Job 12
1 And Job answers and says:
| فَقَالَ أَيُّوبُ: | ١ |
2 “Truly—you [are] the people, and wisdom dies with you.
| «صَحِيحٌ إِنَّكُمْ شَعْبٌ تَمُوتُ مَعَكُمُ الْحِكْمَةُ! | ٢ |
3 I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?
| إِلّا أَنِّي ذُو فَهْمٍ مِثْلَكُمْ، وَلَسْتُ دُونَكُمْ مَعْرِفَةً، وَمَنْ هُوَ غَيْرُ مُلِمٍّ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟ | ٣ |
4 I am a laughter to his friend: He calls to God, and He answers him, A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.
| لَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ مَثَارَ هُزْءٍ لأَصْدِقَائِي، أَنَا الَّذِي دَعَا اللهَ فَاسْتَجَابَ لِي. أَنَا الرَّجُلُ الْبَارُّ الْكَامِلُ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ مَثَارَ سُخْرِيَةٍ! | ٤ |
5 A torch—despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
| يُضْمِرُ الْمُطْمَئِنُّ شَرّاً لِلْبَائِسِ الَّذِي تَزِلُّ بِهِ الْقَدَمُ، | ٥ |
6 The tents of spoilers are at peace, And those provoking God have confidence, Into whose hand God has brought.
| بَيْنَمَا يَسُودُ السَّلامُ عَلَى اللُّصُوصِ، وَتُهَيْمِنُ الطُّمأْنِينَةُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَعْبُدُونَ أَصْنَاماً يَحْمِلُونَهَا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ. | ٦ |
7 And yet, now ask [one of] the beasts, And it shows you, And a bird of the heavens, And it declares to you.
| وَلَكِنِ اسْأَلِ البَهَائِمَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَطُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ فَتُخْبِرَكَ، | ٧ |
8 Or talk to the earth, and it shows you, And fishes of the sea recount to you:
| أَوْ خَاطِبِ الأَرْضَ فَتُعَرِّفَكَ وَسَمَكَ الْبَحْرِ فَيُنْبِئَكَ، | ٨ |
9 Who has not known in all these, That the hand of YHWH has done this?
| أَيٌّ مِنْهَا لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ قَدْ صَنَعَتْ هَذَا؟ | ٩ |
10 In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.
| فَفِي يَدِهِ نَفَسُ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَرُوحُ كُلِّ بَشَرٍ. | ١٠ |
11 Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
| أَلَيْسَتِ الأُذُنُ تَمْتَحِنُ الْكَلامَ كَمَا يَتَذَوَّقُ اللِّسَانُ الطَّعَامَ؟ | ١١ |
12 With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days [is] understanding.
| الْحِكْمَةُ تُلازِمُ الشَّيْخُوخَةَ، وفِي طُولِ الأَيَّامِ فَهْمٌ. | ١٢ |
13 With Him [are] wisdom and might, To Him [are] counsel and understanding.
| الْحِكْمَةُ وَالْقُوَّةُ للهِ، وَلَهُ الْمَشُورَةُ وَالْفَهْمُ. | ١٣ |
14 Behold, He breaks down, and it is not built up, He shuts against a man, And it is not opened.
| وَمَا يَهْدِمُهُ لَا يُبْنَى، وَالْمَرْءُ الَّذِي يَأْسِرُهُ اللهُ لَا يُحَرِّرُهُ إِنْسَانٌ. | ١٤ |
15 Behold, He keeps in the waters, and they are dried up, And He sends them forth, And they overturn the land.
| إِنْ حَبَسَ الْمِيَاهَ تَجِفُّ الأَرْضُ، وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا تُغْرِقُهَا. | ١٥ |
16 With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
| لَهُ الْعِزَّةُ وَالْحِكْمَةُ. فِي يَدِهِ الْمُضِلُّ وَالْمُضَلُّ. | ١٦ |
17 Causing counselors to go away [as] a spoil, Indeed, He makes fools of judges.
| يَأْسِرُ الْمُشِيرِينَ، وَيُحَمِّقُ فِطْنَةَ الْقُضَاةِ، | ١٧ |
18 He has opened the bands of kings, And He binds a girdle on their loins.
| يَفُكُّ مَنَاطِقَ الْمُلُوكِ وَيَشُدُّ أَحْقَاءَهُمْ بِوِثَاقٍ، | ١٨ |
19 Causing ministers to go away [as] a spoil And strong ones He overthrows.
| يَأْسِرُ الْكَهَنَةَ وَيُطِيحُ بِالأَقْوِيَاءِ، | ١٩ |
20 Turning aside the lip of the steadfast, And the reason of the aged He takes away.
| يَحْرِمُ الأُمَنَاءَ مِنَ الْكَلامِ وَيُبْطِلُ فِطْنَةَ الشُّيُوخِ، | ٢٠ |
21 Pouring contempt on princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.
| يُصِيبُ الشُّرَفَاءَ بِالْهَوَانِ، وَيُرْخِي مِنْطَقَةَ الْقَوِيِّ، | ٢١ |
22 Removing deep things out of darkness, And He brings out to light death-shade.
| يَكْشِفُ الأَغْوَارَ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَيُبْرِزُ الظُّلُمَاتِ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةَ إِلَى النُّورِ، | ٢٢ |
23 Magnifying the nations, and He destroys them, Spreading out the nations, and He quiets them.
| يُعَظِّمُ الأُمَمَ ثُمَّ يُبِيدُهَا، وَيُوَسِّعُ تُخُومَهَا ثُمَّ يُشَتِّتُهَا، | ٢٣ |
24 Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And He causes them to wander In vacancy—no way!
| يَنْزِعُ الْفَهْمَ مِنْ عُقُولِ رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ يُضِلُّهُمْ فِي قَفْرٍ بِلا طَرِيقٍ، | ٢٤ |
25 They feel darkness, and not light, He causes them to wander as a drunkard.”
| فَيَتَحَسَّسُونَ سَبِيلَهُمْ فِي الظَّلامِ وَلَيْسَ نُورٌ، وَيُرَنِّحُهُمْ كَالسُّكَارَى. | ٢٥ |
