Proverbs 15
1 When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them; but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
Dengan jawaban yang ramah, kemarahan menjadi reda; jawaban yang pedas membangkitkan amarah.
2 When wise [people] speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
Kata-kata orang bijak membuat pengetahuan menarik hati; kata-kata orang bodoh hanya berisi kebodohan.
3 Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
TUHAN melihat semua yang terjadi di segala tempat; Ia memperhatikan semua yang baik dan yang jahat.
4 Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are [like] [MET] trees [whose fruit gives] life; speaking what is false causes people to (despair/feel very discouraged).
Kata-kata yang baik menambah semangat, kata-kata yang menyakitkan melemahkan hasrat.
5 Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
Orang bodoh meremehkan nasihat ayahnya, orang bijak mengindahkan teguran.
6 There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
Di rumah orang baik ada banyak harta; kekayaan orang jahat lenyap oleh bencana.
7 What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
Kata-kata orang bijaksana penuh dengan pengetahuan, tapi pikiran orang bodoh tidak demikian.
8 Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
TUHAN menerima doa orang baik, tapi Ia membenci persembahan orang jahat.
9 Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
TUHAN membenci cara hidup orang durhaka, tetapi Ia mengasihi orang yang berusaha melakukan kehendak-Nya.
10 Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
Orang yang melakukan yang jahat akan disiksa; orang yang tak mau ditegur akan mati.
11 Yahweh knows [what is happening in] the place where dead people [DOU] are, so he certainly knows [RHQ] what people are thinking. (Sheol h7585)
TUHAN tahu dunia orang mati dan seluk beluknya; mana mungkin pikiran manusia disembunyikan dari Dia? (Sheol h7585)
12 Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
Orang yang suka menghina tidak suka ditegur; ia enggan meminta nasihat dari orang yang bijaksana.
13 When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, [by looking at their faces we can see that] they are sad.
Hati yang gembira membuat muka berseri-seri; hati yang sedih mematahkan semangat.
14 Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
Orang bijaksana mencari pengetahuan; orang bodoh sibuk dengan kebodohan.
15 Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, [it is as though] [MET] they are having a big feast every day.
Orang muram harus terus berjuang dalam hidupnya, tetapi orang yang periang selalu bahagia.
16 Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
Lebih baik sedikit harta tapi disertai takut kepada TUHAN, daripada banyak harta tapi disertai kecemasan.
17 Eating meals with [people whom you] love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with [people who] hate [each other and] having lots of good meat [to eat].
Lebih baik makan sayur tapi disertai cinta kasih, daripada makan daging lezat tapi disertai kebencian.
18 Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
Orang yang cepat marah menimbulkan pertengkaran, orang yang sabar membawa perdamaian.
19 Lazy people constantly [have difficulties] [MET]; [it is as though they are] walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working [will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking] on a level highway [MET].
Orang malas akan selalu mengalami kesukaran; orang jujur tidak menemui kesulitan.
20 Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
Anak yang bijaksana, menyenangkan hati ayahnya; anak yang bodoh tidak menghargai ibunya.
21 Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
Kebodohan adalah kesenangan orang bebal, orang bijaksana hidup lurus.
22 If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many [good] advisors, we will succeed.
Rencana gagal, jika tidak disertai pertimbangan; rencana berhasil, jika banyak yang memberi nasihat.
23 People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; [truly], it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
Kata-kata yang diucapkan tepat pada waktunya, mendatangkan sukacita.
24 Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Orang bijaksana mengikuti jalan mendaki yang menuju kehidupan; bukan jalan menurun yang menuju kematian. (Sheol h7585)
25 Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
TUHAN akan merobohkan rumah orang yang tinggi hati, tetapi tanah milik seorang janda Ia lindungi.
26 Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
TUHAN benci pada rencana yang jahat; tapi kata-kata yang baik menyenangkan hati-Nya.
27 Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live [for a long time].
Siapa mencari keuntungan yang tidak halal, menghancurkan keluarganya sendiri. Siapa membenci uang sogok, akan hidup bahagia.
28 Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
Orang baik mempertimbangkan kata-katanya; orang jahat mengucapkan hal-hal yang keji.
29 Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
TUHAN mendengarkan apabila orang baik berdoa, tetapi Ia tidak mengindahkan orang yang durhaka.
30 If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and [when people hear] good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
Wajah gembira meriangkan hati, berita yang baik menyegarkan jiwa.
31 If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
Orang yang mengindahkan teguran tergolong orang bijaksana.
32 If people refuse to listen [when others try] to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who (pay attention/heed) when [others] warn them (become wiser/acquire good sense).
Orang yang tidak mau dinasihati, tidak menghargai diri sendiri; orang yang mau menerima teguran, menjadi berbudi.
33 If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
Takut akan TUHAN adalah dasar pendidikan yang baik; kehormatan didahului oleh kerendahan hati.
