أيُّوب 28

١ 1 لَا رَيْبَ أَنَّ هُنَاكَ مَنْجَماً لِلْفِضَّةِ وَبَوْتَقَةً لِتَمْحِيصِ الذَّهَبِ.

Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;

٢ 2 يُسْتَخْرَجُ الْحَدِيدُ مِنَ التُّرَابِ، وَمِنَ الْمَعْدَنِ الْخَامِ يُصْهَرُ النُّحَاسُ.

Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;

٣ 3 قَدْ وَضَعَ الإِنْسَانُ حَدّاً لِلظُّلْمَةِ، وَبَحَثَ فِي أَقْصَى طَرَفٍ عَنِ الْمَعْدَنِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ الْعَمِيقَةِ.

An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

٤ 4 حَفَرُوا مَنْجَماً بَعِيداً، فِي مَوْضِعٍ مُقْفِرٍ مِنَ السُّكَّانِ، هَجَرَتْهُ أَقْدَامُ النَّاسِ، وَتَدَلُّوْا فِيهِ.

He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;

٥ 5 أَمَّا الأَرْضُ الَّتِي تُنْبِتُ لَنَا خَيْراً فَقَدِ انْقَلَبَ أَسْفَلُهَا كَمَا بِنَارٍ.

As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;

٦ 6 يَكْمُنُ فِي صُخُورِهَا الْيَاقُوتُ الأَزْرَقُ، وَفِي تُرَابِهَا الذَّهَبُ.

The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold: —

٧ 7 لَمْ يَهْتَدِ إِلَى طَرِيقِهَا طَيْرٌ جَارِحٌ، وَلَمْ تُبْصِرْهُ عَيْنُ صَقْرٍ.

A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;

٨ 8 لَمْ تَطَأْهُ أَقْدَامُ الضَّوَارِي أَوْ يَسْلُكْ فِيهِ اللَّيْثُ.

Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:

٩ 9 امْتَدَّتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى الصَّوَّانِ، وَقَلَبُوا الْجِبَالَ مِنْ أُصُولِهَا.

Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;

١٠ 10 حَفَروا مَمَرَّاتٍ فِي صُخُورِهَا، وَعَايَنَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كُلَّ ثَمِينٍ.

Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:

١١ 11 سَدُّوا مَجَارِيَ الأَنْهَارِ، وَأَبْرَزُوا مَكْنُونَاتِ قِيعَانِهَا إِلَى النُّورِ.

From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنْ أَيْنَ تُوجَدُ الْحِكْمَةُ؟ وَأَيْنَ مَقَرُّ الْفِطْنَةِ؟

Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?

١٣ 13 لَا يُدْرِكُ الإِنْسَانُ قِيمَتَهَا، وَلا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُوجَدَ فِي أَرْضِ الأَحْيَاءِ.

Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;

١٤ 14 يَقُولُ الْغَمْرُ: لَيْسَتْ هِيَ فِيَّ؛ وَيَقُولُ الْبَحْرُ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُهَا.

The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!

١٥ 15 لَا تُقَايَضُ بِالذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ، وَلا تُوْزَنُ الْفِضَّةُ ثَمَناً لَهَا.

Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;

١٦ 16 لَا تُثَمَّنُ بِذَهَبِ أُوفِيرَ أَوْ بِالْجَزْعِ الْكَرِيمِ أَوْ بِالْيَاقُوتِ الأَزْرَقِ.

It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;

١٧ 17 لَا يُعَادِلُهَا ذَهَبٌ أَوْ زُجَاجٌ، وَلا تُسْتَبْدَلُ بِمُجَوْهَرَاتٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ.

Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

١٨ 18 لَا يُذْكَرُ مَعَهَا الْمُرْجَانُ أَوِ الْبَلُّوْرُ، فَثَمَنُ الْحِكْمَةِ أَغْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّآلِئِ.

Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;

١٩ 19 لَا يُقَارَنُ بِها يَاقُوتُ كُوشٍ وَلا تُثَمَّنُ بِالذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ.

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

٢٠ 20 إِذاً مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي الْحِكْمَةُ، وَأَيْنَ هُوَ مَقَرُّ الْفِطْنَةِ؟

Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

٢١ 21 إِنَّهَا مَحْجُوبَةٌ عَنْ عَيْنَيْ كُلِّ حَيٍّ، وَخَافِيَةٌ عَنْ طَيْرِ السَّمَاءِ.

Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

٢٢ 22 الْهَلاكُ وَالْمَوْتُ قَالا: قَدْ بَلَغَتْ مَسَامِعَنَا شَائِعَةٌ عَنْهَا.

Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

٢٣ 23 اللهُ وَحْدَهُ يَعْلَمُ الطَّرِيقَ إِلَيْهَا وَيَعْرِفُ مَقَرَّهَا،

GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;

٢٤ 24 لأَنَّهُ يَرَى أَقْصَى الأَرْضِ وَيُحِيطُ بِجَمِيعِ مَا تَحْتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ.

For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;

٢٥ 25 عِنْدَمَا جَعَلَ لِلرِّيحِ وَزْناً وَعَايَرَ الْمِيَاهَ بِمِقْيَاسٍ،

Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,

٢٦ 26 عِنْدَمَا وَضَعَ سُنَناً لِلْمَطَرِ وَمَمَرّاً لِصَوَاعِقِ الرُّعُودِ،

When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,

٢٧ 27 آنَئِذٍ رَآهَا وَأَذَاعَ خَبَرَهَا وَأَثْبَتَهَا وَفَحَصَهَا،

Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;

٢٨ 28 ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلإِنْسَانِ: انْظُرْ، إِنَّ مَخَافَةَ الرَّبِّ هِيَ الْحِكْمَةُ، وَتَفَادِي الشَّرِّ هُوَ الْفِطْنَةُ».

And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.