Filipi 1
1 Kepada seluruh umat Allah di kota Filipi, yaitu kalian semua yang sudah disucikan Allah karena bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus, beserta para pemimpin dan pengerja jemaat. Salam sejahtera dari saya, Paulus, dan dari Timotius, hamba-hamba Kristus Yesus.
[I], Paul, and Timothy, [who is with me, are] men who serve Christ Jesus. I [am writing this letter] to all [of you who are] pastors and deacons in Philippi [city] and to the rest of God’s people [there who have a close relationship] with Christ Jesus.
2 Kiranya kalian semua senantiasa hidup tenang dan menikmati kebaikan dari Allah Bapa dan Kristus Yesus Penguasa kita.
[We both] (OR, [I]) [pray that] God, [who is] our Father, and Jesus Christ, [who is our] Lord, [will continue to] be kind to you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
3 Setiap kali mengingat kalian, saya selalu bersyukur kepada Allah kita.
I thank my God whenever I think about you.
4 Dengan sukacita saya selalu berdoa untuk kalian semua,
Every time [DOU] I pray [for you], I joyfully pray [DOU] for all of you.
5 karena saya ingat betapa baiknya kalian bekerja sama dengan saya dalam pemberitaan Kabar Baik tentang Kristus, sejak kalian mulai percaya pada Kabar itu sampai sekarang.
I [thank God and rejoice] because you have been [working] together with me in order to [make known] the good message about Christ. [You started doing that] when you first [MTY] [believed it, and you have continued doing it] until now.
6 Dan saya yakin bahwa Allah, yang sudah memulai pekerjaan rohani yang indah ini dalam diri kalian masing-masing, akan meneruskannya sampai menjadi sempurna pada hari Kristus Yesus datang kembali.
I am completely confident that [God], who has begun to do in you what is good, (OR, that since [God] has begun to do in you what is good, he) will continue to do that until he finishes doing it on the day Christ Jesus [MTY] [returns].
7 Sudah selayaknya saya berpikir seperti itu tentang kalian, sebab kalian semua ada dalam hati saya. Itu karena kalian sudah menjadi teman sekerja saya— baik selama saya dipenjara maupun sebelumnya— dalam melaksanakan tugas yang Allah berikan oleh kebaikan hati-Nya. Kalian selalu turut membela ajaran Kabar Baik serta membuktikan kebenaran Kabar itu.
During this time that I have been a prisoner [MTY] and during the times I was previously able to defend the good message about Christ and proved/confirmed [to others] that it is true, all of you have been sharing with me (OR, have helped me) in this work [that God] kindly gave [to me to do. So] indeed it is right that I feel joyful about you all, because you are very dear [IDM] to me.
8 Allah sendiri tahu bahwa saya benar-benar merindukan kalian semua dengan kasih dari Kristus Yesus.
God [can] verify that Christ Jesus causes me to [love and] long for all of you very much, [just like] Christ loves [you].
9 Jadi saya mendoakan kalian, “Ya Allah, buatlah jemaat-Mu di Filipi semakin mengasihi secara berlimpah-limpah, dan lengkapkanlah kasih mereka dengan kebijaksanaan dan pengertian yang benar,
And what I pray [for you] is that [God will enable] you to truly know and learn how to love [one another] more and more in every situation.
10 sehingga mereka mengetahui jalan mana yang terbaik, dan hidup mereka menjadi sungguh-sungguh sempurna dan bersih dari segala kesalahan pada hari kedatangan Kristus kembali.
[And I pray that he will enable] you to completely understand [how you should believe and act]. I [pray this] in order that you might be [spiritually] pure and faultless (OR, completely faultless [DOU]) on the day that Christ [returns] [MTY],
11 Saya juga berdoa kiranya hidup mereka benar di mata-Mu, ya Allah, dan menghasilkan banyak hal baik, yaitu perbuatan yang dikerjakan melalui kuasa Kristus Yesus untuk kemuliaan dan pujian bagi-Mu.”
[and in order that] you might conduct your lives [IDM] completely righteously as a result of Jesus Christ [enabling you to do so], in order that [people will] honor God and praise him (OR, [people will] praise God very much [DOU]).
