1 Korintus 13
1 Kalau pun aku diberi kemampuan untuk berbicara dalam semua bahasa manusia, bahkan bahasa-bahasa para malaikat, tetapi bila aku tidak mengasihi orang lain, maka aku seperti tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya— mengucapkan banyak kata, tetapi sama sekali tidak bermanfaat.
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 Kalau pun aku memiliki kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan dari Allah, dan diberi pengetahuan sampai aku bisa mengerti segala sesuatu, bahkan rencana-rencana Allah yang rahasia, juga diberi keyakinan yang besar sampai bisa memindahkan gunung, tetapi kalau aku tidak mengasihi orang lain, maka semua kemampuan hebatku itu sama sekali tidak bermanfaat!
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 Atau kalau pun aku memberikan semua hartaku untuk orang miskin, bahkan menyerahkan tubuhku untuk dibakar sebagai kurban, tetapi kalau aku tidak mengasihi sesama, semua itu tidak ada artinya!
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 Sifat kasih itu sabar, murah hati, tidak iri, tidak membesarkan diri, dan tidak sombong.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 Kasih itu tidak berbuat kasar, tidak mengutamakan kepentingan sendiri, tidak cepat marah, dan tidak mengingat-ingat kesalahan orang lain.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 Kasih itu berdukacita waktu melihat orang lain melakukan yang jahat, tetapi bersukacita waktu melihat mereka hidup sesuai ajaran benar.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 Kasih itu kuat bertahan menghadapi segala kesulitan. Kasih selalu percaya dan mengharapkan yang baik tentang orang lain. Kasih selalu tabah menanggung setiap keadaan.
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 Kasih akan bertahan selama-lamanya! Tetapi berbagai kemampuan rohani tadi tidak akan diperlukan lagi suatu hari nanti, termasuk kemampuan untuk menyampaikan pesan dari Allah, menyampaikan pengetahuan, atau berbicara dalam bahasa lain dengan pimpinan Roh Kudus.
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 Kemampuan rohani untuk menyampaikan pesan dari Roh Allah atau menyampaikan pengetahuan memang berguna sekarang, tetapi tidak bisa menyampaikan semua hal dengan lengkap.
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 Namun kelak sesudah Yesus kembali, pengetahuan kita akan menjadi sempurna, dan kemampuan rohani yang sekarang kurang lengkap ini akan dihapuskan karena tidak diperlukan lagi.
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 Ibaratnya, waktu kita masih kecil, kita berbicara, berpikir, dan membuat keputusan seperti anak kecil, tetapi waktu kita sudah dewasa, kita berhenti melakukan hal yang kekanak-kanakan.
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 Atau ibarat cermin, sekarang kita seolah melihat kaca yang buram, tetapi kelak kita akan melihat dengan jelas. Sekarang pengetahuan kita kurang lengkap, tetapi ada saatnya nanti kita akan mengerti semua sampai sejelas-jelasnya, sama seperti Allah mengenal diri kita.
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 Jadi, ketiga hal inilah yang tetap diperlukan selama-lamanya: Percaya, berharap, dan mengasihi. Tetapi yang paling penting di antara ketiganya adalah mengasihi.
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
