Job 24
1 “(Why does Almighty [God] not set a time when he will judge [evil people]?/I do not understand why Almighty [God does] not set a time when he will judge [evil people].) [RHQ] Those who know him never [RHQ] see him do that!
"Mengapa Yang Mahakuasa tidak mencadangkan masa penghukuman dan mereka yang mengenal Dia tidak melihat hari pengadilan-Nya?
2 [Some evil people] remove the markers of boundaries of [other people’s] land, [in order to steal their land]; they seize/steal [other people’s] sheep and put them in their own pastures.
Ada orang yang menggeser batas tanah, yang merampas kawanan ternak, lalu menggembalakannya.
3 [Some] (take away/steal) the donkeys that belong to orphans, and they take widow’s oxen to guarantee that the widows will pay back the money that they loaned to those widows.
Keledai kepunyaan yatim piatu dilarikannya, dan lembu betina kepunyaan seorang janda diterimanya sebagai gadai,
4 [Some] shove poor people off the road (OR, prevent poor people from (obtaining their rights/being treated justly)), and they force poor people to find places to hide from them.
orang miskin didorongnya dari jalan, orang sengsara di dalam negeri terpaksa bersembunyi semuanya.
5 The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
Sesungguhnya, seperti keledai liar di padang gurun mereka keluar untuk bekerja mencari apa-apa di padang belantara sebagai makanan bagi anak-anak mereka.
6 The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
Di ladang mereka mengambil makanan hewan, dan kebun anggur, milik orang fasik, dipetiki buahnya yang ketinggalan.
7 During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
Dengan telanjang mereka bermalam, karena tidak ada pakaian, dan mereka tidak mempunyai selimut pada waktu dingin;
8 When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet, so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected [from the rain].
oleh hujan lebat di pegunungan mereka basah kuyup, dan karena tidak ada tempat berlindung, mereka mengimpitkan badannya pada gunung batu.
9 [Some evil men] snatch infants away from their widowed mothers [SYN], and they say ‘I will return your babies to you when you repay the money that I lent to you.’
Ada yang merebut anak piatu dari susu ibunya dan menerima bayi orang miskin sebagai gadai.
10 But the poor people walk around with no clothes on; they are hungry while they are working to carry [other people’s] bundles of grain [to the places where their grain will be threshed].
Dengan telanjang mereka berkeliaran, karena tidak ada pakaian, dan dengan kelaparan mereka memikul berkas-berkas gandum;
11 Poor people press olives to make [olive] oil; they tread on grapes [to make juice for wine], but [they are not allowed to drink any of it when] they become thirsty.
di antara dua petak kebun mereka membuat minyak, mereka menginjak-injak tempat pengirikan sambil kehausan.
12 In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
Dari dalam kota terdengar rintihan orang-orang yang hampir mati dan jeritan orang-orang yang menderita luka, tetapi Allah tidak mengindahkan doa mereka.
13 Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
Ada lagi golongan yang memusuhi terang, yang tidak mengenal jalannya dan tidak tetap tinggal pada lintasannya.
14 Murderers steal things during the night, and then they arise before dawn in order that they may [go out again and] kill needy [DOU] people.
Pada parak siang bersiaplah si pembunuh, orang sengsara dan miskin dibunuhnya, dan waktu malam ia berlaku seperti pencuri.
15 Those who want to commit adultery wait for twilight/evening; they say ‘I do not want anyone to see me,’ so they keep their faces covered.
Orang yang berzinah menunggu senja, pikirnya: Jangan seorangpun melihat aku; lalu dikenakannya tudung muka.
16 It is during the night that robbers break into houses [to steal things], but during the day they hide because they want to avoid [being seen in] the light.
Di dalam gelap mereka membongkar rumah, pada siang hari mereka bersembunyi; mereka tidak kenal terang,
17 All of those [people] want to do their evil things at night, not in the morning [when it is light], because they are not afraid of [the things that happen during the] night that terrify others.”
karena kegelapan adalah pagi hari bagi mereka sekalian, dan mereka sudah biasa dengan kedahsyatan kegelapan.
18 “[But it is wicked people] who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
Mereka hanyut di permukaan air, bagian mereka terkutuk di bumi; mereka tidak lagi pergi ke kebun anggur mereka.
19 Just like the snow melts away when it is hot and there is no rain, those who have sinned disappear into the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Air salju dihabiskan oleh kemarau dan panas, demikian juga dilakukan dunia orang mati terhadap mereka yang berbuat dosa. (Sheol h7585)
20 Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
Rahim ibu melupakan dia, berenga mengerumitnya, ia tidak diingat lagi: kecurangan dipatahkan seperti pohon kayu.
21 They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children [to take care of them], and they never do good things for widows.
Ia menjarahi perempuan mandul, yang tidak beranak, dan tidak berbuat baik terhadap seorang janda,
22 But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
bahkan menyeret orang-orang perkasa dengan kekuatannya; ia bangun kembali, tetapi hidupnya tidak terjamin.
23 God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
Allah memberinya keamanan yang menjadi sandarannya, dan mengawasi jalan-jalannya.
24 They prosper for a little while, and then [suddenly] they are gone; they disappear like weeds wither and die; they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.
Hanya sebentar mereka meninggikan diri, lalu tidak ada lagi; mereka luruh, lalu menjadi lisut seperti segala sesuatu, mereka dikerat seperti hulu tangkai gandum.
25 If this is not true, is there [RHQ] anyone who will show that I am a liar and prove that what I have said is not true?”
Jikalau tidak demikian halnya, siapa berani menyanggah aku dan meniadakan perkataanku?"
