Matthew 21
1 As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
Waktu Yesus dan kami para murid-Nya sudah dekat Yerusalem, kami tiba di desa Betfage yang berada di kaki Bukit Zaitun. Lalu Yesus menyuruh dua orang murid-Nya berjalan lebih dulu
dengan berpesan kepada mereka, “Pergilah ke desa yang di depan itu. Begitu kalian masuk, kalian akan melihat seekor keledai betina terikat bersama anaknya. Lepaskanlah keduanya dan bawalah kepada-Ku.
3 If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
Kalau ada orang yang menanyakan tentang apa yang sedang kalian lakukan, katakanlah, ‘Tuhan memerlukan dua keledai ini,’ maka orang itu akan mengizinkan kalian membawa keduanya.”
4 When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
Hal itu dilakukan supaya terjadi tepat seperti yang dikatakan Allah melalui nubuatan nabi yang mengatakan,
“Katakanlah kepada para penduduk Yerusalem, ‘Perhatikanlah, Rajamu datang kepadamu! Dia rendah hati dan menunggangi seekor keledai beban, bahkan seekor keledai muda.’”
6 So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
Lalu kedua murid itu pergi dan melakukan tepat seperti yang Yesus suruh.
7 They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
Mereka membawa keledai itu bersama anaknya dan meletakkan jubah-jubah mereka di atas punggung kedua keledai itu sebagai alas duduk. Lalu Yesus naik ke punggung keledai muda.
8 Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
Sangat banyak orang yang sudah berkumpul di situ melepas dan menghamparkan jubah mereka di jalanan untuk menghormati Yesus. Ada juga yang memotong ranting-ranting berdaun dari pepohonan dan menebarkannya di jalan itu.
9 The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
Orang-orang yang berjalan di depan Yesus dan yang mengikuti-Nya di belakang terus bersorak-sorai, “Hosana! Terpujilah TUHAN atas kedatangan Keturunan Daud ini! ‘Diberkatilah raja kita ini yang datang mewakili TUHAN.’ Terpujilah TUHAN di tempat-tempat yang tertinggi di surga.”
10 As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
Pada waktu Yesus memasuki Yerusalem, seisi kota menjadi gempar dan bertanya-tanya, “Siapa itu?!”
11 The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
Orang banyak yang mengikuti Yesus menjawab, “Dia itu Yesus!— nabi yang berasal dari desa Nazaret di provinsi Galilea.”
12 Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
Lalu Yesus masuk ke teras rumah Allah dan mengusir semua orang yang sedang berjual-beli di situ. Dia membalikkan meja-meja yang dipakai oleh para penukar uang, juga menggulingkan bangku-bangku para penjual burung merpati.
13 Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
Kata-Nya kepada mereka, “Dalam Kitab Suci Allah berkata, ‘Rumah-Ku akan disebut rumah doa.’ Tetapi kalian sudah menjadikannya ‘tempat persembunyian para pencuri!’”
14 After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
Lalu banyak orang buta dan orang pincang datang kepada-Nya di teras rumah Allah. Dia menyembuhkan mereka semua.
15 The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
Namun para imam kepala dan ahli Taurat menjadi sangat marah ketika melihat perbuatan-perbuatan ajaib yang dilakukan Yesus dan mendengar anak-anak kecil bersorak-sorai di teras rumah Allah, “Hosana, terpujilah TUHAN atas kedatangan Keturunan Daud ini.”
16 [They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
Mereka berkata kepada Yesus, “Kamu mendengar anak-anak itu, bukan?! Kenapa kamu tidak melarang mereka berkata begitu?!” Jawab Yesus, “Ya, Aku dengar. Tetapi kalian sudah tahu Firman Allah, bukan?! Penulis Mazmur berkata kepada Allah, ‘Engkau sudah mengajar anak-anak dan bayi-bayi untuk memberi pujian yang sempurna kepada-Mu.’”
