Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Sang Hikmat sudah membangun rumahnya dengan kokoh, ditopang tujuh tiang yang kuat.
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Dia sudah menyediakan pesta makan yang mewah dengan daging yang paling lezat dan campuran air anggur paling istimewa. Semua sudah disajikan dengan indah di mejanya.
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Dia sudah menyuruh para pelayan perempuan untuk mengumumkan undangannya. Sementara itu, Sang Hikmat sendiri berseru-seru dari tempat tertinggi di kota,
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
“Hai orang yang belum berpengalaman, datanglah ke rumahku.” Dan kepada yang tak berakal budi dia berkata,
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
“Mari! Makanlah roti dan minumlah anggur yang sudah aku siapkan.
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Tinggalkanlah pikiran sempitmu agar engkau hidup bahagia dan majulah terus dalam pemahaman.”
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
“Aku— Sang Hikmat— mengajar: Bila engkau menegur orang yang suka menghina, dia hanya akan menghinamu. Dan bila engkau berusaha meluruskan orang jahat, dia hanya akan menyakitimu.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Tak usah menegur orang yang suka menghina karena dia hanya akan membencimu. Tegurlah orang bijak, maka dia akan mengasihimu.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Ajarilah orang bijak, maka dia akan semakin bijak. Ajarilah orang yang berkelakuan benar, maka dia akan semakin berpengertian.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
“Sikap hormat dan takut akan TUHAN adalah cara yang pertama dan terutama untuk menjadi bijak. Mengenal Sang Mahakudus adalah jalan untuk memiliki pengertian.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Hiduplah menurut ajaranku, maka engkau akan berumur panjang.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Bila engkau bijaksana, engkau sendiri yang akan menikmati hasilnya. Bila engkau suka menghina, engkau sendiri yang akan menanggung akibatnya.”
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Kebebalan bagaikan seorang perempuan yang berkepala kosong, bodoh, dan suka keributan.
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
Rumahnya terletak di tempat yang tinggi dan ramai di kota, dan dia suka duduk di depan pintu rumahnya.
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Dia menggoda para lelaki yang lewat, dan kepada siapa saja yang belum berpengalaman dia membujuk, “Mari masuk ke rumahku.” Kepada yang tak berakal budi, dia merayu,
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
“Kenikmatan yang tidak halal lebih enak rasanya, apalagi saat dinikmati sembunyi-sembunyi.”
18 But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Namun, para lelaki yang dia rayu tidak tahu bahwa rumahnya bagaikan liang Syeol di mana tamunya terjerumus begitu dalam! (Sheol h7585)
