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 saya menjawab pertanyaan kalian tentang makanan dari sisa daging yang dikurbankan kepada berhala. Sebagai pengikut Kristus, kita merasa bahwa kita semua mempunyai pengetahuan tentang hal itu. Namun, ingatlah bahwa pengetahuan biasanya membuat kita sombong. Kasih lebih penting daripada pengetahuan, karena kasih membuat kita saling membangun.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
Bila ada di antara kalian yang menganggap dirinya mempunyai banyak pengetahuan, sebenarnya pengetahuannya belum sempurna!
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
Tetapi kalau kamu mengasihi Allah, kamu berkenan di mata-Nya.
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.
Mengenai penjualan daging sisa kurban kepada berhala, kita tahu bahwa berhala menggambarkan dewa-dewa yang sebenarnya tidak ada dan tidak berkuasa, karena di seluruh dunia hanya ada satu Allah.
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.
Biarpun orang lain menganggap ada banyak dewa atau penguasa ilahi di langit dan di bumi,
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 Dia yang kita sebut Bapa, dan hanya ada satu Penguasa Ilahi, yaitu Kristus Yesus. Segala sesuatu diciptakan Bapa dengan perantaraan Yesus. Dan kita hidup bagi Allah Bapa melalui Tuhan Yesus.
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.
Namun, tidak semua pengikut Kristus mempunyai pengetahuan akan hal itu. Ada saudara-saudari seiman yang dulu menyembah berhala, sehingga kalau mereka makan daging bekas kurban berhala, mereka merasa masih terlibat dalam penyembahan itu. Hati mereka mudah merasa bersalah karena terpengaruh oleh agama mereka yang lama.
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.
Sebenarnya makanan tidak mengubah kedudukan kita di hadapan Allah. Menolak makan tidak berarti kita lebih hebat di mata Allah. Dan kalau memakannya, kita juga tidak menjadi lebih baik di mata Allah.
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.
Meskipun begitu, berhati-hatilah supaya kebebasan kita tidak membuat saudara kita yang lemah jatuh ke dalam dosa, karena dia mudah 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]
Pikirkanlah situasi begini: Kamu memakan makanan bekas persembahan berhala karena kamu tahu bahwa berhala tidak berarti apa pun. Lalu saudara seimanmu, yang belum memiliki keyakinan sama sepertimu tentang makanan itu, melihat kamu sedang duduk makan di rumah makan yang terhubung dengan kuil berhala. Perbuatanmu itu akan memberanikan dia untuk makan juga, padahal hatinya masih mudah merasa bersalah. Dengan demikian, kamu menjadikan dia berdosa.
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]).
Kalau itu terjadi, berarti kamu yang membanggakan pengetahuanmu itu sudah menghancurkan saudara seimanmu, padahal dia sudah diselamatkan oleh Yesus melalui kematian-Nya, sama seperti kamu.
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 demikian, kamu berdosa terhadap saudara seimanmu yang mudah merasa bersalah tentang makanan. Waktu kamu memberi contoh yang membuatnya melakukan sesuatu yang dia anggap dosa, berarti kamu berdosa juga 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, kalau daging yang saya makan bisa membuat saudara saya jatuh dalam dosa, saya tidak akan makan daging lagi seumur hidup supaya tidak membuat saudara seiman saya berdosa! (aiōn g165)
