أيُّوب 23

١ 1 أَيُّوبُ:

Then Job answered and said,

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

Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; and his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning.

٣ 3 أَيْنَ لِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ فَأَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ كُرْسِيِّهِ،

Who would then know that I might find him, and come to an end [of the matter]?

٤ 4 وَأَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيَّتِي وَأَمْلأَ فَمِي حُجَجاً،

And I would plead my own cause, and he would fill my mouth with arguments.

٥ 5 فَأَطَّلِعَ عَلَى جَوَابِهِ وَأَفْهَمَ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟

And I would know the remedies which he would speak to me, and I would perceive what he would tell me.

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

Though he should come on me in [his] great strength, then he would not threaten me;

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

for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.

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

For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know [concerning] the latter end?

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

When he wrought on the left hand, then I observed [it] not: his right hand shall encompass me but I shall not see [it].

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

For he knows already my way; and he has tried me as gold.

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

And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,

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

neither shall I transgress; but I have hid his words in my bosom.

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

And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed [a thing] and done it.

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

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

Therefore am I troubled at him; and when I was reproved, I thought of him. Therefore let me take good heed before him: I will consider, and be afraid of him.

١٦ 16 فَقَدْ أَضْعَفَ اللهُ قَلْبِي، وَرَوَّعَنِي الْقَدِيرُ.

But the Lord has softened my heart, and the Almighty has troubled me.

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

For I knew not that darkness would come upon me, and thick darkness has covered [me] before my face.