أيُّوب 21

١ 1 أَيُّوبُ:

But Job answered and said,

٢ 2 «اسْتَمِعُوا سَمْعاً إِلَى أَقْوَالِي، وَلْتَكُنْ لِي هَذِهِ تَعْزِيَةً مِنْكُمْ.

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

٣ 3 احْتَمِلُونِي فَأَتَكَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ اسْخَرُوا مِنِّي.

Bear with me that I may speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.

٤ 4 هَلْ شَكْوَايَ هِيَ ضِدُّ إِنْسَانٍ؟ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ، فَلِمَاذَا لَا أَكُونُ ضَيِّقَ الْخُلُقِ؟

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

٥ 5 تَفَرَّسُوا فِيَّ وَانْدَهِشُوا، وَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِكُمْ.

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

٦ 6 عِنْدَمَا أُفَكِّرُ فِي الأَمْرِ أَرْتَاعُ، وَتَعْتَرِي جَسَدِي رِعْدَةٌ.

Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

٧ 7 لِمَاذَا يَحْيَا الأَشْرَارُ وَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي السِّنِّ وَيَزْدَادُونَ قُوَّةً؟

Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?

٨ 8 ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ تَتَأَصَّلُ أَمَامَهُمْ، وَنَسْلُهُمْ يَتَكَاثَرُونَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِهِمْ.

Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.

٩ 9 بُيُوتُهُمْ آمِنَةٌ مِنَ الْمَخَاوِفِ، وَعَصَا اللهِ لَا تَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

١٠ 10 ثَوْرُهُمْ يُلْقِحُ وَلا يُخْفِقُ، وَبَقَرَتُهُمْ تَلِدُ وَلا تُسْقِطُ.

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

١١ 11 يُسْرِحُونَ صِبْيَانَهُمْ كَسِرْبٍ، وَأَطْفَالُهُمْ يَرْقُصُونَ.

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

١٢ 12 يُغَنُّونَ بِالدُّفِّ وَالْعُودِ وَيَطْرَبُونَ لِصَوْتِ الْمِزْمَارِ،

They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the flute.

١٣ 13 يَقْضُونَ أَيَّامَهُمْ فِي الرَّغْدِ، ثُمَّ فِي لَحْظَةٍ يَهْبِطُونَ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ. (Sheol h7585)

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

١٤ 14 يَقُولُونَ لِلرَّبِّ: فَارِقْنَا فَإِنَّنَا لَا نَعْبَأُ بِمَعْرِفَةِ طُرُقِكَ.

Therefore they say to God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

١٥ 15 مَنْ هُوَ الْقَدِيرُ حَتَّى نَعْبُدَهُ؟ وَأَيُّ كَسْبٍ نَجْنِيهِ إِنْ صَلَّيْنَا إِلَيْهِ؟

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray to him?

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنَّ فَلاحَهُمْ لَيْسَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، لِذَلِكَ تَظَلُّ مَشُورَةُ الأَشْرَارِ بَعِيدَةً عَنِّي.

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

١٧ 17 كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يَنْطَفِئُ مِصْبَاحُ الأَشْرَارِ؟ وَكَمْ مَرَّةٍ تَتَوَالَى عَلَيْهِمِ النَّكَبَاتُ، إِذْ يَقْسِمُ اللهُ لَهُمْ نَصِيباً فِي غَضَبِهِ؟

How oft is the lamp of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

١٨ 18 يُصْبِحُونَ كَالتِّبْنِ فِي وَجْهِ الرِّيحِ، وَكَالْعُصَافَةِ الَّتِي تُطَوِّحُ بِها الزَّوْبَعَةُ.

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

١٩ 19 أَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ: إِنَّ اللهَ يَدَّخِرُ إِثْمَ الشِّرِّيرِ لأَبْنَائِهِ، لا! إِنَّهُ يُنْزِلُ الْعِقَابَ بِالأَثِيمِ نَفْسِهِ، فَيَعْلَمُ.

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

٢٠ 20 فَلْيَشْهَدْ هَلاكَهُ بِعَيْنَيْهِ، وَلْيَجْرَعْ غُصَصَ غَضَبِ الْقَدِيرِ.

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

٢١ 21 إِذْ مَا بُغْيَتُهُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ بَعْدَ فَنَائِهِ، وَقَدْ بُتِرَ عَدَدُ شُهُورِ حَيَاتِهِ؟

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

٢٢ 22 أَهُنَاكَ مَنْ يُلَقِّنُ اللهَ عِلْماً، وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَدِينُ الْمُتَشَامِخِينَ؟

Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

٢٣ 23 قَدْ يَمُوتُ الْمَرْءُ فِي وَفْرَةِ رَغْدِهِ، وَهُوَ يَنْعَمُ بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَالطُّمَأْنِينَةِ،

One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

٢٤ 24 وَالْعَافِيَةُ تَكْسُو جَنْبَيْهِ، وَمُخُّ عِظَامِهِ طَرِيٌّ.

His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

٢٥ 25 وَقَدْ يَمُوتُ آخَرُ بِمَرَارَةِ نَفْسٍ وَلَمْ يَذُقْ خَيْراً

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

٢٦ 26 غَيْرَ أَنَّ كِلَيْهِمَا يُوَارِيهُمَا التُّرَابُ وَيَغْشَاهُمَا الدُّودُ.

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

٢٧ 27 انْظُرُوا، أَنَا مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَى أَفْكَارِكُمْ وَمَا تَتَّهِمُونَنِي بِهِ جَوْراً،

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

٢٨ 28 لأَنَّكُمْ تَقُولُونَ: أَيْنَ هُوَ مَنْزِلُ الرَّجُلِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَأَيْنَ هِيَ خِيَامُ الأَشْرَارِ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِيهَا؟

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

٢٩ 29 هَلّا سَأَلْتُمْ عَابِرِي السَّبِيلِ؟ أَلا تَكْتَرِثُونَ لِشَهَادَتِهِمْ؟

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their signs,

٣٠ 30 إِنَّ الشِّرِّيرَ قَدْ أَفْلَتَ مِن يَوْمِ الْبَوَارِ، وَنَجَا مِنَ الْعِقَابِ فِي يَوْمِ الْغَضَبِ.

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

٣١ 31 فَمَنْ يُوَاجِهُهُ بِسُوءِ أَعْمَالِهِ، وَمَنْ يَدِينُهُ عَلَى رَدَاءَةِ تَصَرُّفَاتِهِ؟

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

٣٢ 32 عِنْدَمَا يُوَارَى فِي قَبْرِهِ يَقُومُ حَارِسٌ عَلَى ضَرِيحِهِ.

Yet he shall be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

٣٣ 33 تَطِيبُ لَهُ تُرْبَةُ الْوَادِي، وَيَمْشِي خَلْفَهُ جُمْهُورٌ غَفِيرٌ، وَالَّذِينَ يَتَقَدَّمُونَهُ لَا يُحْصَى لَهُمْ عَدَدٌ.

The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

٣٤ 34 فَكَيْفَ، بَعْدَ هَذَا، تُعَزُّونَنِي بِلَغْوِ الْكَلامِ؟ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ أَجْوِبَتِكُمْ إِلّا كُلُّ مَا هُوَ بَاطِلٌ».

How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?