Yeremia 39
1 Pada bulan sepuluh tahun kesembilan pemerintahan Zedekia raja Yehuda, Nebukadnezar raja Babel dengan seluruh angkatan perangnya datang dan menyerang Yerusalem.
In the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 Pada tanggal sembilan bulan empat tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Raja Zedekia, tembok kota didobrak musuh,
In the eleventh year and fourth month of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.
3 dan Yerusalem direbut. Maka semua pejabat-pejabat raja Babel datang dan pergi duduk di Pintu Gerbang Tengah. Di antara mereka terdapat Nergal Sarezer, Samgar Nebo, Sarsekim kepala rumah tangga istana, Nergal Sarezer Rabmag dan perwira-perwira lain.
Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Nebo-Sarsekim, Samgar Nebo, and Sarsechim, an important official. Nebo-Sarsekim was a high official and all the rest were the officials of the king of Babylon.
4 Ketika Raja Zedekia dan seluruh tentaranya melihat semua kejadian itu, mereka berusaha melarikan diri menuju Lembah Yordan malam itu juga. Mereka mengambil jalan lewat taman istana, lalu keluar melalui pintu gerbang yang menghubungi kedua tembok di tempat itu.
It happened that when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all his fighting men saw them, they fled. They went out at night from the city by the king's garden path, through the gate between the two walls. The king went out in the direction of the Arabah.
5 Tapi tentara Babel mengejar mereka dan menangkap Zedekia di dataran Yerikho. Kemudian ia dibawa kepada Raja Nebukadnezar di kota Ribla di daerah Hamat, lalu dijatuhi hukuman mati.
But the army of Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. Then they captured him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him.
6 Di kota itu juga anak-anaknya dibunuh di depan matanya, dan semua pejabat pemerintah Yehuda pun dibunuh.
The king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his own eyes at Riblah. He also slaughtered all the noblemen of Judah.
7 Setelah itu Zedekia dicungkil matanya, lalu dibelenggu dan dibawa ke Babel.
Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains in order to take him to Babylon.
8 Sementara itu orang-orang Babel membakar istana raja dan rumah-rumah rakyat, serta meruntuhkan tembok-tembok Yerusalem.
Then the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the people's houses. They also tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Akhirnya rakyat yang masih ada di kota, bersama orang-orang yang telah lari ke pihak orang Babel, diangkut ke Babel oleh Nebuzaradan, komandan pasukan Babel.
Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king's bodyguards, took into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city. This included the people who had deserted to the Chaldeans and the rest of the people who were left in the city.
10 Sebagian dari rakyat yang paling miskin dan tak punya harta, ditinggalkannya di Yehuda serta diberi kebun anggur dan ladang.
But Nebuzaradan the commander of the king's bodyguards allowed the poorest people who had nothing for themselves to remain in the land of Judah. He gave them vineyards and fields on that same day.
11 Raja Nebukadnezar telah menyuruh Nebuzaradan, komandan pasukannya, mengeluarkan perintah berikut ini.
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had given an order about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the commander of the king's bodyguards. He had said,
12 "Pergilah mencari Yeremia, dan jagalah dia baik-baik. Jangan apa-apakan dia; lakukanlah apa yang dimintanya."
“Take him and care for him. Do not harm him. Do for him anything he tells you.”
13 Maka Nebuzaradan bersama-sama dengan kedua perwira tingginya, Nebusyazban dan Nergal-Sarezer serta semua perwira Babel lainnya,
So Nebuzaradan the commander of the king's bodyguards, Nebushazban the high eunuch, Nergal-Sharezer the high official, and all the most important officials of the king of Babylon sent men out.
14 mengambil aku dari pelataran istana. Lalu aku diserahkan kepada Gedalya anak Ahikam dan cucu Safan, yang harus mengantarkan aku pulang dengan selamat. Maka tinggallah aku di antara rakyat.
Their men took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and entrusted him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, to take him home, so Jeremiah stayed among the people.
15 Ketika aku masih dipenjarakan di pelataran istana, TUHAN menyuruh aku
Now the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah while he was under arrest in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
16 mengatakan kepada Ebed-Melekh orang Sudan itu bahwa TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah Israel, berkata begini, "Seperti yang Kukatakan dahulu, Aku akan mendatangkan ke atas kota ini bencana, dan bukan kemakmuran. Engkau akan melihat hal itu terjadi.
“Speak to Ebed-Melek the Cushite and say, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to carry out my words against this city for disaster and not for good. For they will all come true before you on that day.
17 Tetapi Aku, TUHAN, akan melindungimu. Engkau tidak akan diserahkan kepada orang-orang yang kautakuti.
But I will rescue you on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you fear.
18 Engkau tidak akan dibunuh, sebab Aku akan menyelamatkan engkau. Nyawamu akan selamat karena engkau bersandar kepada-Ku. Aku, TUHAN, yang berbicara."
For I will certainly rescue you. You will not fall by the sword. You will escape with your life, since you trust in me—this was Yahweh's declaration.'”
