Ayub 9
1 Tapi Ayub menjawab, "Memang, aku tahu, kata-katamu itu tak salah. Tapi, mana mungkin manusia berperkara melawan Allah dan mengalahkan-Nya?
Then Job answered:
“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
3 Dari seribu pertanyaan yang diajukan Allah, satu pun tak dapat dijawab oleh manusia.
If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4 Allah itu sangat arif dan berkuasa; siapa dapat tahan melawan Dia?
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
5 Allah memindahkan gunung tanpa diketahui orang, lalu menjungkirbalikkannya dengan murka dan berang.
He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
6 Allah membuat gempa sampai bumi berguncang, dan tiang penyangga dunia bergoyang-goyang,
He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
7 Allah dapat melarang matahari terbit di waktu pagi, dan mencegah bintang-bintang bersinar di malam hari.
He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
8 Dibentangkan-Nya angkasa tanpa bantuan; diinjak-injak-Nya punggung naga lautan.
He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
9 Dipasang-Nya gugusan bintang selatan di cakrawala, juga bintang Biduk, bintang Belantik dan bintang Kartika.
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
10 Tak dapat kita memahami segala karya-Nya, tak sanggup kita menghitung mujizat-mujizat-Nya.
He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
11 Ia lewat di mukaku, tapi tidak tampak olehku; Ia lalu disampingku, tapi tidak nyata bagiku.
Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
12 Jika Ia merampas, siapa berani melarang-Nya? atau berani bertanya pada-Nya, 'Hai, Kau sedang apa?'
If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13 Allah tidak menahan marah dan panas hati-Nya; para pembantu Rahab pun takluk kepada-Nya.
God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
14 Jadi, bagaimana aku dapat membantah Dia? Dengan kata-kata apa aku akan menjawab-Nya?
How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
15 Walaupun aku tidak bersalah, apa dayaku, kecuali mohon belas kasihan dari Allah hakimku?
For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
16 Seandainya Ia menjawab bila aku berseru, aku ragu, benarkah Ia sudi mendengar suaraku?
If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
17 Dia meremukkan aku dalam angin topan, dan menambah deritaku tanpa alasan.
For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
18 Tak dibiarkan-Nya aku menghela napas barang sesaat; bahkan dilimpahi-Nya aku dengan kepahitan yang hebat.
He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
19 Haruskah aku adu tenaga dengan Dia? Tetapi lihat, betapa hebat kekuatan-Nya! Seandainya terhadap Dia aku mengajukan gugatan, siapa berani memanggil-Nya ke pengadilan?
If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
20 Aku setia dan tak berbuat dosa, tetapi mulutku seakan berkata sebaliknya; setiap kata yang dibentuk bibirku, seolah-olah mempersalahkan diriku.
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
21 Aku tak bersalah, tapi aku tak perduli. Aku jemu hidup. Bagiku tak ada yang penting lagi; yang bersalah dan yang benar, sama saja nasibnya: Allah akan membinasakan kedua-duanya.
Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 Bila orang yang tak bersalah mati tiba-tiba, Allah hanya tertawa saja.
When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 Bumi diserahkan Allah kepada pendurhaka, dan hakim-hakim telah dibuat-Nya buta semua. Allah melakukan semua ini, kalau bukan Dia, siapa lagi?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
25 Hari-hariku berlalu dengan kencang, lalu menghilang tanpa merasa senang.
My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
26 Seperti perahu laju, hidupku lewat dengan segera, secepat burung elang menukik, menyambar mangsanya.
They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27 Jika aku mau tersenyum dan tertawa gembira, jika kucoba melupakan segala derita, maka dukaku datang kembali, memburu aku; sebab kutahu, Allah tetap mempersalahkan aku.
If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
29 Nah, jika begitu, peduli apa aku?
Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
30 Tak ada sabun yang dapat menghilangkan dosaku!
If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
31 Allah membenamkan aku dalam kotoran, sampai pakaianku pun menganggap aku menjijikkan.
then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
32 Seandainya Allah itu manusia, aku akan dapat menjawab Dia; lalu kami akan menghadap ke pengadilan untuk menyelesaikan segala pertengkaran.
For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
33 Tapi di antara kami tak ada jaksa yang dapat mengadili kami berdua.
Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
34 Semoga Allah berhenti menghukum aku dan menjauhkan kedahsyatan-Nya daripadaku!
Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
35 Aku tidak takut kepada-Nya dan akan bicara kini, sebab aku mengenal hatiku sendiri.
Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
