Ayub 40
1 Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,
2 "Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
“Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”
3 Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
Then Job answered Yahweh and said,
4 "Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
“See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6 Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,
7 "Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
“Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.
8 Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?
9 Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.
11 Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.
12 Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.
13 Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.
14 Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.
15 "Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
16 Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.
17 Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.
18 Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.
19 Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.
20 ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.
22 Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.
23 Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.
24 Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?
