Job 29
1 And Job continued and said in his parable,
Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya, katanya,
2 Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
"Kiranya hidupku dapat lagi seperti dahulu, waktu Allah melindungi aku.
3 As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
Aku selalu diberi-Nya pertolongan, diterangi-Nya waktu berjalan dalam kegelapan.
4 [As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
Itulah hari-hari kejayaanku, ketika keakraban Allah menaungi rumahku.
5 When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
Waktu itu, Yang Mahakuasa masih mendampingi aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku.
6 when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
Ternakku menghasilkan banyak sekali susu. Banyak minyak dihasilkan oleh pohon-pohon zaitunku, meskipun ditanam di tanah berbatu.
7 When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Jika para tua-tua kota duduk bersama, dan kuambil tempatku di antara mereka,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
minggirlah orang-orang muda, segera setelah aku dilihat mereka. Juga orang-orang tua bangkit dengan khidmat; untuk memberi hormat.
9 And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
Bahkan para pembesar berhenti berkata-kata,
10 And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
dan orang penting pun tidak berbicara.
11 For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
Siapa pun kagum jika mendengar tentang aku; siapa yang melihat aku, memuji jasaku.
12 For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Sebab, kutolong orang miskin yang minta bantuan; kusokong yatim piatu yang tak punya penunjang.
13 Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
Aku dipuji oleh orang yang sangat kesusahan, kutolong para janda sehingga mereka tentram.
14 Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
Tindakanku jujur tanpa cela; kutegakkan keadilan senantiasa.
15 I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
Bagi orang buta, aku menjadi mata; bagi orang lumpuh, aku adalah kakinya.
16 I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
Bagi orang miskin, aku menjadi ayah; bagi orang asing, aku menjadi pembela.
17 And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
Tapi kuasa orang kejam, kupatahkan, dan kurban mereka kuselamatkan.
18 And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.
Harapanku ialah mencapai umur yang tinggi, dan mati dengan tenang di rumahku sendiri.
19 [My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
Aku seperti pohon yang subur tumbuhnya, akarnya cukup air dan embun membasahi dahannya.
20 My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
Aku selalu dipuji semua orang, dan tak pernah kekuatanku berkurang.
21 [Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Orang-orang diam, jika aku memberi nasihat; segala perkataanku mereka dengarkan dengan cermat.
22 At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
Sehabis aku bicara, tak ada lagi yang perlu ditambahkan; perkataan meresap seperti tetesan air hujan.
23 As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
Semua orang menyambut kata-kataku dengan gembira, seperti petani menyambut hujan di musim bunga.
24 Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
Kutersenyum kepada mereka ketika mereka putus asa; air mukaku yang bahagia menambah semangat mereka.
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
Akulah yang memegang pimpinan, dan mengambil segala keputusan. Kupimpin mereka seperti raja di tengah pasukannya, dan kuhibur mereka dalam kesedihannya.
