أَيُّوبَ 36

١ 1 وَعَادَ أَلِيهُو فَقَالَ:

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

٢ 2 «ٱصْبِرْ عَلَيَّ قَلِيلًا، فَأُبْدِيَ لَكَ أَنَّهُ بَعْدُ لِأَجْلِ ٱللهِ كَلَامٌ.

Bear with me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

٣ 3 أَحْمِلُ مَعْرِفَتِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَأَنْسُبُ بِرًّا لِصَانِعِي.

I will bring my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

٤ 4 حَقًّا لَا يَكْذِبُ كَلَامِي. صَحِيحُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ عِنْدَكَ.

For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

٥ 5 «هُوَذَا ٱللهُ عَزِيزٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَرْذُلُ أَحَدًا. عَزِيزُ قُدْرَةِ ٱلْقَلْبِ.

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

٦ 6 لَا يُحْيي ٱلشِّرِّيرَ، بَلْ يُجْرِي قَضَاءَ ٱلْبَائِسِينَ.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

٧ 7 لَا يُحَوِّلُ عَيْنَيْهِ عَنِ ٱلْبَارِّ، بَلْ مَعَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ يُجْلِسُهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ أَبَدًا، فَيَرْتَفِعُونَ.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

٨ 8 إِنْ أُوثِقُوا بِٱلْقُيُودِ، إِنْ أُخِذُوا فِي حِبَالَةِ ٱلذِّلِّ،

And if they are bound in fetters, and are held in cords of affliction;

٩ 9 فَيُظْهِرُ لَهُمْ أَفْعَالَهُمْ وَمَعَاصِيَهُمْ، لِأَنَّهُمْ تَجَبَّرُوا،

Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

١٠ 10 وَيَفْتَحُ آذَانَهُمْ لِلْإِنْذَارِ، وَيَأْمُرُ بِأَنْ يَرْجِعُوا عَنِ ٱلْإِثْمِ.

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

١١ 11 إِنْ سَمِعُوا وَأَطَاعُوا قَضَوْا أَيَّامَهُمْ بِٱلْخَيْرِ وَسِنِيهِمْ بِٱلنِّعَمِ.

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا، فَبِحَرْبَةِ ٱلْمَوْتِ يَزُولُونَ، وَيَمُوتُونَ بِعَدَمِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ.

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا فُجَّارُ ٱلْقَلْبِ فَيَذْخَرُونَ غَضَبًا. لَا يَسْتَغِيثُونَ إِذَا هُوَ قَيَّدَهُمْ.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

١٤ 14 تَمُوتُ نَفْسُهُمْ فِي ٱلصِّبَا وَحَيَاتُهُمْ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَأْبُونِينَ.

They die in youth, and their life is among the sodomites.

١٥ 15 يُنَجِّي ٱلْبَائِسَ فِي ذِلِّهِ، وَيَفْتَحُ آذَانَهُمْ فِي ٱلضِّيقِ.

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

١٦ 16 «وَأَيْضًا يَقُودُكَ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلضِّيقِ إِلَى رَحْبٍ لَا حَصْرَ فِيهِ، وَيَمْلَأُ مَؤُونَةَ مَائِدَتِكَ دُهْنًا.

Even so would he have removed thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no restraint; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

١٧ 17 حُجَّةَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ أَكْمَلْتَ، فَٱلْحُجَّةُ وَٱلْقَضَاءُ يُمْسِكَانِكَ.

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

١٨ 18 عِنْدَ غَضَبِهِ لَعَلَّهُ يَقُودُكَ بِصَفْقَةٍ. فَكَثْرَةُ ٱلْفِدْيَةِ لَا تَفُكُّكَ.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

١٩ 19 هَلْ يَعْتَبِرُ غِنَاكَ؟ لَا ٱلتِّبْرَ وَلَا جَمِيعَ قُوَى ٱلثَّرْوَةِ!

Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

٢٠ 20 لَا تَشْتَاقُ إِلَى ٱللَّيْلِ ٱلَّذِي يَرْفَعُ شُعُوبًا مِنْ مَوَاضِعِهِمْ.

Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

٢١ 21 اِحْذَرْ. لَا تَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى ٱلْإِثْمِ لِأَنَّكَ ٱخْتَرْتَ هَذَا عَلَى ٱلذِّلِّ.

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

٢٢ 22 «هُوَذَا ٱللهُ يَتَعَالَى بِقُدْرَتِهِ. مَنْ مِثْلُهُ مُعَلِّمًا؟

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

٢٣ 23 مَنْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ طَرِيقَهُ، أَوْ مَنْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: قَدْ فَعَلْتَ شَرًّا؟

Who hath directed him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

٢٤ 24 اُذْكُرْ أَنْ تُعَظِّمَ عَمَلَهُ ٱلَّذِي يُغَنِّي بِهِ ٱلنَّاسُ.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

٢٥ 25 كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ يُبْصِرُ بِهِ. ٱلنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

٢٦ 26 هُوَذَا ٱللهُ عَظِيمٌ وَلَا نَعْرِفُهُ وَعَدَدُ سِنِيهِ لَا يُفْحَصُ.

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّهُ يَجْذُبُ قِطَارَ ٱلْمَاءِ. تَسُحُّ مَطَرًا مِنْ ضَبَابِهَا

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour of it:

٢٨ 28 ٱلَّذِي تَهْطِلُهُ ٱلسُّحُبُ وَتَقْطُرُهُ عَلَى أُنَاسٍ كَثِيرِينَ.

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

٢٩ 29 فَهَلْ يُعَلِّلُ أَحَدٌ عَنْ شَقِّ ٱلْغَيْمِ أَوْ قَصِيفِ مِظَلَّتِهِ؟

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

٣٠ 30 هُوَذَا بَسَطَ نُورَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، ثُمَّ يَتَغَطَّى بِأُصُولِ ٱلْيَمِّ.

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

٣١ 31 لِأَنَّهُ بِهَذِهِ يَدِينُ ٱلشُّعُوبَ، وَيَرْزُقُ ٱلْقُوتَ بِكَثْرَةٍ.

For by them he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.

٣٢ 32 يُغَطِّي كَفَّيْهِ بِٱلنُّورِ، وَيَأْمُرُهُ عَلَى ٱلْعَدُوِّ.

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh between.

٣٣ 33 يُخْبِرُ بِهِ رَعْدُهُ، ٱلْمَوَاشِيَ أَيْضًا بِصُعُودِهِ.

The noise of it showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.