Job 36
1 Elihu also continued, and said,
Dengarkanlah sebentar lagi, dan bersabarlah, masih ada yang hendak kukatakan demi Allah.
2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
3 I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Pengetahuanku luas; akan kugunakan itu untuk membuktikan bahwa adillah Penciptaku.
4 For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Perkataanku tidak ada yang palsu; orang yang sungguh arif ada di depanmu.
5 “Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Allah itu perkasa! Segala sesuatu difahami-Nya. Tak seorang pun dipandang-Nya hina.
6 He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.
Orang yang berdosa tak dibiarkan-Nya hidup lama, Ia memberi keadilan kepada orang yang menderita.
7 He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
Orang-orang jujur diperhatikan-Nya, dibuat-Nya mereka berkuasa seperti raja-raja, sehingga mereka dihormati selama-lamanya.
8 If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
Tetapi bila orang dibelenggu dengan rantai besi, menderita akibat perbuatannya sendiri,
9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
maka dosa dan kesombongan mereka akan disingkapkan oleh Allah.
10 He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
Disuruhnya mereka mendengarkan peringatan-Nya dan meninggalkan kejahatan mereka.
11 If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Jika mereka menurut kepada Allah dan berbakti kepada-Nya, mereka hidup damai dan makmur sampai akhir hayatnya.
12 But if they don’t listen, they will perish by the sword; they will die without knowledge.
Tetapi jika mereka tidak mendengarkan, mereka akan mati dalam kebodohan.
13 “But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
Orang yang tak bertuhan menyimpan kemarahan; biar dihukum TUHAN, tak mau mereka minta bantuan.
14 They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.
Mereka mati kepayahan di masa mudanya, karena hidupnya penuh hina.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
Allah mengajar manusia melalui derita, Ia memakai kesusahan untuk menyadarkannya.
16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
Allah telah membebaskan engkau dari kesukaran, sehingga kau dapat menikmati ketentraman, dan meja hidanganmu penuh makanan.
17 “But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Tetapi kini sesuai dengan kejahatanmu, engkau menerima hukumanmu.
18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
Waspadalah, jangan kau tertipu oleh uang sogokan; jangan kau disesatkan karena kekayaan.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
Sia-sia saja kau berseru minta dibantu, percuma segala tenaga dan kekuatanmu.
20 Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Jangan kaurindukan malam gelap, saatnya bangsa-bangsa musnah dan lenyap.
21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Waspadalah, jangan berpaling kepada kedurhakaan. Deritamu dimaksudkan agar kautinggalkan kejahatan.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
Ingatlah, Allah itu sungguh besar kuasa-Nya. Adakah guru sehebat Dia?
23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?
Siapakah dapat menentukan jalan bagi-Nya atau berani menuduh-Nya berbuat salah?
24 “Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.
Selalu Ia dipuji karena karya-Nya, dan engkau pun patut menjunjung-Nya.
25 All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.
Semua orang melihat perbuatan-Nya; tetapi tak seorang pun benar-benar memahami-Nya.
26 Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
Allah sungguh mulia, tak dapat kita menyelami-Nya ataupun menghitung jumlah tahun-Nya.
27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,
Allah yang menarik air dari bumi menjadi awan lalu mengubahnya menjadi tetesan air hujan.
28 which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.
Ia mencurahkan hujan dari mega; disiramkan-Nya ke atas umat manusia.
29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?
Tak seorang pun mengerti gerak awan-awan serta bunyi guruh di langit tempat Allah berdiam.
30 Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
Ia menerangi seluruh langit dengan kilat, tetapi dasar laut tetap gelap pekat.
31 For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
Itulah caranya Ia menghidupi bangsa-bangsa dan memberinya makanan yang berlimpah ruah.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
Ia menangkap kilat dengan tangan-Nya dan menyuruhnya menyambar sasaran-Nya.
33 Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.
Bunyi guruh menandakan bahwa badai akan melanda, ternak pun tahu angin ribut segera tiba.
