1. Home Curtains Must Be Fostered
Halaman Beranda No.57
Home Page No.57
Menasehati Orang-orang se-rumah
Advising the people in the house,
harus-lah ada perbedaan antara Pria dan Wanita,
there must be a difference between a man and a woman,
yang berarti
which means
harus-lah menjaga Tata Krama dan Sopan-santun.
you have to keep the Manners' Rule and the Courtesy's Rule.
Pada zaman dahulu,
In ancient times,
kalau bukan karena acara Pernikahan atau Pemakaman,
if it weren't for weddings or funerals,
Pria dan Wanita tidak di-ijin-kan untuk saling meminjam barang
men and women were not allowed to borrow from each other things
atau alat-alat lain-nya.
or other tools.
Walaupun
Even though
ada saling memberi dan menerima barang,
there is mutual giving and receiving of goods,
tangan juga tidak boleh kontak langsung,
hands should not be in direct contact,
harus-lah mengerti untuk menjaga jarak.
must understand to keep a distance.
Dalam satu Keluarga,
In one family,
Pria dan Wanita mempunyai tempat-tempat terpisah.
men and women have separate places.
Kamar mandi Pria dan Wanita terpisah,
The men's and women's bathrooms are separated,
tempat tidur dibagi luar dan dalam,
the bed is divided into inside and outside,
dilarang bersenda gurau terlalu berlebihan.
no joking too much.
Kalau Pria ingin memasuki kamar,
If a man wants to enter a room,
dan kebetulan di dalam-nya tidak ada cahaya lilin,
and it happens that there is no candlelight in it,
maka dilarang masuk,
then it is forbidden to enter,
kalaupun masuk juga tidak boleh berisik.
even if entering, it should not be noisy.
Berjalan di tengah malam harus-lah membawa lentera,
Walking in the middle of the night you have to carry a lantern,
kalau tidak, maka tidak boleh keluar rumah.
otherwise you can't go out of the house.
Wanita kalau keluar rumah harus menundukkan kepala,
A woman when leaving the house must bow her head,
tidak boleh terang-terangan menampakkan wajah-nya,
not openly showing her face,
pada saat malam kalau tak ada cahaya lilin,
at night if there is no candlelight,
tidak boleh keluar jalan-jalan.
not going out for a walk.
Kalau berjalan di jalan,
When walking on the road,
Pria harus mengambil sebelah kanan,
Men should take the right,
sedangkan Wanita sebelah kiri.
while Women should take the left.
Demikian juga kalau sedang menaiki tangga.
Likewise if you are climbing the stairs.