أَيُّوبَ 23

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ:

Then Job answered by saying:

٢ 2 «ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا شَكْوَايَ تَمَرُّدٌ. ضَرْبَتِي أَثْقَلُ مِنْ تَنَهُّدِي.

Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.

٣ 3 مَنْ يُعْطِينِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ، فَآتِيَ إِلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ،

Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?

٤ 4 أُحْسِنُ ٱلدَّعْوَى أَمَامَهُ، وَأَمْلَأُ فَمِي حُجَجًا،

I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,

٥ 5 فَأَعْرِفُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ ٱلَّتِي بِهَا يُجِيبُنِي، وَأَفْهَمُ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟

so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.

٦ 6 أَبِكَثْرَةِ قُوَّةٍ يُخَاصِمُنِي؟ كَّلَّا! وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَيَّ.

I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.

٧ 7 هُنَالِكَ كَانَ يُحَاجُّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ، وَكُنْتُ أَنْجُو إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ مِنْ قَاضِيَّ.

Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.

٨ 8 هَأَنَذَا أَذْهَبُ شَرْقًا فَلَيْسَ هُوَ هُنَاكَ، وَغَرْبًا فَلَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ.

If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.

٩ 9 شِمَالًا حَيْثُ عَمَلُهُ فَلَا أَنْظُرُهُ. يَتَعَطَّفُ ٱلْجَنُوبَ فَلَا أَرَاهُ.

If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.

١٠ 10 «لِأَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ طَرِيقِي. إِذَا جَرَّبَنِي أَخْرُجُ كَٱلذَّهَبِ.

Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.

١١ 11 بِخَطَوَاتِهِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَتْ رِجْلِي. حَفِظْتُ طَرِيقَهُ وَلَمْ أَحِدْ.

My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.

١٢ 12 مِنْ وَصِيَّةِ شَفَتَيْهِ لَمْ أَبْرَحْ. أَكْثَرَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِي ذَخَرْتُ كَلَامَ فِيهِ.

I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا هُوَ فَوَحْدَهُ، فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ وَنَفْسُهُ تَشْتَهِي فَيَفْعَلُ.

For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّهُ يُتَمِّمُ ٱلْمَفْرُوضَ عَلَيَّ، وَكَثِيرٌ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ عِنْدَهُ.

And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.

١٥ 15 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَرْتَاعُ قُدَّامَهُ. أَتَأَمَّلُ فَأَرْتَعِبُ مِنْهُ.

And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.

١٦ 16 لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَضْعَفَ قَلْبِي، وَٱلْقَدِيرَ رَوَّعَنِي.

God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.

١٧ 17 لِأَنِّي لَمْ أُقْطَعْ قَبْلَ ٱلظَّلَامِ، وَمِنْ وَجْهِي لَمْ يُغَطِّ ٱلدُّجَى.

Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.