أَيُّوبَ 33

١ 1 «وَلَكِنِ ٱسْمَعِ ٱلْآنَ يَا أَيُّوبُ أَقْوَالِي، وَٱصْغَ إِلَى كُلِّ كَلَامِي.

Hear, therefore, my discourse, I pray thee, O Job! And attend unto all my words!

٢ 2 هَأَنَذَا قَدْ فَتَحْتُ فَمِي. لِسَانِي نَطَقَ فِي حَنَكِي.

Behold, I am opening my mouth; My tongue is now speaking in my palate.

٣ 3 اِسْتِقَامَةُ قَلْبِي كَلَامِي، وَمَعْرِفَةُ شَفَتَيَّ هُمَا تَنْطِقَانِ بِهَا خَالِصَةً.

My words shall be in the uprightness of my heart; My lips shall utter knowledge purely.

٤ 4 رُوحُ ٱللهِ صَنَعَنِي وَنَسَمَةُ ٱلْقَدِيرِ أَحْيَتْنِي.

The spirit of God made me, And the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

٥ 5 إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ فَأَجِبْنِي. أَحْسِنِ ٱلدَّعْوَى أَمَامِي. اِنْتَصِبْ.

If thou art able, answer me; Set thyself in array against me; stand up!

٦ 6 هَأَنَذَا حَسَبَ قَوْلِكَ عِوَضًا عَنِ ٱللهِ. أَنَا أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلطِّينِ تَقَرَّصْتُ.

Behold, I, like thee, am a creature of God; I also was formed of clay.

٧ 7 هُوَذَا هَيْبَتِي لَا تُرْهِبُكَ وَجَلَالِي لَا يَثْقُلُ عَلَيْكَ.

Behold, my terror cannot dismay thee, Nor can my greatness be heavy upon thee.

٨ 8 «إِنَّكَ قد قُلْتَ في مَسَامِعِي، وَصَوْتَ أَقْوَالِكَ سَمِعْتُ.

Surely thou hast said in my hearing, I have heard the sound of thy words:

٩ 9 قُلْتَ: أَنَا بَرِيءٌ بِلَا ذَنْبٍ. زَكِيٌّ أَنَا وَلَا إِثْمَ لِي.

“I am pure, and without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.

١٠ 10 هُوَذَا يَطْلُبُ عَلَيَّ عِلَلَ عَدَاوَةٍ. يَحْسِبُنِي عَدُوًّا لَهُ.

Behold, He seeketh causes of hostility against me; He regardeth me as his enemy.

١١ 11 وَضَعَ رِجْلَيَّ فِي ٱلْمِقْطَرَةِ. يُرَاقِبُ كُلَّ طُرُقِي.

He putteth my feet in the stocks; He watcheth all my paths.”

١٢ 12 «هَا إِنَّكَ فِي هَذَا لَمْ تُصِبْ. أَنَا أُجِيبُكَ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ.

Behold, in this thou art not right; I will answer thee; For God is greater than man.

١٣ 13 لِمَاذَا تُخَاصِمُهُ؟ لِأَنَّ كُلَّ أُمُورِهِ لَا يُجَاوِبُ عَنْهَا.

Why dost thou contend with Him? For he giveth no account of any of his doings.

١٤ 14 لَكِنَّ ٱللهَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَرَّةً، وَبِٱثْنَتَيْنِ لَا يُلَاحِظُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ.

For God speaketh once, Yea, twice, when man regardeth it not.

١٥ 15 فِي حُلْمٍ فِي رُؤْيَا ٱللَّيْلِ، عِنْدَ سُقُوطِ سُبَاتٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ، فِي ٱلنُّعَاسِ عَلَى ٱلْمَضْجَعِ.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumber upon the bed;

١٦ 16 حِينَئِذٍ يَكْشِفُ آذَانَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَخْتِمُ عَلَى تَأْدِيبِهِمْ،

Then openeth he the ears of men, And sealeth up for them admonition;

١٧ 17 لِيُحَوِّلَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ، وَيَكْتُمَ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءَ عَنِ ٱلرَّجُلِ،

That he may turn man from his purpose, And hide pride from man.

