Job 29
1 Job also added, taking up his parable, and said:
Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya, katanya,
2 Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me?
"Kiranya hidupku dapat lagi seperti dahulu, waktu Allah melindungi aku.
3 When his lamp shined over my head, and I walked by his light in darkness?
Aku selalu diberi-Nya pertolongan, diterangi-Nya waktu berjalan dalam kegelapan.
4 As I was in the days of my youth, when God was secretly in my tabernacle?
Itulah hari-hari kejayaanku, ketika keakraban Allah menaungi rumahku.
5 When the Almighty was with me: and my servants round about me?
Waktu itu, Yang Mahakuasa masih mendampingi aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku.
6 When I washed my feet with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil?
Ternakku menghasilkan banyak sekali susu. Banyak minyak dihasilkan oleh pohon-pohon zaitunku, meskipun ditanam di tanah berbatu.
7 When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair?
Jika para tua-tua kota duduk bersama, dan kuambil tempatku di antara mereka,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the old men rose up and stood.
minggirlah orang-orang muda, segera setelah aku dilihat mereka. Juga orang-orang tua bangkit dengan khidmat; untuk memberi hormat.
9 The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.
Bahkan para pembesar berhenti berkata-kata,
10 The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat.
dan orang penting pun tidak berbicara.
11 The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
Siapa pun kagum jika mendengar tentang aku; siapa yang melihat aku, memuji jasaku.
12 Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.
Sebab, kutolong orang miskin yang minta bantuan; kusokong yatim piatu yang tak punya penunjang.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow.
Aku dipuji oleh orang yang sangat kesusahan, kutolong para janda sehingga mereka tentram.
14 I was clad with justice: and I clothed myself with my judgment, as with a robe and a diadem.
Tindakanku jujur tanpa cela; kutegakkan keadilan senantiasa.
15 I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame.
Bagi orang buta, aku menjadi mata; bagi orang lumpuh, aku adalah kakinya.
16 I was the father of the poor: and the cause which I knew not, I searched out most diligently.
Bagi orang miskin, aku menjadi ayah; bagi orang asing, aku menjadi pembela.
17 I broke the jaws of the wicked man, and out of his teeth I took away the prey.
Tapi kuasa orang kejam, kupatahkan, dan kurban mereka kuselamatkan.
18 And I said: I shall die in my nest, and as a palm tree shall multiply my days.
Harapanku ialah mencapai umur yang tinggi, dan mati dengan tenang di rumahku sendiri.
19 My root is opened beside the waters, and dew shall continue in my harvest.
Aku seperti pohon yang subur tumbuhnya, akarnya cukup air dan embun membasahi dahannya.
20 My glory shall always be renewed, and my bow in my hand shall be repaired.
Aku selalu dipuji semua orang, dan tak pernah kekuatanku berkurang.
21 They that heard me, waited for my sentence, and being attentive held their peace at my counsel.
Orang-orang diam, jika aku memberi nasihat; segala perkataanku mereka dengarkan dengan cermat.
22 To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them.
Sehabis aku bicara, tak ada lagi yang perlu ditambahkan; perkataan meresap seperti tetesan air hujan.
23 They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for a latter shower.
Semua orang menyambut kata-kataku dengan gembira, seperti petani menyambut hujan di musim bunga.
24 If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.
Kutersenyum kepada mereka ketika mereka putus asa; air mukaku yang bahagia menambah semangat mereka.
25 If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned.
Akulah yang memegang pimpinan, dan mengambil segala keputusan. Kupimpin mereka seperti raja di tengah pasukannya, dan kuhibur mereka dalam kesedihannya.
