Yehezkiel 9
1 Kemudian aku mendengar Allah berseru, "Datanglah ke sini hai orang-orang yang akan menjalankan hukuman-Ku atas kota ini. Bawalah senjata-senjatamu."
Then crying out in my hearing in a loud voice, he said, Let the overseers of the town come near, every man armed.
2 Serentak muncul enam orang dari sebelah luar gerbang Utara Rumah TUHAN, masing-masing membawa senjata. Bersama dengan mereka ada orang berpakaian linen yang membawa alat tulis. Mereka masuk dan berdiri di dekat mezbah perunggu.
And six men came from the way of the higher doorway looking to the north, every man with his axe in his hand: and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkpot at his side. And they went in and took their places by the brass altar.
3 Lalu cahaya kemilau yang menandakan kehadiran Allah Israel, memancar dari kerub-kerub, lalu pindah dari tempatnya yang semula itu ke pintu masuk Rumah TUHAN. Maka TUHAN memanggil orang yang berpakaian linen itu, kata-Nya,
And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,
4 "Pergilah ke segala penjuru kota dan tandailah dahi setiap orang yang merasa sedih dan susah karena semua perbuatan menjijikkan yang dilakukan di kota itu."
The Lord said to him, Go through the town, through the middle of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the brows of the men who are sorrowing and crying for all the disgusting things which are done in it.
5 Aku mendengar Allah berkata kepada orang-orang lainnya, "Ikutilah dia ke segala penjuru kota dan bunuhlah setiap orang tanpa ampun.
And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:
6 Bunuhlah semua orang laki-laki dan perempuan, tua dan muda, orang tua dan anak-anak. Tapi jangan sentuh seorang pun yang ada tanda di dahinya. Mulailah dari sini, dari Rumah-Ku ini." Maka mereka memulai tugas mereka dengan membunuh para pemimpin Israel yang sedang berdiri di Rumah TUHAN.
Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.
7 Allah berkata kepada mereka, "Cemarkanlah Rumah-Ku ini! Penuhilah halaman-halamannya dengan mayat-mayat. Mulailah!" Maka mereka pun mulai membunuhi orang-orang di dalam kota.
And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.
8 Selama pembantaian itu berlangsung, aku ada di situ sendirian. Aku sujud dan berseru, "TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, begitu marahkah Engkau kepada Yerusalem sehingga hendak Kaubunuh semua orang yang masih ada di Israel ini?"
Now while they were doing so, and I was untouched, I went down on my face, and crying out, I said, Ah, Lord! will you give all the rest of Israel to destruction in letting loose your wrath on Jerusalem?
9 Allah menjawab, "Orang-orang Israel dan Yehuda telah melakukan dosa yang amat besar. Mereka melakukan pembunuhan di segala tempat, dan Yerusalem dikotori dengan kejahatan. Mereka mengatakan bahwa Aku, TUHAN, telah meninggalkan negeri ini sehingga tak dapat melihat perbuatan mereka.
Then he said to me, The sin of the children of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is full of blood and the town full of evil ways: for they say, The Lord has gone away from the land, and the Lord does not see.
10 Aku tak akan mengasihani mereka. Akan Kulakukan kepada mereka apa yang mereka lakukan kepada orang lain."
And as for me, my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity, but I will send the punishment of their ways on their heads.
11 Kemudian orang yang berpakaian linen itu kembali dan melapor kepada TUHAN, katanya, "Segala perintah TUHAN sudah terlaksana."
Then the man clothed in linen, who had the inkpot at his side, came back and said, I have done what you gave me orders to do.
