أَيُّوبَ 35

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ أَلِيهُو وَقَالَ:

Then commenced Elihu, and said,

٢ 2 «أَتَحْسِبُ هَذَا حَقًّا؟ قُلْتَ: أَنَا أَبَرُّ مِنَ ٱللهِ.

Dost thou deem this to be just, that thou hast said, “My righteousness is more than God's?”

٣ 3 لِأَنَّكَ قُلْتَ: مَاذَا يُفِيدُكَ؟ بِمَاذَا أَنْتَفِعُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي؟

For thou sayest, “What benefit will it be unto thee? what more profit shall I have, than if I had sinned?”

٤ 4 أَنَا أَرُدُّ عَلَيْكَ كَلَامًا، وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ مَعَكَ.

I will truly reply unto thee with words, and unto thy friends with thee.

٥ 5 اُنْظُرْ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَبْصِرْ، وَلَاحِظِ ٱلْغَمَامَ. إِنَّهَا أَعْلَى مِنْكَ.

Look unto the heavens, and see; and gaze on the skies which are higher than thou.

٦ 6 إِنْ أَخْطَأْتَ فَمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِهِ؟ وَإِنْ كَثَّرْتَ مَعَاصِيَكَ فَمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ لَهُ؟

If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

٧ 7 إِنْ كُنْتَ بَارًّا فَمَاذَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?

٨ 8 لِرَجُلٍ مِثْلِكَ شَرُّكَ، وَلِٱبْنِ آدَمَ بِرُّكَ.

A man like thyself thy wickedness may reach, and a son of earth thy righteousness.

٩ 9 «مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْمَظَالِمِ يَصْرُخُونَ. يَسْتَغِيثُونَ مِنْ ذِرَاعِ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءِ.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions [the wicked] cause men to cry: these complain aloud because of the arm of the mighty.

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يَقُولُوا: أَيْنَ ٱللهُ صَانِعِي، مُؤْتِي ٱلْأَغَانِيِّ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ،

But [man] saith not, Where is God my maker, who bestoweth joyful songs even in the night;

١١ 11 ٱلَّذِي يُعَلِّمُنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وُحُوشِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيَجْعَلُنَا أَحْكَمَ مِنْ طُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ؟

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of the heavens?

١٢ 12 ثَمَّ يَصْرُخُونَ مِنْ كِبْرِيَاءِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ.

There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.

١٣ 13 وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَسْمَعُ كَذِبًا، وَٱلْقَدِيرُ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ.

Only what is false will God not hear, nor will the Almighty regard it.

١٤ 14 فَإِذَا قُلْتَ إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ تَرَاهُ، فَٱلدَّعْوَى قُدَّامَهُ، فَٱصْبِرْ لَهُ.

Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.

١٥ 15 وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَلِأَنَّ غَضَبَهُ لَا يُطَالِبُ، وَلَا يُبَالِي بِكَثْرَةِ ٱلزَّلَّاتِ،

But now, because his anger hath punished nothing, shall he not greatly take cognizance of the multitude of sins?

١٦ 16 فَغَرَ أَيُّوبُ فَاهُ بِٱلْبَاطِلِ، وَكَبَّرَ ٱلْكَلَامَ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ».

But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.