Hebrews 10

1 Just like a shadow vaguely represents the thing that it is a shadow of, the laws that God [gave Moses] only poorly represent [MET] the good things that were to come later. Those laws were not all the good things themselves that God has promised. So, by offering the same kinds of sacrifices every year, people [PRS] who approach God can never become (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Jadi, cara menyembah Allah yang tertulis dalam hukum Taurat hanyalah gambaran atau bayangan dari hal-hal baik yang akan Allah nyatakan kepada umat-Nya, pada waktu yang sudah Dia tetapkan. Cara lama itu tidak menunjukkan kehendak Allah yang sesungguhnya. Karena dengan cara tersebut, walaupun setiap tahun selalu dipersembahkan kurban hewan, kurban-kurban itu tidak bisa membersihkan hati nurani para penyembah dengan sempurna.

2 If God had removed the guilt for having sinned of those who brought the sacrifices, they would not feel that they were still guilty. So they would certainly have stopped offering those sacrifices! [RHQ]

Seandainya hati nurani mereka benar-benar sudah dibersihkan melalui kurban hewan itu, tentu mereka tidak akan merasa tertuduh lagi oleh dosa-dosa mereka, dan tentunya mereka juga tidak merasa perlu mempersembahkan kurban berulang-ulang.

3 But rather, the fact that they offer those sacrifices each year reminds them that they are still guilty for their sins.

Sebaliknya, justru kurban-kurban itu mengingatkan mereka akan dosa, setiap kali mereka mempersembahkannya.

4 The principle is that blood of animals such as bulls or goats can never remove the guilt of those who have sinned.

Karena persembahan darah sapi jantan dan kambing jantan sebenarnya tidak bisa menghapus dosa manusia.

5 So, as [Christ] was coming into the world, he spoke [to his Father about offering himself as a sacrifice for people’s sin. The Psalmist wrote this that Christ said]: It is not sacrifices and offerings that you [(sg)] have wanted, but you have prepared for me a body [to serve you].

Itulah sebabnya ketika Kristus datang ke dunia ini, Dia berkata kepada Allah, “Engkau tidak menginginkan kurban dan persembahan, tetapi Engkau sudah menyediakan tubuh bagi-Ku yang Aku serahkan untuk melayani Engkau.

6 Animals that are completely burned up as sacrifices have not pleased you, and [other sacrifices that atone] for those who have sinned have not pleased you.

Engkau tidak berkenan kepada kurban-kurban penghapus dosa, biarpun seluruhnya dibakar sampai habis.

7 Then [because of this], I said, “My God, (listen!/here I am!) I have come [here] in order to do what you want me [to do], [just like] has been written {as they have written} about me in the Scriptures.”

Karena itu Aku berkata, ‘Ya Allah, Aku siap! Seperti yang sudah tertulis tentang Aku di dalam Kitab Suci, Aku sudah datang untuk melaksanakan kehendak-Mu.’”

8 First, [Christ] said, “It is not sacrifices and offerings and animals that [the priests] have completely burned up and other [offerings to atone for] those who have sinned that you have really wanted. They have not pleased you.” [Christ said that even though] those things were offered {they offered all those things} according to the laws [God gave Moses]!

Dalam kutipan di atas, pertama Kristus mengatakan bahwa Allah tidak menginginkan dan tidak berkenan pada “kurban dan persembahan” serta semua jenis “kurban penghapus dosa,” termasuk juga kurban yang “dibakar sampai habis,” padahal justru itulah yang diperintahkan dalam hukum Taurat.

9 Then, [concerning his offering himself as a sacrifice to atone for people’s sin], he said, “Listen! I have come [here] to do what you want me [to do]!” In that way Christ got rid of the first [way of atoning for sin], in order to establish the second [way of atoning for] sin.

Lalu Dia berkata, “Ya Allah, Aku siap! Aku sudah datang untuk melaksanakan kehendak-Mu.” Artinya, dengan ucapan tersebut, Kristus membatalkan cara lama untuk menghapuskan dosa dan membuat cara yang baru.

