أيُّوب 23

١ 1 أَيُّوبُ:

And Job made answer and said,

٢ 2 «إِنَّ شَكْوَايَ الْيَوْمَ مُرَّةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ الْيَدَ الَّتِي عَلَيَّ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ أَنِينِي.

Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.

٣ 3 أَيْنَ لِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ فَأَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ كُرْسِيِّهِ،

If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

٤ 4 وَأَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيَّتِي وَأَمْلأَ فَمِي حُجَجاً،

I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

٥ 5 فَأَطَّلِعَ عَلَى جَوَابِهِ وَأَفْهَمَ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟

I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

٦ 6 أَيُخَاصِمُنِي بِعَظَمَةِ قُوَّتِهِ؟ لا! بَلْ يَلْتَفِتُ مُتَرَئِّفاً عَلَيَّ.

Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

٧ 7 هُنَاكَ يُمْكِنُ لِلْمُسْتَقِيمِ أَنْ يُحَاجَّهُ، وَأُبْرِئُ سَاحَتِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ مِنْ قَاضِيَّ.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنْ هَا أَنَا أَتَّجِهُ شَرْقاً فَلا أَجِدُهُ، وَإِنْ قَصَدْتُ غَرْباً لَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ،

See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

٩ 9 أَطْلُبُهُ عَنْ شِمَالِي فَلا أَرَاهُ وَأَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى يَمِينِي فَلا أُبْصِرُهُ.

I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

١٠ 10 وَلَكِنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ الطَّرِيقَ الَّتِي أَسْلُكُهَا، وَإذَا امْتَحَنَنِي أَخْرُجُ كَالذَّهَبِ

For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

١١ 11 اقْتَفَتْ قَدَمَايَ إِثْرَ خُطَاهُ، وَسَلَكْتُ بِحِرْصٍ فِي سُبُلِهِ وَلَمْ أَحِدْ.

My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

١٢ 12 لَمْ أَتَعَدَّ عَلَى وَصَايَاهُ، وَذَخَرْتُ فِي قَلْبِي كَلِمَاتِهِ.

I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

١٣ 13 وَلَكِنَّهُ مُتَفَرِّدٌ وَحْدَهُ فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ،

But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

١٤ 14 لأَنَّهُ يُتَمِّمُ مَا رَسَمَهُ لِي، وَمَازَالَ لَدَيْهِ وَفْرَةٌ مِنْهَا.

For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

١٥ 15 لِذَلِكَ أَرْتَعِبُ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ، وَعِنْدَمَا أَتَأَمَّلُ، يُخَامِرُنِي الْخَوْفُ مِنْهُ.

For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

١٦ 16 فَقَدْ أَضْعَفَ اللهُ قَلْبِي، وَرَوَّعَنِي الْقَدِيرُ.

For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.

١٧ 17 وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ تَسْكُنْنِي الظُّلْمَةُ، وَلا الدُّجَى غَشَّى وَجْهِي.

For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.