Titus 1
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).
Kepada Titus, yang sudah saya anggap seperti anakku sendiri karena keyakinan kita yang sama pada Tuhan Yesus.
2 [As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios g166)
Salam sejahtera dari saya, Paulus, hamba Allah dan rasul Kristus Yesus. Kiranya kamu senantiasa hidup tenang dan menikmati kebaikan serta kemurahan dari Allah Bapa dan Kristus Yesus, Penguasa serta Penyelamat kita.
3 Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.
Anakku, Allah yang tidak pernah berdusta sudah menjanjikan hidup kekal bagi manusia sebelum dunia diciptakan. Lalu pada waktu yang tepat, Allah, yang juga Penyelamat kita, menyatakan hidup kekal itu kepada dunia melalui Kabar Baik. Kabar itulah yang Dia percayakan kepada saya untuk diberitakan. (aiōnios g166)
4 Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
Sebagai rasul-Nya, saya juga ditugaskan untuk menolong umat Allah supaya semakin percaya kepada Kristus serta mengetahui ajaran yang benar dari Allah. Perintah-Nya itu saya kerjakan dengan penuh pengharapan, karena saya yakin akan menerima hidup yang kekal.
5 When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.
Saya meninggalkanmu di pulau Kreta supaya kamu bisa menyelesaikan urusan-urusan yang masih perlu diatur, dan mengangkat beberapa orang di setiap kota untuk menjadi pemimpin jemaat.
6 [When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.
Untuk dipilih menjadi pemimpin jemaat, orang itu harus hidup tidak bercela. Dia harus setia kepada istrinya dan tidak boleh mempunyai lebih dari satu istri. Anak-anaknya juga harus pengikut Kristus yang dikenal berperilaku baik dan sopan.
7 Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.
Seorang pemimpin jemaat bertugas mengurus pekerjaan Allah. Oleh karena itu, dia hanya bisa diangkat kalau hidupnya tidak bercela. Dia tidak boleh sombong, keras kepala, cepat marah, atau pemabuk. Jangan mengangkat orang yang suka berkelahi dan yang curang dalam pekerjaannya.
8 Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].
Seorang pemimpin jemaat juga harus siap menolong orang lain dengan menerima mereka di rumahnya. Dia harus selalu mengusahakan yang terbaik bagi semua orang, berpikiran tajam, berkelakuan benar, sungguh-sungguh hidup bagi Allah, dan mengendalikan diri.
9 They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].
Seorang pemimpin jemaat harus setia mengikuti semua yang kita ajarkan, supaya dia bisa menolong orang-orang dengan ajaran yang benar. Dengan begitu, dia dapat menunjukkan kepada orang yang melawan ajaran itu bahwa mereka salah.
10 [I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].
Hal itu penting karena ada banyak orang yang tidak mau taat dan yang menyesatkan orang-orang lain. Yang saya maksud khususnya adalah mereka yang mengatakan bahwa semua laki-laki harus disunat.
11 [You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].
Kita harus menghentikan mereka supaya tidak mengajar lagi, sebab ajaran mereka itu mengacaukan keyakinan banyak keluarga yang beriman, baik orangtua maupun anak-anak. Mereka juga memakai ajaran sesat itu sebagai alasan untuk mendapat uang.
12 A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”
Dahulu, ada seorang terkenal dari Kreta yang menulis, “Semua penduduk pulau Kreta adalah pendusta. Mereka seperti binatang buas. Mereka malas bekerja dan rakus.”
13 The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.
Yang dikatakan orang itu memang benar! Jadi, tegurlah setiap jemaat di Kreta dengan tegas, supaya mereka tetap percaya kepada ajaran benar.
14 [Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].
Dengan begitu, mereka tidak akan peduli pada cerita-cerita dongeng dari orang Yahudi, dan mereka akan berhenti mengikuti perintah dari orang-orang yang sudah meninggalkan ajaran benar.
15 [Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].
Bagi orang-orang yang murni hatinya, segala sesuatu yang disediakan Allah adalah halal untuk digunakan. Namun, bagi orang yang penuh dosa dan tidak percaya, semuanya menjadi haram, karena pikiran mereka jahat dan hati nurani mereka sudah kotor.
16 Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!
Mereka mengaku mengenal Allah, tetapi perbuatan mereka tidak membuktikan hal itu. Mereka menolak untuk taat kepada Allah dan tidak mampu melakukan hal yang baik. Allah membenci cara hidup mereka.
