1 ف َأجابَ أيُّوبُ:

Then Job answered and said:

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

“Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, And my calamity laid with it on the scales!

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

For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea— Therefore my words have been rash.

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; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

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

Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?

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

Can flavorless food 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!

My soul refuses to touch them; They are as loathsome food to me.

8 « لَيتَ طِلبَتِي تُستَجابُ، فَيُعطِينِي اللهُ ما أشتَهِيهِ.

“Oh, that I might have my request, 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.

That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

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

Then I would still have comfort; Though in anguish I would exult, He will 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 strength do I have, that I should hope? And what is my 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 bronze?

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

Is my help not within me? And is success driven from me?

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

“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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

My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,

16 ف ِي الشِّتاءِ، تَتَصّلَّبُ بِالجَليدِ الَّذي يُغَطِّي الثِّلْجَ.

Which are dark because of the ice, And into which the snow vanishes.

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

When it is warm, they cease to flow; When it is hot, they vanish from their place.

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

The paths of their way turn aside, They go nowhere and perish.

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

The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.

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

They are disappointed because they were confident; They come there and are confused.

21 أ نْتُمْ مِثلُ هَذِهِ الجَداوِلِ، رَأيْتُمْ تَعاسَتِي فارْتَعَبْتُمْ.

For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.

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

Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?

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 oppressors’?

24 « عَلِّمُونِي وَأنا أصْمِتُ، وَأفهِمُونِي أينَ أخطَأتُ.

“Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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

How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?

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

Do you intend to rebuke my words, And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

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

Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.

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

Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face.

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

Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands!

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

Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?