Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
| وَأَضَافَ أَلِيهُو قَائِلاً: | ١ |
2 Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
| «اسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى أَقْوَالِي أَيُّهَا الْحُكَمَاءُ، وَأَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا ذَوِي الْمَعْرِفَةِ، | ٢ |
3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
| لأَنَّ الأُذُنَ تُمَحِّصُ الأَقْوَالَ كَمَا يَتَذَوَّقُ الْحَنَكُ الطَّعَامَ. | ٣ |
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
| لِنَتَدَاوَلْ فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا لِنُمَيِّزَ مَا هُوَ أَصْوَبُ لَنَا، وَنَتَعَلَّمَ مَعاً مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ. | ٤ |
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
| يَقُولُ أَيُّوبُ:’إِنِّي بَارٌّ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ تَنَكَّرَ لِحَقِّي، | ٥ |
6 Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
| وَمَعَ أَنِّي مُحِقٌّ فَأَنَا أُدْعَى كَاذِباً، وَمَعَ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ فَإِنَّ سَهْمَهُ أَصَابَنِي بِجُرْحٍ مُسْتَعْصٍ‘. | ٦ |
7 What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
| فَمَنْ هُوَ نَظِيرُ أَيُّوبَ الَّذِي يَجْرَعُ الْهُزْءَ كَالْمَاءِ، | ٧ |
8 And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
| يُوَاظِبُ عَلَى مُعَاشَرَةِ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، وَيَأْتَلِفُ مَعَ الأَشْرَارِ، | ٨ |
9 For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
| لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: لَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ شَيْئاً مِنْ إِرْضَاءِ اللهِ. | ٩ |
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
| لِذَلِكَ أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا ذَوِي الْفَهْمِ: حَاشَا لِلهِ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ شَرّاً أَوْ لِلْقَدِيرِ أَنْ يَقْتَرِفَ خَطَأً، | ١٠ |
11 For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
| لأَنَّهُ يُجَازِي الإِنْسَانَ بِمُوْجِبِ أَعْمَالِهِ، وَبِمُقْتَضَى طَرِيقِهِ يُحَاسِبُهُ. | ١١ |
12 Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
| إِذْ حَاشَا لِلهِ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ شَرّاً، وَالْقَدِيرِ أَنْ يُعَوِّجَ الْقَضَاءَ. | ١٢ |
13 Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
| مَنْ وَكَّلَ اللهَ بِالأَرْضِ؟ وَمَنْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْمَسْكُونَةِ؟ | ١٣ |
14 If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
| إِنِ اسْتَرْجَعَ رُوحَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَجْمَعَ نَسَمَتَهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ | ١٤ |
15 All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
| فَالْبَشَرُ جَمِيعاً يَفْنَوْنَ مَعاً، وَيَعُودُ الإِنْسَانُ إِلَى التُّرَابِ. | ١٥ |
16 If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
| فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ أُولِي الْفَهْمِ، فَاسْتَمِعْ إِلَى هَذَا، وَأَنْصِتْ لِمَا أَقُولُ: | ١٦ |
17 Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
| أَيُمْكِنُ لِمُبْغِضِ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ؟ أَتَدِينُ الْبَارَّ الْقَدِيرَ؟ | ١٧ |
18 Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
| الَّذِي يَقُولُ لِلْمَلِكِ: أَنْتَ عَدِيمُ الْقِيمَةِ، وَلِلنُّبَلاءِ: أَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ؟ | ١٨ |
19 [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
| الَّذِي لَا يُحَابِي الأُمَرَاءَ، وَلا يُؤْثِرُ الأَغْنِيَاءَ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً عَمَلُ يَدَيْهِ. | ١٩ |
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
| فِي لَحْظَةٍ يَمُوتُونَ، تُفَاجِئُهُمُ الْمَنِيَّةُ فِي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ، تَتَزَعْزَعُ الشُّعُوبُ فَيَفْنَوْنَ، وَيُسْتَأْصَلُ الأَعِزَّاءُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَوْنٍ بَشَرِيٍّ، | ٢٠ |
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
| لأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى طُرُقِ الإِنْسَانِ وَهُوَ يُرَاقِبُ خَطْوَاتِهِ. | ٢١ |
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
| لَا تُوجَدُ ظُلْمَةٌ، وَلا ظِلُّ مَوْتٍ، يَتَوَارَى فِيهِمَا فَاعِلُو الإِثْمِ، | ٢٢ |
23 For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
| لأَنَّهُ لَا يَحْتَاجُ أَنْ يَفْحَصَ الإِنْسَانَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى حَتَّى يَدْعُوهُ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَهُ فِي مُحَاكَمَةٍ. | ٢٣ |
24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
| يُحَطِّمُ الأَعِزَّاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِجْرَاءِ تَحْقِيقٍ، وَيُقِيمُ آخَرِينَ مَكَانَهُمْ | ٢٤ |
25 Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
| لِذَلِكَ هُوَ مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمْ، فَيُطِيحُ بِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ فَيُسْحَقُونَ. | ٢٥ |
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
| يَضْرِبُهُمْ لِشَرِّهِمْ عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنَ النَّاسِ، | ٢٦ |
27 Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
| لأَنَّهُمُ انْحَرَفُوا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتَأَمَّلُوا فِي طُرُقِهِ، | ٢٧ |
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
| فَكَانُوا سَبَباً فِي ارْتِفَاعِ صُرَاخِ الْبَائِسِ إِلَيْهِ، وَاللهُ يَسْتَجِيبُ اسْتِغَاثَةَ الْمِسْكِينِ. | ٢٨ |
29 When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
| فَإِنْ هَيْمَنَ بِسَكِينَتِهِ فَمَنْ يَدِينُهُ؟ وَإِنْ وَارَى وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ يُعَايِنُهُ؟ سَوَاءٌ أَكَانُوا شَعْباً أَمْ فَرْداً | ٢٩ |
30 That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
| لِكَيْ لَا يَسُودَ الْفَاجِرُ، لِئَلّا تَعْثُرَ الأُمَّةُ. | ٣٠ |
31 For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
| هَلْ قَالَ أَحَدٌ للهِ: لَقَدْ تَحَمَّلْتُ الْعِقَابَ فَلَنْ أَعُودَ إِلَى الإِسَاءَةِ؟ | ٣١ |
32 What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
| عَلِّمْنِي مَا لَا أَرَاهُ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَثِمْتُ فَإِنَّنِي عَنْهُ أَرْتَدِعُ. | ٣٢ |
33 Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
| أَيُجْزِيكَ اللهُ إِذاً بِمُقْتَضَى رَأْيِكَ إِذَا رَفَضْتَ التَّوْبَةَ؟ لأَنَّ عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ لَا أَنَا، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا تَعْرِفُ. | ٣٣ |
34 Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
| إِنَّ ذَوِي الْفَهْمِ يُعْلِنُونَ، وَالْحُكَمَاءَ الَّذِينَ يُنْصِتُونَ إِلَى كَلامِي يَقُولُونَ لِي: | ٣٤ |
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
| إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِجَهْلٍ، وَكَلامُهُ يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى التَّعَقُّلِ. | ٣٥ |
36 Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!
| يَا لَيْتَ أَيُّوبَ يُمْتَحَنُ أَقْسَى امْتِحَانٍ، لأَنَّهُ أَجَابَ كَمَا يُجِيبُ أَهْلُ الشَّرِّ. | ٣٦ |
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
| لَكِنَّهُ أَضَافَ إِلَى خَطِيئَتِهِ عِصْيَاناً، إِذْ يُصَفِّقُ بَيْنَنَا بِاحْتِقَارٍ، مُثَرْثِراً بِأَقْوَالٍ ضِدَّ اللهِ!» | ٣٧ |
