Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Saya ingin kalian tahu betapa saya sudah bekerja keras untuk kalian, dan untuk mereka yang ada di Laodikea — bahkan untuk semua yang belum pernah saya temui secara pribadi
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
sehingga kalian boleh merasa dikuatkan. Kiranya kalian saling mengasihi lebih sungguh-sungguh, mengalami keuntungan yang besar dengan benar-benar yakin dalam pemahaman kalian, sebab inilah pengetahuan sejati yang Allah berikan. Kiranya kalian memahami rahasia Allah yang sudah dinyatakan, yaitu Kristus!
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
Di dalam Kristus kalian bisa menemukan seluruh kebijaksanaan dan pemahaman yang luar biasa tentang Allah.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Saya katakan ini keapda kalian agar tidak seorangpun akan membodohi kalian dengan argumen yang tidak benar.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Sekalipun secara jasmani saya tidak bersama-sama dengan kalian, tetapi secara roh saya bersama-sama dengan kalian. Saya sangat senang melihat cara kalian bersatu, dan betapa teguhnya rasa percaya kalian di dalam Kristus.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Seperti kalian menerima Kristus Yesus sebagai Tuhan, dan terus mengikuti Dia,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
didasarkan pada-Nya dan dibangun oleh-Nya. Kiranya rasa percaya kalian kepada-Nya terus bertambah kuat, dengan menaati semua ajaran yang sudah kalian terima, dengan penuh ucapan syukur kepada Allah.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Waspadalah agar tidak seorangpun memperbudak kalian melalui ajaran-ajaran dan khayalan-khayalan yang tidak berguna, yang mengikuti tradisi manusia dan cara pikir dunia ini, dan tidak mengikuti Kristus.
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
Karena kepenuhan kodrat ilahi Allah hidup di dalam Kristus dalam bentuk tubuh,
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
dan kita sudah menjadi utuh di dalam Dia. Dialah yang utama di atas semua penguasa dan pemimpin.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
Kalian sudah “disunat” di dalam Dia, tetapi bukan dengan cara manusia. Kalian sudah dibebaskan dari sifat manusia yang berdosa dengan “sunat” yang dilakukan oleh Kristus.
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Kalian sudah dikuburkan bersama dengan Dia dalam baptisan kalian, dan kalian dihidupkan kembali bersama dengan Dia melalui rasa percaya kalian karena kita percaya Allah memang menghidupkan Kristus kembali dari antara orang mati.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Dan sekalipun kalian dulu mati oleh karena dosa-dosa kalian dan secara jasmani “tidak disunat,” Yesus menghidupkan kalian kembali bersama dengan Dia. Dan Dia sudah memaafkan semua dosa-dosa kita.
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
Dia menghapus catatan hutang kita menurut Hukum yang tertulis untuk melawan kita; dia mengambil penghalang ini dengan memakukannya di kayu salib.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Dia melucuti kekuatan penguasa-penguasa dan otoritas spiritual, dan setelah secara terbuka mengungkapkan sifat asli mereka, dia membawa mereka tertawan di belakangnya dalam kemenangan.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Jadi janganlah biarkan siapapun yang mencela kalian untuk apa yang kalian makan atau minum, ataupun mengenai hari raya keagamaan, perayaan bulan baru, ataupun perayaan sabat-sabat upacara yang kalian sudah pilih untuk dilakukan.
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Semua ini hanyalah seperti sebuah bayangan untuk apa yang sesungguhnya akan terjadi, sebab realitas jasmaninya adalah Kristus.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Jangan biarkan seorangpun menipu kalian sehingga kalian tidak bisa memperoleh hadiah kemenangan, dengan memaksa bahwa kalian harus mengalahkan diri sendiri, atau menyembah para malaikat. Mereka berpikir bahwa mereka lebih baik daripada orang lain oleh karena penglihatan-penglihatan yang mereka katakan mereka dapatkan, dan menjadi sangat angkuh sampai memalukan dalam pikiran mereka yang penuh dosa.
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
Orang-orang seperti itu tidaklah mengikuti Kristus sebagai kepala yang memimpin kita, jemaat, sebagai tubuh-Nya, dipelihara dan bersatu melalui urat dan otot tubuh. Dan ketika tubuh itu bersatu bersama, tubuh itu bertumbuh dengan cara yang Allah ingin tubuh itu bertumbuh.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Jika kita sudah mati bersama dengan Kristus untuk tuntutan-tuntutan agamawi yang dunia ini paksakan, mengapa kalian tunduk kepada tuntutan-tuntutan itu seakan-akan kalian masih bagian dari dunia ini?
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
Mereka meributkan hal-hal seperti: jangan lakukan seperti itu, jangan makan itu, jangan sentu itu!
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
Perintah-perintah seperti ini tidaklah berguna lagi sebab mereka hanya hal-hal yang habis dipakai, dan mereka mendasarkan pengajaran mereka atas dasar pengajaran manusia.
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Beberapa aturan mungkin terdengar masuk di akal untuk mereka yang melakukan pengajaran kesalehan yang berpusat pada diri sendiri, yang begitu bangga untuk merendahkan diri, dan yang “menyiksa diri,” tetapi dalam kenyataannya, pengajaran itu sama sekali tidak menolong dalam mengatasi keinginan-keinginan untuk berbuat dosa.
