Job 11
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,
Kemudian Zofar berkata, "Tidakkah omong kosong itu diberi jawaban? Haruskah orang yang banyak mulut itu dibenarkan?
2 Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?
3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?
Ayub, kaukira kami tak mampu menjawabmu? Kausangka kami bungkam karena ejekanmu?
4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.
Menurut anggapanmu kata-katamu itu tak salah; menurut pendapatmu engkau bersih di hadapan Allah.
5 But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
Tapi, semoga Allah sendiri berbicara!
6 And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
Dan semoga engkau diberitahu oleh-Nya, bahwa hikmat itu banyak seginya, dan tak dapat dimengerti manusia. Maka sadarlah engkau bahwa deritamu tak berapa, dibandingkan dengan hukuman yang layak kauterima.
7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?
Masakan hakekat Allah dapat kauselami? Masakan mampu kuasa-Nya engkau fahami?
8 They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge; (Sheol h7585)
Kuasa-Nya lebih tinggi daripada angkasa; tak dapat engkau menjangkau dan meraihnya. Kuasa-Nya lebih dalam dari dunia orang mati, tak dapat kaumengerti sama sekali. (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.
Kuasa Allah lebih luas daripada buana, dan lebih lebar dari samudra raya.
10 If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?
Jika Ia menangkap dan membawamu ke mahkamah-Nya, maka siapa berani menghalangi tindakan-Nya?
11 For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.
Allah mengenali orang yang suka berdusta; kejahatan mereka tak luput dari mata-Nya.
12 And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
Kalau induk keledai liar melahirkan keledai jinak, barulah orang bodoh menjadi bijak.
13 But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;
Ayub, bersihkanlah hatimu, menyesallah! Berdoalah kepada Allah!
14 If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;
Hilangkanlah dosa dari hatimu dan jauhkanlah kejahatan dari rumahmu!
15 Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:
Maka kau boleh menghadapi hidup dengan tabah dan gagah; kau akan berdiri teguh dan tak perlu merasa gelisah,
16 For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:
bahkan deritamu tidak lagi kaukenang; bagai banjir yang surut, dilupakan orang.
17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.
Hidupmu akan menjadi lebih terang dari siang hari, dan saat-saat gelap dalam hidupmu secerah sinar pagi.
18 And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;
Kau akan teguh dan penuh harapan; Allah akan melindungimu sehingga kau aman.
19 Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;
Engkau tidak akan takut kepada seteru; banyak orang akan minta tolong kepadamu.
20 But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
Tapi orang jahat akan memandang kebingungan, sebab bagi mereka tak ada pertolongan. Satu-satunya harapan mereka ialah agar ajal segera tiba."
