Job 27

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

وَعَادَ أَيُّوبُ يَنْطِقُ بِمَثَلِهِ فَقَالَ:

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

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

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

إِنَّهُ مَا دَامَتْ نَسَمَتِي فِيَّ، وَنَفْخَةُ اللهِ فِي أَنْفِي،

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

لَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ شَفَتَايَ إِثْمًا، وَلاَ يَلْفِظَ لِسَانِي بِغِشٍّ.

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

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

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

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

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

لِيَكُنْ عَدُوِّي كَالشِّرِّيرِ، وَمُعَانِدِي كَفَاعِلِ الشَّرِّ.

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

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

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

أَفَيَسْمَعُ اللهُ صُرَاخَهُ إِذَا جَاءَ عَلَيْهِ ضِيقٌ؟

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

أَمْ يَتَلَذَّذُ بِالْقَدِيرِ؟ هَلْ يَدْعُو اللهَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ؟

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

إِنْ كَثُرَ بَنُوهُ فَلِلسَّيْفِ، وَذُرِّيَّتُهُ لاَ تَشْبَعُ خُبْزًا.

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

بَقِيَّتُهُ تُدْفَنُ بِالْمَوْتَانِ، وَأَرَامِلُهُ لاَ تَبْكِي.

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

إِنْ كَنَزَ فِضَّةً كَالتُّرَابِ، وَأَعَدَّ مَلاَبِسَ كَالطِّينِ،

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

فَهُوَ يُعِدُّ وَالْبَارُّ يَلْبَسُهُ، وَالْبَرِئُ يَقْسِمُ الْفِضَّةَ.

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

يَبْنِي بَيْتَهُ كَالْعُثِّ، أَوْ كَمَظَلَّةٍ صَنَعَهَا النَّاطُورُ.

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

يَضْطَجعُ غَنِيًّا وَلكِنَّهُ لاَ يُضَمُّ. يَفْتَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَلاَ يَكُونُ.

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

الأَهْوَالُ تُدْرِكُهُ كَالْمِيَاهِ. لَيْلاً تَخْتَطِفُهُ الزَّوْبَعَةُ.

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

تَحْمِلُهُ الشَّرْقِيَّةُ فَيَذْهَبُ، وَتَجْرُفُهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.

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

يُلْقِي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلاَ يُشْفِقُ. مِنْ يَدِهِ يَهْرُبُ هَرْبًا.

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

يَصْفِقُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ، وَيَصْفِرُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ.