Proverbs 8
1 It is as if wisdom, with great understanding [of many things], is calling [PRS] out [to people].
Dengarkanlah! Sang Hikmat berseru-seru menawarkan kesempatan untuk mendapat pengertian.
2 Wisdom stands on hilltops and at crossroads.
Dia mengumumkan kesempatan itu seluas-luasnya, baik di tempat orang biasa berkumpul di samping pintu-pintu gerbang kota, di persimpangan yang banyak dilalui orang, maupun di atas bukit-bukit tertinggi di tepi jalan. Sang Hikmat berseru,
3 [Wisdom also stands] at the city gates and shouts loudly,
4 “I am calling to everyone! I am shouting loudly to all people!
“Aku memanggil kalian semua! Dengarkanlah aku!
5 You people who do not know how to do things that are smart to do, get sound judgment; you foolish people, get good understanding!
Siapa yang tidak berpengalaman, belajarlah menjadi bijak. Siapa yang bebal, belajarlah dariku supaya hatimu terbuka untuk pengertian.
6 Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say. What I say is what is fair/right.
Dengarkanlah, karena aku akan memberitahukan hal-hal yang sangat berharga. Semua yang aku katakan adalah benar.
7 I speak what is true; I detest speaking [MTY] what is false/deceptive.
Ajaranku layak dipercaya, dan aku sangat membenci dusta.
8 Everything that I say is honest; there is nothing that I say that deceives [people].
Semua nasihatku jujur. Tidak ada yang menyimpang ataupun menyesatkan.
9 My words are clear to those who have good sense; those who are wise know that what I say is right.
Bila engkau berpengertian, tentu engkau akan menyukai nasihatku. Dan bila engkau berpengetahuan, engkau akan menyadari bahwa ajaranku tepat.
10 [If someone offers you the kind of teaching I give] or offers you silver, choose my teaching. [If he offers to show you how to be wise] or offers you gold, choose to know how to be wise,
Terimalah ajaran penuh hikmat dariku, karena itu lebih berharga daripada perak maupun emas murni, bahkan lebih bernilai daripada batu permata. Semua yang diinginkan manusia tak sebanding dengannya.
11 because wisdom is more valuable than jewels. Nothing that you desire [is as valuable] as being wise.
12 I, wisdom, and understanding of what is smart to do, cannot be separated. We are like two people who live in the same house. I know how to be wise and how to make smart decisions.
“Akulah Hikmat. Bila engkau menerima aku, engkau juga akan bertambah kecerdikan, pengetahuan, dan kematangan berpikir.
13 [All the people] who revere Yahweh hate evil. I, wisdom, hate [people who are] proud and [people] who think they are more important [than others]. I hate [people who] behave in an evil way and those who say things to deceive [others].
Apabila mengenal aku, tentu engkau akan hormat dan takut kepada TUHAN dan membenci kejahatan, karena aku membenci segala macam kejahatan, termasuk sifat sombong, membanggakan diri, dan suka menipu.
14 I give [people] good advice and I enable them to do things that are wise. I understand how things really are, and I am strong.
Dengan mengenal aku, engkau juga akan mendapat nasihat terbaik serta pengetahuan, pengertian, dan kekuatan.
15 When kings are wise, they rule [well]; and when rulers are wise, they make laws that are just/fair.
Para raja mampu memerintah dan para penguasa dapat membuat hukum-hukum yang adil, hanya melalui aku.
16 Rulers govern their people with the help of me, wisdom, and those who have authority decide things fairly/just with my help.
Setiap pemimpin dan pejabat, hanya dapat belajar keadilan dari aku.
17 I, [wisdom], love [all] those who love me, and [all] those who truly seek me [will] find me.
“Aku mengasihi orang yang mengasihi aku, dan siapa yang sungguh-sungguh mencari aku akan menemukanku.
18 I enable [people] to become rich and to be honored; [I enable them to have] wealth that will last and to be successful.
Padaku tersedia kekayaan, kehormatan, keberhasilan, dan kemakmuran yang mapan.
19 What I can give people is more valuable than fine/pure gold and the best silver.
Manfaat yang aku berikan lebih berharga daripada perak, bahkan emas murni.
20 I always do what is righteous and just/fair.
Jalan hidup yang aku ajarkan adalah benar dan adil.
21 I give wealth to those who love me; I fill their houses with valuable things.
Aku memberikan harta pusaka bagi orang yang mengasihiku dan mengisi penuh tempat kekayaan mereka.
22 Yahweh created me, [wisdom], when he began [to create the world]; he created me [to do my work] before he created anything else.
“Sejak semula, aku— Hikmat— ada pada diri TUHAN. Oleh akulah Dia menjadikan karya ciptaan-Nya pada purba kala.
23 He appointed me long ago, before he created the earth.
Pada permulaan segala sesuatu, sebelum bumi ini ada, Allah sudah memiliki aku.
24 I was born before the oceans were [created], when there were no springs from which water flowed.
Sebelum ada segala samudera, dan semua mata air belum memancar,
25 I was born before the hills and mountains were formed;
juga sebelum gunung dan bukit didirikan-Nya, aku sudah ada pada diri Allah,
26 [I, wisdom], was born before Yahweh made the earth, before he made the fields and the soil on the earth.
sebelum Dia menjadikan bumi serta daratannya yang luas, bahkan butiran debu yang pertama.
27 I was there when Yahweh put the sky in place, when he marked the place [in the distance] where the sky and the oceans [seem to] come together.
Melalui akulah, Sang Hikmat, TUHAN menciptakan langit, menegakkan cakrawala,
28 I was there when Yahweh put the clouds above [the earth] and when he caused the water that is inside the earth to be secure.
menghiasi langit dengan awan gemawan, dan menyemburkan mata air nan deras membentuk lautan luas.
29 I was there when he fixed a boundary for the seas, so that the water in the seas would not go past those boundaries, and when he put down the foundations which support the earth.
Oleh Hikmatlah TUHAN menata dasar-dasar bumi dan mengatur batas-batas laut agar airnya tak melampaui daratan.
30 I was at the side of Yahweh, the master worker (OR, as though I was his child). I caused him to be happy every day, and I was always rejoicing when I was with him.
Melalui akulah TUHAN berkarya. Dia bersukacita karena memiliki Hikmat. Aku pun bergirang karena penciptaan semesta, dan paling bergembira karena umat manusia ciptaan-Nya.
31 I was delighted with the world that he created; I was happy with the people whom he created, too.
32 So, [you people who are like] my sons, listen to me. [I am] pleased with [all] those who obey my teachings.
“Karena itu, hai semua manusia, dengarkanlah aku, Sang Hikmat! Sungguh diberkati orang yang mengikuti jalan-jalanku.
33 Listen [carefully] to what I teach you and become wise. Do not reject my teaching!
Dengarkan didikanku agar engkau menjadi bijak. Janganlah mengabaikannya!
34 [I am] pleased with those who listen to me, those who are outside my house every day, waiting [for me to come out].
Sungguh diberkati orang yang senang mendengarkan ajaranku, hingga mereka datang setiap hari untuk menerima pelajaran, bahkan menunggu-nunggu pada pintu rumahku.
35 Those who find me will have [a long] life, and Yahweh [will] be pleased with them.
Sebab orang yang menerima aku akan hidup sejahtera dan TUHAN akan berkenan kepadanya,
36 But those who stray away from me [just] harm themselves. All those who hate me, [it is as though] [IRO] they are loving death.”
tetapi orang yang tidak mau menerima aku mencelakakan dirinya sendiri. Semua yang membenci Hikmat berarti mencintai maut.”
