Ayub 13
1 Semuanya itu pernah kulihat dan kudengar sendiri, dan sungguh-sungguh kufahami.
“Hey, I [SYN] have seen everything [that you have seen], and I have heard and understood all [that you have said].
2 Apa yang kamu tahu, aku pun tahu; jangan sangka aku kalah denganmu.
What you know, I also know; I do (not know less than/know as much as) you.
3 Tetapi aku hendak bicara dengan Yang Mahakuasa; aku ingin membela perkaraku di hadapan Allah.
But I would like to speak to Almighty God, [not to you]; I would like to argue with him [and prove that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong]).
4 Sebab kamu menutupi kebodohanmu dengan tipu, tak ubahnya seperti dukun-dukun palsu.
As for you, you do not allow people to know the truth about me, like someone covers [up a bad surface of a wall] with whitewash [MET]. You are all like doctors [MET] [that give people] useless [medicines].
5 Seandainya kamu tidak bicara, mungkin kamu dianggap bijaksana.
I wish/desire that you would be silent; that would be the wisest thing that you [could do].
6 Maka dengarkanlah bantahanku; perhatikanlah pembelaanku.
Listen to what I will say to you now; listen while I am saying [what is true about myself].
7 Bolehkah demi Allah, kamu berdusta? Bolehkah kamu berbohong untuk kepentingan-Nya?
Are you telling lies about me to prove God [is just in causing me to suffer]? Are you saying what is deceitful in order to benefit him?
8 Bolehkah kamu memihak Allah, dan membela-Nya sebagai pengacara?
Are you trying to defend him? Are you trying to prove [as you would] in a court that he is innocent?
9 Jika Allah memeriksamu, akan baikkah hasilnya? Dapatkah kamu menipu-Nya seperti menipu manusia?
If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good? Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people?
10 Bila kamu memihak, walaupun dengan diam-diam, kamu akan dihukum Allah dengan kejam.
If you secretly say/do things to cause God to act favorably toward you, he will surely rebuke you.
11 Apakah keagungan Allah tidak mengejutkan jiwamu? Apakah dahsyat-Nya tidak mengecutkan hatimu?
He will certainly [RHQ] cause you to be terrified by his power/greatness; you will become extremely afraid.
12 Segala nasihatmu seperti debu yang tak berfaedah; pembelaanmu seperti tanah lempung yang mudah pecah.
The things that you say [that you think are] wise are [as useless as] [MET] as ashes; what you say to defend your opinions is no better than [MET] clay [that quickly crumbles].
13 Sebab itu diamlah, biarlah aku bicara! Aku tak perduli bagaimana pun akibatnya!
“So, be quiet and allow me to speak, and then it will not matter what happens to me.
14 Aku siap mempertaruhkan nyawa!
I am ready to endure anything; I am [even] willing to risk being executed [IDM, DOU] [for what I will say].
15 Aku nekad sebab sudah putus asa! Jika Allah hendak membunuhku, aku berserah saja, namun akan kubela kelakuanku di hadapan-Nya.
If God kills me, then I will not have anyone else whom I can confidently expect to help me, but I am going to defend my behavior in his presence [anyway].
16 Mungkin karena keberanianku itu aku selamat, sebab orang jahat tak akan berani menghadap Allah!
No wicked/godless person would dare to stand in the presence of God, [but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong], perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will save me.”
17 Sekarang dengarlah baik-baik perkataanku; perhatikanlah keteranganku.
“God, listen very carefully to what I say [DOU].
18 Perkaraku sudah siap kukemukakan; aku yakin, tak dapat aku dipersalahkan!
I am ready to prove that I am innocent, and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty.
19 TUHAN, jika Engkau datang dan menuduh aku, aku akan diam dan menunggu ajalku.
I certainly do not think [RHQ] that [you or anyone else] will say that what I say is not true; if anyone did that, I would (be silent/stop talking) and die.
20 Tapi kabulkanlah dua permohonanku ini, supaya aku berani menghadap-Mu lagi:
“I am requesting you to do two things for me; if you do them, I will (not hide from you/come and stand in front of you) [LIT].
21 berhentilah menyiksa aku, dan janganlah Kautimpa aku dengan kedahsyatan-Mu!
[The first thing that I request is that you] stop punishing [IDM] me; and [the second thing that I request is that you] stop causing me to be very terrified.
22 Bicaralah, maka akan kuberi jawaban. Atau biarlah aku bicara, lalu berilah balasan!
You speak [first], and then I will reply; or allow me to speak first, and [then] you reply.
23 Berapa banyak salah dan dosa yang kulakukan? Segala pelanggaranku hendaknya Kausebutkan!
What have I done that is wrong? What sins have I committed? Show me how I have disobeyed you.
24 Mengapa Kau menghindar dan menyingkir daripadaku? Apa sebabnya Kauanggap aku sebagai musuh-Mu?
Why (do you refuse to be friendly with/have you abandoned) me [IDM]? Why do you (act toward me as though I am/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!
I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a leaf that is blown by the wind; why are you trying to cause me to be afraid [RHQ]? Why are you pursuing me? Am I [useless, nothing more than a bit of] dry chaff [RHQ]?
26 Kautentukan nasib yang pahit bagiku; Kaubalaskan kesalahanku di masa mudaku.
[It seems that] you are writing things to accuse me [of doing things that are wrong], even recalling bad things that I did when I was young.
27 Kakiku Kauikat dengan rantai besi; segala gerak-gerikku Kauawasi. Bahkan telapak kakiku, tak lepas dari pandangan-Mu.
[It is as though] you have fastened my feet with chains [to prevent me from walking], and you watch me wherever I walk; [It is as though] you even look closely at my footprints [to see where I have gone].
28 Maka aku menjadi rapuh seperti kayu yang busuk; seperti kain dimakan ngengat aku menjadi lapuk.
[As a result], my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood, like a piece of cloth that is eaten by [larvae of] moths.”
