Job 23
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
Tetapi Ayub menjawab, "Aku meronta dan mengeluh terhadap Allah; tak dapat aku menahan keluh kesah.
2 Also — to-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.
3 O that I had known — and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
Ah, kiranya kuketahui tempat Ia berada, supaya aku dapat pergi dan bertemu dengan Dia.
4 I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill [with] arguments.
Maka kepada-Nya perkaraku ini kuhadapkan, dari mulutku berderai kata-kata pembelaan.
5 I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.
Aku ingin tahu apa yang akan Ia katakan, dan bagaimana Ia memberi jawaban.
6 In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
Apakah Ia akan melancarkan kuasa-Nya kepadaku? Tidak! Ia pasti akan mendengarkan kata-kataku.
7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
Aku tak bersalah dan dapat membela diri di hadapan-Nya, maka aku akan dinyatakan bebas untuk selama-lamanya.
8 Lo, forward I go — and He is not, And backward — and I perceive him not.
Kucari Allah di timur, barat, selatan, utara, tetapi di mana-mana Allah tak ada; dan aku tak dapat menemukan Dia.
9 [To] the left in His working — and I see not, He is covered [on] the right, and I behold not.
10 For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me — as gold I go forth.
Namun Dia tahu segala jalanku juga setiap langkahku. Kalau seperti emas aku diuji, akan terbukti bahwa hatiku murni.
11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
Aku taat kepada-Nya dengan setia; tak pernah aku menyimpang dari jalan yang ditentukan-Nya.
12 The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
Perintah-perintah Allah selalu kutaati, kehendak-Nya kuikuti, dan bukan keinginanku sendiri.
13 And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired — and He doth [it].
Allah itu tak berubah; tak ada yang dapat melawan Dia. Ia melakukan apa yang dikehendaki-Nya.
14 For He doth complete my portion, And many such things [are] with Him.
Ia akan menjalankan rencana-Nya bagiku, dan masih banyak lagi rencana-Nya selain itu.
15 Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
Karena takut kepada-Nya, gemetarlah aku; semakin semua itu kupikirkan, semakin takutlah aku.
16 And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
Yang Mahakuasa menghancurkan segala keberanianku. Aku takut karena Allah, dan bukan karena gelap gulita, meskipun kegelapan itu mengelilingi aku, dan menutupi wajahku.
17 For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.