10 Because of Jesus Christ [doing what God] wanted him to do, we have been dedicated to {[he] has set us apart for} God by his offering his own body only once [as a sacrifice, a sacrifice that will not need to be repeated].

Karena yang Allah kehendaki adalah: Kita dikuduskan selamanya dengan satu kali saja Kristus Yesus mengurbankan tubuh-Nya.

11 As every [Jewish] priest stands daily [in front of the altar], he performs rituals and offers the same kind of sacrifices that could never remove [the guilt from anyone who] sinned [MTY].

Dalam cara yang lama, setiap hari seorang imam harus berdiri di depan mezbah di rumah TUHAN dan berulang kali melakukan peraturan agama, serta mempersembahkan berbagai jenis kurban yang sama sekali tidak pernah bisa menghapuskan dosa.

12 But [Christ] offered a sacrifice that [will be adequate] forever, and he offered it only one time! Then he sat down [to rule] with God at the place of highest honor [MTY].

Tetapi Kristus, Imam Agung kita, mempersembahkan satu kurban saja yang berlaku untuk selamanya, lalu Dia duduk di tempat yang paling terhormat di sisi Allah.

13 From now on, he is waiting for [God] to completely subdue [all] Christ’s enemies [MTY].

Sekarang Dia menantikan “saatnya Allah membuat semua musuh-Nya tunduk kepada-Nya.”

14 By offering himself once, he has provided that those whom [God] has set apart will be eternally made (perfect/all that God intends them to be).

Jadi, dengan mempersembahkan hanya satu kurban yang berlaku untuk selamanya, Kristus sudah membayar lunas harga penyucian untuk setiap orang yang akan disempurnakan oleh-Nya.

15 The Holy Spirit also confirms to us [that this is true]. First the Lord says:

Roh Kudus juga mengatakan hal yang sama kepada kita dalam ayat yang sudah saya kutip. Begini kata-Nya,

16 When the time [MTY] [when the first covenant that God made] with my people has ended, I will make a new covenant with them [MTY]. I will do like this for them: I will cause them to understand my laws and I will cause them to obey them (OR, enable them to know them sincerely).

“Demikianlah perkataan TUHAN, ‘Inilah perjanjian baru yang akan Aku tetapkan dengan kalian umat Israel: Aku akan menaruh hukum-Ku dalam pikiran kalian dan menuliskannya di hati kalian.’”

17 Then [the Lord said]: [I will forgive them for] their [DOU] sins, and I will [consider] that they are no longer [guilty for] having sinned.

Selanjutnya Dia berkata, “Aku tidak akan mengingat lagi dosa-dosa dan kejahatan kalian.”

18 When [God] has forgiven someone’s sins, that person does not [need to make] any more offerings [to atone for his sin]!

Jadi, karena semuanya itu sudah diampuni, maka kurban penghapus dosa tidak diperlukan lagi.

19 So, my fellow believers, because we [trust in what Jesus accomplished when] his own blood [flowed for us], we can confidently go into [God’s very presence] that was [symbolized] by the very holy place [in the tent] [MTY].

Saudara-saudari, oleh karena darah Yesus, kita boleh masuk ke pusat penyembahan yang mahakudus di surga tanpa rasa takut!

20 Jesus enabled us to go into [God’s presence] by making a new and effective way. [Specifically], he [offered] his body [as a sacrifice] for us [in order that nothing would stop us] from entering [God’s presence, just like] [MET] the curtain [of the very holy place prevented people from entering God’s presence].

Dahulu, jalan masuk ke tempat itu tertutup bagi kita oleh tirai. Namun, sekarang jalan baru sudah dibukakan oleh Perantara kita Yesus, dan tubuh-Nya sendiri adalah pintu masuk bagi kita, suatu pintu yang hidup.

