Ayub 40
1 Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2 "Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
3 Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
Then Job answered the LORD,
4 "Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay 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 will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6 Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
7 "Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9 Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12 Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush 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 the hidden place.
14 Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 "Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16 Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21 Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22 Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
23 Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24 Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
