Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
TUHAN membenci segala perbuatan curang dalam berdagang. Pedagang yang menggunakan timbangan dengan jujur menyenangkan hati-Nya.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Saat kesombongan muncul, aib pasti menyusul, tetapi di mana kerendahan hati tumbuh, di situlah hikmat berlabuh.
3 [People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
Orang jujur akan berhasil karena dituntun oleh ketulusan mereka, tetapi orang licik akan dihancurkan oleh kecurangan mereka sendiri.
4 [Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
Kekayaan tidak dapat menyelamatkanmu pada hari penghakiman TUHAN, tetapi cara hidup yang benar akan menjaga nyawamu.
5 When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
Jalan hidup orang baik dituntun oleh perbuatannya yang benar, tetapi orang jahat akan jatuh karena perbuatannya yang jahat.
6 [God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
Orang jujur dilancarkan hidupnya karena perbuatannya benar, tetapi orang licik dijerat oleh hawa nafsunya.
7 When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
Saat orang jahat mati, segala sesuatu yang sudah dia harapkan pun mati. Sia-sia saja mengandalkan kekuatan diri sendiri.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
Allah menolong orang benar menghindar dari masalah, dan sebagai gantinya Dia membiarkan orang jahat mengalami masalah itu.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
Perkataan orang munafik menghancurkan sesamanya, tetapi orang benar luput dari bahaya karena pengetahuannya.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
Ketika orang benar berhasil, seluruh kota turut bergembira. Ketika orang jahat mati, semua bersorak-sorai.
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
Berkat dan pengaruh baik dari orang-orang jujur membangun kesejahteraan kota, tetapi perkataan orang-orang jahat menghancurkannya.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
Bila engkau menghina sesama, engkau bertindak bodoh. Orang bijak tidak membalas hinaan.
13 Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
Siapa yang suka bergosip, membocorkan rahasia, tetapi orang yang setia dapat dipercaya untuk menyimpan rahasia.
14 A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
Jika raja tidak mencari nasihat dari orang-orang bijak, hancurlah bangsanya, tetapi jika raja mendengarkan para penasihatnya, jayalah bangsa itu.
15 If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
Bila engkau menjamin pinjaman orang yang kurang kamu kenal, engkau menyusahkan diri sendiri. Lebih bijaksana menolak terlibat dan terhindar dari masalah.
16 [People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
Perempuan yang ramah dan baik hati akan semakin dihormati, tetapi laki-laki yang kejam hanya memperoleh harta duniawi.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
Orang yang baik hati mendatangkan kebaikan bagi dirinya sendiri, tetapi orang yang kejam mencelakakan dirinya.
18 If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
Sia-sia saja upah besar yang dihasilkan orang jahat secara mendadak. Hari ini kaya, besok miskin lagi. Namun orang yang tetap bekerja dengan benar mendapat upah yang bertahan lama.
19 Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
Senantiasa bertindak benar, berumur panjang. Gemar berbuat jahat, mati.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
TUHAN membenci orang yang tidak tulus, tetapi mengasihi orang yang hidupnya benar.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Ketahuilah: Orang jahat pasti akan dihukum TUHAN. Umat-Nya yang bertekun hidup benar tidak akan dihukum.
22 [It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
Bagaikan cincin emas menghiasi hidung babi, demikianlah perempuan yang cantik tetapi nakal.
23 When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
Apa yang diharapkan orang benar akan terwujud. Namun bagi orang jahat, apa yang mereka harapkan hanya mendatangkan murka.
24 Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
Ada orang yang sering membantu sesamanya, tetapi justru bertambah kaya. Ada yang terlalu kikir tetapi semakin miskin.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
Orang yang mengulurkan tangan untuk memberkati dan mencukupi sesamanya akan menerima pertolongan juga sampai dia pun puas dan berkelebihan.
26 People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
Pedagang yang menahan gandum karena menunggu harga naik akan dikutuki orang, tetapi yang menjual gandumnya pada saat dibutuhkan akan dipuji.
27 If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
Siapa yang rajin berbuat baik akan berkenan di mata TUHAN maupun manusia, tetapi bila engkau suka berbuat jahat kepada orang lain, hal yang sama akan terjadi kepadamu.
28 Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
Orang yang mengandalkan kekayaannya akan jatuh, tetapi orang benar akan berkembang seperti tunas muda.
29 Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
Orang yang mendatangkan masalah terhadap keluarganya tidak akan mewarisi apa pun. Orang bodoh akan menjadi budak bagi orang bijak.
30 Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
Perbuatan orang benar menyegarkan orang lain, bagaikan buah pohon kehidupan. Orang bijak menjadi teladan bagi banyak orang.
31 [Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
Orang benar pun menerima imbalan di bumi ini, terlebih lagi orang jahat dan orang berdosa! Mereka pasti menerima ganjaran yang adil dari Allah.
