< أَيُّوبَ 29 >
وَعَادَ أَيُّوبُ يَنْطِقُ بِمَثَلِهِ فَقَالَ: | ١ 1 |
And Job again took up his measure, and said,
«يَا لَيْتَنِي كَمَا فِي ٱلشُّهُورِ ٱلسَّالِفَةِ وَكَٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي حَفِظَنِي ٱللهُ فِيهَا، | ٢ 2 |
Oh that it were with me as in the months of old, as in the days, when, GOD, used to watch over me;
حِينَ أَضَاءَ سِرَاجَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي، وَبِنُورِهِ سَلَكْتُ ٱلظُّلْمَةَ. | ٣ 3 |
When his lamp shone over my head, by whose light, I could go through darkness;
كَمَا كُنْتُ فِي أَيَّامِ خَرِيفِي، وَرِضَا ٱللهِ عَلَى خَيْمَتِي، | ٤ 4 |
As I was, in the days of my prime, when, the intimacy of GOD, was over my tent;
وَٱلْقَدِيرُ بَعْدُ مَعِي وَحَوْلِي غِلْمَانِي، | ٥ 5 |
While yet the Almighty was with me, round about me, were my young men;
إِذْ غَسَلْتُ خَطَوَاتِي بِٱللَّبَنِ، وَٱلصَّخْرُ سَكَبَ لِي جَدَاوِلَ زَيْتٍ. | ٦ 6 |
When my steps were bathed in milk, and, the rock, poured out beside me, rivulets of oil:
حِينَ كُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ فِي ٱلْقَرْيَةِ، وَأُهَيِّئُ فِي ٱلسَّاحَةِ مَجْلِسِي. | ٧ 7 |
When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,
رَآنِي ٱلْغِلْمَانُ فَٱخْتَبَأُوا، وَٱلْأَشْيَاخُ قَامُوا وَوَقَفُوا. | ٨ 8 |
Young men saw me, and hid themselves, and, the aged, arose—they stood;
ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ أَمْسَكُوا عَنِ ٱلْكَلَامِ، وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ. | ٩ 9 |
Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
صَوْتُ ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ ٱخْتَفَى، وَلَصِقَتْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ بِأَحْنَاكِهِمْ. | ١٠ 10 |
The voice of nobles, was hushed, and their tongue to their palate, did cleave;
لِأَنَّ ٱلْأُذُنَ سَمِعَتْ فَطَوَّبَتْنِي، وَٱلْعَيْنَ رَأَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ لِي، | ١١ 11 |
When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness;
لِأَنِّي أَنْقَذْتُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ ٱلْمُسْتَغِيثَ وَٱلْيَتِيمَ وَلَا مُعِينَ لَهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper;
بَرَكَةُ ٱلْهَالِكِ حَلَّتْ عَلَيَّ، وَجَعَلْتُ قَلْبَ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ يُسَرُّ. | ١٣ 13 |
The blessing of him that was ready to perish, upon me was wont to descend, and, the heart of the widow, caused I to sing for joy;
لَبِسْتُ ٱلْبِرَّ فَكَسَانِي. كَجُبَّةٍ وَعِمَامَةٍ كَانَ عَدْلِي. | ١٤ 14 |
Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice;
كُنْتُ عُيُونًا لِلْعُمْيِ، وَأَرْجُلًا لِلْعُرْجِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Eyes, became I to the, blind, and, feet to the lame, was, I!
أَبٌ أَنَا لِلْفُقَرَاءِ، وَدَعْوَى لَمْ أَعْرِفْهَا فَحَصْتُ عَنْهَا. | ١٦ 16 |
A father, was, I, to the needy, and, as for the cause which I knew not, I used to search it out;
هَشَّمْتُ أَضْرَاسَ ٱلظَّالِمِ، وَمِنْ بَيْنِ أَسْنَانِهِ خَطَفْتُ ٱلْفَرِيسَةَ. | ١٧ 17 |
And I shivered the fangs of the perverse, —and, out of his teeth, I tare the prey.
فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي فِي وَكْرِي أُسَلِّمُ ٱلرُّوحَ، وَمِثْلَ ٱلسَّمَنْدَلِ أُكَثِّرُ أَيَّامًا. | ١٨ 18 |
Then said I, Like a stem, shall I grow old, yea, as the sand, shall I multiply days:
أَصْلِي كَانَ مُنْبَسِطًا إِلَى ٱلْمِيَاهِ، وَٱلطَّلُّ بَاتَ عَلَى أَغْصَانِي. | ١٩ 19 |
My root, is laid open to the waters, and, the dew, shall lodge for the night in my boughs;
كَرَامَتِي بَقِيَتْ حَدِيثَةً عِنْدِي، وَقَوْسِي تَجَدَّدَتْ فِي يَدِي. | ٢٠ 20 |
Mine honour, shall be young again with me, and, my bow, in my hand, be renewed.
لِي سَمِعُوا وَٱنْتَظَرُوا، وَنَصَتُوا عِنْدَ مَشُورَتِي. | ٢١ 21 |
To me, men hearkened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel;
بَعْدَ كَلَامِي لَمْ يُثَنُّوا، وَقَوْلِي قَطَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ. | ٢٢ 22 |
After I had spoken, they spake not again, and, upon them, used my speech to drop;
وَٱنْتَظَرُونِي مِثْلَ ٱلْمَطَرِ، وَفَغَرُوا أَفْوَاهَهُمْ كَمَا لِلْمَطَرِ ٱلْمُتَأَخِّرِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
And they waited, as for rain, for me, and, their mouths, they opened wide for the spring-rain;
إِنْ ضَحِكْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا، وَنُورَ وَجْهِي لَمْ يُعَبِّسُوا. | ٢٤ 24 |
I laughed at them—they lost confidence, and, the light of my countenance, they suffered not to fail;
كُنْتُ أَخْتَارُ طَرِيقَهُمْ وَأَجْلِسُ رَأْسًا، وَأَسْكُنُ كَمَلِكٍ فِي جَيْشٍ، كَمَنْ يُعَزِّي ٱلنَّائِحِينَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
I chose out their way, and sat chief, —and abode, as king, in an army, as one who, to mourners, giveth comfort.