2 Corinthians 2
1 Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].
Oleh sebab itu, saya memutuskan untuk tidak lagi membuat kalian sedih pada waktu saya kembali mengunjungi kalian.
2 [And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]
Karena kalau saya datang dan membuat kalian sedih, maka saya pun akan lebih bersedih. Lalu siapa lagi yang akan menghibur saya selain kalian yang sudah saya buat sedih?
3 So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.
Itulah sebabnya saya menuliskan kepada kalian perkara-perkara dalam surat yang lalu, supaya ketika saya datang, kalian tidak membuat saya sedih. Karena seharusnya kalianlah yang menjadi sumber sukacita saya! Saya yakin ketika saya tiba, kalian semua akan baik-baik saja, sehingga saya bersukacita, dan kalian pun ikut merasakan sukacita.
4 I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.
Surat yang lalu saya tulis kepada kalian dengan berat dan hancur hati, bahkan dengan bercucuran air mata. Tetapi saya bukan bermaksud membuat kalian sedih, melainkan supaya kalian tahu betapa saya sangat mengasihi kalian!
5 [Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].
Saudara kita yang saya bicarakan dalam surat itu, kesalahannya lebih mengecewakan bagi kalian daripada saya, atau setidaknya bagi sebagian dari kalian. (Saya tidak mau melebih-lebihkan hal itu.)
6 [Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.
Sesuai nasihat saya, hukuman yang diberikan kepadanya oleh sebagian besar dari kalian sudah cukup.
7 So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).
Sekarang maafkanlah saudara kita itu dan hiburlah dia supaya tidak tenggelam dalam kesedihan.
8 For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.
Jadi, saya mohon kalian menunjukkan kepadanya bahwa kalian masih mengasihi dia.
9 [I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].
Dalam surat yang sebelumnya, alasan saya menulis tentang perkara itu adalah untuk menguji hati kalian. Saya ingin melihat apakah kalian tetap taat walaupun mengalami masalah sulit.
10 So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].
Waktu kalian memaafkan saudara kita itu, ketahuilah bahwa saya juga sudah memaafkannya. Kalau memang dia bersalah kepada saya, maka di hadapan Kristus saya sungguh-sungguh memaafkannya, demi kesatuan kita semua.
11 [I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].
Saling memaafkan itu baik bagi kita, supaya Satanas tidak mendapat kesempatan untuk menghancurkan kita. Karena kita bukan orang bodoh yang tidak tahu rencana-rencananya!
12 [I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].
Ketika saya tiba di Troas untuk memberitakan Kabar Baik tentang Kristus, TUHAN membuka kesempatan baik bagi saya.
13 But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].
Tetapi saya tidak bisa tenang di situ karena saya tidak bertemu dengan saudara kita Titus. Jadi saya berpamitan kepada pengikut-pengikut Kristus di sana dan pergi ke Makedonia.
14 However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.
Namun syukur kepada Allah, karena Dia selalu memimpin kami para pelayan-Nya ke dalam kemenangan melalui kuasa Kristus. Allah memakai kami untuk memperkenalkan Kristus kepada semua orang di mana saja, sehingga pelayanan kami seperti bau harum wangi-wangian yang tercium ke mana-mana.
15 [When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].
Bagi Allah, pelayanan kami seperti persembahan yang harum baunya, sebab kami mempertaruhkan nyawa demi mengabarkan berita tentang Anak-Nya. Bagi orang-orang yang mengikut jalan keselamatan, pelayanan kami juga seperti bau yang harum. Tetapi lain halnya bagi orang-orang yang mengikut jalan menuju kebinasaan.
16 To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)
Bagi mereka, pelayanan kami seperti bau bangkai busuk yang menjijikkan. Namun bagi orang-orang yang sedang diselamatkan, pelayanan kami seperti bau harum dari surga yang memberi hidup. Sebenarnya ini tanggung jawab yang sangat berat bagi setiap kita yang mau melayani Kristus!
17 [But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.
Banyak guru palsu menjadikan berita dari Allah sebagai barang yang bisa dijual demi keuntungan pribadi. Tetapi kami tidak seperti mereka! Kami tahu bahwa Allahlah yang mengutus kami dan bahwa pelayanan yang kami kerjakan terbuka di mata-Nya. Karena itulah kami sungguh-sungguh hanya mengandalkan Kristus dalam memberitakan kabar keselamatan dari Allah.
