< أَيُّوبَ 40 >
فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ: | ١ 1 |
And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
«هَلْ يُخَاصِمُ ٱلْقَدِيرَ مُوَبِّخُهُ، أَمِ ٱلْمُحَاجُّ ٱللهَ يُجَاوِبُهُ؟». | ٢ 2 |
Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ ٱلرَّبَّ وَقَالَ: | ٣ 3 |
Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
«هَا أَنَا حَقِيرٌ، فَمَاذَا أُجَاوِبُكَ؟ وَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي. | ٤ 4 |
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
مَرَّةً تَكَلَّمْتُ فَلَا أُجِيبُ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَا أَزِيدُ». | ٥ 5 |
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
فَأَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ ٱلْعَاصِفَةِ فَقَالَ: | ٦ 6 |
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
«ٱلْآنَ شُدَّ حَقْوَيْكَ كَرَجُلٍ. أَسْأَلُكَ فَتُعْلِمُنِي. | ٧ 7 |
Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
لَعَلَّكَ تُنَاقِضُ حُكْمِي، تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ أَنْتَ؟ | ٨ 8 |
Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
هَلْ لَكَ ذِرَاعٌ كَمَا لِلهِ، وَبِصَوْتٍ مِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ تُرْعِدُ؟ | ٩ 9 |
But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
تَزَيَّنِ ٱلْآنَ بِٱلْجَلَالِ وَٱلْعِزِّ، وَٱلْبَسِ ٱلْمَجْدَ وَٱلْبَهَاءَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
فَرِّقْ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَٱنْظُرْ كُلَّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَٱخْفِضْهُ. | ١١ 11 |
Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
اُنْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلِّلْهُ، وَدُسِ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ فِي مَكَانِهِمِ. | ١٢ 12 |
Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
ٱطْمِرْهُمْ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ مَعًا، وَٱحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
فَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَحْمَدُكَ لِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ تُخَلِّصُكَ. | ١٤ 14 |
Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
«هُوَذَا بَهِيمُوثُ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ يَأْكُلُ ٱلْعُشْبَ مِثْلَ ٱلْبَقَرِ. | ١٥ 15 |
Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
هَا هِيَ قُوَّتُهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتُهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ. | ١٦ 16 |
Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, in the muscles of his belly.
يَخْفِضُ ذَنَبَهُ كَأَرْزَةٍ. عُرُوقُ فَخِذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ. | ١٧ 17 |
He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ، جِرْمُهَا حَدِيدٌ مَمْطُولٌ. | ١٨ 18 |
His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
هُوَ أَوَّلُ أَعْمَالِ ٱللهِ. ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَهُ أَعْطَاهُ سَيْفَهُ. | ١٩ 19 |
He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
لِأَنَّ ٱلْجِبَالَ تُخْرِجُ لَهُ مَرْعًى، وَجَمِيعَ وُحُوشِ ٱلْبَرِّ تَلْعَبُ هُنَاكَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
تَحْتَ ٱلسِّدْرَاتِ يَضْطَجِعُ فِي سِتْرِ ٱلْقَصَبِ وَٱلْغَمِقَةِ. | ٢١ 21 |
Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
تُظَلِّلُهُ ٱلسِّدْرَاتُ بِظِلِّهَا. يُحِيطُ بِهِ صَفْصَافُ ٱلسَّوَاقِي. | ٢٢ 22 |
Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
هُوَذَا ٱلنَّهْرُ يَفِيضُ فَلَا يَفِرُّ هُوَ. يَطْمَئِنُّ وَلَوِ ٱنْدَفَقَ ٱلْأُرْدُنُّ فِي فَمِهِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
هَلْ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ؟ هَلْ يُثْقَبُ أَنْفُهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—