Job 21
1 And Job answers and says:
Tetapi Ayub menjawab:
2 “Hear my word diligently, And this is your consolation.
"Dengarkanlah baik-baik perkataanku dan biarlah itu menjadi penghiburanmu.
3 Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking—you may deride.
Bersabarlah dengan aku, aku akan berbicara; sehabis bicaraku bolehlah kamu mengejek.
4 [Is] my complaint [against] man? And if [so], why may my temper not become short?
Kepada manusiakah keluhanku tertuju? Mengapa aku tidak boleh kesal hati?
5 Turn to me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.
Berpalinglah kepadaku, maka kamu akan tercengang, dan menutup mulutmu dengan tangan!
6 Indeed, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh has taken fright.
Kalau aku memikirkannya, aku menjadi takut, dan gemetarlah tubuhku.
7 Why do the wicked live? They have become old, Indeed, they have been mighty in wealth.
Mengapa orang fasik tetap hidup, menjadi tua, bahkan menjadi bertambah-tambah kuat?
8 Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.
Keturunan mereka tetap bersama mereka, dan anak cucu diperhatikan mereka.
9 Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God on them.
Rumah-rumah mereka aman, tak ada ketakutan, pentung Allah tidak menimpa mereka.
10 His bullock breeds without fail. His cow brings forth safely, and does not miscarry.
Lembu jantan mereka memacek dan tidak gagal, lembu betina mereka beranak dan tidak keguguran.
11 They send forth their sucklings as a flock, And their children skip,
Kanak-kanak mereka dibiarkan keluar seperti kambing domba, anak-anak mereka melompat-lompat.
12 They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of a pipe.
Mereka bernyanyi-nyanyi dengan iringan rebana dan kecapi, dan bersukaria menurut lagu seruling.
Mereka menghabiskan hari-hari mereka dalam kemujuran, dan dengan tenang mereka turun ke dalam dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)
14 And they say to God, Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Your ways We have not desired.
Tetapi kata mereka kepada Allah: Pergilah dari kami! Kami tidak suka mengetahui jalan-jalan-Mu.
15 What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?
Yang Mahakuasa itu apa, sehingga kami harus beribadah kepada-Nya, dan apa manfaatnya bagi kami, kalau kami memohon kepada-Nya?
16 Behold, their good [is] not in their hand (The counsel of the wicked Has been far from me).
Memang, kemujuran mereka tidak terletak dalam kuasa mereka sendiri! Rancangan orang fasik adalah jauh dari padaku.
17 How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And their calamity comes on them? He apportions pangs in His anger.
Betapa sering pelita orang fasik dipadamkan, kebinasaan menimpa mereka, dan kesakitan dibagikan Allah kepada mereka dalam murka-Nya!
18 They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a windstorm has stolen away,
Mereka menjadi seperti jerami di depan angin, seperti sekam yang diterbangkan badai.
19 God lays up for his sons his sorrow, He gives repayment to him—and he knows.
Bencana untuk dia disimpan Allah bagi anak-anaknya. Sebaiknya, orang itu sendiri diganjar Allah, supaya sadar;
20 His own eyes see his destruction, And he drinks of the wrath of the Mighty.
sebaiknya matanya sendiri melihat kebinasaannya, dan ia sendiri minum dari murka Yang Mahakuasa!
21 For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?
Karena peduli apa ia dengan keluarganya sesudah ia mati, bila telah habis jumlah bulannya?
22 Does [one] teach knowledge to God, Since He judges [those] on high?
Masakan kepada Allah diajarkan orang pengetahuan, kepada Dia yang mengadili mereka yang di tempat tinggi?
23 This [one] dies in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.
Yang seorang mati dengan masih penuh tenaga, dengan sangat tenang dan sentosa;
24 His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow moistens his bones.
pinggangnya gemuk oleh lemak, dan sumsum tulang-tulangnya masih segar.
25 And this [one] dies with a bitter soul, And has not eaten with gladness.
Yang lain mati dengan sakit hati, dengan tidak pernah merasakan kenikmatan.
26 Together they lie down on the dust, And the worm covers them over.
Tetapi sama-sama mereka terbaring di dalam debu, dan berenga-berenga berkeriapan di atas mereka.
27 Behold, I have known your thoughts, And the schemes against me you do wrongfully.
Sesungguhnya, aku mengetahui pikiranmu, dan muslihat yang kamu rancangkan terhadap aku.
28 For you say, Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent—the dwelling places of the wicked?
Katamu: Di mana rumah penguasa? Di mana kemah tempat kediaman orang-orang fasik?
29 Have you not asked those passing by the way? And do you not know their signs?
Belum pernahkah kamu bertanya-tanya kepada orang-orang yang lewat di jalan? Dapatkah kamu menyangkal petunjuk-petunjuk mereka,
30 That the wicked is spared to a day of calamity. They are brought to a day of wrath.
bahwa orang jahat terlindung pada hari kebinasaan, dan diselamatkan pada hari murka Allah?
31 Who declares his way to his face? And [for] that which he has done, Who gives repayment to him?
Siapa yang akan langsung menggugat kelakuannya, dan mengganjar perbuatannya?
32 And he is brought to the graves, And a watch is kept over the heap.
Dialah yang dibawa ke kuburan, dan jiratnya dirawat orang.
33 The clods of the valley have been sweet to him, And he draws every man after him, And there is no numbering before him.
Dengan nyaman ia ditutupi oleh gumpalan-gumpalan tanah di lembah; setiap orang mengikuti dia, dan yang mendahului dia tidak terbilang banyaknya.
34 And how do you comfort me [with] vanity, And trespass has been left in your answers?”
Alangkah hampanya penghiburanmu bagiku! Semua jawabanmu hanyalah tipu daya belaka!"
