أَيُّوبَ 20

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ صُوفَرُ ٱلنَّعْمَاتِيُّ وَقَالَ:

Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,

٢ 2 «مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ هَوَاجِسِي تُجِيبُنِي، وَلِهَذَا هَيَجَانِي فِيَّ.

I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.

٣ 3 تَعْيِيرَ تَوْبِيخِي أَسْمَعُ. وَرُوحٌ مِنْ فَهْمِي يُجِيبُنِي.

I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.

٤ 4 «أَمَا عَلِمْتَ هَذَا مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ، مُنْذُ وُضِعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ،

Hast thou [not] known these things of old, from the time that man was set upon the earth?

٥ 5 أَنَّ هُتَافَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ، وَفَرَحَ ٱلْفَاجِرِ إِلَى لَحْظَةٍ!

But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:

٦ 6 وَلَوْ بَلَغَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ طُولُهُ، وَمَسَّ رَأْسُهُ ٱلسَّحَابَ،

although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.

٧ 7 كَجُلَّتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ يَبِيدُ. ٱلَّذِينَ رَأَوْهُ يَقُولُونَ: أَيْنَ هُوَ؟

For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?

٨ 8 كَٱلْحُلْمِ يَطِيرُ فَلَا يُوجَدُ، وَيُطْرَدُ كَطَيْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ.

Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.

٩ 9 عَيْنٌ أَبْصَرَتْهُ لَا تَعُودُ تَرَاهُ، وَمَكَانُهُ لَنْ يَرَاهُ بَعْدُ.

The eye has looked upon him, but shall not [see him] again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.

١٠ 10 بَنُوهُ يَتَرَضَّوْنَ ٱلْفُقَرَاءَ، وَيَدَاهُ تَرُدَّانِ ثَرْوَتَهُ.

Let [his] inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.

١١ 11 عِظَامُهُ مَلآنَةٌ شَبِيبَةً، وَمَعَهُ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ تَضْطَجِعُ.

His bones have been filled with [vigour of] his youth, and it shall lie down with him in the dust.

١٢ 12 إِنْ حَلَا فِي فَمِهِ ٱلشَّرُّ، وَأَخْفَاهُ تَحْتَ لِسَانِهِ،

Though evil be sweet in his mouth, [though] he will hide it under his tongue;

١٣ 13 أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ، بَلْ حَبَسَهُ وَسَطَ حَنَكِهِ،

though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:

١٤ 14 فَخُبْزُهُ فِي أَمْعَائِهِ يَتَحَوَّلُ، مَرَارَةَ أَصْلَالٍ فِي بَطْنِهِ.

yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.

١٥ 15 قَدْ بَلَعَ ثَرْوَةً فَيَتَقَيَّأُهَا. ٱللهُ يَطْرُدُهَا مِنْ بَطْنِهِ.

[His] wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; a messenger [of wrath] shall drag him out of his house.

١٦ 16 سَمَّ ٱلْأَصْلَالِ يَرْضَعُ. يَقْتُلُهُ لِسَانُ ٱلْأَفْعَى.

And let him suck the poison of serpents, and let the serpent's tongue slay him.

١٧ 17 لَا يَرَى ٱلْجَدَاوِلَ أَنْهَارَ سَوَاقِيَ عَسَلٍ وَلَبَنٍ.

Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.

١٨ 18 يَرُدُّ تَعَبَهُ وَلَا يَبْلَعُهُ. كَمَالٍ تَحْتَ رَجْعٍ. وَلَا يَفْرَحُ.

He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, [for] wealth of which he shall not taste: [it is] as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.

١٩ 19 لِأَنَّهُ رَضَّضَ ٱلْمَسَاكِينَ، وَتَرَكَهُمْ، وَٱغْتَصَبَ بَيْتًا وَلَمْ يَبْنِهِ.

For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built [it] not.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ فِي بَطْنِهِ قَنَاعَةً، لَا يَنْجُو بِمُشْتَهَاهُ.

There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.

٢١ 21 لَيْسَتْ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ بَقِيَّةٌ، لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَا يَدُومُ خَيْرُهُ.

There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.

٢٢ 22 مَعَ مِلْءِ رَغْدِهِ يَتَضَايَقُ. تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِ يَدُ كُلِّ شَقِيٍّ.

But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.

٢٣ 23 يَكُونُ عِنْدَمَا يَمْلَأُ بَطْنَهُ، أَنَّ ٱللهَ يُرْسِلُ عَلَيْهِ حُمُوَّ غَضَبِهِ، وَيُمْطِرُهُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ.

If by any means he would fill his belly, let [God] send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.

٢٤ 24 يَفِرُّ مِنْ سِلَاحِ حَدِيدٍ. تَخْرِقُهُ قَوْسُ نُحَاسٍ.

And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.

٢٥ 25 جَذَبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ بَطْنِهِ، وَٱلْبَارِقُ مِنْ مَرَارَتِهِ مَرَقَ. عَلَيْهِ رُعُوبٌ.

And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

٢٦ 26 كُلُّ ظُلْمَةٍ مُخْتَبَأَةٌ لِذَخَائِرِهِ. تَأْكُلُهُ نَارٌ لَمْ تُنْفَخْ. تَرْعَى ٱلْبَقِيَّةَ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ.

And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

٢٧ 27 ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْلِنُ إِثْمَهُ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تَنْهَضُ عَلَيْهِ.

And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.

٢٨ 28 تَزُولُ غَلَّةُ بَيْتِهِ. تُهْرَاقُ فِي يَوْمِ غَضَبِهِ.

Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.

٢٩ 29 هَذَا نَصِيبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱللهِ، وَمِيرَاثُ أَمْرِهِ مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيرِ».

This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods [appointed him] by the all-seeing [God].