1Thus says Yahweh, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were you sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
1TUHAN berkata kepada Israel, "Hai umat-Ku, sangkamu Aku mengusir engkau seperti seorang suami mengusir istrinya? Kalau begitu, di mana surat cerainya? Sangkamu Aku menjual engkau, seperti seorang bapak menjual anaknya kepada penagih hutang? Bukan! Engkau ditawan dan dibuang, karena dosa dan kejahatanmu sendiri!
2Why, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can’t redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst.
2Mengapa dari umat-Ku tak seorang pun menjawab, waktu Aku datang memanggil mereka? Apakah mereka diam saja karena menyangka Aku tak mampu membebaskan dan menyelamatkan mereka? Sesungguhnya, atas perintah-Ku laut menjadi kering, sungai-sungai Kujadikan padang gurun, sehingga ikan-ikan mati dan berbau amis.
3I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.”
3Langit Kujadikan hitam kelam, Aku menutupinya seperti dengan kain kabung."
4The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
4TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi mengajar aku berbicara, supaya perkataanku menguatkan orang yang lesu. Setiap pagi Ia membangkitkan hasratku untuk mendengarkan ajaran-Nya bagiku.
5The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
5TUHAN memberi aku pengertian; aku tidak berontak atau berbalik daripada-Nya.
6I gave my back to the strikers, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
6Kuberi punggungku kepada orang yang memukul aku; dan pipiku kepada orang yang mencabut jenggotku. Aku tidak memalingkan mukaku waktu aku dihina dan diludahi.
7For the Lord Yahweh will help me; therefore I have not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be disappointed.
7Sebab TUHAN Allah menolong aku, maka aku tidak dipermalukan. Aku menguatkan hatiku supaya tabah; aku tahu aku tak akan dipermalukan.
8He is near who justifies me; who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.
8Sebab Allah dekat, Ia menyatakan aku tidak bersalah. Siapa mau berbantah dengan aku? Mari kita tampil bersama-sama. Siapakah yang melawan aku? Suruhlah ia mendekat padaku.
9Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
9Sungguh, TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi membela aku, siapa berani menyatakan aku bersalah? Semua yang menuduh aku akan lenyap seperti kain usang dimakan ngengat.
10Who is among you who fears Yahweh, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of Yahweh, and rely on his God.
10Hai kamu yang menghormati TUHAN, dan mendengarkan perkataan hamba-Nya, jalan yang kamu tempuh mungkin gelap, dan tak ada cahaya yang bersinar bagimu; tetapi percayalah pada TUHAN; bertopanglah pada Allahmu.
11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves; walk in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that you have kindled. You shall have this of my hand; you shall lie down in sorrow.
11Hai kamu yang mau mencelakakan orang lain, kamu akan dibinasakan oleh rencanamu sendiri. Tuhanlah yang membuat itu terjadi, kamu akan disiksa dengan hebat.