أَيُّوبَ 34

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَلِيهُو وَقَالَ:

And Elihu commenced, and said,

٢ 2 «ٱسْمَعُوا أَقْوَالِي أَيُّهَا ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ، وَٱصْغَوْا لِي أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَارِفُونَ.

Hear, O ye wise men, my words; and ye that have knowledge, give ear unto me.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّ ٱلْأُذُنَ تَمْتَحِنُ ٱلْأَقْوَالَ، كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلْحَنَكَ يَذُوقُ طَعَامًا.

For the ear proveth words, as the palate tasteth the food.

٤ 4 لِنَمْتَحِنْ لِأَنْفُسِنَا ٱلْحَقَّ، وَنَعْرِفْ بَيْنَ أَنْفُسِنَا مَا هُوَ طَيِّبٌ.

Let us choose for ourselves what is just: let us acknowledge between ourselves what is good.

٥ 5 «لِأَنَّ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: تَبَرَّرْتُ، وَٱللهُ نَزَعَ حَقِّي.

For Job hath said, “I am righteous; and God hath taken away justice from me.

٦ 6 عِنْدَ مُحَاكَمَتِي أُكَذَّبُ. جُرْحِي عَدِيمُ ٱلشِّفَاءِ مِنْ دُونِ ذَنْبٍ.

Should I lie concerning the justice due me? incurable is [my wound from] the arrow I bear in me without any transgression.”

٧ 7 فَأَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ كَأَيُّوبَ يَشْرَبُ ٱلْهُزْءَ كَٱلْمَاءِ،

What man is there like Job, who drinketh scorning like water,

٨ 8 وَيَسِيرُ مُتَّحِدًا مَعَ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ، وَذَاهِبًا مَعَ أَهْلِ ٱلشَّرِّ؟

And is on the road to keep company with the wrong-doers, and to walk with men of wickedness?

٩ 9 لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا يَنْتَفِعُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِكَوْنِهِ مَرْضِيًّا عِنْدَ ٱللهِ.

For he hath said, “It profiteth a man nothing when he acteth according to the pleasure of God.”

١٠ 10 «لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ ٱسْمَعُوا لِي يَا ذَوِي ٱلْأَلْبَابِ. حَاشَا لِلهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلِلْقَدِيرِ مِنَ ٱلظُّلْمِ.

Therefore ye men of sense hearken unto me: far is it from God to practise wickedness; and from the Almighty to do wrong!

١١ 11 لِأَنَّهُ يُجَازِي ٱلْإِنْسَانَ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ، وَيُنِيلُ ٱلرَّجُلَ كَطَرِيقِهِ.

For the work of a son of earth doth he recompense unto him, and according to the path of man doth he permit things to occur to him.

١٢ 12 فَحَقًّا إِنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَفْعَلُ سُوءًا، وَٱلْقَدِيرَ لَا يُعَوِّجُ ٱلْقَضَاءَ.

Yea, surely God will not condemn unjustly, nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

١٣ 13 مَنْ وَكَّلَهُ بِٱلْأَرْضِ، وَمَنْ صَنَعَ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةَ كُلَّهَا؟

Who hath given him a charge concerning the earth? or who hath intrusted [him] the whole world?

١٤ 14 إِنْ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَلْبَهُ، إِنْ جَمَعَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ رُوحَهُ وَنَسَمَتَهُ،

If he were to set his heart upon man, he would gather unto himself his spirit and his breath:

١٥ 15 يُسَلِّمُ ٱلرُّوحَ كُلُّ بَشَرٍ جَمِيعًا، وَيَعُودُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ إِلَى ٱلتُّرَابِ.

All flesh would perish together, and the son of earth would return again unto dust.

١٦ 16 فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكَ فَهْمٌ فَٱسْمَعْ هَذَا، وَٱصْغَ إِلَى صَوْتِ كَلِمَاتِي.

If then thou wishest to understand, hear this: give ear to the sound of my words.

١٧ 17 أَلَعَلَّ مَنْ يُبْغِضُ ٱلْحَقَّ يَتَسَلَّطُ، أَمِ ٱلْبَارَّ ٱلْكَبِيرَ تَسْتَذْنِبُ؟

Is it possible that he who hateth justice should govern? or wilt thou condemn the righteous mighty One?

١٨ 18 أَيُقَالُ لِلْمَلِكِ: يَا لَئِيمُ، وَلِلْنُدَبَاءِ: يَا أَشْرَارُ؟

[Is it fit] to say to a king, Thou art worthless? and to princes, Ye are wicked?

١٩ 19 ٱلَّذِي لَا يُحَابِي بِوُجُوهِ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، وَلَا يَعْتَبِرُ مُوسَعًا دُونَ فَقِيرٍ. لِأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعَهُمْ عَمَلُ يَدَيْهِ.

Whereas he is one that showeth no favor to chieftains, and distinguisheth not the rich before the indigent; for all of them are the work of his hands.

