1 T hen Elihu spoke more and said,

ثُمَّ أضافَ ألِيهُو:

2 “ Wait for me a little longer, and I will show you that there is yet more to be said for God.

«فَاصْبِرْ عَلَيَّ قَلِيلاً فَأشْرَحَ لَكَ، لأنَّهُ ما يَزالُ هُناكَ كَلامٌ يُقالُ دِفاعاً عَنِ اللهِ.

3 I bring my learning from far away, and will tell how right and good my Maker is.

سَأجلِبُ مَعرِفَتِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، وَسَأُبَيِّنُ أنَّ خالِقِي عَلَى حَقٍّ.

4 F or sure my words are not false. One who is perfect in much learning is with you.

حَقّاً لَيسَ فِي كَلامِي زَيْفٌ، وَأنتَ تَعلَمُ هَذا تَمامَ العِلمِ.

5 “ See, God is powerful, but does not hate anyone. He is powerful in strength of understanding.

«اللهُ قَدِيرٌ حقّاً وَلا يَحتَقِرُ النّاسَ. هُوَ قَدِيرٌ وَغَنِيٌّ فِي المَعرِفَةِ وَالحِكْمَةِ.

6 H e does not keep the sinful alive, but gives what is right and fair to those who are troubled.

لا يَدَعُ الشِّرِّيرَ يَحيا، لَكِنَّهُ يُنصِفُ المَضطَهَدِينَ.

7 H e does not turn His eyes away from those who are right with Him. He puts them on the throne with kings and they are honored forever.

لا يُحَوِّلُ عَينَيهِ عَنِ الأبرِياءِ، يُجلِسُهُمْ مَعَ المُلُوكِ عَلَى العُرُوشِ إلَى الأبَدِ فَيَرتَفِعُونَ.

8 I f they are tied up in chains and caught in the ropes of trouble,

وَإنْ كانَ بَعضُهُمْ مُقَيَّدِينَ بِسَلاسِلَ، أوْ إذا أسَرَتْهُمْ قُيُودٌ ألِيمَةٌ،

9 t hen He makes known to them their work and their sins, that they have shown pride.

فَإنَّهُ يُخبِرُهُمْ بِما فَعَلُوهُ، وَيُعَلِّمُهُمْ عَنْ جَرائِمِهِمْ عِندَما يَتَكَبَّرُونَ.

10 H e makes them listen to teaching, and tells them to turn away from sin.

يَفتَحُ آذانَهُمْ عَلَى تَعلِيمِهِ وَتَحْذِيرِهِ، لِكَي يَرْجِعُوا عَنِ الشَّرِّ.

11 I f they hear and serve Him, the rest of their days will be filled with what they need and their years with peace.

فَإنِ استَمَعُوا إلَيهِ وَخَدَمُوهُ، يُمضُونَ بَقِيَّةَ حَياتِهِمْ فِي خَيرٍ، وَسَنَواتِهِمْ بِالمَسَّرّاتِ.

12 B ut if they do not hear, they will die by the sword. They will die without learning.

وَإذا لَمْ يَسمَعُوا، فَسَيَضرِبُهُمْ سَهمٌ، فَيَنهارُونَ وَهُمْ لا يَعلَمُونَ ما أصابَهُمْ!

13 “ But those who do not know God keep anger in their heart. They do not cry for help when He puts them in chains.

«أمّا فاسِدُو القَلبِ فَيَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِالغَضَبِ وَالمَرارَةِ، وَلا يَصرُخُونَ إلَى اللهِ حِينَ يُقَيِّدُهُمْ.

14 T hey die when they are young. And their life ends among those who sell the use of their bodies in the houses of the false gods.

يَمُوتُونَ فِي شَبابِهِمْ مَعَ مَنْ يُبِيحُونَ أجسادَهُمْ فِي عِبادَةِ آلِهَتِهِمْ.

15 H e takes those who suffer out of their suffering. He speaks to them in times of trouble.

يَنشِلُ المُحبَطِينَ مِنْ ضِيقَتِهِمْ، وَفِي الإحْباطِ يَفتَحُ آذانَهُمْ، وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ يَسْتَيْقِظُونَ.

16 H e led you from being close to trouble to a wide place where you were free with your table full of food.

«كَما يُخَلِّصُكَ مِنْ فَمِ الضِّيقِ، إلَى مَكانٍ رَحْبٍ غَيرِ مَحصُورٍ عِوَضاً عَنهُ. وَتَمتَلِئُ مائِدَتُكَ طَعاماً.

