أيُّوب 9

١ 1 فَقَالَ أَيُّوبُ:

And Job answers and says:

٢ 2 «قَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَقِيناً أَنَّ الأَمْرَ كَذَلِكَ، وَلَكِنْ كَيْفَ يَتَبَرَّرُ الإِنْسَانُ أَمَامَ اللهِ؟

“Truly I have known that [it is] so, But how is man righteous with God?

٣ 3 إِنْ شَاءَ الْمَرْءُ أَنْ يَتَحَاجَّ مَعَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ يَعْجِزُ عَنِ الإِجَابَةِ عَنْ حُجَّةٍ مِنْ أَلْفٍ.

If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.

٤ 4 هُوَ حَكِيمُ الْقَلْبِ وَعَظِيمُ الْقُوَّةِ، فَمَنْ تَصَلَّبَ أَمَامَهُ وَسَلِمَ؟

Wise in heart and strong in power—Who has hardened toward Him and is at peace?

٥ 5 هُوَ الَّذِي يُزَحْزِحُ الْجِبَالَ، فَلا تَدْرِي حِينَ يَقْلِبُهَا فِي غَضَبِهِ.

Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who has overturned them in His anger.

٦ 6 هُوَ الَّذِي يُزَعْزِعُ الأَرْضَ مِنْ مُسْتَقَرِّهَا فَتَتَزَلْزَلُ أَعْمِدَتُهَا.

Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.

٧ 7 هُوَ الَّذِي يُصْدِرُ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ فَلا تُشْرِقُ، وَيَخْتِمُ عَلَى النُّجُومِ.

Who is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, And the stars He seals up.

٨ 8 يَبْسُطُ وَحْدَهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَيَمْشِي عَلَى أَعَالِي الْبَحْرِ.

Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,

٩ 9 هُوَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ النَّعْشَ وَالْجَبَّارَ وَالثُّرَيَّا وَمَخَادِعَ الْجَنُوبِ،

Making the Great Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the inner chambers of the south.

١٠ 10 صَانِعُ عَظَائِمَ لَا تُسْتَقْصَى وَعَجَائِبَ لَا تُحْصَى.

Doing great things until there is no searching, And wonderful, until there is no numbering.

١١ 11 اللهُ يَمُرُّ بِي فَلا أَرَاهُ وَيَجْتَازُ فَلا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ.

Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.

١٢ 12 إِذَا خَطَفَ مَنْ يَرُدُّهُ، أَوْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟

Behold, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, What [are] You doing?

١٣ 13 لَا يَرُدُّ اللهُ غَضَبَهُ؛ تَخْضَعُ لَهُ كِبْرِيَاءُ الأَشْرَار

God does not turn back His anger, Proud helpers have bowed under Him.

١٤ 14 فَكَيْفَ إِذاً يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أُجِيبَهُ، وَأَتَخَيَّرَ كَلِمَاتِي فِي مُخَاطَبَتِهِ؟

How much less do I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

١٥ 15 لأَنِّي عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ بَرَاءَتِي لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أُجِيبَهُ، إِنَّمَا أَسْتَرْحِمُ دَيَّانِي.

Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, For my judgment I make supplication.

١٦ 16 حَتَّى لَوْ دَعَوْتُ وَاسْتَجَابَ لِي، فَإِنِّي لَا أُصَدِّقُ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَمَعَ لِي.

Though I had called and He answers me, I do not believe that He gives ear [to] my voice.

١٧ 17 يَسْحَقُنِي بِالْعَاصِفَةِ وَيُكْثِرُ جُرُوحِي مِنْ غَيْرِ سَبَبٍ.

Because He bruises me with a storm, And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.

١٨ 18 لَا يَدَعُنِي أَلْتَقِطُ أَنْفَاسِي بَلْ يُشْبِعُنِي مَرَائِرَ.

He does not permit me to refresh my spirit, But fills me with bitter things.

