Matius 22
1 Ketika para pemimpin Yahudi masih ada di situ, Yesus kembali mengajar dengan memakai beberapa perumpamaan lagi. Dia berkata,
Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
2 “Tentang orang yang terpilih menjadi warga kerajaan Allah, hal itu bisa digambarkan seperti seorang raja yang mengadakan pesta pernikahan untuk putranya.
“[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
3 Ketika pesta sudah siap dimulai, sang raja menyuruh hamba-hambanya memanggil setiap orang yang sudah diundang. Tetapi para undangan itu tidak mau datang.
[When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
4 “Sekali lagi raja itu menyuruh hamba-hambanya yang lain, ‘Katakanlah kepada para undanganku bahwa perjamuan sudah siap. Banyak sapi jantan dan anak sapi gemuk sudah dipotong dan dimasak. Segala sesuatu sudah siap. Mari, datanglah ke pesta pernikahan ini!’
So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
5 “Namun mereka tetap saja tidak mempedulikan undangan itu, dan malah pergi melakukan urusannya masing-masing. Ada yang pergi mengerjakan ladang, berdagang, ataupun pekerjaan lainnya.
[But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
6 Bahkan ada yang menangkap hamba-hamba raja itu, kemudian menyiksa dan membunuh mereka.
The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
7 Mendengar itu, raja menjadi sangat marah sehingga dia menyuruh para tentaranya untuk membinasakan orang-orang yang sudah membunuh para hambanya itu dan untuk membakar kota mereka.
[When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
8 “Kemudian raja berkata kepada hamba-hambanya yang lain, ‘Pesta pernikahan sudah siap, tetapi orang-orang yang saya undang itu ternyata tidak layak diundang.
[After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
9 Jadi pergilah ke setiap persimpangan jalan dan undanglah semua orang yang kalian jumpai di sana untuk menghadiri pesta pernikahan ini.’
So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
10 Lalu para hamba itu pergi ke jalan-jalan dan mengundang setiap orang yang mereka temui, entah itu orang jahat maupun orang baik, sehingga ruangan pesta pun penuh dengan tamu.
So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
11 “Tetapi ketika raja itu masuk untuk menjumpai para tamunya, dia melihat ada seseorang yang tidak memakai pakaian seragam yang disediakan raja bagi tamu pesta pernikahan.
But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
12 Kata raja kepada orang itu, ‘Kawan, berani sekali kamu masuk ke sini tanpa memakai pakaian seragam!’ Dan orang itu diam saja.
The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
13 Maka raja berkata kepada para hambanya, ‘Ikatlah kaki dan tangan orang itu dan lemparkanlah dia ke luar, ke tempat yang paling gelap. Di sanalah orang-orang akan selalu menangis dan sangat menderita.’”
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
14 Lalu Yesus mengakhiri perumpamaan itu dengan berkata, “Banyak orang yang diundang, tetapi hanya sedikit yang terpilih.”
[Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
15 Kemudian beberapa anggota kelompok Farisi pergi meninggalkan Yesus dan mengatur rencana untuk menjebak-Nya. Mereka mau membujuk Yesus supaya Dia melawan pendapat orang Yahudi tentang penjajahan pemerintah Romawi, atau mengatakan sesuatu yang melawan pemerintah Romawi.
After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
16 Sesuai rencana, kelompok Farisi itu mengutus sejumlah anggota mereka dan beberapa pendukung Herodes untuk menguji Yesus. Kata mereka, “Guru, kami tahu bahwa engkau orang jujur, dan engkau juga mengajar dengan jujur tentang apa yang Allah kehendaki untuk kita lakukan. Engkau tidak takut kepada pendapat siapa pun, karena engkau tidak memandang kedudukan orang.
They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
17 Jadi kami mau menanyakan pendapatmu: Menurut hukum Taurat, boleh atau tidak kita membayar pajak kepada pemerintah Romawi?”
So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
18 Tetapi Yesus sudah mengetahui rencana jahat mereka. Karena itu Dia berkata, “Kalian hanya pura-pura! Apakah kalian pikir Aku bisa dijebak dengan pertanyaan semacam itu?!
But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
19 Coba tunjukkan kepada-Ku satu keping uang perak yang biasa dipakai untuk membayar pajak.” Lalu mereka menunjukkan uang itu kepada-Nya.
Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
20 Dia pun bertanya, “Ukiran wajah siapa yang ada di sini? Dan nama siapa yang tertulis di sini?”
He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
21 Jawab mereka, “Raja Romawi.” Lalu kata Yesus kepada mereka, “Kalau begitu, berikanlah kembali kepada raja apa yang memang milik raja. Dan berikanlah kembali kepada Allah apa yang memang milik Allah.”
