Matius 12
1 Pada suatu hari Sabat, Yesus dan kami para murid-Nya berjalan melewati ladang-ladang gandum. Karena lapar, kami mulai memetik beberapa bulir gandum dan memakan biji-bijinya.
During that period of time, on a (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), Jesus [and we] disciples were walking through some grain fields. And because we were hungry, we began to pick some of the heads of grain and eat them. [The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
2 Beberapa orang Farisi melihat apa yang kami lakukan dan berkata kepada Yesus, “Lihat! Murid-muridmu sedang melanggar peraturan hari Sabat!”
Some Pharisees saw us [do what they considered to be work]. So they said to Jesus, [accusing him], “Look! Your disciples are doing [work] that is not permitted [in our] laws [PRS] [for us] to do on our day of rest!”
3 Tetapi jawab-Nya kepada mereka, “Tentu kalian sudah tahu apa yang terjadi ketika Daud dan orang-orang yang mengikutinya sedang lapar dan memerlukan makanan.
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he said to them, “[It is written] {[Someone wrote]} [in the Scriptures] [RHQ] what [our revered ancestor King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies!/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
4 Daud masuk ke kemah Allah dan menerima roti bekas persembahan di ruang kudus. Kemudian Daud membawanya kepada orang-orang yang mengikuti dia, lalu mereka memakan roti itu, padahal menurut hukum Taurat hanya para imam yang boleh memakannya. Tetapi karena mereka memerlukan makanan, maka apa yang dilakukan Daud saat itu tidak dianggap berdosa.
David entered the big tent [where they worshipped] God [and asked for some food. The high priest gave him] the bread that had been {they had} presented [to God]. According to the laws [of Moses], only priests were permitted to eat that bread, but David and the men who were with him ate it. And [God did not consider that what they did was wrong]
5 Selain itu, tentu kalian tahu bahwa setiap hari Sabat ada imam-imam yang bekerja di rumah Allah. Tetapi pekerjaan itu tidak dianggap sebagai pelanggaran terhadap larangan bekerja pada hari Sabat.
Also, think about the laws that [Moses wrote] [RHQ]. He said that [even though] the priests, [by working] in the Temple on our Jewish day of rest, are not obeying the Jewish day of rest [laws], they are not guilty. You have surely read that, [but you do not understand what it means].
6 Dan Aku berkata kepada kalian bahwa apa yang sedang Allah kerjakan melalui Aku lebih penting daripada rumah Allah!
Note this: [God allows men to work in] the Temple [on our rest day because that work must be done. But in addition, I] tell you that [I have] more [authority than the authority of] the Temple. So, it is more important for you to obey my teachings than to obey your traditions about our rest day.
7 Dalam Kitab Suci, Allah berkata, ‘Daripada memberi banyak kurban hewan kepada-Ku, Aku ingin kalian menunjukkan belas kasihan kepada orang lain.’ Kalau kalian mengerti maksud ayat ini, tentu kalian tidak akan menyalahkan murid-murid-Ku yang tidak bersalah.
[You should think about] these words [of God in the Scriptures]: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully toward people, and not [just] offer sacrifices.’ If you understood what that means, you would not condemn [my disciples], who have done no wrong.
8 Karena Aku, Sang Anak Adam, adalah Penguasa yang berhak untuk menentukan apa yang boleh dan tidak boleh dilakukan pada hari Sabat.”
[And I want you to know that] I, the one who came from heaven, have [the] authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the days of rest.”
9 Lalu Yesus meninggalkan tempat itu dan masuk ke salah satu rumah pertemuan orang Yahudi.
After Jesus left there [that day], he went into a building where we Jews worship God.
10 Di situ ada seseorang yang salah satu tangannya sudah lumpuh. Beberapa orang Farisi juga ada di sana, dan mereka mau mencari-cari alasan untuk mempersalahkan Yesus. Jadi mereka bertanya kepada-Nya, “Menurutmu, apakah diperbolehkan menyembuhkan orang pada hari Sabat?”
