1 Corinthians 14
1 You must want to love others more [than you want anything else]. But you should [also] eagerly desire the abilities that [God’s] Spirit [gives to believers]. And you should desire most of all to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God [MTY].
Oleh karena itu, utamakanlah kasih setiap waktu, dan berusahalah sungguh-sungguh untuk menerima kemampuan rohani, terutama kemampuan menyampaikan pesan Allah.
2 [I say that] because those who speak messages that come directly from God [are speaking in languages that they and the other believers in the congregation know, and so] they are able to strengthen them [spiritually] and to encourage and comfort them. But those who speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] are not speaking to people. Instead, they are [only] speaking to God. No one understands them. By [the power/guidance of God’s] Spirit (OR, From within [their own] spirit) they speak things that others do not know.
Saya berkata begitu karena orang-orang yang mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk berbicara dalam bahasa lain biasanya tidak menyampaikan sesuatu yang bisa dimengerti orang lain. Melalui Roh Kudus, mereka hanya berbicara kepada Allah tentang hal-hal yang dimengerti oleh Allah saja.
Sebaliknya, orang-orang yang menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah bisa berbicara kepada orang lain untuk menguatkan, memberi dorongan, dan menghibur mereka.
4 Those who speak in languages [that they have not learned] are receiving a blessing for themselves, but those who speak messages that come directly from God are giving a blessing to [all the believers in] the congregation [because they are speaking in a language that the congregation knows].
Orang yang berbicara dalam bahasa lain sesuai pimpinan Roh Kudus biasanya hanya menguatkan diri sendiri, sedangkan orang yang menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah bisa menguatkan seluruh jemaat.
5 I would like you all to have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [you have not learned]. But I would like even more for you to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. People can speak messages in a language that they have not learned, but if there is no one there who can explain the meaning, that situation is not as helpful to the congregation as speaking messages that come directly from God [in the language that the congregation knows].
Saya senang bila kamu semua mendapat kemampuan rohani untuk berbicara dalam bahasa lain. Tetapi saya lebih menginginkan agar kamu bisa menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah. Orang yang memiliki kemampuan itu lebih diperlukan dalam jemaat daripada yang berbicara dalam bahasa lain. Orang yang berbicara bahasa lain baru akan berguna jika ada anggota yang mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk menerjemahkan bahasa itu, karena dengan demikian seluruh jemaat bisa dikuatkan melalui pesan yang disampaikannya.
6 My fellow believers, suppose I came and spoke to you in a language that none of you knows [and I did not explain the meaning of what I told you]. Even if I told you something that God had revealed to me, or told you some message that had come directly from him, or taught you something that you needed to know, (that certainly would not help you!/how would that help you?) [RHQ]
Saudara-saudari, percuma saja kalau saya datang kepada kalian dan menggunakan kemampuan rohani untuk berbicara dalam bahasa lain yang tidak kalian mengerti! Saya hanya akan berguna bagi kalian bila sesuai tuntunan Roh Allah saya berbicara dalam bahasa yang kalian mengerti untuk mengajar, menyampaikan pesan Allah, menjelaskan suatu pengetahuan, atau menyatakan sesuatu yang membuka wawasan baru.
7 [It is like] lifeless [musical instruments], like flutes and harps for example. When they are played, if the notes are not played {if [those playing those instruments] do not play the notes} clearly, no one will know what tune is being played {what tune they are playing}. [RHQ]
Benda mati pun, misalnya suling atau gitar, kalau dibunyikan dengan asal-asalan tidak akan mengeluarkan nada yang bisa dipahami.
8 If someone playing the trumpet [wants to signal that the soldiers should prepare to fight a battle], [the soldiers] certainly will not get ready if [the call to battle] is not played {he does not play [the call to battle]} clearly. [RHQ]
Atau terompet militer, kalau ditiup asal-asalan, para tentara tidak akan paham sinyal perang yang diberikan.
9 It is the same with you! If you do not speak words that other people can understand, (no one will know what you are saying./how will anyone know what you are saying?) [RHQ] [It will be as though] you are just speaking to the air!
