Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:

١ فَأَجَابَ أَلِيهُو وَقَالَ:

2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

٢ «أَتَحْسِبُ هَذَا حَقًّا؟ قُلْتَ: أَنَا أَبَرُّ مِنَ ٱللهِ.

3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

٣ لِأَنَّكَ قُلْتَ: مَاذَا يُفِيدُكَ؟ بِمَاذَا أَنْتَفِعُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي؟

4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

٤ أَنَا أَرُدُّ عَلَيْكَ كَلَامًا، وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِكَ مَعَكَ.

5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

٥ اُنْظُرْ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَبْصِرْ، وَلَاحِظِ ٱلْغَمَامَ. إِنَّهَا أَعْلَى مِنْكَ.

6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

٦ إِنْ أَخْطَأْتَ فَمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِهِ؟ وَإِنْ كَثَّرْتَ مَعَاصِيَكَ فَمَاذَا عَمِلْتَ لَهُ؟

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

٧ إِنْ كُنْتَ بَارًّا فَمَاذَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ؟ أَوْ مَاذَا يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ يَدِكَ؟

8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

٨ لِرَجُلٍ مِثْلِكَ شَرُّكَ، وَلِٱبْنِ آدَمَ بِرُّكَ.

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

٩ «مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْمَظَالِمِ يَصْرُخُونَ. يَسْتَغِيثُونَ مِنْ ذِرَاعِ ٱلْأَعِزَّاءِ.

10 But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;

١٠ وَلَمْ يَقُولُوا: أَيْنَ ٱللهُ صَانِعِي، مُؤْتِي ٱلْأَغَانِيِّ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ،

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'

١١ ٱلَّذِي يُعَلِّمُنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وُحُوشِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَيَجْعَلُنَا أَحْكَمَ مِنْ طُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ؟

12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

١٢ ثَمَّ يَصْرُخُونَ مِنْ كِبْرِيَاءِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ وَلَا يَسْتَجِيبُ.

13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

١٣ وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ لَا يَسْمَعُ كَذِبًا، وَٱلْقَدِيرُ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ.

14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

١٤ فَإِذَا قُلْتَ إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ تَرَاهُ، فَٱلدَّعْوَى قُدَّامَهُ، فَٱصْبِرْ لَهُ.

15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

١٥ وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَلِأَنَّ غَضَبَهُ لَا يُطَالِبُ، وَلَا يُبَالِي بِكَثْرَةِ ٱلزَّلَّاتِ،

16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

١٦ فَغَرَ أَيُّوبُ فَاهُ بِٱلْبَاطِلِ، وَكَبَّرَ ٱلْكَلَامَ بِلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ».