Proverbs 6
1 My son, if someone has borrowed money from a friend or a stranger, and if you have promised that you will pay the money back if that person is unable to pay back the money he borrowed,
Anakku, barangkali kau pernah berjanji kepada seseorang untuk menanggung utangnya.
2 you may be trapped by what you have agreed to do, [because if the one who borrowed the money is not able to pay it back, you will have to pay it]. What you have said that you will do will be like a snare to you.
Dan boleh jadi kau telah terjerat oleh kata-katamu dan terjebak oleh janjimu sendiri.
3 So, my son, I will tell you what you should do to escape from your difficulty, so that the moneylender does not get control over your [wealth: ] Humbly go to your friend and plead with him [to cancel the agreement]!
Kalau benar begitu, anakku, engkau sudah berada dalam kekuasaan orang itu. Tetapi inilah caranya kau dapat lolos: cepatlah pergi kepada orang itu; mintalah dengan sangat supaya ia mau membebaskan engkau.
4 Do not wait until tomorrow; [go immediately]! Do not rest until you [go and talk with him].
Janganlah pergi tidur dahulu, dan jangan beristirahat.
5 Save yourself, like a deer that escapes from a deer hunter [or] like a bird that flees from a bird hunter.
Lepaskanlah dirimu dari perangkap itu seperti burung atau kijang melepaskan diri dari pemburu.
6 You lazy individual, learn something from [watching] the ants. Become wise from observing what they do.
Orang yang malas harus memperhatikan cara hidup semut dan belajar daripadanya.
7 They do not have a king or a governor or any [other] person who rules them [and forces them to work],
Semut tidak punya pemimpin, tidak punya penguasa atau pengawas,
8 [but] they work hard [all] during the summer, gathering and storing food to eat during the winter.
tetapi selama musim menuai mereka mengumpulkan bekal untuk musim paceklik.
9 [But], you lazy loafer, how long will you [continue to] sleep [RHQ]? Are you never going to get up from sleeping [and go to work]?
Sampai kapan si pemalas itu mau tidur? Kapankah ia mau bangun?
10 You sleep a for a little time; [you say, “I will take] just a short nap.” You lie down and fold/lay your hands [across your chest] and rest;
Ia duduk berpangku tangan untuk beristirahat, dan ia berkata, "Ah, aku tidur sejenak, aku mengantuk."
11 and suddenly you will become poor. It will be as though a bandit suddenly comes and takes all that you have.
Tetapi sementara ia tidur, ia ditimpa kekurangan dan kemiskinan yang datang seperti perampok bersenjata.
12 [I will describe for you what] worthless and evil people [are like]. They constantly lie;
Orang jahat dan kurang ajar membohong ke mana-mana.
13 by winking their eyes and moving their feet and making signs with their fingers, they signal [to their friends what they are intending/planning to do].
Ia bermain mata dan membuat isyarat untuk menipu.
14 They plan to do evil things. They constantly cause strife/trouble.
Pikirannya yang busuk penuh dengan rencana jahat dan menimbulkan pertengkaran di mana-mana.
15 But disasters will hit them suddenly; they will be crushed/ruined and nothing will be able to heal them.
Semuanya itu akan menyebabkan kecelakaan menimpa dirinya dengan tiba-tiba, dan ia hancur sama sekali.
16 There are six, [maybe] seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. [They are]:
Ada tujuh perkara yang dibenci TUHAN dan tak dapat dibiarkan-Nya: Sikap yang sombong, mulut yang berbohong, tangan yang membunuh orang tak bersalah, otak yang merencanakan hal-hal jahat, kaki yang bergegas menuju kejahatan, saksi yang terus-terusan berdusta, dan orang yang menimbulkan permusuhan di antara teman.
17 People who show by their eyes that they are very proud; people who lie [MTY]; people [SYN] who kill others [SYN] who have done nothing wrong;
18 people who plan to do evil deeds; people [SYN] who run quickly to do wrong things;
19 people who easily tell lies in court; and people who cause strife between family members.
