1 ث ُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِأيُّوبَ:

¶ Moreover, the LORD answered Job and said,

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

Shall he that contends with the Almighty instruct him? Let him that disputes with God answer this.

3 ف َأجابَ أيُّوبُ اللهَ وَقالَ:

Then Job answered the LORD and said,

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

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand over my mouth.

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

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

6 ف َأجابَ اللهُ ايُّوبَ مِنَ العاصِفَةِ:

¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

7 « تَهَيَّأْ كَرَجُلٍ، أسألُكَ فَتُجِيبُنِي.

Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will ask thee, and explain thou unto me.

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

Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

9 أ لَعَلَّ لَكَ قُوَّةَ اللهِ، وَتُرْعِدُ بِصَوتٍ كَصَوتِهِ؟

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 majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 أ طلِقْ غَضَبَكَ وَحَملِقْ فِي كُلِّ مُتَفاخِرٍ حَتَّى يَتَّضِعَ.

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and behold every one that is proud and bring him down.

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 in their place.

13 ا دْفِنْهُمْ فِي التُّرابِ مَعاً. وَكَفِّنْهُمْ فِي القَبرِ.

Hide them in the dust together; and blindfold their faces in darkness.

14 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَأمدَحُكَ لِأنَّ يَمِينَكَ تَقدِرُ أنْ تُخَلِّصَكَ.

Then I will also confess unto 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 with thee; he eats 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 navel of his belly.

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

He moves his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 ع ِظامُهُ أنابِيبُ نُحاسٍ، وَأطرافُهُ كَقُضبانِ حَدِيدٍ.

His bones are as strong as brass; his members are like bars of iron.

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

He is the beginning of the ways of God; he that made him shall make his sword draw near unto him.

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

Surely 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 shall lie down under the shade, in the covert of the reeds and of the damp places.

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

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

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

Behold, he shall drink up a river and not change; he trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.

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

His maker shall take him by the weakness of his eyes in a snare, and pierce through his nose.