Job 36
1 Elihu [finished by] saying this:
Berkatalah Elihu selanjutnya:
2 “[Job, ] be patient with me a little longer, because I have something else to teach you. I have something else to say that God [wants you to know].
"Bersabarlah sebentar, aku akan mengajar engkau, karena masih ada yang hendak kukatakan demi Allah.
3 I will tell you what I have learned from many sources, in order to show that God, my creator, is just/fair.
Aku akan meraih pengetahuanku dari jauh dan membenarkan Pembuatku;
4 I am not saying anything to you that is false; I, who am standing in front of you, am someone who understands things (very well/perfectly) [HYP].
karena sungguh-sungguh, bukan dusta perkataanku, seorang yang sempurna pengetahuannya menghadapi engkau.
5 “Hey, God is [very] powerful, and he does not despise anyone, and he understands everything.
Ketahuilah, Allah itu perkasa, namun tidak memandang hina apapun, Ia perkasa dalam kekuatan akal budi.
6 He does not allow wicked people to remain alive, and he always acts justly toward those who are poor.
Ia tidak membiarkan orang fasik hidup, tetapi memberi keadilan kepada orang-orang sengsara;
7 He always watches over [MTY] those who are righteous; he allows them to sit on thrones [and rule] with kings, and they are honored forever.
Ia tidak mengalihkan pandangan mata-Nya dari orang benar, tetapi menempatkan mereka untuk selama-lamanya di samping raja-raja di atas takhta, sehingga mereka tinggi martabatnya.
8 But if people [who commit crimes] are caught, they [are thrown into prison and] are caused to suffer by being fastened with chains.
Jikalau mereka dibelenggu dengan rantai, tertangkap dalam tali kesengsaraan,
9 When that happens, God shows them what they have done; he shows them the sins that they have committed, and he shows them that they have been proud/arrogant.
maka Ia memperingatkan mereka kepada perbuatan mereka, dan kepada pelanggaran mereka, karena mereka berlaku congkak,
10 He causes them to listen [MTY] to what he is warning them, and he commands them to turn away from [doing what is] evil.
dan ia membukakan telinga mereka bagi ajaran, dan menyuruh mereka berbalik dari kejahatan.
11 If they (listen to/heed) him and serve him, [after they get out of prison] they will prosper for all the years that they are alive and be peaceful/happy.
Jikalau mereka mendengar dan takluk, maka mereka hidup mujur sampai akhir hari-hari mereka dan senang sampai akhir tahun-tahun mereka.
12 But if they do not (listen/pay attention) to him, they will die violently, not knowing [why God is causing them to die].
Tetapi, jikalau mereka tidak mendengar, maka mereka akan mati oleh lembing, dan binasa dalam kebebalan.
13 “Godless/Wicked people continue being angry, and they do not cry out for help, [even] when God is punishing them.
Orang-orang yang fasik hatinya menyimpan kemarahan; mereka tidak berteriak minta tolong, kalau mereka dibelenggu-Nya;
14 They die while they are still young, disgraced because of their very immoral behavior [EUP].
nyawa mereka binasa di masa muda, dan hidup mereka berakhir sebelum saatnya.
15 But God teaches people by causing them to suffer; by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to [MTY] what he is telling them.
Dengan sengsara Ia menyelamatkan orang sengsara, dengan penindasan Ia membuka telinga mereka.
16 “And Job, [I think that] God [wants to] bring you out of your troubles and allow you to live without distress; he wants your table to be full of very nice food.
Juga engkau dibujuk-Nya keluar dari dalam kesesakan, ke tempat yang luas, bebas dari tekanan, ke meja hidanganmu yang tenang dan penuh lemak.
17 But now, you are being punished [MTY] as wicked people are punished; [God] [PRS] has been punishing you (justly/as you deserve).
Tetapi engkau sudah mendapat hukuman orang fasik sepenuhnya, engkau dicengkeram hukuman dan keadilan;
18 So be careful that you are not deceived by [desiring to acquire] money or that you are not ruined by [accepting] large bribes.
janganlah panas hati membujuk engkau berolok-olok, janganlah besarnya tebusan menyesatkan engkau.
19 [If you are deceived by those things, ] it certainly will not [RHQ] help you to cry out when you are distressed; all of your strength will not help you.
Dapatkah teriakanmu meluputkan engkau dari kesesakan, ataukah seluruh kekuatan jerih payahmu?
20 Do not wish that it would be nighttime [in order that God will not see you and punish you], because night is the time when [even] people-groups are destroyed!
Janganlah merindukan malam hari, waktu bangsa-bangsa pergi dari tempatnya.
21 Be careful not to [begin doing] evil things, because [God] has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.
Jagalah dirimu, janganlah berpaling kepada kejahatan, karena itulah sebabnya engkau dicobai oleh sengsara.
22 “Hey, God is extremely powerful; there is certainly [RHQ] no teacher who teaches like he does.
Sesungguhnya, Allah itu mulia di dalam kekuasaan-Nya; siapakah guru seperti Dia?
23 No one has [RHQ] told him what he should do, and no one has [RHQ] said to him, ‘You have done what is wrong!’
Siapakah akan menentukan jalan bagi-Nya, dan siapa berani berkata: Engkau telah berbuat curang?
24 People have [always] sung to praise him, so you also should never forget to praise him for what he has done.
Ingatlah, bahwa engkau harus menjunjung tinggi perbuatan-Nya, yang selalu dinyanyikan oleh manusia.
25 Everyone has seen [what he has done], but [sometimes] we can see it only from far away.
Semua orang melihatnya, manusia memandangnya dari jauh.
26 “Hey, God is very great, and we are not able to know how great he is, and we do not know how old he is.
Sesungguhnya, Allah itu besar, tidak tercapai oleh pengetahuan kita, jumlah tahun-Nya tidak dapat diselidiki.
27 He draws water up [from the earth and puts it in clouds] and causes it to become rain.
Ia menarik ke atas titik-titik air, dan memekatkan kabut menjadi hujan,
28 The rain pours down from the sky/clouds; God causes abundant showers to fall on everyone.
yang dicurahkan oleh mendung, dan disiramkan ke atas banyak manusia.
29 No one can [RHQ] understand how the clouds move [across the sky] or how it thunders in the sky where God lives.
Siapa mengerti berkembangnya awan, dan bunyi gemuruh di tempat kediaman-Nya?
30 He causes lightning to flash all around him, but he causes the bottom of the oceans to remain dark.
Sesungguhnya, Ia mengembangkan terang-Nya di sekeliling-Nya, dan menudungi dasar laut.
31 By providing plenty of rain for us, he enables us to have abundant food.
Karena dengan semuanya itu Ia mengadili bangsa-bangsa, dan juga memberi makan dengan berlimpah-limpah.
32 [It is as though] he holds the lightning in his hands, and [then] he commands it to strike where he wants it to.
Kedua tangan-Nya diselubungi-Nya dengan kilat petir dan menyuruhnya menyambar sasaran.
33 When we hear his thunder, we know that there will be a storm, and the cattle know it, too.”
Pekik perang-Nya memberitakan kedatangan-Nya, kalau dengan murka Ia berjuang melawan kecurangan."
