Job 21
1 But Job answered and said,
Ayub menjawab, "Dengarkan apa yang akan kukatakan; hanya itu yang kuminta sebagai penghiburan.
2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
Izinkanlah aku ganti bicara, setelah itu boleh lagi kamu menghina!
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Bukan dengan manusia aku bertengkar, jadi tak mengapalah jika aku kurang sabar.
5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Pandanglah aku, maka kamu akan tercengang, kamu terpaku dan mulutmu bungkam.
6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling takes hold on my flesh.
Jika kupikirkan keadaanku ini gemetarlah aku karena ngeri.
7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Mengapa orang jahat diberi umur panjang oleh Allah, dan harta mereka terus bertambah?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Mereka hidup cukup lama sehingga melihat anak cucu mereka menjadi dewasa.
9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
Rumah tangga mereka aman sentosa; Allah tidak mendatangkan bencana atas mereka.
10 Their bull genders, and fails not; their cow calves, and casts not her calf.
Ternak mereka berkembang biak, dan tanpa kesulitan, beranak.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
Anak-anak orang jahat berlompatan dengan gembira, seperti domba muda yang bersukaria.
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Diiringi bunyi rebana, seruling dan kecapi, mereka ramai bernyanyi dan menari-nari.
Hari-harinya dihabiskan dalam kebahagiaan, dan mereka meninggal penuh kedamaian. (Sheol h7585)
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of your ways.
Padahal mereka telah berkata kepada Allah, "Jauhilah kami dan pergilah! Kami tak peduli dan tak ingin mengerti maksud dan kehendak-Mu bagi hidup kami."
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Pikir mereka, "Melayani Allah tak ada gunanya, dan berdoa kepada-Nya tiada manfaatnya.
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Bukankah karena kekuatan kita saja, tercapailah segala maksud dan tujuan kita?" Akan tetapi aku sama sekali tidak setuju dengan jalan pikiran dan pendapat begitu.
17 How often is the candle of the wicked put out! and how often comes their destruction upon them! God distributes sorrows in his anger.
Pernahkah pelita orang jahat dipadamkan, dan mereka ditimpa bencana dan kemalangan? Pernahkah Allah marah kepada mereka, sehingga mereka dihukum-Nya?
18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away.
Pernahkah mereka seperti jerami dan debu yang ditiup oleh badai dan oleh angin lalu?
19 God lays up his iniquity for his children: he rewards him, and he shall know it.
Kamu berkata, "Anak dihukum Allah karena dosa ayahnya." Tapi kataku: Orang berdosa itulah yang harus dihukum Allah, agar mereka sadar bahwa karena dosa mereka, maka Allah mengirimkan hukuman-Nya.
20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Biarlah orang berdosa menanggung dosanya sendiri, biarlah dirasakannya murka Allah Yang Mahatinggi.
21 For what pleasure has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Jika manusia habis masanya di dunia, masih pedulikah ia entah keluarganya bahagia?
22 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judges those that are high.
Dapatkah manusia mengajar Allah, sedangkan Allah sendiri yang menghakimi makhluk di surga?
23 One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
Ada orang yang sehat selama hidupnya; ia meninggal dengan puas dan lega. Matinya tenang dengan rasa bahagia, sedang tubuhnya masih penuh tenaga.
24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 And another dies in the bitterness of his soul, and never eats with pleasure.
Tapi ada pula yang mati penuh kepahitan, tanpa pernah mengenyam kebahagiaan.
26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
Namun di kuburan, mereka sama-sama terbaring; dikerumuni oleh ulat dan cacing.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which all of you wrongfully imagine against me.
Memang aku tahu apa yang kamu pikirkan dan segala kejahatan yang kamu rancangkan.
28 For all of you say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
Tanyamu, "Di mana rumah penguasa yang melakukan perbuatan durhaka?"
29 Have all of you not asked them that go by the way? and do all of you not know their tokens,
Belumkah kamu menanyai orang yang banyak bepergian? Tidak percayakah kamu berita yang mereka laporkan?
30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Kata mereka, "Pada hari Allah memberi hukuman, para penjahat akan diselamatkan."
31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he has done?
Tak ada yang menggugat kelakuannya; tak ada yang membalas kejahatannya.
32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
Ia dibawa ke kuburan, dan dimasukkan ke dalam liang lahat; makamnya dijaga dan dirawat.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
Ribuan orang berjalan mengiringi jenazahnya; dengan lembut tanah pun menimbuninya.
34 How then comfort all of you me in vain, seeing in your answers there remains falsehood?
Jadi, penghiburanmu itu kosong dan segala jawabanmu bohong!"
