1 Peter 3

1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].

Para istri, terimalah otoritas suamimu dengan cara yang sama, sehingga jika beberapa suami menolak untuk menerima Firman Allah, mereka masih dapat dimenangkan tanpa kata-kata oleh caramu berperilaku,

2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.

mengenali perilaku murni dan hormat kalian.

3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.

Jangan fokus pada daya tarik luar — gaya rambut, perhiasan emas, atau pakaian modis —

4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.

sebaliknya biarkan daya tarikmu datang dari dalam, daya tarik yang abadi dari roh yang lembut dan damai. Itulah yang Allah hargai.

5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.

Beginilah cara perempuan kudus di masa lalu yang menaruh kepercayaan mereka kepada Allah yang membuat diri mereka cantik, menyerah kepada suami mereka,

6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].

seperti Sarah yang taat kepada Abraham, dan memanggilnya “tuan.” Kalian adalah putri-putrinya jika kalian melakukan apa yang baik dan benar dan tidak terintimidasi.

7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).

Para suami, dengan cara yang sama, bersikaplah penuh perhatian kepada istri kalian saat kalian tinggal bersama mereka. Meskipun mereka mungkin tidak sekuat kalian, kalian harus menghormatinya karena dia akan mewarisi hadiah hidup dari Allah dengan bagian yang sama. Pastikan untuk melakukan ini agar tidak ada yang menghalangi doa kalian.

8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.

Akhirnya, baiklah kalian semua harus memiliki sikap yang sama. Saling merasakan apa yang dirasakan oleh saudara-saudara seiman dan saling mengasihi. Bersikaplah saling menyayangi, dan rendah hati.

9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].

Jangan kalian membalas kejahatan dengan kejahatan, atau membalas ketika kalian dilecehkan, sebaliknya kalian harus memberkati — karena untuk itulah kalian dipanggil, sehingga kalian sendiri bisa mendapatkan berkat.

10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.

Ingatlah: “Mereka yang ingin mencintai kehidupan, dan melihat hari-hari yang baik, harus menahan diri dari berbicara yang jahat, dan tidak berbohong.

11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,

Jauhi kejahatan dan lakukan yang baik; mencari perdamaian — kejar hal itu!

12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.

Karena Allah melihat orang yang berbuat benar, dan Dia mendengar doa mereka, tetapi Allah menentang orang yang berbuat jahat.”

13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]

Siapa yang akan menyakiti kalian jika kalian suka berbuat baik?

14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”

Karena meskipun kita menderita karena melakukan perbuatan yang benar, kalian masih tetap lebih baik. Jangan takut dengan ancaman orang, jangan khawatir dengannya;

15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].

pertahankan agar pikiran kalian tetap terfokus pada Kristus sebagai Tuhan. Selalu siap untuk menjelaskan kepada siapa pun yang menanyakan alasan untuk harapan yang kalian miliki. Lakukan ini dengan cara yang lembut dan hormat.

16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.

Jagalah agar hati nuranimu jernih, sehingga jika ada yang menuduh kamu, mereka akan malu karena berbicara buruk tentang cara kamu menjalani hidup yang baik di dalam Kristus.

17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].

Tentu lebih baik menderita karena berbuat baik, (jika itu yang Allah inginkan), daripada menderita karena berbuat salah!

18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.

Yesus mati karena dosa, sekali dan untuk selamanya, Dia yang sepenuhnya sejati dan baik dan benar mati bagi mereka yang jahat, supaya Dia bisa membawamu kepada Allah. Dia dihukum mati di dalam tubuh, tetetapi menjadi hidup dalam roh.

19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).

Dia pergi untuk berbicara dengan mereka yang “dipenjara”

20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].

yang menolak untuk percaya, ketika Allah dengan sabar menunggu di zaman Nuh sementara bahtera sedang dibangun. Hanya sedikit — tepatnya delapan orang — diselamatkan “melalui air.”

21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].

Air ini melambangkan baptisan yang sekarang menyelamatkan kalian bukan dengan membasuh kotoran dari tubuh kalian, tetapi sebagai reaksi yang benar kepada Allah yang datang dari hati nurani yang bersih. Yesus Kristus yang sudah hidup kembali dari kematianlah yang memungkinkan keselamatan kalian.

22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.

Sesudah naik ke surga, Dia berdiri di sebelah kanan Allah, dan para malaikat, pemerintahan, dan kekuasaan ditempatkan di bawah kendali-Nya.

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark