< أيُّوب 6 >

فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ: ١ 1
And Job answered and said,
«لَوْ أَمْكَنَ وَضْعُ حُزْنِي وَمُصِيبَتِي فِي مِيزَانٍ، ٢ 2
Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
إِذَنْ لَكَانَا أَثْقَلَ مِنْ رَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ، لِهَذَا أَلْغُو بِكَلامِي. ٣ 3
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.
لأَنَّ سِهَامَ الْقَدِيرِ نَاشِبَةٌ فِيَّ، وَرُوحِي تَشْرَبُ مِنْ سُمِّهَا، وَأَهْوَالَ اللهِ مُصْطَفَّةٌ ضِدِّي. ٤ 4
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
أَيَنْهَقُ الْحِمَارُ الْوَحْشِيُّ عَلَى مَا لَدَيْهِ مِنْ عُشْبٍ، أَمْ يَخُورُ الثَّوْرُ عَلَى مَا لَدَيْهِ مِنْ عَلَفٍ؟ ٥ 5
Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder?
أَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُؤْكَلَ مَا لَا طَعْمَ لَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مِلْحٍ، أَمْ أَنَّ هُنَاكَ مَذَاقاً لِبَيَاضِ الْبَيْضَةِ؟ ٦ 6
Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?
لَقَدْ عَافَتْ نَفْسِي أَنْ تَمَسَّهُ لأَنَّ مِثْلَ هَذَا الطَّعَامِ يُسْقِمُنِي. ٧ 7
What my soul refuseth to touch, that is as my loathsome food.
آهِ! لَيْتَ طِلْبَتِي تُسْتَجَابُ وَيُحَقِّقُ اللهُ رَجَائِي، ٨ 8
Oh that I might have my request, and that God would grant my desire!
فَيَرْضَى اللهُ أَنْ يَسْحَقَنِي وَيَمُدَّ يَدَهُ وَيَسْتَأْصِلَنِي، ٩ 9
And that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
فَتَبْقَى لِي تَعْزِيَةٌ وَبَهْجَةٌ أَنَّنِي فِي خِضَمِّ آلامِي لَمْ أَجْحَدْ كَلامَ الْقُدُّوسِ. ١٠ 10
Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
مَا هِيَ قُوَّتِي حَتَّى أَنْتَظِرَ؟ وَمَا هُوَ مَصِيرِي حَتَّى أَتَصَبَّرَ؟ ١١ 11
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should have patience?
أَقُوَّةُ الْحِجَارَةِ قُوَّتِي؟ أَمْ لَحْمِي مِنْ نُحَاسٍ؟ ١٢ 12
Is my strength the strength of stones? is my flesh of brass?
حَقّاً لَمْ تَعُدْ لَدَيَّ قُوَّةٌ لأُغِيثَ نَفْسِي، وَكُلُّ عَوْنٍ قَدْ أُقْصِيَ عَنِّي. ١٣ 13
Is it not that there is no help in me, and soundness is driven away from me?
الإِنْسَانُ الْمَكْرُوبُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى وَفَاءِ أَصْدِقَائِهِ، حَتَّى لَوْ تَخَلَّى عَنْ خَشْيَةِ الْقَدِيرِ. ١٤ 14
For him that is fainting kindness [is meet] from his friend; or he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
قَدْ غَدَرَ بِي إِخْوَانِي كَسَيْلٍ انْقَطَعَ مَاؤُهُ، وَكَمِيَاهِ الأَوْدِيَةِ الْعَابِرَةِ، ١٥ 15
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,
الَّتِي عَكَّرَهَا الْبَرَدُ حَيْثُ يَخْتَفِي فِيهَا الْجَلِيدُ، ١٦ 16
Which are turbid by reason of the ice, in which the snow hideth itself:
فَتَتَلاشَى فِي فَصْلِ الْجَفَافِ، وَتَخْتَفِي مِنْ مَكَانِهَا عِنْدَ اشْتِدَادِ الْحَرِّ، ١٧ 17
At the time they diminish, they are dried up; when heat affecteth them, they vanish from their place:
فَتَحِيدُ الْقَوَافِلُ عَنْ طَرِيقِهَا وَتُوْغِلُ فِي التِّيهِ فَتَهْلِكُ. ١٨ 18
They wind about in the paths of their course, they go off into the waste and perish.
بَحَثَتْ عَنْهَا قَوَافِلُ تَيْمَاءَ، وَقَوَافِلُ سَبَأَ رَجَتِ الْعُثُورَ عَلَيْهَا. ١٩ 19
The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba counted on them:
اعْتَرَتْهُمُ الْخَيْبَةُ لأَنَّهُمْ أَمَّلُوا فِيهَا، وَعِنْدَمَا أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْهَا اسْتَبَدَّ بِهِمِ الْخَجَلُ. ٢٠ 20
They are ashamed at their hope; they come thither, and are confounded.
وَالآنَ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُمْ مِثْلَهَا. أَبْصَرْتُمْ بَلِيَّتِي فَفَزَعْتُمْ. ٢١ 21
So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.
هَلْ طَلَبْتُ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئاً، أَوْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَرْشُوا مِنْ مَالِكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِي؟ ٢٢ 22
Did I say, Bring unto me, and make me a present from your substance?
هَلْ قُلْتُ: أَنْقِذُونِي مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْخَصْمِ، أَوِ افْدُونِي مِنْ نِيرِ الْعُتَاةِ؟ ٢٣ 23
Or, rescue me from the hand of the oppressor, and redeem me from the hand of the violent?
عَلِّمُونِي فَأَسْكُتَ، وَأَفْهِمُونِي مَا ضَلَلْتُ فِيهِ. ٢٤ 24
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
مَا أَشَدَّ وَقْعَ قَوْلِ الْحَقِّ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى مَاذَا يُبَرْهِنُ تَوْبِيخُكُمْ؟ ٢٥ 25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?
أَتَبْغُونَ مُقَارَعَةَ كَلامِي بالْحُجَّةِ، وَكَلِمَاتُ الْبَائِسِ تَذْهَبُ أَدْرَاجَ الرِّيَاحِ؟ ٢٦ 26
Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind.
أَنْتُمْ تُلْقُونَ الْقُرْعَةَ حَتَّى عَلَى الْيَتِيمِ، وَتُسَاوِمُونَ عَلَى الصَّدِيقِ. ٢٧ 27
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and dig [a pit] for your friend.
وَالآنَ تَلَطَّفُوا بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَيَّ لأَنَّنِي لَنْ أَكْذِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ. ٢٨ 28
Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.
ارْجِعُوا، لَا تَكُونُوا حَائِرِينَ، فَإِنَّ أَمَانَتِي مُعَرَّضَةٌ لِلاتِّهَامِ. ٢٩ 29
Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it.
أَفِي لِسَانِي ظُلْمٌ، أَمْ مَذَاقِي لَا يُمَيِّزُ مَا هُوَ فَاسِدٌ؟ ٣٠ 30
Is there wrong in my tongue? cannot my taste discern mischievous things?

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