Ayub 6
1 Lalu Ayub menjawab, "Andaikata duka nestapaku ditimbang beratnya,
Then answered Job, and said,
Oh that my vexation could be truly weighed, and my calamity; oh that men might lift it up in the balances at once!
3 pasti lebih berat daripada pasir samudra. Jadi, jangan heran jika kata-kataku kurang hati-hati serta terburu-buru.
For now it is already heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore are my words confused.
4 Panah dari Yang Mahakuasa menembus tubuhku; racunnya menyebar ke seluruh jiwa ragaku. Kedahsyatan Allah sangat mengerikan, dan menyerang aku bagai pasukan lawan.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof my spirit drinketh it: the terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
5 Keledai akan puas jika diberi rumput muda, begitu pula lembu jika diberi makanannya.
Doth the wild ass bray over the grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
6 Tetapi makanan hambar, siapa suka? Mana boleh putih telur ada rasanya?
Is ever tasteless food eaten without salt? or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
7 Tidak sudi aku menyentuhnya; muak aku jika memakannya.
My soul refuseth to touch them: they are unto me like disgusting food.
8 Mengapa Allah enggan mendengar doaku? Mengapa tak diperhatikan-Nya seruanku?
Oh that some one would grant the accomplishment of my request; and that God would grant me the fulfillment of my hope!
9 Kiranya Allah berkenan meremukkan aku! Kiranya Ia bertindak dan membunuh aku!
Yea, that it would please God that he might crush me: that he would let loose his hand, and make an end of me!
10 Bagiku hal itu akan merupakan hiburan; aku bakal menari di tengah penderitaan. Segala perintah Allah Yang Mahakudus, telah kutaati dan kuperhatikan terus.
Then would this be still my comfort; yea, I would rejoice in my pain while be would not spare: that I have not gainsaid the commands of the Holy One.—
11 Apa kekuatanku sehingga aku masih ada? Apa harapanku untuk ingin hidup lebih lama?
What is my strength, that I should wait? and what my end, that I should yet longer retain my patience?
12 Sekuat batukah badanku ini? Dari tembagakah tubuhku ini?
Is the strength of stones my strength? or is my flesh brazen?
13 Habislah tenagaku mencari bantuan; bagiku tak ada lagi pertolongan.
Truly, am I not without my help in me? and is not wise counsel driven far away from me?
14 Dalam derita seperti ini, kudambakan sahabat sejati. Entah aku masih tetap setia atau sudah melalaikan Yang Mahakuasa.
As though I were one who refuseth kindness to his friend, and forsaketh the fear of the Almighty:
15 Tetapi kamu, hai kawan-kawan, tak dapat dipercaya dan diandalkan. Kamu seperti kali yang habis airnya, di kala hujan tak kunjung tiba.
My brothers are treacherous as a brook, like flowing brooks they pass along;
16 Kamu seperti sungai yang diam dan kaku, karena tertutup salju dan air beku.
Which are made turbid by reason of the ice, wherein the snow hideth itself;
17 Segera bila tiba musim panas, salju dan es itu hilang tanpa bekas. Dasar sungai menjadi gersang, tidak berair dan kering kerontang.
At the time when they feel the warmth, they vanish; when it is hot, they are quenched out of their place.
18 Kafilah-kafilah sesat ketika mencari air; mereka mengembara dan mati di padang pasir.
The paths of their course wind themselves along; they go in the wilderness and are lost.
19 Kafilah dari Syeba dan dari Tema mencari air itu dan mengharapkannya.
The caravans of Thema look hither, the travelling companies Sheba hope for them;
20 Tetapi harapan mereka sia-sia di tepi kali yang tiada airnya.
But they stand ashamed because they had trusted; they come thither and are made to blush.
21 Seperti sungai itulah kamu, kawanku; kaumundur dan takut melihat deritaku.
For truly now ye are like such a one: ye see my terrible state and are afraid.
22 Kenapa? Apakah kuminta sesuatu darimu? Atau menyuruhmu menyogok orang untuk kepentinganku?
Have I then ever said, Give me something, and out of your property offer a bribe in my behalf?
23 Apakah aku minta diselamatkan dan ditebus dari musuh yang tak berbelaskasihan?
And deliver me from the hand of the adversary? and redeem from the hand of tyrants?
24 Nah, ajarilah aku, tunjukkanlah kesalahanku! Aku akan diam dan mendengarkan perkataanmu.
Teach me, and I will indeed remain silent; and wherein I erred give me to understand.
25 Kata-kata yang tulus menyejukkan hati, tetapi bicaramu kosong, tiada arti!
How pleasant are straightforward words! but what doth arguing prove?
26 Segala perkataanku kamu anggap angin saja; percuma kamu jawab aku yang sudah putus asa.
Do ye think to reprove words, and [to regard] as wind the speeches of one that is despairing?
27 Bahkan anak yatim piatu kamu undikan nasibnya, teman karibmu kamu curangi untuk menjadi kaya.
Yea, ye would cast any thing upon the fatherless, and ye would dig a pit against your friend.
28 Coba, perhatikanlah aku; masakan aku ini berdusta kepadamu?
But now, if it please you, turn yourselves toward me, and [say] whether I would lie before your face.
29 Jangan bertindak tak adil, sadarlah! Jangan mencela aku, aku sungguh tak salah.
Reflect again, I pray you, there will be no wrong: yea, reflect once more, my righteousness [will be found] therein.
30 Apakah pada sangkamu aku berdusta, tak bisa membedakan yang baik dan yang tercela?
Is there any wrong on my tongue? or should my palate not understand [if I spoke] what is iniquitous?
