Ayub 40
1 Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
And YHWH answers Job and says:
2 "Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
“Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
3 Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
And Job answers YHWH and says:
4 "Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
“Behold, I have been vile, What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
5 Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
I have spoken once, and I do not answer, And twice, and I do not add.”
6 Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
7 "Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
“Now gird your loins as a man, I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
8 Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, That you may be righteous?
9 Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
Now put on excellence and loftiness, Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
11 Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
12 Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
See every proud one—humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in secret.
14 Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
And even I praise you, For your right hand gives salvation to you.
15 "Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
Now behold, behemoth, That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
16 Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
17 Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
He bends his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
18 Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
His bones [are] tubes of bronze, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
19 Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
20 ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
For mountains bear food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
He lies down under shades, In a secret place of reed and marsh.
22 Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, Willows of the brook cover him.
23 Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, He is confident though Jordan Comes forth to his mouth.
24 Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
Does [one] take him by his eyes? Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