17 Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
Kemudian Yesus bersama kami meninggalkan mereka dan keluar dari kota Yerusalem. Kami pergi ke desa Betania untuk bermalam di situ.
18 Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
Besoknya pagi-pagi sekali, ketika Yesus dan kami dalam perjalanan kembali ke kota Yerusalem, Dia merasa lapar.
19 He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
Dia melihat sebatang pohon ara di pinggir jalan lalu mendekatinya untuk melihat kalau-kalau ada buah di situ. Tetapi ternyata pohon itu tidak berbuah, hanya ada daun-daun saja. Maka Dia berkata kepada pohon itu, “Mulai sekarang kamu tidak akan pernah berbuah lagi.” Saat itu juga pohon itu menjadi kering. (aiōn g165)
20 [The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
Ketika kami murid-murid-Nya melihat hal itu, kami terheran-heran dan bertanya, “Bagaimana pohon ara itu bisa langsung kering?!”
21 Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
Jawab Yesus, “Aku menegaskan kepadamu: Kalau kamu percaya tanpa ragu-ragu dalam hatimu, kamu juga bisa membuat keajaiban seperti yang Aku lakukan kepada pohon ini, bahkan yang lebih besar lagi. Misalnya, kamu bisa meminta kepada Allah supaya gunung ini pindah ke dalam laut, dan hal itu akan terjadi.
22 In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
Segala sesuatu yang kamu minta dalam doa, percayalah bahwa Allah sedang memberikannya, maka kamu akan menerimanya.”
23 After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
Pada waktu Yesus sudah kembali ke teras rumah Allah dan sedang mengajar di sana, para imam kepala dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yahudi mendatangi Dia dan berkata, “Siapa yang memberikan wewenang kepadamu untuk mengajar dan mengubah kebiasaan-kebiasaan kami?— seperti yang kamu lakukan kemarin! Atas nama siapa kamu melakukan itu?”
24 Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
Dia menjawab, “Aku juga mau menanyakan sesuatu kepada kalian. Kalau kalian menjawab-Ku, maka Aku akan memberitahukan Siapa yang memberikan wewenang itu kepada-Ku.
25 Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
Coba jawab pertanyaan-Ku ini: Siapa yang memberikan wewenang kepada Yohanes Pembaptis untuk membaptis orang-orang? Apakah Allah yang memberikannya, atau dia bekerja atas kemauannya sendiri?” Lalu mereka berunding satu sama lain, “Kalau kita menjawab ‘Allah yang memberikannya,’ nanti Yesus akan menyerang balik, ‘Kalau begitu, kenapa kalian tidak percaya kepada Yohanes?’
26 If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
Tetapi jangan kita jawab, ‘Dia bekerja atas kemauannya sendiri. Kita takut jawaban itu akan membuat orang banyak ini marah, karena mereka percaya bahwa Yohanes adalah nabi.’”
27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
Jadi mereka menjawab Yesus, “Kami tidak tahu.” Lalu kata Yesus kepada mereka, “Kalau begitu Aku pun tidak akan memberitahu kalian tentang Siapa yang memberi-Ku wewenang untuk melakukan tindakan seperti kemarin.”
28 [Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
“Sekarang katakanlah pendapat kalian tentang cerita ini: Ada seorang bapak yang mempunyai dua anak laki-laki. Suatu hari dia menyuruh anaknya yang tertua, ‘Nak, pergilah bekerja di kebun anggurku hari ini.’
29 But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
“Anak itu menjawab, ‘Aku tidak mau!’ Tetapi kemudian dia menyesal lalu pergi dan bekerja di kebun.
30 Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
“Lalu bapak itu menyuruh anaknya yang bungsu. Anak itu menjawab, ‘Ya Pak, aku akan pergi.’ Tetapi dia tidak pergi.
31 So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
“Menurut kalian, yang manakah dari kedua anak itu yang melakukan kehendak bapaknya?” Jawab mereka, “Yang tertua.” Lalu kata Yesus kepada mereka, “Aku menegaskan kepadamu: Orang-orang berdosa seperti para penagih pajak dan pelacur sedang diterima sebagai umat kerajaan Allah, sedangkan kalian belum!
