أيُّوب 33

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

Therefore do thou but hear, O Job, my speeches, and give ear to all my words.

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

Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my mouth.

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

Out of my straightforward heart [come] my sayings, and my lips utter knowledge clearly.

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

The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

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

If thou canst, answer me, array thyself before me, stand forward.

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

Behold, I am in the same relation as thyself toward God: I myself also am cut out of the clay.

٧ 7 فَلا هَيْبَتِي تُخِيفُكَ، وَلا يَدِي ثَقِيلَةٌ عَلَيْكَ.

Behold, dread of me cannot terrify thee, and my pressure will not be too heavy upon thee.

٨ 8 حَقّاً قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتَ فِي أُذُنَيَّ فَاسْتَمَعْتُ إِلَى أَقْوَالِكَ.

But thou hast said before my ears, and the sound of the words I still hear,

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

“I am pure without transgression, I am quite clean; and there is no iniquity in me:

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

Yet, behold, he findeth hateful backsliding on me, he regardeth me as an enemy unto him;

١١ 11 يَضَعُ أَقْدَامِي فِي الْمِقْطَرَةِ، وَيَتَرَصَّدُ سُبُلِي.

He putteth my feet in the stocks, he watcheth all my paths.”

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

Behold, In this thou art not just: I will answer thee; for God is far greater than a mortal.

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

Why dost thou contend against him? for with all his words will he not give an answer.

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

For God speaketh once, yea twice: [yet man] regardeth it not.

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

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbers upon the couch:

١٦ 16 عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْتَحُ آذَانَ النَّاسِ وَيُرْعِبُهُمْ بِتَحْذِيرَاتِهِ،

Then doth he lay open the ear of men, and sealeth it with their warning;

١٧ 17 لِيَصْرِفَ الإِنْسَانَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَيَسْتَأْصِلَ مِنْهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءَ،

To remove the son of earth [from his intended] deed and he covereth up pride from man;

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

He withholdeth his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

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

And so is he admonished by pain upon his couch, and all his bones with violent [aches].

٢٠ 20 حَتَّى تَعَافَ حَيَاتُهُ الطَّعَامَ، وَشَهِيَّتُهُ لَذِيذَ الْمَأْكَلِ.

So that his inclination abhorreth bread, and his soul, the most agreeable food.

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

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out.

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

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to those that slay.

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

If there be now about him one single angel, as defender, one out of a thousand, to tell for man his uprightness:

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

Then is he gracious unto him, and saith, Release him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.

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

His flesh becometh full again as in youth: he returneth to the days of his boyhood.

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

He will offer his entreaty unto God, and he will receive him in favor, that he may see his face with joy: so doth He recompense unto the mortal his righteousness.

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

He then should assemble men around, and say, “I had sinned, and perverted what is right, yet have I not received a like return.”

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

Thus he redeemeth his soul from passing into the pit, and his life will look joyously on the light.

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

Lo, all these things doth God two or three times with man;

٣٠ 30 لِيَرُدَّ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الْهَاوِيَةِ لِيَسْتَضِيءَ بِنُورِ الْحَيَاةِ.

To bring back his soul from the pit, that she may shine in the light of life.

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

Listen well, O Job, hearken unto me: keep silence, and I will truly speak.

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

If thou hast any words, answer me: speak, for I wish to justify thee.

٣٣ 33 وَإلَّا فَأَصْغِ إِلَيَّ، أَنْصِتْ فَأُعَلِّمَكَ الْحِكْمَةَ».

If not, hearken thou unto me: keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom.