Job 29
1 Job spoke again,
Maka Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya:
2 “I wish/desire that I could be like I was previously, during the years when God took care of me.
"Ah, kiranya aku seperti dalam bulan-bulan yang silam, seperti pada hari-hari, ketika Allah melindungi aku,
3 During those years, [it was as though] God’s lamp [MET] shone on me and gave me light while I walked in the darkness.
ketika pelita-Nya bersinar di atas kepalaku, dan di bawah terang-Nya aku berjalan dalam gelap;
4 At that time I was young and strong, and because God was my friend, [he protected] [PRS] my tent.
seperti ketika aku mengalami masa remajaku, ketika Allah bergaul karib dengan aku di dalam kemahku;
5 Almighty [God] was with me during those years when all my children were around me.
ketika Yang Mahakuasa masih beserta aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku;
6 [My herds] provided me with plenty of milk, and streams of oil flowed from the rock where my olives were pressed.
ketika langkah-langkahku bermandikan dadih, dan gunung batu mengalirkan sungai minyak di dekatku.
7 “Whenever I went to [the place where the elders gathered at] the city gate, I sat down with them,
Apabila aku keluar ke pintu gerbang kota, dan menyediakan tempat dudukku di tengah-tengah lapangan,
8 and when the young men saw me, they stepped aside [respectfully], and the old men [also] stood [respectfully].
maka ketika aku kelihatan, mundurlah orang-orang muda dan bangkitlah orang-orang yang sudah lanjut umurnya, lalu tinggal berdiri;
9 The leaders of the people stopped talking [DOU],
para pembesar berhenti bicara, dan menutup mulut mereka dengan tangan;
10 and even the most important men became quiet and ceased talking [MTY] [in order to hear me speak to them].
suara para pemuka membisu, dan lidah mereka melekat pada langit-langitnya;
11 When they [SYN] all heard [what I told them], they said good things about me. When they [SYN] saw me (OR, what I had done), they commended me,
apabila telinga mendengar tentang aku, maka aku disebut berbahagia; dan apabila mata melihat, maka aku dipuji.
12 because I had helped the poor people when they cried out for help and I aided/helped orphans who had no one else to help them.
Karena aku menyelamatkan orang sengsara yang berteriak minta tolong, juga anak piatu yang tidak ada penolongnya;
13 Those who were suffering and about to die praised [PRS] me, and I caused widows [SYN] to sing joyfully, [because of my helping them].
aku mendapat ucapan berkat dari orang yang nyaris binasa, dan hati seorang janda kubuat bersukaria;
14 I always acted justly; my continually doing that was like [MET] a robe that I wore and a turban [that was wrapped around my head].
aku berpakaian kebenaran dan keadilan menutupi aku seperti jubah dan serban;
15 [It was as though] [MET] I was eyes for blind people and feet for people who were lame.
aku menjadi mata bagi orang buta, dan kaki bagi orang lumpuh;
16 I was [like] [MET] a father to poor people, and in courts I defended those who were strangers.
aku menjadi bapa bagi orang miskin, dan perkara orang yang tidak kukenal, kuselidiki.
17 My causing wicked people [to be unable to continue oppressing others was like] [MET] breaking the fangs [of fierce wild animals] and forcing them to drop from their teeth/mouths the animals that they had caught/seized.
Geraham orang curang kuremuk, dan merebut mangsanya dari giginya.
18 “At that time I thought, ‘Surely I will live securely, until I am very old [SIM], and I will die at home [with my family].’
Pikirku: Bersama-sama dengan sarangku aku akan binasa, dan memperbanyak hari-hariku seperti burung feniks.
19 I was [like a tree] [MET] whose roots reach down into the water and whose branches become wet with dew each night.
Akarku mencapai air, dan embun bermalam di atas ranting-rantingku.
20 People always honored me, and I was always [strong like] [MET] a new bow.
Kemuliaanku selalu baru padaku, dan busurku kuat kembali di tanganku.
21 “When I spoke, people waited to hear [what I would say] and remained silent until I advised them [what they should do].
Kepadakulah orang mendengar sambil menanti, dengan diam mereka mendengarkan nasihatku.
22 After I finished speaking, they did not say any more; [it was as though] [MET] my words fell on their ears [like refreshing drops of rain].
Sehabis bicaraku tiada seorangpun angkat bicara lagi, dan perkataanku menetes ke atas mereka.
23 They waited for me [to speak] like they wait for rain; they [appreciated what I said] like [MET] [farmers appreciate] the final rain in the spring [before the dry season].
Orang menantikan aku seperti menantikan hujan, dan menadahkan mulutnya seperti menadah hujan pada akhir musim.
24 When they were discouraged, I smiled at them [to encourage them]; they became encouraged when they saw that I approved of them.
Aku tersenyum kepada mereka, ketika mereka putus asa, dan seri mukaku tidak dapat disuramkan mereka.
25 I was their leader, and I decided what things [would be good for them to do]; I was among them like [SIM] a king who is among his troops; I was like someone who comforts [others] who are mourning.”
Aku menentukan jalan mereka dan duduk sebagai pemimpin; aku bersemayam seperti raja di tengah-tengah rakyat, seperti seorang yang menghibur mereka yang berkabung."
