Ayub 27
1 Ayub meneruskan uraiannya, katanya, "Demi Allah yang hidup, yang tak memberi keadilan kepadaku,
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3 aku bersumpah: Selama Allah masih memberi napas kepadaku, selama nyawa masih ada dalam badanku,
(For my life is yet whole in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; )
4 bibirku tak akan menyebut kata dusta, lidahku tak akan mengucapkan tipu daya.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
5 Jadi, tak mau aku mengatakan bahwa kamu benar; sampai mati pun kupertahankan bahwa aku tak cemar.
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
6 Aku tetap berpegang kepada kepatuhanku, dan hati nuraniku pun bersih selalu.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
7 Semoga musuhku dihukum sebagai pendurhaka, dan lawanku dihajar sebagai orang durjana.
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 Adakah harapan bagi orang dursila pada saat Allah menuntut jiwanya?
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
9 Apakah Allah akan mendengar tangisnya bilamana kesulitan menimpa dia?
Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
10 Seharusnya ia merindukan kesenangan dari Allah, dan berdoa kepada-Nya tanpa merasa lelah.
Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
11 Kamu akan kuajari tentang besarnya kuasa Allah, kuberitahukan kepadamu rencana Yang Mahakuasa.
I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 Tetapi, kamu semua telah melihatnya sendiri. Jadi, mengapa kamu berikan nasihat yang tak berarti?"
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?
13 Maka berkatalah Zofar, "Beginilah caranya Allah Yang Mahakuasa menghukum orang yang lalim dan durhaka.
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
14 Jika anaknya banyak, mereka akan mati dalam perang dan anak cucunya akan hidup berkekurangan.
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Sanaknya yang masih ada, mati karena wabah, dan janda-jandanya tidak menangisi mereka.
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, and his widows shall make no lamentation.
16 Boleh saja peraknya bertimbun-timbun dan pakaiannya bersusun-susun,
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 tetapi perak dan pakaian itu semua akan menjadi milik orang yang tulus hatinya.
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 Rumah orang jahat rapuh seperti sarang laba-laba, hanya rumah sementara seperti gubug seorang penjaga.
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.
19 Ia membaringkan diri sebagai orang kaya, tetapi ia tak dapat mengulanginya, ketika ia bangun dari tidurnya, sudah hilang lenyaplah kekayaannya.
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Kedahsyatan menimpa seperti air bah yang datang tiba-tiba. Angin ribut di malam hari meniup dan menyeret dia pergi.
Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 Angin timur mengangkat dia, dan menyapunya dari rumahnya.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.
22 Ia dilanda tanpa kasihan, dan terpaksa lari mencari perlindungan.
For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 Jatuhnya disambut orang dengan tepuk tangan; di mana-mana ia mendapat penghinaan."
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
