أيُّوب 23

١ 1 أَيُّوبُ:

Then Job answered and said:

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

Even to-day is my complaint bitter; my hand is become heavy because of my groaning.

٣ 3 أَيْنَ لِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ فَأَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ كُرْسِيِّهِ،

Oh that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!

٤ 4 وَأَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيَّتِي وَأَمْلأَ فَمِي حُجَجاً،

I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

٥ 5 فَأَطَّلِعَ عَلَى جَوَابِهِ وَأَفْهَمَ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟

I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.

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

Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.

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

There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.

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

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

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

On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.

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

For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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

My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

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

I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

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

But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.

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

For He will perform that which is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him.

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

Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.

١٦ 16 فَقَدْ أَضْعَفَ اللهُ قَلْبِي، وَرَوَّعَنِي الْقَدِيرُ.

Yea, God hath made my heart faint, and the Almighty hath affrighted me;

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

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.