< Ayub 1 >

1 Ada seorang laki-laki di tanah Us bernama Ayub; orang itu saleh dan jujur; ia takut akan Allah dan menjauhi kejahatan.
There has been a man in the land of Uz—his name Job—and that man has been perfect and upright—both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
2 Ia mendapat tujuh anak laki-laki dan tiga anak perempuan.
And seven sons and three daughters are borne to him,
3 Ia memiliki tujuh ribu ekor kambing domba, tiga ribu ekor unta, lima ratus pasang lembu, lima ratus keledai betina dan budak-budak dalam jumlah yang sangat besar, sehingga orang itu adalah yang terkaya dari semua orang di sebelah timur.
and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very abundant service; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.
4 Anak-anaknya yang lelaki biasa mengadakan pesta di rumah mereka masing-masing menurut giliran dan ketiga saudara perempuan mereka diundang untuk makan dan minum bersama-sama mereka.
And his sons have gone and made a banquet—the house of each [in] his day—and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them;
5 Setiap kali, apabila hari-hari pesta telah berlalu, Ayub memanggil mereka, dan menguduskan mereka; keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi, bangunlah Ayub, lalu mempersembahkan korban bakaran sebanyak jumlah mereka sekalian, sebab pikirnya: "Mungkin anak-anakku sudah berbuat dosa dan telah mengutuki Allah di dalam hati." Demikianlah dilakukan Ayub senantiasa.
and it comes to pass, when they have gone around the days of the banquet, that Job sends and sanctifies them, and has risen early in the morning, and caused burnt-offerings to ascend—the number of them all—for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.” Thus Job does all the days.
6 Pada suatu hari datanglah anak-anak Allah menghadap TUHAN dan di antara mereka datanglah juga Iblis.
And the day is, that sons of God come to station themselves by YHWH, and there also comes Satan in their midst.
7 Maka bertanyalah TUHAN kepada Iblis: "Dari mana engkau?" Lalu jawab Iblis kepada TUHAN: "Dari perjalanan mengelilingi dan menjelajah bumi."
And YHWH says to Satan, “Where do you come from?” And Satan answers YHWH and says, “From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.”
8 Lalu bertanyalah TUHAN kepada Iblis: "Apakah engkau memperhatikan hamba-Ku Ayub? Sebab tiada seorangpun di bumi seperti dia, yang demikian saleh dan jujur, yang takut akan Allah dan menjauhi kejahatan."
And YHWH says to Satan, “Have you set your heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?”
9 Lalu jawab Iblis kepada TUHAN: "Apakah dengan tidak mendapat apa-apa Ayub takut akan Allah?
And Satan answers YHWH and says, “Is Job fearing God for nothing?
10 Bukankah Engkau yang membuat pagar sekeliling dia dan rumahnya serta segala yang dimilikinya? Apa yang dikerjakannya telah Kauberkati dan apa yang dimilikinya makin bertambah di negeri itu.
Have You not made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he has—all around?
11 Tetapi ulurkanlah tangan-Mu dan jamahlah segala yang dipunyainya, ia pasti mengutuki Engkau di hadapan-Mu."
You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance has spread in the land, and yet, put forth Your hand now, and strike against anything that he has—if not, he blesses You to Your face!”
12 Maka firman TUHAN kepada Iblis: "Nah, segala yang dipunyainya ada dalam kuasamu; hanya janganlah engkau mengulurkan tanganmu terhadap dirinya." Kemudian pergilah Iblis dari hadapan TUHAN.
And YHWH says to Satan, “Behold, all that he has [is] in your hand, only do not put forth your hand to him.” And Satan goes out from the presence of YHWH.
13 Pada suatu hari, ketika anak-anaknya yang lelaki dan yang perempuan makan-makan dan minum anggur di rumah saudara mereka yang sulung,
And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
14 datanglah seorang pesuruh kepada Ayub dan berkata: "Sedang lembu sapi membajak dan keledai-keledai betina makan rumput di sebelahnya,
And a messenger has come to Job and says, “The oxen have been plowing, and the female donkeys feeding by their sides,
15 datanglah orang-orang Syeba menyerang dan merampasnya serta memukul penjaganya dengan mata pedang. Hanya aku sendiri yang luput, sehingga dapat memberitahukan hal itu kepada tuan."
and Sheba falls, and takes them, and they have struck the young men by the mouth of the sword, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
16 Sementara orang itu berbicara, datanglah orang lain dan berkata: "Api telah menyambar dari langit dan membakar serta memakan habis kambing domba dan penjaga-penjaga. Hanya aku sendiri yang luput, sehingga dapat memberitahukan hal itu kepada tuan."
While this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Fire of God has fallen from the heavens, and burns among the flock, and among the young men, and consumes them, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
17 Sementara orang itu berbicara, datanglah orang lain dan berkata: "Orang-orang Kasdim membentuk tiga pasukan, lalu menyerbu unta-unta dan merampasnya serta memukul penjaganya dengan mata pedang. Hanya aku sendiri yang luput, sehingga dapat memberitahukan hal itu kepada tuan."
While this [one] is speaking another also has come and says, “Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and they have struck the young men by the mouth of the sword, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
18 Sementara orang itu berbicara, datanglah orang lain dan berkata: "Anak-anak tuan yang lelaki dan yang perempuan sedang makan-makan dan minum anggur di rumah saudara mereka yang sulung,
While this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Your sons and your daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
19 maka tiba-tiba angin ribut bertiup dari seberang padang gurun; rumah itu dilandanya pada empat penjurunya dan roboh menimpa orang-orang muda itu, sehingga mereka mati. Hanya aku sendiri yang luput, sehingga dapat memberitahukan hal itu kepada tuan."
And behold, a great wind has come from over the wilderness, and strikes against the four corners of the house, and it falls on the young men, and they are dead, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.”
20 Maka berdirilah Ayub, lalu mengoyak jubahnya, dan mencukur kepalanya, kemudian sujudlah ia dan menyembah,
And Job rises, and tears his robe, and shaves his head, and falls to the earth, and pays respect,
21 katanya: "Dengan telanjang aku keluar dari kandungan ibuku, dengan telanjang juga aku akan kembali ke dalamnya. TUHAN yang memberi, TUHAN yang mengambil, terpujilah nama TUHAN!"
and he says, “I came forth naked from the womb of my mother, And naked I return there. YHWH has given and YHWH has taken; Let the Name of YHWH be blessed.”
22 Dalam kesemuanya itu Ayub tidak berbuat dosa dan tidak menuduh Allah berbuat yang kurang patut.
In all this Job has not sinned, nor given folly to God.

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