They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
22 Mendengar jawaban itu mereka pun terheran-heran lalu pergi meninggalkan Yesus.
When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
23 Pada hari itu, beberapa anggota kelompok Saduki juga mendatangi Yesus. (Kelompok Saduki percaya bahwa orang yang sudah mati tidak akan hidup kembali.) Mereka bertanya kepada-Nya,
During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
24 “Guru, Musa mengajarkan bahwa kalau seorang laki-laki yang sudah beristri meninggal tanpa mempunyai anak, maka saudaranya harus menikahi jandanya itu untuk meneruskan keturunan bagi saudaranya yang sudah meninggal.
[In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
25 Pernah ada tujuh orang bersaudara di antara kami. Laki-laki yang pertama menikah dengan seorang perempuan, lalu meninggal. Karena dia tidak mempunyai anak, maka laki-laki yang kedua mengawini janda kakaknya itu.
Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
26 Lalu laki-laki yang kedua juga meninggal tanpa mempunyai anak. Hal yang sama pun terjadi kepada laki-laki yang ketiga dan seterusnya, sampai yang ketujuh. Mereka semua meninggal tanpa mempunyai keturunan melalui perempuan itu.
The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
27 Akhirnya, janda itu meninggal juga.
Last of all, the widow also died.
28 Jadi, kalau memang benar bahwa orang yang sudah meninggal akan dihidupkan kembali, perempuan itu akan disebut sebagai istri siapa?— karena ketujuh bersaudara itu sudah pernah kawin dengan dia.”
So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
29 Yesus menjawab, “Kalian sangat keliru karena tidak tahu apa yang tertulis dalam Kitab Suci dan tidak mengenal kuasa Allah.
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
30 Nanti, ketika orang yang sudah meninggal dihidupkan kembali, mereka tidak akan berpasang-pasangan lagi, tetapi hidup tanpa pasangan seperti semua malaikat di surga.
The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
31 “Namun tentang kehidupan kembali sesudah kematian, kalian sudah membaca Firman Allah, bukan?! Allah berkata,
But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
32 ‘Aku adalah Allah Abraham, dan Allah Isak, dan Allah Yakub.’ Allah menyebutkan ketiga nenek moyang kita itu sebagai orang yang masih tetap hidup dan menyembah-Nya. Walaupun orang yang meninggal tidak lagi berada di dunia, namun di hadapan Allah mereka masih tetap hidup.”
‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]!”
33 Orang banyak yang berada di situ heran sekali mendengar ajaran Yesus itu.
When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
34 Para anggota kelompok Farisi mendengar bahwa Yesus sudah mengalahkan orang-orang kelompok Saduki yang tadi mengajukan pertanyaan untuk menguji Yesus. Maka mereka berkumpul dan mencari cara untuk mengalahkan Yesus.
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
35 Lalu salah seorang anggota mereka, yang juga adalah ahli Taurat, mengajukan suatu pertanyaan untuk mencari kesalahan Yesus. Kata orang itu,
One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
36 “Guru, menurut pendapatmu, perintah mana yang paling penting di antara seluruh hukum Taurat?”
“Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
37 Yesus menjawab, “‘Kasihilah TUHAN Allahmu dengan segenap hatimu, dengan segenap nafas hidupmu, dan dengan segenap akal pikiranmu.’
Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
38 Perintah itulah yang terpenting dan terutama.
That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
39 Perintah kedua yang hampir sama pentingnya dengan itu adalah, ‘Kasihilah sesamamu sama seperti kamu mengasihi dirimu sendiri.’
The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
40 Karena kedua perintah itu adalah dasar dari seluruh hukum Taurat dan semua perintah yang terdapat dalam tulisan para nabi.”
These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
41 Sementara orang-orang Farisi itu masih bersama Yesus, Dia menggunakan pertanyaan ini untuk mengajar mereka,
While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
42 “Bagaimana pendapat kalian tentang Kristus? Menurut nubuatan para nabi, keturunan siapakah Dia?” Jawab mereka, “Keturunan Raja Daud.”
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
43 Kata Yesus kepada mereka, “Kalau begitu, kenapa Daud— ketika bernubuat dengan kuasa Roh Kudus— memanggil Kristus sebagai ‘Tuhan Penguasaku?’ Dia berkata begini,
Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
44 ‘TUHAN Allah berkata kepada Tuhan Penguasaku, “Duduklah di sebelah kanan-Ku dan memerintahlah sebagai Raja sampai Aku mengalahkan semua yang memusuhi-Mu dan menjadikan mereka budak-Mu.”’
[David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
45 Jadi, kalau Daud sangat menghormati Kristus dengan menyebut Dia ‘Tuhan Penguasaku,’ kenapa kalian mengajarkan bahwa Kristus hanya keturunan Daud?”
So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
46 Orang-orang Farisi yang berusaha menguji Yesus tadi tidak sanggup menjawab pertanyaan-Nya. Dan sejak hari itu, tidak seorang pun berani mengajukan pertanyaan untuk menguji Yesus lagi.
No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
