Job 23
1 Then Job answered,
| أَيُّوبُ: | ١ |
2 “Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
| «إِنَّ شَكْوَايَ الْيَوْمَ مُرَّةٌ، وَلَكِنَّ الْيَدَ الَّتِي عَلَيَّ أَثْقَلُ مِنْ أَنِينِي. | ٢ |
3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
| أَيْنَ لِي أَنْ أَجِدَهُ فَأَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ كُرْسِيِّهِ، | ٣ |
4 I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
| وَأَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهِ قَضِيَّتِي وَأَمْلأَ فَمِي حُجَجاً، | ٤ |
5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.
| فَأَطَّلِعَ عَلَى جَوَابِهِ وَأَفْهَمَ مَا يَقُولُهُ لِي؟ | ٥ |
6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
| أَيُخَاصِمُنِي بِعَظَمَةِ قُوَّتِهِ؟ لا! بَلْ يَلْتَفِتُ مُتَرَئِّفاً عَلَيَّ. | ٦ |
7 There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.
| هُنَاكَ يُمْكِنُ لِلْمُسْتَقِيمِ أَنْ يُحَاجَّهُ، وَأُبْرِئُ سَاحَتِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ مِنْ قَاضِيَّ. | ٧ |
8 “If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.
| وَلَكِنْ هَا أَنَا أَتَّجِهُ شَرْقاً فَلا أَجِدُهُ، وَإِنْ قَصَدْتُ غَرْباً لَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ، | ٨ |
9 He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.
| أَطْلُبُهُ عَنْ شِمَالِي فَلا أَرَاهُ وَأَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى يَمِينِي فَلا أُبْصِرُهُ. | ٩ |
10 But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.
| وَلَكِنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ الطَّرِيقَ الَّتِي أَسْلُكُهَا، وَإذَا امْتَحَنَنِي أَخْرُجُ كَالذَّهَبِ | ١٠ |
11 My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.
| اقْتَفَتْ قَدَمَايَ إِثْرَ خُطَاهُ، وَسَلَكْتُ بِحِرْصٍ فِي سُبُلِهِ وَلَمْ أَحِدْ. | ١١ |
12 I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
| لَمْ أَتَعَدَّ عَلَى وَصَايَاهُ، وَذَخَرْتُ فِي قَلْبِي كَلِمَاتِهِ. | ١٢ |
13 But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.
| وَلَكِنَّهُ مُتَفَرِّدٌ وَحْدَهُ فَمَنْ يَرُدُّهُ؟ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ، | ١٣ |
14 For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.
| لأَنَّهُ يُتَمِّمُ مَا رَسَمَهُ لِي، وَمَازَالَ لَدَيْهِ وَفْرَةٌ مِنْهَا. | ١٤ |
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.
| لِذَلِكَ أَرْتَعِبُ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ، وَعِنْدَمَا أَتَأَمَّلُ، يُخَامِرُنِي الْخَوْفُ مِنْهُ. | ١٥ |
16 For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
| فَقَدْ أَضْعَفَ اللهُ قَلْبِي، وَرَوَّعَنِي الْقَدِيرُ. | ١٦ |
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
| وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ تَسْكُنْنِي الظُّلْمَةُ، وَلا الدُّجَى غَشَّى وَجْهِي. | ١٧ |
