Job 7
1 “People need to work hard on this earth, like soldiers do; all during the time that we are alive, we work hard [RHQ], like laborers/servants do.
Manusia itu seperti dipaksa berjuang; hidupnya berat seperti hidup seorang upahan;
2 We are like [SIM] slaves who keep wanting to be in the cool shade, and we are like [SIM] workers who are waiting to be paid.
seperti budak yang merindukan naungan; seperti buruh yang menantikan imbalan.
3 God has given me many months [in which I think that it is] useless [to remain alive]; he has allotted/given to me many nights during which I feel miserable.
Bulan demi bulan hidupku tanpa tujuan; malam demi malam hatiku penuh kesedihan.
4 When I lie down [at night] I say, ‘How long will it be until morning?’ But nights are long, and I (toss/turn over and over) [on my bed] until dawn.
Bila aku pergi tidur, malam merentang panjang; kurindukan fajar, tak dapat kuberbaring tenang.
5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs; pus oozes out of my open sores.
Tubuhku penuh cacing dan kerak darah; kulitku luka dan mengeluarkan nanah.
6 My days pass as quickly as a weaver’s (shuttle/stick that takes the thread back and forth), and they end without my confidently expecting [that things will be better the next day].
Hidupku yang tanpa harap itu melaju menuju akhirnya, lebih laju daripada penenun menjalankan sekocinya.
7 God, do not forget that my life is [as short as] a breath [MET]; I [think that] I [SYN] will never again be happy.
Ingatlah, ya Allah, hidupku hanya hembusan napas; kebahagiaanku hilang, tak meninggalkan bekas.
8 God, you [SYN] see me now, but [some day] you will not see me any more. You will search for me, but I will be gone [because I will be dead].
Kini Engkau melihat aku--tetapi itu tidak lama. Jika nanti aku Kaucari, maka sudah tiada.
9 Like [SIM] clouds (disperse/break up) and then disappear, people [die and] descend to the place where dead people are, and they do not return; (Sheol h7585)
Seperti awan yang meredup lalu menghilang, manusia pun mati, tak akan kembali pulang. Semua orang yang pernah mengenal dia, lupa kepadanya dan tak lagi mengingatnya. (Sheol h7585)
10 they never return to their houses, and people among whom they lived do not remember them any more.
11 So, I will not be silent; while I am suffering I will speak; I will complain [to God about what has happened to me] because I [SYN] am very angry.
Sebab itu aku tak dapat tinggal diam! Rasa pedih dan pahitku tak dapat kupendam. Aku harus membuka mulutku, dan mencurahkan isi hatiku.
12 [God, ] why do you watch closely what I am doing? [Do you think that] I am a [dangerous] sea monster?
Mengapa aku ini terus Kauawasi dan Kaujaga? Apakah aku ini naga laut yang berbahaya?
13 When [I lie down at night, ] I think, ‘I will be comforted here on my bed; my pain will be less while I am sleeping.’
Aku berbaring dan mencoba melepaskan lelah; aku mencari keringanan bagi hatiku yang gundah.
14 But then you give me dreams that cause me to be afraid; you give me visions that terrify me,
Tetapi Kautakuti aku dengan impian; Kaudatangkan mimpi buruk dan khayalan.
15 with the result that I would prefer to be strangled to death than to continue to [be alive] being only a bunch of bones.
Sehingga aku lebih suka dicekik lalu mati daripada hidup dalam tubuh penuh derita ini.
16 I detest continuing to be alive; I do not want to live for many years [HYP]. Allow me to be alone, [because I will be alive] for only a very short remaining time [HYP].
Aku lelah dan jemu hidup; aku ingin mati! Biarkan aku, sebab hidupku tidak berarti.
17 “We human beings are not [very important]; so, why do you pay a lot of attention to us [DOU]?
Mengapa manusia begitu penting bagi-Mu? Mengapa tindakannya Kauperhatikan selalu?
18 You look at us every morning [to see what we are doing], and examine us every moment [to see if we are doing what is right].
Kauselidiki dia setiap pagi, dan setiap saat dia Kauuji.
19 (When will you stop looking at me and leave me alone [for a little time], long enough to swallow my spit?/Please stop looking at me and leave me alone [for a little time], long enough to swallow my spit.) [RHQ]
Kapankah Engkau berpaling daripadaku, sehingga sempat aku menelan ludahku?
20 [Why do] you watch me constantly? If I sin, that certainly does not harm you! Why have you set me up like a target to shoot at? Do you consider me to be a heavy load that you are forced to carry?
Hai Penjagaku, rugikah Engkau karena dosaku? Mengapa Kaupakai aku sebagai sasaran panah-Mu? Begitu beratkah aku membebani diri-Mu?
21 [If I have sinned, ] are you not able to forgive me for my sins— the things that I have done that are wrong? Soon I will lie in my grave; you will search for me, but [you will not find me because] I will be [dead and] gone.”
Tidak dapatkah Engkau mengampuni dosaku? Tidak mungkinkah Engkau menghapuskan salahku? Sebentar lagi aku terbaring dalam kuburan, dan bila Kaucari aku, tak akan Kaudapatkan."
