Job 40
1 And the Lord God answered Job, and said,
Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
2 Will [any one] pervert judgment with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.
"Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
3 And Job answered and said to the Lord,
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
4 Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
"Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
5 I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.
Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
6 And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],
Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
7 Nay, gird up now your loins like a man; and I will ask you, and do you answer me.
"Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
8 Do not set aside my judgment: and do you think that I have dealt with you in any other way, than that you might appear to be righteous?
Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
9 Hast you an arm like the Lord's? or do you thunder with a voice like his?
Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
10 Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe yourself with glory and honor.
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
11 And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.
Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
12 Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.
Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
13 And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.
Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
14 [Then] will I confess that your right hand can save [you].
Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
15 But now look at the wild beasts with you; they eat grass like oxen.
"Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
17 He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.
Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
18 His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is [as] cast iron.
Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
19 This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.
Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
20 And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
21 He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.
Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
22 And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and [so do] the bushes of the field.
Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
23 If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
24 [Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [one] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.
Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
