أَيُّوبَ 35

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَلِيهُو وَقَالَ:

Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —

٢ 2 «أَتَحْسِبُ هَذَا حَقًّا؟ قُلْتَ: أَنَا أَبَرُّ مِنَ ٱللهِ.

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّكَ قُلْتَ: مَاذَا يُفِيدُكَ؟ بِمَاذَا أَنْتَفِعُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي؟

For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?

٤ 4 أَنَا أَرُدُّ عَلَيْكَ كَلَامًا، وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ مَعَكَ.

I, will answer thee plainly, and thy friends with thee.

٥ 5 اُنْظُرْ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَبْصِرْ، وَلَاحِظِ ٱلْغَمَامَ. إِنَّهَا أَعْلَى مِنْكَ.

Look at the heavens and see, —and survey the skies—they are higher than thou.

٦ 6 إِنْ أَخْطَأْتَ فَمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِهِ؟ وَإِنْ كَثَّرْتَ مَعَاصِيَكَ فَمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ لَهُ؟

If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

٧ 7 إِنْ كُنْتَ بَارًّا فَمَاذَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟

If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?

٨ 8 لِرَجُلٍ مِثْلِكَ شَرُّكَ، وَلِٱبْنِ آدَمَ بِرُّكَ.

Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.

٩ 9 «مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْمَظَالِمِ يَصْرُخُونَ. يَسْتَغِيثُونَ مِنْ ذِرَاعِ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءِ.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يَقُولُوا: أَيْنَ ٱللهُ صَانِعِي، مُؤْتِي ٱلْأَغَانِيِّ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ،

But none saith—Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

١١ 11 ٱلَّذِي يُعَلِّمُنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وُحُوشِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيَجْعَلُنَا أَحْكَمَ مِنْ طُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ؟

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

١٢ 12 ثَمَّ يَصْرُخُونَ مِنْ كِبْرِيَاءِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ.

There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.

١٣ 13 وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَسْمَعُ كَذِبًا، وَٱلْقَدِيرُ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ.

Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.

١٤ 14 فَإِذَا قُلْتَ إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ تَرَاهُ، فَٱلدَّعْوَى قُدَّامَهُ، فَٱصْبِرْ لَهُ.

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

١٥ 15 وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَلِأَنَّ غَضَبَهُ لَا يُطَالِبُ، وَلَا يُبَالِي بِكَثْرَةِ ٱلزَّلَّاتِ،

But, now, because it is not so, [thou sayest] —His anger hath punished, and yet hath he not at all known of transgression;

١٦ 16 فَغَرَ أَيُّوبُ فَاهُ بِٱلْبَاطِلِ، وَكَبَّرَ ٱلْكَلَامَ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ».

Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.