Proverbs 29
1 Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
Siapa bersitegang leher, walaupun telah mendapat teguran, akan sekonyong-konyong diremukkan tanpa dapat dipulihkan lagi.
2 When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
Jika orang benar bertambah, bersukacitalah rakyat, tetapi jika orang fasik memerintah, berkeluhkesahlah rakyat.
3 Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
Orang yang mencintai hikmat menggembirakan ayahnya, tetapi siapa yang bergaul dengan pelacur memboroskan harta.
4 When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
Dengan keadilan seorang raja menegakkan negerinya, tetapi orang yang memungut banyak pajak meruntuhkannya.
5 Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
Orang yang menjilat sesamanya membentangkan jerat di depan kakinya.
6 Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
Orang yang jahat terjerat oleh pelanggarannya, tetapi orang benar akan bersorak dan bersukacita.
7 Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
Orang benar mengetahui hak orang lemah, tetapi orang fasik tidak mengertinya.
8 Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
Pencemooh mengacaukan kota, tetapi orang bijak meredakan amarah.
9 If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
Jika orang bijak beperkara dengan orang bodoh, orang bodoh ini mengamuk dan tertawa, sehingga tak ada ketenangan.
10 Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
Orang yang haus akan darah membenci orang saleh, tetapi orang yang jujur mencari keselamatannya.
11 People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
Orang bebal melampiaskan seluruh amarahnya, tetapi orang bijak akhirnya meredakannya.
12 If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
Kalau pemerintah memperhatikan kebohongan, semua pegawainya menjadi fasik.
13 There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
Si miskin dan si penindas bertemu, dan TUHAN membuat mata kedua orang itu bersinar.
14 If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
Raja yang menghakimi orang lemah dengan adil, takhtanya tetap kokoh untuk selama-lamanya.
15 If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
Tongkat dan teguran mendatangkan hikmat, tetapi anak yang dibiarkan mempermalukan ibunya.
16 When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
Jika orang fasik bertambah, bertambahlah pula pelanggaran, tetapi orang benar akan melihat keruntuhan mereka.
17 If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
Didiklah anakmu, maka ia akan memberikan ketenteraman kepadamu, dan mendatangkan sukacita kepadamu.
18 When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
Bila tidak ada wahyu, menjadi liarlah rakyat. Berbahagialah orang yang berpegang pada hukum.
19 It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
Dengan kata-kata saja seorang hamba tidak dapat diajari, sebab walaupun ia mengerti, namun ia tidak mengindahkannya.
20 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
Kaulihat orang yang cepat dengan kata-katanya; harapan lebih banyak bagi orang bebal dari pada bagi orang itu.
21 If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
Siapa memanjakan hambanya sejak muda, akhirnya menjadikan dia keras kepala.
22 Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
Si pemarah menimbulkan pertengkaran, dan orang yang lekas gusar, banyak pelanggarannya.
23 Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
Keangkuhan merendahkan orang, tetapi orang yang rendah hati, menerima pujian.
24 Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
Siapa menerima bagian dari pencuri, membenci dirinya. Didengarnya kutuk, tetapi tidak diberitahukannya.
25 It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
Takut kepada orang mendatangkan jerat, tetapi siapa percaya kepada TUHAN, dilindungi.
26 Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
Banyak orang mencari muka pada pemerintah, tetapi dari TUHAN orang menerima keadilan.
27 Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
Orang bodoh adalah kekejian bagi orang benar, orang yang jujur jalannya adalah kekejian bagi orang fasik.
