Job 40
1 Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,
Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
2 “Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”
"Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
3 Then Job answered Yahweh and said,
Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
4 “See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.
"Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
5 I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
6 Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,
Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
7 “Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.
"Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
8 Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?
Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
9 Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
10 Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.
Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
11 Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.
Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
12 Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.
Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
13 Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.
Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
14 Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.
Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
15 Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
"Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
16 See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.
Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
17 He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.
Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.
Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
19 He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.
Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
20 For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.
ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
21 He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.
Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
22 The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.
Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
23 See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.
Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
24 Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?
Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