[He saw] a man with a shriveled hand there. [The Pharisees thought that Jesus would be disobeying the tradition about not working on the day of rest if he healed the man, so one of] them asked him, “Does [God] permit [us] to heal [people] on our day of rest?” [They asked that question] so that they might accuse him [if he healed someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
11 Jawab Yesus kepada mereka, “Kalau pada hari Sabat seekor dombamu jatuh ke dalam lubang, apakah kamu tidak akan segera pergi dan bekerja keras mengeluarkan dombamu dari lubang itu? Tentu kamu tidak akan membiarkannya di sana!
He replied to them, “Would anyone among you who has [only] one sheep that falls into a hole (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) [just leave it there] [RHQ]? [Certainly not]! You would take hold of it and lift it out right away, [and that would be acceptable work on our day of rest, too]
12 Betapa lebih berharganya manusia daripada domba! Jadi tentu kita diperbolehkan untuk berbuat baik kepada seseorang, meskipun pada hari Sabat.”
[Because] sheep are valuable, [their owners may work on our day of rest in order to rescue them. So, because] people are more valuable than sheep, it is certainly right for us to do something good [by healing another person any day, including] our day of rest!”
13 Kemudian Yesus berkata kepada orang itu, “Luruskan tanganmu ke depan.” Dia pun meluruskan tangannya yang lumpuh dan saat itu juga sembuhlah tangannya yang sakit, menjadi sekuat tangan sebelahnya!
Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your [withered] hand!” The man stretched it out, and it became normal like the other hand!
14 Orang-orang Farisi itu pun keluar dari rumah pertemuan dan mulai mengatur rencana untuk membunuh Yesus.
Then the Pharisees left [the meeting house. They were worried that the people would reject their traditions and would accept Jesus’ teaching instead. So] they met together to plan how they could kill him.
15 Waktu Yesus mengetahui rencana orang-orang Farisi, Dia meninggalkan tempat itu. Banyak orang mengikuti Dia dan semua yang sakit disembuhkan-Nya,
Because Jesus knew [that the Pharisees were plotting to kill him], he [took us disciples and] went away from there. Crowds, [including many sick people], followed him, [wanting him to heal them], and he healed them all.
16 tetapi Yesus melarang mereka memberitahukan tentang Dia kepada orang lain.
But he told them firmly that they should not tell [other people yet] who he was.
17 Dia sengaja melakukan hal-hal itu supaya pelayanan-Nya sesuai dengan nubuatan Nabi Yesaya yang berkata,
[By acting humbly like that] he fulfilled what was written by Isaiah the prophet {what Isaiah the prophet wrote} [long ago about the Messiah]. [Isaiah wrote] that God said:
18 “Inilah hamba-Ku, yang sudah Aku pilih. Aku mengasihi-Nya, dan Dia menyenangkan hati-Ku. Aku akan memberikan Roh-Ku kepada-Nya dan Dia akan memberitakan bahwa Allah akan menegakkan keadilan bagi setiap bangsa.
Take note of my servant whom I have chosen, the one whom I love and with whom I am pleased. I will put my Spirit in him, and he will proclaim that [God] will judge the non-Jews justly.
19 Dia tidak akan bertengkar dengan orang lain atau berteriak menentang orang-orang. Dia tidak akan menyebabkan keributan di jalan-jalan.
He will not quarrel [with people], neither will he shout. He will not [teach with] a loud voice in the [main] streets.
20 Dia tidak akan mematahkan harapan orang-orang lemah, dan orang yang hampir putus asa diperlakukan-Nya dengan lemah lembut. Demikianlah Dia akan terus berjuang dalam segala hal, sampai Dia menang dan terbukti adil.
Until he has justly judged [the people who trust in him and] has declared them not guilty, he will not destroy [anyone who is weak like] a smashed stalk [MET], nor will he silence [anyone who is as helpless as] a smoldering [linen] wick [MET, DOU].
21 Maka orang-orang dari segala bangsa akan menggantungkan harapan mereka pada-Nya.”
As a result, the non-Jews will confidently expect [that he will do great things for them].
22 Ada seorang lelaki yang buta dan bisu karena dikuasai setan. Dia dibawa kepada Yesus, lalu Yesus menyembuhkannya sehingga dia bisa melihat dan berbicara.
