Proverbs 28
1 Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
Orang jahat akan selalu ketakutan sendiri. Mereka lari walaupun tidak ada yang mengejar. Tetapi orang yang menaati perintah Allah berani seperti singa.
2 When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
Saat rakyat memberontak terhadap TUHAN, banyak orang muncul sebagai pemimpin negeri. Akan tetapi, raja yang bijak dan berpengetahuan mampu mempertahankan negeri itu tetap teratur.
3 A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
Orang miskin yang menindas sesama orang miskin bagaikan hujan deras yang membawa bencana dan mengakibatkan gagal panen.
4 Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
Orang yang melanggar nasihat bijak sama dengan memihak para penjahat, tetapi orang yang menaatinya secara tak langsung melawan mereka.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Orang jahat tidak memahami keadilan, tetapi yang mencari kehendak TUHAN memahami keadilan sepenuhnya.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Lebih baik miskin tetapi hidup dengan jujur daripada menjadi kaya dengan cara curang.
7 Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
Sungguh bijak pemuda yang hidup sesuai nasihat ayahnya, tetapi pemuda yang hanya tahu bersenang-senang mempermalukan ayahnya.
8 When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
Harta orang yang memperkaya diri dengan menjadi lintah darat akan dialihkan bagi orang yang berbelas kasih kepada kaum miskin.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
TUHAN tidak akan mendengar doa orang-orang yang tidak mau mendengar ajaran-Nya.
10 Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
Siapa yang menyesatkan orang baik ke jalan yang salah, dia sendiri akan celaka. Orang yang hidup dengan benar pasti menerima ganjarannya.
11 [Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
Semua orang kaya menganggap dirinya bijak, tetapi orang yang benar-benar bijak, walaupun miskin, mereka dapat menilai sifat diri sendiri yang sebenarnya.
12 When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
Saat orang benar memerintah, rakyat bersukacita. Namun bila orang jahat yang berkuasa, semua orang bersembunyi.
13 Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
Orang yang menyembunyikan dosa-dosanya tidak akan sejahtera. Akuilah dosamu dan berhentilah melakukannya, maka engkau akan mendapat kemurahan.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Diberkatilah orang yang menjaga dirinya baik-baik supaya jangan berdosa. Celakalah orang yang memutuskan untuk tetap tidak peduli kalau dirinya berbuat dosa.
15 Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
Bagaikan singa atau beruang yang menyerang, demikianlah penguasa jahat yang menindas rakyat kecil.
16 Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
Bila seorang yang tidak bijaksana menjadi pemimpin, dia akan menindas orang-orang di bawahnya. Penguasa yang membenci korupsi akan berumur panjang.
17 Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
Jangan memberi bantuan kepada pembunuh! Biarlah dia hidup dalam pelarian sampai mati.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Orang yang hidup dengan jujur akan dilindungi, tetapi yang hidupnya berliku-liku suatu ketika pasti jatuh.
19 Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
Siapa yang bekerja keras akan puas menikmati hasilnya, tetapi orang yang membuang-buang waktu dengan hal yang sia-sia akan kenyang menikmati kemiskinan.
20 [God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
Orang yang dapat dipercaya akan dilimpahi berkat. Orang yang ingin cepat kaya akan ditimpa hukuman.
21 It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
Tak baik berlaku tidak adil. Namun ada orang yang mau melanggar hukum hanya demi sesuap nasi.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Orang yang serakah selalu berusaha untuk cepat kaya, tetapi dia tidak sadar bahwa sebenarnya dia akan jatuh miskin.
23 Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
Orang yang menegur sesamanya dengan terus terang pada akhirnya akan lebih disukai daripada orang yang memuji dengan tidak tulus.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Orang yang merampas milik orangtuanya dan tidak merasa bersalah sama saja dengan seorang pembunuh.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Orang yang serakah akan selalu menyebabkan perkelahian. Namun orang yang bersandar pada TUHAN akan berhasil.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Mengandalkan diri sendiri adalah ciri orang bebal, tetapi siapa yang hidup bijaksana akan dilindungi dari bahaya.
27 Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
Bila engkau membantu orang miskin, engkau sendiri tidak akan menjadi miskin. Namun bila engkau menutup mata terhadap mereka, engkau pasti dihina.
28 When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
Ketika orang jahat berkuasa, semua rakyat tidak ingin terlihat, tetapi saat orang jahat itu jatuh, jumlah orang benar sudah bertambah.
