Yesaya 54

1 Yerusalem, dahulu engkau seperti wanita mandul yang tak bisa melahirkan. Tetapi sekarang bersorak-soraklah, dan bernyanyilah dengan gembira! Sebab anak-anakmu banyak sekali, melebihi anak wanita yang tidak ditinggalkan suami.

Give praise, you who are barren and unable to conceive. Sing praise and make a joyful noise, you who have not given birth. For many are the children of the desolate, more so than of her who has a husband, says the Lord.

2 Luaskanlah kemah-kemah kediamanmu; panjangkan tali-talinya dan kokohkan pasak-pasaknya!

Enlarge the place of your tent and extend the skins of your tabernacles, unsparingly. Lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

3 Engkau akan bertambah luas ke kanan dan kiri, pendudukmu akan menduduki tanah bangsa-bangsa dan mendiami kota-kota yang sekarang sunyi sepi.

For you shall extend to the right and to the left. And your offspring shall inherit the nations, and you shall inhabit the desolate cities.

4 Jangan takut, engkau tak akan dipermalukan; tak akan dihina dan tersipu-sipu. Engkau akan melupakan ketidaksetiaanmu di waktu muda; tidak mengingat lagi kesepianmu sebagai janda.

Do not be afraid! For you will not be confounded, and you will not blush. And you will not be put to shame, because you shall forget the confusion of your youth, and you shall no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

5 Penciptamu seperti suami bagimu, Allah kudus Israel adalah Penyelamatmu. TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, itulah nama-Nya, Ia Allah penguasa seluruh dunia.

For the One who made you will rule over you. The Lord of hosts is his name. And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, will be called the God of all the earth.

6 Israel, engkau seperti seorang istri muda yang sedih karena ditinggalkan suaminya. Tetapi Allah memanggil engkau kembali dan berkata,

For the Lord has called you, like a woman forsaken and mourning in spirit, and like a wife rejected in her youth, said your God.

7 "Hanya sesaat lamanya Aku meninggalkan engkau; dengan penuh kasih sayang engkau Kuambil kembali.

For a brief moment, I have forsaken you, and with great pities, I will gather you.

8 Sebentar saja Aku berpaling daripadamu karena kemarahan-Ku yang meluap-luap. Tetapi dengan kasih abadi Aku mengasihani engkau." Demikianlah kata Allah Penyelamatmu.

In a moment of indignation, I have hidden my face from you, for a little while. But with everlasting mercy, I have taken pity on you, said your Redeemer, the Lord.

9 "Seperti di masa Nuh Aku berjanji bahwa air bah tak akan lagi menggenangi bumi, begitu juga sekarang Aku berjanji bahwa Aku tak akan marah atau mengancam kamu lagi.

For me, it is just as in the days of Noah, to whom I swore that I would no longer bring in the waters of Noah over the earth. Thus have I sworn not to be angry with you, and not to rebuke you.

10 Biarpun gunung-gunung dan bukit-bukit goyah, Aku tak akan berhenti mengasihi engkau. Perjanjian damai-Ku akan Kupegang selalu," kata TUHAN yang mengasihi engkau.

For the mountains will be moved, and the hills will tremble. But my mercy will not depart from you, and the covenant of my peace will not be shaken, said the Lord, who has compassion on you.

11 TUHAN berkata, "Hai Yerusalem, kota yang malang, engkau tak berdaya dan tanpa penghibur. Dasar-dasarmu akan Kuletakkan kembali, dengan batu-batu berharga.

O poor little ones, convulsed by the tempest, away from any consolation! Behold, I will set your stones in order, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires,

12 Benteng-benteng Kubangun dari batu delima, pintu-pintu gerbangmu dari batu permata, tembok-tembokmu dari ratna mutu manikam.

and I will make your ramparts out of jasper, and your gates out of sculpted stones, and all your borders out of desirable stones.

13 Semua pendudukmu menjadi murid-Ku, mereka akan makmur sejahtera.

All your children will be taught by the Lord. And great will be the peace of your children.

14 Engkau dibangun atas dasar keadilan, dijauhkan dari kengerian dan penindasan.

And you will be founded in justice. Depart far from oppression, for you will not be afraid. And depart from terror, for it will not approach you.

15 Bila engkau diserbu, bukanlah Aku yang menyuruh, siapa saja yang menyerang engkau akan jatuh.

Behold, a settler will arrive, who was not with me, a certain new arrival will be joined to you.

16 Akulah yang menciptakan tukang besi yang mengipas api untuk menempa senjata. Akulah juga yang menjadikan prajurit yang memakai senjata itu untuk membunuh.

Behold, I created the smith who fans the coals of the fire and produces an object by his work, and I have created the slayer who destroys.

17 Tetapi setiap senjata yang ditempa untuk melawan engkau, tak akan berhasil. Dan setiap tuduhan dalam pengadilan akan kaubuktikan salah. Aku akan menghadiahkan kemenangan kepada hamba-hamba-Ku," demikianlah kata TUHAN.

No object which has been formed to use against you will succeed. And every tongue that resists you in judgment, you shall judge. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and this is their justice with me, says the Lord.

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