Amsal 25
1 Berikut ini ada beberapa petuah lain dari Salomo yang disalin oleh pegawai-pegawai di istana Hizkia, raja Yehuda.
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 Allah diagungkan karena apa yang dirahasiakan-Nya; raja dihormati karena apa yang dapat diterangkannya.
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
3 Seperti samudra yang dalam dan langit yang tinggi, demikianlah pikiran raja tak dapat diselami.
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
4 Bersihkanlah dahulu perak dari sanganya, barulah yang indah dapat dibentuk oleh tangan seniman.
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 Singkirkanlah penasihat-penasihat jahat dari istana, barulah pemerintahan kukuh oleh keadilan.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
6 Bila menghadap raja hendaklah rendah hati, jangan berlagak orang yang berkedudukan tinggi.
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 Lebih baik dipersilakan naik ke tempat yang lebih terhormat daripada disuruh memberi tempatmu kepada orang yang lebih berpangkat.
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 Janganlah terburu-buru membawa perkara ke pengadilan; sebab, kalau kemudian engkau terbukti salah apa lagi yang dapat kaulakukan?
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 Salah faham dengan kawanmu, selesaikanlah hanya dengan dia, tetapi rahasia orang lain janganlah kaubuka.
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
10 Sebab, nanti engkau dicap sebagai orang yang bocor mulut dan namamu cemar seumur hidup.
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
11 Pendapat yang diutarakan dengan tepat pada waktunya seperti buah emas di dalam pinggan perak.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 Teguran orang arif kepada orang yang mau mendengarnya, seperti cincin emas atau perhiasan kencana.
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 Utusan yang setia, membuat pengutusnya senang, seperti air sejuk bagi penuai di ladang.
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 Janji-janji yang tidak diwujudkan, bagaikan awan dan angin yang tidak menurunkan hujan.
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
15 Kesabaran disertai kata-kata yang ramah dapat meyakinkan orang yang berkuasa, dan menghancurkan semua perlawanan.
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
16 Jangan makan madu banyak-banyak; nanti engkau menjadi muak.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 Janganlah terlalu sering datang ke rumah tetanggamu, nanti ia bosan lalu membencimu.
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 Tuduhan palsu dapat mematikan, seperti pedang, palu atau panah yang tajam.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Mempercayai pengkhianat pada masa kesusahan adalah seperti mengunyah dengan gigi yang goyang atau berjalan dengan kaki yang timpang.
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 Bernyanyi untuk orang yang berduka seperti menelanjanginya dalam kedinginan cuaca seperti menuang cuka pada lukanya.
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 Kalau musuhmu lapar, berilah ia makan; dan kalau ia haus, berilah ia minum.
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 Dengan demikian engkau membuat dia menjadi malu dan TUHAN akan memberkatimu.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Angin utara pasti mendatangkan hujan; begitu pula pergunjingan pasti menimbulkan kemarahan.
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
24 Tinggal di sudut loteng lebih menyenangkan daripada tinggal serumah dengan istri yang suka pertengkaran.
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
25 Menerima berita yang baik dari negeri jauh seperti minum air sejuk ketika haus.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 Orang baik yang mengalah kepada orang durhaka seperti mata air yang keruh atau sumur yang kotor.
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
27 Tidak baik makan madu berlebihan, begitu juga tak baik mengucapkan banyak pujian.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 Orang yang tidak dapat menguasai dirinya seperti kota yang telah runtuh pertahanannya.
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
