Job 3
1 Finally, Job spoke, and he cursed the day that he was born.
Sesudah itu Ayub membuka mulutnya dan mengutuki hari kelahirannya.
2 He said,
Maka berbicaralah Ayub:
3 “I wish that the day when I was born could be eradicated, and also the night when I was conceived.
"Biarlah hilang lenyap hari kelahiranku dan malam yang mengatakan: Seorang anak laki-laki telah ada dalam kandungan.
4 I wish that the day when I was born would have been covered in darkness. I wish that God who is in heaven [MTY] would have forgotten about that day, and that the sun would not have shone on it.
Biarlah hari itu menjadi kegelapan, janganlah kiranya Allah yang di atas menghiraukannya, dan janganlah cahaya terang menyinarinya.
5 I wish that thick/intense darkness would have filled that day, and that a black cloud would have come over it and blotted out all light and caused people to be terrified.
Biarlah kegelapan dan kekelaman menuntut hari itu, awan-gemawan menudunginya, dan gerhana matahari mengejutkannya.
6 I wish that the night when I was conceived would be erased from the calendar, with the result that it would never again appear as one night in any month, and that it would not be included in any calendar.
Malam itu--biarlah dia dicekam oleh kegelapan; janganlah ia bersukaria pada hari-hari dalam setahun; janganlah ia termasuk bilangan bulan-bulan.
7 I wish that no child would again be conceived on that night of the month [MET], and that no one would again be happy on that night.
Ya, biarlah pada malam itu tidak ada yang melahirkan, dan tidak terdengar suara kegirangan.
8 I want those people who (curse/put evil spells on) days—those who know how to arouse/awaken the great sea monster—to curse that day.
Biarlah ia disumpahi oleh para pengutuk hari, oleh mereka yang pandai membangkitkan marah Lewiatan.
9 I wish that the stars that shone early in the morning on that day [after I was conceived] will not shine again. I want those stars to have wished in vain for light to shine; and that they would not have shone on that day.
Biarlah bintang-bintang senja menjadi gelap; biarlah ia menantikan terang yang tak kunjung datang, janganlah ia melihat merekahnya fajar,
10 [That was an evil day] because my mother was able to conceive; instead, I was born, and I have now experienced all these terrible things.
karena tidak ditutupnya pintu kandungan ibuku, dan tidak disembunyikannya kesusahan dari mataku.
11 “I wish that I had died [RHQ] when I was born— at the time I emerged from my mother’s womb.
Mengapa aku tidak mati waktu aku lahir, atau binasa waktu aku keluar dari kandungan?
12 I wish that my mother had not [RHQ] allowed me to live. I wish that she had not nursed me.
Mengapa pangkuan menerima aku; mengapa ada buah dada, sehingga aku dapat menyusu?
13 If I had died at the time when I was born, I would be asleep, resting peacefully [in the place where the dead people are].
Jikalau tidak, aku sekarang berbaring dan tenang; aku tertidur dan mendapat istirahat
14 I would be resting with kings whose [beautiful palaces] that they built are now in ruins (OR, who rebuilt [palaces] that had previously been destroyed), and I would be resting with their officials [who have also died].
bersama-sama raja-raja dan penasihat-penasihat di bumi, yang mendirikan kembali reruntuhan bagi dirinya,
15 I would be resting with princes who were wealthy, whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.
atau bersama-sama pembesar-pembesar yang mempunyai emas, yang memenuhi rumahnya dengan perak.
16 I wish that I had been buried like a child who died in its mother’s womb and never lived to see the light.
Atau mengapa aku tidak seperti anak gugur yang disembunyikan, seperti bayi yang tidak melihat terang?
17 After wicked people die, they do not cause any more troubles; those who are very tired now will rest.
Di sanalah orang fasik berhenti menimbulkan huru-hara, di sanalah mereka yang kehabisan tenaga mendapat istirahat.
18 Those who were in prison rest peacefully [after they die]; they no longer have slave-drivers who curse them.
Dan para tawanan bersama-sama menjadi tenang, mereka tidak lagi mendengar suara pengerah.
19 Rich people and poor people are alike after they die, and those who were slaves are no longer controlled by their masters.
Di sana orang kecil dan orang besar sama, dan budak bebas dari pada tuannya.
20 (“Why does God allow those who are suffering greatly [like me] to continue to remain alive?/I do not understand why God allows those who are suffering greatly [like me] to continue to remain alive.) [RHQ] Why does he allow those who are very miserable/distressed to keep living [RHQ]?
Mengapa terang diberikan kepada yang bersusah-susah, dan hidup kepada yang pedih hati;
21 They long/want to die, but they do not die. They desire to die more than people desire to find a hidden treasure.
yang menantikan maut, yang tak kunjung tiba, yang mengejarnya lebih dari pada menggali harta terpendam;
22 When they finally die and are buried, they are very happy.
yang bersukaria dan bersorak-sorai dan senang, bila mereka menemukan kubur;
23 Those who do not know where they are [eventually] going when they die [RHQ], people whom God has forced [MET] to continue to live in misery, (it is not right that they continue to live./why do they continue to live?) [RHQ]
kepada orang laki-laki yang jalannya tersembunyi, yang dikepung Allah?
24 I continually cry very much; as a result, I cannot eat; and I can never stop groaning.
Karena ganti rotiku adalah keluh kesahku, dan keluhanku tercurah seperti air.
25 Things that I always worried might happen to me, have happened to me; things that I always dreaded have happened to me.
Karena yang kutakutkan, itulah yang menimpa aku, dan yang kucemaskan, itulah yang mendatangi aku.
26 Now I have no peace [in my inner being], I have no peace; I cannot rest; instead, I have only troubles.”
Aku tidak mendapat ketenangan dan ketenteraman; aku tidak mendapat istirahat, tetapi kegelisahanlah yang timbul."