12 Saudara-saudari, saya mau kalian tahu bahwa melalui semua masalah dan penderitaan yang sedang saya alami, Kabar Baik tentang Kristus semakin tersebar,
My fellow believers, I want you to know that the [troubles] I have experienced [have not prevented me from proclaiming the good message to people. Instead], [these things that I have experienced] have enabled even more people to hear the good message [about Christ].
13 sehingga semua orang di sini— khususnya para pengawal istana Romawi— sudah mengetahui dengan jelas bahwa saya dipenjarakan karena menjadi pengikut Kristus.
[Specifically], all the military guards who are stationed [here in Rome] and many other [HYP] [people in this city] [HYP] now know that I am a prisoner [MTY] because I [proclaim the good news] about Christ.
14 Dan karena saya dipenjarakan, sebagian besar saudara-saudari kita yang percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus semakin berani memberitakan Kabar Baik tentang Dia.
Also, most of the believers [here now] proclaim the message from God more courageously and fearlessly [because] they trust the Lord [more firmly to help them. They trust the Lord more] because [they have seen how the Lord has helped me] while I have been a prisoner [MTY] [here].
15 Memang ada beberapa orang yang memberitakan tentang Kristus karena iri kepada saya, atau karena mereka ingin menjadi lebih terkenal daripada saya. Mereka melakukannya demi kepentingan pribadi dan bukan dengan tulus ikhlas. Mereka pikir, “Biar Paulus lebih susah lagi ketika dia mendengar bahwa saya di sini mempunyai pengikut lebih banyak daripada dia.” Namun, kebanyakan saudara-saudari seiman memberitakan Kabar Baik karena sungguh-sungguh ingin menyenangkan hati Tuhan Yesus. Mereka melakukannya karena mengasihi saya dan menyadari bahwa saya dipenjarakan sesuai dengan kehendak Allah, yaitu karena saya berjuang mempertahankan Kabar Baik tentang Kristus.
Some people proclaim [the message about Christ as I do] because they are happy [with my work]. They proclaim [the message about] Christ because they love [me and because] they know that [God] has placed me [here] to defend the message about Christ [CHI].
Others proclaim [the message about] Christ because they envy [me] and oppose [me]. They proclaim the message about Christ because they have wrong motives. They [wrongly] assume [that because they are causing many people to follow them, I will be jealous, and as a result], I will feel more miserable while I am a prisoner [MTY] [here].
18 Apa pun tujuan mereka, itu bukan masalah bagi saya. Yang penting berita tentang Kristus tersebar luas, baik dilakukan dengan alasan yang tulus maupun tidak. Jadi saya tetap bersukacita. Ya, saya akan terus bersukacita!
But it does not matter whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have wrong motives, or whether [people proclaim the message about Christ] because they have right motives. The important thing in either case is that [the message about] Christ is being proclaimed {people are proclaiming [the message about] Christ}. And because of that I rejoice! Philippians 1:18b-26 Furthermore, I will continue to rejoice,
19 Karena melalui doa-doa kalian dan pertolongan dari Roh Kristus Yesus, saya yakin bahwa pada akhirnya saya akan dibebaskan.
because when I experience troubles, I know that some day God will say that he approves [of what I have done] (OR, that [the Roman authorities] will set me free). [This will happen] as a result of your praying for me, and [as a result] of [God’s] Spirit, whom Jesus Christ gave me, helping me.
20 Saya sungguh-sungguh berharap supaya saya tidak gagal dalam melaksanakan tugas saya ini dan tidak menjadi malu di hadapan Tuhan. Saya hanya ingin dapat terus bersaksi dengan penuh keberanian seperti biasanya. Dengan begitu, Kristus selalu dimuliakan melalui apa pun yang terjadi atas diri saya, baik kehidupan maupun kematian saya.
I [know that this will happen] because I very confidently expect [DOU] that I will faithfully honor Christ. I expect that like I always [have done], Christ will be greatly honored {I will continue now also to very boldly honor Christ} by means of all that I do [SYN, MTY], whether by [the way I] live or [by the way I] die.
