1 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِأيُّوبَ:

Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

2 « أتُريدُ أنْ تَنْتَقِدَ القَدِيرَ وَتُجادِلَهُ؟ مَنْ يُصَحِّحُ اللهَ، عَلَيهِ أنْ يُقَدِّمَ أجْوِبَتَهُ!»

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

3 ف َأجابَ أيُّوبُ اللهَ وَقالَ:

Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

4 « حَقّاً أنا سَخِيفٌ! فَبِماذا أُجِيبُكَ؟ أضَعُ يَدِي عَلَى فَمِي وَأسكُتُ.

Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

5 ت َكَلَّمْتُ أكثَرَ مِمّا يَنبَغِي، وَلَنْ أزِيدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ!»

Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 ف َأجابَ اللهُ ايُّوبَ مِنَ العاصِفَةِ:

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7 « تَهَيَّأْ كَرَجُلٍ، أسألُكَ فَتُجِيبُنِي.

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8 « أتُرِيدُ حَقّاً أنْ تُخَطِّئَ حُكمِي؟ أوْ أنْ تُدِينُنِي كَي تَتَبَرَّأ أنتَ؟

Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

9 أ لَعَلَّ لَكَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ، وَتُرْعِدُ بِصَوتٍ كَصَوتِهِ؟

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 إ نْ كانَتْ لَكَ قُوَّتُهُ، فَتَزَيَّنْ إذاً بِالعَظَمَةِ وَالجَلالِ، وَالبِسِ المَجدَ وَالجَمالَ.

Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

11 أ طلِقْ غَضَبَكَ وَحَملِقْ فِي كُلِّ مُتَفاخِرٍ حَتَّى يَتَّضِعَ.

Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 ا نظُرْ إلَى كُلِّ مُتَفاخِرٍ حَتَّى تُذِلَّهُ، وَحَطِّمِ الأشرارَ حَيثُ هُمْ.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 ا دْفِنْهُمْ فِي التُّرابِ مَعاً. وَكَفِّنْهُمْ فِي القَبرِ.

Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

14 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَأمدَحُكَ لِأنَّ يَمِينَكَ تَقدِرُ أنْ تُخَلِّصَكَ.

Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

15 « انظُرْ إلَى فَرَسِ النَّهرِ الَّذِي صَنَعتُهُ كَما صَنَعتُكَ، يَأكُلُ العُشبَ مِثلَ المَواشِي.

Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

16 ا نظُرْ إلَى قُوَّةِ جَسَدِهِ، وَقُوَّةِ عَضَلاتِ بَطنِهِ.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

17 ي َحنِي ذَنَبَهُ كَشَجَرَةِ أرْزٍ. عَضَلاتُ فَخْذَيهِ مَنسُوجَةٌ مَعاً.

He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 ع ِظامُهُ أنابِيبُ نُحاسٍ، وَأطرافُهُ كَقُضبانِ حَدِيدٍ.

His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 ه ُوَ الأوَّلُ بَينَ خَلائِقِ اللهِ، لَكِنَّ صانِعَهُ يَهزِمُهُ بِسَيفِهِ.

He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.

20 ت أتِيهِ الجِبالُ بِنِتاجِها، حَيثُ تَلعَبُ جَمِيعُ الحَيواناتِ البَرِّيَّةِ.

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

21 ي َنامُ تَحتَ نَباتاتِ اللُّوطُسِ، وَيَجعَلُ مِنَ القَصَبِ وَالمُستَنقَعاتِ مَخبَأهُ.

He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

22 ت ُغَطِّيهِ نَباتاتِ اللُّوطُسِ بِظِلِّها، وَيُحِيطُ بِهِ صَفْصافُ الجَداوِلْ.

The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

23 إ ذا اندَفَعَ النَّهرُ، لا يَنزَعِجُ. يَظَلُّ مُطمَئِنّاً وَلَوْ فاضَ نَهرُ الأُردُّنِّ إلَى فَمِهِ.

Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

24 أ يَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَصطادَهُ بِصُنّارَةٍ؟ أيَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَصطادَهُ وَيَثقُبَ أنْفَهُ؟

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?