Ayub 40
1 Hai Ayub, kautantang Aku, Allah Yang Mahakuasa; maukah engkau mengalah atau maukah engkau membantah?"
Moreover the LORD answered Job,
“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
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 the LORD,
“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 Sudah terlalu banyaklah yang kututurkan."
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6 Lalu, dari dalam badai TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada Ayub.
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
7 Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Ayub, "Hadapilah Aku sebagai laki-laki, dan jawablah segala pertanyaan-Ku ini.
“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 Apakah hendak kausangkal keadilan-Ku, dan membenarkan dirimu dengan mempersalahkan Aku?
Will you even annul my judgement? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9 Apakah engkau kuat seperti Aku? Dapatkah suaramu mengguntur seperti suara-Ku?
Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan kebesaran, kenakanlah keagungan dan keluhuran.
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honour and majesty.
11 Pandanglah mereka yang congkak hatinya; luapkanlah marahmu dan rendahkanlah mereka.
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12 Ya, pandanglah orang yang sombong, tundukkan dia! remukkanlah orang jahat di tempatnya.
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
13 Kuburlah mereka semua di dalam debu; kurunglah mereka di dunia orang mati.
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Maka engkau akan Kupuji karena engkau menang dengan kekuatan sendiri.
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 Perhatikanlah Behemot, si binatang raksasa; seperti engkau, dia pun ciptaan-Ku juga. Rumput-rumput menjadi makanannya, seperti sapi dan lembu biasa.
“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16 Tetapi amatilah tenaga dalam badannya dan kekuatan pada otot-ototnya!
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 Ia menegakkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya kokoh dan keras.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Tulang-tulangnya kuat seperti tembaga, kakinya teguh bagaikan batang-batang baja.
His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 Di antara segala makhluk-Ku dialah yang paling menakjubkan; hanya oleh Penciptanya saja ia dapat ditaklukkan!
He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 Di bukit-bukit tempat binatang liar bermain-main gembira, tumbuhlah rumput yang menjadi makanannya.
Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21 Ia berbaring di bawah belukar berduri, di antara gelagah di rawa-rawa ia bersembunyi.
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22 Belukar berduri menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya. Pohon gandarusa di pinggir sungai meneduhi dia.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
23 Ia tidak gentar biarpun Sungai Yordan sangat kuat arusnya, ia tetap tenang meskipun air melanda mukanya.
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24 Siapakah berani membutakan matanya, lalu menangkap dia dengan menjerat moncongnya?
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
