Isaiah 8
1 Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
TUHAN berkata kepada saya, "Ambillah sebuah batu tulis besar, lalu tulislah dengan huruf-huruf yang jelas: 'Perampasan yang Tangkas, Perampokan yang Cepat.'
2 [So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
Panggillah sebagai saksi dua orang yang dapat dipercaya, yaitu Imam Uria dan Zakharia, anak Yeberekhya."
3 Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
Beberapa waktu kemudian istri saya hamil. Ketika anak kami lahir, TUHAN berkata kepada saya, "Namailah dia 'Perampasan yang Tangkas, Perampokan yang Cepat.'
4 because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
Sebab sebelum anak itu cukup besar untuk mengatakan 'Bapak' dan 'Ibu', seluruh kekayaan Damsyik dan semua barang rampasan Samaria akan diangkut kepada raja Asyur."
5 Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada saya,
6 ‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
kata-Nya, "Bangsa ini menolak air yang tenang dari anak Sungai Syiloah, dan senang dengan Raja Rezin dan Raja Pekah.
7 Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
Sebab itu Aku, TUHAN, akan mendatangkan raja Asyur dan seluruh tentaranya untuk menyerang Yehuda. Mereka akan maju seperti Sungai Efrat yang meluap-luap dan membanjiri tebing-tebingnya.
8 Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
Mereka akan melanda Yehuda seperti banjir sampai setinggi leher dan menggenangi segala-galanya." Allah menyertai kita! Sayap-Nya yang terbentang melindungi negeri kita.
9 Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
Berhimpunlah dengan gentar, hai sekalian bangsa! Dengarlah hai ujung-ujung bumi! Bersiaplah untuk bertempur, tetapi dengan hati yang gentar! Ya, bersiap-siaplah, tetapi dengan rasa gentar!
10 [You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
Buatlah rencana, tetapi semuanya akan gagal. Ambillah keputusan, tetapi tak ada gunanya, sebab Allah menyertai kami.
11 Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
Saya dikuasai TUHAN dan diberi peringatan supaya jangan mengikuti jalan yang ditempuh bangsa itu. Kata-Nya,
12 “Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
"Jangan menganggap komplotan apa yang mereka anggap komplotan, dan jangan takut akan hal-hal yang mereka takuti.
13 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
Ingatlah bahwa Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa adalah suci. Hanya Akulah yang harus kautakuti.
14 I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
Oleh karena Aku sangat suci, Aku menjadi batu sandungan bagi rakyat Yehuda dan Israel, dan perangkap yang menjerat penduduk Yerusalem.
15 Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
Banyak orang akan jatuh tersandung dan terluka. Mereka akan terperosok ke dalam perangkap."
16 [So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
Kalian, murid-muridku harus menyimpan dan memelihara pesan-pesan yang diberikan Allah kepada saya.
17 I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
TUHAN telah menyembunyikan diri dari keturunan Yakub, umat-Nya, tetapi saya percaya dan berharap kepada-Nya.
18 I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
Inilah saya dan anak-anak yang diberikan TUHAN kepada saya. TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa yang memerintah di Bukit Sion, mengutus kami menjadi tanda untuk umat Israel.
19 Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
Tetapi orang-orang akan menyuruh kamu meminta petunjuk dari dukun-dukun yang berbisik-bisik dan berkomat-kamit. Orang-orang itu akan berkata, "Bukankah kita patut minta petunjuk dari arwah-arwah demi kepentingan orang hidup?"
20 Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
Jawablah begini, "Dengarkan ajaran TUHAN! Orang yang tidak bicara sesuai dengan ajaran itu, tidak mempunyai harapan."
21 They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
Orang-orang yang malang dan lapar akan berkeliaran di negeri itu. Karena kelaparan, mereka marah-marah sehingga mengutuk raja dan Allah mereka. Ke mana pun mereka memandang, ke atas
22 They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
atau ke bawah, mereka tak akan melihat apa-apa selain kesesakan dan kegelapan serta kesuraman yang mencekam. Mereka akan dibuang ke tempat yang gelap itu.
