2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Tubuh kita seperti kemah tempat tinggal kita di dunia ini. Tetapi ketika kemah ini dimusnahkan, kita tahu bahwa Allah akan memberi kita masing-masing tempat tinggal. Tempat tinggal ini tidak berbentuk bangunan yang dibangun, tetapi di surga, dan akan ada untuk selama-lamanya. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Kami menghela nafas dengan kerinduan akan hal ini, sangat ingin dibalut dengan rumah surgawi yang baru ini.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Saat kita memakai pakaian ini kita tidak akan terlihat telanjang.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Selama berada di dalam “tenda” ini, kita mengeluh, terbebani oleh kehidupan ini. Bukannya kita ingin menanggalkan pakaian kehidupan ini tetapi kita menantikan apa yang akan kita kenakan, sehingga apa yang fana dapat diliputi oleh kehidupan.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Allah sendirilah yang mempersiapkan kita untuk semua ini, dan yang menyediakan Roh sebagai jaminan bagi kita.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Jadi kami tetap percaya diri, mengetahui bahwa sementara kami berada di rumah di sini dalam tubuh fisik kami, kami jauh dari Allah.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
(Karena kita hidup dengan percaya kepada Allah, bukan dengan melihat-Nya.)
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Seperti yang saya katakan, kami yakin, ingin berada jauh dari tubuh sehingga kami dapat berada di rumah bersama Allah.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Itu sebabnya tujuan kami, baik di rumah dalam tubuh kami atau tidak, adalah untuk memastikan bahwa kami menyenangkan dia.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Karena kita semua harus menghadap takhta pengadilan Kristus. Masing-masing dari kita akan menerima apa yang pantas kita terima atas apa yang telah kita lakukan dalam hidup ini, apakah itu baik atau buruk.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Mengetahui betapa kami kagum pada Allah, kami mencoba meyakinkan orang lain. Jelas bagi Allah siapa kita ini, dan saya harap juga jelas bagi pikiran kalian.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Kami tidak mencoba untuk berbicara baik tentang diri kami lagi, hanya mencoba memberi kalian kesempatan untuk bangga dengan kami, sehingga kalian dapat menjawab mereka yang bangga dengan penampilan luar dan bukan apa yang ada di dalamnya.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Jika kita adalah “orang gila”, itu untuk Allah. Jika kami masuk akal, itu untuk kalian.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Kasih Kristus mendorong kita untuk terus maju, karena kita benar-benar yakin bahwa Dia mati untuk semua orang, jadi semua orang mati.
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Kristus mati untuk semua orang agar mereka tidak lagi hidup untuk diri mereka sendiri, tetapi untuk Dia yang telah mati dan bangkit kembali untuk mereka.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
Mulai sekarang kita tidak melihat siapa pun dari sudut pandang manusia. Meskipun kita pernah memandang Kristus dengan cara ini, kita tidak melakukannya lagi.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Itulah sebabnya setiap orang yang ada di dalam Kristus adalah makhluk baru — yang lama sudah berlalu, yang baru sudah datang!
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Allah melakukan semua ini dengan mengubah kita dari musuh menjadi sahabat melalui Kristus. Allah memberi kita pekerjaan yang sama untuk mengubah musuh-musuhnya menjadi teman-temannya.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Karena Allah di dalam Kristus membawa dunia kembali dari permusuhan menjadi persahabatan dengan-Nya, tidak memperhitungkan dosa siapa pun terhadap mereka, dan memberi kita pesan ini untuk mengubah musuh-musuh-Nya menjadi sahabat-sahabat-Nya.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Jadi kami adalah duta-duta Kristus, seolah-olah Allah memohon melalui kami: “Tolong, maukah kamu kembali dan menjadi sahabat Allah?”
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Allah membuat Yesus, yang tidak pernah berdosa secara pribadi, mengalami akibat dosa agar kita memiliki karakter yang baik dan benar sebagaimana Allah itu baik dan benar.
