Ayub 40
1 Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
Moreover Jehovah spake to Job, and said:
2 "Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
Will the censurer of the Almighty contend with him? Will the reprover of God answer?
3 Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:
4 "Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
Behold, I am vile! what can I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
Once have I spoken, but I will not speak again; Yea, twice, but I will say no more.
6 Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
Then spake Jehovah to Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7 "Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
Gird up now thy loins like a man! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!
8 Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
Wilt thou even disannul my right? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayst be righteous?
9 Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
Hast thou an arm like God's? Or canst thou thunder with thy voice like him?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
Deck thyself with grandeur and majesty, And array thyself in splendor and glory!
11 Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
12 Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
Look upon every proud one, and bring him low; Yea, 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; Shut up their faces in darkness!
14 Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
Then, indeed, will I give thee the praise, That thine own right hand can save thee.
15 "Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
Behold the river-horse, which I have made as well as thyself; He feedeth on grass like the ox.
16 Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
Behold, what strength is in his loins! And what force in the muscles of his belly!
17 Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
He bendeth his tail, like the cedar, And the sinews of his thighs are twisted together.
18 Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
His bones are pipes of brass, And his limbs are bars of iron.
19 Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
He is chief among the works of God; He that made him gave him his sword.
20 ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
For the mountains supply him with food, Where all the beasts of the field play.
21 Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
He lieth down under the lote-plants, In the covert of reeds, and in the fens.
22 Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
The lote-plants cover him with their shadow, And the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
Lo! the stream overfloweth, but he starteth not; He is unmoved though Jordan rush forth even to his mouth.
24 Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
Can one take him before his eyes, Or pierce his nose with hooks?
