أيُّوب 33

١ 1 وَالآنَ يَا أَيُّوبُ أصْغِ إِلَى أَقْوَالِي، وَاسْمَعْ كَلامِي كُلَّهُ:

Howbeit hear, Job, my words, and hearken to my speech.

٢ 2 هَا أَنَا قَدْ فَتَحْتُ فَمِي فَنَطَقَ لِسَانِي فِي حَنَكِي،

For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.

٣ 3 كَلِمَاتِي تَصْدُرُ مِنْ قَلْبٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، وَشَفَتَايَ تَتَحَدَّثَانِ بِإِخْلاصٍ بِمَا أَعْلَمُ.

My heart [shall be found] pure by [my] words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.

٤ 4 رُوحُ اللهِ هُوَ الَّذِي كَوَّنَنِي، وَنَسَمَةُ الْقَدِيرِ أَحْيَتْنِي،

The Divine Spirit is that which formed me, and the breath of the Almighty that which teaches me.

٥ 5 فَأَجِبْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْتَطِيعُ. أَحْسِنِ الدَّعْوَى، وَاتَّخِذْ لَكَ مَوْقِفاً.

If thou canst, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I [will stand] against thee.

٦ 6 إِنَّمَا أَنَا نَظِيرُكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ، مِنَ الطِّينِ جُبِلْتُ،

Thou art formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same [substance].

٧ 7 فَلا هَيْبَتِي تُخِيفُكَ، وَلا يَدِي ثَقِيلَةٌ عَلَيْكَ.

My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

٨ 8 حَقّاً قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتَ فِي أُذُنَيَّ فَاسْتَمَعْتُ إِلَى أَقْوَالِكَ.

But thou hast said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of thy words; ) because thou sayest, I am pure, not having sinned;

٩ 9 أَنْتَ قُلْتَ: أَنَا نَقِيٌّ بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ، أَنَا طَاهِرٌ لَا إِثْمَ فِيَّ،

I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.

١٠ 10 إِنَّمَا اللهُ يَتَرَبَّصُ بِي لِيَجِدَ عِلَّةً عَلَيَّ وَيَحْسِبَنِي عَدُوّاً لَهُ،

Yet he has discovered a charge against me, and he has reckoned me as an adversary.

١١ 11 يَضَعُ أَقْدَامِي فِي الْمِقْطَرَةِ، وَيَتَرَصَّدُ سُبُلِي.

And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنَّكَ مُخْطِئٌ فِي هَذَا، وَأَنَا الَّذِي أُجِيبُكَ. إِنَّ اللهَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ،

For how sayest thou, I am righteous, yet he has not hearkened to me? for he that is above mortals is eternal.

١٣ 13 فَمَا بَالُكَ تُخَاصِمُهُ قَائِلاً: إِنَّهُ لَنْ يُجِيبَ عَنْ تَسَاؤُلاتِي؟

But thou sayest, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?

١٤ 14 إِنَّ اللهَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَوْ بِأُخْرَى وَإِنْ كَانَ الإِنْسَانُ لَا يُدْرِكُهَا.

For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,

١٥ 15 يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي حُلْمٍ، فِي رُؤْيَا اللَّيْلِ عِنْدَمَا يَغْشَى النَّاسَ سُبَاتٌ عَمِيقٌ.

[sending] a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed: )

١٦ 16 عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْتَحُ آذَانَ النَّاسِ وَيُرْعِبُهُمْ بِتَحْذِيرَاتِهِ،

then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:

١٧ 17 لِيَصْرِفَ الإِنْسَانَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَيَسْتَأْصِلَ مِنْهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءَ،

to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.

١٨ 18 لِيُنْقِذَ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَحَيَاتَهُ مِنَ الْهَلاكِ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ.

He spares also his soul from death, and [suffers] him not to fall in war.

١٩ 19 قَدْ يُقَوَّمُ الإِنْسَانُ بِالأَلَمِ عَلَى مَضْجَعِهِ، وَبِالأَوْجَاعِ النَّاشِبَةِ فِي عِظَامِهِ،

And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones is benumbed.

٢٠ 20 حَتَّى تَعَافَ حَيَاتُهُ الطَّعَامَ، وَشَهِيَّتُهُ لَذِيذَ الْمَأْكَلِ.

And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat;

٢١ 21 يَبْلَى لَحْمُهُ فَيَخْتَفِي عَنِ الْعَيَانِ، وَتَنْبَرِي عِظَامُهُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ خَافِيَةً مِنْ قَبْلُ.

until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.

٢٢ 22 تَدْنُو نَفْسُهُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ، وَحَيَاتُهُ مِنْ زَبَانِيَةِ الْمَوْتِ.

His soul also draws nigh to death, and his life is in Hades.

٢٣ 23 إِنْ وُجِدَ لَهُ مَلاكٌ، شَفِيعٌ، وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَلْفٍ، لِيُعْلِنَ لِلإِنْسَانِ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ لَهُ،

Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;

٢٤ 24 يتَرَأَّفُ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلاً: أَنْقِذْهُ يَا رَبُّ مِنَ الانْحِدَارِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَقَدْ وَجَدْتُ لَهُ فِدْيَةً.

he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as [fresh] plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with morrow.

٢٥ 25 فَيَصِيرَ لَحْمُهُ أَكْثَرَ غَضَاضَةً مِن أَيَّامِ صِبَاهُ وَيَعُودَ إِلَى عَهْدِ رَيعَانِ شَبَابِهِ

And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in [his] full strength.

٢٦ 26 عِنْدَئِذٍ يَدْعُو الْمَرْءُ اللهَ فَيَرْضَى عَنْهُ، وَيَمْثُلُ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ بِفَرَحٍ، وَيَرُدُّ لَهُ اللهُ بِرَّهُ،

And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression [of praise]: for he will render to men [their] due.

٢٧ 27 ثُمَّ يُرَنِّمُ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ قَائِلاً: لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ وَحَرَّفْتُ مَا هُوَ حَقٌّ وَلَمْ أُجَازَ عَلَيْهِ،

Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.

٢٨ 28 قَدِ افْتَدَى اللهُ حَيَاتِي مِنَ الانْحِدَارِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَتَنْتَعِشُ حَيَاتِي لِتَرَى النُّورَ.

Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, and my life shall see the light.

٢٩ 29 هَذَا كُلُّهُ يُجْرِيهِ اللهُ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ،

Behold, all these things, the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.

٣٠ 30 لِيَرُدَّ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الْهَاوِيَةِ لِيَسْتَضِيءَ بِنُورِ الْحَيَاةِ.

And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.

٣١ 31 فَأَصْغِ يَا أَيُّوبُ وَأَنْصِتْ إِلَيَّ. اُصْمُتْ وَدَعْنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ.

Hearken, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.

٣٢ 32 وَإِنْ كَانَ لَدَيْكَ مَا تَقُولُهُ فَأَجِبْنِي، تَكَلَّمْ، فَإِنِّي أَرْغَبُ فِي تَبْرِيرِكَ.

If thou hast words, answer me: speak, for I desire thee to be justified.

٣٣ 33 وَإلَّا فَأَصْغِ إِلَيَّ، أَنْصِتْ فَأُعَلِّمَكَ الْحِكْمَةَ».

If not, do thou hear me: be silent, and I will teach thee.