Nah, terlebih lagi manusia! Kalau kamu berbicara bahasa lain dengan pimpinan Roh Allah, tetapi kata-katamu tidak bisa dimengerti, bagaimana hal itu akan berguna bagi pendengar? Kamu seperti berbicara kepada angin saja.
10 There are many different languages in the world, and all of them convey meaning [LIT] [to the people who know those languages].
Memang ada banyak sekali bahasa di dunia, dan setiap bahasa bermakna bagi orang-orang yang menggunakannya.
11 But if we do not understand the language that others are speaking, [it will be as though] they are foreigners to us, and we will be foreigners to them.
Tetapi kalau saya tidak mengerti bahasa seseorang, maka saya menjadi orang asing bagi dia, dan dia pun orang asing bagi saya.
12 So [I say this to] you: Because you are eager to have the abilities that God’s Spirit gives, earnestly desire those abilities that will do the most to help [all the believers in] the congregation.
Demikian juga dengan kamu. Karena kamu sangat menginginkan kemampuan rohani dari Roh Kudus, sebaiknya kamu berdoa dengan sungguh-sungguh supaya kamu diberi kemampuan yang lebih diperlukan untuk menguatkan jemaatmu.
13 So, those who have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] should pray that [God will give them the ability to] explain the meaning of what they say.
Jadi, orang yang mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk berbicara dalam bahasa lain hendaklah berdoa supaya diberi kemampuan untuk menerjemahkannya juga.
14 If they pray in a language [MTY] [that they have not learned], their spirits are praying, but they are not using their minds.
Kalau saya berdoa dalam bahasa lain sesuai pimpinan Roh Kudus, yang berdoa hanya roh saya, sedangkan pikiran saya diam.
15 So I will tell you [RHQ] what we should do. [At times] we may pray, [using] only our spirits, [in languages we have not learned. And at other times] we should pray using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are praying. Similarly], at times we may sing using only our spirits, using languages that we have not learned, and at other times we should sing using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are singing].
Maka, saya memutuskan bahwa ketika saya berdoa, saya akan melibatkan roh dan pikiran. Waktu saya menyanyikan pujian, saya akan melibatkan roh dan pikiran juga.
16 Suppose that any one of you praises God (OR, thanks God for what he has done), using only your [(sg)] spirit [and not using your mind]. Maybe some people [will be present who] do not know about [the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers]. Because they do not know what you are saying, after you thank God, they will not [RHQ] know when to say “Amen!/I agree!”
Sebab kalau kita memuji Allah dengan roh kita, yaitu memakai kemampuan berbicara bahasa lain, pendengar tidak akan bisa turut memuji Allah atau mengucapkan “Amin” atas ucapan syukur itu, karena mereka tidak mengerti.
17 You may be thanking God very well, but you are not helping them.
Sekalipun isi ucapan syukur itu sangat baik, para pendengar tidak akan dikuatkan.
18 I thank God that I speak in languages [MTY] [that I have not learned] more than any of you do.
Saya bersyukur kepada Allah bahwa saya mendapat kemampuan rohani berbicara bahasa lain lebih daripada kamu semua.
19 But during a worship service, [in order that others will understand what I am saying], I would prefer to speak five words using my mind, in order that I may teach others, rather than to speak 10,000 words in a language [MTY] [that is not understood by the congregation].
Namun dalam pertemuan jemaat, saya lebih suka mengucapkan lima kata yang bisa dimengerti daripada ribuan kata dalam bahasa lain, supaya para pendengar dikuatkan oleh ajaran saya.
20 My fellow believers, stop being like little children in the way that you think [about these abilities that God’s Spirit gives]. Instead, think about them in a mature way. If you really want to be like little children, do as few wicked things as babies do!
Saudara-saudari, tentang hal ini janganlah berpikir seperti anak-anak, tetapi jadilah dewasa! Sebaliknya tentang kejahatan, jadilah seperti bayi.
21 [When the Jews long ago refused to obey God, he warned them about what would happen when he allowed their enemies to punish them]. In the Scriptures it is written {[the prophet Isaiah] wrote} what the Lord [God] said [about that], [They didn’t listen to prophets speaking their own language, so I will send] people from foreign [lands to attack] my people. Those foreigners will speak languages that my people do not know [DOU]. [In that way], I will warn my people, but they will still not pay attention to what I say.
Sebab mengenai penggunaan bahasa asing, ada tertulis dalam Firman TUHAN, “Dengarkanlah perkataan TUHAN, ‘Dengan memakai bangsa-bangsa asing yang mengalahkan bangsa Israel Aku akan berbicara kepada bangsa yang keras kepala ini. Biarpun pesan-Ku akan disampaikan kepada mereka dalam bahasa asing, mereka tetap tidak akan mendengarkan Aku!’”
22 If we speak in languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], unbelievers [who are there will realize that the Spirit of God is truly among us]. That will warn them [that they need to fear God]. But believers do not [need such a warning].
Dari Firman itu kita tahu bahwa kemampuan rohani berbahasa lain lebih cocok dipakai terhadap orang-orang yang keras kepala dan menolak percaya kepada TUHAN, tetapi kurang berguna bagi orang-orang yang percaya. Sebaliknya, kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan Roh Allah sangat berguna bagi orang yang sudah percaya, dan kurang cocok bagi mereka yang belum percaya.
23 Suppose during the worship service everyone started to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. If unbelievers or people who do not know [about the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers] come in [and hear that], they will surely think that you are crazy. [RHQ]
Apalagi, kalau ada beberapa orang yang baru masuk ke dalam pertemuan jemaat kalian, dan kamu semua berbicara dalam berbagai bahasa lain, pastilah mereka pikir kalian gila!
24 But if an unbeliever or someone who does not know [about those abilities] comes in while all of you believers are [one by one] speaking messages that come directly from God, everything that you [say] will show that person that he is a sinner and that [God] will punish him [if he does not turn from his sinful behavior].
Tetapi seandainya kamu semua menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah, lalu ada seorang yang belum percaya atau belum mengerti masuk ke dalam pertemuan kalian itu, maka hal-hal yang kalian sampaikan akan menyatakan dosa-dosanya, dan dia akan merasa tertegur oleh semua yang kalian katakan.
25 He will realize that [God knows the evil things that he has done that], things that other people do not know. Then he will kneel down and worship God and say, “God is truly among you!”
Rahasia-rahasia dalam hatinya juga akan dinyatakan, sehingga akhirnya dia berlutut menyembah Allah serta mengaku, “Allah benar-benar bersama kalian!”
26 So, my fellow believers, I will tell you [RHQ] what I think that you should be doing. When you come together [to worship God], some of you may have a hymn to sing. Others may have something to teach [the congregation]. Others may have [something to say that God has] revealed to them. Others may give messages in languages [that they have not learned]. Others will explain the meaning of those messages. Make sure that all of these things that you do will make the congregation become more mature spiritually.
Jadi Saudara-saudari, inilah kesimpulan dari semuanya: Waktu kalian berkumpul, hendaklah setiap orang terlibat sesuai kemampuan rohani masing-masing, misalnya membawakan nyanyian, mengajar, menyatakan sesuatu yang membuka wawasan baru, berbicara bahasa lain sesuai pimpinan Roh Kudus, atau menerjemahkan pesan dalam bahasa lain itu. Tujuan dari semuanya itu haruslah untuk saling menguatkan.
27 [It is all right] if two people, or at the most three people, speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. But they must speak one at a time, and someone must explain the meaning of what the others have said.
Kalau ada yang ingin berbicara kepada jemaat dengan menggunakan kemampuan rohani berbahasa lain, maka hanya diperbolehkan dua atau paling banyak tiga orang saja. Hendaklah mereka bergiliran, dan harus ada yang bisa menerjemahkan kata-kata mereka.
28 If [those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that] there is no one [there] who will be able to explain the meaning [of what they will say], they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, [somewhere else].
Kalau tidak ada anggota jemaat yang mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk menerjemahkan, maka orang yang ingin menggunakan kemampuan berbahasa lain tidak boleh bicara dalam pertemuan. Biarlah dia memakai kemampuan itu untuk berbicara secara pribadi kepada Allah tanpa bersuara.
29 [During a meeting], two or three people should speak messages that come directly from God, and others who are there should think carefully about what those people have said.
Tentang orang-orang yang punya kemampuan rohani menyampaikan pesan dari Allah: Hanya dua atau tiga orang saja yang boleh berbicara dalam satu pertemuan. Dan hendaklah saudara-saudari yang lain menilai apa yang mereka katakan.
30 If someone receives a new message directly from God while someone else is speaking, the one who is speaking should stop speaking [and let the other person tell what God has revealed to him].
Tetapi kalau Allah menyatakan sesuatu kepada salah satu anggota yang lain, maka orang yang sedang bicara harus diam, supaya pesan Allah disampaikan secara teratur.
31 You can all, one by one, speak messages that have come directly from God, in order that you can teach others and all be encouraged {encourage everyone}.
Dengan demikian, semua yang mempunyai kemampuan menyampaikan pesan dari Allah mendapat kesempatan satu per satu, sehingga semua yang hadir menerima pengajaran dan dikuatkan.
32 Those who speak messages that come directly from God are in control of their own spirits, [so they can wait for their turn to speak].
Setiap orang yang mempunyai kemampuan untuk menyampaikan pesan Allah sanggup mengendalikan diri dan sabar menunggu waktunya berbicara.
33 Remember that God does not desire that things be done in a disorderly way [during your worship services]. Instead, he desires that everything be done in an orderly way. Just like it happens in all the other congregations of believers,
Sebab Allah tidak menginginkan kekacauan. Dia menghendaki segala sesuatu berlangsung dengan teratur. Sesuai dengan tata cara yang dilakukan dalam semua perkumpulan jemaat umat Allah,
34 the women should not be permitted {do not permit the women} [to interrupt the meeting by] asking [questions]. They must keep quiet. They must be subject [to their husbands]. What Moses wrote [PRS] [about how God created the first two people] suggests [that the women should do that].
hendaklah kaum perempuan berdiam diri dalam pertemuan ibadah. Para istri tidak diizinkan langsung berbicara, karena mereka berada di bawah pimpinan suami masing-masing, seperti yang dikatakan dalam hukum Taurat.
35 If they want to know [more] about something [that a speaker said], they should ask their husbands when they get home, for it is disgraceful for women to [interrupt a service by] asking [such questions].
Kalau seorang istri ingin menanyakan sesuatu, hendaklah dia bertanya kepada suaminya di rumah, karena tidak sepatutnya perempuan berbicara di dalam ibadah.
36 [If you do not agree with these things that I have been telling you], remember that [RHQ] the message from God did not first come from you [people in Corinth]. Also, you are not [RHQ] the only ones who have heard it! [Many others have heard it and accepted it, so you should not act as though you are the only believers who have heard the message from God].
Kalau ada di antara kalian yang tidak senang dengan ajaran-ajaran saya tadi, ingatlah bahwa bukan kalian yang pertama menerima ajaran dari Allah, dan bukan kalian saja yang menjadi pengikut Kristus! Hendaklah kalian mengikuti kebiasaan jemaat Kristus di tempat-tempat lain juga.
37 Those of you who think that you have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, or think that you have some other ability [that God’s] Spirit gives, should realize that the things that I have written about in this letter are things that the Lord has commanded.
Kalau kamu merasa dirimu mempunyai kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan Allah atau dituntun oleh Roh Allah, tentu kamu sependapat bahwa perintah-perintah yang saya tuliskan di atas berasal dari TUHAN.
38 But if they are not willing to accept [my authority], [God] will not accept them (OR, they will not be accepted [by the congregation]).
Tetapi kalau ada di antara kalian yang tidak setuju terhadap ajaran-ajaran itu, jangan pedulikan dia!
39 So, my fellow believers, be eager to speak messages that come directly from God, and do not prevent anyone from speaking in a language [that he has not learned].
Jadi Saudara-saudari, hendaklah kalian masing-masing berdoa sungguh-sungguh agar diberi kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan Allah. Dan jangan melarang saudara seimanmu untuk menggunakan kemampuan rohani berbahasa lain.
40 But make sure [that] everything that you do [during the worship services] is done in a proper and orderly way.
Tetapi semuanya harus dilakukan dengan penuh hormat dan teratur.
