Ayub 34
1 Bukankah kamu pandai dan berakal budi? Nah, dengarkanlah segala perkataanku ini.
After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:
May the wise hear my words, and may the educated listen to me.
3 Orang tahu makanan enak bila mengecapnya, dan kata-kata bijak bila mendengarnya.
For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.
4 Persoalan ini harus kita periksa lalu kita pecahkan bersama-sama.
Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.
5 Kata Ayub, 'Tak ada salah padaku, tetapi Allah tak mau memberi apa yang adil kepadaku.
For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.
6 Aku dianggap berdusta, karena mengatakan aku tak berdosa. Kini aku luka parah, meskipun aku tak bersalah.'
For, within my judgment, there is a lie: my vehement barbs are without any sin.”
7 Pernahkah kamu melihat orang seperti Ayub ini? Ia mencemooh Allah berkali-kali.
What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,
8 Ia suka berkawan dengan orang-orang durhaka serta bergaul dengan orang-orang durjana.
who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men?
9 Ia berkata, bahwa sia-sia sajalah jika ia berusaha melakukan kehendak Allah.
For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”
10 Hai orang-orang yang bijak, dengarlah! Masakan Allah Yang Mahakuasa berbuat salah?
Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.
11 Ia mengganjar manusia setimpal perbuatannya, memperlakukan dia sesuai kelakuannya.
For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.
12 Allah Yang Mahakuasa tidak melakukan kejahatan; semua orang diberi-Nya keadilan.
For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.
13 Dari siapakah Allah menerima kuasa-Nya? Siapakah mempercayakan bumi ini kepada-Nya?
What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?
14 Seandainya Allah mencabut nyawa manusia, dan mengambil kembali napas hidupnya,
But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.
15 maka matilah semua makhluk yang bernyawa, dan manusia menjadi debu seperti semula.
All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.
16 Nah, jika engkau arif, perhatikanlah, pasanglah telingamu dan dengarkanlah.
Therefore, if you have understanding, hear what is said, and heed the sound of my eloquence.
17 Apakah Allah yang adil dan perkasa itu kaupersalahkan? Apakah pada sangkamu Allah membenci keadilan?
Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected? And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?
18 Allah menghukum raja dan penguasa bila mereka jahat dan durhaka.
He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.
19 Ia tidak memihak kepada para raja, atau mengutamakan orang kaya daripada orang papa. Karena mereka semua adalah ciptaan-Nya.
He does not accept the reputation of leaders; nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor. For all are the work of his hands.
20 Di tengah malam, mereka dapat mati dengan tiba-tiba. Allah menghukum penguasa dan mereka pun binasa; dengan mudah dibunuh-Nya orang perkasa.
They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be taken away without a hand.
21 Ia mengawasi hidup manusia, dilihat-Nya segala langkahnya.
For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he examines all of their steps.
22 Tak ada kegelapan, betapa pun pekatnya, yang dapat menyembunyikan orang berdosa.
There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.
23 Tidak perlu Allah menentukan saatnya, manusia datang untuk diadili oleh-Nya.
For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.
24 Tanpa menyelidiki dan memeriksa Ia memecat penguasa dan mengangkat penggantinya.
He will break into many innumerable pieces, and he will cause others to stand up in their place.
25 Sebab, Ia tahu apa yang mereka lakukan; maka Ia menggulingkan dan menghancurkan mereka di waktu malam.
For he knows their works, and, as a result, he will bring the night, and they will be crushed.
26 Mereka ditampar-Nya karena dosa mereka, di depan umum mereka dihukum-Nya.
Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.
27 Sebab, mereka tidak mentaati kehendak-Nya dan tak mengindahkan segala perintah-Nya.
They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,
28 Mereka menyebabkan orang miskin berkeluh kesah tangisan mereka didengar Allah.
so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.
29 Apabila Allah memutuskan untuk diam saja, tak seorang pun akan berani mengecam-Nya. Apabila Ia menyembunyikan wajah-Nya, tak seorang pun dapat menemukan-Nya.
For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?
30 Maka bangsa-bangsa tidak berdaya untuk mencegah penindasan jahat berkuasa.
He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.
31 Ayub, apakah dosamu kepada Allah telah kauakui? sudahkah kau berjanji tak akan berdosa lagi?
Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.
32 Sudahkah kauminta agar ditunjukkan-Nya kesalahanmu? Sudahkah kau bersumpah menghentikan perbuatan itu?
If I have erred, you may teach me; if I have spoken unfairly, I will add no more.
33 Masakan Allah akan mengabulkan apa yang kauingini, setelah perbuatan Allah tidak kausetujui? Kini, engkau yang harus memutuskan, bukan aku. Katakanlah apa pendapatmu!
Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.
34 Semua orang arif pastilah akan menyetujuinya; orang bijak yang mendengar aku akan berkata
Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.
35 bahwa Ayub berbicara tanpa mengerti, dan bahwa perkataannya tidak mengandung arti.
But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching.
36 Jika kata-kata Ayub ditinjau dengan cermat, akan nyatalah bahwa bicaranya seperti orang jahat.
My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.
37 Kesalahannya ditambah lagi dengan sebuah dosa; ia memberontak terhadap Allah, dan menghina-Nya di hadapan kita.
For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless, let him be constrained to be among us, and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.
