أَيُّوبَ 28

١ 1 «لِأَنَّهُ يُوجَدُ لِلْفِضَّةِ مَعْدَنٌ، وَمَوْضِعٌ لِلذَّهَبِ حَيْثُ يُمَحِّصُونَهُ.

For there for silver [is] a mine and a place for gold [which] people refine.

٢ 2 ٱلْحَدِيدُ يُسْتَخْرَجُ مِنَ ٱلتُّرَابِ، وَٱلْحَجَرُ يَسْكُبُ نُحَاسًا.

Iron from [the] dust it is taken and stone someone pours out copper.

٣ 3 قَدْ جَعَلَ لِلظُّلْمَةِ نَهَايَةً، وَإِلَى كُلِّ طَرَفٍ هُوَ يَفْحَصُ. حَجَرَ ٱلظُّلْمَةِ وَظِلَّ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

An end - someone puts to the darkness and to every outermost part he [is] searching for [the] stone of gloom and deep darkness.

٤ 4 حَفَرَ مَنْجَمًا بَعِيدًا عَنِ ٱلسُّكَّانِ. بِلَا مَوْطِئٍ لِلْقَدَمِ، مُتَدَلِّينَ بَعِيدِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يَتَدَلْدَلُونَ.

He breaks open a shaft - away from with a sojourner forgotten from foot they hang down away from humankind they swing.

٥ 5 أَرْضٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا ٱلْخُبْزُ، أَسْفَلُهَا يَنْقَلِبُ كَمَا بِٱلنَّارِ.

[the] earth From it it comes forth food and under it it is turned over like fire.

٦ 6 حِجَارَتُهَا هِيَ مَوْضِعُ ٱلْيَاقُوتِ ٱلْأَزْرَقِ، وَفِيهَا تُرَابُ ٱلذَّهَبِ.

[are] a place of Sapphire stones its and dust of gold [belong] to it.

٧ 7 سَبِيلٌ لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ كَاسِرٌ، وَلَمْ تُبْصِرْهُ عَيْنُ بَاشِقٍ،

[the] path Not it knows it a bird of prey and not it catches sight of it [the] eye of a hawk.

٨ 8 وَلَمْ تَدُسْهُ أَجْرَاءُ ٱلسَّبْعِ، وَلَمْ يَعْدُهُ ٱلزَّائِرُ.

Not they tread it [the] sons of pride not it passes by on it a lion.

٩ 9 إِلَى ٱلصَّوَّانِ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ. يَقْلِبُ ٱلْجِبَالَ مِنْ أُصُولِهَا.

On the flint he stretches out hand his he overturns from [the] root mountains.

١٠ 10 يَنْقُرُ فِي ٱلصُّخُورِ سَرَبًا، وَعَيْنُهُ تَرَى كُلَّ ثَمِينٍ.

In the rocks shafts he splits open and every precious thing it sees eye his.

١١ 11 يَمْنَعُ رَشْحَ ٱلْأَنْهَارِ، وَأَبْرَزَ ٱلْخَفِيَّاتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ.

From weeping rivers he restrains and secret her he brings out light.

١٢ 12 «أَمَّا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ تُوجَدُ، وَأَيْنَ هُوَ مَكَانُ ٱلْفَهْمِ؟

And wisdom from where? will it be found and where? this [is the] place of understanding.

١٣ 13 لَا يَعْرِفُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ قِيمَتَهَا وَلَا تُوجَدُ فِي أَرْضِ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ.

Not he knows humankind valuation its and not it is found in [the] land of the living [ones].

١٤ 14 ٱلْغَمْرُ يَقُولُ: لَيْسَتْ هِيَ فِيَّ، وَٱلْبَحْرُ يَقُولُ: لَيْسَتْ هِيَ عِنْدِي.

[the] deep It says not [is] in me it and [the] sea it says not [it] [is] with me.

١٥ 15 لَا يُعْطَى ذَهَبٌ خَالِصٌ بَدَلَهَا، وَلَا تُوزَنُ فِضَّةٌ ثَمَنًا لَهَا.

Not it will be given fine gold for it and not it will be weighed out silver price its.

١٦ 16 لَا تُوزَنُ بِذَهَبِ أُوفِيرَ أَوْ بِٱلْجَزْعِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ أَوِ ٱلْيَاقُوتِ ٱلْأَزْرَقِ.

Not it will be paid in [the] gold of Ophir in onyx precious and sapphire.

١٧ 17 لَا يُعَادِلُهَا ٱلذَّهَبُ وَلَا ٱلزُّجَاجُ، وَلَا تُبْدَلُ بِإِنَاءِ ذَهَبٍ إِبْرِيزٍ.

Not it will be comparable to it gold and glass and [is] exchange its a vessel of pure gold.

١٨ 18 لَا يُذْكَرُ ٱلْمَرْجَانُ أَوِ ٱلْبَلُّوْرُ، وَتَحْصِيلُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱللَّآلِئِ.

Corals and crystal not it is remembered and [the] price of wisdom [is] more than pearls.

١٩ 19 لَا يُعَادِلُهَا يَاقُوتُ كُوشَ ٱلْأَصْفَرُ، وَلَا تُوزَنُ بِٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْخَالِصِ.

Not it will be comparable to it topaz of Cush in gold pure not it will be paid.

٢٠ 20 «فَمِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَأَيْنَ هُوَ مَكَانُ ٱلْفَهْمِ؟

And wisdom from where? does it come and where? this [is the] place of understanding.

٢١ 21 إِذْ أُخْفِيَتْ عَنْ عُيُونِ كُلِّ حَيٍّ، وَسُتِرَتْ عَنْ طَيْرِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ.

And it has been concealed from [the] eyes of every living [thing] and from [the] bird[s] of the heavens it has been hidden.

٢٢ 22 اَلْهَلَاكُ وَٱلْمَوْتُ يَقُولَانِ: بِآذَانِنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا خَبَرَهَا.

Abaddon and death they say with ears our we have heard report its.

٢٣ 23 ٱللهُ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهَا، وَهُوَ عَالِمٌ بِمَكَانِهَا.

God he understands way its and he he knows place its.

٢٤ 24 لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَقَاصِي ٱلْأَرْضِ. تَحْتَ كُلِّ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ يَرَى.

For he to [the] ends of the earth he looks under all the heavens he sees.

٢٥ 25 لِيَجْعَلَ لِلرِّيحِ وَزْنًا، وَيُعَايِرَ ٱلْمِيَاهَ بِمِقْيَاسٍ.

To make for the wind weight and [the] waters he has measured with a measure.

٢٦ 26 لَمَّا جَعَلَ لِلْمَطَرِ فَرِيضَةً، وَمَذْهَبًا لِلصَّوَاعِقِ،

When made he for the rain a decree and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps.

٢٧ 27 حِينَئِذٍ رَآهَا وَأَخْبَرَ بِهَا، هَيَّأَهَا وَأَيْضًا بَحَثَ عَنْهَا،

Then he saw it and he recounted it he established it and also he examined it.

٢٨ 28 وَقَالَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ: هُوَذَا مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ هِيَ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ، وَٱلْحَيَدَانُ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ هُوَ ٱلْفَهْمُ».

And he said - to humankind here! [the] fear of [the] Lord that [is] wisdom and to turn from evil [is] understanding.