1Then Job answered and said,
1Tetapi Ayub menjawab, "Mengapa aku terus kamu kecam, dan kamu siksa dengan perkataan?
2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
2(19:1)
3These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
3Berkali-kali kamu menghina aku, dan kamu aniaya aku tanpa rasa malu.
4And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
4Seandainya salah perbuatanku, itu tidak merugikan kamu.
5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
5Kamu pikir dirimu lebih baik daripadaku; susahku kamu anggap bukti kesalahanku.
6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
6Ketahuilah bahwa aku sedang disiksa Allah, dan ditangkap dalam perangkap-Nya.
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
7Aku meronta karena kekejaman-Nya itu, tetapi tidak seorang pun yang memperhatikan aku. "Di mana keadilan," teriakku, tetapi tak ada yang mendengar aku.
8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
8Allah menutup jalanku, aku tak dapat lewat, lorong-lorongku dibuat-Nya gelap pekat.
9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
9Ia merampas hartaku semua, dan nama baikku dirusakkan-Nya.
10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
10Ia menghantam aku dari segala jurusan, seperti orang mencabut akar dari tanaman, lalu membiarkannya merana dan layu, begitulah direnggut-Nya segala harapanku.
11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
11Murka Allah kepadaku menyala-nyala; aku dianggap-Nya sebagai musuh-Nya.
12His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
12Pasukan-Nya menyerbu tanpa dapat dibendung; jalanku dihalangi, dan kemahku dikepung.
13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
13Sanak saudaraku dijauhkan-Nya daripadaku; aku menjadi orang asing bagi semua kenalanku.
14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
14Kaum kerabatku semua menjauhkan diri; teman-temanku tak ingat kepadaku lagi.
15They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
15Hamba perempuanku lupa siapa aku, tuan mereka; dianggapnya aku orang yang belum dikenalnya.
16I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
16Kupanggil hambaku, tapi ia tak menyahut, meskipun kubujuk dia dengan lembut.
17My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.
17Istriku muak mencium bau napasku, saudara kandungku tak sudi mendekatiku.
18Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
18Aku dihina oleh anak-anak di jalan; jika aku berdiri, aku ditertawakan.
19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
19Melihat aku, teman karibku merasa ngeri; aku ditinggalkan mereka yang kukasihi.
20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
20Tubuhku tinggal kulit pembalut tulang; hampir saja aku mati dan nyawaku melayang.
21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
21Hai kawan-kawanku, kasihanilah aku, sebab tangan Allah memukul aku.
22Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
22Allah terus menekan aku; mengapa kamu tiru Dia? Belum puaskah kamu menyiksa?
23Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
23Ah, kiranya kata-kataku dicatat, sehingga akan selalu diingat;
24That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
24kiranya dengan besi dipahat pada batu, supaya bertahan sepanjang waktu.
25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
25Aku tahu bahwa di surga ada Pembelaku; akhirnya Ia akan datang menolong aku.
26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
26Meskipun kulitku luka-luka dan pecah, tapi selama aku bertubuh, akan kupandang Allah.
27Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
27Dengan mataku sendiri Dia akan kulihat, dan bagiku Dia menjadi sahabat. Hatiku hancur sebab kamu berkata,
28But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
28'Bagaimana caranya kita mendakwanya?' Kamu mencari alasan untuk membuat perkara.
29Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
29Tetapi, kini takutlah kepada pedang! Sebab Allah murka dan menghukum orang berdosa; maka tahulah kamu, bahwa ada Allah yang mengadili manusia."