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, janganlah engkau berjanji kepada orang lain, “Saya akan menjamin hutangmu. Bila kamu tidak bisa membayar, saya akan membayarnya.”
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.
Karena, jika engkau menjadi penjamin hutang orang lain, engkau sudah terjerat oleh janjimu itu
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]!
dan terikat tanggung jawab kepada orang itu. Maka yang harus engkau lakukan adalah, segera lepaskan dirimu darinya! Pergilah kepadanya, rendahkan dirimu, dan mintalah dia menghapuskan perjanjian itu.
4 Do not wait until tomorrow; [go immediately]! Do not rest until you [go and talk with him].
Jangan tidur sebelum urusan itu selesai!
5 Save yourself, like a deer that escapes from a deer hunter [or] like a bird that flees from a bird hunter.
Bebaskanlah dirimu seperti rusa lari kabur dari pemburunya, seperti burung meloloskan diri dari perangkapnya.
6 You lazy individual, learn something from [watching] the ants. Become wise from observing what they do.
Hai orang malas, semut-semut pun lebih pandai daripadamu! Perhatikanlah cara hidup mereka dan belajarlah menjadi bijak!
7 They do not have a king or a governor or any [other] person who rules them [and forces them to work],
Meskipun semut tidak punya pemimpin atau penguasa yang mengatur mereka untuk bekerja,
8 [but] they work hard [all] during the summer, gathering and storing food to eat during the winter.
mereka teratur mencari makanan sepanjang musim panas dan menyimpannya untuk musim hujan.
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]?
Tetapi pemalas hanya berbaring-baring sepanjang hari! Kapan kamu mau bangun dan bekerja?
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;
“Ah, aku masih mengantuk. Aku mau tidur sebentar lagi. Biarkan aku melipat tangan dan berbaring sebentar saja,” begitulah katamu.
11 and suddenly you will become poor. It will be as though a bandit suddenly comes and takes all that you have.
Maka seperti perampok yang datang tak terduga, demikianlah kamu mendadak miskin. Kekurangan tiba-tiba menyerangmu seperti seorang penjahat.
12 [I will describe for you what] worthless and evil people [are like]. They constantly lie;
Pembohong itu sampah! Mereka jahat dan tidak berguna.
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].
Mereka mengedipkan mata atau membuat isyarat kecil dengan tangan atau kaki supaya rekannya membantu dalam penipuan.
14 They plan to do evil things. They constantly cause strife/trouble.
Hati pembohong tak henti memikirkan tipu daya dan rencana licik. Di mana-mana mereka menimbulkan pertengkaran.
15 But disasters will hit them suddenly; they will be crushed/ruined and nothing will be able to heal them.
Karena itu bencana akan menimpa mereka dengan tiba-tiba. Dalam sekejap mereka akan remuk tanpa dapat dipulihkan.
16 There are six, [maybe] seven, kinds of people that Yahweh hates. [They are]:
Ada beberapa kejahatan yang sangat dibenci TUHAN:
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;
Mata yang memandang rendah orang lain, mulut yang berbohong, tangan yang membunuh orang tak bersalah,
18 people who plan to do evil deeds; people [SYN] who run quickly to do wrong things;
hati yang merencanakan kejahatan, kaki yang cepat melangkah untuk berbuat dosa,
19 people who easily tell lies in court; and people who cause strife between family members.
orang yang memberi saksi dusta, dan orang yang suka mengadu domba sehingga menimbulkan pertengkaran saudara.
20 My son, obey my commands, and do not ignore what your mother has taught you.
Anakku, ikutilah ajaran ayahmu dan jangan tinggalkan nasihat ibumu.
21 Remember the things that we have said. Those things should be [like a beautiful necklace] around your neck.
Simpanlah semuanya baik-baik di dalam hatimu. Biarlah ajaran orangtuamu seperti tali pengingat yang selalu dikalungkan pada lehermu.
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.
Bila engkau terus mengingatnya, ajaran itu akan memandu langkah hidupmu. Engkau akan terlindung di saat lelap, dan dibimbingnya saat terjaga.
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.
Karena nasihat, bimbingan, dan teguran itu ibarat cahaya terang yang menuntunmu ke jalan kehidupan.
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 mengikutinya, engkau akan luput dari bujukan perempuan sundal dan rayuan istri orang.
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).
Jangan tergoda oleh kecantikannya, dan jangan terpikat oleh kedipan matanya.
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.
Bila engkau tidur dengan pelacur, engkau bisa membayar hanya seharga roti, tetapi bila engkau berzina dengan istri orang, harganya dibayar nyawa.
27 Can you carry hot coals in your pocket and not be burned [RHQ]?
Bermain api, hangus, bermain air, basah, bermain pisau, luka.
28 Can you walk on burning coals and not scorch/burn your feet?
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.
Begitu juga bila engkau berzina dengan istri orang, pastilah engkau dihukum.
30 We do not despise a thief if he steals some food because he is very hungry.
Bila orang mencuri karena lapar, orang lain bisa maklum sebab mereka pikir, “Kasihan, dia mencuri karena tak sanggup membeli makan.”
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].
Meski demikian, bila pencuri itu tertangkap, dia tetap akan dihukum dan harus membayar tujuh kali lipat dari yang diambilnya. Dia wajib membayar sekalipun harus menjual seluruh hartanya.
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].
Jauh lebih celaka orang yang berzina! Siapa berzina sungguh tak berotak. Dia menghancurkan dirinya sendiri.
33 [That woman’s husband] will wound him badly, and [other people] will despise him. His shame will never end.
Orang seperti itu pasti dipukul dan dihina. Dia tidak akan dihormati lagi, karena aibnya tak terlupakan.
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].
Rasa cemburu seorang suami membuat hatinya dibakar amarah. Saat membalas dendam, dia tak akan berbelas 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).
Dia tidak akan mau menerima ganti rugi. Seberapa pun besarnya suap yang diberikan untuk menutupi perzinaan itu, dia pasti menolaknya!
