Kolose 2

1 Saya ingin kalian mengetahui bagaimana hebatnya saya berjuang untukmu dan untuk mereka yang di Laodikia serta semua yang tidak mengenal saya secara pribadi.

In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.

2 Semuanya ini saya lakukan agar hati mereka menjadi kuat dan mereka saling mengasihi sehingga mereka erat bersatu. Dengan demikian mereka sungguh-sungguh mengerti dan yakin serta mengenal rahasia Allah, yaitu Kristus sendiri.

I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,

3 Kristuslah yang menyingkapkan segala kebijaksanaan dan pengetahuan Allah yang dahulu tersembunyi.

who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].

4 Saya memberitahukan ini supaya kalian jangan ditipu oleh siapa pun juga yang bermulut manis kepadamu.

I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;

5 Karena meskipun saya berjauhan dari kalian, anggaplah bahwa saya hadir di antara kalian. Dan saya gembira melihat kalian sehati dan teguh percaya kepada Kristus.

because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.

6 Saudara-saudara sudah menerima Kristus Yesus sebagai Tuhan. Sebab itu hendaklah kalian hidup bersatu dengan Dia,

In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.

7 dan berakar di dalam Dia. Hendaklah kalian membangun hidupmu dengan Kristus sebagai dasarnya. Hendaklah kalian makin percaya kepada Kristus, menurut apa yang sudah diajarkan kepadamu. Dan hendaklah hatimu meluap-luap dengan ucapan terima kasih.

Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].

8 Hendaklah kalian berhati-hati, jangan sampai ada yang memikat kalian dengan falsafah-falsafah manusia yang tidak berguna, melainkan hanya menyesatkan. Falsafah-falsafah itu bukan dari Kristus, melainkan dari pendapat manusia saja dan dari roh-roh penguasa dunia.

Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.

9 Sebab seluruh kepribadian Allah berdiam pada Kristus, yaitu pada kemanusiaan-Nya.

It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.

10 Dan karena hidup bersatu dengan Kristus, kalian pun diberi hidup sepenuhnya. Sebab Kristus adalah kepala atas setiap roh yang berkuasa dan yang memerintah.

And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.

11 Karena bersatu dengan Kristus, kalian sudah disunat, bukan dengan sunat yang dibuat oleh manusia, melainkan dengan sunat yang dibuat oleh Kristus, yang membebaskan kalian dari kuasa tabiat yang berdosa.

Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.

12 Sebab pada waktu kalian dibaptis, kalian dikubur bersama-sama Kristus; dan dengan baptisan itu juga, kalian turut dihidupkan kembali bersama-sama Kristus karena kalian percaya akan kuasa Allah yang sudah menghidupkan Kristus dari kematian.

And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.

13 Dahulu, kalian sudah mati secara rohani karena kalian berdosa, dan karena kalian tidak disunat secara lahir. Tetapi sekarang Allah menghidupkan kalian bersama-sama dengan Kristus. Allah sudah mengampuni segala dosa kita,

And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.

14 dan membatalkan surat hutang terhadap kita, yang mengancam kita dengan syarat-syarat yang berat. Dengan menyalibkan surat itu pada kayu salib, Allah menghapuskan semua dakwaan terhadap kita.

[It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].

15 Pada salib itu Kristus membuat segala roh-roh yang memerintah dan berkuasa menjadi tidak berdaya lagi. Mereka dijadikan tontonan umum pada waktu Kristus menggiring mereka sebagai tawanan dalam pawai kemenangan-Nya.

And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].

16 Sebab itu janganlah membiarkan orang menyalahkan kalian mengenai makanan atau minuman, atau mengenai hari-hari raya keagamaan, atau perayaan-perayaan bulan baru, ataupun mengenai hari Sabat.

So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).

17 Semuanya itu hanya bayangan saja dari hal-hal yang akan datang, tetapi kenyataan dari hal-hal itu ialah Kristus!

[Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].

18 Janganlah kalian membiarkan diri dirugikan oleh orang yang pura-pura merendahkan diri dan yang menyembah malaikat-malaikat. Orang itu sombong dengan pikiran-pikirannya yang duniawi dan membangga-banggaka penglihatan-penglihatannya yang khusus,

Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,

19 sehingga tidak lagi berpegang pada Kristus yang menjadi kepala. Di bawah pimpinan Kristus, seluruh tubuh dipelihara dan disatukan oleh sendi-sendinya, serta bertumbuh menurut kemauan Allah.

and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.

20 Kalian sudah mati bersama-sama Kristus, dan sudah dibebaskan dari roh-roh yang menguasai alam ini. Nah, mengapa kalian hidup seperti orang yang masih dikuasai oleh dunia ini? Mengapa kalian tunduk kepada peraturan-peraturan seperti ini,

[It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules

21 "Jangan menjamah ini", "Jangan mengecap itu", "Jangan menyentuh ini"?

such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.

22 Semua peraturan itu adalah mengenai hal-hal yang begitu dipakai tidak berguna lagi. Itu hanya peraturan-peraturan dan pengajaran-pengajaran yang dibuat oleh manusia.

All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.

23 Memang kelihatannya hal itu bijaksana, dengan anjurannya supaya orang menyembah malaikat, merendahkan diri dan menyiksa diri; tetapi semuanya itu tidak berguna untuk mengendalikan nafsu manusia.

[Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.