Amsal 1
1 Inilah petuah-petuah dari Salomo putra Daud, raja Israel.
These are the (proverbs/wise sayings) that come from Solomon, the King of Israel, who was the son of [King] David.
2 Tujuannya ialah untuk menolong orang mengetahui bagaimana menjadi bijaksana, dan tahu tata tertib hidup serta dapat memahami ungkapan-ungkapan yang mengandung arti yang dalam.
(These proverbs [PRS] can teach people/By studying these proverbs, people can learn) how to be wise and how to obey what these proverbs teach them. They will [also] help people to understand which teachings are wise.
3 Petuah-petuah ini mengajar bagaimana orang dapat hidup dengan bijaksana, jujur, adil dan benar.
These proverbs [PRS] will teach you how to discipline/control yourselves, how to conduct your lives, and how to do what is right and just [DOU].
4 Orang yang tidak berpengalaman diajarnya sehingga mempunyai pikiran yang tajam, dan orang muda diajarnya menjadi orang yang pandai dan dapat berpikir secara dewasa.
They will show [people] who do not [yet] know much how to do things that are smart. They will show young people how to become wise and how to make good plans/decisions.
5 Dengan petuah-petuah ini orang bijaksana pun akan bertambah pengetahuannya, dan orang yang telah berpendidikan akan mendapat bimbingan.
Those who are wise should also pay attention [to these proverbs], in order to become more wise, and those who understand [these teachings] will receive good advice/guidance.
6 Dengan demikian mereka dapat menyelami arti yang tersembunyi di dalam petuah dan memahami ucapan-ucapan orang bijaksana serta masalah-masalah yang diajukan oleh mereka.
Then they will be able to understand the meaning of proverbs and parables/metaphors, these wise sayings and (riddles/sayings that are difficult to understand).
7 Untuk memperoleh ilmu sejati, pertama-tama orang harus mempunyai rasa hormat dan takut kepada TUHAN. Orang bodoh tidak menghargai hikmat dan tidak mau diajar.
If [you want to be] wise, you must begin by revering Yahweh. [Only] foolish people despise wisdom and good advice/discipline.
8 Perhatikanlah apa yang dikatakan ayah ibumu kepadamu, anakku,
My son, pay attention to what [I], your father, am teaching you. And do not reject what your mother teaches you.
9 sebab ajaran-ajaran mereka menambah budi baikmu seperti hiasan kepala dan kalung memperindah rupamu.
What we teach you [will make you respected like having] a lovely turban around your head and [like] a [beautiful] necklace to put around your neck.
10 Kalau orang berdosa membujuk engkau, anakku, janganlah turuti bujukan mereka.
My son, if sinners tempt/entice you [to do what is wrong], say “No” to them.
11 Seandainya mereka berkata, "Ayo, mari kita mencari orang dan mengeroyok dia. Untuk iseng-iseng, mari kita menyerang orang yang tak bersalah.
They may say, “Come with us! Join us! We will hide and then kill [MTY] someone [who passes by]. We will ambush some helpless/innocent people.
12 Sekarang mereka hidup senang dan sehat, tapi nanti mereka akan menjadi seperti orang yang setengah mati. (Sheol h7585)
We will kill them [HYP] and get rid of them completely, [just] like [people who are buried in] graves are gone forever. While they are in good health, we will send them to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
13 Kita ambil barang-barang mereka yang berharga, supaya rumah kita penuh dengan barang rampasan.
And we will seize all the things that they own. We will fill our houses with these things!
14 Mari ikut! Nanti hasil curiannya kita bagi rata!"
[So], come with us! Join our group! We will share with you the things that we steal.”
15 Janganlah ikut dengan orang-orang yang demikian, anakku! Jauhilah mereka.
My son, do not accompany them! Do not walk on the roads with them!
