< Job 27 >

1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
وَعَادَ أَيُّوبُ يَنْطِقُ بِمَثَلِهِ فَقَالَ:١
2 As God lives, who has taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who has vexed my soul;
«حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱللهُ ٱلَّذِي نَزَعَ حَقِّي، وَٱلْقَدِيرُ ٱلَّذِي أَمَرَّ نَفْسِي،٢
3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
إِنَّهُ مَا دَامَتْ نَسَمَتِي فِيَّ، وَنَفْخَةُ ٱللهِ فِي أَنْفِي،٣
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
لَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ شَفَتَايَ إِثْمًا، وَلَا يَلْفِظَ لِسَانِي بِغِشٍّ.٤
5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
حَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُبَرِّرَكُمْ! حَتَّى أُسْلِمَ ٱلرُّوحَ لَا أَعْزِلُ كَمَالِي عَنِّي.٥
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
تَمَسَّكْتُ بِبِرِّي وَلَا أَرْخِيهِ. قَلْبِي لَا يُعَيِّرُ يَوْمًا مِنْ أَيَّامِي.٦
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that rises up against me as the unrighteous.
لِيَكُنْ عَدُوِّي كَٱلشِّرِّيرِ، وَمُعَانِدِي كَفَاعِلِ ٱلشَّرِّ.٧
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
لِأَنَّهُ مَا هُوَ رَجَاءُ ٱلْفَاجِرِ عِنْدَمَا يَقْطَعُهُ، عِنْدَمَا يَسْلُبُ ٱللهُ نَفْسَهُ؟٨
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
أَفَيَسْمَعُ ٱللهُ صُرَاخَهُ إِذَا جَاءَ عَلَيْهِ ضِيقٌ؟٩
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
أَمْ يَتَلَذَّذُ بِٱلْقَدِيرِ؟ هَلْ يَدْعُو ٱللهَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ؟١٠
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
«إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكُمْ بِيَدِ ٱللهِ. لَا أَكْتُمُ مَا هُوَ عِنْدَ ٱلْقَدِيرِ.١١
12 Behold, all you yourselves have seen it; why then are all of you thus altogether vain?
هَا أَنْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ، فَلِمَاذَا تَتَبَطَّلُونَ تَبَطُّلًا؟ قَائِلِينَ:١٢
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
هَذَا نَصِيبُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱللهِ، وَمِيرَاثُ ٱلْعُتَاةِ ٱلَّذِي يَنَالُونَهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَدِيرِ.١٣
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
إِنْ كَثُرَ بَنُوهُ فَلِلسَّيْفِ، وَذُرِّيَّتُهُ لَا تَشْبَعُ خُبْزًا.١٤
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
بَقِيَّتُهُ تُدْفَنُ بِٱلْمَوْتَانِ، وَأَرَامِلُهُ لَا تَبْكِي.١٥
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
إِنْ كَنَزَ فِضَّةً كَٱلتُّرَابِ، وَأَعَدَّ مَلَابِسَ كَٱلطِّينِ،١٦
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
فَهُوَ يُعِدُّ وَٱلْبَارُّ يَلْبَسُهُ، وَٱلْبَرِئُ يَقْسِمُ ٱلْفِضَّةَ.١٧
18 He builds his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper makes.
يَبْنِي بَيْتَهُ كَٱلْعُثِّ، أَوْ كَمَظَلَّةٍ صَنَعَهَا ٱلنَّاطُورُ.١٨
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he opens his eyes, and he is not.
يَضْطَجِعُ غَنِيًّا وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يُضَمُّ. يَفْتَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَلَا يَكُونُ.١٩
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest steals him away in the night.
ٱلْأَهْوَالُ تُدْرِكُهُ كَٱلْمِيَاهِ. لَيْلًا تَخْتَطِفُهُ ٱلزَّوْبَعَةُ.٢٠
21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs: and as a storm hurls him out of his place.
تَحْمِلُهُ ٱلشَّرْقِيَّةُ فَيَذْهَبُ، وَتَجْرُفُهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.٢١
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
يُلْقِي ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يُشْفِقُ. مِنْ يَدِهِ يَهْرُبُ هَرَبًا.٢٢
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
يَصْفِقُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، وَيَصْفِرُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.٢٣

< Job 27 >