Job 17
1 “My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
| روحم در هم شکسته، پایان زندگی من فرا رسیده و قبر آماده است تا مرا در خود جای دهد. |
2 Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
| مسخره‌کنندگان دور مرا گرفته‌اند. آنها را در همه جا می‌بینم. |
3 “God, [it is as though I am in prison; ] please pay the money in order that I may be released, because there is certainly no one else who will help me.
| هیچ‌کس بر بی‌گناهی من گواهی نمی‌دهد زیرا تو ای خدا، به ایشان حکمت نداده‌ای تا بتوانند مرا یاری دهند. ای خدا، نگذار آنها پیروز شوند. |
4 You have prevented my friends from understanding [what is true about me]; do not allow them to triumph over me, [saying that I have done things that are wrong].
5 [Our ancestors often said, ‘It often happens that] when someone betrays his friends in order to get some of their property, it is that person’s children who will be punished for it;’ [so I desire/hope that will be true of these friends of mine who are lying about me].
| کسی که برای منفعت خویش بر ضد دوستانش سخن گوید، فرزندانش کور خواهند شد. |
6 “But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
| خدا مرا مایهٔ تمسخر مردم گردانیده است و آنها به صورتم تف می‌اندازند. |
7 (My sight has become dim/I cannot see well) because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are [very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast] [MET] a shadow.
| چشمانم از گریه تار شده و از من سایه‌ای بیش باقی نمانده است. |
8 Those who [say that they] are good/righteous are shocked [when they see what has happened to me], and people who [say that they] (are innocent/have not done anything that is wrong) say that I am wicked/godless and should be punished.
| مردان درستکار وقتی مرا می‌بینند دچار حیرت می‌شوند. ولی سرانجام آدمهای بی‌گناه بر اشخاص نابکار پیروز خواهند شد، |
9 Those who [claim that they] are righteous will continue to do what [they think] is right, and those [who say] they have not sinned will continue to become stronger.
| و پاکان و درستکاران پیش خواهند رفت و قویتر و قویتر خواهند شد. |
10 “But even if all of those people came [and stood in front of me], I would not find anyone among them who is wise.
| اگر می‌توانید استدلال بهتری ارائه کنید، گرچه در بین شما که مقابل من ایستاده‌اید آدم فهمیده‌ای نمی‌بینم. |
11 My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do; [I have not been able to accomplish] anything that I [SYN] desired.
| روزهای من سپری شده، امیدهایم به باد فنا رفته و آرزوهای دلم برآورده نشده است. |
12 My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; when it is becoming dark, they claim it is becoming light.
| دوستانم شب را روز و روز را شب می‌گویند! چگونه حقیقت را وارونه جلوه می‌دهند! |
13 If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
| اگر بمیرم، در تاریکی فرو رفته و قبر را پدر و کرم را مادر و خواهر خود خواهم خواند. (Sheol h7585) |
14 I may say to the grave, ‘You will be [like] a father to me,’ and say to the maggots [that will eat my body], ‘You will be [like] a mother or younger sisters to me [because you will be where I will always be].’
15 But if I say those things, (will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.) [RHQ] (Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.) [RHQ]
| پس امید من کجاست؟ آیا کسی می‌تواند آن را پیدا کند؟ |
16 After I descend to the place where the dead are, (will I be able to confidently expect anything good there?/I certainly will not be able to confidently expect anything good there.) [RHQ] [It will be as though] [RHQ] I and the things I hope for will descend with me into the dust [where the dead are].” (Sheol h7585)
| نه، امیدم با من به گور می‌رود و با هم در دل خاک خواهیم خوابید! (Sheol h7585) |
