Amsal 1
1 Inilah kumpulan kata-kata bijak dari Salomo anak Daud, raja Israel.
These are the (proverbs/wise sayings) that come from Solomon, the King of Israel, who was the son of [King] David.
2 Nasihat-nasihat ini ditulis untuk mengajarkan cara hidup yang bijaksana serta memberi pengalaman dengan memahami kata-kata bijak yang penuh makna,
(These proverbs [PRS] can teach people/By studying these proverbs, people can learn) how to be wise and how to obey what these proverbs teach them. They will [also] help people to understand which teachings are wise.
3 agar orang memperoleh didikan tentang cara bersikap bijaksana dan hidup dengan benar, adil, dan jujur.
These proverbs [PRS] will teach you how to discipline/control yourselves, how to conduct your lives, and how to do what is right and just [DOU].
4 Nasihat-nasihat ini memberi pengajaran bagi orang yang tidak berpengalaman agar lebih berwawasan, dan memberi pengetahuan bagi orang muda agar dapat mengatur hidupnya dengan bijaksana.
They will show [people] who do not [yet] know much how to do things that are smart. They will show young people how to become wise and how to make good plans/decisions.
5 Mari, siapa yang bijaksana, dengarkanlah nasihat ini agar kamu semakin bijak. Dan yang berpengertian, tambahlah pengalaman lewat tulisanku
Those who are wise should also pay attention [to these proverbs], in order to become more wise, and those who understand [these teachings] will receive good advice/guidance.
6 agar kamu dapat menyelami makna peribahasa, perumpamaan, petuah, dan teka-teki yang ditulis oleh orang-orang bijak lain.
Then they will be able to understand the meaning of proverbs and parables/metaphors, these wise sayings and (riddles/sayings that are difficult to understand).
7 Sikap hormat dan takut akan TUHAN adalah cara yang pertama dan terutama untuk menjadi bijak, tetapi orang-orang bebal tidak menghargai kebijaksanaan dan tak mau diajar.
If [you want to be] wise, you must begin by revering Yahweh. [Only] foolish people despise wisdom and good advice/discipline.
8 Anakku, dengarkanlah nasihat ayahmu, dan jangan tinggalkan didikan ibumu.
My son, pay attention to what [I], your father, am teaching you. And do not reject what your mother teaches you.
9 Karena nasihat dan didikan orangtuamu ibarat mahkota yang akan membuat engkau dihormati, dan seperti kalung peringatan yang menuntun langkah hidupmu.
What we teach you [will make you respected like having] a lovely turban around your head and [like] a [beautiful] necklace to put around your neck.
10 Anakku, janganlah tergoda bila orang berdosa membujukmu mengikuti perbuatan mereka!
My son, if sinners tempt/entice you [to do what is wrong], say “No” to them.
11 Orang jahat berkata, “Bergabunglah dengan kami. Kita akan membagi rata semua harta yang kita rampas!
They may say, “Come with us! Join us! We will hide and then kill [MTY] someone [who passes by]. We will ambush some helpless/innocent people.
12 Kita akan menelan mereka hidup-hidup, seakan melempar mereka bulat-bulat ke dalam Syeol. (Sheol h7585)
We will kill them [HYP] and get rid of them completely, [just] like [people who are buried in] graves are gone forever. While they are in good health, we will send them to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
13 Rumah-rumah kita akan penuh dengan hasil jarahan! Mari kita mengintai orang dan menyerang mereka diam-diam lalu merampas seluruh harta benda mereka!
And we will seize all the things that they own. We will fill our houses with these things!
14 Tak usah pikirkan alasannya. Musnahkan saja walau mereka tak bersalah.”
[So], come with us! Join our group! We will share with you the things that we steal.”
15 Anakku, jangan mengikuti jalan hidup mereka! Jauhkan dirimu dari perbuatan mereka.
My son, do not accompany them! Do not walk on the roads with them!
16 Orang-orang itu cepat berbuat jahat bahkan tak segan-segan menumpahkan darah.
They rush to do evil deeds! They hurry to murder [MTY] people.
17 Namun, sesungguhnya keserakahan mereka bagai perangkap yang akan membunuh mereka sendiri.
It is useless to put out a (trap/net to catch a bird) because when a bird sees it, [it stays away from it].
