Ayub 36
1 Berkatalah Elihu selanjutnya:
Elihu [finished by] saying this:
2 "Bersabarlah sebentar, aku akan mengajar engkau, karena masih ada yang hendak kukatakan demi Allah.
“[Job, ] be patient with me a little longer, because I have something else to teach you. I have something else to say that God [wants you to know].
3 Aku akan meraih pengetahuanku dari jauh dan membenarkan Pembuatku;
I will tell you what I have learned from many sources, in order to show that God, my creator, is just/fair.
4 karena sungguh-sungguh, bukan dusta perkataanku, seorang yang sempurna pengetahuannya menghadapi engkau.
I am not saying anything to you that is false; I, who am standing in front of you, am someone who understands things (very well/perfectly) [HYP].
5 Ketahuilah, Allah itu perkasa, namun tidak memandang hina apapun, Ia perkasa dalam kekuatan akal budi.
“Hey, God is [very] powerful, and he does not despise anyone, and he understands everything.
6 Ia tidak membiarkan orang fasik hidup, tetapi memberi keadilan kepada orang-orang sengsara;
He does not allow wicked people to remain alive, and he always acts justly toward those who are poor.
7 Ia tidak mengalihkan pandangan mata-Nya dari orang benar, tetapi menempatkan mereka untuk selama-lamanya di samping raja-raja di atas takhta, sehingga mereka tinggi martabatnya.
He always watches over [MTY] those who are righteous; he allows them to sit on thrones [and rule] with kings, and they are honored forever.
8 Jikalau mereka dibelenggu dengan rantai, tertangkap dalam tali kesengsaraan,
But if people [who commit crimes] are caught, they [are thrown into prison and] are caused to suffer by being fastened with chains.
9 maka Ia memperingatkan mereka kepada perbuatan mereka, dan kepada pelanggaran mereka, karena mereka berlaku congkak,
When that happens, God shows them what they have done; he shows them the sins that they have committed, and he shows them that they have been proud/arrogant.
10 dan ia membukakan telinga mereka bagi ajaran, dan menyuruh mereka berbalik dari kejahatan.
He causes them to listen [MTY] to what he is warning them, and he commands them to turn away from [doing what is] evil.
11 Jikalau mereka mendengar dan takluk, maka mereka hidup mujur sampai akhir hari-hari mereka dan senang sampai akhir tahun-tahun mereka.
If they (listen to/heed) him and serve him, [after they get out of prison] they will prosper for all the years that they are alive and be peaceful/happy.
12 Tetapi, jikalau mereka tidak mendengar, maka mereka akan mati oleh lembing, dan binasa dalam kebebalan.
But if they do not (listen/pay attention) to him, they will die violently, not knowing [why God is causing them to die].
13 Orang-orang yang fasik hatinya menyimpan kemarahan; mereka tidak berteriak minta tolong, kalau mereka dibelenggu-Nya;
“Godless/Wicked people continue being angry, and they do not cry out for help, [even] when God is punishing them.
14 nyawa mereka binasa di masa muda, dan hidup mereka berakhir sebelum saatnya.
They die while they are still young, disgraced because of their very immoral behavior [EUP].
15 Dengan sengsara Ia menyelamatkan orang sengsara, dengan penindasan Ia membuka telinga mereka.
But God teaches people by causing them to suffer; by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to [MTY] what he is telling them.
16 Juga engkau dibujuk-Nya keluar dari dalam kesesakan, ke tempat yang luas, bebas dari tekanan, ke meja hidanganmu yang tenang dan penuh lemak.
“And Job, [I think that] God [wants to] bring you out of your troubles and allow you to live without distress; he wants your table to be full of very nice food.
17 Tetapi engkau sudah mendapat hukuman orang fasik sepenuhnya, engkau dicengkeram hukuman dan keadilan;
But now, you are being punished [MTY] as wicked people are punished; [God] [PRS] has been punishing you (justly/as you deserve).
18 janganlah panas hati membujuk engkau berolok-olok, janganlah besarnya tebusan menyesatkan engkau.
So be careful that you are not deceived by [desiring to acquire] money or that you are not ruined by [accepting] large bribes.
19 Dapatkah teriakanmu meluputkan engkau dari kesesakan, ataukah seluruh kekuatan jerih payahmu?
[If you are deceived by those things, ] it certainly will not [RHQ] help you to cry out when you are distressed; all of your strength will not help you.
20 Janganlah merindukan malam hari, waktu bangsa-bangsa pergi dari tempatnya.
Do not wish that it would be nighttime [in order that God will not see you and punish you], because night is the time when [even] people-groups are destroyed!
21 Jagalah dirimu, janganlah berpaling kepada kejahatan, karena itulah sebabnya engkau dicobai oleh sengsara.
Be careful not to [begin doing] evil things, because [God] has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.
22 Sesungguhnya, Allah itu mulia di dalam kekuasaan-Nya; siapakah guru seperti Dia?
“Hey, God is extremely powerful; there is certainly [RHQ] no teacher who teaches like he does.
23 Siapakah akan menentukan jalan bagi-Nya, dan siapa berani berkata: Engkau telah berbuat curang?
No one has [RHQ] told him what he should do, and no one has [RHQ] said to him, ‘You have done what is wrong!’
24 Ingatlah, bahwa engkau harus menjunjung tinggi perbuatan-Nya, yang selalu dinyanyikan oleh manusia.
People have [always] sung to praise him, so you also should never forget to praise him for what he has done.
25 Semua orang melihatnya, manusia memandangnya dari jauh.
Everyone has seen [what he has done], but [sometimes] we can see it only from far away.
26 Sesungguhnya, Allah itu besar, tidak tercapai oleh pengetahuan kita, jumlah tahun-Nya tidak dapat diselidiki.
“Hey, God is very great, and we are not able to know how great he is, and we do not know how old he is.
27 Ia menarik ke atas titik-titik air, dan memekatkan kabut menjadi hujan,
He draws water up [from the earth and puts it in clouds] and causes it to become rain.
28 yang dicurahkan oleh mendung, dan disiramkan ke atas banyak manusia.
The rain pours down from the sky/clouds; God causes abundant showers to fall on everyone.
29 Siapa mengerti berkembangnya awan, dan bunyi gemuruh di tempat kediaman-Nya?
No one can [RHQ] understand how the clouds move [across the sky] or how it thunders in the sky where God lives.
30 Sesungguhnya, Ia mengembangkan terang-Nya di sekeliling-Nya, dan menudungi dasar laut.
He causes lightning to flash all around him, but he causes the bottom of the oceans to remain dark.
31 Karena dengan semuanya itu Ia mengadili bangsa-bangsa, dan juga memberi makan dengan berlimpah-limpah.
By providing plenty of rain for us, he enables us to have abundant food.
32 Kedua tangan-Nya diselubungi-Nya dengan kilat petir dan menyuruhnya menyambar sasaran.
[It is as though] he holds the lightning in his hands, and [then] he commands it to strike where he wants it to.
33 Pekik perang-Nya memberitakan kedatangan-Nya, kalau dengan murka Ia berjuang melawan kecurangan."
When we hear his thunder, we know that there will be a storm, and the cattle know it, too.”
