أَيُّوبَ 13

١ 1 «هَذَا كُلُّهُ رَأَتْهُ عَيْنِي. سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنِي وَفَطِنَتْ بِهِ.

Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard [them].

٢ 2 مَا تَعْرِفُونَهُ عَرَفْتُهُ أَنَا أَيْضًا. لَسْتُ دُونَكُمْ.

And I know all that ye too know; and I have not less understanding than you.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُكَلِّمَ ٱلْقَدِيرَ، وَأَنْ أُحَاكَمَ إِلَى ٱللهِ.

Nevertheless I will speak to the Lord, and I will reason before him, if he will.

٤ 4 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَمُلَفِّقُو كَذِبٍ. أَطِبَّاءُ بَطَّالُونَ كُلُّكُمْ.

But ye are all bad physicians, and healers of diseases.

٥ 5 لَيْتَكُمْ تَصْمُتُونَ صَمْتًا. يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ لَكُمْ حِكْمَةً.

But would that ye were silent, and it would be wisdom to you in the end.

٦ 6 اِسْمَعُوا ٱلْآنَ حُجَّتِي، وَٱصْغُوا إِلَى دَعَاوِي شَفَتَيَّ.

But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.

٧ 7 أَتَقُولُونَ لِأَجْلِ ٱللهِ ظُلْمًا، وَتَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِغِشٍّ لِأَجْلِهِ؟

Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?

٨ 8 أَتُحَابُونَ وَجْهَهُ، أَمْ عَنِ ٱللهِ تُخَاصِمُونَ؟

Or will ye draw back? nay do, ye yourselves be judges.

٩ 9 أَخَيْرٌ لَكُمْ أَنْ يَفْحَصَكُمْ، أَمْ تُخَاتِلُونَهُ كَمَا يُخَاتَلُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ؟

For [it were] well if he would thoroughly search you: for though doing all things [in your power] ye should attach yourselves to him,

١٠ 10 تَوْبِيخًا يُوَبِّخُكُمْ إِنْ حَابَيْتُمُ ٱلْوُجُوهَ خِفْيَةً.

he will not reprove you at all the less: but if moreover ye should secretly respect persons,

١١ 11 فَهَلَّا يُرْهِبُكُمْ جَلَالُهُ، وَيَسْقُطُ عَلَيْكُمْ رُعْبُهُ؟

shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?

١٢ 12 خُطَبُكُمْ أَمْثَالُ رَمَادٍ، وَحُصُونُكُمْ حُصُونٌ مِنْ طِينٍ.

And your glorying shall prove in the end to you like ashes, and your body [like a body] of clay.

١٣ 13 «اُسْكُتُوا عَنِّي فَأَتَكَلَّمَ أَنَا، وَلْيُصِبْنِي مَهْمَا أَصَابَ.

Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from [mine] anger,

١٤ 14 لِمَاذَا آخُذُ لَحْمِي بِأَسْنَانِي، وَأَضَعُ نَفْسِي فِي كَفِّي؟

while I may take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.

١٥ 15 هُوَذَا يَقْتُلُنِي. لَا أَنْتَظِرُ شَيْئًا. فَقَطْ أُزَكِّي طَرِيقِي قُدَّامَهُ.

Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, verily I will speak, and plead before him.

١٦ 16 فَهَذَا يَعُودُ إِلَى خَلَاصِي، أَنَّ ٱلْفَاجِرَ لَا يَأْتِي قُدَّامَهُ.

And this shall turn to me for salvation; for fraud shall have no entrance before him.

١٧ 17 سَمْعًا ٱسْمَعُوا أَقْوَالِي وَتَصْرِيحِي بِمَسَامِعِكُمْ.

Hear, hear ye my words, for I will declare in your hearing.

١٨ 18 هَأَنَذَا قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُ ٱلدَّعْوَى. أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَتَبَرَّرُ.

Behold, I am near my judgment: I know that I shall appear evidently just.

١٩ 19 مَنْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُخَاصِمُنِي حَتَّى أَصْمُتَ ٱلْآنَ وَأُسْلِمَ ٱلرُّوحَ؟

For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire?

٢٠ 20 إِنَّمَا أَمْرَيْنِ لَا تَفْعَلْ بِي، فَحِينَئِذٍ لَا أَخْتَفِي مِنْ حَضْرَتِكَ.

But grant me two things: then I will not hide myself from thy face.

٢١ 21 أَبْعِدْ يَدَيْكَ عَنِّي، وَلَا تَدَعْ هَيْبَتَكَ تُرْعِبُنِي.

Withhold [thine] hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ ٱدْعُ فَأَنَا أُجِيبُ، أَوْ أَتَكَلَّمُ فَتُجَاوِبُنِي.

Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: or thou shalt speak, and I will give thee an answer.

٢٣ 23 كَمْ لِي مِنَ ٱلْآثَامِ وَٱلْخَطَايَا؟ أَعْلِمْنِي ذَنْبِي وَخَطِيَّتِي.

How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.

٢٤ 24 لِمَاذَا تَحْجُبُ وَجْهَكَ، وَتَحْسِبُنِي عَدُوًّا لَكَ؟

Wherefore hidest thou thyself from me, and deemest me thine enemy?

٢٥ 25 أَتُرْعِبُ وَرَقَةً مُنْدَفَعَةً، وَتُطَارِدُ قَشًّا يَابِسًا؟

Wilt thou be startled [at me], as [at] a leaf shaken by the wind? or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?

٢٦ 26 لِأَنَّكَ كَتَبْتَ عَلَيَّ أُمُورًا مُرَّةً، وَوَرَّثْتَنِي آثَامَ صِبَايَ،

for thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.

٢٧ 27 فَجَعَلْتَ رِجْلَيَّ فِي ٱلْمِقْطَرَةِ، وَلَاحَظْتَ جَمِيعَ مَسَالِكِي، وَعَلَى أُصُولِ رِجْلَيَّ نَبَشْتَ.

And thou hast placed my foot in the stocks; and thou hast watched all my works, and hast penetrated my heels.

٢٨ 28 وَأَنَا كَمُتَسَوِّسٍ يَبْلَى، كَثَوْبٍ أَكَلَهُ ٱلْعُثُّ.

[I am as] that which waxes old like a bottle, or like a moth-eaten garment.