Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
| وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الرَّبُّ قَائِلاً لأَيُّوبَ: | ١ |
2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? he that argueth with God, let him answer it.
| «أَيُخَاصِمُ اللّائِمُ الْقَدِيرَ؟ لِيُجِبِ المُشْتَكِي عَلَى اللهِ». | ٢ |
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
| عِنْدَئِذٍ أَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ الرَّبَّ: | ٣ |
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay mine hand upon my mouth.
| «انْظُرْ، أَنَا حَقِيرٌ فَبِمَاذَا أُجِيبُكَ؟ هَا أَنَا أَضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي | ٤ |
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
| لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ مَرَّةً وَلَنْ أُجِيبَ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَنْ أُضِيفَ». | ٥ |
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
| حِينَئِذٍ أَجَابَ الرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ الْعَاصِفَةِ: | ٦ |
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
| «اشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَكُنْ رَجُلاً، فَأَسْأَلَكَ وَتُجِيبَنِي. | ٧ |
8 Wilt thou even disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
| أَتَشُكُّ فِي قَضَائِي أَوْ تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِتُبَرِّرَ نَفْسَكَ؟ | ٨ |
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
| أَتَمْلِكُ ذِرَاعاً كَذِرَاعِ اللهِ؟ أَتُرْعِدُ بِمِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ؟ | ٩ |
10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; and array thyself with honour and majesty.
| إِذاً تَسَرْبَلْ بِالْجَلالِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ، وَتَزَيَّنْ بِالْمَجْدِ وَالْبَهَاءِ. | ١٠ |
11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger: and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
| صُبَّ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَانْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ وَاخْفِضْهُ. | ١١ |
12 Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.
| انْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلّلْهُ، وَدُسِ الأَشْرَارَ فِي مَوَاضِعِهِمْ. | ١٢ |
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden [place].
| اطْمِرْهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ فِي التُّرَابِ مَعاً، وَاحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ. | ١٣ |
14 Then wilt I also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ أَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ قَادِرَةٌ عَلَى إِنْقَاذِكَ. | ١٤ |
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as all ox.
| انْظُرْ إِلَى بَهِيمُوثَ (الْحَيَوَانِ الضَّخْمِ) الَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ، فَإِنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ الْعُشْبَ كَالْبَقَرِ. | ١٥ |
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
| إِنَّ قُوَّتَهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتَهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ. | ١٦ |
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
| يَنْتَصِبُ ذَيْلُهُ كَشَجَرَةِ أَرْزٍ، وَعَضَلاتُ فَخْذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ. | ١٧ |
18 His bones are as tubes of brass; his limbs are like bars of iron.
| عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ وَأَطْرَافُهُ قُضْبَانُ حَدِيدٍ، | ١٨ |
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he [only] that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
| إِنَّهُ أَعْجَبُ كُلِّ الْخَلائِقِ، وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَهْزِمَهُ إِلّا الَّذِي خَلَقَهُ. | ١٩ |
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food; where all the beasts of the field do play.
| تَنْمُو الأَعْشَابُ الَّتِي يَتَغَذَّى بِها عَلَى الْجِبَالِ، حَيْثُ تَمْرَحُ وُحُوشُ الْبَرِّيَّةِ. | ٢٠ |
21 He lieth under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.
| يَرْبِضُ تَحْتَ شُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبَيْنَ الْحَلْفَاءِ فِي الْمُسْتَنْقَعَاتِ. | ٢١ |
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
| يَسْتَظِلُّ بِشُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبِالصَّفْصَافِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْجَارِيَةِ | ٢٢ |
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not: he is confident, though Jordan swell even to his mouth.
| لَا يُخَامِرُهُ الْخَوْفُ إِنْ هَاجَ النَّهْرُ، وَيَظَلُّ مُطْمَئِنّاً وَلَوِ انْدَفَقَ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي فَمِهِ. | ٢٣ |
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
| مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَصْطَادَهُ مِنَ الأَمَامِ، أَوْ يَثْقُبَ أَنْفَهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟ | ٢٤ |
