Job 12
1 And Job answered and said,
| فَقَالَ أَيُّوبُ: | ١ |
2 No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
| «صَحِيحٌ إِنَّكُمْ شَعْبٌ تَمُوتُ مَعَكُمُ الْحِكْمَةُ! | ٢ |
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?
| إِلّا أَنِّي ذُو فَهْمٍ مِثْلَكُمْ، وَلَسْتُ دُونَكُمْ مَعْرِفَةً، وَمَنْ هُوَ غَيْرُ مُلِمٍّ بِهَذِهِ الأُمُورِ؟ | ٣ |
4 I am [as] one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] derided.
| لَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ مَثَارَ هُزْءٍ لأَصْدِقَائِي، أَنَا الَّذِي دَعَا اللهَ فَاسْتَجَابَ لِي. أَنَا الرَّجُلُ الْبَارُّ الْكَامِلُ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ مَثَارَ سُخْرِيَةٍ! | ٤ |
5 He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
| يُضْمِرُ الْمُطْمَئِنُّ شَرّاً لِلْبَائِسِ الَّذِي تَزِلُّ بِهِ الْقَدَمُ، | ٥ |
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
| بَيْنَمَا يَسُودُ السَّلامُ عَلَى اللُّصُوصِ، وَتُهَيْمِنُ الطُّمأْنِينَةُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَعْبُدُونَ أَصْنَاماً يَحْمِلُونَهَا عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ. | ٦ |
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
| وَلَكِنِ اسْأَلِ البَهَائِمَ فَتُعَلِّمَكَ، وَطُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ فَتُخْبِرَكَ، | ٧ |
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
| أَوْ خَاطِبِ الأَرْضَ فَتُعَرِّفَكَ وَسَمَكَ الْبَحْرِ فَيُنْبِئَكَ، | ٨ |
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
| أَيٌّ مِنْهَا لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ يَدَ الرَّبِّ قَدْ صَنَعَتْ هَذَا؟ | ٩ |
10 In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
| فَفِي يَدِهِ نَفَسُ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَرُوحُ كُلِّ بَشَرٍ. | ١٠ |
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
| أَلَيْسَتِ الأُذُنُ تَمْتَحِنُ الْكَلامَ كَمَا يَتَذَوَّقُ اللِّسَانُ الطَّعَامَ؟ | ١١ |
12 With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
| الْحِكْمَةُ تُلازِمُ الشَّيْخُوخَةَ، وفِي طُولِ الأَيَّامِ فَهْمٌ. | ١٢ |
13 With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
| الْحِكْمَةُ وَالْقُوَّةُ للهِ، وَلَهُ الْمَشُورَةُ وَالْفَهْمُ. | ١٣ |
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
| وَمَا يَهْدِمُهُ لَا يُبْنَى، وَالْمَرْءُ الَّذِي يَأْسِرُهُ اللهُ لَا يُحَرِّرُهُ إِنْسَانٌ. | ١٤ |
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
| إِنْ حَبَسَ الْمِيَاهَ تَجِفُّ الأَرْضُ، وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا تُغْرِقُهَا. | ١٥ |
16 With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
| لَهُ الْعِزَّةُ وَالْحِكْمَةُ. فِي يَدِهِ الْمُضِلُّ وَالْمُضَلُّ. | ١٦ |
17 He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
| يَأْسِرُ الْمُشِيرِينَ، وَيُحَمِّقُ فِطْنَةَ الْقُضَاةِ، | ١٧ |
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
| يَفُكُّ مَنَاطِقَ الْمُلُوكِ وَيَشُدُّ أَحْقَاءَهُمْ بِوِثَاقٍ، | ١٨ |
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
| يَأْسِرُ الْكَهَنَةَ وَيُطِيحُ بِالأَقْوِيَاءِ، | ١٩ |
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
| يَحْرِمُ الأُمَنَاءَ مِنَ الْكَلامِ وَيُبْطِلُ فِطْنَةَ الشُّيُوخِ، | ٢٠ |
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
| يُصِيبُ الشُّرَفَاءَ بِالْهَوَانِ، وَيُرْخِي مِنْطَقَةَ الْقَوِيِّ، | ٢١ |
22 He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
| يَكْشِفُ الأَغْوَارَ فِي الظَّلامِ، وَيُبْرِزُ الظُّلُمَاتِ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةَ إِلَى النُّورِ، | ٢٢ |
23 He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them [again].
| يُعَظِّمُ الأُمَمَ ثُمَّ يُبِيدُهَا، وَيُوَسِّعُ تُخُومَهَا ثُمَّ يُشَتِّتُهَا، | ٢٣ |
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
| يَنْزِعُ الْفَهْمَ مِنْ عُقُولِ رُؤَسَاءِ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ، ثُمَّ يُضِلُّهُمْ فِي قَفْرٍ بِلا طَرِيقٍ، | ٢٤ |
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
| فَيَتَحَسَّسُونَ سَبِيلَهُمْ فِي الظَّلامِ وَلَيْسَ نُورٌ، وَيُرَنِّحُهُمْ كَالسُّكَارَى. | ٢٥ |
