1 « لِماذا لا يَخفَى شَيءٌ مِنَ الأزمِنَةِ عَلَى القَدِيرِ؟ بَينَما الَّذِينَ يَعرِفُونَهُ لا يَرَوْنَ ماذا سَيَحدُثُ؟

Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.

2 « يُغَيِّرُ النّاسُ حُدُودَ أراضِي الآخَرِينَ، يَسرِقُونَ المَواشِيَ وَيُطلِقُونَها فِي مَراعِيهِمْ.

The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.

3 ي َسُوقُونَ حِمارَ اليَتِيمِ، وَيُصادِرُونَ ثَوْرَ الأرمَلَةِ رَهْناً.

The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

4 ي ُبعِدُونَ المُحتاجِينَ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ، فَيَختَبِئُ مِنهُمْ كُلُّ فُقَراءِ الأرْضِ.

They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.

5 « كَالحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ يَخْرُجُونَ إلَى عَمَلِهِمْ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، يُبَكِّرُونَ فِي سَعيِهِمْ إلَى الخُبزِ مِنْ أجلِ صِغارِهِمْ فِي الأرْضِ المُقفِرَةِ.

Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself -- food for young ones.

6 ي َحصُدُ الفُقَراءُ عَلَفَ الشِّرِّيرِ فِي الحَقلِ، وَيَجمَعُونَ البَواقِي مِنْ كَرمِهِ.

In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.

7 ي َبِيتُونَ عُراةً مِنْ غَيرِ كِساءٍ، وَلَيسَ لَهُمْ ما يَحْميهُمْ مِنَ البَرْدِ.

The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.

8 ت ُبُلِّلهُمْ أمطارُ الجِبالِ. فَيَلتَصِقُونَ بِصَخْرَةٍ يَحْتَمُونَ بِها.

From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge -- have embraced a rock.

9 ي َخْطَفُ الأشْرارُ اليَتِيمَ عَنْ ثَديِ أُمِّهِ، وَيَأخُذُونَ ثِيابَ المَساكِينِ رَهناً.

They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.

10 ف َيَمشِي المَساكِينُ عُراةً دُونَ كِساءٍ، وَيَحمِلُ الجِياعُ حَفنَةَ حُبُوبٍ.

Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry -- have taken away a sheaf.

11 ي َعصِرُونَ الزَّيتَ بَينَ أتلامِ الأشرارِ. وَيَدُوسُونَ مَعاصِرَ الخَمرِ وَهُمْ عِطاشٌ.

Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.

12 ف ِي المَدِينَةِ يَئِنُّ النّاسُ، وَحَناجِرُ المَجرُوحِينَ تَستَغِيثُ صارِخَةً، لَكِنَّ اللهَ لا يَنتَبِهُ إلَى صَلاتِهِمْ.

Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

13 « هَؤلاءِ مُتَمَرِّدُونَ عَلَى النُّورِ وَلا يَعتَرِفُونَ بِطُرُقِهِ، وَلا يَسكُنُونَ فِي مَسالِكِهِ.

They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

14 ي َقُومُ القاتِلُ فَجراً، وَيَقتُلُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالمِسكِينَ، وَفِي اللَّيلِ يُصبِحُ لِصّاً.

At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.

15 ع َينُ الزّانِي تَتَرَقَّبُ حُلُولَ المَساءِ وَتَقُولُ: ‹لَنْ تَرانِي عَينٌ!› وَعَلَى وَجهِهِ يَضَعُ قِناعاً.

And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, `No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.

16 ي َسْطُونَ عَلَى البُيُوتِ لَيلاً، وَفِي النَّهارِ يُغلِقُونَ عَلَى أنفُسِهِمْ، لأنَّهُمْ غَيرُ مُتَصالِحِينَ مَعَ النُّورِ.

He hath dug in the darkness -- houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.

17 ل أنَّ الظُلمَةَ العَمِيقَةَ عِنْدَهُمْ كَالصُّبْحِ، غَيرَ أنَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَ أهْوالَ الظُّلمَةِ العَمِيقَةِ.

When together, morning to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

18 « تَقُولُ: ‹إنَّ الشِّرِّيرَ كَالقَشَّةِ تَجْرُفُها المياهُ، وَمُمتَلَكاتِهِ مَلعُونَةٌ عَلَى الأرْضِ، فَلا يَعْمَلُ أحَدٌ فِي كُرُومِهِ.

Light he on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.

19 ف َكَما يَسرِقُ الجَفافُ وَالحَرُّ مِياهَ الثُّلُوجِ الذّائِبَةِ، كَذَلِكَ تَسرِقُ الهاوِيَةُ الخُطاةَ.

Drought -- also heat -- consume snow-waters, Sheol have sinned.

20 ي َنساهُ البَطنُ الَّذِي وَلَدَهُ، وَيَستَحلِيهِ الدُّودُ. لا يَعُودُ يُذكَرُ، وَيَنكَسِرُ الشَّرُّ كَالعَصا.

Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.

21 ا لشِّرِّيرُ يَأكُلُ المَرأةَ العاقِرَ، وَلا يُحسِنُ إلَى الأرمَلَةِ.

Treating evil the barren beareth not, And the widow he doth no good,

22 ي ُزِيلُ بِقُوَّتِهِ الأشْرافَ الأشِدّاءَ. وَرُبَّما يَتَقَدَّمُ، لَكِنَّهُ لا يَثِقُ بِالحَياةِ.

And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.

23 ر ُبَّما يَشعُرُ بِالأمانِ وَالثَّباتِ، وَيُرِيدُ أنْ يَتبَعَ طُرُقَهُمْ نَحْوَ القُوَّةِ،

He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes on their ways.

24 ل َكِنَّهُ مِثلُهُمْ، يَرْتَفِعُ قَلِيلاً، ثُمَّ يَمضِي. يُقْطَعُ كَرُؤُوسِ السَّنابِلِ كَغَيرِهِ مِنَ النّاسِ.›

High they were a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.

25 « فَإنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ الأُمُورُ هَكَذا، فَمَنْ يُبَرْهِنُ كَذِبِي، وَيُبَيِّنُ أنَّ كَلامِي باطِلٌ.»

And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?