أَيُّوبَ 12

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ:

And Job answereth and saith: —

٢ 2 «صَحِيحٌ إِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ شَعْبٌ وَمَعَكُمْ تَمُوتُ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ!

Truly — ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

٣ 3 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لِي فَهْمٌ مِثْلَكُمْ. لَسْتُ أَنَا دُونَكُمْ. وَمَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ؟

I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

٤ 4 رَجُلًا سُخْرَةً لِصَاحِبِهِ صِرْتُ. دَعَا ٱللهَ فَٱسْتَجَابَهُ. سُخْرَةٌ هُوَ ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلْكَامِلُ.

A laughter to his friend I am: 'He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.

٥ 5 لِلْمُبْتَلِي هَوَانٌ فِي أَفْكَارِ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنِّ، مُهَيَّأٌ لِمَنْ زَلَّتْ قَدَمُهُ.

A torch — despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

٦ 6 خِيَامُ ٱلْمُخَرِّبِينَ مُسْتَرِيحَةٌ، وَٱلَّذِينَ يُغِيظُونَ ٱللهَ مُطْمَئِنُّونَ، ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ بِإِلَهِهِمْ فِي يَدِهِمْ!

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

٧ 7 «فَٱسْأَلِ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَطُيُورَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَتُخْبِرَكَ.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

٨ 8 أَوْ كَلِّمِ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَيُحَدِّثَكَ سَمَكُ ٱلْبَحْرِ.

Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

٩ 9 مَنْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَنَّ يَدَ ٱلرَّبِّ صَنَعَتْ هَذَا؟

'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

١٠ 10 ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ نَفَسُ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَرُوحُ كُلِّ ٱلْبَشَرِ.

In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'

١١ 11 أَفَلَيْسَتِ ٱلْأُذُنُ تَمْتَحِنُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ، كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْحَنَكَ يَسْتَطْعِمُ طَعَامَهُ؟

Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

١٢ 12 عِنْدَ ٱلشَّيْبِ حِكْمَةٌ، وَطُولُ ٱلْأَيَّامِ فَهْمٌ.

With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding.

١٣ 13 «عِنْدَهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ وَٱلْقُدْرَةُ. لَهُ ٱلْمَشُورَةُ وَٱلْفِطْنَةُ.

With Him [are] wisdom and might, To him [are] counsel and understanding.

١٤ 14 هُوَذَا يَهْدِمُ فَلَا يُبْنَى. يُغْلِقُ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ فَلَا يُفْتَحُ.

Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

١٥ 15 يَمْنَعُ ٱلْمِيَاهَ فَتَيْبَسُ. يُطْلِقُهَا فَتَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَرْضَ.

Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

١٦ 16 عِنْدَهُ ٱلْعِزُّ وَٱلْفَهْمُ. لَهُ ٱلْمُضِلُّ وَٱلْمُضَلُّ.

With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

١٧ 17 يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْمُشِيرِينَ أَسْرَى، وَيُحَمِّقُ ٱلْقُضَاةَ.

Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

١٨ 18 يَحُلُّ مَنَاطِقَ ٱلْمُلُوكِ، وَيَشُدُّ أَحْقَاءَهُمْ بِوِثَاقٍ.

The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

١٩ 19 يَذْهَبُ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ أَسْرَى، وَيَقْلِبُ ٱلْأَقْوِيَاءَ.

Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

٢٠ 20 يَقْطَعُ كَلَامَ ٱلْأُمَنَاءِ، وَيَنْزِعُ ذَوْقَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ.

Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

٢١ 21 يُلْقِي هَوَانًا عَلَى ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ، وَيُرْخِي مِنْطَقَةَ ٱلْأَشِدَّاءِ.

Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

٢٢ 22 يَكْشِفُ ٱلْعَمَائِقَ مِنَ ٱلظَّلَامِ، وَيُخْرِجُ ظِلَّ ٱلْمَوْتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ.

Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.

٢٣ 23 يُكَثِّرُ ٱلْأُمَمَ ثُمَّ يُبِيدُهَا. يُوَسِّعُ لِلْأُمَمِ ثُمَّ يُجْلِيهَا.

Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

٢٤ 24 يَنْزِعُ عُقُولَ رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيُضِلُّهُمْ فِي تِيهٍ بِلَا طَرِيقٍ.

Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy — no way!

٢٥ 25 يَتَلَمَّسُونَ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ وَلَيْسَ نُورٌ، وَيُرَنِّحُهُمْ مِثْلَ ٱلسَّكْرَانِ.

They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.