Proverbs 14
1 Wise women [PRS] hold their families together [by the wise things that they do], but foolish women ruin their families by the foolish things that they do.
Istri yang bijak memelihara rumah tangganya. Istri yang bebal menghancurkan keluarganya dengan perbuatannya sendiri.
2 By [continually] behaving/acting righteously, [people show that they] greatly revere Yahweh; those who (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) [show that they] despise him.
Cara hidup yang benar menunjukkan sikap takut dan hormat akan TUHAN, sedangkan cara hidup yang serong berarti menghina Dia.
3 Foolish people will be punished [MTY] for what they say, but wise [people] will be protected by what they say [MTY].
Perkataan orang bebal mengundang hajaran. Perkataan orang bijak melindungi dirinya dari masalah.
4 If [a man has] no oxen [to plow his field], he does not [need to put] grain [in their feedbox], but if [he has] oxen, they will enable [him to produce] an abundant crop.
Si pemalas tidak mau punya sapi supaya tidak usah membersihkan kandang setiap hari. Namun tanpa sapi, hasil panennya pun sedikit.
5 Witnesses who are reliable [always] say what (is true/really happened), but witnesses who are not reliable constantly tell lies [about what happened].
Saksi yang jujur tidak akan berbohong, tetapi saksi dusta menghembuskan kebohongan belaka.
6 Those who make fun [of being wise] will never become wise, but those who understand [what is right] learn things easily.
Orang yang suka meremehkan tidak akan pernah belajar menjadi bijak, tetapi orang yang berpikir jernih mudah memperoleh pengetahuan.
7 Stay away from foolish people, because they will not be able to teach you anything [useful].
Jauhilah orang bodoh karena perkataannya tidak akan memberimu pengetahuan.
8 Those who have good sense are wise, so they know what they should do [and what they should not do]; foolish people do not know what is right to do, but because they think that they do, they are deceiving themselves.
Dengan ketajaman berpikirnya, orang bijak mengerti apa yang harus dia lakukan dalam hidup, tetapi orang bebal ditipu oleh kebodohannya sendiri.
9 Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
Orang bebal meremehkan perlunya menebus kesalahan, tetapi orang jujur ingin setiap masalah dibereskan.
10 If you are very sad or if you are joyful, only you know what you are experiencing; no one else [can] know what you are feeling.
Tak ada yang bisa mengerti isi hati seseorang kecuali dirinya sendiri— baik senang maupun susah, orang lain tak dapat merasakannya.
11 Houses built by wicked [people] will be destroyed, but houses built by good/righteous [people] will last for a long time.
Keluarga orang jahat akan dihancurkan. Keluarga orang benar akan semakin sejahtera.
12 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that [some] people [falsely] think are right, but (walking on those roads/continually doing those things) causes [those people] to die.
Ada pilihan hidup yang tampaknya baik dan benar, namun ternyata berakhir pada kebinasaan.
13 [Sometimes] when people laugh, they are [really] sad, and when they stop laughing, they are still sad.
Di balik tawa terkadang ada duka. Suka bisa berakhir dengan luka.
14 Those who stubbornly continue to do what is wrong will get what they deserve, and those who continually do what is good will [also] get what they deserve.
Baik orang yang setia kepada TUHAN maupun orang yang menjauhi TUHAN akan menerima upah atas perbuatannya.
15 Foolish people believe everything [that people tell them]; those who have good sense think carefully about what will be the result of their actions.
Orang yang naif percaya pada apa pun yang didengarnya, tetapi orang bijak berpikir dengan hati-hati sebelum bertindak.
16 Wise people are careful and avoid [doing things that will give them] trouble; foolish people are careless and act (too quickly/without thinking).
Orang bijak berhati-hati dan menjauhkan diri dari kejahatan. Orang bebal merasa aman sehingga melangkah dengan gegabah.
17 Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; [people] hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
Orang yang cepat marah akan bertindak bodoh. Orang yang merencanakan kejahatan akan dibenci.
18 Foolish people get what they deserve for doing foolish things; those with good sense are rewarded [MET] by being able to learn a lot.
Hasil usaha orang naif hanyalah kebodohannya, tetapi orang yang berpikir panjang mendapat pengetahuan yang berharga.
