Amsal 28
1 Orang fasik lari, walaupun tidak ada yang mengejarnya, tetapi orang benar merasa aman seperti singa muda.
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 Karena pemberontakan negeri banyaklah penguasa-penguasanya, tetapi karena orang yang berpengertian dan berpengetahuan tetaplah hukum.
When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
3 Orang miskin yang menindas orang-orang yang lemah adalah seperti hujan deras, tetapi tidak memberi makanan.
A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
4 Orang yang mengabaikan hukum memuji orang fasik, tetapi orang yang berpegang pada hukum menentangnya.
Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
5 Orang yang jahat tidak mengerti keadilan, tetapi orang yang mencari TUHAN mengerti segala sesuatu.
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 Lebih baik orang miskin yang bersih kelakuannya dari pada orang yang berliku-liku jalannya, sekalipun ia kaya.
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 Orang yang memelihara hukum adalah anak yang berpengertian, tetapi orang yang bergaul dengan pelahap mempermalukan ayahnya.
Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
8 Orang yang memperbanyak hartanya dengan riba dan bunga uang, mengumpulkan itu untuk orang-orang yang mempunyai belas kasihan kepada orang-orang lemah.
When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
9 Siapa memalingkan telinganya untuk tidak mendengarkan hukum, juga doanya adalah kekejian.
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 Siapa menyesatkan orang jujur ke jalan yang jahat akan jatuh ke dalam lobangnya sendiri, tetapi orang-orang yang tak bercela akan mewarisi kebahagiaan.
Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
11 Orang kaya menganggap dirinya bijak, tetapi orang miskin yang berpengertian mengenal dia.
[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
12 Jika orang benar menang, banyaklah pujian orang, tetapi jika orang fasik mendapat kekuasaan, orang menyembunyikan diri.
When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
13 Siapa menyembunyikan pelanggarannya tidak akan beruntung, tetapi siapa mengakuinya dan meninggalkannya akan disayangi.
Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
14 Berbahagialah orang yang senantiasa takut akan TUHAN, tetapi orang yang mengeraskan hatinya akan jatuh ke dalam malapetaka.
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 Seperti singa yang meraung atau beruang yang menyerbu, demikianlah orang fasik yang memerintah rakyat yang lemah.
Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
16 Seorang pemimpin yang tidak mempunyai pengertian keras penindasannya, tetapi orang yang membenci laba yang tidak halal, memperpanjang umurnya.
Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
17 Orang yang menanggung darah orang lain akan lari sampai ke liang kubur. Janganlah engkau menahannya!
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 Siapa berlaku tidak bercela akan diselamatkan, tetapi siapa berliku-liku jalannya akan jatuh ke dalam lobang.
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 Siapa mengerjakan tanahnya akan kenyang dengan makanan, tetapi siapa mengejar barang yang sia-sia akan kenyang dengan kemiskinan.
Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
20 Orang yang dapat dipercaya mendapat banyak berkat, tetapi orang yang ingin cepat menjadi kaya, tidak akan luput dari hukuman.
[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
21 Memandang bulu tidaklah baik, tetapi untuk sekerat roti orang membuat pelanggaran.
It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
22 Orang yang kikir tergesa-gesa mengejar harta, dan tidak mengetahui bahwa ia akan mengalami kekurangan.
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 Siapa menegur orang akan kemudian lebih disayangi dari pada orang yang menjilat.
Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
24 Siapa merampasi ayah dan ibunya dan menyangka bahwa itu bukan suatu pelanggaran, ia sendiri adalah kawan si perusak.
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 Orang yang loba, menimbulkan pertengkaran, tetapi siapa percaya kepada TUHAN, diberi kelimpahan.
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 Siapa percaya kepada hatinya sendiri adalah orang bebal, tetapi siapa berlaku dengan bijak akan selamat.
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 Siapa memberi kepada orang miskin tak akan berkekurangan, tetapi orang yang menutup matanya akan sangat dikutuki.
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 Jika orang fasik mendapat kekuasaan, orang menyembunyikan diri, tetapi jika mereka binasa, bertambahlah jumlah orang benar.
When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
