Job 4
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered Job.
Maka berbicaralah Elifas, orang Teman:
2 “Could I say a word? I don't want to upset you but who could keep quiet and not respond?
"Kesalkah engkau, bila orang mencoba berbicara kepadamu? Tetapi siapakah dapat tetap menutup mulutnya?
3 You've certainly encouraged many people and supported those who are weak.
Sesungguhnya, engkau telah mengajar banyak orang, dan tangan yang lemah telah engkau kuatkan;
4 Your advice has helped those who are stumbling not to fall, and you have strengthened those whose knees are weak.
orang yang jatuh telah dibangunkan oleh kata-katamu, dan lutut yang lemas telah kaukokohkan;
5 But now you're the one suffering and you're upset.
tetapi sekarang, dirimu yang tertimpa, dan engkau kesal, dirimu terkena, dan engkau terkejut.
6 Wasn't it your reverence for God that gave you confidence and your integrity that gave you hope?
Bukankah takutmu akan Allah yang menjadi sandaranmu, dan kesalehan hidupmu menjadi pengharapanmu?
7 Think about it: since when did the innocent die? Since when were good people destroyed?
Camkanlah ini: siapa binasa dengan tidak bersalah dan di manakah orang yang jujur dipunahkan?
8 From what I've seen it's those who plant evil and sow trouble who reap the same!
Yang telah kulihat ialah bahwa orang yang membajak kejahatan dan menabur kesusahan, ia menuainya juga.
9 A breath from God destroys them; a blast of his anger wipes them out.
Mereka binasa oleh nafas Allah, dan lenyap oleh hembusan hidung-Nya.
10 Lions may roar and growl, but their teeth still break.
Singa mengaum, singa meraung--patahlah gigi singa-singa muda.
11 Even a lion dies from lack of food, and the lioness' cubs are scattered.
Singa binasa karena kekurangan mangsa, dan anak-anak singa betina bercerai-berai.
12 A word quietly crept up on me; a whisper reached my ear.
Suatu perkataan telah disampaikan kepadaku dengan diam-diam dan telingaku menangkap bisikannya,
13 Troubling thoughts came to me in nightmares when you fall into a deep sleep.
waktu bermenung oleh sebab khayal malam, ketika tidur nyenyak menghinggapi orang.
14 I became terrified and trembled; all my bones were shaking.
Aku terkejut dan gentar, sehingga tulang-tulangku gemetar.
15 Then a breath brushed my face and gave me goose-pimples.
Suatu roh melewati aku, tegaklah bulu romaku.
16 Something stopped, but I couldn't see its face. My eyes could only make out a shape. It was totally quiet, and then I heard a voice:
Ia berhenti, tetapi rupanya tidak dapat kukenal. Suatu sosok ada di depan mataku, suara berbisik-bisik kudengar:
17 ‘Can anyone be right before God? Can anyone be pure before their Maker?
Mungkinkah seorang manusia benar di hadapan Allah, mungkinkah seseorang tahir di hadapan Penciptanya?
18 If he doesn't even trust his servants, and he says his angels make mistakes,
Sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Nya tidak dipercayai-Nya, malaikat-malaikat-Nyap didapati-Nya tersesat,
19 how much more does this apply to those who live in these houses made of clay, whose foundations are based on dust, who fall apart like clothing to a moth?
lebih-lebih lagi mereka yang diam dalam pondok tanah liat, yang dasarnya dalam debu, yang mati terpijat seperti gegat.
20 Alive in the morning, they are dead by evening. They die, unnoticed.
Di antara pagi dan petang mereka dihancurkan, dan tanpa dihiraukan mereka binasa untuk selama-lamanya.
21 They are like tent ropes that are pulled up, and they collapse in death. They die without wisdom.’
Bukankah kemah mereka dicabut? Mereka mati, tetapi tanpa hikmat.
