Job 21
1 Job replied,
Tetapi Ayub menjawab:
2 “Please listen carefully to what I say—that would be one comfort you could give me.
"Dengarkanlah baik-baik perkataanku dan biarlah itu menjadi penghiburanmu.
3 Bear with me; let me speak. After I've spoken you can resume mocking me.
Bersabarlah dengan aku, aku akan berbicara; sehabis bicaraku bolehlah kamu mengejek.
4 Am I complaining against people? Of course not. Why shouldn't I be impatient?
Kepada manusiakah keluhanku tertuju? Mengapa aku tidak boleh kesal hati?
5 Just take a look at me. Aren't you appalled? Cover your mouth with your hand in shock!
Berpalinglah kepadaku, maka kamu akan tercengang, dan menutup mulutmu dengan tangan!
6 Every time I think of what's happened to me I am horrified and I shake all over with fear.
Kalau aku memikirkannya, aku menjadi takut, dan gemetarlah tubuhku.
7 Why do the wicked continue to live, to grow old and increasingly powerful?
Mengapa orang fasik tetap hidup, menjadi tua, bahkan menjadi bertambah-tambah kuat?
8 Their children are with them; they watch their grandchildren grow up.
Keturunan mereka tetap bersama mereka, dan anak cucu diperhatikan mereka.
9 They live in their homes in safety—they are not afraid. God does not use his rod to beat them.
Rumah-rumah mereka aman, tak ada ketakutan, pentung Allah tidak menimpa mereka.
10 Their bulls always breed successfully; their cows give birth to calves and do not miscarry.
Lembu jantan mereka memacek dan tidak gagal, lembu betina mereka beranak dan tidak keguguran.
11 They send out their little ones like lambs to play; their children dance around.
Kanak-kanak mereka dibiarkan keluar seperti kambing domba, anak-anak mereka melompat-lompat.
12 They sing accompanied by the tambourine and lyre; they celebrate with the music of the flute.
Mereka bernyanyi-nyanyi dengan iringan rebana dan kecapi, dan bersukaria menurut lagu seruling.
Mereka menghabiskan hari-hari mereka dalam kemujuran, dan dengan tenang mereka turun ke dalam dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)
14 Yet they tell God, ‘Get lost! We don't want anything to do with you.
Tetapi kata mereka kepada Allah: Pergilah dari kami! Kami tidak suka mengetahui jalan-jalan-Mu.
15 Who does the Almighty think he is for us to serve him as slaves? What benefit is there for us if we pray to him?’
Yang Mahakuasa itu apa, sehingga kami harus beribadah kepada-Nya, dan apa manfaatnya bagi kami, kalau kami memohon kepada-Nya?
16 Such people believe they make their own fortune, but I don't accept their way of thinking.
Memang, kemujuran mereka tidak terletak dalam kuasa mereka sendiri! Rancangan orang fasik adalah jauh dari padaku.
17 How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does disaster come upon them? How often does God punish the wicked in his anger?
Betapa sering pelita orang fasik dipadamkan, kebinasaan menimpa mereka, dan kesakitan dibagikan Allah kepada mereka dalam murka-Nya!
18 Are they blown along like straw in the wind? Does a tornado come in and carry them away?
Mereka menjadi seperti jerami di depan angin, seperti sekam yang diterbangkan badai.
19 Some say, ‘God saves up people's punishment for their children.’ But I say, ‘God should punish those people themselves so that they can learn from it.’
Bencana untuk dia disimpan Allah bagi anak-anaknya. Sebaiknya, orang itu sendiri diganjar Allah, supaya sadar;
20 Let them see their destruction themselves, and drink deeply from God's anger.
sebaiknya matanya sendiri melihat kebinasaannya, dan ia sendiri minum dari murka Yang Mahakuasa!
21 For they don't care what happens to their families once they're dead.
Karena peduli apa ia dengan keluarganya sesudah ia mati, bila telah habis jumlah bulannya?
22 Can anyone teach God anything he doesn't already know, since he is the one who judges even heavenly beings?
Masakan kepada Allah diajarkan orang pengetahuan, kepada Dia yang mengadili mereka yang di tempat tinggi?
23 One person dies in good health, totally comfortable and secure.
Yang seorang mati dengan masih penuh tenaga, dengan sangat tenang dan sentosa;
24 Their body is fat from eating well; their bones still strong.
pinggangnya gemuk oleh lemak, dan sumsum tulang-tulangnya masih segar.
25 Another dies after a miserable life without every experiencing happiness.
Yang lain mati dengan sakit hati, dengan tidak pernah merasakan kenikmatan.
26 Yet they are both buried in the same dust; they are treated alike in death, eaten by maggots.
Tetapi sama-sama mereka terbaring di dalam debu, dan berenga-berenga berkeriapan di atas mereka.
27 Look, I know what you're thinking, and your schemes to do me wrong.
Sesungguhnya, aku mengetahui pikiranmu, dan muslihat yang kamu rancangkan terhadap aku.
28 You may ask me, ‘Where is the home of the great man? Where is the place where the wicked live?’
Katamu: Di mana rumah penguasa? Di mana kemah tempat kediaman orang-orang fasik?
29 Haven't you asked people who travel? Don't you pay attention to what they tell you?
Belum pernahkah kamu bertanya-tanya kepada orang-orang yang lewat di jalan? Dapatkah kamu menyangkal petunjuk-petunjuk mereka,
30 Wicked people are spared in times of disaster; they are rescued from the day of judgment.
bahwa orang jahat terlindung pada hari kebinasaan, dan diselamatkan pada hari murka Allah?
31 Who confronts them with their actions? Who pays them back for what they have done?
Siapa yang akan langsung menggugat kelakuannya, dan mengganjar perbuatannya?
32 When they eventually die and are carried to the graveyard, their tomb is guarded. The earth of the grave softly covers them.
Dialah yang dibawa ke kuburan, dan jiratnya dirawat orang.
33 Everyone attends their funeral service; a huge procession of people comes to pay their last respects.
Dengan nyaman ia ditutupi oleh gumpalan-gumpalan tanah di lembah; setiap orang mengikuti dia, dan yang mendahului dia tidak terbilang banyaknya.
34 Why do you try to comfort me with worthless nonsense? Your answers are just a pack of lies!”
Alangkah hampanya penghiburanmu bagiku! Semua jawabanmu hanyalah tipu daya belaka!"
