< أَيُّوبَ 8 >
فَأَجَابَ بِلْدَدُ ٱلشُّوحِيُّ وَقَالَ: | ١ 1 |
Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,
«إِلَى مَتَى تَقُولُ هَذَا، وَتَكُونُ أَقْوَالُ فِيكَ رِيحًا شَدِيدَةً؟ | ٢ 2 |
How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?
هَلِ ٱللهُ يُعَوِّجُ ٱلْقَضَاءَ، أَوِ ٱلْقَدِيرُ يَعْكِسُ ٱلْحَقَّ؟ | ٣ 3 |
Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
إِذْ أَخْطَأَ إِلَيْهِ بَنُوكَ، دَفَعَهُمْ إِلَى يَدِ مَعْصِيَتِهِمْ. | ٤ 4 |
If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand.
فَإِنْ بَكَّرْتَ أَنْتَ إِلَى ٱللهِ وَتَضَرَّعْتَ إِلَى ٱلْقَدِيرِ، | ٥ 5 |
If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;
إِنْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ زَكِيًّا مُسْتَقِيمًا، فَإِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ يَتَنَبَّهُ لَكَ وَيُسْلِمُ مَسْكَنَ بِرِّكَ. | ٦ 6 |
If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.
وَإِنْ تَكُنْ أُولَاكَ صَغِيرَةً فَآخِرَتُكَ تَكْثُرُ جِدًّا. | ٧ 7 |
And though your start was small, your end will be very great.
«اِسْأَلِ ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَى وَتَأَكَّدْ مَبَاحِثَ آبَائِهِمْ، | ٨ 8 |
Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:
لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ مِنْ أَمْسٍ وَلَا نَعْلَمُ، لِأَنَّ أَيَّامَنَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ظِلٌّ. | ٩ 9 |
(For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade: )
فَهَلَّا يُعْلِمُونَكَ؟ يَقُولُونَ لَكَ، وَمِنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ يُخْرِجُونَ أَقْوَالًا قَائِلِينَ: | ١٠ 10 |
Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?
هَلْ يَنْمِي ٱلْبَرْدِيُّ فِي غَيْرِ ٱلْغَمَقَةِ، أَوْ تَنْبُتُ ٱلْحَلْفَاءُ بِلَا مَاءٍ؟ | ١١ 11 |
Will the river-plant come up in its pride without wet earth? will the grass get tall without water?
وَهُوَ بَعْدُ فِي نَضَارَتِهِ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ، يَيْبَسُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ ٱلْعُشْبِ. | ١٢ 12 |
When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant.
هَكَذَا سُبُلُ كُلِّ ٱلنَّاسِينَ ٱللهَ، وَرَجَاءُ ٱلْفَاجِرِ يَخِيبُ، | ١٣ 13 |
So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
فَيَنْقَطِعُ ٱعْتِمَادُهُ، وَمُتَّكَلُهُ بَيْتُ ٱلْعَنْكَبُوتِ! | ١٤ 14 |
Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.
يَسْتَنِدُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَلَا يَثْبُتُ. يَتَمَسَّكُ بِهِ فَلَا يَقُومُ. | ١٥ 15 |
He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.
هُوَ رَطْبٌ تُجَاهَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَعَلَى جَنَّتِهِ تَنْبُتُ خَرَاعِيبُهُ. | ١٦ 16 |
He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden.
وَأُصُولُهُ مُشْتَبِكَةٌ فِي ٱلرُّجْمَةِ، فَتَرَى مَحَلَّ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ. | ١٧ 17 |
His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.
إِنِ ٱقْتَلَعَهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ، يَجْحَدُهُ قَائِلًا: مَا رَأَيْتُكَ! | ١٨ 18 |
If he is taken away from his place, then it will say, I have not seen you.
هَذَا هُوَ فَرَحُ طَرِيقِهِ، وَمِنَ ٱلتُّرَابِ يَنْبُتُ آخَرُ. | ١٩ 19 |
Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place.
«هُوَذَا ٱللهُ لَا يَرْفُضُ ٱلْكَامِلَ، وَلَا يَأْخُذُ بِيَدِ فَاعِلِي ٱلشَّرِّ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Truly, God will not give up him who is without sin, and will not take evil-doers by the hand.
عِنْدَمَا يَمْلَأُ فَاكَ ضَحِكًا، وَشَفَتَيْكَ هُتَافًا، | ٢١ 21 |
The time will come when your mouth will be full of laughing, and cries of joy will come from your lips.
يَلْبَسُ مُبْغِضُوكَ خِزْيًا، أَمَّا خَيْمَةُ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ فَلَا تَكُونُ». | ٢٢ 22 |
Your haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.