1 A nd Job again took up his parable, and said,

وَتابَعَ أيُّوبُ كَلامَهُ فَقالَ:

2 A s God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

«أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ، الَّذِي يَمنَعُنِي مِنْ أخذِ حَقِّي، وَيُمِرِّرُ حَياتِي،

3 ( For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

أنَّهُ ما دامَ فِيَّ نَفَسٌ، وَما دُامَتْ نَسَمَةُ اللهِ الَّتِي تُعطِينِي الحَياةَ فِي أنفِي،

4 S urely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

لَنْ تَقُولَ شَفَتايَ شَرّاً، وَلَنْ يَنطِقَ لِسانِي غِشّاً.

5 F ar be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

حاشا لِي أنْ أقُولَ إنَّكُمْ مُحِقُّونَ. فَلَنْ أتَخَلَّى عَنِ استِقامَتِي حَتَّى أمُوتَ.

6 M y righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

أتَمَسَّكُ بِبَراءَتِي وَلا أتَخَلَّى عَنْها، وَضَمِيرِي لا يُوَبِّخُنِي عَلَى خَطِيَّةٍ.

7 L et mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

لِيُحْسَبْ عَدُوِّي فاعِلَ شَرٍّ، وَمَن يَقِفُ ضِدِّي مُنحَرِفاً.

8 F or what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

لأنَّهُ أيُّ رَجاءٍ للِمُرائِي، عِندَما يُدَمِّرُهُ اللهُ، وَيَنْزِعُ نَفْسَهُ؟

9 W ill God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

هَلْ يَسمَعُ اللهُ صَرخَةَ استِغاثَتِهِ عِندَما يَأتِي عَلَيهِ ضِيقٌ؟

10 W ill he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

هَلْ سَيُسَرُّ بِالقَدِيرِ؟ هَلْ سَيَدعُو اللهَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ؟

11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

«سَأُعَلِّمُكُمْ عَنْ قُوَّةِ اللهِ. وَلَنْ أُخفِيَ أُمُورَ القَدِيرِ.

12 B ehold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

لَقَدْ رَأيتُمُوها جَمِيعاً، فَلِماذا تَقُولُونَ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ الغَبِيَّةَ؟

13 T his is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

«هَذا هُوَ النَّصِيبُ الَّذِي قَسَمَهُ اللهُ للِشِّرِّيرِ، وَهَذا هُوَ المِيراثُ الَّذِي يَنالُهُ المُضطَهِدُونَ القُساةُ مِنَ القَدِيرِ:

14 I f his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

فَحَتَّى إنْ كَثُرَ أبناؤُهُ فَسَيُقتَلُونَ بِالسَّيفِ، وَذُرِيَّتُهُ تَجُوعُ، إذْ لَيْسَ لَها ما يَكْفِيها.

15 T hose that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

وَالباقُونَ يُدفَنُونَ بِسَبَبِ الوَباءِ، وَأرامِلُهُ لا يَنُحْنَ عَلَيهِ.

16 T hough he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

إنْ كَوَّمَ الشِّرِّيرُ المالَ كَالتُّرابِ، وَإنْ جَمَعَ الثِّيابَ كَأكوامٍ مِنَ الطِّينِ،

17 H e may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

فَالأشرارُ يَجمَعُونَ، لَكِنَّ الصّالِحِينَ يَلبِسُونَها، وَالأبرِياءَ يَقتَسِمُونَ المالَ.

18 H e buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

بَنَى الشِّرِّيرُ بَيتَهُ كَخُيُوطِ العَنكَبُوتِ، وَكَكُوخٍ يَبنِيهِ حارِسٌ.

19 H e lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

يَضطَجِعُ لِيَنامَ وَهُوَ غَنِيٌّ، لَكِنَّهُ يَفتَحُ عَينَيهِ فَيَرَى أنَّ ثَروَتَهُ قَدْ طارَتْ.

20 T errors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

كَمِياهِ الفَيَضاناتِ تَجْرِفُهُ الأهْوالُ، وَفِي اللَّيلِ تَخْطَفُهُ الرِّيحُ.

21 T he east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

تَرْفَعُهُ الرِّيحُ الشَّرقِيَّةُ فَيَذهَبُ، وَتَقتَلِعُهُ مِنْ بَيتِهِ.

22 F or God shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

تَرمِي الرِّيحُ بِثِقَلِها عَلَيهِ بِلا شَفَقَةٍ، وَيَهْرُبُ هَرَباً مِنْ قُوَّتِها.

23 M en shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

تُصَفِّقُ بَيَدَيها وَهُوَ يَركُضُ أمامَها، وَتُصَفِّرُ عَلَيهِ وَهُوَ يَهرُبُ مِنْ بَيتِهِ.»