2 Peter 1
1 I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
Kepada Saudara-saudari seiman saya, yaitu kalian yang sudah menerima berkat yang indah sama seperti kami, yakni berkat untuk percaya penuh kepada Kristus Yesus dan dinyatakan benar karena pengurbanan-Nya. Dialah Allah dan Penyelamat kita! Salam sejahtera dari saya, Simon yang juga disebut Petrus, rasul dan hamba Kristus Yesus.
2 [I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
Kiranya kamu senantiasa hidup tenang dan menikmati kebaikan Allah yang berlimpah-limpah, karena kamu semua sudah mengenal Allah Bapa dan Yesus Penguasa kita.
3 [God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
Dengan kuasa-Nya sendiri, Allah sudah memberikan segala sesuatu yang kita perlukan untuk menjalani hidup yang sesuai dengan kehendak-Nya. Semua berkat rohani itu diberikan kepada kita karena kita benar-benar mengenal Allah, yang sudah memanggil kita oleh karena kemuliaan dan kebaikan-Nya.
4 Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
Melalui kemuliaan dan kebaikan-Nya itu, Allah juga sudah menjanjikan banyak hal yang berharga dan sangat besar kepada kita. Oleh janji-janji-Nya itu, kita menerima Roh Allah sendiri dan dipersatukan dengan Dia, sehingga kita tidak lagi terikat pada segala macam dosa yang disebabkan oleh keinginan-keinginan badani yang jahat. Dosa itu sedang menguasai dunia ini seperti penyakit menular yang mematikan.
5 Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
Oleh karena segala pemberian dan janji Allah itu, janganlah kalian sekedar percaya, tetapi berusahalah dengan sungguh-sungguh untuk menjalankan keyakinan yang kalian percayai. Caranya: Pertama, hiduplah dengan melakukan perbuatan baik. Kedua, milikilah pengetahuan tentang cara hidup yang bijaksana.
6 And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
Ketiga, belajarlah menguasai diri. Keempat, bertahanlah dalam kesusahan. Kelima, berusahalah untuk hidup semakin sesuai kemauan Allah.
7 And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
Keenam, belajarlah mengasihi saudara-saudari seiman. Dan ketujuh, nyatakanlah kasih kepada semua orang dengan perbuatan.
8 If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
Kalau kamu melakukan semuanya itu dan semakin bertumbuh di dalamnya, maka kamu akan terbukti sebagai orang yang benar-benar mengenal Penguasa kita Kristus Yesus. Artinya, kamu bukanlah pengikut Kristus yang tidak berguna atau yang tidak memuliakan Dia dalam kehidupan.
9 If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
Tetapi kalau kamu tidak berusaha melakukan semua itu, berarti kamu tidak mampu melihat hal-hal rohani. Orang seperti itu lupa bahwa sebenarnya dosa-dosanya yang lama sudah dibersihkan ketika dia percaya kepada Kristus.
10 Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
Oleh karena itu, Saudara-saudari, berusahalah lebih keras lagi melakukan ketujuh hal yang saya tuliskan di atas. Dengan begitu kamu memastikan bahwa kamu benar-benar sudah dipanggil dan dipilih oleh Allah. Kalau kamu terus melakukan semuanya itu, kamu tidak akan gagal mencapai tujuan surgawimu.
11 and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
Dengan demikian, waktu kamu masuk ke dalam kerajaan yang kekal, kamu akan disambut dengan penuh sukacita oleh Penguasa dan Raja Penyelamat kita, Kristus Yesus. (aiōnios g166)
12 I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
Oleh karena itu, saya bertekad untuk selalu mengingatkan kalian tentang hal-hal tersebut, meskipun kalian sudah tahu dan berpegang teguh pada ajaran benar yang sudah kita terima dari Allah.
13 I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
Selama saya masih hidup dalam tubuh ini, yang hanya seperti tenda sementara, saya merasa bertanggung jawab untuk terus mengingatkan kalian akan semuanya itu,
14 because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
karena saya tahu bahwa tidak lama lagi saya akan mati, seperti yang sudah dinyatakan oleh Penguasa kita Kristus Yesus kepada saya.
15 Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
Itu sebabnya saya akan terus berusaha agar kalian selalu mengingat semua hal itu, bahkan setelah saya tidak ada nanti.
16 We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
Waktu kami memberitahukan kepada kalian tentang kuasa Tuhan kita Kristus Yesus dan tentang kedatangan-Nya kembali ke dunia ini, kami tidak seperti guru-guru palsu yang menguatkan ajarannya dengan dongeng-dongeng karangan mereka sendiri untuk menipu orang. Karena kami sendiri sudah melihat kebesaran Yesus.
17 God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
Kamilah yang hadir di atas gunung suci itu ketika Dia menerima hormat dan kemuliaan dari Allah Bapa Yang Mahamulia, yaitu ketika terdengar suara Allah dari surga yang berkata, “Inilah Anak-Ku yang sangat Aku kasihi. Dialah yang menyenangkan hati-Ku.”
18 We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
Hal itu membuat kami semakin yakin pada semua nubuatan para nabi tentang kedatangan-Nya kembali. Oleh sebab itu, hendaklah kalian memperhatikan nubuatan-nubuatan itu dengan teliti, karena perkataan para nabi ibarat pelita yang menyinari dunia yang gelap ini sampai Tuhan Yesus datang kembali. Kedatangan Yesus akan seperti fajar yang terbit dalam dunia baru, dan saat itu Dia akan menyinari hati kita seperti bintang pagi.
20 It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
Ingatlah hal penting ini: Seluruh nubuatan yang tertulis dalam Kitab Suci bukan berasal dari pikiran nabi sendiri.
21 because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
Mereka tidak pernah menyampaikan nubuatan menurut kemauan pribadi. Sebagai orang-orang yang disucikan Allah, semua nubuatan itu mereka ucapkan menurut pimpinan Roh-Nya.