17 “ But you wanted to punish the sinful. Punishment and being fair have taken hold of you.

لَكِنَّ دَعْواكَ مَلأى بِالذُّنُوبِ، لِذَلِكَ تُمْسِكُ بِكَ الدَّعوَى وَالعَدلُ، فَتُعاقَبُ.

18 B e careful or anger will tempt you to laugh at the truth. Do not take pay in secret for wrong-doing and be turned aside.

لا تَسْمَحْ لغَيظِكَ بِأنْ يَجْذِبَكَ إلَى الشَّكِّ، وَلا تَتَراجَعْ بِسَبِبِ عِظَمِ فِدْيَتِكَ.

19 W ill your riches or all your power keep you from trouble?

هَلْ يُمكِنُ لِتَوَسُّلاتِكَ فِي وَقتِ الضِّيقِ، أوْ تَوَسُّلاتِ كُلِّ أصْحابِ النُّفُوذِ، أنْ تُعِيدَ الأُمُورَ إلَى وَضْعِها؟

20 D o not desire the night, when people are taken from their place.

لا تَلْهَثْ وَراءَ الظُّلمَةِ الَّتِي تُغَطِّي الآخَرِينَ.

21 B e careful, do not turn to sin. For you have chosen this instead of suffering.

احرِصْ عَلَى أنْ لا تَلتَفِتَ إلَى الشَّرِّ، فَيَبدُو أنَّكَ اخْتَرْتَ ذَلِكَ بِسَبَبِ ألَمِكَ.

22 S ee, God is honored in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

«حَقّاً يَتَعالَى اللهُ فِي قُوَّتِهِ، أيُّ مُعَلِّمٍ مِثلُهُ؟

23 W ho has told Him the way He should go? And who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?

مَنْ حَدَّدَ لَهُ طَرِيقَهُ؟ وَمَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ: ‹قَدْ أخطَأتَ؟›

24 “ Remember that you should honor His work, of which men have sung.

تَذَكَّرْ أنَّ عَلَيكَ أنْ تُمَجِّدَ أعمالَهُ الَّتِي يَتَرَنَّمُ بِها النّاسُ.

25 A ll men have seen it. Man sees it from far away.

الجَمِيعُ يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يُبصِرُوا اللهَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

26 S ee, God is honored, and we do not know Him. We are not able to know the number of His years.

حَقّاً إنَّ اللهَ عَظِيمٌ، وَلا نَسْتَوعِبُ عَظَمَتَهُ. وَسَنَواتُ وُجُودِهِ لا يُمكِنُ أنْ تُحصَى.

27 F or He takes up the drops of water that become rain,

«لأنَّهُ يَجذِبُ قَطَراتِ الماءِ مِنَ الأرْضِ، وَيُنْزِلُ المَطَرَ عَبْرَ الضَّبابِ.

28 w hich the clouds pour down. Much rain falls on man.

هُوَ الَّذِي يَجعَلُ الغُيُومَ تَقْطُرُ، وَيُرسِلُ ماءً كَثِيراً عَلَى النّاسِ.

29 C an anyone understand how the clouds are spread out, or how He thunders from His tent?

حقّاً مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَفهَمَ كَيفَ تَنتَشِرُ الغُيُومُ، وَكَيفَ يَهْدِرُ الرَّعدُ مِنْ مَسكَنِهِ فِي السَّماءِ؟

30 S ee, He spreads His lightning around Him and covers the bottom of the sea.

ها إنَّهُ يَنْشُرُ بَرقَهُ حَولَهُ، وَيُغَطِّي قاعَ البَحرِ.

31 F or by these He judges the people and He gives much food.

لأنَّهُ هَكَذا يَقضِي بَينَ النّاسِ، وَيُعطِيهِمْ طَعاماً حَتَّى الفَيْضِ.

32 H e covers His hands with the lightning, and tells it to hit the mark.

يَقبِضُ عَلَى البَرْقِ بِيَدِهِ، وَيَأمُرُهُ لِكَي يُصِيبَ هَدَفَهُ.

33 H is thunder tells of a storm coming, and cattle also know it is coming.

يُعلِنُ الرَّعْدُ قُدُومَ العاصِفَةِ. فَحَتَّى المَواشِي تَعْرِفُ أنَّها آتِيَةٌ.