أيُّوب 1
| عَاشَ فِي أَرْضِ عُوصَ رَجُلٌ اسْمُهُ أَيُّوبُ، كَانَ صَالحاً كَامِلاً يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ. | ١ 1 |
A man, there was—in the land of Uz, Job, his name, —and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.
| وَأَنْجَبَ أَيُّوبُ سَبْعَةَ أَبْنَاءٍ وَثَلاثَ بَنَاتٍ. | ٢ 2 |
And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
| وَبَلَغَتْ مَوَاشِيهِ سَبْعَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ، وَثَلاثَةَ آلافِ جَمَلٍ، وَخَمْسَ مِئَةِ زَوْجٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ، وَخَمْسَ مِئَةِ أَتَانٍ. أَمَّا خَدَمُهُ فَكَانُوا كَثِيرِينَ جِدّاً. وَكَانَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ أَعْظَمَ أَبْنَاءِ الْمَشْرِقِ عَلَى الإِطْلاقِ. | ٣ 3 |
And his substance was—seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, —thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.
| وَاعْتَادَ أَوْلادُهُ أَنْ يُقِيمُوا الْمَآدِبَ فِي بَيْتِ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ بِدَوْرِهِ، وَيَدْعُوا أَخَوَاتِهِمِ الثَّلاثَ إِلَيْهَا لِيُشَارِكْنَ فِيهَا. | ٤ 4 |
Now his sons were wont to go, and make a banquet, at the house of each one upon his day, —and to send and call their three sisters, to eat and to drink with them.
| وَحَالَمَا تَنْقَضِي أَيَّامُ الْوَلائِمِ كَانَ أَيُّوبُ يَسْتَدْعِي أَبْنَاءَهُ وَيُقَدِّسُهُمْ، فَكَانَ يَنْهَضُ مُبَكِّراً فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَيُقَرِّبُ مُحْرَقَاتٍ عَلَى عَدَدِهِمْ قَائِلاً: «لِئَلّا يَكُونَ بَنِيَّ قَدْ أَخْطَأُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ وَجَدَّفُوا عَلَى اللهِ». هَذَا مَا وَاظَبَ عَلَيْهِ أَيُّوبُ دَائِماً. | ٥ 5 |
And so it was, when the days of the banquet came round, that Job sent and hallowed them, and rising early in the morning offered ascending-sacrifices according to the number of them all; for Job said, Peradventure my sons have sinned, and have cursed God in their hearts. Thus and thus, was Job wont to do all the days.
| وَحَدَثَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَنْ مَثَلَ بَنُو اللهِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، فَانْدَسَّ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. | ٦ 6 |
Now there came a certain day, when the sons of God entered in to present themselves unto Yahweh, —so the accuser also entered, in their midst.
| فَسَأَلَ الرَّبُّ الشَّيْطَانَ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَ الشَّيْطَانُ: «مِنَ الطَّوَافِ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالتَّجَوُّلِ فِيهَا». | ٧ 7 |
And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and wandering about therein.
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِلشَّيْطَانِ: «هَلْ رَاقَبْتَ عَبْدِي أَيُّوبَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا نَظِيرَ لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ، فَهُوَ رَجُلٌ كَامِلٌ صَالِحٌ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ». | ٨ 8 |
And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?
| فَأَجَابَ الشَّيْطَانُ: «أَمَجَّاناً يَتَّقِي أَيُّوبُ اللهَ؟ | ٩ 9 |
And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Is it, for nought, that Job revereth God?
| أَلَمْ تُسَيِّجْ حَوْلَهُ وَحَوْلَ بَيْتِهِ وَحَوْلَ كُلِّ مَا يَمْلِكُ. لَقَدْ بَارَكْتَ كُلَّ مَا يَقُومُ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ، فَمَلأَتْ مَوَاشِيهِ الأَرْضَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.
| وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا تَمُدُّ يَدَكَ وَتَمَسُّ جَمِيعَ مَا يَمْلِكُ، فَإِنَّهُ فِي وَجْهِكَ يُجَدِّفُ عَلَيْكَ». | ١١ 11 |
But, in very deed, put forth, I pray thee, thy hand, and smite all that he hath, —verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.
| فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِلشَّيْطَانِ: «هَا أَنَا أُسَلِّمُكَ كُلَّ مَا يَمْلِكُ. إِنَّمَا لَا تَمُدَّ يَدَكَ إِلَيْهِ لِتُؤْذِيَهُ». ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ. | ١٢ 12 |
And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Lo! all that he hath, is in thy hand, only, against himself, do not put forth thy hand. So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh.
| وَذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، فِيمَا كَانَ أَبْنَاءُ أَيُّوبَ وَبَنَاتُهُ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ خَمْراً فِي بَيْتِ أَخِيهِمِ الأَكْبَرِ، | ١٣ 13 |
And there came a certain day, —when his sons and his daughters were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother.
| أَقْبَلَ رَسُولٌ إِلَى أَيُّوبَ وَقَالَ: «بَيْنَمَا كَانَتِ الْبَقَرُ تَحْرُثُ وَالأُتُنُ تَرْعَى إِلَى جِوَارِهَا، | ١٤ 14 |
And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said, —The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;
| هَاجَمَنَا غُزَاةُ السَّبَئِيِّينَ وَأَخَذُوهَا، وَقَتَلُوا الْغِلْمَانَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَأَفْلَتُّ أَنَا وَحْدِي لأُخْبِرَكَ». | ١٥ 15 |
when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, —and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.
| وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ أَقْبَلَ آخَرُ قَائِلاً: «لَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ صَاعِقَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَحْرَقَتِ الْغَنَمَ وَالْغِلْمَانَ وَالْتَهَمَتْهُمْ، وَأَفْلَتُّ أَنَا وَحْدِي لأُخْبِرَكَ». | ١٦ 16 |
Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, —A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
| وَبَيْنَمَا هَذَا يَتَكَلَّمُ أَقْبَلَ ثَالِثٌ وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ غَزَتْنَا ثَلاثُ فِرَقٍ مِنَ الْكَلْدَانِيِّينَ، وَاسْتَوْلَوْا عَلَى الْجِمَالِ، وَقَتَلُوا الْغِلْمَانَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ، وَأَفْلَتُّ أَنَا وَحْدِي لأُخْبِرَكَ». | ١٧ 17 |
Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
| وَإِذْ كَانَ هَذَا لَا يَزَالُ يَتَكَلَّمُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ رَابِعٌ وَقَالَ: «بَيْنَمَا كَانَ أَبْنَاؤُكَ وَبَنَاتُكَ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُونَ خَمْراً فِي بَيْتِ أَخِيهِمِ الأَكْبَرِ، | ١٨ 18 |
Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, —Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;
| هَبَّتْ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ مِنْ عَبْرِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، فَاجْتَاحَتْ أَرْكَانَ الْبَيْتِ الأَرْبَعَةَ، فَانْهَارَ عَلَى الْغِلْمَانِ وَمَاتُوا جَمِيعاً، وَأَفْلَتُّ أَنَا وَحْدِي لأُخْبِرَكَ». | ١٩ 19 |
when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, —and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
| فَقَامَ أَيُّوبُ وَمَزَّقَ جُبَّتَهُ وَجَزَّ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ وَأَكَبَّ عَلَى الأَرْضِ سَاجِداً، | ٢٠ 20 |
Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell to the earth and worshipped;
| وَقَالَ: «عُرْيَاناً خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّي وَعُرْيَاناً أَعُودُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ. الرَّبُّ أَعْطَى وَالرَّبُّ أَخَذَ، فَلْيَكُنِ اسْمُ الرَّبِّ مُبَارَكاً». | ٢١ 21 |
and said—Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away, —The name of Yahweh be blessed!
| فِي هَذَا كُلِّهِ لَمْ يُخْطِئْ أَيُّوبُ فِي حَقِّ اللهِ وَلَمْ يَعْزُ لَهُ حَمَاقَةً. | ٢٢ 22 |
In all this, Job sinned not, nor imputed folly unto God.