One day when Jesus was at home, [some men] brought to [Jesus] a man [who, because of being] controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}, was blind and unable to speak. [Jesus] healed him [by expelling the demon]. As a result, the man [began to] talk and [was able to] see.
23 Semua orang yang menyaksikan peristiwa itu terheran-heran dan berkata, “Mungkinkah Dia Keturunan Daud yang dijanjikan itu?”
All the crowd [who saw it] marveled. They began asking [each other], “Could this man be the [Messiah, the] descendant of [King] David, [whom we have been expecting]?”
24 Tetapi waktu orang-orang Farisi mendengarnya, mereka berkata, “Yesus bisa mengusir setan-setan karena diberi kekuatan oleh Beelzebul, pemimpin semua roh jahat.”
Because the Pharisees [and the men who taught the Jewish laws] heard [that the people thought that Jesus might be the Messiah because he had expelled the demon], they said, “[It is not God, but] Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons [from people!]”
25 Namun Yesus mengetahui pikiran orang-orang Farisi itu, maka Dia berkata kepada mereka, “Tidak mungkin Satanas mengusir roh-roh yang memihak kepadanya. Kalau kaki-tangan iblis terpecah-pecah dan saling melawan, kerajaan iblis akan hancur. Sama halnya seperti suatu negara atau kota. Kalau penduduk suatu negara atau kota saling melawan dan berperang, maka negara atau kota itu akan hancur. Begitu juga kalau perpecahan terjadi di antara anggota keluarga.
But Jesus knew what [the Pharisees] were thinking [and saying]. So, [in order to show them that what they said did not make sense], he said to them, “If [the people in] [MTY] one nation fight against each other, [they] will destroy their nation {their nation will be destroyed}. If [people who live in] the same city or house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one group or family].
[Similarly], if Satan were expelling his own [demons] [MTY], [it would be as though] he was fighting against himself. (His kingdom would not continue!/How could his kingdom continue?) [RHQ] His rule over them would [certainly] not last!
27 Lagipula seandainya benar bahwa Aku mengusir setan-setan dengan kuasa iblis, berarti kita harus bertanya, ‘Dengan kuasa siapakah anggota-anggota Farisi mengusir setan?’ Sesamamu orang Farisi itu tentu akan berkata bahwa pendapat kalian salah.
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, is it also true that your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No] So they will show you that you [are not thinking logically].
28 Tetapi bila Aku mengusir setan-setan dengan kuasa Roh Allah, itu menunjukkan bahwa tanpa kalian sadari Allah sudah mendirikan kerajaan-Nya di dunia ini dengan penuh kuasa.
But because it is God’s Spirit who [enables] me to expel demons, [that proves that the power of] God to rule [people’s lives] has come to you.
29 Aku di sini seperti musuh iblis yang datang untuk merampas hartanya. Tidak ada pencuri yang berani masuk begitu saja ke rumah orang yang sangat kuat. Sebelum masuk ke rumah orang kuat itu, dia harus mengikatnya dulu, barulah dia bisa masuk dan merampas barang-barangnya.
[I will illustrate why I am able to expel demons]. (A person cannot go into the house of a strong man) [RHQ] [But if he ties up the strong man], then he will be able to steal [the things in that man’s] house.
30 “Siapa saja yang tidak berpihak kepada-Ku, berarti dia memusuhi-Ku. Dan siapa yang tidak membantu menggembalakan kawanan domba, berarti dia mencerai-beraikan.
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not acknowledge [that the Holy Spirit enables] me [to expel demons] are opposing me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to [DOU] go away [from me].
31 “Oleh sebab itu, Aku berkata kepadamu bahwa Allah bersedia mengampuni segala macam dosa manusia, termasuk dosa penghinaan terhadap-Nya. Tetapi orang yang menghina Roh Allah tidak akan pernah diampuni.
You [are saying that it is not the Holy Spirit who is enabling me to expel demons]. So I will say this to you: [If] those who offend and slander other people in any way are [then sorry and ask God to forgive them, God] will forgive them. But people who discredit what the Holy Spirit does will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive [people] who discredit what the Holy Spirit does}.