21 Christ is a great priest [who rules over us, who are] God’s people [MTY].

Karena Imam Agung kita memerintah atas seluruh umat Allah,

22 [Just like the priests] were sprinkled {[as Moses] sprinkled [the priests]} [with blood] [MET] to symbolize that they were no longer guilty for having sinned, we also no longer are [guilty for having done] evil. [Just like the priests ceremonially] washed their bodies with pure water [to prepare themselves to serve God], we are allowing [God] to continually make us pure. So, we [(inc)] must approach [God] sincerely by confidently trusting [in him].

marilah kita senantiasa datang kepada Allah dengan bebas melalui doa kita masing-masing. Datanglah tanpa rasa takut, dengan hati yang sudah disempurnakan, dan dengan percaya penuh kepada-Nya. Sebab secara rohani hati kita sudah dipercik dengan darah yang menyucikan nurani kita dari beban dosa dan rasa bersalah. Dan secara rohani juga tubuh kita sudah dibersihkan dengan air yang murni.

23 We must unwaveringly keep holding tight [to what we believe. Since God] faithfully [does all] he promised [to do], we must confidently expect [him to keep doing that].

Marilah kita berpegang teguh pada keyakinan kita, yakni segala sesuatu yang kita harapkan dan akui! Karena Allah setia untuk menepati semua janji-Nya.

24 [Since God] faithfully [does all that] he promised [to do], let us consider how each of us can motivate other believers, in order that [believers] will love each other, and in order that each one will do good things.

Hendaklah kita semua berusaha mendorong satu sama lain untuk terus berbuat kasih dan melakukan hal-hal baik.

25 We must not stop assembling ourselves [to worship the Lord], as some people have done. Instead, each one of us must encourage/exhort other believers. [Let us do that] even more since we know that the day [that the Lord will return] [MTY] is near.

Janganlah malas berkumpul dalam persekutuan kita, seperti yang sudah menjadi kebiasaan sebagian orang. Sebaliknya, marilah kita saling mengingatkan untuk tetap rajin berkumpul dan lebih rajin lagi, sebab hari kedatangan Kristus semakin dekat.

26 [We(inc) must do those things], because if we deliberately and habitually sin after we have known the true [message about Christ], no other sacrifice will remove our guilt for having sinned in that way.

Sadarilah, bila kita terus-menerus sengaja berbuat dosa meskipun sudah menerima ajaran benar tentang Kristus, maka tidak ada lagi kurban yang bisa menghapus dosa tersebut.

27 Instead, we must fearfully expect that [God will] judge and angrily [punish] his enemies in a furious fire [MET].

Siapa pun di antara kita yang hidup seperti itu, dia hanya tinggal menunggu hukuman terakhir yang mengerikan, yaitu ketika Allah menghakimi semua yang memusuhi-Nya dan membuang mereka ke dalam kobaran api yang sudah disediakan untuk membinasakan mereka.

28 Everyone who rejected the laws [that God gave] Moses was mercilessly killed when [at least] two or three people testified that they had done that.

Sebagai contoh, ingatlah hukuman dalam peraturan yang lama: Siapa saja yang melanggar hukum Taurat harus dibunuh tanpa belas kasihan berdasarkan kesaksian dua atau tiga orang saksi mata.

29 [That was severe punishment]. But [Christ] is (God’s Son/the man who is also God). His blood, by means of which [he put into effect] the new covenant, is sacred. Because of [Christ’s] [MTY] blood [flowing for us when he died], [God] freed us from our guilt. So, you can be sure [RHQ] that anyone who shows contempt for [those truths] and who insults the Spirit of God, the one who acts with kindness toward us in a way we do not deserve, deserves to be punished even worse than [those Israelis were punished] [MET]!

Maka terlebih lagi orang yang menghina Anak Allah. Mereka pantas dihukum! Menghina Anak Allah artinya mengaku sebagai pengikut Kristus, tetapi terus saja hidup dalam dosa. Orang seperti itu memandang remeh darah Yesus yang menguduskan kita, darah yang sudah Dia curahkan untuk mensahkan perjanjian baru dengan Allah. Dengan demikian, mereka menghina Roh Allah, yaitu Roh-Nya yang menyampaikan Kabar Baik tentang kebaikan hati Allah kepada kita.

