< أَيُّوبَ 40 >

فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ: ١ 1
And Yahweh responded to Job, and said: —
«هَلْ يُخَاصِمُ ٱلْقَدِيرَ مُوَبِّخُهُ، أَمِ ٱلْمُحَاجُّ ٱللهَ يُجَاوِبُهُ؟». ٢ 2
Shall a reprover contend, with the Almighty? He that disputeth with GOD, let him answer it!
فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَقَالَ: ٣ 3
Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: —
«هَا أَنَا حَقِيرٌ، فَمَاذَا أُجَاوِبُكَ؟ وَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي. ٤ 4
Lo! I am of no account, what shall I reply to thee? My hand, have I laid on my mouth:
مَرَّةً تَكَلَّمْتُ فَلَا أُجِيبُ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَا أَزِيدُ». ٥ 5
Once, have I spoken, but I will not proceed, yea twice, but I will not add.
فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ ٱلْعَاصِفَةِ فَقَالَ: ٦ 6
So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: —
«ٱلْآنَ شُدَّ حَقْوَيْكَ كَرَجُلٍ. أَسْأَلُكَ فَتُعْلِمُنِي. ٧ 7
Gird, I pray thee—as a strong man—thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
لَعَلَّكَ تُنَاقِضُ حُكْمِي، تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ أَنْتَ؟ ٨ 8
Wilt thou even frustrate my justice? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest appear right?
هَلْ لَكَ ذِرَاعٌ كَمَا لِلهِ، وَبِصَوْتٍ مِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ تُرْعِدُ؟ ٩ 9
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
تَزَيَّنِ ٱلْآنَ بِٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْعِزِّ، وَٱلْبَسِ ٱلْمَجْدَ وَٱلْبَهَاءَ. ١٠ 10
Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;
فَرِّقْ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَٱنْظُرْ كُلَّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَٱخْفِضْهُ. ١١ 11
Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;
اُنْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلِّلْهُ، وَدُسِ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ فِي مَكَانِهِمِ. ١٢ 12
Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
ٱطْمِرْهُمْ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ مَعًا، وَٱحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ. ١٣ 13
Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
فَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَحْمَدُكَ لِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ تُخَلِّصُكَ. ١٤ 14
And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
«هُوَذَا بَهِيمُوثُ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ يَأْكُلُ ٱلْعُشْبَ مِثْلَ ٱلْبَقَرِ. ١٥ 15
Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass—like the ox, he eateth;
هَا هِيَ قُوَّتُهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتُهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ. ١٦ 16
Behold, I pray thee, his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly;
يَخْفِضُ ذَنَبَهُ كَأَرْزَةٍ. عُرُوقُ فَخِذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ. ١٧ 17
He bendeth down his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his thighs, are twisted together;
عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ، جِرْمُهَا حَدِيدٌ مَمْطُولٌ. ١٨ 18
His bones, are barrels of bronze, his frame, is like hammered bars of iron:
هُوَ أَوَّلُ أَعْمَالِ ٱللهِ. ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ أَعْطَاهُ سَيْفَهُ. ١٩ 19
He, is the beginning of the ways of GOD, Let his maker, present him his sword:
لِأَنَّ ٱلْجِبَالَ تُخْرِجُ لَهُ مَرْعًى، وَجَمِيعَ وُحُوشِ ٱلْبَرِّ تَلْعَبُ هُنَاكَ. ٢٠ 20
Surely the mountains bring, produce, to him, where, all the wild beasts of the field, do play;
تَحْتَ ٱلسِّدْرَاتِ يَضْطَجِعُ فِي سِتْرِ ٱلْقَصَبِ وَٱلْغَمِقَةِ. ٢١ 21
Under the lotus-trees, he lieth down, in a covert of reed and swamp;
تُظَلِّلُهُ ٱلسِّدْرَاتُ بِظِلِّهَا. يُحِيطُ بِهِ صَفْصَافُ ٱلسَّوَاقِي. ٢٢ 22
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade, the willows of the torrent-bed compass him about;
هُوَذَا ٱلنَّهْرُ يَفِيضُ فَلَا يَفِرُّ هُوَ. يَطْمَئِنُّ وَلَوِ ٱنْدَفَقَ ٱلْأُرْدُنُّ فِي فَمِهِ. ٢٣ 23
Lo! the river becometh insolent—he is not alarmed! He is confident, though a Jordan burst forth to his mouth:
هَلْ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ؟ هَلْ يُثْقَبُ أَنْفُهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟ ٢٤ 24
Before his eyes, shall he be caught? With a hook, can one pierce his nose?

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