1 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِأيُّوبَ:

And Jehovah answered Job and said,

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

Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct ? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it.

3 ف َأجابَ أيُّوبُ اللهَ وَقالَ:

And Job answered Jehovah and said,

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

Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will 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:

And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

7 « تَهَيَّأْ كَرَجُلٍ، أسألُكَ فَتُجِيبُنِي.

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

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

Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

9 أ لَعَلَّ لَكَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ، وَتُرْعِدُ بِصَوتٍ كَصَوتِهِ؟

Hast thou an arm like God? or 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 glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.

11 أ طلِقْ غَضَبَكَ وَحَملِقْ فِي كُلِّ مُتَفاخِرٍ حَتَّى يَتَّضِعَ.

Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on 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, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:

13 ا دْفِنْهُمْ فِي التُّرابِ مَعاً. وَكَفِّنْهُمْ فِي القَبرِ.

Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

14 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَأمدَحُكَ لِأنَّ يَمِينَكَ تَقدِرُ أنْ تُخَلِّصَكَ.

Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

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

See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.

16 ا نظُرْ إلَى قُوَّةِ جَسَدِهِ، وَقُوَّةِ عَضَلاتِ بَطنِهِ.

Behold 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 bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.

18 ع ِظامُهُ أنابِيبُ نُحاسٍ، وَأطرافُهُ كَقُضبانِ حَدِيدٍ.

His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.

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

He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.

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

For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

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

He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:

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

Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

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

Lo, the river overfloweth—he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.

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

Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through nose in the trap?