أيُّوب 11

١ 1 فَأَجَابَ صُوفَرُ النَّعْمَاتِيُّ:

Then Zophar the Naamathite began speaking and said,

٢ 2 «هَلْ يُتْرَكُ هَذَا الْكَلامُ الْمُفَرِّطُ مِنْ غَيْرِ جَوَابٍ، أَمْ يَتَبَرَّأُ الرَّجُلُ الْمِهْذَارُ؟

“So many words be answered, shouldn't they? Or is a person proved right by doing a lot of talking?

٣ 3 أَيُفْحِمُ لَغْوُكَ النَّاسَ، أَمْ تَهَكُّمُكَ يَحُولُ دُونَ تَسْفِيهِكَ؟

Should all your babbling force people to keep quiet? When you mock, shouldn't someone make you feel ashamed?

٤ 4 إِذْ تَدَّعِي قَائِلاً: مَذْهَبِي صَالِحٌ، وَأَنَا بَارٌّ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ.

You said, ‘What I teach is the pure truth,’ and ‘in God's eyes I am clean.’

٥ 5 وَلَكِنْ لَيْتَ اللهَ يَتَكَلَّمُ وَيَفْتَحُ شَفَتَيْهِ لِيَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ،

If only God would speak up and tell you directly,

٦ 6 وَيَكْشِفَ لَكَ أَسْرَارَ حِكْمَتِهِ، فَلِلْحِكْمَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ وَجْهَانِ، فَتُدْرِكَ آنَئِذٍ أَنَّ اللهَ عَاقَبَكَ عَلَى إِثْمِكَ بِأَقَلَّ مِمَّا تَسْتَحِقُّ.

because then he would explain to you the secrets of wisdom. True wisdom has many sides to it. God's treatment of you is far better than your guilt deserves.

٧ 7 أَلَعَلَّكَ تُدْرِكُ أَعْمَاقَ اللهِ، أَمْ تَبْلُغُ أَقْصَى قُوَّةِ الْقَدِيرِ؟

Can you find out the mysteries of God? Can you discover all the wisdom of the Almighty?

٨ 8 هُوَ أَسْمَى مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، فَمَاذَا يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ؟ وَهُوَ أَبْعَدُ غَوْراً مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَمَاذَا تَعْلَمُ؟ (Sheol h7585)

It is greater than the heavens—what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol—what can you know? (Sheol h7585)

٩ 9 هُوَ أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَأَعْرَضُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ.

It extends farther than the earth, and wider than the sea.

١٠ 10 فَإِنِ اجْتَازَ وَاعْتَقَلَكَ وَحَاكَمَكَ فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟

If God comes and imprisons someone, or assembles the court for judgment, who can stop him?

١١ 11 لأَنَّهُ عَالِمٌ بِالْمُنَافِقِينَ. إِنْ رَأَى الإِثْمَ، أَفَلا يَنْظُرُ فِي أَمْرِهِ؟

For God knows who are deceivers—when he sees someone sin, he pays attention to it.

١٢ 12 يُصْبِحُ الأَحْمَقُ حَكِيماً عِنْدَمَا يَلِدُ حِمَارُ الْوَحْشِ إِنْسَاناً.

Stupid people will become wise when wild donkeys are born tame!

١٣ 13 إِنْ هَيَّأْتَ قَلْبَكَ وَبَسَطْتَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْكَ،

But if you repent and spread out your hands to pray to him,

١٤ 14 وَإِنْ نَبَذْتَ الإِثْمَ الَّذِي تَلَطَّخَتْ بِهِ كَفَّاكَ، فَلَمْ يَعُدِ الْجَوْرُ يُقِيمُ فِي خَيْمَتِكَ.

if you get rid of your sins and don't let wickedness continue in your life,

١٥ 15 حِينَئِذٍ تَرْفَعُ وَجْهَكَ بِكَرَامَةٍ، وَتَكُونُ رَاسِخاً مِنْ غَيْرِ خَوْفٍ،

then you would be able to hold your head high in innocence, you will be firm and unafraid.

١٦ 16 فَتَنْسَى مَا قَاسَيْتَ مِنْ مَشَقَّةٍ، وَلا تَذْكُرُهَا إِلّا كَمِيَاهٍ عَبَرَتْ.

You will forget your misery, remembering it only as water under the bridge.

١٧ 17 وَتُصْبِحُ حَيَاتُكَ أَكْثَرَ إِشْرَاقاً مِنْ نُورِ الظَّهِيرَةِ، وَيَتَحَوَّلُ ظَلامُهَا إِلَى صَبَاحٍ،

Your life will shine brighter than the noonday sun; even darkness will be like the morning.

١٨ 18 وَتَطْمَئِنُّ لأَنَّ هُنَاكَ رَجَاءً، وَتَتَلَفَّتُ حَوْلَكَ وَتَرْقُدُ آمِناً.

You will have confidence because there is hope; you will be protected and rest in safety.

١٩ 19 تَسْتَكِينُ إِذْ لَيْسَ مِنْ مُرَوِّعٍ، وَكَثِيرُونَ يَتَرَجَّوْنَ رِضَاكَ

You will lie down to sleep with no one to frighten you, and many will come asking for your favor.

٢٠ 20 أَمَّا عُيُونُ الأَشْرَارِ فَيُصِيبُهَا التَّلَفُ، وَمَنَافِذُ الْهَرَبِ تَخْتَفِي مِنْ أَمَامِهِمْ، وَلا أَمَلَ لَهُمْ إِلّا فِي الْمَوْتِ».

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, they will not be able to escape, and their only hope is in death.”