Job 33
1 However, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
| وَالآنَ يَا أَيُّوبُ أصْغِ إِلَى أَقْوَالِي، وَاسْمَعْ كَلامِي كُلَّهُ: | ١ |
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
| هَا أَنَا قَدْ فَتَحْتُ فَمِي فَنَطَقَ لِسَانِي فِي حَنَكِي، | ٢ |
3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart, and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
| كَلِمَاتِي تَصْدُرُ مِنْ قَلْبٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، وَشَفَتَايَ تَتَحَدَّثَانِ بِإِخْلاصٍ بِمَا أَعْلَمُ. | ٣ |
4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
| رُوحُ اللهِ هُوَ الَّذِي كَوَّنَنِي، وَنَسَمَةُ الْقَدِيرِ أَحْيَتْنِي، | ٤ |
5 If thou can, answer thou me. Set thy words in order before me. Stand forth.
| فَأَجِبْنِي إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْتَطِيعُ. أَحْسِنِ الدَّعْوَى، وَاتَّخِذْ لَكَ مَوْقِفاً. | ٥ |
6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou are. I also am formed out of the clay.
| إِنَّمَا أَنَا نَظِيرُكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ، مِنَ الطِّينِ جُبِلْتُ، | ٦ |
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
| فَلا هَيْبَتِي تُخِيفُكَ، وَلا يَدِي ثَقِيلَةٌ عَلَيْكَ. | ٧ |
8 Surely thou have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
| حَقّاً قَدْ تَكَلَّمْتَ فِي أُذُنَيَّ فَاسْتَمَعْتُ إِلَى أَقْوَالِكَ. | ٨ |
9 I am clean, without transgression. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.
| أَنْتَ قُلْتَ: أَنَا نَقِيٌّ بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ، أَنَا طَاهِرٌ لَا إِثْمَ فِيَّ، | ٩ |
10 Thou say, Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
| إِنَّمَا اللهُ يَتَرَبَّصُ بِي لِيَجِدَ عِلَّةً عَلَيَّ وَيَحْسِبَنِي عَدُوّاً لَهُ، | ١٠ |
11 He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.
| يَضَعُ أَقْدَامِي فِي الْمِقْطَرَةِ، وَيَتَرَصَّدُ سُبُلِي. | ١١ |
12 Behold, I will answer thee. In this thou are not just, for God is greater than man.
| وَلَكِنَّكَ مُخْطِئٌ فِي هَذَا، وَأَنَا الَّذِي أُجِيبُكَ. إِنَّ اللهَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ، | ١٢ |
13 Why do thou strive against him because he does not give account of any of his matters?
| فَمَا بَالُكَ تُخَاصِمُهُ قَائِلاً: إِنَّهُ لَنْ يُجِيبَ عَنْ تَسَاؤُلاتِي؟ | ١٣ |
14 For God speaks once, yea twice, though man does not regard it.
| إِنَّ اللهَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِطَرِيقَةٍ أَوْ بِأُخْرَى وَإِنْ كَانَ الإِنْسَانُ لَا يُدْرِكُهَا. | ١٤ |
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed.
| يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي حُلْمٍ، فِي رُؤْيَا اللَّيْلِ عِنْدَمَا يَغْشَى النَّاسَ سُبَاتٌ عَمِيقٌ. | ١٥ |
16 Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction
| عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْتَحُ آذَانَ النَّاسِ وَيُرْعِبُهُمْ بِتَحْذِيرَاتِهِ، | ١٦ |
17 that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
| لِيَصْرِفَ الإِنْسَانَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ وَيَسْتَأْصِلَ مِنْهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءَ، | ١٧ |
18 He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
| لِيُنْقِذَ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَحَيَاتَهُ مِنَ الْهَلاكِ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ. | ١٨ |
19 He also is chastened with pain upon his bed, and with continual strife in his bones,
| قَدْ يُقَوَّمُ الإِنْسَانُ بِالأَلَمِ عَلَى مَضْجَعِهِ، وَبِالأَوْجَاعِ النَّاشِبَةِ فِي عِظَامِهِ، | ١٩ |
20 so that his life abhors bread, and his soul dainty food.
| حَتَّى تَعَافَ حَيَاتُهُ الطَّعَامَ، وَشَهِيَّتُهُ لَذِيذَ الْمَأْكَلِ. | ٢٠ |
21 His flesh is consumed away that it cannot be seen. And his bones that were not seen stick out.
| يَبْلَى لَحْمُهُ فَيَخْتَفِي عَنِ الْعَيَانِ، وَتَنْبَرِي عِظَامُهُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ خَافِيَةً مِنْ قَبْلُ. | ٢١ |
22 Yea, his soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
| تَدْنُو نَفْسُهُ مِنَ الْهَاوِيَةِ، وَحَيَاتُهُ مِنْ زَبَانِيَةِ الْمَوْتِ. | ٢٢ |
23 If there be with him an agent, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him,
| إِنْ وُجِدَ لَهُ مَلاكٌ، شَفِيعٌ، وَاحِدٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَلْفٍ، لِيُعْلِنَ لِلإِنْسَانِ مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ لَهُ، | ٢٣ |
24 then God is gracious to him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.
| يتَرَأَّفُ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلاً: أَنْقِذْهُ يَا رَبُّ مِنَ الانْحِدَارِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَقَدْ وَجَدْتُ لَهُ فِدْيَةً. | ٢٤ |
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He returns to the days of his youth.
| فَيَصِيرَ لَحْمُهُ أَكْثَرَ غَضَاضَةً مِن أَيَّامِ صِبَاهُ وَيَعُودَ إِلَى عَهْدِ رَيعَانِ شَبَابِهِ | ٢٥ |
26 He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ يَدْعُو الْمَرْءُ اللهَ فَيَرْضَى عَنْهُ، وَيَمْثُلُ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ بِفَرَحٍ، وَيَرُدُّ لَهُ اللهُ بِرَّهُ، | ٢٦ |
27 He sings before men, and says, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.
| ثُمَّ يُرَنِّمُ أَمَامَ النَّاسِ قَائِلاً: لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ وَحَرَّفْتُ مَا هُوَ حَقٌّ وَلَمْ أُجَازَ عَلَيْهِ، | ٢٧ |
28 He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall behold the light.
| قَدِ افْتَدَى اللهُ حَيَاتِي مِنَ الانْحِدَارِ إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَتَنْتَعِشُ حَيَاتِي لِتَرَى النُّورَ. | ٢٨ |
29 Lo, all these things God works twice, yea thrice, with a man,
| هَذَا كُلُّهُ يُجْرِيهِ اللهُ عَلَى الإِنْسَانِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، | ٢٩ |
30 to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
| لِيَرُدَّ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الْهَاوِيَةِ لِيَسْتَضِيءَ بِنُورِ الْحَيَاةِ. | ٣٠ |
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken to me. Keep silent, and I will speak.
| فَأَصْغِ يَا أَيُّوبُ وَأَنْصِتْ إِلَيَّ. اُصْمُتْ وَدَعْنِي أَتَكَلَّمُ. | ٣١ |
32 If thou have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
| وَإِنْ كَانَ لَدَيْكَ مَا تَقُولُهُ فَأَجِبْنِي، تَكَلَّمْ، فَإِنِّي أَرْغَبُ فِي تَبْرِيرِكَ. | ٣٢ |
33 If not, hearken thou to me. Keep silent, and I will teach thee.
| وَإلَّا فَأَصْغِ إِلَيَّ، أَنْصِتْ فَأُعَلِّمَكَ الْحِكْمَةَ». | ٣٣ |
