Job 9
1 And Job made answer and said,
| فَأَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ وَقَالَ: | ١ |
2 Truly, I see that it is so: and how is it possible for a man to get his right before God?
| «صَحِيحٌ. قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ كَذَا، فَكَيْفَ يَتَبَرَّرُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ عِنْدَ ٱللهِ؟ | ٢ |
3 If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.
| إِنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُحَاجَّهُ، لَا يُجِيبُهُ عَنْ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَلْفٍ. | ٣ |
4 He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?
| هُوَ حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ وَشَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَّةِ. مَنْ تَصَلَّبَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَلِمَ؟ | ٤ |
5 It is he who takes away the mountains without their knowledge, overturning them in his wrath:
| ٱلْمُزَحْزِحُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَلَا تَعْلَمُ، ٱلَّذِي يَقْلِبُهَا فِي غَضَبِهِ. | ٥ |
6 Who is moving the earth out of its place, so that its pillars are shaking:
| ٱلْمُزَعْزِعُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْ مَقَرِّهَا، فَتَتَزَلْزَلُ أَعْمِدَتُهَا. | ٦ |
7 Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.
| ٱلْآمِرُ ٱلشَّمْسَ فَلَا تُشْرِقُ، وَيَخْتِمُ عَلَى ٱلنُّجُومِ. | ٧ |
8 By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:
| ٱلْبَاسِطُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَحْدَهُ، وَٱلْمَاشِي عَلَى أَعَالِي ٱلْبَحْرِ. | ٨ |
9 Who made the Bear and Orion, and the Pleiades, and the store-houses of the south:
| صَانِعُ ٱلنَّعْشِ وَٱلْجَبَّارِ وَٱلثُّرَيَّا وَمَخَادِعِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ. | ٩ |
10 Who does great things not to be searched out; yes, wonders without number.
| فَاعِلُ عَظَائِمَ لَا تُفْحَصُ، وَعَجَائِبَ لَا تُعَدُّ. | ١٠ |
11 See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.
| «هُوَذَا يَمُرُّ عَلَيَّ وَلَا أَرَاهُ، وَيَجْتَازُ فَلَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ. | ١١ |
12 If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?
| إِذَا خَطَفَ فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ وَمَنْ يَقُولُ لَهُ: مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟ | ١٢ |
13 God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.
| ٱللهُ لَا يَرُدُّ غَضَبَهُ. يَنْحَنِي تَحْتَهُ أَعْوَانُ رَهَبَ. | ١٣ |
14 How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?
| كَمْ بِٱلْأَقَلِّ أَنَا أُجَاوِبُهُ وَأَخْتَارُ كَلَامِي مَعَهُ؟ | ١٤ |
15 Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.
| لِأَنِّي وَإِنْ تَبَرَّرْتُ لَا أُجَاوِبُ، بَلْ أَسْتَرْحِمُ دَيَّانِي. | ١٥ |
16 If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
| لَوْ دَعَوْتُ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لِي، لَمَا آمَنْتُ بِأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ صَوْتِي. | ١٦ |
17 For I would be crushed by his storm, my wounds would be increased without cause.
| ذَاكَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْحَقُنِي بِٱلْعَاصِفَةِ، وَيُكْثِرُ جُرُوحِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ. | ١٧ |
18 He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.
| لَا يَدَعُنِي آخُذُ نَفَسِي، وَلَكِنْ يُشْبِعُنِي مَرَائِرَ. | ١٨ |
19 If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?
| إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ جِهَةِ قُوَّةِ ٱلْقَوِيِّ، يَقُولُ: هَأَنَذَا. وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يَقُولُ: مَنْ يُحَاكِمُنِي؟ | ١٩ |
20 Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.
| إِنْ تَبَرَّرْتُ يَحْكُمُ عَلَيَّ فَمِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كَامِلًا يَسْتَذْنِبُنِي. | ٢٠ |
21 I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.
| «كَامِلٌ أَنَا. لَا أُبَالِي بِنَفْسِي. رَذَلْتُ حَيَاتِي. | ٢١ |
22 It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.
| هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ. لِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ: إِنَّ ٱلْكَامِلَ وَٱلشِّرِّيرَ هُوَ يُفْنِيهِمَا. | ٢٢ |
23 If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.
| إِذَا قَتَلَ ٱلسَّوْطُ بَغْتَةً، يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِتَجْرِبَةِ ٱلْأَبْرِيَاءِ. | ٢٣ |
24 The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?
| ٱلْأَرْضُ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لِيَدِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ. يُغَشِّي وُجُوهَ قُضَاتِهَا. وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُوَ، فَإِذًا مَنْ؟ | ٢٤ |
25 My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.
| أَيَّامِي أَسْرَعُ مِنْ عَدَّاءٍ، تَفِرُّ وَلَا تَرَى خَيْرًا. | ٢٥ |
26 They go rushing on like reed-boats, like an eagle dropping suddenly on its food.
| تَمُرُّ مَعَ سُفُنِ ٱلْبَرْدِيِّ. كَنَسْرٍ يَنْقَضُّ إِلَى قَنَصِهِ. | ٢٦ |
27 If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;
| إِنْ قُلْتُ: أَنْسَى كُرْبَتِي، أُطْلِقُ وَجْهِي وَأَتَبَلَّجُ، | ٢٧ |
28 I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.
| أَخَافُ مِنْ كُلِّ أَوْجَاعِي عَالِمًا أَنَّكَ لَا تُبَرِّئُنِي. | ٢٨ |
29 You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?
| أَنَا مُسْتَذْنَبٌ، فَلِمَاذَا أَتْعَبُ عَبَثًا؟ | ٢٩ |
30 If I am washed with snow water, and make my hands clean with soap;
| وَلَوِ ٱغْتَسَلْتُ فِي ٱلثَّلْجِ، وَنَظَّفْتُ يَدَيَّ بِٱلْإِشْنَانِ، | ٣٠ |
31 Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.
| فَإِنَّكَ فِي ٱلنَّقْعِ تَغْمِسُنِي حَتَّى تَكْرَهَنِي ثِيَابِي. | ٣١ |
32 For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.
| لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ هُوَ إِنْسَانًا مِثْلِي فَأُجَاوِبَهُ، فَنَأْتِي جَمِيعًا إِلَى ٱلْمُحَاكَمَةِ. | ٣٢ |
33 There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.
| لَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا مُصَالِحٌ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى كِلَيْنَا. | ٣٣ |
34 Let him take away his rod from me and not send his fear on me:
| لِيَرْفَعْ عَنِّي عَصَاهُ وَلَا يَبْغَتْنِي رُعْبُهُ. | ٣٤ |
35 Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.
| إِذًا أَتَكَلَّمُ وَلَا أَخَافُهُ، لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ هَكَذَا عِنْدَ نَفْسِي. | ٣٥ |
