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.
Tentang daging persembahan berhala kita tahu: "kita semua mempunyai pengetahuan." Pengetahuan yang demikian membuat orang menjadi sombong, tetapi kasih membangun.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
Jika ada seorang menyangka, bahwa ia mempunyai sesuatu "pengetahuan", maka ia belum juga mencapai pengetahuan, sebagaimana yang harus dicapainya.
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
Tetapi orang yang mengasihi Allah, ia dikenal oleh Allah.
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.
Tentang hal makan daging persembahan berhala kita tahu: "tidak ada berhala di dunia dan tidak ada Allah lain dari pada Allah yang esa."
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.
Sebab sungguhpun ada apa yang disebut "allah", baik di sorga, maupun di bumi--dan memang benar ada banyak "allah" dan banyak "tuhan" yang demikian--
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.
namun bagi kita hanya ada satu Allah saja, yaitu Bapa, yang dari pada-Nya berasal segala sesuatu dan yang untuk Dia kita hidup, dan satu Tuhan saja, yaitu Yesus Kristus, yang oleh-Nya segala sesuatu telah dijadikan dan yang karena Dia kita hidup.
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 bukan semua orang yang mempunyai pengetahuan itu. Ada orang, yang karena masih terus terikat pada berhala-berhala, makan daging itu sebagai daging persembahan berhala. Dan oleh karena hati nurani mereka lemah, hati nurani mereka itu dinodai olehnya.
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.
"Makanan tidak membawa kita lebih dekat kepada Allah. Kita tidak rugi apa-apa, kalau tidak kita makan dan kita tidak untung apa-apa, kalau kita makan."
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, supaya kebebasanmu ini jangan menjadi batu sandungan bagi mereka yang lemah.
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]
Karena apabila orang melihat engkau yang mempunyai "pengetahuan", sedang duduk makan di dalam kuil berhala, bukankah orang yang lemah hati nuraninya itu dikuatkan untuk makan daging persembahan berhala?
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 jalan demikian orang yang lemah, yaitu saudaramu, yang untuknya Kristus telah mati, menjadi binasa karena "pengetahuan" mu.
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!
Jika engkau secara demikian berdosa terhadap saudara-saudaramu dan melukai hati nurani mereka yang lemah, engkau pada hakekatnya 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)
Karena itu apabila makanan menjadi batu sandungan bagi saudaraku, aku untuk selama-lamanya tidak akan mau makan daging lagi, supaya aku jangan menjadi batu sandungan bagi saudaraku. (aiōn g165)