20 My son, obey my commands, and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.
Anakku, lakukanlah apa yang diperintahkan ayahmu, dan jangan lupa akan nasihat-nasihat ibumu.
21 Remember the things that we have said. Those things should be [like a beautiful necklace] around your neck.
Ingatlah selalu kata-kata mereka dan simpanlah itu di dalam hatimu.
22 [If you follow our advice, it will be as though] what we have taught you [PRS] will lead you, wherever you go. When you sleep, they will protect you. And when you wake up in the morning, they will teach/instruct you.
Ajaran-ajaran mereka akan membimbing engkau dalam perjalanan, menjaga engkau pada waktu malam, dan memberi petunjuk kepadamu pada waktu engkau bangun.
23 These commands and what we teach you [will be like] a lamp to light your path [MET]. When we rebuke you and correct/punish you, we will be showing you the road to having [a good] life.
Petunjuk-petunjuk orang tuamu bagaikan lampu yang terang; teguran mereka menunjukkan kepadamu cara hidup yang baik.
24 Heeding [PRS] these commands and things that we have taught you will enable you to keep away from immoral women and from [listening to] the enticing words of an adulterous woman.
Dengan demikian engkau dijauhkan dari perempuan-perempuan nakal, dan dari rayuan-rayuan berbisa istri orang lain.
25 [Even] if such a woman is beautiful and has lovely eyes, do not desire to go with her. Do not let her persuade you to go with her (with her eyes/by the way she looks at you).
Janganlah engkau tergoda oleh kecantikan mereka, jangan terpikat oleh mata mereka yang merayu.
26 [Do not forget that] you can hire a prostitute for only a loaf of bread, but [if you sleep with] another man’s wife, (it may cost you/you may lose) your life.
Pelacur dapat disewa seharga makanan sepiring, tetapi berzinah dengan istri orang lain harus dibayar dengan nyawa.
27 Can you carry hot coals in your pocket and not be burned [RHQ]?
Dapatkah orang memangku api tanpa terbakar bajunya?
28 Can you walk on burning coals and not scorch/burn your feet?
Dapatkah orang menginjak bara api tanpa terbakar kakinya?
29 [No]! And in the same way, anyone who (sleeps with/has sex with) another man’s wife will [suffer for doing that]. [He will certainly] [LIT] be punished severely.
Itu sama bahayanya dengan menggauli istri orang lain. Siapa melakukannya tak akan luput dari hukuman.
30 We do not despise a thief if he steals some food because he is very hungry.
Kalau orang mencuri makanan, sekalipun karena lapar, ia akan dihina.
31 But [if he steals something and then] is caught [by the police], he will have to pay back (seven times as much as/much more than) he stole. He may need to sell everything that is in his house [to get enough money to pay it back].
Dan jika ia tertangkap ia harus membayar kembali tujuh kali lipat; untuk itu ia harus kehilangan semua harta miliknya.
32 [But] a man who commits adultery with some woman is very foolish, [because] he is destroying his own self/soul [by what he is doing].
Tetapi bagaimanakah dengan orang laki-laki yang berzinah? Ia merusak dirinya sendiri! Bodoh sekali dia!
33 [That woman’s husband] will wound him badly, and [other people] will despise him. His shame will never end.
Ia akan disiksa dan dicemooh. Namanya akan menjadi cemar untuk selama-lamanya.
34 Because that woman’s husband will (be jealous/not want anyone else to sleep with her), he will become furious, and when he gets revenge, he will not act mercifully [toward the man who slept with his wife].
Sebab, dengan perbuatannya itu suami wanita itu menjadi cemburu, sehingga kemarahannya meluap-luap. Dan apabila ia membalas dendam, ia tak akan mempunyai belas kasihan.
35 And he will not accept any bribe/money, even if it is a big bribe, to (appease him/cause him to stop being angry).
Ia tak bisa dibujuk dengan uang; hadiah sebanyak apa pun tak bisa meredakan kemarahannya.
