أيُّوب 22

١ 1 أَلِيفَازُ

Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,

٢ 2 «أَيَنْفَعُ الإِنْسَانُ اللهَ؟ إِنَّمَا الْحَكِيمُ يَنْفَعُ نَفْسَهُ!

Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?

٣ 3 هَلْ بِرُّكَ مَدْعَاةٌ لِمَسَرَّةِ الْقَدِيرِ؟ وَأَيُّ كَسْبٍ لَهُ إِنْ كُنْتَ زَكِيًّا؟

For what matters it to the Lord, if you were blameless in [your] works? or is it profitable that you should perfect your way?

٤ 4 أَمِنْ أَجْلِ تَقْوَاكَ يُوَبِّخُكَ وَيَدْخُلُ فِي مُحَاكَمَةٍ مَعَكَ؟

Will you maintain and plead your own cause? and will he enter into judgment with you?

٥ 5 أَوَ لَيْسَ إِثْمُكَ عَظِيماً؟ أَوَلَيْسَتْ خَطَايَاكَ لَا مُتَنَاهِيَةً؟

Is not your wickedness abundant, and your sins innumerable?

٦ 6 لَقَدِ ارْتَهَنْتَ أَخَاكَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، وَجَرَّدْتَ الْعُرَاةَ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِمْ.

And you have taken security of your brethren for nothing, and have taken away the clothing of the naked.

٧ 7 لَمْ تَسْقِ الْمُعْيِيَ مَاءً، وَمَنَعْتَ عَنِ الْجَائِعِ طَعَامَكَ.

Neither have you given water to the thirsty to drink, but have taken away the morsel of the hungry.

٨ 8 صَاحِبُ الْقُوَّةِ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، وَذُو الْحُظْوَةِ أَقَامَ فِيهَا.

And you have accepted the persons of some; and you have established those [that were already settled] on the earth.

٩ 9 أَرْسَلْتَ الأَرَامِلَ فَارِغَاتٍ وَحَطَّمْتَ أَذْرُعَ الْيَتَامَى،

But you have sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.

١٠ 10 لِذَلِكَ أَحْدَقَتْ بِكَ الْفِخَاخُ وَطَغَى عَلَيْكَ رُعْبٌ مُفَاجِئٌ.

Therefore snares have compassed you, and disastrous war has troubled you.

١١ 11 اظْلَمَّ نُورُكَ فَلَمْ تَعُدْ تُبْصِرُ، وَغَمَرَكَ فَيَضَانُ مَاءٍ.

The light has proved darkness to you, and water has covered you on your lying down.

١٢ 12 أَلَيْسَ اللهُ فِي أَعَالِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، يُعَايِنُ النُّجُومَ مَهْمَا تَسَامَتْ؟

Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?

١٣ 13 وَمَعَ هَذَا فَأَنْتَ تَقُولُ: مَاذَا يَعْلَمُ اللهُ؟ أَمِنْ خَلْفِ الضَّبَابِ يَدِينُ؟

And you has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?

١٤ 14 إِنَّ الْغُيُومَ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةَ تُغَلِّفُهُ فَلا يَرَى، وَعَلَى قُبَّةِ السَّمَاءِ يَخْطُو.

A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.

١٥ 15 هَلْ تَظَلُّ مُلْتَزِماً بِالسَّيْرِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي سَلَكَهَا الأَشْرَارُ؟

Will you [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

١٦ 16 الَّذِينَ قُرِضُوا قَبْلَ أَوَانِهِمْ، وَجُرِفُوا مِنْ أَسَاسِهِمْ،

who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.

١٧ 17 قَائِلِينَ لِلهِ: فَارِقْنَا. وَمَاذَا فِي وُسْعِ اللهِ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ بِهِمْ؟

Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

١٨ 18 مَعَ أَنَّ اللهَ غَمَرَ بُيُوتَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ، فَلْتَبْعُدْ عَنِّي مَشُورَةُ الأَشْرَارِ.

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.

١٩ 19 يَشْهَدُ الصِّدِّيقُونَ (عِقَابَ الأَشْرَارِ) وَيَفْرَحُونَ، وَالأَبْرِيَاءُ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ قَائِلِينَ:

The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].

٢٠ 20 قَدْ بَادَ مُقَاوِمُونَا، وَمَا تَبَقَّى مِنْهُمُ الْتَهَمَتْهُ النِّيرَانُ.

Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].

٢١ 21 اسْتَسْلِمْ إِلَى اللهِ، وَتَصَالَحْ مَعَهُ فَيُصِيبَكَ خَيْرٌ.

Be firm, I pray you, if you can endure; then your fruit shall prosper.

٢٢ 22 تَقَبَّلِ الشَّرِيعَةَ مِنْ فَمِهِ، وَأَوْدِعْ كَلامَهُ فِي قَلْبِكَ.

And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

٢٣ 23 إِنْ رَجَعْتَ إِلَى الْقَدِيرِ وَاتَّضَعْتَ، وَإِنْ طَرَحْتَ الإِثْمَ بَعِيداً عَنْ خِيَامِكَ،

And if you shall turn and humble yourself before the Lord, you have [thus] removed unrighteousness far from your habitation.

٢٤ 24 وَوَضَعْتَ ذَهَبَكَ فِي التُّرَابِ، وَتِبْرَ أُوفِيرَ بَيْنَ حَصَى الْوَادِي،

You shall lay up for yourself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.

٢٥ 25 وَإِنْ أَصْبَحَ الْقَدِيرُ ذَهَبَكَ وَفِضَّتَكَ الثَّمِينَةَ،

So the Almighty shall be your helper from enemies, and he shall bring you forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.

٢٦ 26 عِنْدَئِذٍ تَتَلَذَّذُ نَفْسُكَ بِالْقَدِيرِ، وَيَرْتَفِعُ وَجْهُكَ نَحْوَ اللهِ.

Then shall you have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.

٢٧ 27 تُصَلِّي إِلَيْهِ فَيَسْتَجِيبُ، وَتُوْفِي نُذُورَكَ،

And he shall hear you when you pray to him, and he shall grant you [power] to pay your vows.

٢٨ 28 وَيَتَحَقَّقُ لَكَ مَا تَعْزِمُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَمْرٍ، وَيُضِيءُ نُورٌ عَلَى سُبُلِكَ

And he shall establish to you again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon your paths.

٢٩ 29 حَقّاً إِنَّ اللهَ يُذِلُّ الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ وَيُنْقِذُ الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ،

Because you have humbled yourself; and you shall say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

٣٠ 30 وَيُنَجِّي حَتَّى الْمُذْنِبَ بِفَضْلِ طَهَارَةِ قَلْبِكَ».

He shall deliver the innocent, and do you save yourself by your pure hands.