< Job 40 >

1 Moreover the LORD answered Job,
وَاسْتَطْرَدَ الرَّبُّ قَائِلاً لأَيُّوبَ:١
2 “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
«أَيُخَاصِمُ اللّائِمُ الْقَدِيرَ؟ لِيُجِبِ المُشْتَكِي عَلَى اللهِ».٢
3 Then Job answered the LORD,
عِنْدَئِذٍ أَجَابَ أَيُّوبُ الرَّبَّ:٣
4 “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
«انْظُرْ، أَنَا حَقِيرٌ فَبِمَاذَا أُجِيبُكَ؟ هَا أَنَا أَضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي٤
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ مَرَّةً وَلَنْ أُجِيبَ، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَنْ أُضِيفَ».٥
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
حِينَئِذٍ أَجَابَ الرَّبُّ أَيُّوبَ مِنَ الْعَاصِفَةِ:٦
7 “Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
«اشْدُدْ حَقَوَيْكَ وَكُنْ رَجُلاً، فَأَسْأَلَكَ وَتُجِيبَنِي.٧
8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
أَتَشُكُّ فِي قَضَائِي أَوْ تَسْتَذْنِبُنِي لِتُبَرِّرَ نَفْسَكَ؟٨
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
أَتَمْلِكُ ذِرَاعاً كَذِرَاعِ اللهِ؟ أَتُرْعِدُ بِمِثْلِ صَوْتِهِ؟٩
10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
إِذاً تَسَرْبَلْ بِالْجَلالِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ، وَتَزَيَّنْ بِالْمَجْدِ وَالْبَهَاءِ.١٠
11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
صُبَّ فَيْضَ غَضَبِكَ، وَانْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ وَاخْفِضْهُ.١١
12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
انْظُرْ إِلَى كُلِّ مُتَعَظِّمٍ وَذَلّلْهُ، وَدُسِ الأَشْرَارَ فِي مَوَاضِعِهِمْ.١٢
13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
اطْمِرْهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ فِي التُّرَابِ مَعاً، وَاحْبِسْ وُجُوهَهُمْ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ.١٣
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
عِنْدَئِذٍ أَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ بِأَنَّ يَمِينَكَ قَادِرَةٌ عَلَى إِنْقَاذِكَ.١٤
15 “See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
انْظُرْ إِلَى بَهِيمُوثَ (الْحَيَوَانِ الضَّخْمِ) الَّذِي صَنَعْتُهُ مَعَكَ، فَإِنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ الْعُشْبَ كَالْبَقَرِ.١٥
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
إِنَّ قُوَّتَهُ فِي مَتْنَيْهِ، وَشِدَّتَهُ فِي عَضَلِ بَطْنِهِ.١٦
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
يَنْتَصِبُ ذَيْلُهُ كَشَجَرَةِ أَرْزٍ، وَعَضَلاتُ فَخْذَيْهِ مَضْفُورَةٌ.١٧
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
عِظَامُهُ أَنَابِيبُ نُحَاسٍ وَأَطْرَافُهُ قُضْبَانُ حَدِيدٍ،١٨
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
إِنَّهُ أَعْجَبُ كُلِّ الْخَلائِقِ، وَلا يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَهْزِمَهُ إِلّا الَّذِي خَلَقَهُ.١٩
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
تَنْمُو الأَعْشَابُ الَّتِي يَتَغَذَّى بِها عَلَى الْجِبَالِ، حَيْثُ تَمْرَحُ وُحُوشُ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.٢٠
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
يَرْبِضُ تَحْتَ شُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبَيْنَ الْحَلْفَاءِ فِي الْمُسْتَنْقَعَاتِ.٢١
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
يَسْتَظِلُّ بِشُجَيْرَاتِ السِّدْرِ، وَبِالصَّفْصَافِ عَلَى الْمِيَاهِ الْجَارِيَةِ٢٢
23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
لَا يُخَامِرُهُ الْخَوْفُ إِنْ هَاجَ النَّهْرُ، وَيَظَلُّ مُطْمَئِنّاً وَلَوِ انْدَفَقَ نَهْرُ الأُرْدُنِّ فِي فَمِهِ.٢٣
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَصْطَادَهُ مِنَ الأَمَامِ، أَوْ يَثْقُبَ أَنْفَهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ؟٢٤

< Job 40 >