30 [We can be sure of that] (OR, [need to think about that carefully]) since we know that God said, “I myself will get revenge on those who sinned, and I will punish them as they deserve [DOU].” [Moses wrote], “The Lord will judge his people.”

Orang seperti itu tidak mungkin lepas dari hukuman, karena kita sudah tahu siapa Allah. Dia berkata, “Akulah yang berhak untuk membalas kejahatan. Aku akan memberi ganjaran.” Dia juga berkata, “Aku, TUHAN, akan mengadili umat-Ku.”

31 It will be a terrible thing if God who is all-powerful [MTY] seizes and punishes you [IDM]!

Habislah kita kalau sampai ditimpa murka Allah yang hidup!

32 Recall previous times when you [first] understood [MET] [the message about Christ]. You endured a hard struggle, but you [continued to trust him] when you suffered [because you believed in Christ].

Saya mohon, ingatlah selalu masa-masa awal ketika kamu baru mendapat pencerahan dari Allah untuk menjadi pengikut Kristus. Waktu itu kalian sering menderita dan dianiaya, tetapi kalian tetap berdiri teguh.

33 At times you were publicly insulted {people publicly insulted you} and you suffered {people persecuted you}. But you showed great concern for those who were treated like that.

Ada di antara kalian yang dihina di depan umum ataupun dipukuli. Ada juga yang menolong saudara-saudari kita yang dianiaya.

34 You not only were kind to those who were in prison [because they believed in Christ], but you also accepted it joyfully when [unbelievers] took away your possessions. You accepted it because you yourselves knew very well that you have eternal possessions [in heaven] that are much better [than those that they took from you]!

Dan waktu saya dipenjarakan, kamu semua turut merasakan penderitaan saya seolah-olah kamu sendiri yang dipenjara. Bahkan ada di antara kamu yang dianiaya sampai dirampas harta miliknya. Dalam keadaan seperti itu pun kamu tetap bersukacita, sebab kamu tahu bahwa kamu mempunyai harta lain, harta yang kekal dan terjamin di surga nanti.

35 So, do not become discouraged [when they cause you to suffer] {[you are persecuted]}, because [if you continue to trust in God], he will greatly reward you.

Jadi, tetaplah berani dan jangan ada seorang pun di antara kalian yang melepaskan keyakinan pada Kristus, yang sudah kalian pegang teguh sampai sekarang. Keyakinanmu itu akan menghasilkan upah yang besar.

36 You must patiently continue [to trust in him] in order that, because of your doing what God wants you to do, he will give you what he has promised.

Yang penting bagi kalian sekarang adalah bertahan dalam kesusahan, supaya kamu semua tetap melakukan kehendak Allah. Dengan demikian, kamu akan menerima segala yang dijanjikan Allah.

37 [You must do that] since [a prophet wrote] in the Scriptures [that God said about the Messiah], In just a short time the one [I promised] would come will surely come; he will not delay coming.

Karena ada tertulis di dalam Kitab Suci, “Sebentar lagi saja, Dia yang datang itu akan tiba dan tidak akan menunda waktunya.

38 But those whom I have summoned, who [act] righteously, must continually live trusting in me, because if they, in a cowardly manner, cease [to trust in me], I (will not be pleased/will be angry) with them.

Orang yang dinyatakan benar di hadapan-Ku akan hidup selamanya karena percaya penuh kepada-Ku. Tetapi Aku tidak berkenan kepada orang yang meninggalkan-Ku saat mengalami kesusahan.”

39 But we are not ones who in a cowardly manner stop [trusting in God], with the result that God will severely punish us. Instead, we are ones who trust in him, with the result that [God] will save us [SYN] eternally.

Saudara-saudari, saya yakin bahwa kita bukan termasuk orang yang “meninggalkan” TUHAN lalu dibinasakan. Kita adalah orang yang “percaya penuh” kepada-Nya dan diselamatkan.