Amsal 10
1 Amsal-amsal Salomo. Anak yang bijak mendatangkan sukacita kepada ayahnya, tetapi anak yang bebal adalah kedukaan bagi ibunya.
These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
2 Harta benda yang diperoleh dengan kefasikan tidak berguna, tetapi kebenaran menyelamatkan orang dari maut.
Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
3 TUHAN tidak membiarkan orang benar menderita kelaparan, tetapi keinginan orang fasik ditolak-Nya.
Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
4 Tangan yang lamban membuat miskin, tetapi tangan orang rajin menjadikan kaya.
Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
5 Siapa mengumpulkan pada musim panas, ia berakal budi; siapa tidur pada waktu panen membuat malu.
Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
6 Berkat ada di atas kepala orang benar, tetapi mulut orang fasik menyembunyikan kelaliman.
Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
7 Kenangan kepada orang benar mendatangkan berkat, tetapi nama orang fasik menjadi busuk.
After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
8 Siapa bijak hati, memperhatikan perintah-perintah, tetapi siapa bodoh bicaranya, akan jatuh.
Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
9 Siapa bersih kelakuannya, aman jalannya, tetapi siapa berliku-liku jalannya, akan diketahui.
Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
10 Siapa mengedipkan mata, menyebabkan kesusahan, siapa bodoh bicaranya, akan jatuh.
Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
11 Mulut orang benar adalah sumber kehidupan, tetapi mulut orang fasik menyembunyikan kelaliman.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
12 Kebencian menimbulkan pertengkaran, tetapi kasih menutupi segala pelanggaran.
When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
13 Di bibir orang berpengertian terdapat hikmat, tetapi pentung tersedia bagi punggung orang yang tidak berakal budi.
Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
14 Orang bijak menyimpan pengetahuan, tetapi mulut orang bodoh adalah kebinasaan yang mengancam.
Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
15 Kota yang kuat bagi orang kaya ialah hartanya, tetapi yang menjadi kebinasaan bagi orang melarat ialah kemiskinan.
The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
16 Upah pekerjaan orang benar membawa kepada kehidupan, penghasilan orang fasik membawa kepada dosa.
If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
17 Siapa mengindahkan didikan, menuju jalan kehidupan, tetapi siapa mengabaikan teguran, tersesat.
Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
18 Siapa menyembunyikan kebencian, dusta bibirnya; siapa mengumpat adalah orang bebal.
Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
19 Di dalam banyak bicara pasti ada pelanggaran, tetapi siapa yang menahan bibirnya, berakal budi.
When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
20 Lidah orang benar seperti perak pilihan, tetapi pikiran orang fasik sedikit nilainya.
What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
21 Bibir orang benar menggembalakan banyak orang, tetapi orang bodoh mati karena kurang akal budi.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
22 Berkat Tuhanlah yang menjadikan kaya, susah payah tidak akan menambahinya.
Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
23 Berlaku cemar adalah kegemaran orang bebal, sebagaimana melakukan hikmat bagi orang yang pandai.
Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
24 Apa yang menggentarkan orang fasik, itulah yang akan menimpa dia, tetapi keinginan orang benar akan diluluskan.
Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
25 Bila taufan melanda, lenyaplah orang fasik, tetapi orang benar adalah alas yang abadi.
When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
26 Seperti cuka bagi gigi dan asap bagi mata, demikian si pemalas bagi orang yang menyuruhnya.
We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
27 Takut akan TUHAN memperpanjang umur, tetapi tahun-tahun orang fasik diperpendek.
If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
28 Harapan orang benar akan menjadi sukacita, tetapi harapan orang fasik menjadi sia-sia.
Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
29 Jalan TUHAN adalah perlindungan bagi orang yang tulus, tetapi kebinasaan bagi orang yang berbuat jahat.
Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
30 Orang benar tidak terombang-ambing untuk selama-lamanya, tetapi orang fasik tidak akan mendiami negeri.
Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
31 Mulut orang benar mengeluarkan hikmat, tetapi lidah bercabang akan dikerat.
Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
32 Bibir orang benar tahu akan hal yang menyenangkan, tetapi mulut orang fasik hanya tahu tipu muslihat.
Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
