Job 40
1 And YHWH answers Job and says:
Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
2 “Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
"Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
3 And Job answers YHWH and says:
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
4 “Behold, I have been vile, What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
"Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
5 I have spoken once, and I do not answer, And twice, and I do not add.”
Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
6 And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
7 “Now gird your loins as a man, I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
"Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
8 Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, That you may be righteous?
Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
9 And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
10 Now put on excellence and loftiness, Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
11 Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
12 See every proud one—humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in secret.
Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
14 And even I praise you, For your right hand gives salvation to you.
Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
15 Now behold, behemoth, That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
"Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
16 Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
17 He bends his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
18 His bones [are] tubes of bronze, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
19 He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
20 For mountains bear food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
21 He lies down under shades, In a secret place of reed and marsh.
Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
22 Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, Willows of the brook cover him.
Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
23 Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, He is confident though Jordan Comes forth to his mouth.
Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
24 Does [one] take him by his eyes? Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
