< Job 23 >
1 And Job made answer and said,
Tetapi Ayub menjawab:
2 Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.
"Sekarang ini keluh kesahku menjadi pemberontakan, tangan-Nya menekan aku, sehingga aku mengaduh.
3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
Ah, semoga aku tahu mendapatkan Dia, dan boleh datang ke tempat Ia bersemayam.
4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.
Maka akan kupaparkan perkaraku di hadapan-Nya, dan kupenuhi mulutku dengan kata-kata pembelaan.
5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.
Maka aku akan mengetahui jawaban-jawaban yang diberikan-Nya kepadaku dan aku akan mengerti, apa yang difirmankan-Nya kepadaku.
6 Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
Sudikah Ia mengadakan perkara dengan aku dalam kemahakuasaan-Nya? Tidak, Ia akan menaruh perhatian kepadaku.
7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
Orang jujurlah yang akan membela diri di hadapan-Nya, dan aku akan bebas dari Hakimku untuk selama-lamanya.
8 See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
Sesungguhnya, kalau aku berjalan ke timur, Ia tidak di sana; atau ke barat, tidak kudapati Dia;
9 I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.
di utara kucari Dia, Ia tidak tampak, aku berpaling ke selatan, aku tidak melihat Dia.
10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.
Karena Ia tahu jalan hidupku; seandainya Ia menguji aku, aku akan timbul seperti emas.
11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.
Kakiku tetap mengikuti jejak-Nya, aku menuruti jalan-Nya dan tidak menyimpang.
12 I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.
Perintah dari bibir-Nya tidak kulanggar, dalam sanubariku kusimpan ucapan mulut-Nya.
13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.
Tetapi Ia tidak pernah berubah--siapa dapat menghalangi Dia? Apa yang dikehendaki-Nya, dilaksanakan-Nya juga.
14 For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.
Karena Ia akan menyelesaikan apa yang ditetapkan atasku, dan banyak lagi hal yang serupa itu dimaksudkan-Nya.
15 For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.
Itulah sebabnya hatiku gemetar menghadapi Dia, kalau semuanya itu kubayangkan, maka aku ketakutan terhadap Dia.
16 For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.
Allah telah membuat aku putus asa, Yang Mahakuasa telah membuat hatiku gemetar;
17 For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.
sebab bukan karena kegelapan aku binasa, dan bukan juga karena mukaku ditutupi gelap gulita."