to be like you who were born Israelis, and they must be allotted land among the tribes of Israel.

Dan kamu harus membagi-baginya menjadi milik pusaka di antara kamu dan di antara orang-orang asing yang tinggal di antara kamu, yang melahirkan anak di tengah-tengahmu dan mereka harus kamu anggap sama seperti orang Israel asli; bersama-sama kamu mereka harus mendapat bagian milik pusaka di tengah-tengah suku-suku Israel.

23 Wherever foreigners are living, you must give them some land to belong to them permanently. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”

Jadi kalau di tengah-tengah sesuatu suku ada tinggal orang asing, di situlah kamu berikan milik pusakanya, demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH.