1 Corinthians 2
1 My fellow believers, when I came to you, I proclaimed to you the message that God had revealed to me. But I did not proclaim it using eloquent words that would make people think highly of me, nor did I argue in a way that unbelievers would think was very wise.
Demikian juga, Saudara-saudari, ketika saya pertama kali menyampaikan ajaran dari Allah di antara kalian, saya tidak menggunakan perkataan yang indah-indah ataupun ilmu duniawi.
2 I did that because I decided that I would speak only about Jesus Christ. Specifically, I told you [what he accomplished for us when] he was killed by being nailed {[when they] killed him by nailing him} to a cross.
Karena pada waktu itu saya sudah mengambil keputusan bahwa selama bersama kalian, saya tidak akan membicarakan ajaran lain kecuali tentang Kristus Yesus dan kematian-Nya di kayu salib.
3 Furthermore, when I was with you, I felt that I was not adequate [to do what Christ wanted me to do]. I was afraid [that I would not be able to do it], and because of that I was trembling very much.
Kebetulan ketika saya datang, saya sedang lemah dan gemetar ketakutan.
4 When I taught you and preached to you, I did not speak words that [unbelievers would consider] [IRO] wise in order to convince them that my message was true. Instead, [God’s] Spirit showed that it was true by [enabling me to] powerfully [perform miracles].
Biarpun pesan yang saya ajarkan tidak disampaikan dengan ilmu manusiawi yang bisa meyakinkan orang, kuasa Roh Kuduslah yang membuktikan ajaran saya.
5 [I taught and preached that way] in order that you might believe [my message], not because you heard words that people [considered to be] [IRO] wise, but [because you recognized] God’s power.
Dan hal itu baik, sebab dengan demikian kalian menjadi percaya hanya karena kuasa Allah, bukan karena ilmu manusiawi.
6 I do teach a message that people who are [spiritually] mature [consider to] be wise. But I do not teach a message that unbelievers [consider to be] wise. I also do not teach a message that unbelieving rulers in the world consider to be wise. [What they think about it does not matter], because [some day] (they will lose their power/not be ruling any more). (aiōn g165)
Sebenarnya, waktu bersama orang-orang yang dewasa secara rohani, kami memang mengajarkan ilmu. Tetapi ilmu kami tidak berasal dari dunia ini ataupun dari penguasa-penguasa dunia yang akan segera dibinasakan. (aiōn g165)
7 Instead, I teach about what God planned wisely [long ago]. It is something that people did not know about previously because [God] did not reveal it previously. But God determined before he created the world that he would greatly benefit us by his wise plan. (aiōn g165)
Ilmu yang kami ajarkan adalah ilmu Allah, yang dulu tersembunyi bagi manusia sejak dunia diciptakan. Sekarang hal itu sudah Allah nyatakan kepada kita, supaya kita ikut menikmati kemuliaan-Nya. (aiōn g165)
8 None of those who rule this world knew that wise plan. If they had known it, they would not have nailed our wonderful Lord to the cross. (aiōn g165)
Sebelumnya, para penguasa dan raja-raja dunia ini tidak pernah mengerti ilmu tersebut. Andai mereka mengerti, tentu mereka tidak akan menyalibkan Yesus, Tuhan kita yang mulia. (aiōn g165)
9 But [we believers need to remember these words that a prophet] wrote [in the Scriptures]: Things that no one has ever seen, things that no one ever heard, things that no one ever thought could happen, those are the things that God has prepared for those who love him.
Hal itu sesuai dengan ayat Kitab Suci ini, “Bagi orang-orang yang mengasihi Dia, Allah sudah menyiapkan sesuatu yang luar biasa, yang belum pernah dilihat dan didengar manusia, bahkan tidak pernah terbayangkan.”
10 God has caused his Spirit to reveal those things to us [(inc)] believers. His Spirit can do that because he knows thoroughly the meaning of all things. He even knows the things about God that are very difficult to understand.
Tetapi sekarang Allah sudah menunjukkan hal-hal itu kepada kita melalui Roh-Nya! Karena Roh Kudus mengetahui segala sesuatu, bahkan rahasia Allah yang tersembunyi sekalipun.
11 Only a person himself (OR, a person’s spirit) knows what he is thinking. Similarly, only God’s Spirit knows what God is thinking.
Begini perbandingannya: Tidak seorang pun mengetahui pikiran orang lain, kecuali roh orang itu sendiri yang tinggal dalam dirinya. Demikian juga halnya dengan Allah. Tidak ada yang tahu pikiran Allah, kecuali Roh Allah sendiri.
12 It was not the ideas that unbelievers teach that we accepted. Instead, it was the Spirit who came from God that we received, in order that we might know the things that God has freely done for us.
Sekarang, yang kita terima bukan roh dari dunia ini, melainkan Roh Allah! Maka dengan bantuan Roh-Nya, kita dimampukan untuk mengerti hal-hal yang Allah berikan kepada kita karena kebaikan hati-Nya.
13 Those are the things that I tell you about. As I do that, I do not tell you things that someone [whom others thought] was [IRO] wise taught me. Instead, I tell you truths that [God’s] Spirit taught [me], and I explain those spiritual truths to people whose thinking is guided by God’s Spirit (OR, I teach spiritual [truths to] spiritual [people]).
Waktu kami mengajarkan hal-hal rohani tersebut, kami tidak menyampaikannya dengan kata-kata menurut ilmu duniawi, tetapi kata-kata yang diberikan oleh Roh Kudus kepada kami. Dengan demikian, kata-kata hikmat dari Roh Kudus dipakai untuk menjelaskan hal-hal rohani.
14 Those who are unbelievers reject the truths that [God’s] Spirit teaches us [(inc)], because they [consider those truths to be] foolish. They cannot understand them, because it is God’s Spirit who enables us to evaluate those truths correctly, [and those people do not have God’s Spirit].
Orang yang tidak memiliki Roh Allah tidak bisa menerima ajaran yang berasal dari Roh Allah, karena orang seperti itu akan menganggap ajaran tersebut sebagai kebodohan. Dia tidak mungkin mengerti, sebab ajaran dari Roh Allah hanya bisa dimengerti dengan bantuan Roh Allah.
15 We who have God’s Spirit can judge correctly the [value of] all truths [that the Spirit reveals], but [unbelievers] cannot evaluate us correctly.
Jadi, kita yang bersatu dengan Roh Allah bisa menilai semua ajaran rohani. Tetapi orang-orang yang belum menerima hikmat dari Roh Allah tidak mampu menilai apa pun tentang kita. Hal itu sesuai dengan Firman Allah yang berkata,
16 As [one of our prophets wrote: ] No human [RHQ] has known what the Lord is thinking. No human [RHQ] is able to instruct him. But we believers are able to think about things [MTY] in the way that Christ thinks about them.
“Manusia tidak mungkin mengetahui pikiran TUHAN! Tidak seorang pun mampu memberikan nasihat kepada-Nya.” Oleh karena itu, hal yang sangat luar biasa bagi kita adalah: Melalui Roh Allah, kita diberi kemampuan untuk berpikir seperti Kristus!