18 Burung pun tidak akan masuk perangkap kalau melihat jaring dipasang di depan matanya, tetapi orang-orang semacam itu memasang jerat untuk diri sendiri.
But those wicked people are not like the birds, [because they do not realize] that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!
19 Perbuatan mereka seperti senjata makan tuan.
That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things [by violently attacking others]. They will only destroy themselves!
20 Hikmat ibarat seorang guru yang berseru di jalan-jalan, di tempat-tempat umum dia memanggil-manggil orang untuk mendengarkannya.
Wisdom [PRS] shouts to people in the streets, and calls out to people in the (plazas/town squares).
21 Di persimpangan jalan dia berteriak mengundang orang banyak, dan di pintu-pintu gerbang dia mengumumkan dengan lantang. Katanya,
Wisdom calls out in noisy places, and at the entrances to cities.
22 “Hai orang-orang yang tidak berpengalaman, sampai kapan kalian senang tinggal dalam kebodohanmu? Hai para pengejek, sampai kapan kalian senang menghina orang? Dan orang-orang bebal, apakah kalian mau tetap menolak pengetahuan?
[Wisdom says], “How long will you stupid people continue to enjoy doing foolish things [RHQ]? How long will you people who ridicule God enjoy doing that [RHQ]? How long will you foolish people refuse to know [what things are right] [RHQ]?
23 Bila kalian mau berbalik dan memperhatikan teguranku, kepadamu aku akan melimpahkan pengajaran-pengajaran dari hatiku.”
If you pay attention to me when I rebuke you, I will tell you what I am thinking in my inner being; I will give you some good advice.
24 Tetapi Hikmat itu juga ibarat guru yang mengeluh, “Ketika aku memanggil, kalian tidak mau mendengar. Ketika aku mengulurkan tangan untuk memberimu pertolongan, kalian tidak memperhatikan.
But when I called to you, you refused to listen. I beckoned to you to come to me, but you ignored me.
25 Kalian mengabaikan semua nasihatku dan menolak semua teguranku.
I tried to advise you, but you refused to listen to me. I tried to correct you, but you rejected what I told you.
26 Kelak malapetaka akan menyerbu kalian seperti badai dan angin topan, dan bencana yang kalian takutkan akan menimpamu sehingga kalian sangat terjepit dan menderita.
So [now], when you are experiencing troubles/disasters, I will laugh at you. When things happen that cause you to be afraid, I will make fun of you.
27 Pada saat itu aku akan tertawa getir atasmu, karena sebelumnya kalian tidak mau mendengar ajaranku yang dapat menyelamatkanmu.
When calamities strike you like a big storm, when disasters hit you like a violent wind, when [all kinds of things] distress you and give you trouble, [I will ridicule you!]
28 “Ketika itu, kalian akan berteriak minta tolong kepadaku, tetapi aku tidak akan menjawab. Dengan cemas kalian akan mencari aku ke sana kemari, tetapi tidak akan menemukanku.
[Wisdom also says], “When foolish people call to me [to help them], I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.
29 Mengapa? Karena kalian membenci pengetahuan dan sudah memilih untuk tidak takut akan TUHAN.
They refused to know [what things are right], and they decided not to revere Yahweh.
30 Kalian menolak nasihatku dan meremehkan teguranku.
They would not accept my advice, and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.
31 Itu sebabnya kalian akan menanggung akibat perbuatanmu sendiri. Jalan hidup yang kalian pilih membuatmu mual, seperti orang mau muntah karena kekenyangan.
So they will endure what will result [MET, DOU] from the evil way they have lived/behaved and the evil things they have planned to do.
32 Orang yang tak berpengalaman akan ikut jalan sesat lalu binasa. Orang bebal akan hancur karena merasa paling benar dan tak mau memperhatikan teguran.
Those who turn away from me are stupid/foolish; they will die because of doing that.
33 Tetapi orang yang mendengarkan aku akan hidup tenteram. Mereka tak perlu cemas akan bahaya.”
But those who pay attention to me will live peacefully and safely, and they will not be afraid that something will harm them.”
