Ayub 16
1 Tetapi Ayub menjawab, "Seringkali kudengar pendapat demikian; penghiburanmu hanyalah siksaan.
Job replied,
“I've heard all this before. You are comforters who just cause trouble!
3 Kapankah omong kosong itu kamu hentikan? Apa yang merangsang kamu untuk memberi jawaban?
Will your windy speeches never cease? What's bothering you that you have to answer me?
4 Seandainya kamu ini aku, dan aku kamu, aku pun dapat bicara sama seperti itu. Kubanjiri kamu dengan penuturan; kepalaku akan kugeleng-gelengkan.
I could talk like you do if you were in my place, stringing words together to criticize you, ridiculing you with a toss of my head.
5 Hatimu akan kukuatkan dengan berbagai anjuran; kata-kataku akan memberi penghiburan.
I could build you up by my mouth speaking words; the movement of my lips would ease your pain.
6 Kalau aku bicara, deritaku tidak reda; jika aku berdiam diri, apa pula gunanya?
For me, if I speak it doesn't ease my pain, and if I don't speak the pain is still there.
7 Allah, membuat aku kepayahan; seluruh keluargaku telah dibinasakan.
God, you have worn me out. You have destroyed my whole family.
8 Dia menentang dan menangkap aku. Sekarang kurus keringlah tubuhku, dan bagi banyak orang itulah buktinya bahwa aku telah berdosa.
You have made me shrivel up, which is a witness against me; my thin body testifies against me.
9 Dengan geram Allah merobek-robek tubuhku; dengan sangat benci Ia memandang aku.
He has torn me apart in his anger; in his hostility he has gnashed his teeth at me; my enemy pierces me with his fierce look.
10 Orang-orang mengejek aku dengan mulut terbuka lebar; aku dikeroyok dan pipiku ditampar.
People stare at me with their mouths wide open, they slap me on my cheeks to mock me, they crowd around me to attack me.
11 Allah menyerahkan aku kepada orang durhaka; aku dijatuhkan-Nya ke tangan orang durjana.
God has handed me over to evil people; he has thrown me into their hands.
12 Tadinya hidupku aman dan sentosa, tapi Allah menyerang aku dengan tiba-tiba. Tengkukku dicengkeram-Nya dan aku dicampakkan; dijadikan-Nya aku sasaran untuk latihan.
I was living in peace and he smashed me to pieces. He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces. He set me up as his target.
13 Tanpa rasa iba Ia terus memanah aku, sehingga terburailah isi perutku.
His archers surround me. His arrows pierce my kidneys without mercy. He pours out my gall on the ground.
14 Ia menyerbu seperti seorang pejuang, dan melukai aku dengan berulang-ulang.
Like a wall he breaks me down, breach upon breach, rushing at me like a warrior.
15 Aku memakai karung tanda kesedihan, dan duduk dalam debu karena dikalahkan.
I have sown sackcloth to cover my skin; my strength lies broken in the dust.
16 Wajahku merah karena tangisku; kelopak mataku bengkak dan biru.
My face is red from crying and dark shadows surround my eyes,
17 Tapi aku tidak melakukan kekerasan; nyata tuluslah doaku kepada TUHAN.
although I have done nothing wrong and my prayer is pure.
18 Hai bumi, kejahatan terhadapku jangan sembunyikan; jangan diamkan teriakku minta keadilan.
Earth, do not cover up my blood. May my cry find no place to hide.
19 Aku tahu bahwa Pembelaku ada di surga; Ia memberi kesaksian bahwa aku tak berdosa.
Look, right now my witness is in heaven; the one who speaks for me is on high.
20 Aku diejek teman-temanku dan ditertawakan; sambil menangis aku menghadap Allah minta bantuan.
My friends scorn me, but my eyes pour out tears to God.
21 Ah, kiranya Allah sendiri membela aku di hadapan-Nya, seperti seorang yang rela membela sahabatnya.
I want my witness to speak for me with God as someone does for their friend.
22 Tahun-tahunku yang sisa tak banyak lagi; sebentar lagi aku pergi dan tak akan kembali.
For in a few short years I shall go down that road from which I shall not return.
