Efesus 1
1 Kepada umat Allah di kota Efesus, yaitu kalian yang sudah disucikan Allah karena percaya penuh kepada Kristus Yesus. Salam sejahtera dari saya, Paulus, yang menjadi rasul Kristus Yesus karena kehendak Allah.
I, Paul, am an apostle whom God appointed (to represent/to proclaim the message about) Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. [I am writing this letter] to you who are the people of God in Ephesus [city. You are people who] (faithfully/continue to) trust in Christ Jesus and who have a close relationship with him.
2 Kiranya kalian semua senantiasa hidup tenang dan menikmati kebaikan dari Allah Bapa dan Kristus Yesus Penguasa kita.
[I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
3 Terpujilah Allah, Bapa dari Tuhan kita Kristus Yesus, karena melalui persatuan kita dengan Kristus, Allah sudah memberikan kepada kita setiap berkat rohani yang ada di surga.
Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of our relationship with Christ, he has blessed us spiritually in every way by giving us blessings that come from heaven.
4 Sebelum dunia ini diciptakan, Allah sudah memilih kita. Artinya Dia sudah mengasihi kita dan berencana untuk mempersatukan kita dengan Kristus, supaya kita disucikan dan dianggap tidak berdosa di hadapan-Nya.
Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our (relationship with/union with) Christ, in order that [God could consider] us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because [God] loves [us],
5 Sebelum dunia ini diciptakan, Allah sudah menetapkan kita untuk diangkat menjadi anak-anak-Nya melalui Kristus Yesus, sesuai dengan kehendak-Nya. Itulah yang berkenan kepada-Nya.
he decided long ago that he would adopt us to be [as though we were] his own children because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that.
6 Jadi kita memuji Allah karena kebaikan hati-Nya yang mulia, yang sudah diberikan kepada kita dengan cuma-cuma karena kita bersatu dengan Anak-Nya yang Dia kasihi.
He did it in order that we would praise him for acting very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve. He did it because of our relationship with his beloved Son {[one, who is also God, whom he] loves}.
7 Melalui persatuan dengan Kristus, kita sudah ditebus dengan kurban darah-Nya sebagai bayaran atas hukuman dosa yang seharusnya kita tanggung. Dengan demikian dosa-dosa kita diampuni karena kebaikan hati Allah yang luar biasa.
When the blood of Christ [flowed when he died] [MTY], [it was as though] he paid a price to free/save us [from the guilt of our sins]. [That] ([provided a way/made it possible]) [for] God to act very kindly toward us to forgive us for having sinned.
8 Kebaikan hati-Nya itu diberikan kepada kita secara berlimpah-limpah, sesuai dengan segala kebijaksanaan dan pengertian Allah.
He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
9 Sekarang Allah sudah menyatakan kepada kita rencana-Nya, yaitu rencana yang dulu dirahasiakan dari manusia. Sesuai dengan kehendak-Nya, rencana Allah itu berpusat pada Kristus,
He has enabled us to know the things that he had planned secretly (OR, that he had not revealed to anyone yet). He did that because he wanted to do that, and because he planned to do that by means of the things Christ would do.
10 dan Allah akan menyelesaikannya pada waktu yang sudah Dia tentukan. Inilah tujuan dari rencana-Nya itu: Supaya Kristus menjadi kepala atas segala sesuatu, baik yang ada di surga maupun di bumi.
God planned that at the time that [he appointed], he would unite all things/beings in heaven and all things/beings on earth (OR, all beings in heaven and all things on earth), and cause Christ to be the one who will rule them [MET].
11 Untuk mencapai tujuan-Nya itu, Allah mengatur segala sesuatu menurut kehendak-Nya. Dan kehendak-Nya sejak semula adalah memilih kita untuk mewarisi hak sebagai anak-anak-Nya melalui persatuan dengan Kristus.
Because of our close relationship with Christ, God has also chosen us [(inc)] (OR, us [(exc)] Jews) to receive what he has promised [to give] us. He decided long ago to do that. It was exactly what he planned. He accomplishes everything exactly as he plans and desires,
12 Jadi, kita diberi suatu kehormatan besar, yaitu menjadi angkatan pertama dari semua orang yang kelak menjadi umat Kristus yang berharap kepada-Nya! Oleh karena itu marilah kita memuji Allah karena kemuliaan-Nya.
in order that we(exc) Jews, who confidently expected the Messiah to do great things for us before the non-Jews expected such things (OR, we [(inc)] who were already confidently expecting Christ [to do great things for us]) will praise him for his greatness.
