< أَيُّوبَ 22 >

فَأَجَابَ أَلِيفَازُ ٱلتَّيْمَانِيُّ وَقَالَ: ١ 1
Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
«هَلْ يَنْفَعُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱللهَ؟ بَلْ يَنْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ ٱلْفَطِنُ! ٢ 2
Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
هَلْ مِنْ مَسَرَّةٍ لِلْقَدِيرِ إِذَا تَبَرَّرْتَ، أَوْ مِنْ فَائِدَةٍ إِذَا قَوَّمْتَ طُرُقَكَ؟ ٣ 3
For what matters it to the Lord, if you were blameless in [your] works? or is it profitable that you should perfect your way?
هَلْ عَلَى تَقْوَاكَ يُوَبِّخُكَ، أَوْ يَدْخُلُ مَعَكَ فِي ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ؟ ٤ 4
Will you maintain and plead your own cause? and will he enter into judgement with you?
أَلَيْسَ شَرُّكَ عَظِيمًا، وَآثَامُكَ لَا نِهَايَةَ لَهَا؟ ٥ 5
Is not your wickedness abundant, and your sins innumerable?
لِأَنَّكَ ٱرْتَهَنْتَ أَخَاكَ بِلَا سَبَبٍ، وَسَلَبْتَ ثِيَابَ ٱلْعُرَاةِ. ٦ 6
And you have taken security of your brethren for nothing, and have taken away the clothing of the naked.
مَاءً لَمْ تَسْقِ ٱلْعَطْشَانَ، وَعَنِ ٱلْجَوْعَانِ مَنَعْتَ خُبْزًا. ٧ 7
Neither have you given water to the thirsty to drink, but have taken away the morsel of the hungry.
أَمَّا صَاحِبُ ٱلْقُوَّةِ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَرْضُ، وَٱلْمُتَرَفِّعُ ٱلْوَجْهِ سَاكِنٌ فِيهَا. ٨ 8
And you have accepted the persons of some; and you have established those [that were already settled] on the earth.
ٱلْأَرَامِلَ أَرْسَلْتَ خَالِيَاتٍ، وَذِرَاعُ ٱلْيَتَامَى ٱنْسَحَقَتْ. ٩ 9
But you have sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.
لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ حَوَالَيْكَ فِخَاخٌ، وَيُرِيعُكَ رُعْبٌ بَغْتَةً ١٠ 10
Therefore snares have compassed you, and disastrous war has troubled you.
أَوْ ظُلْمَةٌ فَلَا تَرَى، وَفَيْضُ ٱلْمِيَاهِ يُغَطِّيكَ. ١١ 11
The light has proved darkness to you, and water has covered you on your lying down.
«هُوَذَا ٱللهُ فِي عُلُوِّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ. وَٱنْظُرْ رَأْسَ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ مَا أَعْلَاهُ! ١٢ 12
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
فَقُلْتَ: كَيْفَ يَعْلَمُ ٱللهُ؟ هَلْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ٱلضَّبَابِ يَقْضِي؟ ١٣ 13
And you has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
ٱلسَّحَابُ سِتْرٌ لَهُ فَلَا يُرَى، وَعَلَى دَائِرَةِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ يَتَمَشَّى. ١٤ 14
A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
هَلْ تَحْفَظُ طَرِيقَ ٱلْقِدَمِ ٱلَّذِي دَاسَهُ رِجَالُ ٱلْإِثْمِ، ١٥ 15
Will you [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
ٱلَّذِينَ قُبِضَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَ ٱلْوَقْتِ؟ ٱلْغَمْرُ ٱنْصَبَّ عَلَى أَسَاسِهِمِ. ١٦ 16
who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
ٱلْقَائِلِينَ لِلهِ: ٱبْعُدْ عَنَّا. وَمَاذَا يَفْعَلُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ لَهُمْ؟ ١٧ 17
Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
وَهُوَ قَدْ مَلَأَ بُيُوتَهُمْ خَيْرًا. لِتَبْعُدْ عَنِّي مَشُورَةُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ. ١٨ 18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.
ٱلْأَبْرَارُ يَنْظُرُونَ وَيَفْرَحُونَ، وَٱلْبَرِيءُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ قَائِلِينَ: ١٩ 19
The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].
أَلَمْ يُبَدْ مُقَاوِمُونَا، وَبَقِيَّتُهُمْ قَدْ أَكَلَتْهَا ٱلنَّارُ؟ ٢٠ 20
Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
«تَعَرَّفْ بِهِ وَٱسْلَمْ. بِذَلِكَ يَأْتِيكَ خَيْرٌ. ٢١ 21
Be firm, I pray you, if you can endure; then your fruit shall prosper.
ٱقْبَلِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةَ مِنْ فِيهِ، وَضَعْ كَلَامَهُ فِي قَلْبِكَ. ٢٢ 22
And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
إِنْ رَجَعْتَ إِلَى ٱلْقَدِيرِ تُبْنَى. إِنْ أَبْعَدْتَ ظُلْمًا مِنْ خَيْمَتِكَ، ٢٣ 23
And if you shall turn and humble yourself before the Lord, you have [thus] removed unrighteousness far from your habitation.
وَأَلْقَيْتَ ٱلتِّبْرَ عَلَى ٱلتُّرَابِ وَذَهَبَ أُوفِيرَ بَيْنَ حَصَا ٱلْأَوْدِيَةِ. ٢٤ 24
You shall lay up for yourself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
يَكُونُ ٱلْقَدِيرُ تِبْرَكَ وَفِضَّةَ أَتْعَابٍ لَكَ، ٢٥ 25
So the Almighty shall be your helper from enemies, and he shall bring you forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
لِأَنَّكَ حِينَئِذٍ تَتَلَذَّذُ بِٱلْقَدِيرِ وَتَرْفَعُ إِلَى ٱللهِ وَجْهَكَ. ٢٦ 26
Then shall you have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
تُصَلِّي لَهُ فَيَسْتَمِعُ لَكَ، وَنُذُورُكَ تُوفِيهَا. ٢٧ 27
And he shall hear you when you pray to him, and he shall grant you [power] to pay your vows.
وَتَجْزِمُ أَمْرًا فَيُثَبَّتُ لَكَ، وَعَلَى طُرُقِكَ يُضِيءُ نُورٌ. ٢٨ 28
And he shall establish to you again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon your paths.
إِذَا وُضِعُوا تَقُولُ: رَفْعٌ. وَيُخَلِّصُ ٱلْمُنْخَفِضَ ٱلْعَيْنَيْنِ. ٢٩ 29
Because you have humbled yourself; and you shall say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
يُنَجِّي غَيْرَ ٱلْبَرِيءِ وَيُنْجَى بِطَهَارَةِ يَدَيْكَ». ٣٠ 30
He shall deliver the innocent, and do you save yourself by your pure hands.

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