١٨ 18 لِيَمْنَعَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ ٱلْحُفْرَةِ وَحَيَاتَهُ مِنَ ٱلزَّوَالِ بِحَرْبَةِ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Thus he saveth him from the pit, Yea, his life from perishing by the sword.

١٩ 19 أَيْضًا يُؤَدَّبُ بِٱلْوَجَعِ عَلَى مَضْجَعِهِ، وَمُخَاصَمَةُ عِظَامِهِ دَائِمَةٌ،

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with a continual agitation of his bones,

٢٠ 20 فَتَكْرَهُ حَيَاتُهُ خُبْزًا، وَنَفْسُهُ ٱلطَّعَامَ ٱلشَّهِيَّ.

So that his mouth abhorreth bread, And his taste the choicest food;

٢١ 21 فَيَبْلَى لَحْمُهُ عَنِ ٱلْعِيَانِ، وَتَنْبَرِي عِظَامُهُ فَلَا تُرَى،

His flesh is consumed, that it cannot be seen, And his bones, that were invisible, are naked;

٢٢ 22 وَتَقْرُبُ نَفْسُهُ إِلَى ٱلْقَبْرِ، وَحَيَاتُهُ إِلَى ٱلْمُمِيتِينَ.

Yea, his soul draweth near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

٢٣ 23 إِنْ وُجِدَ عِنْدَهُ مُرْسَلٌ، وَسِيطٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ أَلْفٍ لِيُعْلِنَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱسْتِقَامَتَهُ،

But if there be with him a messenger, An interpreter, one of a thousand, Who may show unto man his duty,

٢٤ 24 يَتَرَاَءَفُ عَلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: أُطْلِقُهُ عَنِ ٱلْهُبُوطِ إِلَى ٱلْحُفْرَةِ، قَدْ وَجَدْتُ فِدْيَةً.

Then will God be gracious to him, and say, “Save him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.”

٢٥ 25 يَصِيرُ لَحْمُهُ أَغَضَّ مِنْ لَحْمِ ٱلصَّبِيِّ، وَيَعُودُ إِلَى أَيَّامِ شَبَابِهِ.

His flesh shall became fresher than a child's; He shall return to the days of his youth.

٢٦ 26 يُصَلِّي إِلَى ٱللهِ فَيَرْضَى عَنْهُ، وَيُعَايِنُ وَجْهَهُ بِهُتَافٍ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَى ٱلْإِنْسَانِ بِرَّهُ.

He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him, And permit him to see his face with joy, And restore unto man his righteousness.

٢٧ 27 يُغَنِّي بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فَيَقُولُ: قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ، وَعَوَّجْتُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ، وَلَمْ أُجَازَ عَلَيْهِ.

He shall sing among men, and say, “I sinned; I acted perversely; Yet hath he not requited me for it:

٢٨ 28 فَدَى نَفْسِي مِنَ ٱلْعُبُورِ إِلَى ٱلْحُفْرَةِ، فَتَرَى حَيَاتِيَ ٱلنُّورَ.

He hath delivered me from going down to the pit, And my life beholdeth the light.”

٢٩ 29 «هُوَذَا كُلُّ هَذِهِ يَفْعَلُهَا ٱللهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَثَلَاثًا بِٱلْإِنْسَانِ،

Lo! all these things doeth God Time after time with man,

٣٠ 30 لِيَرُدَّ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ ٱلْحُفْرَةِ، لِيَسْتَنِيرَ بِنُورِ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ.

That he may bring him back from the pit, That he may enjoy the light of the living.

٣١ 31 فَٱصْغَ يَا أَيُّوبُ وَٱسْتَمِعْ لِي. اُنْصُتْ فَأَنَا أَتَكَلَّمُ.

Mark well, O Job! hearken to me! Keep silence, and I will speak.

٣٢ 32 إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ كَلَامٌ فَأَجِبْنِي. تَكَلَّمْ. فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ تَبْرِيرَكَ.

Yet if thou hast any thing to say, answer me! Speak! for I desire to pronounce thee innocent.

٣٣ 33 وَإِلَّا فَٱسْتَمِعْ أَنْتَ لِي. اُنْصُتْ فَأُعَلِّمَكَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ».

But if not, do thou listen to me! Keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom!