Job 40
1 Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,
Hai Ayub, kautantang Aku, Allah Yang Mahakuasa; maukah engkau mengalah atau maukah engkau membantah?"
2 “Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”
3 Then Job answered Yahweh and said,
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN, "Aku berbicara seperti orang bodoh, ya TUHAN. Jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan? Tak ada apa-apa lagi yang hendak kukatakan.
4 “See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
Sudah terlalu banyaklah yang kututurkan."
6 Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,
Lalu, dari dalam badai TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada Ayub.
7 “Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Ayub, "Hadapilah Aku sebagai laki-laki, dan jawablah segala pertanyaan-Ku ini.
8 Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?
Apakah hendak kausangkal keadilan-Ku, dan membenarkan dirimu dengan mempersalahkan Aku?
9 Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Apakah engkau kuat seperti Aku? Dapatkah suaramu mengguntur seperti suara-Ku?
10 Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan kebesaran, kenakanlah keagungan dan keluhuran.
11 Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.
Pandanglah mereka yang congkak hatinya; luapkanlah marahmu dan rendahkanlah mereka.
12 Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.
Ya, pandanglah orang yang sombong, tundukkan dia! remukkanlah orang jahat di tempatnya.
13 Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.
Kuburlah mereka semua di dalam debu; kurunglah mereka di dunia orang mati.
14 Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.
Maka engkau akan Kupuji karena engkau menang dengan kekuatan sendiri.
15 Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
Perhatikanlah Behemot, si binatang raksasa; seperti engkau, dia pun ciptaan-Ku juga. Rumput-rumput menjadi makanannya, seperti sapi dan lembu biasa.
16 See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.
Tetapi amatilah tenaga dalam badannya dan kekuatan pada otot-ototnya!
17 He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.
Ia menegakkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya kokoh dan keras.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.
Tulang-tulangnya kuat seperti tembaga, kakinya teguh bagaikan batang-batang baja.
19 He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.
Di antara segala makhluk-Ku dialah yang paling menakjubkan; hanya oleh Penciptanya saja ia dapat ditaklukkan!
20 For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.
Di bukit-bukit tempat binatang liar bermain-main gembira, tumbuhlah rumput yang menjadi makanannya.
21 He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.
Ia berbaring di bawah belukar berduri, di antara gelagah di rawa-rawa ia bersembunyi.
22 The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.
Belukar berduri menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya. Pohon gandarusa di pinggir sungai meneduhi dia.
23 See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.
Ia tidak gentar biarpun Sungai Yordan sangat kuat arusnya, ia tetap tenang meskipun air melanda mukanya.
24 Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?
Siapakah berani membutakan matanya, lalu menangkap dia dengan menjerat moncongnya?