19 [Some day] evil [people] will bow down in front of righteous [people to show that they respect them]; they [will humbly stand] at the gates of [the houses of] righteous [people and request their help].
Inilah kesudahannya: Orang jahat terpaksa tunduk dan meminta bantuan dari orang benar.
20 [No one likes] poor [people]; even their friends/neighbors do not like them; rich [people] have many friends, but [only while the rich people still have money].
Sulit sekali bagi orang miskin mendapat teman, bahkan di antara para tetangganya. Tetapi banyak orang berbondong-bondong untuk menjadi ‘teman’ orang kaya.
21 It is sinful to despise your [poor] neighbors; [God] is pleased with those who do kind things for the poor.
Bila engkau meremehkan orang miskin, engkau berbuat dosa dan tidak berkenan di mata Allah.
22 Those who plan to do things that are evil/wrong are walking on the wrong road; people faithfully love, respect and are loyal to those who plan to do what is good.
Merencanakan hal yang jahat membuatmu tersesat. Rencanakanlah hal-hal yang membawa kebaikan bagi sesama, maka engkau akan mempunyai teman-teman yang setia mengasihimu.
23 If you work hard, you will (accomplish something good/get a good income), but if all you do is to talk [and not work], you will remain poor.
Bekerja keras mendatangkan keuntungan. Banyak bicara mendatangkan kemiskinan.
24 One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich; the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.
Orang bijak dimahkotai dengan kekayaan, tetapi mahkota orang bebal adalah kebodohannya.
25 By saying [in court] what is true, you [can] save the life [of the one who is being falsely accused]; if you tell lies, you are abandoning someone who needs your help [to defend him].
Saksi yang jujur bisa menyelamatkan nyawa orang yang tidak bersalah, tetapi ada orang yang rela berdusta dan mengkhianati sesamanya demi mendapat bayaran.
26 Those who revere Yahweh are confident [that he will protect them], and their family will [also] be protected.
Orang yang selalu menghormati TUHAN merasa aman karena TUHAN melindungi mereka dan anak cucu mereka.
27 Having an awesome respect for Yahweh is [like] [MET] [having] a fountain that gives life; it will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
Sikap takut akan TUHAN bagai mata air kehidupan karena sikap itu membuat orang meninggalkan perbuatan jahat yang menjeratnya pada kematian.
28 If a king rules over many people, many people will [be able to] honor him; if he has only a few people in his kingdom, he will have very little [HYP] power.
Kehebatan seorang raja terletak pada jumlah rakyatnya. Apabila rakyatnya sedikit, kekuasaannya tidak akan lama.
29 Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Orang yang sabar adalah bijaksana, sedangkan orang yang cepat marah menunjukkan bahwa dirinya bebal.
30 Having a mind that is peaceful results in having a healthy body; having a mind that is [often] in turmoil is [like] [MET] cancer in [a person’s] bones.
Hati yang tenang membuat tubuh sehat, tetapi hati yang penuh iri seperti penyakit membusukkan tulang.
31 Those who oppress poor people are insulting God, the one who made those poor people, but acting kindly toward them is respecting God.
Menindas orang miskin berarti menghina Penciptanya. Membantu orang miskin memuliakan TUHAN.
32 Wicked [people] ruin themselves by the evil things that they do, but righteous/good [people] are kept safe/protected even when they die (OR, because of their continually doing what is right).
Orang jahat akan hancur karena perbuatannya sendiri. Orang benar terlindung karena kejujurannya.
33 Those who have good sense always think what is wise; foolish people do not know anything about being wise.
Hikmat tinggal di hati orang yang berwawasan, bahkan orang picik pun bisa mengetahuinya.
34 [When] the people of a nation [continually act] righteously, it causes that nation to be great; [continually doing what is] evil causes a nation to be disgraced.
Bangsa yang menegakkan kebenaran akan dihormati, tetapi perbuatan dosa yang merajalela akan mencemarkan nama bangsa.
35 Kings are pleased with officials who do their work competently/skillfully, but they punish [MTY] those who [do their work in a manner that] causes the kings to be disgraced.
Pegawai yang melayani dengan bijaksana akan disenangi oleh raja, tetapi pegawai yang bertindak bodoh akan dimurkai dan dihukum.
