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.
