Yehezkiel 8

1 Pada tanggal lima bulan enam dalam tahun keenam masa pembuangan kami, para pemimpin orang-orang buangan Yehuda datang ke rumahku dan duduk-duduk bersamaku. Tiba-tiba kekuasaan TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi menguasai aku.

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, that I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there fell upon me there the inspiration of the Lord Eternal.

2 Aku menengadah dan melihat sesuatu yang menyerupai manusia. Dari pinggangnya ke bawah ia kelihatan seperti api, dan dari pinggangnya ke atas ia berkilau-kilauan seperti perunggu yang digosok.

And I saw, and, behold, there was a likeness similar to the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins downward, it was fire; and from his loins upward, it was similar to the appearance of a bright light, like the glitter of amber.

3 Ia mengulurkan sesuatu yang menyerupai tangan, lalu menjambak rambutku. Kemudian di dalam penglihatan itu, aku diangkat tinggi ke udara oleh Roh Allah dan dibawa ke Rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, ke pintu masuk pelataran dalam yang di sebelah utara. Di situ terdapat patung berhala yang telah membangkitkan murka Allah.

And he stretched forth the form of a hand, and took me by the locks of my head; and a spirit bore me between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to wrath.

4 Lalu aku menyaksikan terang kemilau yang menandakan kehadiran Allah Israel, seperti yang kulihat ketika aku berada di tepi Sungai Kebar.

And, behold, there was the glory of the God of Israel, like the appearance which I had seen in the valley.

5 Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, pandanglah ke arah utara." Aku menurut, dan di sebelah mezbah di dekat jalan masuk, kulihat berhala yang telah membangkitkan murka Allah itu.

And he said unto me, Son of man, do but lift up thy eyes in the direction toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes in the direction toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar [there was] this image of jealousy at the entrance.

6 Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat apa yang sedang terjadi? Perhatikanlah perbuatan-perbuatan menjijikkan yang dilakukan oleh orang Israel, yang menjauhkan Aku dari Rumah-Ku! Mari, akan Kutunjukkan kepadamu hal-hal yang lebih keji lagi."

Then said he unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they are doing? great abominations are they that the house of Israel commit here, to make me go far away from my sanctuary; but thou shalt yet see still other great abominations.

7 Lalu dibawa-Nya aku ke pintu masuk halaman luar dan diperlihatkan-Nya sebuah lubang di tembok.

And he brought me to the door of the court: and I looked, and behold there was a hole in the wall.

8 Kata-Nya, "Hai manusia fana, besarkanlah lubang ini." Setelah kulakukan, kulihat sebuah pintu.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, do break [an opening] in the wall: and I broke [an opening] in the wall, and, behold, there was a door.

9 Kata-Nya kepadaku, "Masuklah dan lihatlah perbuatan-perbuatan keji dan menjijikkan yang mereka lakukan di situ."

And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing here.

10 Aku pun masuk dan melihat. Dinding-dinding ruangan itu dilukisi dengan segala jenis ular dan binatang-binatang haram lainnya, juga bermacam-macam lukisan berhala yang dipuja oleh orang-orang Israel.

So I went in and saw; and behold there was every form of creeping things, and cattle, abominations, and all the idols of the house of Israel, engraven upon the wall all round about.

11 Tujuh puluh orang pemimpin bangsa Israel ada di situ, termasuk Yaazanya anak Safan. Masing-masing memegang sebuah pedupaan yang mengepulkan asap.

And seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and Yaazanyahu the son of Shaphan standing in the midst of them, were standing before them, and every man had his censer in his hand; and a thick curling cloud of incense was ascending upward.

12 Allah berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat apa yang dilakukan oleh para pemimpin Israel dengan diam-diam? Mereka beribadah di dalam ruangan yang penuh berhala dengan alasan bahwa Aku telah meninggalkan negeri ini dan tidak melihat perbuatan mereka."

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, every man in his image-chambers? for they say, The Lord seeth us not: the Lord hath forsaken the earth.

13 Lalu TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Engkau akan melihat mereka melakukan hal yang lebih menjijikkan lagi."

And he said unto me, Thou shalt yet again see still other great abominations that they are doing.

14 Maka dibawa-Nya aku ke gerbang utara Rumah TUHAN dan diperlihatkan-Nya kepadaku perempuan-perempuan yang meratapi kematian Dewa Tamus.

And he brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord's house which was on the north side: and, behold, there sat the women weeping for Thammuz.

15 TUHAN bertanya kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat hal itu? Masih banyak lagi yang lebih menjijikkan."

Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Thou shalt yet again see still other greater abominations than these.

16 Dibawa-Nya aku ke pelataran dalam Rumah TUHAN. Di dekat pintu masuk ke ruang suci, di antara mezbah dan lorong, ada dua puluh lima orang. Mereka membelakangi ruang suci, dan sujud ke arah timur menyembah matahari terbit.

And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward to the sun.

17 TUHAN berkata kepadaku, "Hai manusia fana, kaulihat itu? Orang-orang Yehuda ini tak puas bila hanya melakukan hal-hal yang menjijikkan itu dan melakukan tindakan-tindakan yang tak berperikemanusiaan di seluruh negeri. Mereka bahkan melakukan semua itu di sini, di dalam Rumah-Ku dan membuat Aku lebih marah lagi. Lihatlah bagaimana mereka menghina Aku dengan cara yang paling keji ini!

Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and they constantly repeat to provoke me to anger; and, lo, they stretch forth the branch to their nose.

18 Mereka akan merasakan murka-Ku yang dahsyat! Aku tak akan memaafkan dan mengampuni mereka. Meskipun mereka meneriakkan doa kepada-Ku dengan sekeras-kerasnya, Aku tak mau mendengarkan!"

Therefore I also will deal in fury; my eye shall not look with pity, and I will not spare: and though they call before my ears with a loud voice, will I still not hear them.