Ayub 31
1 "Aku telah menetapkan syarat bagi mataku, masakan aku memperhatikan anak dara?
“I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
2 Karena bagian apakah yang ditentukan Allah dari atas, milik pusaka apakah yang ditetapkan Yang Mahakuasa dari tempat yang tinggi?
[If I did not do what I promised, ] what would God who is in heaven [MTY] do to me [RHQ]? Almighty [God] would certainly not [RHQ] give me any reward!
3 Bukankah kebinasaan bagi orang yang curang dan kemalangan bagi yang melakukan kejahatan?
[Previously I thought that] surely [RHQ] it was unrighteous people who would experience calamities, and that it was those who do what is wrong who would experience disasters.
4 Bukankah Allah yang mengamat-amati jalanku dan menghitung segala langkahku?
God certainly sees [RHQ] everything that I do, [so why is he causing me to suffer?] [It is as though] he counts every step that I take.
5 Jikalau aku bergaul dengan dusta, atau kakiku cepat melangkah ke tipu daya,
[“I solemnly declare that] I have never acted wickedly and have never tried to deceive people.
6 biarlah aku ditimbang di atas neraca yang teliti, maka Allah akan mengetahui, bahwa aku tidak bersalah.
I request only that God judge me fairly [MET], and if he does that, he will know that I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong).
7 Jikalau langkahku menyimpang dari jalan, dan hatiku menuruti pandangan mataku, dan noda melekat pada tanganku,
If [it were true that] I have stopped living righteously, or [that] I [SYN] have desired the things that I look at [MTY], or [that] I am guilty of any other sin,
8 maka biarlah apa yang kutabur, dimakan orang lain, dan biarlah tercabut apa yang tumbuh bagiku.
then I hope/wish that when I plant [seeds], someone else will [harvest the crops and] eat [them] and that others will uproot the [fruit trees] that I planted.
9 Jikalau hatiku tertarik kepada perempuan, dan aku menghadang di pintu sesamaku,
“If [it were true that] I [SYN] have been attracted by some other man’s wife, or [that] I have hidden myself and waited outside [the] door [to] her [house],
10 maka biarlah isteriku menggiling bagi orang lain, dan biarlah orang-orang lain meniduri dia.
I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
11 Karena hal itu adalah perbuatan mesum, bahkan kejahatan, yang patut dihukum oleh hakim.
[For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
12 Sesungguhnya, itulah api yang memakan habis, dan menghanguskan seluruh hasilku.
My [committing adultery] would [produce in me a fire like] [MET] the fire that burns people in hell, and it would burn up everything that I own. (questioned)
13 Jikalau aku mengabaikan hak budakku laki-laki atau perempuan, ketika mereka beperkara dengan aku,
“And, if [it were true that] I have ever refused to listen to one of my male or female servants when they complained to me about something,
14 apakah dayaku, kalau Allah bangkit berdiri; kalau Ia mengadakan pengusutan, apakah jawabku kepada-Nya?
God would arise [and declare that he would punish me]; and when he would do that, what would I do? If he would ask me [about what I have done], (what would I answer?/I would not be able to answer.) [RHQ]
15 Bukankah Ia, yang membuat aku dalam kandungan, membuat orang itu juga? Bukankah satu juga yang membentuk kami dalam rahim?
God, who created me, certainly also created my servants [RHQ]; surely he is the one who formed them and me in our mothers’ wombs [RHQ]; [so we all should behave toward each other equally].
16 Jikalau aku pernah menolak keinginan orang-orang kecil, menyebabkan mata seorang janda menjadi pudar,
“I have guided orphans from the time that they were born; I have taken care of them since they were young. So, if [it were true that] I ate all my food myself and did not share some of it with orphans, or [that] I refused to give poor people the things that they wanted, or [that] I caused widows to live (in despair/without hope [that they would receive any help from anyone]),
17 atau memakan makananku seorang diri, sedang anak yatim tidak turut memakannya
18 --malah sejak mudanya aku membesarkan dia seperti seorang ayah, dan sejak kandungan ibunya aku membimbing dia--;
19 jikalau aku melihat orang mati karena tidak ada pakaian, atau orang miskin yang tidak mempunyai selimut,
or [that] I had seen people die [from cold] because they had no clothes, or [that] I had seen poor people who did not have clothes [to keep them warm],
20 dan pinggangnya tidak meminta berkat bagiku, dan tidak dipanaskannya tubuhnya dengan kulit bulu dombaku;
and they were not able to become warm [from clothes made] from the wool of my sheep with the result that they thanked me for [giving them clothes, ]
21 jikalau aku mengangkat tanganku melawan anak yatim, karena di pintu gerbang aku melihat ada yang membantu aku,
or if [it were true that] I threatened to strike any orphan because I knew that the elders at the city gates would (decide in my favor);
22 maka biarlah tulang belikatku lepas dari bahuku, dan lenganku dipatahkan dari persendiannya.
