1 ف َأجابَ أيُّوبُ:

But Job answered and said,

2 « آهِ لَو أمْكَنَ وَزْنُ عَذابِي وَوَضْعُ مَصائِبِي كُلِّها عَلَى المَوازِينِ.

Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

3 ف َسَتَكُونُ أثقَلَ مِنْ رَملِ البَحرِ. لِذا كَلِماتِي طائِشَةٌ.

For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

4 ل أنَّ سِهامَ القَدِيرِ فِيَّ، وَرُوحِي تَشرَبُ سُمَّها اللّاذِعَ. حُشِدَتْ أسلِحَةُ اللهِ المُخِيفَةُ لِقِتالِي. سَهلٌ عَلَيْكَ أنْ تَقُولَ كَلامَكَ هَذا، حِينَ لا تُواجِهُ مُصِيبَةً.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

5 ل َكِنْ حَتَّى الحِمارُ لا يَتَذَمَّرُ حِينَ يَتَوَفَّرُ لَهُ عُشْبٌ. وَلا الثَّورُ يَخُورُ وَلَدَيْهِ عَلَفٌ.

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

6 ه َلْ يُؤكَلُ الطَعامُ بِلا مِلْحٍ؟ أمْ هُناكَ نَكْهَةٌ فِي بَياضِ البَيْضِ؟

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

7 ك َذَلِكَ لا رَغبَةَ لِي فِي سَماعِ كَلِماتِكَ، فَهِيَ أشبَهُ بِالطَعامِ الفاسِدِ!

The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.

8 « لَيتَ طِلبَتِي تُستَجابُ، فَيُعطِينِي اللهُ ما أشتَهِيهِ.

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

9 ل َيتَ اللهَ يَشاءُ أنْ يَسحَقَنِي. لَيتَهُ يُدَمِّرُنِي تَدمِيراً بِضَربَةٍ خاطِفَةٍ مِنْ يَدِهِ.

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

10 ف َفِي هَذا تَكُونُ راحَتِي: أنَّنِي لَمْ أتَجاهَلْ كَلامَ القُدُّوسِ، رَغْمَ كُلِّ هَذا الألَمِ.

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

11 « ما هِيَ القُوَّةُ الَّتِي سَتُعْطينِي رَجاءَ الانتِظارِ، وَمِن أجلِ ماذا أتَمَنَّى طُولَ العُمْرِ؟

What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

12 ه َلْ لَدَيَّ قُوَّةُ الصُّخُورِ، أمْ أنَّ جَسَدِي مَصنُوعٌ مِنَ البُرونْزِ؟

Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

13 ل َيسَتْ فِيَّ قُوَّةٌ تُعِينُنِي، وَالرَأيُ الصّائِبُ أُخِذَ مِنِّي.

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

14 « يَحْتاجُ اليائِسُ إلَى إخلاصِ أصْدِقائِهِ، حَتَّى وَإنِ ابْتَعَدَ عَن تَقوَى القَدِيرِ.

To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

15 إ خْوَتِي غَدَرُوا بِي كَسَيلِ مِياهٍ، كَسُيُولِ الوادِي يَعبُرُونَ.

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

16 ف ِي الشِّتاءِ، تَتَصّلَّبُ بِالجَليدِ الَّذي يُغَطِّي الثِّلْجَ.

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

17 و َفِي الصَّيفِ تَجِفُّ، تَختَفِي مِنَ مَكانِها بِسَبَبِ الحَرِّ.

What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

18 ت َتَلّوَّى الجَداوِلُ فِي طَرِيقِها، ثُمَّ تَختَفِي فِي الصَّحراءِ.

The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

19 ت َبْحَثُ قَوافِلُ تَيْماءُ عَنِ الماءِ بِلَهفَةٍ، وَتَرجُو قَوافِلُ سَبَأَ الماءَ.

The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

20 ك انُوا وَاثِقِينَ مِنْ أنَّ الماءَ هُناكَ، فَخابَتْ آمالُهُمْ!

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

21 أ نْتُمْ مِثلُ هَذِهِ الجَداوِلِ، رَأيْتُمْ تَعاسَتِي فارْتَعَبْتُمْ.

For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

22 ف َهَلْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ أعطُونِي شَيئاً؟ أمْ طَلَبتُ مِنكُمْ أنْ تَدفَعُوا رِشْوَةً مِنْ مالِكُمْ لِأحَدٍ لِأجلِي؟

Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

23 ه َلْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ أنقِذُونِي مِنْ يَدِ مَنْ يَضطَهِدُنِي؟ أوِ اشتَرُونِي مِنْ يَدِ الَّذِينَ يُرعِبُونَنِي؟

Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

24 « عَلِّمُونِي وَأنا أصْمِتُ، وَأفهِمُونِي أينَ أخطَأتُ.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 م ا أقوَى الكَلِماتُ الصّائِبَةُ! لَكِنْ ماذا تُبَرهِنُ أقوالُكُمْ؟

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

26 أ تَنْوُونَ انْتِقادَ كَلامِي، وَتَحْسِبُونَ كَلِماتِ اليَأسِ الّتِي أقُولُها مُجَرَّدَ رِيحٍ؟

Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

27 ح َتَّى إنَّكُمْ تُلقُونَ قُرعَةً عَلَى مالِ اليَتِيمِ، وَتُساوِمُونَ عَلَى صَدِيقِكُمْ.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

28 و َالآنَ تَمَعَّنُوا فِي وَجْهِي، فَإنِّي لَسْتُ أكذِبَ عَلَيكُمْ.

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

29 أ عِيدُوا النَّظَرَ فِي ما قُلْتُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ ظُلْمِي. أعِيدُوا النَّظَرَ الآنَ لأنَّنِي بَريءٌ.

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

30 ه َلْ أخْطأ لِسانِي بِشَيءٍ، أمْ لَمْ يَعُدْ يُمَيِّزُ مَذاقَ الظُّلمِ؟

Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?