Job 9
1 Then responded Job, and said—
Tapi Ayub menjawab, "Memang, aku tahu, kata-katamu itu tak salah. Tapi, mana mungkin manusia berperkara melawan Allah dan mengalahkan-Nya?
2 Of a truth, I know that so it is, But how can a mortal be just with GOD?
3 If he choose to contend with him, he cannot answer him, one of a thousand:
Dari seribu pertanyaan yang diajukan Allah, satu pun tak dapat dijawab oleh manusia.
4 Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!
Allah itu sangat arif dan berkuasa; siapa dapat tahan melawan Dia?
5 Who removeth mountains, unawares, Who overturneth them in his anger;
Allah memindahkan gunung tanpa diketahui orang, lalu menjungkirbalikkannya dengan murka dan berang.
6 Who shaketh the earth, out of its place, and, the pillars thereof, shudder;
Allah membuat gempa sampai bumi berguncang, dan tiang penyangga dunia bergoyang-goyang,
7 Who commandeth the sun, and it breaketh not forth, and, about the stars, he putteth a seal;
Allah dapat melarang matahari terbit di waktu pagi, dan mencegah bintang-bintang bersinar di malam hari.
8 Who spreadeth out fire heavens, by himself alone! and marcheth along, on the heights of the sea;
Dibentangkan-Nya angkasa tanpa bantuan; diinjak-injak-Nya punggung naga lautan.
9 Who made the Bear, the Giant and the Cluster, and the chambers of the south;
Dipasang-Nya gugusan bintang selatan di cakrawala, juga bintang Biduk, bintang Belantik dan bintang Kartika.
10 Who doeth great things, past finding out, and marvels, beyond number.
Tak dapat kita memahami segala karya-Nya, tak sanggup kita menghitung mujizat-mujizat-Nya.
11 Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.
Ia lewat di mukaku, tapi tidak tampak olehku; Ia lalu disampingku, tapi tidak nyata bagiku.
12 Lo! he snatcheth away, who can bring it back? Who shall say unto him, What wouldst thou do?
Jika Ia merampas, siapa berani melarang-Nya? atau berani bertanya pada-Nya, 'Hai, Kau sedang apa?'
13 As for GOD, if he withdraw not his anger, under him, will have submitted themselves—the proud helpers.
Allah tidak menahan marah dan panas hati-Nya; para pembantu Rahab pun takluk kepada-Nya.
14 How much less that, I, should answer him, should choose my words with him?
Jadi, bagaimana aku dapat membantah Dia? Dengan kata-kata apa aku akan menjawab-Nya?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, to be absolved, I would make supplication.
Walaupun aku tidak bersalah, apa dayaku, kecuali mohon belas kasihan dari Allah hakimku?
16 Though I had called, and he had answered me, I could not believe, that he would lend an ear to my voice.
Seandainya Ia menjawab bila aku berseru, aku ragu, benarkah Ia sudi mendengar suaraku?
17 For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;
Dia meremukkan aku dalam angin topan, dan menambah deritaku tanpa alasan.
18 He would not suffer me to recover my breath, for he would surfeit me with bitter things.
Tak dibiarkan-Nya aku menghela napas barang sesaat; bahkan dilimpahi-Nya aku dengan kepahitan yang hebat.
19 If it regardeth vigour, bold is he! If justice, who could summon him?
Haruskah aku adu tenaga dengan Dia? Tetapi lihat, betapa hebat kekuatan-Nya! Seandainya terhadap Dia aku mengajukan gugatan, siapa berani memanggil-Nya ke pengadilan?
20 If I should justify myself, mine own mouth, would condemn me, —I blameless? then had it shewn me perverse.
Aku setia dan tak berbuat dosa, tetapi mulutku seakan berkata sebaliknya; setiap kata yang dibentuk bibirku, seolah-olah mempersalahkan diriku.
21 I blameless? I should not know my own soul, I should despise my own life!
Aku tak bersalah, tapi aku tak perduli. Aku jemu hidup. Bagiku tak ada yang penting lagi; yang bersalah dan yang benar, sama saja nasibnya: Allah akan membinasakan kedua-duanya.
22 One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.
23 If, a scourge, slay suddenly, at the despair of innocent ones, he mocketh.
Bila orang yang tak bersalah mati tiba-tiba, Allah hanya tertawa saja.
24 The earth, hath been given into the hand of a lawless one, The faces of her judges, he covereth, If not, then who is it?
Bumi diserahkan Allah kepada pendurhaka, dan hakim-hakim telah dibuat-Nya buta semua. Allah melakukan semua ini, kalau bukan Dia, siapa lagi?
25 My days, therefore, are swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have seen no good.
Hari-hariku berlalu dengan kencang, lalu menghilang tanpa merasa senang.
26 They have passed away with boats of paper-reed, like a vulture [which] rusheth upon food.
Seperti perahu laju, hidupku lewat dengan segera, secepat burung elang menukik, menyambar mangsanya.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will lay aside my sad countenance, and brighten up,
Jika aku mau tersenyum dan tertawa gembira, jika kucoba melupakan segala derita, maka dukaku datang kembali, memburu aku; sebab kutahu, Allah tetap mempersalahkan aku.
28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know, that thou wilt not pronounce me innocent.
29 I, shall be held guilty, —Wherefore then, in vain, should I toil?
Nah, jika begitu, peduli apa aku?
30 Though I bathe myself in snow water, and cleanse, in cleanness itself, my hands,
Tak ada sabun yang dapat menghilangkan dosaku!
31 Then, in a ditch, wouldst thou plunge me, and mine own clothes should abhor me:
Allah membenamkan aku dalam kotoran, sampai pakaianku pun menganggap aku menjijikkan.
32 For he is not a man like myself, whom I might answer, nor could we come together into judgment:
Seandainya Allah itu manusia, aku akan dapat menjawab Dia; lalu kami akan menghadap ke pengadilan untuk menyelesaikan segala pertengkaran.
33 There is not, between us, a mediator, who might lay his hand upon us both.
Tapi di antara kami tak ada jaksa yang dapat mengadili kami berdua.
34 Let him take from off me his rod, and, his terror, let it not startle me:
Semoga Allah berhenti menghukum aku dan menjauhkan kedahsyatan-Nya daripadaku!
35 I could speak, and not be afraid of him, although, not so, am, I, in myself!
Aku tidak takut kepada-Nya dan akan bicara kini, sebab aku mengenal hatiku sendiri.
