أَيُّوبَ 34

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَلِيهُو وَقَالَ:

Moreover Elihu answered,

٢ 2 «ٱسْمَعُوا أَقْوَالِي أَيُّهَا ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ، وَٱصْغَوْا لِي أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَارِفُونَ.

“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّ ٱلْأُذُنَ تَمْتَحِنُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ، كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْحَنَكَ يَذُوقُ طَعَامًا.

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

٤ 4 لِنَمْتَحِنْ لِأَنْفُسِنَا ٱلْحَقَّ، وَنَعْرِفْ بَيْنَ أَنْفُسِنَا مَا هُوَ طَيِّبٌ.

Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know amongst ourselves what is good.

٥ 5 «لِأَنَّ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: تَبَرَّرْتُ، وَٱللهُ نَزَعَ حَقِّي.

For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.

٦ 6 عِنْدَ مُحَاكَمَتِي أُكَذَّبُ. جُرْحِي عَدِيمُ ٱلشِّفَاءِ مِنْ دُونِ ذَنْبٍ.

Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

٧ 7 فَأَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ كَأَيُّوبَ يَشْرَبُ ٱلْهُزْءَ كَٱلْمَاءِ،

What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

٨ 8 وَيَسِيرُ مُتَّحِدًا مَعَ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ، وَذَاهِبًا مَعَ أَهْلِ ٱلشَّرِّ؟

who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

٩ 9 لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا يَنْتَفِعُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِكَوْنِهِ مَرْضِيًّا عِنْدَ ٱللهِ.

For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’

١٠ 10 «لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ ٱسْمَعُوا لِي يَا ذَوِي ٱلْأَلْبَابِ. حَاشَا لِلهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلِلْقَدِيرِ مِنَ ٱلظُّلْمِ.

“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّهُ يُجَازِي ٱلْإِنْسَانَ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ، وَيُنِيلُ ٱلرَّجُلَ كَطَرِيقِهِ.

For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

١٢ 12 فَحَقًّا إِنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَفْعَلُ سُوءًا، وَٱلْقَدِيرَ لَا يُعَوِّجُ ٱلْقَضَاءَ.

Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

١٣ 13 مَنْ وَكَّلَهُ بِٱلْأَرْضِ، وَمَنْ صَنَعَ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةَ كُلَّهَا؟

Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?

١٤ 14 إِنْ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَلْبَهُ، إِنْ جَمَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ رُوحَهُ وَنَسَمَتَهُ،

If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

١٥ 15 يُسَلِّمُ ٱلرُّوحَ كُلُّ بَشَرٍ جَمِيعًا، وَيَعُودُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ إِلَى ٱلتُّرَابِ.

all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

١٦ 16 فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكَ فَهْمٌ فَٱسْمَعْ هَذَا، وَٱصْغَ إِلَى صَوْتِ كَلِمَاتِي.

“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

١٧ 17 أَلَعَلَّ مَنْ يُبْغِضُ ٱلْحَقَّ يَتَسَلَّطُ، أَمِ ٱلْبَارَّ ٱلْكَبِيرَ تَسْتَذْنِبُ؟

Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,

١٨ 18 أَيُقَالُ لِلْمَلِكِ: يَا لَئِيمُ، وَلِلْنُدَبَاءِ: يَا أَشْرَارُ؟

who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?

١٩ 19 ٱلَّذِي لَا يُحَابِي بِوُجُوهِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، وَلَا يَعْتَبِرُ مُوسَعًا دُونَ فَقِيرٍ. لِأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعَهُمْ عَمَلُ يَدَيْهِ.

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.

٢٠ 20 بَغْتَةً يَمُوتُونَ وَفِي نِصْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ. يَرْتَجُّ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَيَزُولُونَ، وَيُنْزَعُ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءُ لَا بِيَدٍ.

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَهُوَ يَرَى كُلَّ خَطَوَاتِهِ.

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

٢٢ 22 لَا ظَلَامَ وَلَا ظِلَّ مَوْتٍ حَيْثُ تَخْتَفِي عُمَّالُ ٱلْإِثْمِ.

There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

٢٣ 23 لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُلَاحِظُ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ زَمَانًا لِلدُّخُولِ فِي ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ مَعَ ٱللهِ.

For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgement.

٢٤ 24 يُحَطِّمُ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءَ مِنْ دُونِ فَحْصٍ، وَيُقِيمُ آخَرِينَ مَكَانَهُمْ.

He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

٢٥ 25 لَكِنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ، وَيُقَلِّبُهُمْ لَيْلًا فَيَنْسَحِقُونَ.

Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

٢٦ 26 لِكَوْنِهِمْ أَشْرَارًا، يَصْفِقُهُمْ فِي مَرْأَى ٱلنَّاظِرِينَ.

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱنْصَرَفُوا مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَكُلُّ طُرُقِهِ لَمْ يَتَأَمَّلُوهَا،

because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,

٢٨ 28 حَتَّى بَلَّغُوا إِلَيْهِ صُرَاخَ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ، فَسَمِعَ زَعْقَةَ ٱلْبَائِسِينَ.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

٢٩ 29 إِذَا هُوَ سَكَّنَ، فَمَنْ يَشْغَبُ؟ وَإِذَا حَجَبَ وَجْهَهُ، فَمَنْ يَرَاهُ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ أَوْ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ؟

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,

٣٠ 30 حَتَّى لَا يَمْلِكَ ٱلْفَاجِرُ وَلَا يَكُونَ شَرَكًا لِلشَّعْبِ.

that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.

٣١ 31 «وَلَكِنْ هَلْ لِلهِ قَالَ: ٱحْتَمَلْتُ. لَا أَعُودُ أُفْسِدُ؟

“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.

٣٢ 32 مَا لَمْ أُبْصِرْهُ فَأَرِنِيهِ أَنْتَ. إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ إِثْمًا فَلَا أَعُودُ أَفْعَلُهُ.

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

٣٣ 33 هَلْ كَرَأْيِكَ يُجَازِيهِ، قَائِلًا: لِأَنَّكَ رَفَضْتَ؟ فَأَنْتَ تَخْتَارُ لَا أَنَا، وَبِمَا تَعْرِفُهُ تَكَلَّمْ.

Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.

٣٤ 34 ذَوُو ٱلْأَلْبَابِ يَقُولُونَ لِي، بَلِ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُنِي يَقُولُ:

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

٣٥ 35 إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ، وَكَلَامُهُ لَيْسَ بِتَعَقُّلٍ.

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

٣٦ 36 فَلَيْتَ أَيُّوبَ كَانَ يُمْتَحَنُ إِلَى ٱلْغَايَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَجْوِبَتِهِ كَأَهْلِ ٱلْإِثْمِ.

I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

٣٧ 37 لَكِنَّهُ أَضَافَ إِلَى خَطِيَّتِهِ مَعْصِيَةً. يُصَفِّقُ بَيْنَنَا، وَيُكْثِرُ كَلَامَهُ عَلَى ٱللهِ».

For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands amongst us, and multiplies his words against God.”