Job 4
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Lalu berbicaralah Elifas, katanya: "Ayub, kesalkah engkau bila aku bicara? Tak sanggup aku berdiam diri lebih lama.
2 If we assay to commune with you, will you be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands.
Banyak orang telah kauberi pelajaran, dan mereka yang lemah telah kaukuatkan.
4 Your words have upheld him that was falling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees.
Kata-katamu yang memberi semangat, membangunkan orang yang tersandung, lemas dan penat.
5 But now it is come on you, and you faint; it touches you, and you are troubled.
Tetapi kini engkau sendiri ditimpa duka; kau terkejut, dan menjadi putus asa.
6 Is not this your fear, your confidence, your hope, and the uprightness of your ways?
Bukankah engkau setia kepada Allah; bukankah hidupmu tiada cela? Jika begitu, sepantasnyalah engkau yakin dan tak putus asa.
7 Remember, I pray you, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Pikirlah, pernahkah orang yang tak bersalah ditimpa celaka dan musibah?
8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Aku tahu dari pengamatan bahwa orang yang membajak ladang kejahatan, dan menabur benih bencana bagai biji tanaman, akan menuai celaka dan kesusahan!
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Bagai badai, begitulah murka Allah membinasakan mereka hingga punah!
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Orang jahat mengaum dan meraung, bagaikan singa mereka menggerung. Tetapi Allah membungkam mereka serta mematahkan gigi-giginya.
11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Mereka mati seperti singa kekurangan makanan, sehingga anak-anaknya bercerai-berai tak keruan.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little thereof.
Pernah suatu wahyu sampai kepadaku, bagaikan bisikan halus dalam telingaku.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
Tidurku terganggu dan terusik olehnya, seperti mendapat mimpi yang buruk di malam buta.
14 Fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Aku pun terkejut dan menggigil gentar; seluruh tubuhku bergundang, gemetar.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
Angin sepoi menyentuh wajahku, maka tegaklah bulu romaku.
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
Suatu sosok berdiri di hadapanku; kutatap, tetapi ia asing bagiku. Lalu kudengar bunyi suara memecah heningnya suasana,
17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
'Mungkinkah manusia tanpa salah di hadapan Allah? Mungkinkah ia tidak bercela di mata Penciptanya?
18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
Bahkan hamba-hamba Allah di surga, tak dapat dipercayai oleh-Nya. Bahkan pada malaikat-malaikat-Nya didapati-Nya kesalahan dan cela.
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Apalagi makhluk dari tanah liat makhluk debu yang dapat dipencet seperti ngengat!
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Makhluk itu hidup di waktu pagi, lalu mati terlantar di senja hari, dan untuk selamanya ia tak diingat lagi.
21 Does not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Maka hilanglah segala yang dimiliki; ia pun mati tanpa beroleh akal budi.'
