Job 33
1 Howbeit hear, Job, my words, and listen to my speech.
"Akan tetapi sekarang, hai Ayub, dengarkanlah bicaraku, dan bukalah telingamu kepada segala perkataanku.
2 For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.
Ketahuilah, mulutku telah kubuka, lidahku di bawah langit-langitku berbicara.
3 My heart [shall be found] pure by [my] words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.
Perkataanku keluar dari hati yang jujur, dan bibirku menyatakan dengan terang apa yang diketahui.
4 The Divine Spirit is that which formed me, and the breath of the Almighty that which teaches me.
Roh Allah telah membuat aku, dan nafas Yang Mahakuasa membuat aku hidup.
5 If you can, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I [will stand] against you.
Jikalau engkau dapat, jawablah aku, bersiaplah engkau menghadapi aku, pertahankanlah dirimu.
6 You are formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same [substance].
Sesungguhnya, bagi Allah aku sama dengan engkau, akupun dibentuk dari tanah liat.
7 My fear shall not terrify you, neither shall my hand be heavy upon you.
Jadi engkau tak usah ditimpa kegentaran terhadap aku, tekananku terhadap engkau tidak akan berat.
8 But you have said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of your words; ) because you say, I am pure, not having sinned;
Tetapi engkau telah berbicara dekat telingaku, dan ucapan-ucapanmu telah kudengar:
9 I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.
Aku bersih, aku tidak melakukan pelanggaran, aku suci, aku tidak ada kesalahan.
10 Yet he has discovered a charge against me, and he has reckoned me as an adversary.
Tetapi Ia mendapat alasan terhadap aku, Ia menganggap aku sebagai musuh-Nya.
11 And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.
Ia memasukkan kakiku ke dalam pasung, Ia mengawasi segala jalanku.
12 For how say you, I am righteous, yet he has not listened to me? for he that is above mortals is eternal.
Sesungguhnya, dalam hal itu engkau tidak benar, demikian sanggahanku kepadamu, karena Allah itu lebih dari pada manusia.
13 But you say, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?
Mengapa engkau berbantah dengan Dia, bahwa Dia tidak menjawab segala perkataanmu?
14 For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,
Karena Allah berfirman dengan satu dua cara, tetapi orang tidak memperhatikannya.
15 [sending] a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed: )
Dalam mimpi, dalam penglihatan waktu malam, bila orang nyenyak tidur, bila berbaring di atas tempat tidur,
16 then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:
maka Ia membuka telinga manusia dan mengejutkan mereka dengan teguran-teguran
17 to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.
untuk menghalangi manusia dari pada perbuatannya, dan melenyapkan kesombongan orang,
18 He spares also his soul from death, and [suffers] him not to fall in war.
untuk menahan nyawanya dari pada liang kubur, dan hidupnya dari pada maut oleh lembing.
19 And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones is benumbed.
Dengan penderitaan ia ditegur di tempat tidurnya, dan berkobar terus-menerus bentrokan dalam tulang-tulangnya;
20 And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat;
perutnya bosan makanan, hilang nafsunya untuk makanan yang lezat-lezat;
21 until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall show his bones bare.
susutlah dagingnya, sehingga tidak kelihatan lagi, tulang-tulangnya, yang mula-mula tidak tampak, menonjol ke luar,
22 His soul also draws near to death, and his life is in Hades.
sampai nyawanya menghampiri liang kubur, dan hidupnya mendekati mereka yang membawa maut.
23 Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and show his folly;
Jikalau di sampingnya ada malaikat, penengah, satu di antara seribu, untuk menyatakan jalan yang benar kepada manusia,
24 he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as [fresh] plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with morrow.
maka Ia akan mengasihaninya dengan berfirman: Lepaskan dia, supaya jangan ia turun ke liang kubur; uang tebusan telah Kuperoleh.
25 And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in [his] full strength.
Tubuhnya mengalami kesegaran seorang pemuda, ia seperti pada masa mudanya.
26 And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression [of praise]: for he will render to men [their] due.
Ia berdoa kepada Allah, dan Allah berkenan menerimanya; ia akan memandang wajah-Nya dengan bersorak-sorai, dan Allah mengembalikan kebenaran kepada manusia.
27 Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.
Ia akan bernyanyi di depan orang: Aku telah berbuat dosa, dan yang lurus telah kubengkokkan, tetapi hal itu tidak dibalaskan kepadaku.
28 Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, and my life shall see the light.
Ia telah membebaskan nyawaku dari jalan ke liang kubur, dan hidupku akan melihat terang.
29 Behold, all these things, the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.
Sesungguhnya, semuanya ini dilakukan Allah dua, tiga kali terhadap manusia:
30 And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.
mengembalikan nyawanya dari liang kubur, sehingga ia diterangi oleh cahaya hidup.
31 Listen, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.
Perhatikanlah, hai Ayub, dengarkanlah aku, diamlah, akulah yang berbicara.
32 If you have words, answer me: speak, for I desire you to be justified.
Jikalau ada yang hendak kaukatakan, jawablah aku; berkatalah, karena aku rela membenarkan engkau.
33 If not, do you hear me: be silent, and I will teach you.
Jikalau tidak, hendaklah engkau mendengarkan aku; diamlah, aku hendak mengajarkan hikmat kepadamu."
