Job 29
1 And Job continued and said in his parable,
Maka Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya:
2 Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
"Ah, kiranya aku seperti dalam bulan-bulan yang silam, seperti pada hari-hari, ketika Allah melindungi aku,
3 As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.
ketika pelita-Nya bersinar di atas kepalaku, dan di bawah terang-Nya aku berjalan dalam gelap;
4 [As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.
seperti ketika aku mengalami masa remajaku, ketika Allah bergaul karib dengan aku di dalam kemahku;
5 When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;
ketika Yang Mahakuasa masih beserta aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku;
6 when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.
ketika langkah-langkahku bermandikan dadih, dan gunung batu mengalirkan sungai minyak di dekatku.
7 When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.
Apabila aku keluar ke pintu gerbang kota, dan menyediakan tempat dudukku di tengah-tengah lapangan,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.
maka ketika aku kelihatan, mundurlah orang-orang muda dan bangkitlah orang-orang yang sudah lanjut umurnya, lalu tinggal berdiri;
9 And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.
para pembesar berhenti bicara, dan menutup mulut mereka dengan tangan;
10 And they that heard [me] blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.
suara para pemuka membisu, dan lidah mereka melekat pada langit-langitnya;
11 For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.
apabila telinga mendengar tentang aku, maka aku disebut berbahagia; dan apabila mata melihat, maka aku dipuji.
12 For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Karena aku menyelamatkan orang sengsara yang berteriak minta tolong, juga anak piatu yang tidak ada penolongnya;
13 Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yes, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
aku mendapat ucapan berkat dari orang yang nyaris binasa, dan hati seorang janda kubuat bersukaria;
14 Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
aku berpakaian kebenaran dan keadilan menutupi aku seperti jubah dan serban;
15 I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.
aku menjadi mata bagi orang buta, dan kaki bagi orang lumpuh;
16 I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.
aku menjadi bapa bagi orang miskin, dan perkara orang yang tidak kukenal, kuselidiki.
17 And I broke the jaw teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
Geraham orang curang kuremuk, dan merebut mangsanya dari giginya.
18 And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm tree; I shall live a long while.
Pikirku: Bersama-sama dengan sarangku aku akan binasa, dan memperbanyak hari-hariku seperti burung feniks.
19 [My] root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.
Akarku mencapai air, dan embun bermalam di atas ranting-rantingku.
20 My glory was fresh in me, and by bow prospered in his hand.
Kemuliaanku selalu baru padaku, dan busurku kuat kembali di tanganku.
21 [Men] heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.
Kepadakulah orang mendengar sambil menanti, dengan diam mereka mendengarkan nasihatku.
22 At my word they spoke not again, and they were very gland whenever I spoke to them.
Sehabis bicaraku tiada seorangpun angkat bicara lagi, dan perkataanku menetes ke atas mereka.
23 As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they [waited for] my speech.
Orang menantikan aku seperti menantikan hujan, dan menadahkan mulutnya seperti menadah hujan pada akhir musim.
24 Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe [it]; and the light of my face has not failed.
Aku tersenyum kepada mereka, ketika mereka putus asa, dan seri mukaku tidak dapat disuramkan mereka.
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and lived as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.
Aku menentukan jalan mereka dan duduk sebagai pemimpin; aku bersemayam seperti raja di tengah-tengah rakyat, seperti seorang yang menghibur mereka yang berkabung."
