Yeremia 27
1 Tak lama setelah Zedekia putra Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda, TUHAN menyuruh aku
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 membuat tali-tali dari kulit serta gandar dari kayu, dan memasangnya di tengkukku.
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
3 Ia juga menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan-Nya kepada raja-raja Edom, Moab, Amon, Tirus dan Sidon, dengan perantaraan utusan-utusan mereka yang telah datang ke Yerusalem untuk mengunjungi Raja Zedekia.
And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
4 Aku harus memberitahukan kepada mereka bahwa TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata,
And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
5 "Dengan kuasa-Ku yang besar dan dengan kekuatan-Ku Aku telah menciptakan bumi dan manusia serta segala binatang, dan Aku dapat memberikannya kepada siapa saja yang Kukehendaki.
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
6 Akulah yang telah menyerahkan segala bangsa ini ke dalam kekuasaan hamba-Ku, Nebukadnezar, raja Babel. Bahkan binatang pun telah Kuserahkan kepadanya untuk dikuasai.
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
7 Segala bangsa akan mengabdi kepadanya, kepada putranya, dan kepada cucunya sampai tiba saatnya negaranya sendiri jatuh. Pada waktu itu bangsa Babel akan mengabdi kepada bangsa-bangsa yang kuat dan raja-raja yang besar.
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
8 Bangsa atau kerajaan yang tidak mau takluk kepada Nebukadnezar akan Kuhukum dengan peperangan, kelaparan, dan wabah penyakit, sampai akhirnya bangsa itu takluk kepadanya.
And it shall come to pass, [that] the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
9 Janganlah mendengarkan nabi-nabi atau siapa pun juga yang melarang kamu takluk kepada raja Babel, walaupun mereka mengaku telah menerima petunjuk dari mimpi, roh-roh halus, atau dengan memakai kekuatan gaib.
Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
10 Mereka menipu kamu sehingga kamu dibawa jauh dari negerimu. Aku akan mengusir kamu dari negerimu dan kamu akan binasa.
For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
11 Tapi bangsa yang mau takluk dan mau mengabdi kepada raja Babel akan Kubiarkan tinggal di tanah airnya sendiri, dan bercocok tanam di situ. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
12 Kepada Zedekia raja Yehuda, aku, Yeremia, menyampaikan hal yang sama. Aku berkata, "Menyerahlah kepada raja Babel. Taatlah kepadanya dan kepada bangsanya, supaya Baginda selamat.
I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
13 TUHAN telah berkata bahwa bangsa yang tidak takluk kepada raja Babel akan mati oleh peperangan, kelaparan, atau wabah penyakit. Mengapa Baginda dan rakyat mau mati secara demikian?
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 Jangan dengarkan nabi-nabi yang melarang Baginda takluk kepada raja Babel, sebab mereka menipu Baginda.
Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
15 Mereka berkata bahwa mereka bicara atas nama TUHAN, tapi mereka berdusta. TUHAN sendiri berkata bahwa Ia tidak mengutus mereka. Sebab itu Ia akan menceraiberaikan dan membinasakan Baginda bersama nabi-nabi yang telah berdusta kepada Baginda."
For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
16 Kemudian aku memberitahukan kepada imam-imam dan kepada seluruh rakyat bahwa TUHAN berkata begini, "Jangan dengarkan nabi-nabi yang berkata bahwa tidak lama lagi barang-barang di Rumah-Ku akan dibawa kembali dari Babel. Mereka bohong.
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
17 Jangan dengarkan mereka! Menyerahlah kepada raja Babel, supaya kamu selamat. Untuk apa kota ini harus hancur?
Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?
18 Kalau mereka memang benar nabi, dan telah menerima pesan dari Aku, pasti mereka sekarang minta kepada-Ku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, supaya barang-barang yang masih ada di Rumah-Ku dan di istana raja di Yerusalem tidak diangkut ke Babel.
But if they [be] prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and [in] the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
19 Sebab Aku, TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, telah memutuskan bahwa semua barang itu akan diangkut ke Babel, dan akan tetap di sana sampai Aku memperhatikannya lagi. Pada waktu itu barulah Aku membawanya kembali ke tempat ini. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara." Barang-barang yang masih ada di Rumah TUHAN itu ialah: tiang-tiang, bejana perunggu, kereta-kereta, dan beberapa barang lain milik Rumah TUHAN. Barang-barang itu tidak ikut dibawa ke Babel, ketika Yoyakhin putra Yoyakim raja Yehuda serta pemuka-pemuka masyarakat Yehuda dan Yerusalem diangkut ke Babel oleh Raja Nebukadnezar.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,
Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain [in] the house of the LORD, and [in] the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
