Ayub 21
1 Ayub menjawab, "Dengarkan apa yang akan kukatakan; hanya itu yang kuminta sebagai penghiburan.
But Job answered and said,
Hear ye, hear ye my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
3 Izinkanlah aku ganti bicara, setelah itu boleh lagi kamu menghina!
Raise me, and I will speak; then ye shall not laugh me to scorn.
4 Bukan dengan manusia aku bertengkar, jadi tak mengapalah jika aku kurang sabar.
What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
5 Pandanglah aku, maka kamu akan tercengang, kamu terpaku dan mulutmu bungkam.
Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
6 Jika kupikirkan keadaanku ini gemetarlah aku karena ngeri.
For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
7 Mengapa orang jahat diberi umur panjang oleh Allah, dan harta mereka terus bertambah?
Wherefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
8 Mereka hidup cukup lama sehingga melihat anak cucu mereka menjadi dewasa.
Their seed is according to [their] desire, and their children are in [their] sight.
9 Rumah tangga mereka aman sentosa; Allah tidak mendatangkan bencana atas mereka.
Their houses are prosperous, neither [have they] any where [cause for] fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
10 Ternak mereka berkembang biak, dan tanpa kesulitan, beranak.
Their cow does not cast her calf, and their [beast] with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
11 Anak-anak orang jahat berlompatan dengan gembira, seperti domba muda yang bersukaria.
And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before [them], taking up the psaltery and harp;
12 Diiringi bunyi rebana, seruling dan kecapi, mereka ramai bernyanyi dan menari-nari.
and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
And they spend their days in wealth, and fall asleep in the rest of the grave. (Sheol h7585)
14 Padahal mereka telah berkata kepada Allah, "Jauhilah kami dan pergilah! Kami tak peduli dan tak ingin mengerti maksud dan kehendak-Mu bagi hidup kami."
Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.
15 Pikir mereka, "Melayani Allah tak ada gunanya, dan berdoa kepada-Nya tiada manfaatnya.
What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? and what profit is there that we should approach him?
16 Bukankah karena kekuatan kita saja, tercapailah segala maksud dan tujuan kita?" Akan tetapi aku sama sekali tidak setuju dengan jalan pikiran dan pendapat begitu.
For their good things were in [their] hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
17 Pernahkah pelita orang jahat dipadamkan, dan mereka ditimpa bencana dan kemalangan? Pernahkah Allah marah kepada mereka, sehingga mereka dihukum-Nya?
Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
18 Pernahkah mereka seperti jerami dan debu yang ditiup oleh badai dan oleh angin lalu?
And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
19 Kamu berkata, "Anak dihukum Allah karena dosa ayahnya." Tapi kataku: Orang berdosa itulah yang harus dihukum Allah, agar mereka sadar bahwa karena dosa mereka, maka Allah mengirimkan hukuman-Nya.
Let his substance fail [to supply] his children: [God] shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
20 Biarlah orang berdosa menanggung dosanya sendiri, biarlah dirasakannya murka Allah Yang Mahatinggi.
Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
21 Jika manusia habis masanya di dunia, masih pedulikah ia entah keluarganya bahagia?
For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
22 Dapatkah manusia mengajar Allah, sedangkan Allah sendiri yang menghakimi makhluk di surga?
Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
23 Ada orang yang sehat selama hidupnya; ia meninggal dengan puas dan lega. Matinya tenang dengan rasa bahagia, sedang tubuhnya masih penuh tenaga.
One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused [throughout him].
25 Tapi ada pula yang mati penuh kepahitan, tanpa pernah mengenyam kebahagiaan.
And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
26 Namun di kuburan, mereka sama-sama terbaring; dikerumuni oleh ulat dan cacing.
But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
27 Memang aku tahu apa yang kamu pikirkan dan segala kejahatan yang kamu rancangkan.
So I know you, that ye presumptuously attack me:
28 Tanyamu, "Di mana rumah penguasa yang melakukan perbuatan durhaka?"
so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?
29 Belumkah kamu menanyai orang yang banyak bepergian? Tidak percayakah kamu berita yang mereka laporkan?
Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
30 Kata mereka, "Pada hari Allah memberi hukuman, para penjahat akan diselamatkan."
For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
31 Tak ada yang menggugat kelakuannya; tak ada yang membalas kejahatannya.
Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done [it]? who shall recompense him?
32 Ia dibawa ke kuburan, dan dimasukkan ke dalam liang lahat; makamnya dijaga dan dirawat.
And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
33 Ribuan orang berjalan mengiringi jenazahnya; dengan lembut tanah pun menimbuninya.
The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and [there are] innumerable [ones] before him.
34 Jadi, penghiburanmu itu kosong dan segala jawabanmu bohong!"
How then do ye comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
