Ayub 13
1 Semuanya itu pernah kulihat dan kudengar sendiri, dan sungguh-sungguh kufahami.
Behold, my eye has seen all these things, and my ear has heard, and I have understood each one.
2 Apa yang kamu tahu, aku pun tahu; jangan sangka aku kalah denganmu.
In conformity with your knowledge, I also know. I am not inferior to you.
3 Tetapi aku hendak bicara dengan Yang Mahakuasa; aku ingin membela perkaraku di hadapan Allah.
Yet I speak this way to the Almighty, and I desire to argue with God,
4 Sebab kamu menutupi kebodohanmu dengan tipu, tak ubahnya seperti dukun-dukun palsu.
having first shown that you fabricate lies and cultivate perverse teachings.
5 Seandainya kamu tidak bicara, mungkin kamu dianggap bijaksana.
And I wish that you would remain silent, so that you would be counted among the wise.
6 Maka dengarkanlah bantahanku; perhatikanlah pembelaanku.
Therefore, listen to my correction, and pay attention to the judgment of my lips.
7 Bolehkah demi Allah, kamu berdusta? Bolehkah kamu berbohong untuk kepentingan-Nya?
Does God require your lie, so that you would speak deceitfully for him?
8 Bolehkah kamu memihak Allah, dan membela-Nya sebagai pengacara?
Have you taken his place, and do you struggle to give judgment in favor of God?
9 Jika Allah memeriksamu, akan baikkah hasilnya? Dapatkah kamu menipu-Nya seperti menipu manusia?
Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed? Or, will he be deceived, like a man, by your deceitfulness?
10 Bila kamu memihak, walaupun dengan diam-diam, kamu akan dihukum Allah dengan kejam.
He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.
11 Apakah keagungan Allah tidak mengejutkan jiwamu? Apakah dahsyat-Nya tidak mengecutkan hatimu?
As soon as he moves himself, he will disturb you, and his dread will fall over you.
12 Segala nasihatmu seperti debu yang tak berfaedah; pembelaanmu seperti tanah lempung yang mudah pecah.
Your remembrance will be compared to ashes, and your necks will be reduced to clay.
13 Sebab itu diamlah, biarlah aku bicara! Aku tak perduli bagaimana pun akibatnya!
Be silent for a little while, so that I may speak whatever my mind suggests to me.
14 Aku siap mempertaruhkan nyawa!
Why do I wound my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands?
15 Aku nekad sebab sudah putus asa! Jika Allah hendak membunuhku, aku berserah saja, namun akan kubela kelakuanku di hadapan-Nya.
And now, if he would kill me, I will hope in him; in this, truly, I will correct my ways in his sight.
16 Mungkin karena keberanianku itu aku selamat, sebab orang jahat tak akan berani menghadap Allah!
And he will be my savior, for no hypocrite at all will approach in his sight.
17 Sekarang dengarlah baik-baik perkataanku; perhatikanlah keteranganku.
Listen to my words, and perceive an enigma with your ears.
18 Perkaraku sudah siap kukemukakan; aku yakin, tak dapat aku dipersalahkan!
If I will be judged, I know that I will be found to be just.
19 TUHAN, jika Engkau datang dan menuduh aku, aku akan diam dan menunggu ajalku.
Who is it that will go to judgment with me? Let him approach. Why should I be consumed in silence?
20 Tapi kabulkanlah dua permohonanku ini, supaya aku berani menghadap-Mu lagi:
Do not do such things to me twice, and then I will not hide from your face.
21 berhentilah menyiksa aku, dan janganlah Kautimpa aku dengan kedahsyatan-Mu!
Take your hand far away from me, and do not let your dread terrify me.
22 Bicaralah, maka akan kuberi jawaban. Atau biarlah aku bicara, lalu berilah balasan!
Call me, and I will answer you, or else I will speak, and you can answer me.
23 Berapa banyak salah dan dosa yang kulakukan? Segala pelanggaranku hendaknya Kausebutkan!
How many iniquities and sins do I have? Reveal my crimes and offenses to me.
24 Mengapa Kau menghindar dan menyingkir daripadaku? Apa sebabnya Kauanggap aku sebagai musuh-Mu?
Why do you conceal your face and consider me to be your enemy?
25 Aku hanya daun yang gugur kena angin lalu, masakan Kaugentarkan aku! Aku hanya jerami yang kering dan layu, mana boleh Kaukejar-kejar aku!
Against a leaf, which is carried away by the wind, you reveal your power, and you pursue dry straw.
26 Kautentukan nasib yang pahit bagiku; Kaubalaskan kesalahanku di masa mudaku.
For you write bitter things against me, and you want to consume me for the sins of my youth.
27 Kakiku Kauikat dengan rantai besi; segala gerak-gerikku Kauawasi. Bahkan telapak kakiku, tak lepas dari pandangan-Mu.
You have put my feet on a tether, and you have observed all my paths, and you have considered the steps of my feet.
28 Maka aku menjadi rapuh seperti kayu yang busuk; seperti kain dimakan ngengat aku menjadi lapuk.
I will be left to decay like something rotten and like a garment that is being eaten by moths.