21 Karena bagi saya, hidup ini hanyalah untuk memuliakan Kristus! Dan kalau saya mati, itu hanya akan membawa keuntungan bagi saya, yaitu hidup bersama Kristus.
As for me, I live [in order to honor] Christ. But if I die, it will be better [for me than if I continue to live, because then I will be with him].
22 Tetapi selama saya masih hidup di dunia ini, saya akan terus berusaha untuk mendapatkan hasil yang lebih banyak lagi dalam pelayanan saya bagi Tuhan Yesus. Maka seandainya saya diizinkan memilih, saya tidak tahu apakah saya lebih senang hidup atau segera mati.
On the other hand, if I continue to live, that will enable me to continue to serve [Christ] effectively. As a result, I do not know which to choose.
23 Keduanya memang pilihan yang sangat sulit! Secara pribadi saya ingin meninggalkan tubuh ini dan tinggal bersama Kristus. Itu jauh lebih baik bagi saya!
That is, I am not sure which of those two I [prefer]. I long to leave [this world] and [go to] be with Christ, because that will be very much better [for me].
24 Tetapi mengingat kalian masih memerlukan saya, maka saya yakin bahwa saya masih perlu hidup lebih lama di dunia ini.
Nevertheless, it is more important that I remain alive [than that I go to be with Christ because] you still need [me to help you].
25 Karena keyakinan itulah saya percaya Tuhan masih akan mengizinkan saya hidup dan tinggal bersama kalian. Dengan begitu saya dapat menolong kalian untuk semakin bertumbuh dan bersukacita karena keyakinan kita kepada Kristus,
Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain [alive] and that I will [go/come to] be with you all. [As a result], you will believe [in Christ] more firmly, and [as a result of that], you will rejoice.
26 sehingga pada waktu saya datang kembali kepada kalian, tentu kalian akan sangat gembira dan bersyukur kepada Kristus Yesus!
[That is], you will be able to rejoice very greatly because of Christ Jesus [bringing] me [to be with you again].
27 Tetapi apa pun yang terjadi pada saya, yang terpenting adalah kalian tetap hidup sesuai Kabar Baik tentang Kristus, yaitu dengan cara yang pantas bagi warga kerajaan Allah. Dengan demikian saya akan tahu bahwa kalian sehati sepikiran dan terus bertahan serta berjuang demi keyakinan kita kepada Kabar Baik, entah saya bisa datang dan melihatnya langsung, ataupun hanya mendengar berita tentang kalian dari penjara ini.
Most importantly, as fellow [believers in Christ], conduct yourselves just like [you learned you should do when you heard] the message about Christ. Do that in order that whether I come and see you, or whether [I am away from you and] people tell me about you, [what I hear or see will make me happy]. They will tell me that you are unitedly and cooperatively resisting [those who oppose the message about Christ] (OR, [oppose you]). I [will know] that you are not allowing others to influence you to believe a message that is different from the gospel [about Christ].
28 Janganlah takut kepada orang-orang yang menentang kalian. Perlawanan mereka adalah bukti bahwa mereka akan dibinasakan Allah, sedangkan kita akan diselamatkan.
And I [will know] that you are not at all frightened by {afraid of} the people who oppose you. This will show/prove to those people that [God] will destroy them, but this will show/prove to you that [God] will save you eternally. It is God who is doing [all] this.
29 Karena kebaikan hati Allah, Dia memilih kalian bukan hanya untuk percaya kepada Kristus, tetapi juga untuk menderita demi kemuliaan-Nya!
Remember that he has not only kindly enabled you to believe in Christ, [he] has also kindly allowed you to suffer for the sake of Christ.
30 Penderitaan yang sedang kalian rasakan itu sama seperti penderitaan yang saya alami, sebagaimana sudah pernah kalian saksikan, dan kalian sendiri juga mendengar bahwa saya masih menderita sampai sekarang.
[As a result], you are [having to] resist [those who oppose the good message], just like you saw that I [had to] resist [such people there in Philippi], and just like you hear that I [still have to resist such people here] now.
