< Job 17 >

1 My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the last resting-place is ready for me.
«رُوحِي تَلِفَتْ. أَيَّامِي ٱنْطَفَأَتْ. إِنَّمَا ٱلْقُبُورُ لِي.١
2 Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.
«لَوْلَا ٱلْمُخَاتِلُونَ عِنْدِي، وَعَيْنِي تَبِيتُ عَلَى مُشَاجَرَاتِهِمْ.٢
3 Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.
كُنْ ضَامِنِي عِنْدَ نَفْسِكَ. مَنْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَفِّقُ يَدِي؟٣
4 You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.
لِأَنَّكَ مَنَعْتَ قَلْبَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْفِطْنَةِ، لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ لَا تَرْفَعُهُمُ.٤
5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.
ٱلَّذِي يُسَلِّمُ ٱلْأَصْحَابَ لِلسَّلْبِ، تَتْلَفُ عُيُونُ بَنِيهِ.٥
6 He has made me a word of shame to the peoples; I have become a mark for their sport.
أَوْقَفَنِي مَثَلًا لِلشُّعُوبِ، وَصِرْتُ لِلْبَصْقِ فِي ٱلْوَجْهِ.٦
7 My eyes have become dark because of my pain, and all my body is wasted to a shade.
كَلَّتْ عَيْنِي مِنَ ٱلْحُزْنِ، وَأَعْضَائِي كُلُّهَا كَٱلظِّلِّ.٧
8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.
يَتَعَجَّبُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُونَ مِنْ هَذَا، وَٱلْبَرِئُ يَنْتَهِضُ عَلَى ٱلْفَاجِرِ.٨
9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.
أَمَّا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ فَيَسْتَمْسِكُ بِطَرِيقِهِ، وَٱلطَّاهِرُ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ يَزْدَادُ قُوَّةً.٩
10 But come back, now, all of you, come; and I will not see a wise man among you.
«وَلَكِنِ ٱرْجِعُوا كُلُّكُمْ وَتَعَالَوْا، فَلَا أَجِدُ فِيكُمْ حَكِيمًا.١٠
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the desires of my heart.
أَيَّامِي قَدْ عَبَرَتْ. مَقَاصِدِي، إِرْثُ قَلْبِي، قَدِ ٱنْتَزَعَتْ.١١
12 They are changing night into day; they say, The light is near the dark.
يَجْعَلُونَ ٱللَّيْلَ نَهَارًا، نُورًا قَرِيبًا لِلظُّلْمَةِ.١٢
13 If I am waiting for the underworld as my house, if I have made my bed in the dark; (Sheol h7585)
إِذَا رَجَوْتُ ٱلْهَاوِيَةَ بَيْتًا لِي، وَفِي ٱلظَّلَامِ مَهَّدْتُ فِرَاشِي، (Sheol h7585)١٣
14 If I say to the earth, You are my father; and to the worm, My mother and my sister;
وَقُلْتُ لِلْقَبْرِ: أَنْتَ أَبِي، وَلِلدُّودِ: أَنْتَ أُمِّي وَأُخْتِي،١٤
15 Where then is my hope? and who will see my desire?
فَأَيْنَ إِذًا آمَالِي؟ آمَالِي، مَنْ يُعَايِنُهَا؟١٥
16 Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust? (Sheol h7585)
تَهْبِطُ إِلَى مَغَالِيقِ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ إِذْ تَرْتَاحُ مَعًا فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ». (Sheol h7585)١٦

< Job 17 >