< أيُّوب 36 >

وَاسْتَطْرَدَ أَلِيهُو: ١ 1
Eliu also proceeded, and said:
«تَحَمَّلْنِي قَلِيلاً فَأَزِيدَكَ اطِّلاعاً، فَمَازَالَ عِنْدِي مَا أَقُولُهُ نِيَابَةً عَنِ اللهِ، ٢ 2
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.
لأَنِّي أَتَلَقَّى عِلْمِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَأَعْزُو بِرّاً لِصَانِعِي. ٣ 3
I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.
حَقّاً إِنَّ كَلامِي صَادِقٌ، لأَنَّ الْكَامِلَ فِي الْمَعْرِفَةِ حَاضِرٌ مَعَكَ. ٤ 4
For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee.
اللهُ قَدِيرٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَحْتَقِرُ الإِنْسَانَ، هُوَ قَدِيرٌ عَظِيمُ الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْفَهْمِ. ٥ 5
God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.
لَا يُبْقِي عَلَى حَيَاةِ الشِّرِّيرِ إِنَّمَا يَقْضِي حَقَّ الْبَائِسِينَ. ٦ 6
But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.
لَا يَغُضُّ طَرْفَهُ عَنِ الصِّدِّيقِينَ، بَلْ يُقِيمُهُمْ مَعَ الْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْعُرُوشِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ فَيَتَعَظَّمُونَ. ٧ 7
He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.
وَإِنْ رُبِطُوا بِالْقُيُودِ، وَوَقَعُوا فِي حِبَالِ الشَّقَاءِ، ٨ 8
And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty:
عِنْدَئِذٍ يُبْدِي لَهُمْ أَفْعَالَهُمْ وَآثَامَهُمْ إِذْ سَلَكُوا بِغُرُورٍ. ٩ 9
He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.
يَفْتَحُ آذَانَهُمْ لِتَحْذِيرَاتِهِ، وَيَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ عَنْ إِثْمِهِمْ. ١٠ 10
He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity.
فَإِنْ أَطَاعُوا وَعَبَدُوهُ، يَقْضُونَ أَيَّامَهُمْ بِرَغْدٍ، وَسِنِيهِمْ بِالنِّعَمِ. ١١ 11
If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.
وَلَكِنْ إِنْ عَصَوْا فَبِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ يَهْلِكُوا، وَيَمُوتُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ فَهْمٍ. ١٢ 12
But if they hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.
أَمَّا فُجَّارُ الْقُلُوبِ فَيَذْخَرُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ غَضَباً، وَلا يَسْتَغِيثُونَ بِاللهِ حِينَ يُعَاقِبُهُمْ. ١٣ 13
Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.
يَمُوتُونَ فِي الصِّبَا بَيْنَ مَأْبُونِي الْمَعَابِدِ. ١٤ 14
Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate.
أَمَّا الْمُبْتَلَوْنَ فَيُنْقِذُهُمْ فِي بَلائِهِمْ، وَبِالضِّيقِ يَفْتَحُ آذَانَهُمْ. ١٥ 15
He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.
يَجْتَذِبُكَ مِنَ الضِّيقِ إِلَى رَحْبٍ طَلِيقٍ، وَيَمْلأُ مَائِدَتَكَ بِالأَطْعِمَةِ الدَّسِمَةِ. ١٦ 16
Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it: and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.
وَلَكِنَّكَ مُثْقَلٌ بِالدَّيْنُونَةِ الْوَاقِعَةِ عَلَى الأَشْرَارِ، فَالدَّعْوَى وَالْقَضَاءُ يُمْسِكَانِكَ. ١٧ 17
Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.
فَاحْرِصْ لِئَلّا يُغْرِيَكَ الغَضَبُ بالسُّخْرِيَةِ، أَوْ تَصْرِفَكَ الرِّشْوَةُ الْعَظِيمَةُ عَنِ الحَقِّ ١٨ 18
Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.
أَيُمْكِنُ لِثَرَائِكَ أَوْ لِجُهُودِكَ الْجَبَّارَةِ أَنْ تَدْعَمَكَ فَلا تَغْرَقَ فِي الْكَآبَةِ؟ ١٩ 19
Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.
لَا تَتَشَوَّقْ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَجُرَّ النَّاسَ خَارِجاً مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمْ. ٢٠ 20
Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.
احْتَرِسْ أَنْ تَتَحَوَّلَ إِلَى الشَّرِّ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَا اخْتَرْتَهُ عِوَضاً عَنِ الشَّقَاءِ. ٢١ 21
Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.
انْظُرْ، إِنَّ اللهَ يَتَمَجَّدُ فِي قُوَّتِهِ. أَيُّ مُعَلِّمٍ نَظِيرُهُ؟ ٢٢ 22
Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.
مَنْ سَنَّ لَهُ طُرُقَهُ أَوْ قَالَ لَهْ: لَقَدِ ارْتَكَبْتَ خَطَأً؟ ٢٣ 23
Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou has wrought iniquity?
لَا تَنْسَ أَنْ تُعَظِّمَ عَمَلَهُ الَّذِي يَتَغَنَّى بِهِ النَّاسُ. ٢٤ 24
Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.
لَقَدْ شَهِدَهُ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ، وَتَفَرَّسُوا فِيهِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. ٢٥ 25
All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.
فَمَا أَعْظَمَ اللهَ! وَنَحْنُ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ، وَعَدَدُ سِنِيهِ لَا يُسْتَقْصَى. ٢٦ 26
Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.
لأَنَّهُ يَجْتَذِبُ قَطَرَاتِ الْمَاءِ، وَيَجْعَلُ سُحُبَهُ تَهْطِلُ أَمْطَاراً، ٢٧ 27
He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods:
تَسْكُبُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَتَصُبُّهَا بِغَزَارَةٍ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ. ٢٨ 28
Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.
أَهُنَاكَ مَنْ يَفْهَمُ كَيْفَ تَنْتَشِرُ السُّحُبُ، وَكَيْفَ تُرْعِدُ سَمَاؤُهُ؟ ٢٩ 29
If he will spread out clouds as his tent,
فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ بَسَطَ بُرُوقَهُ حَوَالَيْهِ وَتَسَرْبَلَ بِلُجَجِ الْبَحْرِ. ٣٠ 30
And lighten with his light from above, he shall cover also the ends of the sea.
هَكَذَا يُطْعِمُ اللهُ الشُّعُوبَ وَيُزَوِّدُهُمْ بِالْغِذَاءِ بِوَفْرَةٍ. ٣١ 31
For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.
يَمْلأُ يَدَيْهِ بِالْبُرُوقِ وَيَأْمُرُهَا أَنْ تُصِيبَ الْهَدَفَ. ٣٢ 32
In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.
إِنَّ رَعْدَهُ يُنْذِرُ بِاقْتِرَابِ الْعَاصِفَةِ، وَحَتَّى الْمَاشِيَةُ تُنْبِئُ بِدُنُوِّهَا. ٣٣ 33
He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it.

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