Job 27

وَعَادَ أَيُّوبُ يَنْطِقُ بِمَثَلِهِ فَقَالَ:

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

«حَيٌّ هُوَ اللهُ الَّذِي نَزَعَ حَقِّي، وَالْقَدِيرُ الَّذِي أَمَرَّ نَفْسِي،

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

إِنَّهُ مَا دَامَتْ نَسَمَتِي فِيَّ، وَنَفْخَةُ اللهِ فِي أَنْفِي،

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

لَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ شَفَتَايَ إِثْمًا، وَلاَ يَلْفِظَ لِسَانِي بِغِشٍّ.

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

حَاشَا لِي أَنْ أُبَرِّرَكُمْ! حَتَّى أُسْلِمَ الرُّوحَ لاَ أَعْزِلُ كَمَالِي عَنِّي.

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

تَمَسَّكْتُ بِبِرِّي وَلاَ أَرْخِيهِ. قَلْبِي لاَ يُعَيِّرُ يَوْمًا مِنْ أَيَّامِي.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

لِيَكُنْ عَدُوِّي كَالشِّرِّيرِ، وَمُعَانِدِي كَفَاعِلِ الشَّرِّ.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

لأَنَّهُ مَا هُوَ رَجَاءُ الْفَاجِرِ عِنْدَمَا يَقْطَعُهُ، عِنْدَمَا يَسْلِبُ اللهُ نَفْسَهُ؟

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

أَفَيَسْمَعُ اللهُ صُرَاخَهُ إِذَا جَاءَ عَلَيْهِ ضِيقٌ؟

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

أَمْ يَتَلَذَّذُ بِالْقَدِيرِ؟ هَلْ يَدْعُو اللهَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ؟

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

«إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكُمْ بِيَدِ اللهِ. لاَ أَكْتُمُ مَا هُوَ عِنْدَ الْقَدِيرِ.

I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

هَا أَنْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ، فَلِمَاذَا تَتَبَطَّلُونَ تَبَطُّلاً؟ قَائِلِينَ:

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

هذَا نَصِيبُ الإِنْسَانِ الشِّرِّيرِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، وَمِيرَاثُ الْعُتَاةِ الَّذِي يَنَالُونَهُ مِنَ الْقَدِيرِ.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

إِنْ كَثُرَ بَنُوهُ فَلِلسَّيْفِ، وَذُرِّيَّتُهُ لاَ تَشْبَعُ خُبْزًا.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

بَقِيَّتُهُ تُدْفَنُ بِالْمَوْتَانِ، وَأَرَامِلُهُ لاَ تَبْكِي.

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

إِنْ كَنَزَ فِضَّةً كَالتُّرَابِ، وَأَعَدَّ مَلاَبِسَ كَالطِّينِ،

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

فَهُوَ يُعِدُّ وَالْبَارُّ يَلْبَسُهُ، وَالْبَرِئُ يَقْسِمُ الْفِضَّةَ.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

يَبْنِي بَيْتَهُ كَالْعُثِّ، أَوْ كَمَظَلَّةٍ صَنَعَهَا النَّاطُورُ.

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

يَضْطَجعُ غَنِيًّا وَلكِنَّهُ لاَ يُضَمُّ. يَفْتَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَلاَ يَكُونُ.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

الأَهْوَالُ تُدْرِكُهُ كَالْمِيَاهِ. لَيْلاً تَخْتَطِفُهُ الزَّوْبَعَةُ.

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

تَحْمِلُهُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ فَيَذْهَبُ، وَتَجْرُفُهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

يُلْقِي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يُشْفِقُ. مِنْ يَدِهِ يَهْرُبُ هَرْبًا.

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

يَصْفِقُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، وَيَصْفِرُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.