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فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ: ١ 1
Then Job answered and said:
«ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا شَكْوَايَ تَمَرُّدٌ. ضَرْبَتِي أَثْقَلُ مِنْ تَنَهُّدِي. ٢ 2
Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.
مَنْ يُعْطِينِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ، فَآتِيَ إِلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ، ٣ 3
Oh that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!
أُحْسِنُ ٱلدَّعْوَى أَمَامَهُ، وَأَمْلَأُ فَمِي حُجَجًا، ٤ 4
I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
فَأَعْرِفُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ ٱلَّتِي بِهَا يُجِيبُنِي، وَأَفْهَمُ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟ ٥ 5
I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.
أَبِكَثْرَةِ قُوَّةٍ يُخَاصِمُنِي؟ كَّلَّا! وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْتَبِهُ إِلَيَّ. ٦ 6
Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.
هُنَالِكَ كَانَ يُحَاجُّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُ، وَكُنْتُ أَنْجُو إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ مِنْ قَاضِيَّ. ٧ 7
There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
هَأَنَذَا أَذْهَبُ شَرْقًا فَلَيْسَ هُوَ هُنَاكَ، وَغَرْبًا فَلَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ. ٨ 8
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
شِمَالًا حَيْثُ عَمَلُهُ فَلَا أَنْظُرُهُ. يَتَعَطَّفُ ٱلْجَنُوبَ فَلَا أَرَاهُ. ٩ 9
On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.
«لِأَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ طَرِيقِي. إِذَا جَرَّبَنِي أَخْرُجُ كَٱلذَّهَبِ. ١٠ 10
For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
بِخَطَوَاتِهِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَتْ رِجْلِي. حَفِظْتُ طَرِيقَهُ وَلَمْ أَحِدْ. ١١ 11
My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
مِنْ وَصِيَّةِ شَفَتَيْهِ لَمْ أَبْرَحْ. أَكْثَرَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِي ذَخَرْتُ كَلَامَ فِيهِ. ١٢ 12
I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
أَمَّا هُوَ فَوَحْدَهُ، فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ وَنَفْسُهُ تَشْتَهِي فَيَفْعَلُ. ١٣ 13
But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.
لِأَنَّهُ يُتَمِّمُ ٱلْمَفْرُوضَ عَلَيَّ، وَكَثِيرٌ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ عِنْدَهُ. ١٤ 14
For He will perform that which is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him.
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَرْتَاعُ قُدَّامَهُ. أَتَأَمَّلُ فَأَرْتَعِبُ مِنْهُ. ١٥ 15
Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.
لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَضْعَفَ قَلْبِي، وَٱلْقَدِيرَ رَوَّعَنِي. ١٦ 16
Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted me;
لِأَنِّي لَمْ أُقْطَعْ قَبْلَ ٱلظَّلَامِ، وَمِنْ وَجْهِي لَمْ يُغَطِّ ٱلدُّجَى. ١٧ 17
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.

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