32 I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
Karena Yohanes datang dan menunjukkan kepada kalian hidup yang sesuai dengan kehendak Allah, tetapi kalian tidak mau mempercayai ajarannya. Sebaliknya, para penagih pajak dan para pelacur mempercayainya. Biarpun kalian sudah menyaksikan begitu banyak orang seperti mereka digerakkan oleh Allah untuk bertobat, kalian masih tidak menyesal dan tidak juga percaya pada ajaran Yohanes.”
33 “Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
“Dengarkanlah cerita yang lain ini: Ada seorang pemilik tanah yang menyuruh hamba-hambanya membuat kebun anggur yang besar, lengkap dengan pagar di sekelilingnya. Lalu mereka menggali lubang tempat memeras buah anggur, serta membangun pondok jaga yang tinggi untuk mengawasi kebun itu kalau-kalau ada pencuri atau binatang yang masuk. Sesudah itu pemiliknya menyewakan kebun anggur itu kepada beberapa orang petani, lalu dia pergi ke negeri lain bersama para hambanya.
34 When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
Waktu musim panen tiba, dia menyuruh hamba-hambanya pergi kepada para petani itu untuk mengambil hasil kebun yang menjadi bagiannya.
35 But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
“Tetapi para petani itu menangkap hamba-hambanya. Yang satu mereka pukul, yang seorang lagi mereka bunuh, dan yang lain lagi dilempari batu sampai mati.
36 [So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
Pemilik kebun itu menyuruh sekelompok hamba lain, lebih banyak daripada yang pertama. Tetapi para petani itu memperlakukan mereka dengan cara yang sama.
37 Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
Akhirnya dia mengutus anaknya sendiri kepada para petani itu dengan pikiran, ‘Tentu mereka akan menghormati anakku.’
38 But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
“Tetapi waktu melihat anak itu datang, mereka berkata satu sama lain, ‘Lihat! Yang datang ini adalah anaknya! Nanti dialah yang akan menjadi pemilik kebun ini kalau ayahnya sudah meninggal. Mari kita bunuh dia, supaya kebun ini menjadi milik kita.’
39 So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
Maka mereka menangkap dia dan menyeretnya keluar dari kebun anggur itu, lalu membunuhnya.”
40 [Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
Yesus pun bertanya, “Jadi, waktu pemilik kebun itu kembali, apa yang akan dia lakukan kepada para petani itu?”
41 [The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
Para pendengar menjawab, “Dia pasti akan menyiksa dan membinasakan para petani itu. Lalu dia akan menyewakan kebunnya kepada petani-petani lain yang akan setia memberikan hasil yang menjadi bagiannya pada tiap musim panen.”
42 Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
Kemudian Yesus berkata kepada mereka, “Kalian sudah membaca Firman Allah, bukan?! Ada tertulis, ‘Batu yang dianggap tidak berguna oleh tukang-tukang bangunan, sudah dijadikan Allah sebagai batu fondasi yang utama. Apa yang Allah lakukan itu sangat mengherankan bagi kita!’
43 So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
“Karena itu, Aku beritahukan kepada kalian bahwa hak sebagai warga kerajaan Allah akan diambil dari kalian bangsa Yahudi dan diberikan kepada orang bukan Yahudi, yaitu kepada setiap orang yang setia melakukan kehendak Allah.
44 [The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
Setiap orang yang tersandung pada batu itu akan remuk. Dan setiap orang yang tertimpa batu itu akan hancur lebur.”
45 When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
Waktu imam-imam kepala dan orang-orang Farisi mendengar perumpamaan-perumpamaan itu, mereka mengerti bahwa Yesus berbicara tentang mereka.
46 They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
Maka mereka mencari cara untuk menangkap Dia, tetapi tidak berhasil karena mereka takut pada orang banyak yang percaya bahwa Yesus adalah nabi.
