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فَأجَابَ أَلِيفَازُ ٱلتَّيمَانِيُّ وَقَالَ: ١ 1
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and sayde,
«إِنِ ٱمْتَحَنَ أَحَدٌ كَلِمَةً مَعَكَ، فَهَلْ تَسْتَاءُ؟ وَلَكِنْ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ ٱلِٱمْتِنَاعَ عَنِ ٱلْكَلَامِ؟ ٢ 2
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieued? but who can withholde himselfe from speaking?
هَا أَنْتَ قَدْ أَرْشَدْتَ كَثِيرِينَ، وَشَدَّدْتَ أَيَادِيَ مُرْتَخِيَةً. ٣ 3
Behold, thou hast taught many, and hast strengthened the wearie hands.
قَدْ أَقَامَ كَلَامُكَ ٱلْعَاثِرَ، وَثَبَّتَّ ٱلرُّكَبَ ٱلْمُرْتَعِشَةَ! ٤ 4
Thy wordes haue confirmed him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the weake knees.
وَٱلْآنَ إِذْ جَاءَ عَلَيْكَ ضَجِرْتَ، إِذْ مَسَّكَ ٱرْتَعْتَ. ٥ 5
But now it is come vpon thee, and thou art grieued: it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
أَلَيْسَتْ تَقْوَاكَ هِيَ مُعْتَمَدَكَ، وَرَجَاؤُكَ كَمَالَ طُرُقِكَ؟ ٦ 6
Is not this thy feare, thy confidence, thy pacience, and the vprightnesse of thy wayes?
اُذْكُرْ: مَنْ هَلَكَ وَهُوَ بَرِيءٌ، وَأَيْنَ أُبِيدَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُونَ؟ ٧ 7
Remember, I pray thee: who euer perished, being an innocent? or where were the vpright destroyed?
كَمَا قَدْ رَأَيْتَ: أَنَّ ٱلْحَارِثِينَ إِثْمًا، وَٱلزَّارِعِينَ شَقَاوَةً يَحْصُدُونَهَا. ٨ 8
As I haue seene, they that plow iniquitie, and sowe wickednesse, reape the same.
بِنَسَمَةِ ٱللهِ يَبِيدُونَ، وَبِرِيحِ أَنْفِهِ يَفْنَوْنَ. ٩ 9
With the blast of God they perish, and with the breath of his nostrels are they cosumed.
زَمْجَرَةُ ٱلْأَسَدِ وَصَوْتُ ٱلزَّئِيرِ وَأَنْيَابُ ٱلْأَشْبَالِ تَكَسَّرَتْ. ١٠ 10
The roaring of the Lion, and the voyce of the Lionesse, and the teeth of the Lions whelpes are broken.
اَللَّيْثُ هَالِكٌ لِعَدَمِ ٱلْفَرِيسَةِ، وَأَشْبَالُ ٱللَّبْوَةِ تَبَدَّدَتْ. ١١ 11
The Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the Lyons whelpes are scattered abroade.
«ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ تَسَلَّلَتْ كَلِمَةٌ، فَقَبِلَتْ أُذُنِي مِنْهَا رِكْزًا. ١٢ 12
But a thing was brought to me secretly, and mine eare hath receiued a litle thereof.
فِي ٱلْهَوَاجِسِ مِنْ رُؤَى ٱللَّيْلِ، عِنْدَ وُقُوعِ سُبَاتٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ، ١٣ 13
In the thoughtes of ye visions of the night, when sleepe falleth on men,
أَصَابَنِي رُعْبٌ وَرِعْدَةٌ، فَرَجَفَتْ كُلَّ عِظَامِي. ١٤ 14
Feare came vpon me, and dread which made all my bones to tremble.
فَمَرَّتْ رُوحٌ عَلَى وَجْهِي، ٱقْشَعَرَّ شَعْرُ جَسَدِي. ١٥ 15
And the wind passed before me, and made the heares of my flesh to stande vp.
وَقَفَتْ وَلَكِنِّي لَمْ أَعْرِفْ مَنْظَرَهَا، شِبْهٌ قُدَّامَ عَيْنَيَّ. سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مُنْخَفِضًا: ١٦ 16
Then stoode one, and I knewe not his face: an image was before mine eyes, and in silence heard I a voyce, saying,
أَٱلْإِنْسَانُ أَبَرُّ مِنَ ٱللهِ؟ أَمِ ٱلرَّجُلُ أَطْهَرُ مِنْ خَالِقِهِ؟ ١٧ 17
Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be more pure then his maker?
هُوَذَا عَبِيدُهُ لَا يَأْتَمِنُهُمْ، وَإِلَى مَلَائِكَتِهِ يَنْسِبُ حَمَاقَةً، ١٨ 18
Beholde, he founde no stedfastnesse in his Seruants, and laid follie vpon his Angels.
فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ سُكَّانُ بُيُوتٍ مِنْ طِينٍ، ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَاسُهُمْ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ، وَيُسْحَقُونَ مِثْلَ ٱلْعُثِّ؟ ١٩ 19
Howe much more in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which shalbe destroyed before the moth?
بَيْنَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ وَٱلْمَسَاءِ يُحَطَّمُونَ. بِدُونِ مُنْتَبِهٍ إِلَيْهِمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ يَبِيدُونَ. ٢٠ 20
They be destroyed from the morning vnto the euening: they perish for euer, without regarde.
أَمَا ٱنْتُزِعَتْ مِنْهُمْ طُنُبُهُمْ؟ يَمُوتُونَ بِلَا حِكْمَةٍ. ٢١ 21
Doeth not their dignitie goe away with them? do they not die, and that without wisdom?

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