1 Corinthians 8
1 Now [I will answer what you asked] about [us believers] eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols. [We know what some of you say, that God has enabled] all of us [to] know [the truth about things such as idols. But often we become] proud because we say that we know [all those things]. But instead of being proud about what we know, we should show that we love [our fellow believers by helping them to] become spiritually mature.
Sekarang tentang makanan yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala. Jadi “kita semua memiliki pengetahuan” tentang masalah ini. Pengetahuan yang demikian membuat kita menjadi sombong, tetapi kasih membuat kita saling membangun setu dengan yang lain.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
Jika ada yang berpikir bahwa dia sudah cukup banyak pengetahuan, dia sesungguhnya tidak tahu apa-apa!
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
Tetapi orang yang mengasihi Allah, Allah pasti mengenal dia.
4 So [I will tell you] about eating meat that people have sacrificed to idols. We know that it is true, [as you say], that idols are not really alive. We also know that there is only one real God.
Jadi mengenai makan makanan yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala: kita tahu bahwa tidak ada yang namanya berhala di dunia ini, dan hanya ada satu Allah yang sejati.
5 It is true that there are gods whom people think live in the heavens or whom they think live on earth. Truly, there are many beings that [people] call gods, and whom [they] call lords.
Sekalipun ada beberapa benda yang dinamakan “allah,” entah itu ada di surga ataupun di atas bumi — bahkan ada banyak “allah-allah” dan “tuhan-tuhan.”
6 But for us [believers] there is only one real God. He is [our heavenly] Father who created everything. He is the one whom we [worship and serve]. Also, for us believers Jesus Christ is the one and only Lord. He is the one whom [God caused] to create everything. It is because of what he [has done for us on the cross] that we have [spiritual] life.
Tetapi bagi kita hanya ada satu Allah, yaitu Bapa, yang dari Dia segala sesuatunya berasal, dan Dialah tujuan dari hidup kita; dan satu Tuhan, yaitu Kristus Yesus, yang melalui Dia segala sesuatu dijadikan, dan kita ada melalui Dialah.
7 Nevertheless, some people do not understand [that idols are not really alive]. In the past, some among you who are believers now were accustomed to believing that idols [were really alive]. As a result, when they eat such meat [now], they still think that it was sacrificed to an idol [that is alive]. They are not sure [that God allows believers to eat meat that has been offered to idols]. So, [when they eat such meat], they think that they have sinned.
Tetapi tidak semua orang memiliki “pengetahuan ini.” Beberapa yang sampai saat ini begitu terbiasa dengan berhala sebagai suatu kenyataan sehingga ketika mereka makan makanan yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala, hati nurani mereka yang lemah memberitahu mereka bahwa mereka sudah menajiskan diri mereka sendiri.
8 But God will not think more highly about us [if we eat certain] foods, or if we do not eat [certain foods]. That is, we are not more acceptable to God if we do not eat certain foods, nor are we more acceptable to him if we eat those foods.
Tetapi makanan tidak membuat pandangan Allah kepada kita berubah! Menolak makanan, tidak membuat kita lebih buruk, dan menerima makanan, tidak membuat kita lebih baik.
9 However, be sure that you do not do anything that God allows you to do, if by doing that you would encourage any of [your fellow believers to do something that] they are not sure [God allows them to do]. As a result, you would be causing them to sin.
Tetapi jagalah agar kalian tidak menggunakan kebebasan untuk makan makanan yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala ini untuk menyinggung mereka yang lemah dan mudah jatuh ke dalam dosa, sebab mereka gampang merasa bersalah.
10 For example, you know [that idols are not really alive]. Suppose that in a temple [where they worship] idols you eat [food that has been sacrificed to idols]. Suppose that someone who is not sure whether God allows us to eat that food sees you eating it. [You] would be encouraging him to eat it, too. [RHQ]
Jika ada seorang saudara seiman melihat kalian yang sudah memiliki “pengetahuan yang lebih baik” makan makanan di rumah berhala, tidakkah hati nuraninya yang lemah hanya akan mengikuti tindakan kalian, sementara dia sendiri masih percaya bahwa itu adalah dosa?
11 As a result, you who know that [idols are not really alive], might cause that fellow believer, one for whom Christ died, (to be ruined [spiritually]/to stop believing [in Christ]).
Dengan “pengetahuan kita yang lebih baik” dia yang lebih lemah imannya menjadi hancur, padahal sama seperti kita, Kristuspun sudah mati demi dia.
12 By sinning against your fellow believer by causing him to do something that he thinks God does not allow us to do, [it is as though] you are sinning against Christ himself!
Dengan cara ini, kalian menjadi berdosa terhadap saudara seiman, melukai hati nurani mereka yang lemah, dan kalian berdosa terhadap Kristus.
13 So if [I, Paul, think that by] eating a certain food I might cause a fellow believer to be ruined spiritually, I will never eat such food again. I do not want to cause any fellow believer (to be ruined spiritually/to stop believing in Christ). [And you should] ([do as I do/imitate my example]). (aiōn g165)
Jadi jika dengan memakan makanan yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala membuat saudara seiman jatuh dalam dosa, saya tidak akan pernah makan itu lagi, dengan demikian saya menjaga saudara seiman saya. (aiōn g165)
