Ayub 40
Ayub · Job
1(39-34) Maka jawab TUHAN kepada Ayub:
1And the LORD said to Job:
2(39-35) "Apakah si pengecam hendak berbantah dengan Yang Mahakuasa? Hendaklah yang mencela Allah menjawab!"
2"Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
3(39-36) Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN:
3Then Job answered the LORD and said:
4(39-37) "Sesungguhnya, aku ini terlalu hina; jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan kepada-Mu? Mulutku kututup dengan tangan.
4"Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5(39-38) Satu kali aku berbicara, tetapi tidak akan kuulangi; bahkan dua kali, tetapi tidak akan kulanjutkan."
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further."
6(40-1) Maka dari dalam badai TUHAN menjawab Ayub:
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7(40-2) "Bersiaplah engkau sebagai laki-laki; Aku akan menanyai engkau, dan engkau memberitahu Aku.
7"Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8(40-3) Apakah engkau hendak meniadakan pengadilan-Ku, mempersalahkan Aku supaya engkau dapat membenarkan dirimu?
8Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?
9(40-4) Apakah lenganmu seperti lengan Allah, dan dapatkah engkau mengguntur seperti Dia?
9Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
10(40-5) Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan keluhuran, kenakanlah keagungan dan semarak!
10"Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11(40-6) Luapkanlah marahmu yang bergelora; amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak dan rendahkanlah dia!
11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
12(40-7) Amat-amatilah setiap orang yang congkak, tundukkanlah dia, dan hancurkanlah orang-orang fasik di tempatnya!
12Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand.
13(40-8) Pendamlah mereka bersama-sama dalam debu, kurunglah mereka di tempat yang tersembunyi.
13Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.
14(40-9) Maka Akupun akan memuji engkau, karena tangan kananmu memberi engkau kemenangan."
14Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.
15(40-10) "Perhatikanlah kuda Nil, yang telah Kubuat seperti juga engkau. Ia makan rumput seperti lembu.
15"Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
16(40-11) Perhatikanlah tenaga di pinggangnya, kekuatan pada urat-urat perutnya!
16Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17(40-12) Ia meregangkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya berjalin-jalinan.
17He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18(40-13) Tulang-tulangnya seperti pembuluh tembaga, kerangkanya seperti batang besi.
18His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron.
19(40-14) Dia yang pertama dibuat Allah, makhluk yang diberi-Nya bersenjatakan pedang;
19"He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword!
20(40-15) ya, bukit-bukit mengeluarkan hasil baginya, di mana binatang-binatang liar bermain-main.
20For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.
21(40-16) Di bawah tumbuhan teratai ia menderum, tersembunyi dalam gelagah dan paya.
21Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.
22(40-17) Tumbuhan-tumbuhan teratai menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya, pohon-pohon gandarusa mengelilinginya.
22For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
23(40-18) Sesungguhnya, biarpun sungai sangat kuat arusnya, ia tidak gentar; ia tetap tenang, biarpun sungai Yordan meluap melanda mulutnya.
23Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24(40-19) Dapatkah orang menangkap dia dari muka, mencocok hidungnya dengan keluan?"
24Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare?