Nehemia 9
1 Pada tanggal dua puluh empat bulan itu juga, rakyat Israel berkumpul. Mereka berpuasa untuk menunjukkan penyesalan dosa-dosa mereka. Mereka memisahkan diri dari semua orang asing. Sebagai tanda bersedih, mereka memakai kain karung dan menaburi kepala dengan tanah. Kemudian mereka berdiri dan mengakui segala dosa mereka dan dosa leluhur mereka.
And on the twenty and fourth day of this month were the children of Israel assembled with fasting, and in sackclothes, and with earth upon them.
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all children of the strangers: and they stood forward and made confession for their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
3 Selama kira-kira tiga jam, buku Hukum TUHAN, Allah mereka, dibacakan kepada mereka dan selama tiga jam berikutnya mereka mengakui dosa-dosa mereka. Setelah itu mereka sujud dan menyembah TUHAN, Allah mereka.
And they stood up in their standing-place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God the fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they made confession, and prostrated themselves before the Lord their God.
4 Di situ ada mimbar untuk orang-orang Lewi dan di atasnya berdirilah Yesua, Bani, Kadmiel, Sebanya, Buni, Serebya, Bani dan Kenani. Dengan suara nyaring mereka berdoa kepada TUHAN Allah mereka.
Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua' and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebanyah, Bunni, Sherebyah, Bani, and Kenani, and they cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.
5 Ibadat pada hari itu dimulai oleh orang-orang Lewi berikut ini: Yesua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hasabneya, Serebya, Hodia, Sebanya dan Petahya. Mereka berkata, "Berdirilah dan pujilah TUHAN Allah kita! Berilah pujian kepada-Nya selama-lamanya! Terpujilah nama-Nya yang penuh kemuliaan, nama yang hebat, melebihi segala pujian!"
Then said the Levites, Jeshua', and Kadmiel, Bani, Chashabneyah, Sherebyah, Hodiyah, Shebanyah, and Pethachyah, Arise! bless ye the Lord your God from eternity to eternity. And let men bless thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
6 Kemudian rakyat Israel berdoa demikian, "Engkaulah TUHAN, Engkaulah Yang Mahaesa; Kau jadikan bintang dan seluruh angkasa, juga laut dan bumi serta segala isinya, lalu Kauberi hidup dan Kaupelihara. Kepada-Mu segala kuasa di langit bersembah sujud; mereka tunduk kepada-Mu dan bertekuk lutut.
Thou indeed art the Eternal One alone: It is thou that hast made the heavens with all their host, the earth, and all that is upon her, the seas, and all that is in them, and thou givest life to them all; and the host of the heavens bow down before thee.
7 Engkaulah Allah, TUHAN Yang Mahaesa. Kaupilih Abram dari tengah-tengah bangsanya. Ur di Babel telah ditinggalkannya, karena Kau sendiri yang memimpinnya. Lalu Kauberikan kepadanya nama yang baru: Abraham, itulah sebutannya sejak itu.
Thou art indeed the Lord the [true] God, who didst choose Abram, and bring him forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and change his name to Abraham;
8 Kaudapati dia setia kepada-Mu dan patuh. Lalu Kaubuat dengan dia perjanjian yang kukuh. Tanah Kanaan, Het dan Amori, tanah Feris, Yebus dan Girgasi, semua itu hendak Kauberikan kepadanya; sebagai tempat tinggal seluruh keturunannya. Kemudian Kaupenuhi, janji itu kepadanya, sebab Engkau adil dan setia.
And thou didst find his heart faithful before thee: and thou madest with him the covenant to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Emorites, and the Perizittes, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashite—to give it to his seed: and thou hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.
9 Kaulihat sengsara leluhur kami di waktu lampau; Kaudengar tangisnya di Mesir dan di Laut Teberau.
And thou didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry didst thou hear by the Red Sea;
10 Terhadap raja Mesir Kaulakukan hal-hal yang luar biasa, juga terhadap pegawai serta rakyat negerinya, sebab Kautahu bagaimana umat-Mu mereka sakiti. Lalu masyhurlah nama-Mu sampai hari ini.
And thou didst display signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they had dealt presumptuously against them; and thou didst [thus] make thyself a name, as it is this day.
11 Untuk membuat jalan bagi umat-Mu, laut Kaubelah; Kauseberangkan mereka lewat dasar laut yang tak basah. Para pengejarnya tenggelam dalam air yang dalam, seperti batu terbenam di laut yang seram.
And the sea didst thou divide before them, so that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; and their pursuers didst thou throw into the deeps, like a stone in mighty waters.
12 Dengan sebuah awan Kaupimpin mereka pada siang hari. Dan di waktu malam jalannya Kauterangi dengan tiang berapi.
And by a pillar of cloud didst thou lead them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night, to give light unto them on the way whereon they should go.
13 Dari langit Kauturun ke atas Gunung Sinai, lalu Kau berbicara dengan umat-Mu sendiri. Kauberikan hukum, aturan dan perintah yang adil, benar dan berfaedah.
Also on mount Sinai camest thou down, and spokest with them from heaven; and thou gavest them upright ordinances, and truthful laws, good statutes and commandments;
14 Hari Sabat yang kudus harus mereka rayakan, dan melalui Musa hukum-Mu Kauberikan.
And thy holy sabbath madest thou known unto them, and commandments, statutes, and a law didst thou enjoin on them, by the hand of Moses thy servant.
15 Ketika mereka lapar dan kurang makanan, roti dari langit Kauturunkan. Dan dari batu yang padat, kuat dan keras air pelepas dahaga Kaualirkan deras. Kausuruh mereka menduduki tanah yang Kaujanjikan kepadanya dengan sumpah.
And bread from heaven didst thou give them for their hunger, and water out of the rock broughtest thou forth for them for their thirst; and thou didst order them to go in to take possession of the land concerning which thou hadst lifted up thy hand to give it unto them.
16 Tetapi leluhur kami angkuh dan tegar hati; perintah-perintah-Mu tak mereka taati.
And they and our fathers acted presumptuously, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments.
17 Mereka tak patuh, segala kebaikan-Mu dilupakan, dan semua perbuatan ajaib-Mu hilang dari ingatan. Dengan sombong mereka memilih seorang ketua, untuk membawa mereka ke Mesir, kembali menjadi hamba. Tetapi Engkau Allah yang suka memaafkan, panjang sabar, murah hati dan penuh kasihan. Kasih-Mu sungguh luar biasa; Engkau tak meninggalkan mereka.
And they refused to obey, and remembered not thy marvelous deeds which thou hadst done with them; but they hardened their neck, and [spoke of] appointing a chief to return to their bondage, in their rebellion; but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and forsookest them not.
18 Mereka membuat berhala berbentuk lembu. Lalu mereka berkata, 'Inilah Allahmu, yang membawa kamu dari Mesir, dari perbudakan.' Ya Allah, Engkau sendiri yang mereka hinakan!
Yea, although they had made for themselves a molten calf, and said, 'This is thy god that hath brought thee up out of Egypt,' and had practised great provocations:
19 Namun di gurun itu mereka tidak Kautinggalkan, karena Engkau penuh belas kasihan. Tiang awan dan api tidak Kaucabut kembali, penunjuk jalan mereka di siang dan malam hari.
Yet in thy abundant mercies didst thou not forsake them in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them on the way; nor the pillar of fire by night, to give them light on the way whereon they should go.
20 Dengan kuasa-Mu yang baik Kauajar mereka. Mereka makan manna dan minum air secukupnya.
And thy good spirit thou gavest to make them intelligent, and thy manna thou withheldest not from their mouth, and water thou gavest them for their thirst.
21 Selama empat puluh tahun di padang belantara, Kaucukupi segala kebutuhan mereka. Pakaian mereka tidak pernah rusak, kaki mereka tidak sakit atau bengkak,
And forty years didst thou provide for them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out; and their feet swelled not.
22 Kauberikan kepada mereka kemenangan atas banyak kerajaan dan bangsa di perbatasan tanah mereka. Hesybon negeri Raja Sihon, mereka duduki; Basan negeri Raja Og, mereka tempati.
Thou gavest them also kingdoms and nations, which thou didst divide into various corners: and they took possession of the land of Sichon, even the land of the king of Cheshbon, and the land of 'Og the king of Bashan.
23 Kaujadikan keturunan mereka sebanyak bintang-bintang di angkasa. Kauberikan mereka tanah untuk didiaminya, tanah yang telah Kaujanjikan kepada nenek moyangnya.
And their children didst thou multiply like the stars of heaven, and then broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst ordered their fathers to enter in to take possession of it.
24 Keturunan mereka mengalahkan tanah Kanaan; penduduk di sana Engkau tundukkan. Umat-Mu Kauberi kuasa bertindak semaunya terhadap bangsa-bangsa Kanaan dan raja-rajanya.
And the children entered in and took possession of the land; and thou didst humble before them the inhabitants of the land, the Cana'anites, and gavest them up into their hands, with their kings, and the nations of the land, that they might do with them according to their pleasure.
25 Umat-Mu merebut benteng-benteng pertahanan, tanah yang subur dan rumah penuh kekayaan. Sumur-sumur dan sumber air mereka sita, kebun anggur, pohon zaitun dan buah-buahan lainnya. Mereka gemuk karena makan sekehendak hati. Segala pemberian-Mu yang baik mereka nikmati.
And they captured fortified cities, and a fat soil; and they took possession of houses full of all good things, hewn-out wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, and fruit trees in abundance; and they ate, and were satisfied, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
26 Tetapi umat-Mu berontak dan tak mentaati-Mu, mengabaikan hukum dan peraturan-Mu, membunuh nabi-nabi yang memperingatkan mereka, dan yang menyuruh mereka kembali kepada-Mu, Allahnya. Ya Tuhan, setiap kali pula Engkau dihina oleh mereka,
Then became they disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and they slew thy prophets who had warned them to bring them back unto thee, and they practised great provocations.
27 maka Kauserahkan mereka kepada musuhnya yang dengan kejam menguasai dan menindasnya. Tetapi dalam kesusahan yang menekan, mereka berseru kepada-Mu minta bantuan. Dari surga Engkau mendengarkan; dengan penuh kasih Kauberikan jawaban. Kaukirim pemimpin dan pahlawan yang melepaskan mereka dari lawan.
Thereupon thou gavest them up into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them: and in the time of their distress they used to cry unto thee, and thou ever heardest them from heaven; and according to thy abundant mercies thou wast wont to give them helpers, who helped them out of the hand of their adversaries.
28 Tetapi ketika negerinya aman lagi, mereka segera berdosa kembali. Maka Kauserahkan mereka pula kepada musuh yang menindasnya. Namun, waktu mereka insaf dan penuh penyesalan, mereka berseru kepada-Mu minta diselamatkan. Maka dari surga Engkau mendengar, dan Kautolong berulang-ulang, sebab Engkau iba kepada mereka dan teramat sayang.
But when [once more] they had rest, they did again evil before thee: wherefore thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had dominion over them; and when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou wast wont to hear them from heaven, and thou didst ever deliver them according to thy mercies many times.
29 Kautegur mereka agar ajaran-Mu dipatuhi, tetapi mereka tolak hukum-Mu dengan tinggi hati. Padahal, jika hukum-Mu dilakukan, pastilah akan terjamin kehidupan. Mereka kepala batu dan tegar hati, tak mau mendengar, tak mau mentaati.
And thou gavest them warning to bring them back unto thy law: yet they acted presumptuously, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, and sinned against thy ordinances, which a man is to do that he may live through them: and they rendered their shoulder rebellious, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
30 Tahun demi tahun Kau sabar memperingatkannya; lewat para nabi, Roh-Mu berkata kepada mereka. Tetapi umat-Mu itu menutup telinga, lalu Kauserahkan kepada bangsa-bangsa segala negeri.
Yet thou gavest them indulgence many years, and didst warn them through thy spirit by means of thy prophets; but they gave no ear: therefore didst thou give them up into the hand of the nations of the lands.
31 Tetapi karena kasih-Mu besar luar biasa, tidak Kautinggalkan atau Kauhancurkan mereka. Memang, Engkaulah Allah yang tiada bandingan; besar kasih sayang-Mu, penuh belas kasihan!
Yet in thy abundant mercies hast thou not made an entire end of them, and thou hast not forsaken them; for a gracious and merciful God art thou.
32 Ya Allah, Allah kami yang kuat! Allah yang besar dan dahsyat! Dengan setia Kaupegang segala perjanjian; janji-janji-Mu Kaupenuhi dan Kaulaksanakan. Sejak zaman para raja Asyur menindas kami sampai kini, banyak derita yang kami alami. Para raja kami, imam, nabi dan para pemuka, juga leluhur dan rakyat, telah menderita semua. Jangan lupakan segala derita itu! Janganlah Kauhilangkan dari ingatan-Mu!
And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest the covenant and kindness, let not be esteemed as little before thee all the hardship that hath befallen us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day.
33 Tindakan-Mu adil, Kauhukum kami yang berdosa; Kau tetap setia walaupun kami penuh cela.
Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that is come over us; for thou hast acted [according to] truth, but we have done wickedly.
34 Leluhur kami, raja, imam dan para pemuka, melanggar hukum-Mu serta meremehkannya. Segala perintah dan teguran yang Kauberikan, tidak diindahkannya, tidak pula didengarkan.
Also our kings, our priests, and our fathers have not executed thy law, and have not listened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst warn them.
35 Kauberikan para raja yang memerintah umat-Mu, ketika mereka tinggal di tanah yang luas dan subur pemberian-Mu. Namun mereka tak meninggalkan hidup yang jahat, tak mau mengabdi kepada-Mu serta beribadat.
But they in their kingdom, and in thy abundant goodness which thou hadst given unto them, and in the ample and fat land which thou hadst given up before them, did indeed not serve thee, and they turned not away from their wicked deeds.
36 Maka sekarang kami ini menjadi hamba di tanah yang Kauberikan sebagai pusaka. Tanah ini subur, penuh hasil bumi, yang seharusnya kami nikmati.
Behold, we are this day servants: and as regardeth the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat its fruit and its good things, behold, we are servants in it;
37 Segala hasil pendapatan tanah ini harus diserahkan kepada raja-raja negeri. Para penguasa itu Kauangkat atas umat-Mu, sebagai hukuman dosa kami terhadap-Mu. Mereka memerintah sekehendak hatinya atas diri kami dan ternak yang kami punya. Sebab itu kini kami menderita, penuh kesesakan dan dukacita!"
And it yieldeth its products in abundance for the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins; also over our bodies have they dominion, and over our cattle [also] at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
38 Berdasarkan segala kejadian itu, kami rakyat Israel membuat perjanjian yang kokoh dan tertulis, dengan diberi cap para pemimpin kami, orang-orang Lewi dan seorang imam kami.
And because of all this, we make a faithful covenant, and write it down; and on the sealed document are our princes, our Levites, and our priests.
