Ayub 29
1 Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya, katanya,
And Job continued and said in his parable,
2 "Kiranya hidupku dapat lagi seperti dahulu, waktu Allah melindungi aku.
Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
3 Aku selalu diberi-Nya pertolongan, diterangi-Nya waktu berjalan dalam kegelapan.
As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
4 Itulah hari-hari kejayaanku, ketika keakraban Allah menaungi rumahku.
[As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
5 Waktu itu, Yang Mahakuasa masih mendampingi aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku.
When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
6 Ternakku menghasilkan banyak sekali susu. Banyak minyak dihasilkan oleh pohon-pohon zaitunku, meskipun ditanam di tanah berbatu.
when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
7 Jika para tua-tua kota duduk bersama, dan kuambil tempatku di antara mereka,
When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
8 minggirlah orang-orang muda, segera setelah aku dilihat mereka. Juga orang-orang tua bangkit dengan khidmat; untuk memberi hormat.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
9 Bahkan para pembesar berhenti berkata-kata,
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
10 dan orang penting pun tidak berbicara.
And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
11 Siapa pun kagum jika mendengar tentang aku; siapa yang melihat aku, memuji jasaku.
For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
12 Sebab, kutolong orang miskin yang minta bantuan; kusokong yatim piatu yang tak punya penunjang.
For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
13 Aku dipuji oleh orang yang sangat kesusahan, kutolong para janda sehingga mereka tentram.
Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yes, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
14 Tindakanku jujur tanpa cela; kutegakkan keadilan senantiasa.
Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
15 Bagi orang buta, aku menjadi mata; bagi orang lumpuh, aku adalah kakinya.
I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
16 Bagi orang miskin, aku menjadi ayah; bagi orang asing, aku menjadi pembela.
I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
17 Tapi kuasa orang kejam, kupatahkan, dan kurban mereka kuselamatkan.
And I broke the jaw teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
18 Harapanku ialah mencapai umur yang tinggi, dan mati dengan tenang di rumahku sendiri.
And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm tree; I shall live a long while.
19 Aku seperti pohon yang subur tumbuhnya, akarnya cukup air dan embun membasahi dahannya.
[My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
20 Aku selalu dipuji semua orang, dan tak pernah kekuatanku berkurang.
My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
21 Orang-orang diam, jika aku memberi nasihat; segala perkataanku mereka dengarkan dengan cermat.
[Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
22 Sehabis aku bicara, tak ada lagi yang perlu ditambahkan; perkataan meresap seperti tetesan air hujan.
At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
23 Semua orang menyambut kata-kataku dengan gembira, seperti petani menyambut hujan di musim bunga.
As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
24 Kutersenyum kepada mereka ketika mereka putus asa; air mukaku yang bahagia menambah semangat mereka.
Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
25 Akulah yang memegang pimpinan, dan mengambil segala keputusan. Kupimpin mereka seperti raja di tengah pasukannya, dan kuhibur mereka dalam kesedihannya.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
