Efesus 2
1 Sebelum dipersatukan dengan Kristus, memang tubuh jasmani kita hidup, tetapi sebenarnya kita sudah mati secara rohani karena dosa-dosa kita dan karena kita terus melanggar perintah-perintah Allah.
Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
2 Sebab pada waktu itu kita selalu mengikuti pola pikir dunia ini dan menuruti kemauan si jahat, yaitu iblis, yang sekarang sedang memerintah atas semua kuasa gelap di dunia. Dialah yang berkuasa dalam kehidupan semua orang yang tidak mau taat kepada Allah. (aiōn g165)
You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
3 Dulu kita semua juga hidup seperti itu, dengan selalu berusaha memuaskan keinginan-keinginan badani. Kita terbawa oleh arus keinginan itu ke sana kemari. Sama seperti orang-orang lain, kita pun pantas menanggung murka Allah.
Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].
4 Tetapi karena Allah maha penyayang dan penuh belas kasihan, Dia mengasihani kita dan menyatakan kasih-Nya secara luar biasa!
But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
5 Pada waktu kita masih dalam keadaan mati rohani dan terus-menerus melawan perintah-Nya, Allah memberikan hidup yang baru kepada kita. Hal itu terjadi karena kita bersatu dengan Kristus, sehingga secara rohani kita ikut dihidupkan kembali bersama-Nya ketika Allah menghidupkan Dia dari kematian. Jadi jelaslah bahwa kita diselamatkan hanya karena kebaikan hati Allah!
As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]
6 Dan karena kita bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus, kita juga secara rohani diangkat ke surga bersama Kristus. Di sana, secara rohani kita sudah duduk bersama Raja kita Yesus.
And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,
7 Allah melakukan semuanya itu supaya di masa yang akan datang Dia dapat membuktikan kepada kita bahwa Dia sangat baik kepada kita. Kebaikan hati-Nya memang luar biasa bagi kita yang sudah bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus! (aiōn g165)
in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)
8 Sekali lagi, kita diselamatkan oleh karena kebaikan hati Allah. Dan keselamatan itu kita terima hanya karena kita percaya penuh kepada Kristus. Kita tidak bisa selamat dengan usaha kita sendiri. Keselamatan itu adalah pemberian Allah.
It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.
9 Jadi kita selamat bukan karena kita melakukan perbuatan baik. Memang Allah sudah mengatur hal itu supaya tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat membanggakan diri tentang keselamatannya.
He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.
10 Keselamatan kita adalah hasil karya Allah sendiri. Kita yang bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus secara rohani diciptakan kembali menjadi manusia baru. Dengan begitu, kita dimampukan untuk melakukan hal-hal baik yang sudah Allah rencanakan sejak semula untuk kita lakukan.
It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.
11 Saudara-saudari yang bukan Yahudi, ingatlah keadaanmu sebelum mengenal Kristus. Kalian memang disebut ‘orang yang tidak bersunat’ oleh orang Yahudi, dan mereka menyebut diri mereka ‘orang bersunat’. Mereka bangga karena sudah mengikuti adat sunat walaupun itu hanya tanda yang dilakukan oleh manusia pada tubuh jasmani saja. Sunat tidak bisa membuat hidupmu berubah.
You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).
12 Sebelum kalian mengenal Kristus, kalian tidak punya harapan untuk menjadi warga kerajaan Allah, yaitu umat Israel yang baru secara rohani. Waktu itu kalian sama sekali tidak ikut ambil bagian dalam perjanjian-perjanjian Allah kepada umat-Nya, sehingga kalian hidup di dunia ini tanpa harapan dan tanpa mengenal Allah.
You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.
13 Tetapi walaupun dulu kalian sangat jauh dari Allah, sekarang kalian sudah dibawa dekat kepada-Nya karena kalian bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus dan sudah disucikan melalui kurban darah-Nya.
But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].
14 Kristus sudah memenuhi seluruh perintah dan peraturan hukum Taurat dengan mengurbankan diri-Nya di kayu salib. Melalui pengurbanan itu, kita semua bisa berdamai dengan Allah dan menjadi umat-Nya. Hal itu berlaku untuk orang Yahudi maupun bukan Yahudi. Jadi, saat kita bersatu dengan Kristus, di mata Allah kita menjadi satu umat yang baru, bukan lagi dua kelompok berbeda. Dengan demikian, Kristus sudah merobohkan tembok permusuhan dan menghapuskan pemisahan di antara kita. Sekarang kita semua dari bangsa mana pun menjadi seperti satu tubuh, di mana setiap anggotanya berdamai dengan Allah.
Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].
By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].
By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).
17 Artinya, kedatangan Kristus sudah membawa perdamaian bagi semua bangsa, baik Yahudi yang dulu dianggap dekat kepada Allah maupun bangsa bukan Yahudi yang dulu jauh dari Allah.
He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].
18 Sekarang, melalui pengurbanan yang sudah Kristus lakukan, kita semua mempunyai hak untuk datang kepada Bapa melalui Roh Kudus yang ada dalam diri kita masing-masing.
[We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].
19 Artinya kalian yang bukan Yahudi tidak lagi dianggap seperti pendatang yang tidak mempunyai hak apa pun. Sekarang kalian sudah disucikan oleh Allah sehingga kalian menjadi warga kerajaan-Nya dan anggota keluarga-Nya.
So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].
20 Kita semua menjadi seperti sebuah rumah yang sedang dibangun di atas batu-batu fondasi besar, yang melambangkan para nabi dan rasul. Dan batu fondasi yang terutama adalah Kristus Yesus sendiri.
[Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And
21 Saat kita masing-masing bersatu dengan Kristus, bentuk seluruh bangunan itu menjadi semakin sempurna sampai menjadi rumah yang kudus bagi Allah.
just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].
22 Jadi kalian dari bangsa mana pun sama-sama dijadikan sebagai tempat kediaman Allah oleh Kristus melalui Roh Kudus.
And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.
