Job 28
1 Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.
| لَا رَيْبَ أَنَّ هُنَاكَ مَنْجَماً لِلْفِضَّةِ وَبَوْتَقَةً لِتَمْحِيصِ الذَّهَبِ. | ١ |
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and ore, unbound by heat, is turned into brass.
| يُسْتَخْرَجُ الْحَدِيدُ مِنَ التُّرَابِ، وَمِنَ الْمَعْدَنِ الْخَامِ يُصْهَرُ النُّحَاسُ. | ٢ |
3 He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death.
| قَدْ وَضَعَ الإِنْسَانُ حَدّاً لِلظُّلْمَةِ، وَبَحَثَ فِي أَقْصَى طَرَفٍ عَنِ الْمَعْدَنِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ الْعَمِيقَةِ. | ٣ |
4 The burning separates a pilgrim people from those who have been forgotten by the feet of the destitute man and from the unapproachable.
| حَفَرُوا مَنْجَماً بَعِيداً، فِي مَوْضِعٍ مُقْفِرٍ مِنَ السُّكَّانِ، هَجَرَتْهُ أَقْدَامُ النَّاسِ، وَتَدَلُّوْا فِيهِ. | ٤ |
5 The land, where bread appeared in its place, has been destroyed by fire.
| أَمَّا الأَرْضُ الَّتِي تُنْبِتُ لَنَا خَيْراً فَقَدِ انْقَلَبَ أَسْفَلُهَا كَمَا بِنَارٍ. | ٥ |
6 Its stones are embedded with sapphires, and its soil, with gold.
| يَكْمُنُ فِي صُخُورِهَا الْيَاقُوتُ الأَزْرَقُ، وَفِي تُرَابِهَا الذَّهَبُ. | ٦ |
7 The bird does not know its path, nor has the eye of the vulture beheld it.
| لَمْ يَهْتَدِ إِلَى طَرِيقِهَا طَيْرٌ جَارِحٌ، وَلَمْ تُبْصِرْهُ عَيْنُ صَقْرٍ. | ٧ |
8 The sons of merchants have not walked there, nor has the lioness traveled through it.
| لَمْ تَطَأْهُ أَقْدَامُ الضَّوَارِي أَوْ يَسْلُكْ فِيهِ اللَّيْثُ. | ٨ |
9 He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.
| امْتَدَّتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى الصَّوَّانِ، وَقَلَبُوا الْجِبَالَ مِنْ أُصُولِهَا. | ٩ |
10 He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.
| حَفَروا مَمَرَّاتٍ فِي صُخُورِهَا، وَعَايَنَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كُلَّ ثَمِينٍ. | ١٠ |
11 The depths of rivers he has also examined, and he has brought hidden things into the light.
| سَدُّوا مَجَارِيَ الأَنْهَارِ، وَأَبْرَزُوا مَكْنُونَاتِ قِيعَانِهَا إِلَى النُّورِ. | ١١ |
12 But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
| وَلَكِنْ أَيْنَ تُوجَدُ الْحِكْمَةُ؟ وَأَيْنَ مَقَرُّ الْفِطْنَةِ؟ | ١٢ |
13 Man does not know its price, nor is it found in the land of those who live in sweetness.
| لَا يُدْرِكُ الإِنْسَانُ قِيمَتَهَا، وَلا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُوجَدَ فِي أَرْضِ الأَحْيَاءِ. | ١٣ |
14 The abyss declares, “It is not in me.” And the sea says, “It is not with me.”
| يَقُولُ الْغَمْرُ: لَيْسَتْ هِيَ فِيَّ؛ وَيَقُولُ الْبَحْرُ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُهَا. | ١٤ |
15 The finest gold will not be paid for it, nor will silver be weighed in exchange for it.
| لَا تُقَايَضُ بِالذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ، وَلا تُوْزَنُ الْفِضَّةُ ثَمَناً لَهَا. | ١٥ |
16 It will not be compared with the dyed colors of India, nor with the very costly stone sardonyx, nor with the sapphire.
| لَا تُثَمَّنُ بِذَهَبِ أُوفِيرَ أَوْ بِالْجَزْعِ الْكَرِيمِ أَوْ بِالْيَاقُوتِ الأَزْرَقِ. | ١٦ |
17 Neither gold nor crystal will be its equal; neither will vessels of gold be fitted for it.
| لَا يُعَادِلُهَا ذَهَبٌ أَوْ زُجَاجٌ، وَلا تُسْتَبْدَلُ بِمُجَوْهَرَاتٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ. | ١٧ |
18 The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
| لَا يُذْكَرُ مَعَهَا الْمُرْجَانُ أَوِ الْبَلُّوْرُ، فَثَمَنُ الْحِكْمَةِ أَغْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّآلِئِ. | ١٨ |
19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not be equal to it, nor will it be compared to the purest dyes.
| لَا يُقَارَنُ بِها يَاقُوتُ كُوشٍ وَلا تُثَمَّنُ بِالذَّهَبِ النَّقِيِّ. | ١٩ |
20 So then, where does wisdom begin, and where is the place of understanding?
| إِذاً مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي الْحِكْمَةُ، وَأَيْنَ هُوَ مَقَرُّ الْفِطْنَةِ؟ | ٢٠ |
21 It has been hidden from the eyes of all living things, just as the birds of the heavens escape notice.
| إِنَّهَا مَحْجُوبَةٌ عَنْ عَيْنَيْ كُلِّ حَيٍّ، وَخَافِيَةٌ عَنْ طَيْرِ السَّمَاءِ. | ٢١ |
22 Perdition and death have said, “With our ears, we have heard its fame.”
| الْهَلاكُ وَالْمَوْتُ قَالا: قَدْ بَلَغَتْ مَسَامِعَنَا شَائِعَةٌ عَنْهَا. | ٢٢ |
23 God understands its way, and he knows its location.
| اللهُ وَحْدَهُ يَعْلَمُ الطَّرِيقَ إِلَيْهَا وَيَعْرِفُ مَقَرَّهَا، | ٢٣ |
24 For he beholds the limits of the world, and he looks upon all things that are under heaven.
| لأَنَّهُ يَرَى أَقْصَى الأَرْضِ وَيُحِيطُ بِجَمِيعِ مَا تَحْتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. | ٢٤ |
25 He created a counterweight for the winds, and he suspended the waters to measure them.
| عِنْدَمَا جَعَلَ لِلرِّيحِ وَزْناً وَعَايَرَ الْمِيَاهَ بِمِقْيَاسٍ، | ٢٥ |
26 At that time, he gave a law to the rain and a path to the resounding storms.
| عِنْدَمَا وَضَعَ سُنَناً لِلْمَطَرِ وَمَمَرّاً لِصَوَاعِقِ الرُّعُودِ، | ٢٦ |
27 Then he saw and explained it, and he made ready and examined it.
| آنَئِذٍ رَآهَا وَأَذَاعَ خَبَرَهَا وَأَثْبَتَهَا وَفَحَصَهَا، | ٢٧ |
28 And he said to man, “Behold the fear of the Lord. Such is wisdom. And to withdraw from evil, this is understanding.”
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلإِنْسَانِ: انْظُرْ، إِنَّ مَخَافَةَ الرَّبِّ هِيَ الْحِكْمَةُ، وَتَفَادِي الشَّرِّ هُوَ الْفِطْنَةُ». | ٢٨ |
