Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Lebih baik seorang miskin yang bersih kelakuannya dari pada seorang yang serong bibirnya lagi bebal.
2 Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
Tanpa pengetahuan kerajinanpun tidak baik; orang yang tergesa-gesa akan salah langkah.
3 Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
Kebodohan menyesatkan jalan orang, lalu gusarlah hatinya terhadap TUHAN.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Kekayaan menambah banyak sahabat, tetapi orang miskin ditinggalkan sahabatnya.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Saksi dusta tidak akan luput dari hukuman, orang yang menyembur-nyemburkan kebohongan tidak akan terhindar.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Banyak orang yang mengambil hati orang dermawan, setiap orang bersahabat dengan si pemberi.
7 [Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
Orang miskin dibenci oleh semua saudaranya, apalagi sahabat-sahabatnya, mereka menjauhi dia. Ia mengejar mereka, memanggil mereka tetapi mereka tidak ada lagi.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Siapa memperoleh akal budi, mengasihi dirinya; siapa berpegang pada pengertian, mendapat kebahagiaan.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Saksi dusta tidak akan luput dari hukuman, orang yang menyembur-nyemburkan kebohongan akan binasa.
10 It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
Kemewahan tidak layak bagi orang bebal, apalagi bagi seorang budak memerintah pembesar.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
Akal budi membuat seseorang panjang sabar dan orang itu dipuji karena memaafkan pelanggaran.
12 When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
Kemarahan raja adalah seperti raung singa muda, tetapi kebaikannya seperti embun yang turun ke atas rumput.
13 Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
Anak bebal adalah bencana bagi ayahnya, dan pertengkaran seorang isteri adalah seperti tiris yang tidak henti-hentinya menitik.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Rumah dan harta adalah warisan nenek moyang, tetapi isteri yang berakal budi adalah karunia TUHAN.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
Kemalasan mendatangkan tidur nyenyak, dan orang yang lamban akan menderita lapar.
16 Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
Siapa berpegang pada perintah, memelihara nyawanya, tetapi siapa menghina firman, akan mati.
17 When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
Siapa menaruh belas kasihan kepada orang yang lemah, memiutangi TUHAN, yang akan membalas perbuatannya itu.
18 Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
Hajarlah anakmu selama ada harapan, tetapi jangan engkau menginginkan kematiannya.
19 Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
Orang yang sangat cepat marah akan kena denda, karena jika engkau hendak menolongnya, engkau hanya menambah marahnya.
20 Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
Dengarkanlah nasihat dan terimalah didikan, supaya engkau menjadi bijak di masa depan.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
Banyaklah rancangan di hati manusia, tetapi keputusan Tuhanlah yang terlaksana.
22 People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
Sifat yang diinginkan pada seseorang ialah kesetiaannya; lebih baik orang miskin dari pada seorang pembohong.
23 [Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
Takut akan Allah mendatangkan hidup, maka orang bermalam dengan puas, tanpa ditimpa malapetaka.
24 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Si pemalas mencelup tangannya ke dalam pinggan, tetapi tidak juga mengembalikannya ke mulut.
25 If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
Jikalau si pencemooh kaupukul, barulah orang yang tak berpengalaman menjadi bijak, jikalau orang yang berpengertian ditegur, ia menjadi insaf.
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Anak yang menganiaya ayahnya atau mengusir ibunya, memburukkan dan memalukan diri.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Hai anakku, jangan lagi mendengarkan didikan, kalau engkau menyimpang juga dari perkataan-perkataan yang memberi pengetahuan.
28 Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
Saksi yang tidak berguna mencemoohkan hukum dan mulut orang fasik menelan dusta.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Hukuman bagi si pencemooh tersedia dan pukulan bagi punggung orang bebal.