32 Setiap orang yang menghina Aku, Sang Anak Adam, bisa diampuni. Tetapi orang yang menghina Roh Allah tidak akan pernah diampuni, baik di masa sekarang maupun masa yang akan datang.” (aiōn g165)
[God is willing to] forgive people who criticize [me], the One who came from heaven. But I [warn you that] those who say evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does] will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive people who speak evil words about what the Holy Spirit [does]}. They will not be forgiven {[He] will not forgive them} now, and they will never be forgiven {[he] will never forgive them}.” (aiōn g165)
33 “Setiap orang tahu: Kalau mau makan buah yang enak, ambillah dari pohon yang subur. Buah dari pohon yang buruk pasti tidak enak. Karena setiap pohon dinilai dari buah yang dihasilkannya.
“Think about this: You can know whether [a person is good and what that person says is good, in the same way that you] can know whether a tree [MET] and the fruit it produces [MET] are good. [You can also know whether a person and what that person says is evil in the same way that you can know] whether a tree [MET] and its fruit [MET] are blighted. You can know whether a tree is good by [seeing] its fruit, and similarly [people can know the evil character of you Pharisees by listening to your accusations against me].
34 Hai kamu keturunan ular berbisa! Bagaimana mungkin kamu, orang jahat, mengeluarkan kata-kata yang baik?! Karena perkataan yang keluar dari mulut orang ditentukan oleh hati orang itu.
[What] you [teach harms people spiritually like poisonous] snakes [harm them physically] [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] [like you] speak what comes from all that is in their (inner beings/hearts).
35 Jika orang itu baik dan isi hatinya baik, maka kata-kata yang keluar dari mulutnya juga baik. Jika orang itu jahat dan isi hatinya jahat, maka kata-kata yang keluar dari mulutnya juga jahat.
Good people [speak good things. That is like] taking good things out of buildings where they are stored. But evil people [speak evil things. That is like] taking evil things out of buildings where they are stored.
36 Tetapi Aku berkata kepadamu bahwa pada Hari Pengadilan, setiap orang akan bertanggung jawab atas setiap perkataan yang pernah diucapkannya, bahkan yang dia ucapkan dengan sembarangan.
I tell you that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, [and he will judge them accordingly].
37 Waktu Allah mengadili setiap manusia, semua kata-kata yang pernah kamu ucapkan akan menjadi bukti untuk memutuskan apakah kamu dihukum atau dibenarkan.”
Based on the words that you have spoken, [God] will [either] declare that you are righteous based on the words that you have spoken, or [else] he will condemn you.”
38 Suatu kali, beberapa orang Farisi dan ahli Taurat berkata kepada Yesus, “Guru, kami ingin melihat engkau melakukan keajaiban sebagai bukti bahwa engkau diutus oleh Allah.”
Then some of the Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws responded [to what Jesus was teaching] by saying to him, “Teacher, we want to see you [perform] a miracle [that would prove to us that God sent you].”
39 Jawab-Nya kepada mereka, “Kalian adalah orang-orang yang jahat dan tidak setia kepada Allah, karena itulah kalian ingin melihat keajaiban! Tetapi untuk orang-orang seperti kalian, Aku sama sekali tidak akan melakukan keajaiban kecuali satu, yakni keajaiban seperti yang pernah terjadi pada Nabi Yunus.
Then Jesus said to them, “[You] people [have already seen me perform miracles], but you are evil, and you do not faithfully worship God [MET]! You want [me to perform] a miracle [that would prove to you that God sent me], but [God will enable] you to see only one miracle. It will be [like] what happened to Jonah the prophet [MET].
40 Sebagaimana Yunus berada di dalam perut ikan besar selama tiga hari tiga malam, begitu juga Aku, Sang Anak Adam, akan berada di dalam kubur selama tiga hari tiga malam sebelum dibangkitkan.
Jonah was in the stomach of a huge fish for three days and nights [before God caused him to live again]. Similarly, for three days and nights I, the one who came from heaven, will be in a place [where dead people are, and then God will cause me to live again].
