Ayub 40
1 Hai Ayub, kautantang Aku, Allah Yang Mahakuasa; maukah engkau mengalah atau maukah engkau membantah?"
Moreover Jehovah spake to Job, and said:
Will the censurer of the Almighty contend with him? Will the reprover of God answer?
3 Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN, "Aku berbicara seperti orang bodoh, ya TUHAN. Jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan? Tak ada apa-apa lagi yang hendak kukatakan.
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:
Behold, I am vile! what can I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Sudah terlalu banyaklah yang kututurkan."
Once have I spoken, but I will not speak again; Yea, twice, but I will say no more.
6 Lalu, dari dalam badai TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada Ayub.
Then spake Jehovah to Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7 Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Ayub, "Hadapilah Aku sebagai laki-laki, dan jawablah segala pertanyaan-Ku ini.
Gird up now thy loins like a man! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!
8 Apakah hendak kausangkal keadilan-Ku, dan membenarkan dirimu dengan mempersalahkan Aku?
Wilt thou even disannul my right? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayst be righteous?
9 Apakah engkau kuat seperti Aku? Dapatkah suaramu mengguntur seperti suara-Ku?
Hast thou an arm like God's? Or canst thou thunder with thy voice like him?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan kebesaran, kenakanlah keagungan dan keluhuran.
Deck thyself with grandeur and majesty, And array thyself in splendor and glory!
11 Pandanglah mereka yang congkak hatinya; luapkanlah marahmu dan rendahkanlah mereka.
Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
12 Ya, pandanglah orang yang sombong, tundukkan dia! remukkanlah orang jahat di tempatnya.
Look upon every proud one, and bring him low; Yea, tread down the wicked in their place!
13 Kuburlah mereka semua di dalam debu; kurunglah mereka di dunia orang mati.
Hide them in the dust together; Shut up their faces in darkness!
14 Maka engkau akan Kupuji karena engkau menang dengan kekuatan sendiri.
Then, indeed, will I give thee the praise, That thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Perhatikanlah Behemot, si binatang raksasa; seperti engkau, dia pun ciptaan-Ku juga. Rumput-rumput menjadi makanannya, seperti sapi dan lembu biasa.
Behold the river-horse, which I have made as well as thyself; He feedeth on grass like the ox.
16 Tetapi amatilah tenaga dalam badannya dan kekuatan pada otot-ototnya!
Behold, what strength is in his loins! And what force in the muscles of his belly!
17 Ia menegakkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya kokoh dan keras.
He bendeth his tail, like the cedar, And the sinews of his thighs are twisted together.
18 Tulang-tulangnya kuat seperti tembaga, kakinya teguh bagaikan batang-batang baja.
His bones are pipes of brass, And his limbs are bars of iron.
19 Di antara segala makhluk-Ku dialah yang paling menakjubkan; hanya oleh Penciptanya saja ia dapat ditaklukkan!
He is chief among the works of God; He that made him gave him his sword.
20 Di bukit-bukit tempat binatang liar bermain-main gembira, tumbuhlah rumput yang menjadi makanannya.
For the mountains supply him with food, Where all the beasts of the field play.
21 Ia berbaring di bawah belukar berduri, di antara gelagah di rawa-rawa ia bersembunyi.
He lieth down under the lote-plants, In the covert of reeds, and in the fens.
22 Belukar berduri menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya. Pohon gandarusa di pinggir sungai meneduhi dia.
The lote-plants cover him with their shadow, And the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Ia tidak gentar biarpun Sungai Yordan sangat kuat arusnya, ia tetap tenang meskipun air melanda mukanya.
Lo! the stream overfloweth, but he starteth not; He is unmoved though Jordan rush forth even to his mouth.
24 Siapakah berani membutakan matanya, lalu menangkap dia dengan menjerat moncongnya?
Can one take him before his eyes, Or pierce his nose with hooks?
