Ayub 32
1 Karena Ayub yakin sekali akan kebenaran dirinya, maka ketiga sahabatnya itu pun tak mau menjawab dia lagi.
But these three men ceased to answer Job, because he considered himself justified.
2 Tetapi di situ ada seorang yang bernama Elihu anak Barakheel, seorang keturunan Bus dari kaum Ram. Ia tidak dapat menahan marahnya, karena Ayub membenarkan dirinya sendiri dan mempersalahkan Allah.
And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and indignant. But he was angry against Job because he described himself to be just in the presence of God.
3 Ia juga marah kepada ketiga sahabat Ayub itu karena mereka tidak dapat membantah kata-kata Ayub, meskipun mereka mempersalahkannya.
Moreover, he was indignant with his friends because they had not found a reasonable response, except in so far as they condemned Job.
4 Elihu orang yang paling muda di antara mereka, sebab itu ia menunggu sampai semuanya selesai berbicara.
Therefore, Eliu waited while Job was talking, for these were his elders that were speaking.
5 Setelah melihat bahwa ketiga orang itu tidak dapat menjawab, ia menjadi marah,
But when he saw that these three were not able to respond, he was extremely angry.
6 dan berkata demikian, "Aku masih muda, sedangkan kamu sudah tua, sebab itu aku takut dan ragu mengemukakan pendapatku.
And so Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite responded by saying: I am younger in years, and you are more ancient; therefore, I kept my head low, for I was afraid to reveal to you my opinion.
7 Pikirku, kamulah yang harus berbicara, yang lebih tua harus membagikan hikmatnya.
For I had hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom.
8 Tetapi yang memberi hikmat kepada manusia, hanyalah Roh Allah Yang Mahakuasa.
But I see now that there is only breath in men, and that it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives understanding.
9 Orang menjadi bijak, bukan karena lanjut umurnya; orang mengerti yang benar, bukan karena tinggi usianya.
The wise are not the aged, nor do the elders understand judgment.
10 Sebab itu, dengarkanlah aku; izinkanlah aku mengatakan pendapatku.
Therefore, I will speak. Listen to me, and so I will show you my wisdom.
11 Dengan sabar aku mendengarkan ketika kamu berbicara, dan menanti ketika kamu mencari kata-kata yang bijaksana.
For I have endured your words; I have paid attention to your deliberations, while you were being argumentative with words.
12 Kuperhatikan dengan saksama; kudengar kamu menemui kegagalan. Kesalahan dalam kata-kata Ayub tak dapat kamu buktikan.
And as long as I supposed that you were saying something, I considered; but now I see that there is none of you that is able to argue with Job and to respond to his words.
13 Bagaimana dapat kamu katakan bahwa hikmat telah kamu temukan? Karena kamu terpaksa menyerah. Yang bisa menjawab Ayub hanyalah Allah.
So that you will not say, “We have found wisdom,” God has thrown him down, not man.
14 Kepadamulah Ayub berbicara, dan bukan kepadaku, tetapi aku tak akan memberi jawaban seperti kamu.
He has said nothing to me, and I will not respond to him according to your words.
15 Ayub, mereka bingung dan tak dapat memberi jawaban; tak ada yang dapat mereka katakan.
Then they were filled with dread, and so they no longer responded, and they withdrew from their speechmaking.
16 Mereka berdiri saja, tak dapat berbicara lagi. Haruskah aku menunggu meskipun mereka berdiam diri?
Therefore, because I have waited and they have not been speaking, for they stood firm and did not respond at all,
17 Tidak, sekarang akan kuberi jawaban; pendapatku akan kusampaikan.
I also will answer in my turn, and I will reveal my knowledge.
18 Tak sabar lagi aku menunggu. Tak dapat lagi kutahan kata-kataku.
For I am full of words, and the feeling in my gut inspires me.
19 Jika aku diam saja, akan pecahlah aku, seperti kantong yang penuh dengan anggur baru.
Yes, my stomach is like fermenting wine without a vent, which bursts the new containers.
20 Aku harus berbicara, supaya hatiku tenang; aku harus membuka mulutku dan memberi jawaban.
I should speak, but I will also breathe a little; I will open my lips, and I will answer.
21 Tak akan kubela siapa pun dalam sengketa ini dan tak seorang pun akan kupuji-puji.
I will not esteem the reputation of a man, and I will not equate God with man.
22 Cara menyanjung-nyanjung pun, aku tidak tahu, dan seandainya aku melakukan itu, Allah akan segera menghukum aku.
For I do not know how long I will continue, and whether, after a while, my Maker might take me away.
