Proverbs 4
1 My children, listen to what I am teaching you. If you pay attention, you will understand what is wise.
Dengarkanlah, hai anak-anak, didikan seorang ayah, dan perhatikanlah supaya engkau beroleh pengertian,
2 What I am teaching you is good, so do not turn away from it.
karena aku memberikan ilmu yang baik kepadamu; janganlah meninggalkan petunjukku.
3 When I was a young boy, loved by my mother,
Karena ketika aku masih tinggal di rumah ayahku sebagai anak, lemah dan sebagai anak tunggal bagi ibuku,
4 my father told me, “Remember my words; if you obey my commandments, you will live [a long time].
aku diajari ayahku, katanya kepadaku: "Biarlah hatimu memegang perkataanku; berpeganglah pada petunjuk-petunjukku, maka engkau akan hidup.
5 Obtain wisdom and understanding, and (do not abandon/hold fast to) [LIT] what I have taught you.
Perolehlah hikmat, perolehlah pengertian, jangan lupa, dan jangan menyimpang dari perkataan mulutku.
6 Do not turn away from wisdom, because if you are wise, you will be protected [from all evil/danger]. If you love wisdom, wisdom [PRS] will guard you.
Janganlah meninggalkan hikmat itu, maka engkau akan dipeliharanya, kasihilah dia, maka engkau akan dijaganya.
7 The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom. Even if you obtain many other things, the best thing is to know what things are wise.
Permulaan hikmat ialah: perolehlah hikmat dan dengan segala yang kauperoleh perolehlah pengertian.
8 If you consider being wise to be very valuable, [people] will think very highly of you. If you cling to wisdom [like you would cling to a woman you love], [many people] will honor you.
Junjunglah dia, maka engkau akan ditinggikannya; engkau akan dijadikan terhormat, apabila engkau memeluknya.
9 If you become wise, that will for you be [like] a beautiful wreath that is put {someone puts} on your head; it will be [like] a king’s glorious crown.” [That is what my father told me].
Ia akan mengenakan karangan bunga yang indah di kepalamu, mahkota yang indah akan dikaruniakannya kepadamu."
10 [So now I say], “My son, heed what I say. If you do that, you will live a [good] long life.
Hai anakku, dengarkanlah dan terimalah perkataanku, supaya tahun hidupmu menjadi banyak.
11 I am teaching you the way to live wisely; I am showing you how to act justly [toward others].
Aku mengajarkan jalan hikmat kepadamu, aku memimpin engkau di jalan yang lurus.
12 If you live wisely, when you decide to do something, you will succeed [LIT].
Bila engkau berjalan langkahmu tidak akan terhambat, bila engkau berlari engkau tidak akan tersandung.
13 Hold fast to the things I have taught you to do, and do not let them go. Guard them, because they [will be the source of a good] life.
Berpeganglah pada didikan, janganlah melepaskannya, peliharalah dia, karena dialah hidupmu.
14 Do not do the things that wicked people do; [do not behave like they do]; do not even walk on the roads that evil [people] walk on [MET].
Janganlah menempuh jalan orang fasik, dan janganlah mengikuti jalan orang jahat.
15 Stay away from those roads; turn aside and walk on other roads;
Jauhilah jalan itu, janganlah melaluinya, menyimpanglah dari padanya dan jalanlah terus.
16 because evil people cannot sleep if they have not done some evil deed [on that day]. They cannot rest if they have not harmed someone.
Karena mereka tidak dapat tidur, bila tidak berbuat jahat; kantuk mereka lenyap, bila mereka tidak membuat orang tersandung;
17 What they eat and what they drink are things that they have obtained by acting wickedly and violently.”
karena mereka makan roti kefasikan, dan minum anggur kelaliman.
18 The behavior of good/righteous [people] is like the light [that begins to shine] at dawn and then [continues to] shine brighter until the brightest time of day.
Tetapi jalan orang benar itu seperti cahaya fajar, yang kian bertambah terang sampai rembang tengah hari.
19 [But] the behavior of wicked [people] is like deep/thick darkness. [Because it is very dark], they cannot see the things that cause them to stumble.
Jalan orang fasik itu seperti kegelapan; mereka tidak tahu apa yang menyebabkan mereka tersandung.
20 My son, pay attention to what I am saying. Listen to my words carefully.
Hai anakku, perhatikanlah perkataanku, arahkanlah telingamu kepada ucapanku;
21 Keep them close to you; let them penetrate your inner being,
janganlah semuanya itu menjauh dari matamu, simpanlah itu di lubuk hatimu.
22 because you will have [PRS] [a good] life and [good] health if you [search for them and] find them.
Karena itulah yang menjadi kehidupan bagi mereka yang mendapatkannya dan kesembuhan bagi seluruh tubuh mereka.
23 It is very important that you be careful about what you think, because what you think controls [MET] the things that you do.
Jagalah hatimu dengan segala kewaspadaan, karena dari situlah terpancar kehidupan.
24 Do not say anything that deceives [others] and never say what is not true.
Buanglah mulut serong dari padamu dan jauhkanlah bibir yang dolak-dalik dari padamu.
25 Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you, and do not turn aside.
Biarlah matamu memandang terus ke depan dan tatapan matamu tetap ke muka.
26 Plan carefully where you will go and what you will do, and then stay on that road. Then what you do will be right.
Tempuhlah jalan yang rata dan hendaklah tetap segala jalanmu.
27 Do not leave the straight road by turning to the left or to the right. [Do only what is right] and keep yourself from [doing what is] evil.
Janganlah menyimpang ke kanan atau ke kiri, jauhkanlah kakimu dari kejahatan.
