Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
Air anggur memberikan keberanian yang palsu, dan minuman keras menimbulkan perkelahian. Betapa bodohnya orang yang mabuk sampai tak sadar diri.
2 Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
Kemarahan seorang raja bagaikan raungan singa. Orang yang memancing murka raja membahayakan diri sendiri.
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
Menghindari pertengkaran adalah tindakan terhormat. Orang bebal mudah terlibat dalam pertengkaran.
4 [If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
Si pemalas tidak mengerjakan ladangnya pada musim tanam sehingga dia tidak mendapat apa pun pada musim panen.
5 [Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
Meski hati manusia penuh dengan rahasia, orang bijak mampu memahami yang tersembunyi di hatinya sendiri.
6 Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
Banyak yang mengaku sebagai teman setia, tetapi sangat sulit menemukan orang yang benar-benar dapat dipercaya.
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
Anak-anak dalam suatu keluarga pantas merasa beruntung bila ayah mereka hidup benar dan tak bercela.
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
Ketika raja duduk di takhta untuk mengadili, dia dapat menilai dan memilah semua hal yang jahat.
9 There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
Tak ada seorang pun yang dapat dengan jujur berkata, “Hatiku sudah bersih dan aku suci tanpa dosa.”
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
TUHAN membenci segala bentuk kecurangan dalam perdagangan, seperti berat timbangan yang dipalsukan dan takaran yang dikurangi.
11 Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
Watak seseorang, bahkan anak kecil, tampak dari perbuatannya. Perilakunya menunjukkan apakah dia memiliki hati yang tulus.
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
Telinga untuk mendengar dan mata untuk melihat, TUHANlah yang memberi keduanya.
13 If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
Janganlah menyukai tidur, supaya engkau tidak jatuh miskin. Buka matamu dan rajinlah bekerja, maka engkau akan makan sampai kenyang.
14 People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
Pembeli pura-pura mengeluh, “Barangnya jelek. Harganya terlalu mahal!” Demikianlah taktik dalam tawar-menawar. Setelah mendapat potongan, dia akan membanggakan hasil belinya.
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Perkataan orang yang berpengetahuan lebih berharga daripada emas dan permata.
16 If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
Siapa yang berani menjadi penanggung jawab hutang orang yang baru saja dikenal, harta miliknya pantas diambil sebagai jaminan hutang orang itu.
17 People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
Makanan hasil menipu awalnya lezat, tetapi kemudian rasanya bagai mengunyah kerikil.
18 When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
Rencana terlaksana dengan baik jika ada nasihat. Oleh karena itu, janganlah raja memulai peperangan tanpa mendengarkan banyak nasihat.
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
Jangan berteman dengan orang yang terlalu banyak bicara. Mereka suka bergosip dan tak akan dapat menyimpan rahasia.
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
Siapa yang mengutuki orangtuanya akan dimatikan seperti pelita yang padam di tengah kegelapan.
21 If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
Harta warisan yang diminta sebelum waktunya tidak akan menjadi berkat pada akhirnya.
22 Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
Jangan berkata kepada musuhmu, “Aku akan membalas perbuatanmu ini!” Tunggulah TUHAN bertindak. Biarkan Dia yang membalasnya.
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
Mengurangi berat batu timbangan, mempermainkan setelan alat penimbang— semua bentuk kecurangan adalah jahat di mata TUHAN.
24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
Jalan hidup setiap orang ditentukan oleh TUHAN. Manusia tak dapat mengetahui masa depannya.
25 You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
Pikirkanlah baik-baik sebelum menjanjikan kurban kepada TUHAN supaya engkau tidak menyesal.
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
Seperti gandum ditampi dan digilas untuk memisahkan kulitnya, demikianlah raja yang bijak memisahkan orang-orang jahat dan menggilas mereka dengan hukuman keras.
27 Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
Hati nurani manusia adalah alat penerang dari TUHAN yang menyinari dan menyelidiki pikiran terdalam kita.
28 Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
Bila seorang raja setia dan mengasihi rakyatnya serta menegakkan kebenaran, kerajaannya akan aman. Oleh kesetiaannya, kerajaan itu akan menjadi kokoh.
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
Kebanggaan para pemuda adalah kekuatannya. Kebanggaan orang-orang tua adalah pengalamannya.
30 When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
Hukuman dan hajaran membuat orang jera dan membersihkan hatinya dari niat jahat.