13 Sebab, ketika kalian mendengar ajaran yang benar, yaitu Kabar Baik tentang keselamatan melalui Kristus, kalian percaya kepada-Nya. Lalu sesuai janji-Nya, Allah memberikan Roh Kudus kepada kalian sebagai tanda bahwa kalian sudah menjadi milik-Nya.
You [Ephesians] also heard the true message, the good message about how God saves you. [People] put their seal on something to show that [it belongs to them]. Similarly, when you believed [in Christ], God [showed that you also belong to him by sending you] the Holy Spirit as he promised to do [MET].
14 Roh-Nya tinggal dalam diri kita masing-masing sebagai jaminan bahwa kita akan menerima segala sesuatu yang sudah Allah janjikan kepada kita sebagai umat-Nya. Dan melalui kehadiran Roh-Nya itulah kita tahu bahwa kita sudah ditebus dan menjadi milik Allah sepenuhnya. Jadi sekali lagi, marilah kita memuji Allah karena kemuliaan-Nya!
The Holy Spirit is [like] [MET] a (deposit/down payment). That is, he (guarantees/assures us) that [we will receive] all that God has promised to give us, at the time when God will give to those who belong to him [MET] everything that [Christ] freed us to receive. [God also assures you that you belong to him], in order that you would praise him for his greatness.
15 Oleh karena semuanya itu, saya selalu mendoakan kalian dan bersyukur kepada Allah. Saya tidak berhenti mendoakan kalian sejak mendengar kabar tentang keyakinanmu kepada Tuhan Yesus dan kasih kalian kepada semua umat Allah.
Because of [what God has done for you], and because [people] told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and that you love all those who belong to God,
I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
17 Saya berdoa bagi kalian, “Ya Allah, Bapa yang mulia dari Tuhan kami Kristus Yesus, kiranya Engkau menambahkan hikmat dan pengetahuan rohani melalui Roh Kudus kepada umat-Mu, jemaat di Efesus, agar mereka semakin mengenal Engkau.
[I pray] that God, who is the glorious/wonderful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may cause his Spirit to make you wise, and that his Spirit will reveal [God to you] so that you may fully know him.
18 Buatlah mereka masing-masing mengerti dan yakin akan semua hal baik yang sudah Engkau sediakan bagi kami, yang sudah Engkau panggil untuk menjadi anak-anak-Mu. Aku berdoa agar mereka tahu betapa berharga dan mulianya warisan yang sudah Engkau janjikan kepada kami sebagai umat-Mu yang sudah Engkau sucikan.
And I pray that God would enable you to understand [MTY] his truth, in order that in your (inner beings/hearts) you may know the things that we believers should confidently expect to receive because he chose us [to be his people]. And I pray that you will know how God will bless his people in a very wonderful way [when we finally receive] all that he has promised to give us.
19 Kiranya Engkau membuat mereka mengerti bahwa kuasa-Mu sangat besar bagi kami yang percaya.” Saudara-saudari, kuasa Allah itu adalah kekuatan-Nya yang hebat
And [I pray that] you will know how very powerfully [God helps] us who continue to trust [in Christ]. He works powerfully for us
20 yang dipakai-Nya untuk menghidupkan Kristus kembali dari kematian. Kuasa itu juga tampak waktu Dia menempatkan Kristus di tempat yang paling terhormat di surga, yaitu di sebelah kanan-Nya.
just like he acted powerfully for Christ when he caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and put him in the place of highest/greatest honor [MTY] in heaven.
21 Dengan kedudukan itu Kristus memerintah sebagai Raja Agung atas segala pemerintah, pemimpin, kuasa, dan raja-raja, termasuk para penguasa zaman sekarang dan yang akan datang. (aiōn g165)
[There], Christ is the supreme ruler over every powerful spirit of every level of authority. His rank is much higher than any powerful spirit can receive, not only now, but forever. (aiōn g165)
22 Allah meletakkan segala sesuatu di bawah kuasa Kristus. Allah juga menjadikan Dia kepala atas seluruh persatuan jemaat Kristus, untuk memimpin kita dalam segala hal.
God has caused all beings to be subject to Christ [MTY], and he has also appointed Christ, who rules over all things, to rule [MET] over all believers.
23 Persatuan jemaat-Nya adalah kita semua yang masing-masing dipenuhi oleh Roh Kristus. Di dunia ini, kita bagaikan tubuh Kristus, dan melalui kitalah Dia bekerja untuk memenuhi dan melengkapi segala sesuatu di mana pun juga.
We believers [relate to Christ like the parts of a person’s] body [MET] [relate to its head]. Christ uses all [his power among us] just like he uses his power throughout the whole universe.