41 Pada Hari Pengadilan, penduduk kota Niniwe akan berdiri untuk bersaksi melawan kalian yang hidup pada zaman ini. Karena waktu Yunus memberitakan pesan Allah kepada mereka, mereka bertobat. Tetapi walaupun Aku sudah di sini dan Aku lebih besar daripada Yunus, kalian tidak mau bertobat!
When [God] judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand [in front of him] with [you] people who [have seen me perform miracles]. The [people of Nineveh turned from their sinful ways as a result of hearing what] Jonah preached. [Jonah was important, but I], who am more important than Jonah, [have come and preached to you, but you have not turned from your sinful ways. So] when [God] judges [all people, he] will condemn you.
42 Pada Hari Pengadilan, ratu dari Selatan juga akan berdiri untuk bersaksi melawan kamu semua yang hidup pada zaman ini. Karena ratu itu datang dari tempat yang sangat jauh untuk mempelajari kebijaksanaan Raja Salomo. Tetapi lihatlah, walaupun Aku yang lebih besar daripada Salomo ada di sini di hadapanmu, kalian tidak mau mendengarkan Aku!”
The queen from [Sheba, South of Israel, who lived long ago, came from a distant region in order to listen to King Solomon teach] many wise things. But now [I], [a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. So at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba will stand in front of him, along] with you people, and will condemn you.”
43 “Ingatlah contoh ini: Apabila roh jahat meninggalkan seseorang, roh itu tidak bisa tenang. Dia terpaksa mencari ke sana kemari, bahkan ke padang belantara, untuk menemukan orang lain yang dapat dikuasai. Ketika dia tidak berhasil menemukan orang baru,
“[Sometimes] when an evil spirit leaves a person, it wanders around in desolate areas, seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone,
44 dia berkata, ‘Aku akan kembali kepada orang yang sudah aku tinggalkan.’ Sewaktu kembali, dia melihat bahwa orang itu seperti rumah kosong yang sudah disapu bersih dan tertata rapi.
it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person [MET] in whom I used to live.’ So it goes back [and finds that the Spirit of God is not in control of that] person’s [life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been swept clean and everything put in order [MET], [but it is] empty.
45 Kemudian dia pergi dan mengajak tujuh roh lain yang lebih jahat daripadanya untuk bergabung dengan dia. Waktu mereka masuk dan menguasai orang itu, keadaannya menjadi lebih buruk daripada sebelumnya. Hal seperti itu jugalah yang akan terjadi pada setiap orang yang termasuk dalam angkatan yang jahat zaman ini.”
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil, and they [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So, although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it becomes much worse. That is what [you] wicked people who [have heard me teach] will experience.”
46 Ketika Yesus masih berbicara dengan orang banyak itu, ibu-Nya bersama saudara-saudara-Nya datang dan berdiri di luar. Mereka hendak berbicara dengan Dia.
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his [younger] brothers [arrived]. They stood outside [the house], wanting to speak with him.
47 Lalu seseorang memberitahukan kepada-Nya, “Guru, ibu dan saudara-saudaramu sedang menunggu di luar. Mereka ingin berbicara dengan engkau.”
Someone said to him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside [the house], wanting to talk to you.”
48 Jawab Yesus, “Sekarang Aku akan menunjukkan kepada kalian orang-orang yang Aku anggap seperti ibu dan saudara-saudara-Ku.”
Then Jesus said to the person who told him [that], “([I will tell you something about] my mother and brothers [MET].[/Do you know] who I [consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [MET, RHQ]
49 Sambil menunjuk ke arah kami murid-murid-Nya, Dia berkata, “Orang-orang seperti inilah yang Aku anggap sebagai ibu dan saudara-saudari-Ku,
He then pointed toward [us] disciples and said, “These are ones [whom I love as much as I love] my mother and my brothers [MET].
50 yaitu orang yang melakukan kemauan Bapa-Ku di surga. Merekalah yang Aku anggap seperti ibu, saudara, dan saudari-Ku!”
Those who do what [God] my Father [who is] in heaven wants, are [as dear to me] [MET] [as] my brother, my sister, or my mother.”
