أيُّوب 34

١ 1 وَأَضَافَ أَلِيهُو قَائِلاً:

Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

٢ 2 «اسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى أَقْوَالِي أَيُّهَا الْحُكَمَاءُ، وَأَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا ذَوِي الْمَعْرِفَةِ،

Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear to me, ye that have knowledge.

٣ 3 لأَنَّ الأُذُنَ تُمَحِّصُ الأَقْوَالَ كَمَا يَتَذَوَّقُ الْحَنَكُ الطَّعَامَ.

For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth food.

٤ 4 لِنَتَدَاوَلْ فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا لِنُمَيِّزَ مَا هُوَ أَصْوَبُ لَنَا، وَنَتَعَلَّمَ مَعاً مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ.

Let us choose for ourselves what is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.

٥ 5 يَقُولُ أَيُّوبُ:’إِنِّي بَارٌّ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ تَنَكَّرَ لِحَقِّي،

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

٦ 6 وَمَعَ أَنِّي مُحِقٌّ فَأَنَا أُدْعَى كَاذِباً، وَمَعَ أَنِّي بَرِيءٌ فَإِنَّ سَهْمَهُ أَصَابَنِي بِجُرْحٍ مُسْتَعْصٍ‘.

Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

٧ 7 فَمَنْ هُوَ نَظِيرُ أَيُّوبَ الَّذِي يَجْرَعُ الْهُزْءَ كَالْمَاءِ،

What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

٨ 8 يُوَاظِبُ عَلَى مُعَاشَرَةِ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ، وَيَأْتَلِفُ مَعَ الأَشْرَارِ،

Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

٩ 9 لأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: لَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإِنْسَانُ شَيْئاً مِنْ إِرْضَاءِ اللهِ.

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

١٠ 10 لِذَلِكَ أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ يَا ذَوِي الْفَهْمِ: حَاشَا لِلهِ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ شَرّاً أَوْ لِلْقَدِيرِ أَنْ يَقْتَرِفَ خَطَأً،

Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

١١ 11 لأَنَّهُ يُجَازِي الإِنْسَانَ بِمُوْجِبِ أَعْمَالِهِ، وَبِمُقْتَضَى طَرِيقِهِ يُحَاسِبُهُ.

For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

١٢ 12 إِذْ حَاشَا لِلهِ أَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ شَرّاً، وَالْقَدِيرِ أَنْ يُعَوِّجَ الْقَضَاءَ.

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

١٣ 13 مَنْ وَكَّلَ اللهَ بِالأَرْضِ؟ وَمَنْ عَهِدَ إِلَيْهِ بِالْمَسْكُونَةِ؟

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

١٤ 14 إِنِ اسْتَرْجَعَ رُوحَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَجْمَعَ نَسَمَتَهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ

If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;

١٥ 15 فَالْبَشَرُ جَمِيعاً يَفْنَوْنَ مَعاً، وَيَعُودُ الإِنْسَانُ إِلَى التُّرَابِ.

All flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

١٦ 16 فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مِنْ أُولِي الْفَهْمِ، فَاسْتَمِعْ إِلَى هَذَا، وَأَنْصِتْ لِمَا أَقُولُ:

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

١٧ 17 أَيُمْكِنُ لِمُبْغِضِ الْعَدْلِ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ؟ أَتَدِينُ الْبَارَّ الْقَدِيرَ؟

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

١٨ 18 الَّذِي يَقُولُ لِلْمَلِكِ: أَنْتَ عَدِيمُ الْقِيمَةِ، وَلِلنُّبَلاءِ: أَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ؟

Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

١٩ 19 الَّذِي لَا يُحَابِي الأُمَرَاءَ، وَلا يُؤْثِرُ الأَغْنِيَاءَ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعاً عَمَلُ يَدَيْهِ.

