Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
| وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الرَّبُّ قَائِلاً لأَيُّوبَ: | ١ |
2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
| «أَيُخَاصِمُ اللّائِمُ الْقَدِيرَ؟ لِيُجِبِ المُشْتَكِي عَلَى اللهِ». | ٢ |
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
| عِنْدَئِذٍ أَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ الرَّبَّ: | ٣ |
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
| «انْظُرْ، أَنَا حَقِيرٌ فَبِمَاذَا أُجِيبُكَ؟ هَا أَنَا أَضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي | ٤ |
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
| لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ مَرَّةً وَلَنْ أُجِيبَ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَنْ أُضِيفَ». | ٥ |
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
| حِينَئِذٍ أَجَابَ الرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ الْعَاصِفَةِ: | ٦ |
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
| «اشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَكُنْ رَجُلاً، فَأَسْأَلَكَ وَتُجِيبَنِي. | ٧ |
8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
| أَتَشُكُّ فِي قَضَائِي أَوْ تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِتُبَرِّرَ نَفْسَكَ؟ | ٨ |
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
| أَتَمْلِكُ ذِرَاعاً كَذِرَاعِ اللهِ؟ أَتُرْعِدُ بِمِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ؟ | ٩ |
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
| إِذاً تَسَرْبَلْ بِالْجَلالِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ، وَتَزَيَّنْ بِالْمَجْدِ وَالْبَهَاءِ. | ١٠ |
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
| صُبَّ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَانْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ وَاخْفِضْهُ. | ١١ |
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
| انْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلّلْهُ، وَدُسِ الأَشْرَارَ فِي مَوَاضِعِهِمْ. | ١٢ |
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
| اطْمِرْهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ فِي التُّرَابِ مَعاً، وَاحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ. | ١٣ |
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ أَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ قَادِرَةٌ عَلَى إِنْقَاذِكَ. | ١٤ |
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
| انْظُرْ إِلَى بَهِيمُوثَ (الْحَيَوَانِ الضَّخْمِ) الَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ، فَإِنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ الْعُشْبَ كَالْبَقَرِ. | ١٥ |
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
| إِنَّ قُوَّتَهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتَهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ. | ١٦ |
17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
| يَنْتَصِبُ ذَيْلُهُ كَشَجَرَةِ أَرْزٍ، وَعَضَلاتُ فَخْذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ. | ١٧ |
18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
| عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ وَأَطْرَافُهُ قُضْبَانُ حَدِيدٍ، | ١٨ |
19 He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
| إِنَّهُ أَعْجَبُ كُلِّ الْخَلائِقِ، وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَهْزِمَهُ إِلّا الَّذِي خَلَقَهُ. | ١٩ |
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
| تَنْمُو الأَعْشَابُ الَّتِي يَتَغَذَّى بِها عَلَى الْجِبَالِ، حَيْثُ تَمْرَحُ وُحُوشُ الْبَرِّيَّةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
| يَرْبِضُ تَحْتَ شُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبَيْنَ الْحَلْفَاءِ فِي الْمُسْتَنْقَعَاتِ. | ٢١ |
22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
| يَسْتَظِلُّ بِشُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبِالصَّفْصَافِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْجَارِيَةِ | ٢٢ |
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
| لَا يُخَامِرُهُ الْخَوْفُ إِنْ هَاجَ النَّهْرُ، وَيَظَلُّ مُطْمَئِنّاً وَلَوِ انْدَفَقَ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي فَمِهِ. | ٢٣ |
24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
| مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَصْطَادَهُ مِنَ الأَمَامِ، أَوْ يَثْقُبَ أَنْفَهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟ | ٢٤ |
