أَيُّوبَ 9

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ:

Then Job answered and said:

٢ 2 «صَحِيحٌ. قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ كَذَا، فَكَيْفَ يَتَبَرَّرُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ؟

Of a truth I know that it is so; and how can man be just with God?

٣ 3 إِنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُحَاجَّهُ، لَا يُجِيبُهُ عَنْ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَلْفٍ.

If one should desire to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one of a thousand.

٤ 4 هُوَ حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ وَشَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَّةِ. مَنْ تَصَلَّبَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلِمَ؟

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?

٥ 5 ٱلْمُزَحْزِحُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَلَا تَعْلَمُ، ٱلَّذِي يَقْلِبُهَا فِي غَضَبِهِ.

Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, when He overturneth them in His anger.

٦ 6 ٱلْمُزَعْزِعُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْ مَقَرِّهَا، فَتَتَزَلْزَلُ أَعْمِدَتُهَا.

Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

٧ 7 ٱلْآمِرُ ٱلشَّمْسَ فَلَا تُشْرِقُ، وَيَخْتِمُ عَلَى ٱلنُّجُومِ.

Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

٨ 8 ٱلْبَاسِطُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَحْدَهُ، وَٱلْمَاشِي عَلَى أَعَالِي ٱلْبَحْرِ.

Who alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

٩ 9 صَانِعُ ٱلنَّعْشِ وَٱلْجَبَّارِ وَٱلثُّرَيَّا وَمَخَادِعِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ.

Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

١٠ 10 فَاعِلُ عَظَائِمَ لَا تُفْحَصُ، وَعَجَائِبَ لَا تُعَدُّ.

Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number.

١١ 11 «هُوَذَا يَمُرُّ عَلَيَّ وَلَا أَرَاهُ، وَيَجْتَازُ فَلَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ.

Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.

١٢ 12 إِذَا خَطَفَ فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ وَمَنْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟

Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'

١٣ 13 ٱللهُ لَا يَرُدُّ غَضَبَهُ. يَنْحَنِي تَحْتَهُ أَعْوَانُ رَهَبَ.

God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.

١٤ 14 كَمْ بِٱلْأَقَلِّ أَنَا أُجَاوِبُهُ وَأَخْتَارُ كَلَامِي مَعَهُ؟

How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?

١٥ 15 لِأَنِّي وَإِنْ تَبَرَّرْتُ لَا أُجَاوِبُ، بَلْ أَسْتَرْحِمُ دَيَّانِي.

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that contendeth with me.

١٦ 16 لَوْ دَعَوْتُ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لِي، لَمَا آمَنْتُ بِأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ صَوْتِي.

If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice —

١٧ 17 ذَاكَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْحَقُنِي بِٱلْعَاصِفَةِ، وَيُكْثِرُ جُرُوحِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;

١٨ 18 لَا يَدَعُنِي آخُذُ نَفَسِي، وَلَكِنْ يُشْبِعُنِي مَرَائِرَ.

That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.

١٩ 19 إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ جِهَةِ قُوَّةِ ٱلْقَوِيِّ، يَقُولُ: هَأَنَذَا. وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يَقُولُ: مَنْ يُحَاكِمُنِي؟

If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty! and if of justice, who will appoint me a time?

٢٠ 20 إِنْ تَبَرَّرْتُ يَحْكُمُ عَلَيَّ فَمِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كَامِلًا يَسْتَذْنِبُنِي.

Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.

٢١ 21 «كَامِلٌ أَنَا. لَا أُبَالِي بِنَفْسِي. رَذَلْتُ حَيَاتِي.

I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.

٢٢ 22 هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ. لِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ: إِنَّ ٱلْكَامِلَ وَٱلشِّرِّيرَ هُوَ يُفْنِيهِمَا.

It is all one — therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.

٢٣ 23 إِذَا قَتَلَ ٱلسَّوْطُ بَغْتَةً، يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِتَجْرِبَةِ ٱلْأَبْرِيَاءِ.

If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.

٢٤ 24 ٱلْأَرْضُ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لِيَدِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ. يُغَشِّي وُجُوهَ قُضَاتِهَا. وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ، فَإِذًا مَنْ؟

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not He, who then is it?

٢٥ 25 أَيَّامِي أَسْرَعُ مِنْ عَدَّاءٍ، تَفِرُّ وَلَا تَرَى خَيْرًا.

Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.

٢٦ 26 تَمُرُّ مَعَ سُفُنِ ٱلْبَرْدِيِّ. كَنَسْرٍ يَنْقَضُّ إِلَى قَنَصِهِ.

They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.

٢٧ 27 إِنْ قُلْتُ: أَنْسَى كُرْبَتِي، أُطْلِقُ وَجْهِي وَأَتَبَلَّجُ،

If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',

٢٨ 28 أَخَافُ مِنْ كُلِّ أَوْجَاعِي عَالِمًا أَنَّكَ لَا تُبَرِّئُنِي.

I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.

٢٩ 29 أَنَا مُسْتَذْنَبٌ، فَلِمَاذَا أَتْعَبُ عَبَثًا؟

I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?

٣٠ 30 وَلَوِ ٱغْتَسَلْتُ فِي ٱلثَّلْجِ، وَنَظَّفْتُ يَدَيَّ بِٱلْإِشْنَانِ،

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

٣١ 31 فَإِنَّكَ فِي ٱلنَّقْعِ تَغْمِسُنِي حَتَّى تَكْرَهَنِي ثِيَابِي.

Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

٣٢ 32 لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ هُوَ إِنْسَانًا مِثْلِي فَأُجَاوِبَهُ، فَنَأْتِي جَمِيعًا إِلَى ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ.

For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment.

٣٣ 33 لَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا مُصَالِحٌ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كِلَيْنَا.

There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

٣٤ 34 لِيَرْفَعْ عَنِّي عَصَاهُ وَلَا يَبْغَتْنِي رُعْبُهُ.

Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not His terror make me afraid;

٣٥ 35 إِذًا أَتَكَلَّمُ وَلَا أَخَافُهُ، لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ هَكَذَا عِنْدَ نَفْسِي.

Then would I speak, and not fear Him; for I am not so with myself.