Philippians 3
1 [Now there are] other things [that I want to write about]. My fellow believers, continue to rejoice because [you belong to] the Lord. [Though] I will [now] write to you about those same matters [that I mentioned to you before, this is] not tiresome for me, and it will protect you [from those who would harm you spiritually].
Sebagai kesimpulan, teman-teman sekalian, bersukacitalah di dalam Tuhan! Bukanlah suatu beban bagi saya untuk mengulangi segala hal yang sudah saya tuliskan sebelumnya kepada kalian, hal itu agar kalian selalu selamat!
2 Beware of those [people who are dangerous] [MET] [like wild] dogs. They are [dangerous] evildoers [DOU]. Beware of them [since they are like people who] cut [other people’s] bodies [MET]. [They will harm you spiritually by insisting that you must let someone circumcise you in order for you to become God’s people] [MTY, MET].
Berhati-hatilah terhadap para pekerja yang jahat, tingkah laku mereka seperti anjing! Berhati-hatilah dengan para mutilasi itu!
3 [Those people think that they are God’s people because someone has circumcised them]. But we, [not they], are [truly God’s people] [MET], [whether or not someone has] circumcised [us]. God’s Spirit [enables us to] [MTY] worship [God]; we praise Christ Jesus [because he has enabled us to become the people of God]. We do not believe [that God will consider/make us his people as a result of what someone has done to our] bodies [MTY, SYN].
Sebab kitalah yang sesungguhnya sudah disunat, menyembah dengan Roh Allah, menempatkan kepercayaan kita kepada Kristus Yesus. Kita tidak berharap kepada kemampuan manusia —
4 [We do not trust in those rituals to make us acceptable to God], although I could very well do that [if it would be useful for me]. Philippians 3:4b-6 [In fact], [if I could benefit from it for my salvation], I could rely upon what I have done and who I am [MTY, SYN] more than anyone else could! I will tell you why.
sebab jika ada cara untuk bisa dianggap benar di mata Allah dengan cara manusia, maka saya sendiri pasti akan memiliki kepercayaan diri itu! Jika ada yang berpikir bahwa mereka bisa berbangga dengan cara manusia, maka saya lebih-lebih lagi:
5 I [was circumcised] {[Someone] circumcised me} when I was one week old. I am from the people of Israel. I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I am completely Hebrew in every way. [While I was] a member of the Pharisee [sect], I [strictly obeyed] the laws [that God gave Moses].
Saya disunat pada usia 8 hari, saya seorang Israel asli dari suku Benyamin. Benar-benar seorang Ibrani asli. Mengenai ketaatan hukum saya seorang Farisi;
6 I was [so] zealous [to make people obey those laws that] I caused the people who believe in Christ to suffer [because I thought they were trying to abolish those laws. Indeed], as far as my obeying those laws is concerned, no [one could] have accused [me by] saying that I had disobeyed any of those laws.
sedangkan untuk mempertahankan agama Yahudi, saya pernah menganiaya orang yang percaya kepada Yesus; dan saya juga sangat taat kepada hukum Taurat, tanpa satu kesalahanpun!
7 Nevertheless, all such things as those, which I used to [consider to] be useful to me, those [very] things I now consider worthless, because I [want to know] Christ (OR, in order that I [may know] Christ).
Tetapi dengan cara apa pun hal-hal seperti itu memberi saya sesuatu, saya menganggapnya sebagai kerugian bagi Kristus.
8 More than that, I consider all things to be worthless, compared to how great it is to know Christ Jesus my Lord. Because I [want to know] him [better] (OR, In order that I [may know] him [better]), I have rejected all things as worthless. I consider them [as useless as] [MET] rubbish, in order that I may have [a close relationship with] Christ [MET],
Sungguh, saya menganggap semua itu sebagai kerugian untuk setiap keuntungan yang saya dapat dengan mengenal Tuhan saya Kristus Yesus. Saya melepaskan segalanya demi Kristus, dan menganggap semua itu sampah, agar saya bisa mendapatkan Kristus.
9 and in order that I may completely belong to him. It was not as a result of [my obeying] the laws [he gave Moses] that God erased the record of my sins. Instead, it is because I have trusted in Christ [that God] has declared that I am no longer guilty for my sins, and he enables me to act righteously. [It is] God [himself who] has erased the record of my sins, and he enables me to act righteously, [only] because I have trusted [in Christ].
Saya ingin ditemukan di dalam dia, tidak menjadi benar karena apa yang telah saya lakukan, atau apa yang dituntut oleh hukum, tetapi dibenarkan melalui keyakinan di dalam Kristus, diluruskan oleh Allah melalui kepercayaan kepada-Nya.