٢٠ 20 بَغْتَةً يَمُوتُونَ وَفِي نِصْفِ ٱللَّيْلِ. يَرْتَجُّ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَيَزُولُونَ، وَيُنْزَعُ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءُ لَا بِيَدٍ.

In a moment will they die, and in the midst of the night; people are moved, and pass away: and the mighty will be removed without a human hand.

٢١ 21 لِأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى طُرُقِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ، وَهُوَ يَرَى كُلَّ خَطَوَاتِهِ.

For big eyes are upon the ways of man, and all his steps doth he see.

٢٢ 22 لَا ظَلَامَ وَلَا ظِلَّ مَوْتٍ حَيْثُ تَخْتَفِي عُمَّالُ ٱلْإِثْمِ.

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the evil-doers can hide themselves.

٢٣ 23 لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُلَاحِظُ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ زَمَانًا لِلدُّخُولِ فِي ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ مَعَ ٱللهِ.

For he need not direct [his attention] a long time upon man, that he should enter into judgment before God.

٢٤ 24 يُحَطِّمُ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءَ مِنْ دُونِ فَحْصٍ، وَيُقِيمُ آخَرِينَ مَكَانَهُمْ.

He breaketh down mighty men without [long] searching, and placeth others in their stead.

٢٥ 25 لَكِنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ، وَيُقَلِّبُهُمْ لَيْلًا فَيَنْسَحِقُونَ.

For the reason that he knoweth their deeds: therefore he overturneth them in the night, and they are crushed.

٢٦ 26 لِكَوْنِهِمْ أَشْرَارًا، يَصْفِقُهُمْ فِي مَرْأَى ٱلنَّاظِرِينَ.

Among wicked men doth he strike them, in the place where [many] see them:

٢٧ 27 لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱنْصَرَفُوا مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَكُلُّ طُرُقِهِ لَمْ يَتَأَمَّلُوهَا،

Because they have departed from following him, and have not considered all his ways.

٢٨ 28 حَتَّى بَلَّغُوا إِلَيْهِ صُرَاخَ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ، فَسَمِعَ زَعْقَةَ ٱلْبَائِسِينَ.

Bringing before them the cry of the indigent, and the cry of the afflicted which he had to hear.

٢٩ 29 إِذَا هُوَ سَكَّنَ، فَمَنْ يَشْغَبُ؟ وَإِذَا حَجَبَ وَجْهَهُ، فَمَنْ يَرَاهُ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ عَلَى أُمَّةٍ أَوْ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ؟

When he now granteth rest, who will condemn [him]! and when he hideth his face, who can behold him? whether it be against a nation, or against one man, it is the same:

٣٠ 30 حَتَّى لَا يَمْلِكَ ٱلْفَاجِرُ وَلَا يَكُونَ شَرَكًا لِلشَّعْبِ.

That no hypocritical man may reign, that such shall not be a mare to the people.

٣١ 31 «وَلَكِنْ هَلْ لِلهِ قَالَ: ٱحْتَمَلْتُ. لَا أَعُودُ أُفْسِدُ؟

For truly it is only fitting to say unto God, “I bear [cheerfully], I will not do any wrong;

٣٢ 32 مَا لَمْ أُبْصِرْهُ فَأَرِنِيهِ أَنْتَ. إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ إِثْمًا فَلَا أَعُودُ أَفْعَلُهُ.

What I cannot see myself, do thou truly teach me; if I have done what is unjust, I will do so no more.”

٣٣ 33 هَلْ كَرَأْيِكَ يُجَازِيهِ، قَائِلًا: لِأَنَّكَ رَفَضْتَ؟ فَأَنْتَ تَخْتَارُ لَا أَنَا، وَبِمَا تَعْرِفُهُ تَكَلَّمْ.

Should he then according to thy view send a recompense, because thou hast rejected him? “Because thou must choose, and not I?” and what thou knowest, do speak.

٣٤ 34 ذَوُو ٱلْأَلْبَابِ يَقُولُونَ لِي، بَلِ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُنِي يَقُولُ:

Men of sense will say unto me, and every wise man who heareth me,

٣٥ 35 إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ، وَكَلَامُهُ لَيْسَ بِتَعَقُّلٍ.

That Job hath not spoken with knowledge, and that his words are without intelligence.

٣٦ 36 فَلَيْتَ أَيُّوبَ كَانَ يُمْتَحَنُ إِلَى ٱلْغَايَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَجْوِبَتِهِ كَأَهْلِ ٱلْإِثْمِ.

Oh that Job may therefore be probed continually, in order to give answers against sinful men.

٣٧ 37 لَكِنَّهُ أَضَافَ إِلَى خَطِيَّتِهِ مَعْصِيَةً. يُصَفِّقُ بَيْنَنَا، وَيُكْثِرُ كَلَامَهُ عَلَى ٱللهِ».

For he addeth unto his sin transgression: among us he uttereth too many loud words, and multiplieth his speeches against God.