16 Mereka tidak dapat tinggal diam kalau belum berbuat jahat. Mereka ingin cepat-cepat membunuh.
They rush to do evil deeds! They hurry to murder [MTY] people.
17 Sedangkan burung pun tidak akan masuk ke dalam jaring yang dibentangkan di depan matanya,
It is useless to put out a (trap/net to catch a bird) because when a bird sees it, [it stays away from it].
18 tetapi orang-orang jahat itu malah memasang jerat untuk dirinya sendiri--jerat yang akan mencelakakan mereka.
But those wicked people are not like the birds, [because they do not realize] that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!
19 Memang, orang yang mencari nafkah dengan memakai kekerasan akan membayarnya dengan nyawanya sendiri.
That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things [by violently attacking others]. They will only destroy themselves!
20 Dengarlah! Hikmat memanggil di jalan-jalan dan berteriak di lapangan-lapangan!
Wisdom [PRS] shouts to people in the streets, and calls out to people in the (plazas/town squares).
21 Ia berseru di pintu-pintu gerbang dan di tempat-tempat yang ramai:
Wisdom calls out in noisy places, and at the entrances to cities.
22 "Hai orang-orang bebal! Sampai kapan kamu mau tetap demikian? Kapan tiba waktunya kamu berhenti meremehkan pengetahuan dan menolak pelajaran?
[Wisdom says], “How long will you stupid people continue to enjoy doing foolish things [RHQ]? How long will you people who ridicule God enjoy doing that [RHQ]? How long will you foolish people refuse to know [what things are right] [RHQ]?
23 Dengarkanlah aku apabila aku menegurmu, maka kepadamu akan kunyatakan isi hatiku dan kuajarkan pengetahuanku.
If you pay attention to me when I rebuke you, I will tell you what I am thinking in my inner being; I will give you some good advice.
24 Kamu sudah kupanggil, namun kamu menolak dan tak mau menghiraukan.
But when I called to you, you refused to listen. I beckoned to you to come to me, but you ignored me.
25 Semua nasihatku kamu abaikan dan teguranku kamu tolak.
I tried to advise you, but you refused to listen to me. I tried to correct you, but you rejected what I told you.
26 Karena itu, kalau kamu celaka, aku akan menertawakan kamu. Apabila kamu ketakutan, aku akan mengejek kamu.
So [now], when you are experiencing troubles/disasters, I will laugh at you. When things happen that cause you to be afraid, I will make fun of you.
27 Ya, aku akan mengejek kamu apabila kamu cemas dan menderita karena ditimpa bencana yang datang seperti badai.
When calamities strike you like a big storm, when disasters hit you like a violent wind, when [all kinds of things] distress you and give you trouble, [I will ridicule you!]
28 Pada waktu itu kamu akan memanggil aku, tetapi aku tak akan menyahut. Kamu akan mencari aku ke mana-mana tetapi tak akan menemukan aku.
[Wisdom also says], “When foolish people call to me [to help them], I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.
29 Kamu seperti orang yang tak pernah suka mendapat pengetahuan, dan enggan mentaati TUHAN.
They refused to know [what things are right], and they decided not to revere Yahweh.
30 Kamu tidak pernah mau menerima nasihat-nasihatku atau memperhatikan teguran-teguranku.
They would not accept my advice, and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.
31 Karena itu, kamu akan merasakan akibat dari perbuatan-perbuatanmu dan rencana-rencanamu yang buruk.
So they will endure what will result [MET, DOU] from the evil way they have lived/behaved and the evil things they have planned to do.
32 Orang yang tak berpengalaman akan mati karena mengabaikan aku, dan orang bodoh akan hancur karena tak menghiraukan aku.
Those who turn away from me are stupid/foolish; they will die because of doing that.
33 Tetapi orang yang mendengarkan aku akan terpelihara. Ia hidup dengan aman dan tak perlu takut."
But those who pay attention to me will live peacefully and safely, and they will not be afraid that something will harm them.”
