Job 19
1 And Job answered and said,
Tetapi Ayub menjawab, "Mengapa aku terus kamu kecam, dan kamu siksa dengan perkataan?
2 How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?
3 These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed to stupefy me.
Berkali-kali kamu menghina aku, dan kamu aniaya aku tanpa rasa malu.
4 And be it [that] I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
Seandainya salah perbuatanku, itu tidak merugikan kamu.
5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach,
Kamu pikir dirimu lebih baik daripadaku; susahku kamu anggap bukti kesalahanku.
6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath surrounded me with his net.
Ketahuilah bahwa aku sedang disiksa Allah, dan ditangkap dalam perangkap-Nya.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, and I am not heard; I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Aku meronta karena kekejaman-Nya itu, tetapi tidak seorang pun yang memperhatikan aku. "Di mana keadilan," teriakku, tetapi tak ada yang mendengar aku.
8 He hath hedged up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Allah menutup jalanku, aku tak dapat lewat, lorong-lorongku dibuat-Nya gelap pekat.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
Ia merampas hartaku semua, dan nama baikku dirusakkan-Nya.
10 He breaketh me down on every side, and I am gone; and my hope hath he torn up as a tree.
Ia menghantam aku dari segala jurusan, seperti orang mencabut akar dari tanaman, lalu membiarkannya merana dan layu, begitulah direnggut-Nya segala harapanku.
11 And he hath kindled his anger against me, and hath counted me unto him as one of his enemies.
Murka Allah kepadaku menyala-nyala; aku dianggap-Nya sebagai musuh-Nya.
12 His troops have come together and cast up their way against me, and have encamped round about my tent.
Pasukan-Nya menyerbu tanpa dapat dibendung; jalanku dihalangi, dan kemahku dikepung.
13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are quite estranged from me.
Sanak saudaraku dijauhkan-Nya daripadaku; aku menjadi orang asing bagi semua kenalanku.
14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my known friends have forgotten me.
Kaum kerabatku semua menjauhkan diri; teman-temanku tak ingat kepadaku lagi.
15 The sojourners in my house and my maids count me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.
Hamba perempuanku lupa siapa aku, tuan mereka; dianggapnya aku orang yang belum dikenalnya.
16 I called my servant, and he answered not; I entreated him with my mouth.
Kupanggil hambaku, tapi ia tak menyahut, meskipun kubujuk dia dengan lembut.
17 My breath is strange to my wife, and my entreaties to the children of my [mother's] womb.
Istriku muak mencium bau napasku, saudara kandungku tak sudi mendekatiku.
18 Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.
Aku dihina oleh anak-anak di jalan; jika aku berdiri, aku ditertawakan.
19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and they whom I loved are turned against me.
Melihat aku, teman karibku merasa ngeri; aku ditinggalkan mereka yang kukasihi.
20 My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Tubuhku tinggal kulit pembalut tulang; hampir saja aku mati dan nyawaku melayang.
21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Hai kawan-kawanku, kasihanilah aku, sebab tangan Allah memukul aku.
22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
Allah terus menekan aku; mengapa kamu tiru Dia? Belum puaskah kamu menyiksa?
23 Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Ah, kiranya kata-kataku dicatat, sehingga akan selalu diingat;
24 That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever!
kiranya dengan besi dipahat pada batu, supaya bertahan sepanjang waktu.
25 And [as for] me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;
Aku tahu bahwa di surga ada Pembelaku; akhirnya Ia akan datang menolong aku.
26 And [if] after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see God;
Meskipun kulitku luka-luka dan pecah, tapi selama aku bertubuh, akan kupandang Allah.
27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: — my reins are consumed within me.
Dengan mataku sendiri Dia akan kulihat, dan bagiku Dia menjadi sahabat. Hatiku hancur sebab kamu berkata,
28 If ye say, How shall we persecute him? when the root of the matter is found in me,
'Bagaimana caranya kita mendakwanya?' Kamu mencari alasan untuk membuat perkara.
29 Be ye yourselves afraid of the sword! for the sword is fury against misdeeds, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Tetapi, kini takutlah kepada pedang! Sebab Allah murka dan menghukum orang berdosa; maka tahulah kamu, bahwa ada Allah yang mengadili manusia."
