Job 29
1 So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
| وَعَادَ أَيُّوبُ يَنْطِقُ بِمَثَلِهِ فَقَالَ: | ١ |
2 Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!
| «يَا لَيْتَنِي كَمَا فِي ٱلشُّهُورِ ٱلسَّالِفَةِ وَكَٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي حَفِظَنِي ٱللهُ فِيهَا، | ٢ |
3 When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,
| حِينَ أَضَاءَ سِرَاجَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي، وَبِنُورِهِ سَلَكْتُ ٱلظُّلْمَةَ. | ٣ |
4 As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:
| كَمَا كُنْتُ فِي أَيَّامِ خَرِيفِي، وَرِضَا ٱللهِ عَلَى خَيْمَتِي، | ٤ |
5 When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.
| وَٱلْقَدِيرُ بَعْدُ مَعِي وَحَوْلِي غِلْمَانِي، | ٥ |
6 When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
| إِذْ غَسَلْتُ خَطَوَاتِي بِٱللَّبَنِ، وَٱلصَّخْرُ سَكَبَ لِي جَدَاوِلَ زَيْتٍ. | ٦ |
7 When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.
| حِينَ كُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى ٱلْبَابِ فِي ٱلْقَرْيَةِ، وَأُهَيِّئُ فِي ٱلسَّاحَةِ مَجْلِسِي. | ٧ |
8 The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.
| رَآنِي ٱلْغِلْمَانُ فَٱخْتَبَأُوا، وَٱلْأَشْيَاخُ قَامُوا وَوَقَفُوا. | ٨ |
9 The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
| ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ أَمْسَكُوا عَنِ ٱلْكَلَامِ، وَوَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ. | ٩ |
10 The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
| صَوْتُ ٱلشُّرَفَاءِ ٱخْتَفَى، وَلَصِقَتْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ بِأَحْنَاكِهِمْ. | ١٠ |
11 And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.
| لِأَنَّ ٱلْأُذُنَ سَمِعَتْ فَطَوَّبَتْنِي، وَٱلْعَيْنَ رَأَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ لِي، | ١١ |
12 For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
| لِأَنِّي أَنْقَذْتُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ ٱلْمُسْتَغِيثَ وَٱلْيَتِيمَ وَلَا مُعِينَ لَهُ. | ١٢ |
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.
| بَرَكَةُ ٱلْهَالِكِ حَلَّتْ عَلَيَّ، وَجَعَلْتُ قَلْبَ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةِ يُسَرُّ. | ١٣ |
14 I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.
| لَبِسْتُ ٱلْبِرَّ فَكَسَانِي. كَجُبَّةٍ وَعِمَامَةٍ كَانَ عَدْلِي. | ١٤ |
15 I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.
| كُنْتُ عُيُونًا لِلْعُمْيِ، وَأَرْجُلًا لِلْعُرْجِ. | ١٥ |
16 I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
| أَبٌ أَنَا لِلْفُقَرَاءِ، وَدَعْوَى لَمْ أَعْرِفْهَا فَحَصْتُ عَنْهَا. | ١٦ |
17 I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.
| هَشَّمْتُ أَضْرَاسَ ٱلظَّالِمِ، وَمِنْ بَيْنِ أَسْنَانِهِ خَطَفْتُ ٱلْفَرِيسَةَ. | ١٧ |
18 Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
| فَقُلْتُ: إِنِّي فِي وَكْرِي أُسَلِّمُ ٱلرُّوحَ، وَمِثْلَ ٱلسَّمَنْدَلِ أُكَثِّرُ أَيَّامًا. | ١٨ |
19 For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.
| أَصْلِي كَانَ مُنْبَسِطًا إِلَى ٱلْمِيَاهِ، وَٱلطَّلُّ بَاتَ عَلَى أَغْصَانِي. | ١٩ |
20 My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.
| كَرَامَتِي بَقِيَتْ حَدِيثَةً عِنْدِي، وَقَوْسِي تَجَدَّدَتْ فِي يَدِي. | ٢٠ |
21 Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.
| لِي سَمِعُوا وَٱنْتَظَرُوا، وَنَصَتُوا عِنْدَ مَشُورَتِي. | ٢١ |
22 After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.
| بَعْدَ كَلَامِي لَمْ يُثَنُّوا، وَقَوْلِي قَطَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ. | ٢٢ |
23 And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.
| وَٱنْتَظَرُونِي مِثْلَ ٱلْمَطَرِ، وَفَغَرُوا أَفْوَاهَهُمْ كَمَا لِلْمَطَرِ ٱلْمُتَأَخِّرِ. | ٢٣ |
24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
| إِنْ ضَحِكْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا، وَنُورَ وَجْهِي لَمْ يُعَبِّسُوا. | ٢٤ |
25 I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.
| كُنْتُ أَخْتَارُ طَرِيقَهُمْ وَأَجْلِسُ رَأْسًا، وَأَسْكُنُ كَمَلِكٍ فِي جَيْشٍ، كَمَنْ يُعَزِّي ٱلنَّائِحِينَ. | ٢٥ |
