Efesus 4
1 Itu sebabnya saya--seorang tahanan, yang ditahan karena melayani Tuhan--minta dengan sangat kepadamu: hiduplah sesuai dengan kedudukanmu sebagai orang yang sudah dipanggil oleh Allah.
Therefore I, who am in prison because [I serve] the Lord [Jesus], urge you, whom God has chosen [to be his people, to do these things]: Conduct your lives as [God’s people] should.
2 Hendaklah kalian selalu rendah hati, lemah lembut, dan sabar. Tunjukkanlah kasihmu dengan membantu satu sama lain.
Always be humble, and do not demand your own rights. Be patient [with each other], and, because you love each other, endure each other’s ([irritating] behavior/behavior that you do not like).
3 Berusahalah sungguh-sungguh untuk hidup dengan damai supaya kesatuan yang diciptakan oleh Roh Allah tetap terpelihara.
[God’s] Spirit has caused you to be united [with one another], so do all that you can to remain united [with one another] by acting peacefully [toward each other].
4 Hanya ada satu tubuh, dan satu Roh. Begitu juga kalian dipanggil untuk satu harapan yang sama.
[All we believers form just one group] [MET], and we have only one [Holy] Spirit. Similarly, you were chosen {[God] chose you} in order that you all might confidently keep expecting one [set of good] things [from God].
5 Hanya ada satu Tuhan, satu iman, satu baptisan,
There is only one Lord, [Jesus Christ]. We all believe the same [teaching about him. It was to show that we belong to him] alone that [we had someone] baptize us.
6 dan satu Allah yang menjadi Bapa semua orang. Dialah Tuhan semesta alam, yang bekerja melalui semuanya, dan berkuasa di dalam semuanya.
There is one God, who is the [spiritual] Father of all [us believers]. He [rules] over all his people; he enables all his people [to do powerful things] (OR, he sustains all his people); and his [Spirit lives] in all his people.
7 Kita masing-masing menerima suatu pemberian menurut apa yang diberikan oleh Kristus.
Christ has generously given to each one of us spiritual gifts, just like he decided to give them.
8 Dalam Alkitab tertulis, "Ketika Ia naik ke tempat yang tertinggi, Ia membawa banyak tawanan; dan Ia memberi pemberian-pemberian kepada manusia."
[When Christ gave] gifts to his people, [it was similar to what the Psalmist said about God receiving tribute money] from those whom he had conquered, When he ascended to heaven, he gave as gifts to people the things [that he had taken] from the people whom he captured:
9 Nah, kalau dikatakan "Ia naik" berarti Ia mula-mula sudah turun sampai ke tempat yang serendah-rendahnya di bumi ini.
The words ‘he ascended’ certainly imply/indicate [RHQ] that Christ had also previously descended to the earth.
10 Dan Ia yang sudah turun itu, Ialah juga yang naik sampai ke tempat yang jauh lebih tinggi dari segala langit sehingga seluruh alam semesta terisi dengan kehadiran-Nya.
Christ, who descended [to earth], is also the one who ascended to the most exalted position in heaven, in order that he might show his power [MTY] throughout the universe.
11 Ialah yang "memberi pemberian-pemberian kepada manusia"; sebagian diangkat-Nya menjadi rasul, yang lain menjadi nabi; yang lain lagi menjadi pemberita Kabar Baik itu, dan yang lain pula diangkat-Nya menjadi guru-guru dan pemelihara jemaat.
He appointed some people to be apostles. He appointed some people to be (prophets/ones who reveal messages that come directly from God). He appointed some people to be (evangelists/ones whose work is to tell others the message about Christ). He appointed some people to lead and teach [the congregations].
12 Ini dilakukan-Nya supaya umat Allah dilengkapi sepenuhnya agar dapat melayani Tuhan dan membangun tubuh Kristus.
[He appointed all of these] in order that they would prepare God’s people to do [God’s] work, so that all the people who belong to Christ [MET] might become [spiritually] mature.
13 Dengan demikian kita semua menjadi satu oleh iman yang sama dan pengertian yang sama mengenai Anak Allah. Dan kita menjadi orang-orang yang dewasa yang makin lama makin bertambah sempurna seperti Kristus.
He wants all of us [believers] to be united [because] we all believe in the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God) and [because] we all know [him]. He wants us to become spiritually mature; that is, he wants us to be (perfect/all that God wants us to be), [just like] Christ was ([perfect/all that God wanted him to be]).
14 Maka kita tidak menjadi anak-anak lagi yang terombang-ambing dan terbawa-bawa ke sana ke mari oleh arus bermacam-macam pengajaran dari orang-orang yang licik. Mereka menyesatkan orang dengan tipu muslihat mereka.
Then we will no longer be [spiritually immature], like [MET] little children [are immature]. We will no longer be constantly [changing what we believe, like] [MET] waves of the sea are [constantly changing as the wind blows and] tosses them back and forth. We will not allow people who teach [what is false] and who scheme to deceive/influence us.
15 Tidak! Sebaliknya kita harus menyatakan hal-hal yang benar dengan hati penuh kasih, sehingga dalam segala hal kita makin lama makin menjadi sempurna seperti Kristus, yang menjadi kepala kita.
Instead, by loving [others] as we behave as [God’s] truth requires (OR, speak in a loving manner what is true), we will become more and more like Christ in every way. He is the one [who controls/guides all his people] [MET], [just like a person’s] head [controls/guides his] body.
16 Di bawah pimpinan-Nya, semua anggota tubuh itu tersusun rapih, dan saling dihubungkan oleh sendi-sendinya masing-masing. Dan kalau tiap-tiap anggota itu bekerja seperti yang seharusnya, maka seluruh tubuh itu akan bertumbuh menjadi dewasa dan kuat melalui kasih.
