Job 4
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Maka berbicaralah Elifas, orang Teman:
2 If we try to speak with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can restrain from speaking?
"Kesalkah engkau, bila orang mencoba berbicara kepadamu? Tetapi siapakah dapat tetap menutup mulutnya?
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Sesungguhnya, engkau telah mengajar banyak orang, dan tangan yang lemah telah engkau kuatkan;
4 Thy words have upheld him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
orang yang jatuh telah dibangunkan oleh kata-katamu, dan lutut yang lemas telah kaukokohkan;
5 But now it hath come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
tetapi sekarang, dirimu yang tertimpa, dan engkau kesal, dirimu terkena, dan engkau terkejut.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Bukankah takutmu akan Allah yang menjadi sandaranmu, dan kesalehan hidupmu menjadi pengharapanmu?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Camkanlah ini: siapa binasa dengan tidak bersalah dan di manakah orang yang jujur dipunahkan?
8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Yang telah kulihat ialah bahwa orang yang membajak kejahatan dan menabur kesusahan, ia menuainya juga.
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Mereka binasa oleh nafas Allah, dan lenyap oleh hembusan hidung-Nya.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Singa mengaum, singa meraung--patahlah gigi singa-singa muda.
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Singa binasa karena kekurangan mangsa, dan anak-anak singa betina bercerai-berai.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
Suatu perkataan telah disampaikan kepadaku dengan diam-diam dan telingaku menangkap bisikannya,
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
waktu bermenung oleh sebab khayal malam, ketika tidur nyenyak menghinggapi orang.
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Aku terkejut dan gentar, sehingga tulang-tulangku gemetar.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
Suatu roh melewati aku, tegaklah bulu romaku.
16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
Ia berhenti, tetapi rupanya tidak dapat kukenal. Suatu sosok ada di depan mataku, suara berbisik-bisik kudengar:
17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Mungkinkah seorang manusia benar di hadapan Allah, mungkinkah seseorang tahir di hadapan Penciptanya?
18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
Sesungguhnya, hamba-hamba-Nya tidak dipercayai-Nya, malaikat-malaikat-Nyap didapati-Nya tersesat,
19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth?
lebih-lebih lagi mereka yang diam dalam pondok tanah liat, yang dasarnya dalam debu, yang mati terpijat seperti gegat.
20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Di antara pagi dan petang mereka dihancurkan, dan tanpa dihiraukan mereka binasa untuk selama-lamanya.
21 Doth not their excellency which is in them depart? they die, even without wisdom.
Bukankah kemah mereka dicabut? Mereka mati, tetapi tanpa hikmat.
