Job 40
1 And YHWH answers Job and says:
Hai Ayub, kautantang Aku, Allah Yang Mahakuasa; maukah engkau mengalah atau maukah engkau membantah?"
2 “Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
3 And Job answers YHWH and says:
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN, "Aku berbicara seperti orang bodoh, ya TUHAN. Jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan? Tak ada apa-apa lagi yang hendak kukatakan.
4 “Behold, I have been vile, What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I do not answer, And twice, and I do not add.”
Sudah terlalu banyaklah yang kututurkan."
6 And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
Lalu, dari dalam badai TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada Ayub.
7 “Now gird your loins as a man, I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Ayub, "Hadapilah Aku sebagai laki-laki, dan jawablah segala pertanyaan-Ku ini.
8 Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, That you may be righteous?
Apakah hendak kausangkal keadilan-Ku, dan membenarkan dirimu dengan mempersalahkan Aku?
9 And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
Apakah engkau kuat seperti Aku? Dapatkah suaramu mengguntur seperti suara-Ku?
10 Now put on excellence and loftiness, Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan kebesaran, kenakanlah keagungan dan keluhuran.
11 Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
Pandanglah mereka yang congkak hatinya; luapkanlah marahmu dan rendahkanlah mereka.
12 See every proud one—humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
Ya, pandanglah orang yang sombong, tundukkan dia! remukkanlah orang jahat di tempatnya.
13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in secret.
Kuburlah mereka semua di dalam debu; kurunglah mereka di dunia orang mati.
14 And even I praise you, For your right hand gives salvation to you.
Maka engkau akan Kupuji karena engkau menang dengan kekuatan sendiri.
15 Now behold, behemoth, That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
Perhatikanlah Behemot, si binatang raksasa; seperti engkau, dia pun ciptaan-Ku juga. Rumput-rumput menjadi makanannya, seperti sapi dan lembu biasa.
16 Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
Tetapi amatilah tenaga dalam badannya dan kekuatan pada otot-ototnya!
17 He bends his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
Ia menegakkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya kokoh dan keras.
18 His bones [are] tubes of bronze, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
Tulang-tulangnya kuat seperti tembaga, kakinya teguh bagaikan batang-batang baja.
19 He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
Di antara segala makhluk-Ku dialah yang paling menakjubkan; hanya oleh Penciptanya saja ia dapat ditaklukkan!
20 For mountains bear food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
Di bukit-bukit tempat binatang liar bermain-main gembira, tumbuhlah rumput yang menjadi makanannya.
21 He lies down under shades, In a secret place of reed and marsh.
Ia berbaring di bawah belukar berduri, di antara gelagah di rawa-rawa ia bersembunyi.
22 Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, Willows of the brook cover him.
Belukar berduri menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya. Pohon gandarusa di pinggir sungai meneduhi dia.
23 Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, He is confident though Jordan Comes forth to his mouth.
Ia tidak gentar biarpun Sungai Yordan sangat kuat arusnya, ia tetap tenang meskipun air melanda mukanya.
24 Does [one] take him by his eyes? Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
Siapakah berani membutakan matanya, lalu menangkap dia dengan menjerat moncongnya?
