Ephesians 2

1 Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).

Dahulu kalian mati secara rohani karena kalian berdosa dan melanggar perintah-perintah Allah.

2 You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)

Pada waktu itu kalian mengikuti kebiasaan-kebiasaan dunia ini; berarti kalian taat kepada penguasa angkasa raya, yaitu roh yang sekarang menguasai hati orang-orang yang tidak taat kepada Allah. (aiōn g165)

3 Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].

Dahulu kita semua sama juga dengan mereka; kita hidup menuruti tabiat manusia kita dan melakukan apa yang menyenangkan badan dan pikiran kita. Pada waktu itu kita adalah orang-orang yang kena murka Allah juga, sama seperti orang-orang lain.

4 But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.

Tetapi betapa besarnya kemurahan hati Allah! Ia begitu mengasihi kita,

5 As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]

sehingga pada waktu kita masih mati secara rohani karena pelanggaran-pelang kita, Ia menghidupkan kita kembali bersama-sama dengan Kristus. Jadi, hanyalah karena kebaikan hati Allah, kalian diselamatkan oleh-Nya.

6 And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,

Karena kita bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus, Allah menghidupkan kita kembali bersama-sama Dia, supaya kita memerintah juga bersama-sama Dia di dalam surga.

7 in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)

Allah melakukan itu supaya pada zaman yang akan datang, manusia dapat melihat betapa besarnya kasih Allah. Kasih itu dinyatakan Allah melalui kebaikan hati-Nya kepada kita dengan perantaraan Kristus Yesus. (aiōn g165)

8 It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.

Allah mengasihi kalian, itu sebabnya Ia menyelamatkan kalian karena kalian percaya kepada Yesus. Keselamatan kalian itu bukanlah hasil usahamu sendiri. Itu adalah anugerah Allah. Jadi, tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat menyombongkan dirinya mengenai hal itu.

9 He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.

10 It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.

Kita adalah ciptaan Allah, dan melalui Kristus Yesus, Allah membentuk kita supaya kita melakukan hal-hal yang baik yang sudah dipersiapkan-Nya untuk kita.

11 You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).

Saudara-saudara yang bukan orang Yahudi! Ingatlah keadaanmu pada waktu dahulu: Kalian disebut "orang tak bersunat", oleh orang Yahudi yang mengaku diri disunat (maksudnya yang sudah mendapat tanda yang dibuat manusia pada tubuh mereka).

12 You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.

Pada waktu itu kalian tidak bersatu dengan Kristus, kalian adalah orang asing yang tidak termasuk umat pilihan Allah. Kalian tidak termasuk dalam ikatan perjanjian yang dibuat Allah dengan umat-Nya. Kalian hidup dalam dunia ini tanpa harapan dan tanpa Allah.

13 But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].

Tetapi sekarang, karena kalian sudah bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus, kalian yang dahulu jauh, telah didekatkan oleh kematian Kristus.

14 Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].

Sebab Kristus sendiri adalah pendamai kita. Ia mempersatukan orang-orang Yahudi dan orang-orang bukan Yahudi menjadi satu bangsa. Tembok pemisah antara mereka, yakni permusuhan, sudah dihancurkan oleh Kristus dengan mengurbankan diri-Nya sendiri.

15 By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].

Hukum agama Yahudi dengan perintah-perintah dan peraturan-peraturannya sudah dihapuskan oleh Kristus supaya dua bangsa itu menjadi satu bangsa manusia baru, yang bersatu dengan Dia. Dengan cara itulah Kristus mengadakan perdamaian.

16 By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).

Oleh kematian-Nya disalib, Kristus mempersatukan dua bangsa itu, dan mendamaikan mereka dengan Allah, sehingga lenyaplah permusuhan itu.

17 He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].

Itu sebabnya Kristus datang untuk memberitakan Kabar Baik tentang pendamaian itu kepadamu; baik kepada kalian orang bukan Yahudi yang dahulu jauh dari Allah, maupun kepada orang Yahudi yang dekat pada Allah.

18 [We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].

Dengan perantaraan Kristus, kita semua--baik orang Yahudi maupun orang bukan Yahudi--oleh Roh Allah yang satu, dapat mendekati sang Bapa.

19 So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].

Sebab itu, kalian bukan lagi termasuk orang asing atau orang luar. Kalian sekarang adalah sama-sama warga umat Allah. Kalian adalah anggota-anggota keluarga Allah.

20 [Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And

Kalian pun dibangun di atas dasar yang diletakkan oleh rasul-rasul dan nabi-nabi, dengan Kristus Yesus sebagai batu yang terutama.

21 just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].

Ialah yang menyusun seluruh bangunan itu menjadi Rumah Allah yang khusus untuk Tuhan.

22 And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.

Karena hidup bersatu dengan Kristus, kalian juga sedang dibangun bersama orang-orang lain menjadi sebuah rumah untuk Allah; di situ Allah tinggal dengan Roh-Nya.