أَيُّوبَ 20

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ صُوفَرُ ٱلنَّعْمَاتِيُّ وَقَالَ:

Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,

٢ 2 «مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ هَوَاجِسِي تُجِيبُنِي، وَلِهَذَا هَيَجَانِي فِيَّ.

“My thoughts make me answer quickly because of the worry that is in me.

٣ 3 تَعْيِيرَ تَوْبِيخِي أَسْمَعُ. وَرُوحٌ مِنْ فَهْمِي يُجِيبُنِي.

I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, but a spirit from my understanding answers me.

٤ 4 «أَمَا عَلِمْتَ هَذَا مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ، مُنْذُ وُضِعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ،

Do you not know this fact from ancient times, when God placed man on earth:

٥ 5 أَنَّ هُتَافَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ، وَفَرَحَ ٱلْفَاجِرِ إِلَى لَحْظَةٍ!

the triumph of a wicked man is short, and the joy of a godless man lasts only for a moment?

٦ 6 وَلَوْ بَلَغَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ طُولُهُ، وَمَسَّ رَأْسُهُ ٱلسَّحَابَ،

Though his height reaches up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds,

٧ 7 كَجُلَّتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ يَبِيدُ. ٱلَّذِينَ رَأَوْهُ يَقُولُونَ: أَيْنَ هُوَ؟

yet such a person will perish permanently like his own feces; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'

٨ 8 كَٱلْحُلْمِ يَطِيرُ فَلَا يُوجَدُ، وَيُطْرَدُ كَطَيْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ.

He will fly away like a dream and will not be found; indeed, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.

٩ 9 عَيْنٌ أَبْصَرَتْهُ لَا تَعُودُ تَرَاهُ، وَمَكَانُهُ لَنْ يَرَاهُ بَعْدُ.

The eye that saw him will see him no more; his place will see him no longer.

١٠ 10 بَنُوهُ يَتَرَضَّوْنَ ٱلْفُقَرَاءَ، وَيَدَاهُ تَرُدَّانِ ثَرْوَتَهُ.

His children will apologize to poor people; his hands will have to give back his wealth.

١١ 11 عِظَامُهُ مَلآنَةٌ شَبِيبَةً، وَمَعَهُ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ تَضْطَجِعُ.

His bones are full of youthful strength, but it will lie down with him in the dust.

١٢ 12 إِنْ حَلَا فِي فَمِهِ ٱلشَّرُّ، وَأَخْفَاهُ تَحْتَ لِسَانِهِ،

Although wickedness is sweet in his mouth, although he hides it under his tongue,

١٣ 13 أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ، بَلْ حَبَسَهُ وَسَطَ حَنَكِهِ،

although he holds it there and does not let it go but keeps it still in his mouth—

١٤ 14 فَخُبْزُهُ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ يَتَحَوَّلُ، مَرَارَةَ أَصْلَالٍ فِي بَطْنِهِ.

the food in his intestines turns bitter; it becomes the poison of asps inside him.

١٥ 15 قَدْ بَلَعَ ثَرْوَةً فَيَتَقَيَّأُهَا. ٱللهُ يَطْرُدُهَا مِنْ بَطْنِهِ.

He swallows down riches, but he will vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his stomach.

١٦ 16 سَمَّ ٱلْأَصْلَالِ يَرْضَعُ. يَقْتُلُهُ لِسَانُ ٱلْأَفْعَى.

He will suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue will kill him.

١٧ 17 لَا يَرَى ٱلْجَدَاوِلَ أَنْهَارَ سَوَاقِيَ عَسَلٍ وَلَبَنٍ.

He will not enjoy the streams, the torrents of honey and butter.

١٨ 18 يَرُدُّ تَعَبَهُ وَلَا يَبْلَعُهُ. كَمَالٍ تَحْتَ رَجْعٍ. وَلَا يَفْرَحُ.

He will give back the fruit of his labor and will not be able to eat it; he will not enjoy the wealth earned by his commerce.

١٩ 19 لِأَنَّهُ رَضَّضَ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ، وَتَرَكَهُمْ، وَٱغْتَصَبَ بَيْتًا وَلَمْ يَبْنِهِ.

For he has oppressed and neglected poor people; he has violently taken away houses that he did not build.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ فِي بَطْنِهِ قَنَاعَةً، لَا يَنْجُو بِمُشْتَهَاهُ.

Because he has known no satisfaction himself, he will not be able to save anything in which he takes pleasure.

٢١ 21 لَيْسَتْ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ بَقِيَّةٌ، لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَا يَدُومُ خَيْرُهُ.

There is nothing left that he did not devour; therefore his prosperity will not be permanent.

٢٢ 22 مَعَ مِلْءِ رَغْدِهِ يَتَضَايَقُ. تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ يَدُ كُلِّ شَقِيٍّ.

In the abundance of his wealth he will fall into trouble; the hand of everyone who is in poverty will come against him.

٢٣ 23 يَكُونُ عِنْدَمَا يَمْلَأُ بَطْنَهُ، أَنَّ ٱللهَ يُرْسِلُ عَلَيْهِ حُمُوَّ غَضَبِهِ، وَيُمْطِرُهُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ.

When he is about to fill his stomach, God will throw the fierceness of his wrath on him; God will rain it down on him while he is eating.

٢٤ 24 يَفِرُّ مِنْ سِلَاحِ حَدِيدٍ. تَخْرِقُهُ قَوْسُ نُحَاسٍ.

Although that man will flee from the iron weapon, a bow of bronze will shoot him.

٢٥ 25 جَذَبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ بَطْنِهِ، وَٱلْبَارِقُ مِنْ مَرَارَتِهِ مَرَقَ. عَلَيْهِ رُعُوبٌ.

He pulls it out of his back and the gleaming point comes out of his liver. Terrors come over him.

٢٦ 26 كُلُّ ظُلْمَةٍ مُخْتَبَأَةٌ لِذَخَائِرِهِ. تَأْكُلُهُ نَارٌ لَمْ تُنْفَخْ. تَرْعَى ٱلْبَقِيَّةَ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ.

Complete darkness is reserved for his treasures; a fire not fanned will devour him; it will consume what is left in his tent.

٢٧ 27 ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْلِنُ إِثْمَهُ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تَنْهَضُ عَلَيْهِ.

The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him as a witness.

٢٨ 28 تَزُولُ غَلَّةُ بَيْتِهِ. تُهْرَاقُ فِي يَوْمِ غَضَبِهِ.

The wealth of his house will vanish; his goods will flow away on the day of God's wrath.

٢٩ 29 هَذَا نَصِيبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱللهِ، وَمِيرَاثُ أَمْرِهِ مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيرِ».

This is the wicked man's portion from God, the heritage reserved for him by God.”