Ayub 21
1 Tetapi Ayub menjawab:
But Job answered and said,
2 "Dengarkanlah baik-baik perkataanku dan biarlah itu menjadi penghiburanmu.
Hear you, hear you my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
3 Bersabarlah dengan aku, aku akan berbicara; sehabis bicaraku bolehlah kamu mengejek.
Raise me, and I will speak; then you shall not laugh me to scorn.
4 Kepada manusiakah keluhanku tertuju? Mengapa aku tidak boleh kesal hati?
What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
5 Berpalinglah kepadaku, maka kamu akan tercengang, dan menutup mulutmu dengan tangan!
Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
6 Kalau aku memikirkannya, aku menjadi takut, dan gemetarlah tubuhku.
For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
7 Mengapa orang fasik tetap hidup, menjadi tua, bahkan menjadi bertambah-tambah kuat?
Therefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
8 Keturunan mereka tetap bersama mereka, dan anak cucu diperhatikan mereka.
Their seed is according to [their] desire, and their children are in [their] sight.
9 Rumah-rumah mereka aman, tak ada ketakutan, pentung Allah tidak menimpa mereka.
Their houses are prosperous, neither [have they] any where [cause for] fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
10 Lembu jantan mereka memacek dan tidak gagal, lembu betina mereka beranak dan tidak keguguran.
Their cow does not cast her calf, and their [beast] with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
11 Kanak-kanak mereka dibiarkan keluar seperti kambing domba, anak-anak mereka melompat-lompat.
And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before [them], taking up the lute and harp;
12 Mereka bernyanyi-nyanyi dengan iringan rebana dan kecapi, dan bersukaria menurut lagu seruling.
and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
13 Mereka menghabiskan hari-hari mereka dalam kemujuran, dan dengan tenang mereka turun ke dalam dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)
And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave. (Sheol h7585)
14 Tetapi kata mereka kepada Allah: Pergilah dari kami! Kami tidak suka mengetahui jalan-jalan-Mu.
Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know your ways.
15 Yang Mahakuasa itu apa, sehingga kami harus beribadah kepada-Nya, dan apa manfaatnya bagi kami, kalau kami memohon kepada-Nya?
What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? and what profit is there that we should approach him?
16 Memang, kemujuran mereka tidak terletak dalam kuasa mereka sendiri! Rancangan orang fasik adalah jauh dari padaku.
For their good things were in [their] hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
17 Betapa sering pelita orang fasik dipadamkan, kebinasaan menimpa mereka, dan kesakitan dibagikan Allah kepada mereka dalam murka-Nya!
Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
18 Mereka menjadi seperti jerami di depan angin, seperti sekam yang diterbangkan badai.
And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
19 Bencana untuk dia disimpan Allah bagi anak-anaknya. Sebaiknya, orang itu sendiri diganjar Allah, supaya sadar;
Let his substance fail [to supply] his children: [God] shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
20 sebaiknya matanya sendiri melihat kebinasaannya, dan ia sendiri minum dari murka Yang Mahakuasa!
Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
21 Karena peduli apa ia dengan keluarganya sesudah ia mati, bila telah habis jumlah bulannya?
For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
22 Masakan kepada Allah diajarkan orang pengetahuan, kepada Dia yang mengadili mereka yang di tempat tinggi?
Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
23 Yang seorang mati dengan masih penuh tenaga, dengan sangat tenang dan sentosa;
One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
24 pinggangnya gemuk oleh lemak, dan sumsum tulang-tulangnya masih segar.
and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused [throughout him].
25 Yang lain mati dengan sakit hati, dengan tidak pernah merasakan kenikmatan.
And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
26 Tetapi sama-sama mereka terbaring di dalam debu, dan berenga-berenga berkeriapan di atas mereka.
But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
27 Sesungguhnya, aku mengetahui pikiranmu, dan muslihat yang kamu rancangkan terhadap aku.
So I know you, that you presumptuously attack me:
28 Katamu: Di mana rumah penguasa? Di mana kemah tempat kediaman orang-orang fasik?
so that you will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?
29 Belum pernahkah kamu bertanya-tanya kepada orang-orang yang lewat di jalan? Dapatkah kamu menyangkal petunjuk-petunjuk mereka,
Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
30 bahwa orang jahat terlindung pada hari kebinasaan, dan diselamatkan pada hari murka Allah?
For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
31 Siapa yang akan langsung menggugat kelakuannya, dan mengganjar perbuatannya?
Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done [it]? who shall recompense him?
32 Dialah yang dibawa ke kuburan, dan jiratnya dirawat orang.
And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
33 Dengan nyaman ia ditutupi oleh gumpalan-gumpalan tanah di lembah; setiap orang mengikuti dia, dan yang mendahului dia tidak terbilang banyaknya.
The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and [there are] innumerable [ones] before him.
34 Alangkah hampanya penghiburanmu bagiku! Semua jawabanmu hanyalah tipu daya belaka!"
How then do you comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