١٩ 19 إِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَضِيَّةُ قَضِيَّةَ قُوَّةٍ، فَهُوَ يَقُولُ مُتَحَدِّياً: هَأَنَذَا. وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَضِيَّةُ قَضِيَّةَ الْقَضَاءِ، فَمَنْ يُحَاكِمُهُ؟

If of power, behold, the Strong One; And if of judgment—who convenes me?

٢٠ 20 إِنْ ظَنَنْتُ نَفْسِي بَرِيئاً، فَإِنَّ فَمِي يَحْكُمُ عَلَيَّ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كَامِلاً، فَإِنَّهُ يُجَرِّمُنِي.

If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse.

٢١ 21 أَنَا كَامِلٌ، لِذَا لَا أُبَالِي بِنَفْسِي، أَمَّا حَيَاتِي فَقَدْ كَرِهْتُهَا.

I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنَّ الأَمْرَ سِيَّانِ، لِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ: إِنَّهُ يُفْنِي الْكَامِلَ والشِّرِّيرَ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواءٍ!

It is the same thing, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.

٢٣ 23 عِنْدَمَا تُؤَدِّي ضَرَبَاتُ السَّوْطِ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ الْمُفَاجِئِ يَسْخَرُ مِنْ بُؤْسِ الأَبْرِيَاءِ

If a scourge puts to death suddenly, He laughs at the trial of the innocent.

٢٤ 24 فَقَدْ عَهِدَ بِالأَرْضِ إِلَى يَدِ الشِّرِّيرِ، وَأَعْمَى عُيُونَ قُضَاتِهَا. إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ الْفَاعِلُ، إِذاً مَنْ هُوَ؟

Earth has been given Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, If not—where, who [is] he?

٢٥ 25 أَيَّامِي أَسْرَعُ مِنْ عَدَّاءٍ، تَفِرُّ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تُصِيبَ خَيْراً

My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,

٢٦ 26 تَمُرُّ كَسُفُنِ الْبَرْدِيِّ، وَكَنَسْرٍ يَنْقَضُّ عَلَى صَيْدِهِ.

They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darts on food.

٢٧ 27 إِنْ قُلْتُ: أَنْسَى ضِيقَتِي، وَأُطْلِقُ أَسَارِيرِي، وَأَبْتَسِمُ وَأُبْدِي بِشْراً،

Though I say, I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!

٢٨ 28 فَإِنِّي أَظَلُّ أَخْشَى أَوْجَاعِي، عَالِماً أَنَّكَ لَنْ تُبْرِئَنِي.

I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that You do not acquit me.

٢٩ 29 أَنَا مُسْتَذْنَبٌ، فَلِمَاذَا أُجَاهِدُ عَبَثاً؟

I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.

٣٠ 30 وَحَتَّى لَوِ اغْتَسَلْتُ بِالثَّلْجِ وَنَظَّفْتُ يَدَيَّ بِالْمُنَظِّفَاتِ،

If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified my hands with soap,

٣١ 31 فَإِنَّكَ تَطْرَحُنِي فِي مُسْتَنْقَعٍ نَتِنٍ حَتَّى تَكْرَهَنِي ثِيَابِي

Then You dip me in corruption, And my garments have detested me.

٣٢ 32 لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ إِنْسَاناً مِثْلِي فَأُجَاوِبَهُ، وَنَمْثُلَ مَعاً لِلْمُحَاكَمَةِ.

But if a man like myself—I answer Him, We come together into judgment.

٣٣ 33 وَلَيْسَ مِنْ حَكَمٍ بَيْنَنَا يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كِلَيْنَا.

If there were a mediator between us, He places his hand on us both.

٣٤ 34 لِيَكُفَّ عَنِّي عَصَاهُ فَلا يُرَوِّعَنِي رُعْبُهُ،

He turns aside His rod from off me, And His terror does not make me afraid,

٣٥ 35 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَتَكَلَّمُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ أَخْشَاهُ، لأَنَّ نَفْسِي بَرِيئَةٌ مِمَّا أُتَّهَمُ بِهِ.

I speak, and do not fear Him, but I am not right with myself.”