< أَيُّوبَ 12 >

فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ: ١ 1
And Job answers and says:
«صَحِيحٌ إِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ شَعْبٌ وَمَعَكُمْ تَمُوتُ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ! ٢ 2
“Truly—you [are] the people, and wisdom dies with you.
غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لِي فَهْمٌ مِثْلَكُمْ. لَسْتُ أَنَا دُونَكُمْ. وَمَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ؟ ٣ 3
I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?
رَجُلًا سُخْرَةً لِصَاحِبِهِ صِرْتُ. دَعَا ٱللهَ فَٱسْتَجَابَهُ. سُخْرَةٌ هُوَ ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلْكَامِلُ. ٤ 4
I am a laughter to his friend: He calls to God, and He answers him, A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.
لِلْمُبْتَلِي هَوَانٌ فِي أَفْكَارِ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنِّ، مُهَيَّأٌ لِمَنْ زَلَّتْ قَدَمُهُ. ٥ 5
A torch—despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
خِيَامُ ٱلْمُخَرِّبِينَ مُسْتَرِيحَةٌ، وَٱلَّذِينَ يُغِيظُونَ ٱللهَ مُطْمَئِنُّونَ، ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ بِإِلَهِهِمْ فِي يَدِهِمْ! ٦ 6
The tents of spoilers are at peace, And those provoking God have confidence, Into whose hand God has brought.
«فَٱسْأَلِ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَطُيُورَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَتُخْبِرَكَ. ٧ 7
And yet, now ask [one of] the beasts, And it shows you, And a bird of the heavens, And it declares to you.
أَوْ كَلِّمِ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَيُحَدِّثَكَ سَمَكُ ٱلْبَحْرِ. ٨ 8
Or talk to the earth, and it shows you, And fishes of the sea recount to you:
مَنْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَنَّ يَدَ ٱلرَّبِّ صَنَعَتْ هَذَا؟ ٩ 9
Who has not known in all these, That the hand of YHWH has done this?
ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ نَفَسُ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَرُوحُ كُلِّ ٱلْبَشَرِ. ١٠ 10
In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.
أَفَلَيْسَتِ ٱلْأُذُنُ تَمْتَحِنُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ، كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْحَنَكَ يَسْتَطْعِمُ طَعَامَهُ؟ ١١ 11
Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
عِنْدَ ٱلشَّيْبِ حِكْمَةٌ، وَطُولُ ٱلْأَيَّامِ فَهْمٌ. ١٢ 12
With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days [is] understanding.
«عِنْدَهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ وَٱلْقُدْرَةُ. لَهُ ٱلْمَشُورَةُ وَٱلْفِطْنَةُ. ١٣ 13
With Him [are] wisdom and might, To Him [are] counsel and understanding.
هُوَذَا يَهْدِمُ فَلَا يُبْنَى. يُغْلِقُ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ فَلَا يُفْتَحُ. ١٤ 14
Behold, He breaks down, and it is not built up, He shuts against a man, And it is not opened.
يَمْنَعُ ٱلْمِيَاهَ فَتَيْبَسُ. يُطْلِقُهَا فَتَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَرْضَ. ١٥ 15
Behold, He keeps in the waters, and they are dried up, And He sends them forth, And they overturn the land.
عِنْدَهُ ٱلْعِزُّ وَٱلْفَهْمُ. لَهُ ٱلْمُضِلُّ وَٱلْمُضَلُّ. ١٦ 16
With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْمُشِيرِينَ أَسْرَى، وَيُحَمِّقُ ٱلْقُضَاةَ. ١٧ 17
Causing counselors to go away [as] a spoil, Indeed, He makes fools of judges.
يَحُلُّ مَنَاطِقَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ، وَيَشُدُّ أَحْقَاءَهُمْ بِوِثَاقٍ. ١٨ 18
He has opened the bands of kings, And He binds a girdle on their loins.
يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَسْرَى، وَيَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَقْوِيَاءَ. ١٩ 19
Causing ministers to go away [as] a spoil And strong ones He overthrows.
يَقْطَعُ كَلَامَ ٱلْأُمَنَاءِ، وَيَنْزِعُ ذَوْقَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ. ٢٠ 20
Turning aside the lip of the steadfast, And the reason of the aged He takes away.
يُلْقِي هَوَانًا عَلَى ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ، وَيُرْخِي مِنْطَقَةَ ٱلْأَشِدَّاءِ. ٢١ 21
Pouring contempt on princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.
يَكْشِفُ ٱلْعَمَائِقَ مِنَ ٱلظَّلَامِ، وَيُخْرِجُ ظِلَّ ٱلْمَوْتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ. ٢٢ 22
Removing deep things out of darkness, And He brings out to light death-shade.
يُكَثِّرُ ٱلْأُمَمَ ثُمَّ يُبِيدُهَا. يُوَسِّعُ لِلْأُمَمِ ثُمَّ يُجْلِيهَا. ٢٣ 23
Magnifying the nations, and He destroys them, Spreading out the nations, and He quiets them.
يَنْزِعُ عُقُولَ رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيُضِلُّهُمْ فِي تِيهٍ بِلَا طَرِيقٍ. ٢٤ 24
Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And He causes them to wander In vacancy—no way!
يَتَلَمَّسُونَ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ وَلَيْسَ نُورٌ، وَيُرَنِّحُهُمْ مِثْلَ ٱلسَّكْرَانِ. ٢٥ 25
They feel darkness, and not light, He causes them to wander as a drunkard.”

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