Job 40
Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
2 Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
"Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
"Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
"Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
8 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
"Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