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

٢٠ 20 فِي لَحْظَةٍ يَمُوتُونَ، تُفَاجِئُهُمُ الْمَنِيَّةُ فِي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ، تَتَزَعْزَعُ الشُّعُوبُ فَيَفْنَوْنَ، وَيُسْتَأْصَلُ الأَعِزَّاءُ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَوْنٍ بَشَرِيٍّ،

In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

٢١ 21 لأَنَّ عَيْنَيْهِ عَلَى طُرُقِ الإِنْسَانِ وَهُوَ يُرَاقِبُ خَطْوَاتِهِ.

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

٢٢ 22 لَا تُوجَدُ ظُلْمَةٌ، وَلا ظِلُّ مَوْتٍ، يَتَوَارَى فِيهِمَا فَاعِلُو الإِثْمِ،

There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

٢٣ 23 لأَنَّهُ لَا يَحْتَاجُ أَنْ يَفْحَصَ الإِنْسَانَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى حَتَّى يَدْعُوهُ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَهُ فِي مُحَاكَمَةٍ.

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

٢٤ 24 يُحَطِّمُ الأَعِزَّاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِجْرَاءِ تَحْقِيقٍ، وَيُقِيمُ آخَرِينَ مَكَانَهُمْ

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

٢٥ 25 لِذَلِكَ هُوَ مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمْ، فَيُطِيحُ بِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ فَيُسْحَقُونَ.

Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

٢٦ 26 يَضْرِبُهُمْ لِشَرِّهِمْ عَلَى مَرْأَى مِنَ النَّاسِ،

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

٢٧ 27 لأَنَّهُمُ انْحَرَفُوا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتَأَمَّلُوا فِي طُرُقِهِ،

Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

٢٨ 28 فَكَانُوا سَبَباً فِي ارْتِفَاعِ صُرَاخِ الْبَائِسِ إِلَيْهِ، وَاللهُ يَسْتَجِيبُ اسْتِغَاثَةَ الْمِسْكِينِ.

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

٢٩ 29 فَإِنْ هَيْمَنَ بِسَكِينَتِهِ فَمَنْ يَدِينُهُ؟ وَإِنْ وَارَى وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ يُعَايِنُهُ؟ سَوَاءٌ أَكَانُوا شَعْباً أَمْ فَرْداً

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

٣٠ 30 لِكَيْ لَا يَسُودَ الْفَاجِرُ، لِئَلّا تَعْثُرَ الأُمَّةُ.

That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.

٣١ 31 هَلْ قَالَ أَحَدٌ للهِ: لَقَدْ تَحَمَّلْتُ الْعِقَابَ فَلَنْ أَعُودَ إِلَى الإِسَاءَةِ؟

Surely hast any one said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

٣٢ 32 عَلِّمْنِي مَا لَا أَرَاهُ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَثِمْتُ فَإِنَّنِي عَنْهُ أَرْتَدِعُ.

That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

٣٣ 33 أَيُجْزِيكَ اللهُ إِذاً بِمُقْتَضَى رَأْيِكَ إِذَا رَفَضْتَ التَّوْبَةَ؟ لأَنَّ عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَ لَا أَنَا، فَأَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا تَعْرِفُ.

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

٣٤ 34 إِنَّ ذَوِي الْفَهْمِ يُعْلِنُونَ، وَالْحُكَمَاءَ الَّذِينَ يُنْصِتُونَ إِلَى كَلامِي يَقُولُونَ لِي:

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken to me.

٣٥ 35 إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِجَهْلٍ، وَكَلامُهُ يَفْتَقِرُ إِلَى التَّعَقُّلِ.

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

٣٦ 36 يَا لَيْتَ أَيُّوبَ يُمْتَحَنُ أَقْسَى امْتِحَانٍ، لأَنَّهُ أَجَابَ كَمَا يُجِيبُ أَهْلُ الشَّرِّ.

My desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.

٣٧ 37 لَكِنَّهُ أَضَافَ إِلَى خَطِيئَتِهِ عِصْيَاناً، إِذْ يُصَفِّقُ بَيْنَنَا بِاحْتِقَارٍ، مُثَرْثِراً بِأَقْوَالٍ ضِدَّ اللهِ!»

For he addeth rebellion to his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.