10 I [want] to know Christ [better and better]. Particularly, I [want] to continually experience [his working] powerfully in my life, [just like God worked powerfully when he] caused Christ to become alive after he died. I [also want to be continually willing] to suffer [in order that I may obey God], just like Christ suffered [in order that he might obey God. I also want] to be completely willing to die for [Christ], even as he died for me,
Saya sungguh-sungguh ingin mengenal Dia, dan kuasa dari kebangkitan Dia — mengambil bagian dalam penderitaan-Nya dan menjadi sama seperti dia dalam kematian-Nya,
11 [because I expect that, as a result of God’s goodness], he will cause me to live again after I have died.
sehingga saya berharap saya akan menjadi bagian bersama mereka yang dihidupkan kembali dari kematian!
12 I do not claim that I have already become completely like Christ Jesus; that is, I have not already become all that God intends me to be [DOU]. But I earnestly try to become [more and more like Christ], because he chose me [in order that I might become like him].
Bukan berarti saya sudah mendapatkan semua itu, atau saya sudah sempurna — tetapi saya berlari agar saya dapat memenangkan apa yang telah dimenangkan bagi saya oleh Kristus Yesus.
13 My fellow believers, I certainly do not consider that I have already become completely like Christ. But I [am like a runner. A runner does not look backward] [MET]. Instead, he leans/stretches forward as he runs straight toward the goal [in order that he might win the race and get the prize. Similarly], I do not think about what I have already done.
Teman-teman, saya tidak menganggap bahwa saya sudah menang, tetapi inilah satu tujuan saya: meninggalkan apa yang ada di belakang saya, dan berfokus kepada apa yang ada di depan saya.
14 Instead, I concentrate only on [continuing to become more and more like Christ right up to the end of my life] [MET]. As a result, because of my relationship with Christ Jesus, God will call/summon me to receive a reward from him [in heaven].
Saya berlari menuju ke garis akhir, seperti seorang pelari yang mengikuti pertandingan, untuk memenangkan hadiah yang sudah dipersiapkan oleh Bapa di Surga melalui Yesus Kristus.
15 So, all of us who are [spiritually] mature should think this [same way]. If any [of you] do not think this same way regarding what I [have written here], God will reveal that to you.
Setiap kita yang sudah dewasa secara rohani, haruslah berpikir seperti ini, dan jika kalian memiliki pikiran yang berbeda, maka Allah akan mengungkapkan ini kepada kalian.
16 What is important is that we must conduct our lives according to what [God has already revealed to] us.
Kita harus memastikan bahwa kita mengikuti setiap ajaran sesuai dengan pemahaman kita.
17 My fellow believers, [all of] you should follow my example, and observe those people who act as I do, [in order that you may imitate them also].
Teman-teman, ikutilah teladanku seperti yang dilakukan oleh saudara-saudari lainnya, dan contohlah tingkah laku kami dalam hidup sehari-hari.
18 [Keep in mind that] there are many people [who say that they believe in Christ, but] who act [in such a way that shows] that they are opposed to [the teaching about] Christ [dying on] the cross [MTY]. I have told you about those people many times [before], and now I am sad, even crying, as I tell you [about them again].
Cara hidup beberapa orang menjadikan mereka sebagai musuh Kristus — seperti yang sudah sering saya katakan kepada kalian sebelumnya, dan terus mengulanginya sekalipun hal ini sangat menyakitkan saya sehingga saya menangis.
19 [God] will severely punish them. The things their bodies desire [MTY] have become [like] gods to them [MET]. They are proud of the things they should be ashamed of. They think only about what unbelievers [MTY] think about.
Akhirnya mereka benar-benar tersesat, sebab yang menjadi “Tuhan” mereka adalah keinginan jasmani mereka dan yang menjadi kebanggaan mereka adalah hal-hal yang memalukan, hanya memikirkan hal-hal yang memuaskan hasrat duniawi mereka.
20 [But remember] that we are citizens of heaven. And we eagerly wait for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, [to return] from there.
Tetapi kita, karena tanah air kita adalah surga, dan kita menanti-nantikan seorang Juruselamat, yaitu Tuhan Yesus Kristus, yang juga datang dari surga.
21 By the power that enables him to put everything under his own control, he will change our weak bodies to become like his glorious body.
Dia akan menciptakan kembali tubuh kita yang fana ini menjadi seperti tubuh kemuliaan-Nya dengan kuasa yang olehnya segala sesuatu menjadi taklukan-Nya.
