< Job 14 >

1 Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
“İnsanı kadın doğurur, Günleri sayılı ve sıkıntı doludur.
2 He comes forth like a flower, and is crushed, and he flees, as if a shadow, and never remains in the same state.
Çiçek gibi açıp solar, Gölge gibi gelip geçer.
3 And do you consider it fitting to look down with your eyes on someone in this way and to lead him into judgment with you?
Gözlerini böyle birine mi dikiyorsun, Yargılamak için önüne çağırıyorsun?
4 Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?
Kim temizi kirliden çıkarabilir? Hiç kimse!
5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.
Madem insanın günleri belirlenmiş, Aylarının sayısı saptanmış, Sınır koymuşsun, öteye geçemez;
6 Withdraw a little from him, so that he may rest, until his awaited day arrives, like that of the hired hand.
Gözünü ondan ayır da, Çalışma saatini dolduran gündelikçi gibi rahat etsin.
7 A tree has hope: if it has been cut, it turns green again, and its branches spring forth.
“Oysa bir ağaç için umut vardır, Kesilse, yeniden sürgün verir, Eksilmez filizleri.
8 If its roots grow old in the earth, and its trunk passes into dust,
Kökü yerde kocasa, Kütüğü toprakta ölse bile,
9 at the scent of water, it will sprout and bring forth leaves, as when it had first been planted.
Su kokusu alır almaz filizlenir, Bir fidan gibi dal budak salar.
10 Truly, when a man dies, and has been left unprotected, and has decayed, I ask you where is he?
İnsan ise ölüp yok olur, Son soluğunu verir ve her şey biter.
11 It is as if the waters had receded from the sea and an emptied river had dried up;
Suyu akıp giden göl Ya da kuruyan ırmak nasıl çöle dönerse,
12 just so, when a man is fallen asleep, he will not rise again, until the heavens are worn away; he will not awaken, nor rise from his sleep.
İnsan da öyle, yatar, bir daha kalkmaz, Gökler yok oluncaya dek uyanmaz, Uyandırılmaz.
13 Who will grant this to me, that you will protect me in the underworld, and hide me until your fury passes by, and establish a time for me, in which you will remember me? (Sheol h7585)
“Keşke beni ölüler diyarına gizlesen, Öfken geçinceye dek saklasan, Bana bir süre versen de, beni sonra anımsasan. (Sheol h7585)
14 Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.
İnsan ölür de dirilir mi? Başka biri nöbetimi devralıncaya dek Savaş boyunca umutla beklerdim.
15 You will call me and I will answer you; to the work of your hands, you will extend your right hand.
Sen çağırırdın, ben yanıtlardım, Ellerinle yaptığın yaratığı özlerdin.
16 Indeed, you have numbered my steps, but you have been lenient with my sins.
O zaman adımlarımı sayar, Günahımın hesabını tutmazdın.
17 You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.
İsyanımı torbaya koyup mühürler, Suçumu örterdin.
18 A falling mountain flows away, and a stone is transferred from its place.
“Ama dağın yıkılıp çöktüğü, Kayanın yerinden taşındığı,
19 Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
Suyun taşı aşındırdığı, Selin toprağı sürükleyip götürdüğü gibi, İnsanın umudunu yok ediyorsun.
20 You have strengthened him for a little while, so that he may cross over into eternity. You will change his face and send him forth.
Onu hep yenersin, yok olup gider, Çehresini değiştirir, uzağa gönderirsin.
21 Whether his sons have been noble or ignoble, he will not understand.
Oğulları saygı görür, onun haberi olmaz, Aşağılanırlar, anlamaz.
22 And in this way his body, while he yet lives, will have grief, and his soul will mourn over himself.
Ancak kendi canının acısını duyar, Yalnız kendisi için yas tutar.”

< Job 14 >