He [enables all those who belong to him to mature spiritually. A person’s body grows stronger, as] each part of the body is joined to the others by the ligaments and as each part (functions properly/works as it should). Similarly, believers will become mature [spiritually] by loving each other and by each of them doing the work [that God wants them to do] [MET].
17 Sebab itu demi nama Tuhan, inilah yang akan saya katakan dan tegaskan: janganlah lagi hidup seperti orang-orang yang tidak mengenal Allah, dan memikirkan yang tidak-tidak.
The Lord [Jesus] has authorized me to strongly tell you that you must no longer conduct your lives like unbelievers do. The futile/worthless way in which they think [MET] [controls how they conduct their lives].
18 Pikiran mereka sudah gelap. Mereka tidak mengenal kehidupan yang diberi oleh Allah, sebab mereka sama sekali tidak mempunyai pengetahuan apa-apa tentang Allah. Mereka demikian, karena keras kepala.
They are unable to think clearly [MET] [about what is right and what is wrong]. Because they have decided that they do not want to know about God and because they stubbornly [IDM] refuse to [listen to his message], they do not have the [eternal] life that God [gives us].
19 Mereka sudah tidak punya perasaan malu lagi, sehingga mereka mengikuti segala hawa nafsu, dan hidup cabul sesuka hati.
The result is that because they have ceased (to care/to be concerned) [about what is right and what is wrong], they have (deliberately committed themselves to doing/wholeheartedly decided to do) the shameful things that their bodies want, and they commit all kinds of immoral acts, and continually are eager to do more of those things.
20 Tetapi Kristus Yesus yang kalian kenal bukan demikian!
But when you learned [about] Christ, you did not learn [to behave] like that.
21 Kalian sudah mendengar tentang Dia! Dan sebagai pengikut-pengikut-Nya, kalian sudah diajar juga tentang sifat-sifat Allah yang ada pada-Nya!
I am sure that you heard the message about [Christ], and because you are people who have a close relationship with him, you were taught {[others] taught you} the true [way to live] that Jesus [showed us].
22 Sebab itu tanggalkanlah manusia lama dengan pola kehidupan lama yang sedang dirusakkan oleh keinginan-keinginannya yang menyesatkan.
[You were taught] {[They taught you]} that you must put aside [MET] your evil nature; [that is, that you must not behave like you formerly did]. Your evil desires deceived you, making you want to do evil things and causing you to think that [doing that was good for you]; and your thinking like that was destroying you [spiritually].
23 Hendaklah hati dan pikiranmu dibaharui seluruhnya.
Others taught you that instead, you must let [God’s Spirit] change the way you think,
24 Hendaklah kalian hidup sebagai manusia baru yang diciptakan menurut pola Allah; yaitu dengan tabiat yang benar, lurus dan suci.
and that you must start being [MET] the new persons that God made you to become. That is, your [behavior] must be righteous and truly/genuinely devout.
25 Karena itu Saudara-saudara semuanya, jangan lagi berdusta. Berlakulah jujur yang satu kepada yang lainnya, sebab kita semua adalah sama-sama anggota tubuh Kristus.
Therefore, quit lying to one another. Instead, because we all belong to just one group [of believers], speak truthfully to each other.
26 Kalau kalian marah, janganlah membiarkan kemarahan itu menyebabkan kalian berdosa. Janganlah marah sepanjang hari,
If you get angry, do not sin [as a result of] getting angry. Before the end of the day [MTY], stop being angry;
27 supaya Iblis tidak mendapat kesempatan.
[by doing that], you will not allow the devil to make you do evil.
28 Orang yang biasa mencuri harus berhenti mencuri. Sebaliknya ia harus bekerja supaya mendapat nafkahnya dengan jujur dan dapat menolong orang yang berkekurangan.
Those who have been stealing must not steal any longer. Instead, they should work hard to earn (their living/what they need) ([by] their own efforts/[by] what they do themselves) [MTY], in order that they may have [something] to give to those who are needy.
29 Kalau kalian berbicara, janganlah memakai kata-kata yang kotor. Pakai sajalah kata-kata yang membina dan memberi pertolongan kepada orang lain. Kata-kata seperti itu akan mendatangkan kebaikan kepada orang-orang yang mendengarnya.
Do not use [MTY] foul language. Instead, say only things that are useful for helping people when they need help, things that will help [spiritually] the people that you talk to.
30 Janganlah menyedihkan hati Roh Allah. Kalian sudah dimeteraikan dengan Roh, menjadi milik Allah. Roh itu juga merupakan jaminan bahwa Hari Pembebasan akan datang bagimu.
[God has given you his] Spirit (to confirm/to assure you) that some day [God will claim all] you people [whom Christ has] redeemed [MET], [just like people confirm that something belongs to them by] putting their seal on it. So do not cause God’s Holy Spirit to be sad ([by the way you talk/by the things that you say]).
31 Hilangkanlah segala perasaan sakit hati, dendam dan marah. Jangan lagi berteriak-teriak dan memaki-maki. Jangan lagi ada perasaan benci atau perasaan lain semacam itu.
Do not be resentful at all towards others. Do not become angry in any way. Never shout abusively at others. Never (slander/say bad things about) others. Never act maliciously/be mean in any way.
32 Sebaliknya, hendaklah kalian baik hati dan berbelaskasihan seorang terhadap yang lain, dan saling mengampuni sama seperti Allah pun mengampuni kalian melalui Kristus.
Be kind to one another. Act mercifully toward each other. Forgive each other, just like God forgave you because of [what] Christ [has done].
