أيُّوب 35

١ 1 وَقَالَ أَلِيهُو أَيْضاً:

Moreover Elihu answered and said:

٢ 2 «أَتَحْسِبُ هَذَا عَدْلاً؟ ثُمَّ تَقُولُ: إِنَّ هَذَا حَقِّي أَمَامَ اللهِ،

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

٣ 3 وَتَسْأَلُ: أَيَّةُ مَنْفَعَةٍ لِي؟ هَلْ أَكُونُ فِي حَالٍ أَفْضَلَ لَوْ لَمْ أُخْطِئْ؟

That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

٤ 4 سَأُجِيبُكَ أَنْتَ وَأَصْدِقَاءَكَ مَعَكَ:

I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

٥ 5 انْظُرْ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَتَأَمَّلْ: تَفَرَّسْ فِي السُّحُبِ الشَّامِخَةِ فَوْقَكَ.

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

٦ 6 إِنْ أَثِمْتَ فَمَاذَا يُؤَثِّرُ هَذَا فِيهِ؟ وَإِنْ كَثَّرْتَ خَطَايَاكَ فَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ يَلْحَقُ بِهِ؟

If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

٧ 7 وَإِنْ كُنْتَ بَارّاً فَمَاذَا تُعْطِيهِ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يَأْخُذُ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟

If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

٨ 8 إِنَّ شَرَّكَ يُؤَثِّرُ فِي إِنْسَانٍ نَظِيرِكَ، وَبِرَّكَ يَفِيدُ فَقَطْ أَبْنَاءَ النَّاسِ.

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

٩ 9 لأَنَّ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْجَوْرِ يَسْتَغِيثُ الْمَظْلُومُونَ طَلَباً لِلْخَلاصِ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْعُتَاةِ،

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

١٠ 10 وَلَكِنْ لَا أَحَدَ يَقُولُ: أَيْنَ اللهُ صَانِعِي، الْوَاهِبُ تَرْنِيماً فِي اللَّيْلِ،

But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;

١١ 11 الَّذِي عَلَّمَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وُحُوشِ الأَرْضِ، وَجَعَلَنَا أَعْظَمَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ طُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ.

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'

١٢ 12 يَسْتَغِيثُونَ بِهِ فَلا يُجِيبُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ تَشَامُخِ الأَشْرَارِ

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

١٣ 13 فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ لَا يَسْمَعُ لِصُرَاخِهِمِ الفَارِغِ، وَلا يَأْبَهُ القَدِيرُ لَهُ

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

١٤ 14 فَكَمْ بِالأَحْرَى لَا يَسْمَعُ لَكَ عِنْدَمَا تَقُولُ إِنَّكَ لَا تَرَاهُ! لَكِنِ اصْبِرْ، فَدَعْوَاكَ أَمَامَهُ

Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

١٥ 15 وَالآنَ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُجَازِ فِي غَضَبِهِ وَلَمْ يُبَالِ بِمُعَاقَبَةِ الإِثْمِ،

And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

١٦ 16 فَغَرَ أَيُّوبُ فَاهُ بِالْبَاطِلِ، وَأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْكَلامِ بِجَهْلٍ!»

But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.