अय्यूब 30
1 १ “परन्तु अब जिनकी आयु मुझसे कम है, वे मेरी हँसी करते हैं, वे जिनके पिताओं को मैं अपनी भेड़-बकरियों के कुत्तों के काम के योग्य भी न जानता था।
“But now men who are younger than I am make fun of me— men whose fathers I greatly despised, with the result that I would not even have allowed them to help my dogs guard my sheep.
They were men who were old and (weak/worn out); so (what could I gain from them working for me?/I would have gained nothing from them working for me.) [RHQ]
3 ३ वे दरिद्रता और काल के मारे दुबले पड़े हुए हैं, वे अंधेरे और सुनसान स्थानों में सुखी धूल फाँकते हैं।
They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.
They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.
Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].
They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.
They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].
“And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.
They are disgusted with me, and they [usually] stay away from me, [but when they see me, ] they are happy to spit in my face.
11 ११ परमेश्वर ने जो मेरी रस्सी खोलकर मुझे दुःख दिया है, इसलिए वे मेरे सामने मुँह में लगाम नहीं रखते।
Because [it is as though] [MET] God has cut my bowstring, [he has caused me to be unable to defend myself, ] and he has humbled me, and my enemies have done to me whatever they wanted.
12 १२ मेरी दाहिनी ओर बाज़ारू लोग उठ खड़े होते हैं, वे मेरे पाँव सरका देते हैं, और मेरे नाश के लिये अपने उपाय बाँधते हैं।
(Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.
They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
[It is as though I am a city wall and] [SIM] they have broken through the wall, and they have come crashing down on me.
15 १५ मुझ में घबराहट छा गई है, और मेरा रईसपन मानो वायु से उड़ाया गया है, और मेरा कुशल बादल के समान जाता रहा।
I am very terrified; My dignity/honor has been taken away as though [SIM] [it has been] blown away by the wind, and my prosperity has disappeared like [SIM] clouds disappear.
“And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.
My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.
18 १८ मेरी बीमारी की बहुतायत से मेरे वस्त्र का रूप बदल गया है; वह मेरे कुर्त्ते के गले के समान मुझसे लिपटी हुई है।
[It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.
He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.
20 २० मैं तेरी दुहाई देता हूँ, परन्तु तू नहीं सुनता; मैं खड़ा होता हूँ परन्तु तू मेरी ओर घूरने लगता है।
“I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.
He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.
He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.
23 २३ हाँ, मुझे निश्चय है, कि तू मुझे मृत्यु के वश में कर देगा, और उस घर में पहुँचाएगा, जो सब जीवित प्राणियों के लिये ठहराया गया है।
I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
“When people experience disasters, and they sit on a pile of ruins and cry out for help, others surely [RHQ] reach out their hand to help them.
25 २५ क्या मैं उसके लिये रोता नहीं था, जिसके दुर्दिन आते थे? और क्या दरिद्र जन के कारण मैं प्राण में दुःखित न होता था?
[That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.
26 २६ जब मैं कुशल का मार्ग जोहता था, तब विपत्ति आ पड़ी; और जब मैं उजियाले की आशा लगाए था, तब अंधकार छा गया।
But when I expected good things [to happen to me], evil things happened; when I waited for light/happiness, all I experienced was darkness/unhappiness [MET].
I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.
28 २८ मैं शोक का पहरावा पहने हुए मानो बिना सूर्य की गर्मी के काला हो गया हूँ। और मैं सभा में खड़ा होकर सहायता के लिये दुहाई देता हूँ।
I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.
My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.
My skin has become dark/black and is peeling off, and I have a fever [which causes my body to feel like it is] burning.
Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”
