Proverbs 22
1 (Having a good reputation/Being honored by people) is better than having a lot of money; being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].
Nama baik lebih penting daripada harta berlimpah. Disenangi orang lebih baik daripada emas perak.
2 There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.
Orang kaya dan orang miskin tidaklah berbeda sebab keduanya sama-sama ciptaan TUHAN.
3 Those who have good sense realize [that there is something] dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.
Orang bijak dapat mengenali bahaya dan segera menghindarinya, tetapi orang yang naif berjalan terus lalu kena masalah.
4 The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
Orang yang rendah hati dan takut akan TUHAN diberkati dengan kekayaan, kehormatan, dan umur panjang.
5 Because of the things that wicked people do, [they have difficulties/troubles] that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
Kehidupan orang-orang licik penuh hambatan dan bahaya yang mengancam. Jauhilah mereka agar hidupmu aman!
6 If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
Tuntunlah anakmu di jalan yang benar selagi muda agar ketika dewasa dia tidak menyimpang ke jalan yang salah.
7 Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend [money to them].
Seperti orang kaya menguasai orang miskin, demikianlah orang yang berhutang berada di bawah kuasa orang yang memberinya pinjaman.
8 [If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow]; [similarly], if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET]; and if you try to harm/oppress people [because you are angry with them], you will not be able to harm them.
Orang yang menabur perbuatan jahat akan menuai masalah berat, dan kuasanya untuk menindas orang-orang lain dipatahkan.
9 [God] will bless those who are generous [IDM], those who give some of their food to poor [people].
TUHAN memberkati orang dermawan, yaitu mereka yang memperhatikan dan berbagi makanan kepada orang miskin.
10 If you get rid of those who make fun of [everything that is good], there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting [other people].
Usirlah orang yang suka mencela, maka lenyaplah pertengkaran, keributan, dan hinaan.
11 If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.
Siapa berhati tulus dan baik tutur katanya akan menjadi sahabat raja.
12 Yahweh [SYN] (watches over/takes care of) [those who have] good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
TUHAN menegakkan kebenaran. Perkataan yang bohong dan curang akan dibongkar dan digagalkan-Nya.
13 Lazy people [remain in their houses]; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street [to go to work]!”
“Ada singa di jalan! Kalau aku keluar, aku akan diterkam!” Demikianlah si pemalas membuat seribu satu alasan untuk menghindari pekerjaannya.
14 What (wives who commit adultery/immoral women) say [to men] [MTY] is [like] a deep pit [MET] [into which those men fall]; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
Rayuan perempuan nakal bagaikan liang yang dalam. Orang-orang yang melanggar perintah TUHAN akan terjerumus ke sana.
15 Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they [will] (stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should).
Keinginan berbuat dosa sudah ada dalam diri setiap anak, tetapi dengan disiplin keras, dia akan terdidik untuk menjauhi kebodohan itu.
16 Those who oppress poor [people] in order to become rich, and those who give [a bribe] to rich [people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them], will just lose their money.
Siapa yang memperkaya diri dengan menindas orang miskin dan menyuap orang kaya akan menderita kemiskinan juga pada akhirnya.
17 [Now] listen [MTY] to what wise [people] have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
Dengar dan perhatikanlah perkataan orang bijak. Simpanlah di hatimu pengetahuan yang aku ajarkan.
18 It will be good to (keep these things in your minds/always remember them), because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them [to others].
Engkau akan berbahagia karena pengetahuan itu ada dalam dirimu dan engkau siap mengucapkannya pada saat diperlukan.
19 [I want you to] trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
Aku mengajarkannya kepadamu, ya kepadamu hari ini, supaya engkau sungguh-sungguh mengandalkan TUHAN.
20 I have written [RHQ] 30 (sayings/things that wise people have said) from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know [many good/useful things].
Inilah tiga puluh nasihat dan pengetahuan yang sudah aku tuliskan bagimu,
21 From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you [to school] (OR, give a good answer [to those who ask you questions]).
untuk mengajarkan kepadamu berbagai prinsip yang benar, sehingga engkau dapat menggunakannya saat diutus untuk mengadakan kesepakatan, supaya engkau dapat memberi masukan yang tepat dan bijak.
22 [It is easy to] rob poor [people] who are helpless [and cannot defend themselves, but] never [do that]; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,
Jangan menindas orang miskin atau merampas hak mereka secara hukum hanya karena mereka tidak mampu melawanmu.
23 because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.
Sebab TUHAN akan bertindak sebagai Pembela mereka dan menjarah setiap orang yang menjarah mereka.
24 Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
Jangan bergaul atau berteman dengan orang yang cepat marah dan meledak-ledak.
25 because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.
Karena engkau akan terpengaruh oleh kebiasaan mereka dan memasang jerat bagi dirimu sendiri.
26 If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
Janganlah engkau berjanji untuk menjadi penanggung jawab hutang orang lain,
27 because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely [RHQ] [come and] take away [everything you own], even your bed.
sebab jika engkau tidak sanggup membayar hutangnya, orang yang memberi pinjaman akan mengambil semua harta bendamu, bahkan tempat tidurmu sebagai gantinya.
28 Do not [steal some of your neighbors’ land by] removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
Jangan mengambil tanah milik tetanggamu dengan memindahkan pembatas yang sudah ditetapkan oleh nenek moyang kalian.
29 Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings [because the kings will want people like that to work for them].
Orang yang mahir dalam pekerjaannya akan diminta bekerja bagi orang-orang besar sehingga dia tidak akan menjadi bawahan orang biasa.
