Job 27

1 Job replied again [to his three friends],

ایوب بحث خود را ادامه داده گفت:

2 “Almighty God has refused to treat me justly/fairly. He has caused me to feel bitter/resentful. But [just as surely] as he lives,

به خدای زندهٔ قادر مطلق که حق مرا پایمال کرده و زندگیم را تلخ نموده است قسم می‌خورم

3 as long as God’s Spirit enables me to breathe,

که تا زمانی که زنده‌ام و خدا به من نفس می‌دهد

4 I will not lie; I [SYN] will not say anything to deceive anyone.

حرف نادرست از دهانم خارج نشود و با زبانم دروغی نگویم.

5 I will never admit that what you [three] have said is true; until the day that I die, I will insist that I have not done things that are wrong.

من به هیچ وجه حرفهای شما را تصدیق نمی‌کنم؛ و تا روزی که بمیرم به بی‌گناهی خود سوگند یاد می‌کنم.

6 I will say that I am innocent, and never (say anything different/change what I say); my conscience will never reproach me as long as I live.

بارها گفته‌ام و باز هم می‌گویم که من گناهکار نیستم. تا آخر عمرم وجدانم پاک و راحت است.

7 “I want my enemies to be [punished] like all wicked [people are punished]; I want [God to punish] those who oppose me like [he punishes all] unrighteous [people].

دشمنان من که با من مخالفت می‌کنند مانند بدکاران و خطاکاران مجازات خواهند شد.

8 When [it is time for] God [to] get rid of godless/wicked people and [to] cause them to die, there is absolutely nothing good [RHQ] that they can confidently expect [to happen to them].

آدم شرور وقتی که خدا او را نابود می‌کند و جانش را می‌گیرد، چه امیدی دارد؟

9 When they experience troubles, (will God hear them call [out to him for help]?/God certainly will not hear them call out [to him for help].) [RHQ]

هنگامی که بلایی به سرش بیاید خدا به فریادش نخواهد رسید،

10 (Will they be happy about what Almighty [God] does?/They certainly will not be happy about what Almighty [God] does.) [RHQ] (Will they [begin to] pray to him frequently?/They certainly will not [begin to] pray to him frequently.) [RHQ] [Certainly not!]

زیرا او از خدای قادرمطلق لذت نمی‌برد و جز به هنگام سختی به او روی نمی‌آورد.

11 “I will teach you [three] something about the power [MTY] of Almighty God [MTY]; I will reveal what he is thinking.

من دربارهٔ اعمال خدای قادر مطلق و قدرت او، بدون کم و کاست به شما تعلیم خواهم داد.

12 But you [three] have seen for yourselves [what God has done]; so (why are you saying such nonsense?/you should not be saying such nonsense.) [RHQ]

اما در واقع احتیاجی به تعلیمات من ندارید، زیرا خود شما هم به اندازهٔ من دربارهٔ خدا می‌دانید؛ پس چرا همهٔ این حرفهای پوچ و بی‌اساس را به من می‌زنید؟

13 “[I will tell you] what Almighty God does to wicked people, the things that he does to people who oppress others.

این است سرنوشتی که خدای قادر مطلق برای گناهکاران تعیین کرده است:

14 [Even] if they have many children, [many of] those children will die in wars [MTY], and their [other] children will [die because they do] not have enough food to eat.

هر چند شخص گناهکار فرزندان زیادی داشته باشد، آنها یا در جنگ می‌میرند و یا از گرسنگی تلف می‌شوند.

15 Their children who are still alive will die from diseases, and their widows will not [even] mourn for them.

آنان هم که از جنگ و گرسنگی جان به در ببرند، بر اثر بیماری و بلا به گور خواهند رفت و حتی زنانشان هم برای ایشان عزاداری نخواهند کرد.

16 Sometimes [wicked people] accumulate a huge amount [SIM] of silver and pile up clothes like [SIM] those clothes were a pile of clay,

هر چند گناهکاران مثل ریگ پول جمع کنند و صندوق خانه‌هایشان را پر از لباس کنند

17 but [those wicked people will die, and then] righteous people will wear those clothes, and honest/innocent people will get their silver and divide it [among themselves].

ولی عاقبت درستکاران آن لباسها را خواهند پوشید و پول آنها را بین خود تقسیم خواهند کرد.

18 The houses that they build are [as frail/fragile] as [SIM] spider webs, or they are like flimsy huts that watchmen live in [while they guard people’s fields].

خانه‌ای که شخص شرور بسازد مانند تار عنکبوت و سایبان دشتبان، بی‌دوام خواهد بود.

19 Wicked people are rich when they lie down [at night], but when they wake up [in the morning, they find out that] their money has disappeared.

او ثروتمند به رختخواب می‌رود، اما هنگامی که بیدار می‌شود می‌بیند تمامی مال و ثروتش از دست رفته است.

20 “Things that terrify them [PRS] strike them like a flood [SIM]; during the night a whirlwind carries them away.

ترس مانند سیل او را فرا می‌گیرد و طوفان در شب او را می‌بلعد.

21 [It is as though] the wind from the east picks them up and carries them away from their homes, and they disappear.

باد شرقی او را برده، از خانه‌اش دور می‌سازد،

22 That wind strikes them without pitying them while they are running away, trying to escape from its force/power [MTY].

و با بی‌رحمی بر او که در حال فرار است می‌وزد.

23 That wind [is like someone] clapping his hands [MET] at them [to ridicule them], howling at them wherever they run to.”

مردم از بلایی که بر سر او آمده است شاد می‌شوند و از هر سو او را استهزا می‌کنند.