[if those things were true about me], I hope/desire that my shoulder blade would be torn out and my arm be torn from my shoulder.
23 Karena celaka yang dari pada Allah menakutkan aku, dan aku tidak berdaya terhadap keluhuran-Nya.
I always feared that God would cause me to experience a great disaster [if I did any of those evil things], and I would not have been able to endure the powerful [things that he would do to punish me].
24 Jikalau aku menaruh kepercayaan kepada emas, dan berkata kepada kencana: Engkaulah kepercayaanku;
“If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
25 jikalau aku bersukacita, karena kekayaanku besar dan karena tanganku memperoleh harta benda yang berlimpah-limpah;
or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
26 jikalau aku pernah memandang matahari, ketika ia bersinar, dan bulan, yang beredar dengan indahnya,
or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
27 sehingga diam-diam hatiku terpikat, dan menyampaikan kecupan tangan kepadanya,
and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
28 maka hal itu juga menjadi kejahatan yang patut dihukum oleh hakim, karena Allah yang di atas telah kuingkari.
those things also would be sins for which the judges would say that I must be punished, because I would have been rejecting God [by doing those things].
29 Apakah aku bersukacita karena kecelakaan pembenciku, dan bersorak-sorai, bila ia ditimpa malapetaka
“[It is not true that] I [SYN] sinned by requesting God to curse people who hated me with the result that God would cause them to die. It is also not true that I was glad when they were ruined or that I rejoiced when they experienced disasters [DOU].
30 --aku takkan membiarkan mulutku berbuat dosa, menuntut nyawanya dengan mengucapkan sumpah serapah! --
31 Jikalau orang-orang di kemahku mengatakan: Siapa yang tidak kenyang dengan lauknya?
[It is also not true that] I never welcomed travelers to stay in my tent or that I did not open my doors to them, but [forced them to] sleep in the streets. [All] the men who work for me certainly know that [RHQ]!
32 --malah orang asingpun tidak pernah bermalam di luar, pintuku kubuka bagi musafir! --
33 Jikalau aku menutupi pelanggaranku seperti manusia dengan menyembunyikan kesalahanku dalam hatiku,
Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
34 karena aku takuti khalayak ramai dan penghinaan kaum keluarga mengagetkan aku, sehingga aku berdiam diri dan tidak keluar dari pintu!
and I never remained silent and refused to go outside of my home because I was very (afraid of/worried about) what people would say [about me], and that they would hate/scorn me.
35 Ah, sekiranya ada yang mendengarkan aku! --Inilah tanda tanganku! Hendaklah Yang Mahakuasa menjawab aku! --Sekiranya ada surat tuduhan yang ditulis lawanku!
“I wish/desire that there was someone who would hear what I am saying! I solemnly declare [that all that I have said is true]. I wish that those who oppose me would write down [on a scroll] the evil things that they say that I did.
36 Sungguh, surat itu akan kupikul, dan akan kupakai bagaikan mahkota.
[If they did that, ] I would wear that scroll on my shoulder, or wear it on top of my head, [in order that everyone could see it].
37 Setiap langkahku akan kuberitahukan kepada-Nya, selaku pemuka aku akan menghadap Dia.
I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
38 Jikalau ladangku berteriak karena aku dan alur bajaknya menangis bersama-sama,
If [it were true that] I have stolen land, with the result that [it was as though] its furrows cried out to accuse me of stealing;
39 jikalau aku memakan habis hasilnya dengan tidak membayar, dan menyusahkan pemilik-pemiliknya,
or [if it were true that] I have eaten the crops that grew in someone else’s fields without paying [for those crops], with the result that those farmers who grew those crops died [from hunger];
40 maka biarlah bukan gandum yang tumbuh, tetapi onak, dan bukan jelai, tetapi lalang." Sekianlah kata-kata Ayub.
then I wish/desire that thorns would grow [in my fields] instead of wheat. May bad weeds grow instead of barley!” That is the end of what Job said [to his three friends].
