أَيُّوبَ 19

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ:

Bvt Iob answered, and said,

٢ 2 «حَتَّى مَتَى تُعَذِّبُونَ نَفْسِي وَتَسْحَقُونَنِي بِٱلْكَلَامِ؟

Howe long will yee vexe my soule, and torment me with wordes?

٣ 3 هَذِهِ عَشَرَ مَرَّاتٍ أَخْزَيْتُمُونِي. لَمْ تَخْجَلُوا مِنْ أَنْ تَحْكِرُونِي.

Ye haue now ten times reproched me, and are not ashamed: ye are impudent toward mee.

٤ 4 وَهَبْنِي ضَلَلْتُ حَقًّا. عَلَيَّ تَسْتَقِرُّ ضَلَالَتِي!

And though I had in deede erred, mine errour remaineth with me.

٥ 5 إِنْ كُنْتُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَلَيَّ، فَثَبِّتُوا عَلَيَّ عَارِي.

But in deede if ye will aduance your selues against me, and rebuke me for my reproche,

٦ 6 فَٱعْلَمُوا إِذًا أَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ عَوَّجَنِي، وَلَفَّ عَلَيَّ أُحْبُولَتَهُ.

Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

٧ 7 هَا إِنِّي أَصْرُخُ ظُلْمًا فَلَا أُسْتَجَابُ. أَدْعُو وَلَيْسَ حُكْمٌ.

Beholde, I crie out of violence, but I haue none answere: I crie, but there is no iudgement.

٨ 8 قَدْ حَوَّطَ طَرِيقِي فَلَا أَعْبُرُ، وَعَلَى سُبُلِي جَعَلَ ظَلَامًا.

Hee hath hedged vp my way that I cannot passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my paths.

٩ 9 أَزَالَ عَنِّي كَرَامَتِي وَنَزَعَ تَاجَ رَأْسِي.

Hee hath spoyled mee of mine honour, and taken the crowne away from mine head.

١٠ 10 هَدَمَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ فَذَهَبْتُ، وَقَلَعَ مِثْلَ شَجَرَةٍ رَجَائِي،

He hath destroyed mee on euery side and I am gone: and he hath remoued mine hope like a tree.

١١ 11 وَأَضْرَمَ عَلَيَّ غَضَبَهُ، وَحَسِبَنِي كَأَعْدَائِهِ.

And he hath kindled his wrath against me, and counteth mee as one of his enemies.

١٢ 12 مَعًا جَاءَتْ غُزَاتُهُ، وَأَعَدُّوا عَلَيَّ طَرِيقَهُمْ، وَحَلُّوا حَوْلَ خَيْمَتِي.

His armies came together, and made their way vpon me, and camped about my tabernacle.

١٣ 13 قَدْ أَبْعَدَ عَنِّي إِخْوَتِي، وَمَعَارِفِي زَاغُوا عَنِّي.

He hath remooued my brethre farre from me, and also mine acquaintance were strangers vnto me.

١٤ 14 أَقَارِبِي قَدْ خَذَلُونِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ عَرَفُونِي نَسُونِي.

My neighbours haue forsaken me, and my familiars haue forgotten me.

١٥ 15 نُزَلَاءُ بَيْتِي وَإِمَائِي يَحْسِبُونَنِي أَجْنَبِيًّا. صِرْتُ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ غَرِيبًا.

They that dwel in mine house, and my maydes tooke me for a stranger: for I was a stranger in their sight.

١٦ 16 عَبْدِي دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْ. بِفَمِي تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَيْهِ.

I called my seruant, but he would not answere, though I prayed him with my mouth.

١٧ 17 نَكْهَتِي مَكْرُوهَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱمْرَأَتِي، وَخَمَمْتُ عِنْدَ أَبْنَاءِ أَحْشَائِي.

My breath was strange vnto my wife, though I prayed her for the childrens sake of mine owne body.

١٨ 18 اَلْأَوْلَادُ أَيْضًا قَدْ رَذَلُونِي. إِذَا قُمْتُ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَلَيَّ.

The wicked also despised mee, and when I rose, they spake against me.

١٩ 19 كَرِهَنِي كُلُّ رِجَالِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ أَحْبَبْتُهُمُ ٱنْقَلَبُوا عَلَيَّ.

All my secret friends abhorred me, and they whome I loued, are turned against me.

٢٠ 20 عَظْمِي قَدْ لَصِقَ بِجِلْدِي وَلَحْمِي، وَنَجَوْتُ بِجِلْدِ أَسْنَانِي.

My bone cleaueth to my skinne and to my flesh, and I haue escaped with the skinne of my teeth.

٢١ 21 تَرَاءَفُوا، تَرَاءَفُوا أَنْتُمْ عَلَيَّ يَا أَصْحَابِي، لِأَنَّ يَدَ ٱللهِ قَدْ مَسَّتْنِي.

Haue pitie vpon me: haue pitie vpon me, (O yee my friendes) for the hande of God hath touched me.

٢٢ 22 لِمَاذَا تُطَارِدُونَنِي كَمَا ٱللهُ، وَلَا تَشْبَعُونَ مِنْ لَحْمِي؟

Why do ye persecute me, as God? and are not satisfied with my flesh?

٢٣ 23 «لَيْتَ كَلِمَاتِي ٱلْآنَ تُكْتَبُ. يَا لَيْتَهَا رُسِمَتْ فِي سِفْرٍ،

Oh that my wordes were nowe written! oh that they were written euen in a booke,

٢٤ 24 وَنُقِرَتْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ فِي ٱلصَّخْرِ بِقَلَمِ حَدِيدٍ وَبِرَصَاصٍ.

And grauen with an yron pen in lead, or in stone for euer!

٢٥ 25 أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ وَلِيِّي حَيٌّ، وَٱلْآخِرَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَقُومُ،

For I am sure, that my Redeemer liueth, and he shall stand the last on the earth.

٢٦ 26 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يُفْنَى جِلْدِي هَذَا، وَبِدُونِ جَسَدِي أَرَى ٱللهَ.

And though after my skin wormes destroy this bodie, yet shall I see God in my flesh.

٢٧ 27 ٱلَّذِي أَرَاهُ أَنَا لِنَفْسِي، وَعَيْنَايَ تَنْظُرَانِ وَلَيْسَ آخَرُ. إِلَى ذَلِكَ تَتُوقُ كُلْيَتَايَ فِي جَوْفِي.

Whome I my selfe shall see, and mine eyes shall beholde, and none other for me, though my reynes are consumed within me.

٢٨ 28 فَإِنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ: لِمَاذَا نُطَارِدُهُ؟ وَٱلْكَلَامُ ٱلْأَصْلِيُّ يُوجَدُ عِنْدِي.

But yee sayde, Why is hee persecuted? And there was a deepe matter in me.

٢٩ 29 خَافُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ مِنَ ٱلسَّيْفِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْغَيْظَ مِنْ آثَامِ ٱلسَّيْفِ. لِكَيْ تَعْلَمُوا مَا هُوَ ٱلْقَضَاءُ».

Be ye afraide of the sworde: for the sworde will be auenged of wickednesse, that yee may knowe that there is a iudgement.