< أَيُّوبَ 20 >
فَأَجَابَ صُوفَرُ ٱلنَّعْمَاتِيُّ وَقَالَ: | ١ 1 |
Then responded Zophar the Naamathite, and said: —
«مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ هَوَاجِسِي تُجِيبُنِي، وَلِهَذَا هَيَجَانِي فِيَّ. | ٢ 2 |
Not so, do my thoughts answer me, and to this end, is my haste within me:
تَعْيِيرَ تَوْبِيخِي أَسْمَعُ. وَرُوحٌ مِنْ فَهْمِي يُجِيبُنِي. | ٣ 3 |
The correction meant to confound me, I must hear, but, the spirit—out of my understanding, will give me a reply.
«أَمَا عَلِمْتَ هَذَا مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ، مُنْذُ وُضِعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، | ٤ 4 |
Knowest thou, this—from antiquity, from the placing of man upon earth: —
أَنَّ هُتَافَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ، وَفَرَحَ ٱلْفَاجِرِ إِلَى لَحْظَةٍ! | ٥ 5 |
That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
وَلَوْ بَلَغَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ طُولُهُ، وَمَسَّ رَأْسُهُ ٱلسَّحَابَ، | ٦ 6 |
Though his elevation mount up to the heavens, and, his head, to the clouds, doth reach,
كَجُلَّتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ يَبِيدُ. ٱلَّذِينَ رَأَوْهُ يَقُولُونَ: أَيْنَ هُوَ؟ | ٧ 7 |
Like his own stubble, shall he utterly perish, They who had seen him, shall say, Where is he?
كَٱلْحُلْمِ يَطِيرُ فَلَا يُوجَدُ، وَيُطْرَدُ كَطَيْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ. | ٨ 8 |
Like a dream, shall he fly away, and they shall not find him, yea he shall be chased away, as a vision of the night.
عَيْنٌ أَبْصَرَتْهُ لَا تَعُودُ تَرَاهُ، وَمَكَانُهُ لَنْ يَرَاهُ بَعْدُ. | ٩ 9 |
The eye that hath scanned him, shall not do it again, neither, any more, shall his place behold him:
بَنُوهُ يَتَرَضَّوْنَ ٱلْفُقَرَاءَ، وَيَدَاهُ تَرُدَّانِ ثَرْوَتَهُ. | ١٠ 10 |
His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.
عِظَامُهُ مَلآنَةٌ شَبِيبَةً، وَمَعَهُ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ تَضْطَجِعُ. | ١١ 11 |
His bones, are full of youthful vigour, yet, with him—in the dust, shall it lie down.
إِنْ حَلَا فِي فَمِهِ ٱلشَّرُّ، وَأَخْفَاهُ تَحْتَ لِسَانِهِ، | ١٢ 12 |
Though, a sweet taste in his mouth, be given by vice, though he hide it under his tongue;
أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ، بَلْ حَبَسَهُ وَسَطَ حَنَكِهِ، | ١٣ 13 |
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but retain it in the midst of his mouth,
فَخُبْزُهُ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ يَتَحَوَّلُ، مَرَارَةَ أَصْلَالٍ فِي بَطْنِهِ. | ١٤ 14 |
His food, in his stomach, is changed, the gall of adders, within him!
قَدْ بَلَعَ ثَرْوَةً فَيَتَقَيَّأُهَا. ٱللهُ يَطْرُدُهَا مِنْ بَطْنِهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Wealth, hath he swallowed, and hath vomited the same, Out of his belly, shall, GOD, drive it forth:
سَمَّ ٱلْأَصْلَالِ يَرْضَعُ. يَقْتُلُهُ لِسَانُ ٱلْأَفْعَى. | ١٦ 16 |
The poison of adders, shall he suck, The tongue of the viper shall slay him;
لَا يَرَى ٱلْجَدَاوِلَ أَنْهَارَ سَوَاقِيَ عَسَلٍ وَلَبَنٍ. | ١٧ 17 |
Let him not see in the channels the flowings of torrents of honey and milk.
يَرُدُّ تَعَبَهُ وَلَا يَبْلَعُهُ. كَمَالٍ تَحْتَ رَجْعٍ. وَلَا يَفْرَحُ. | ١٨ 18 |
In vain, he toiled, he shall not swallow, like wealth to be restored, in which he cannot exult!
لِأَنَّهُ رَضَّضَ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ، وَتَرَكَهُمْ، وَٱغْتَصَبَ بَيْتًا وَلَمْ يَبْنِهِ. | ١٩ 19 |
For he hath oppressed—hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.
لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ فِي بَطْنِهِ قَنَاعَةً، لَا يَنْجُو بِمُشْتَهَاهُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Surely he hath known no peace in his inmost mind, —With his dearest thing, shall he not get away:
لَيْسَتْ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ بَقِيَّةٌ، لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَا يَدُومُ خَيْرُهُ. | ٢١ 21 |
Nothing escaped his devouring greed, —For this cause, shall his prosperity not continue:
مَعَ مِلْءِ رَغْدِهِ يَتَضَايَقُ. تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ يَدُ كُلِّ شَقِيٍّ. | ٢٢ 22 |
When his abundance is gone, he shall be in straits, All the power of distress, shall come upon him.
يَكُونُ عِنْدَمَا يَمْلَأُ بَطْنَهُ، أَنَّ ٱللهَ يُرْسِلُ عَلَيْهِ حُمُوَّ غَضَبِهِ، وَيُمْطِرُهُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will thrust at him the glow of his anger, and rain [it] upon him for his punishment.
يَفِرُّ مِنْ سِلَاحِ حَدِيدٍ. تَخْرِقُهُ قَوْسُ نُحَاسٍ. | ٢٤ 24 |
He shall flee from the armour of iron, —There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!
جَذَبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ بَطْنِهِ، وَٱلْبَارِقُ مِنْ مَرَارَتِهِ مَرَقَ. عَلَيْهِ رُعُوبٌ. | ٢٥ 25 |
He hath drawn it out, and it hath come forth out of his back, —yea the flashing arrow-head, out of his gall, There shall march on him—terrors:
كُلُّ ظُلْمَةٍ مُخْتَبَأَةٌ لِذَخَائِرِهِ. تَأْكُلُهُ نَارٌ لَمْ تُنْفَخْ. تَرْعَى ٱلْبَقِيَّةَ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Every misfortune, is laid up for his treasures, —There shall consume, a fire, not blown up, —it shall destroy what remaineth in his tent:
ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْلِنُ إِثْمَهُ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تَنْهَضُ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and, the earth, be rising up against him:
تَزُولُ غَلَّةُ بَيْتِهِ. تُهْرَاقُ فِي يَوْمِ غَضَبِهِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
The increase of his house shall vanish, melting away in the day of his anger.
هَذَا نَصِيبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱللهِ، وَمِيرَاثُ أَمْرِهِ مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيرِ». | ٢٩ 29 |
This, is the portion of the lawless man, from God, and the inheritance decreed him from the Mighty One.