1فاجاب اليفاز التيماني وقال
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2هل ينفع الانسان الله. بل ينفع نفسه الفطن.
2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
3هل من مسرّة للقدير اذا تبررت او من فائدة اذا قوّمت طرقك.
3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4هل على تقواك يوبّخك او يدخل معك في المحاكمة.
4Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
5أليس شرك عظيما وآثامك لا نهاية لها.
5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
6لانك ارتهنت اخاك بلا سبب وسلبت ثياب العراة.
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
7ماء لم تسق العطشان وعن الجوعان منعت خبزا
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8اما صاحب القوة فله الارض والمترفّع الوجه ساكن فيها.
8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
9الارامل ارسلت خاليات وذراع اليتامى انسحقت.
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10لاجل ذلك حواليك فخاخ ويريعك رعب بغتة
10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
11او ظلمة فلا ترى وفيض المياه يغطيك
11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
12هوذا الله في علو السموات. وانظر راس الكواكب ما اعلاه.
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13فقلت كيف يعلم الله. هل من وراء الضباب يقضي.
13And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14السحاب ستر له فلا يرى وعلى دائرة السموات يتمشى.
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
15هل تحفظ طريق القدم الذي داسه رجال الاثم
15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
16الذين قبض عليهم قبل الوقت. الغمر انصبّ على اساسهم.
16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
17القائلين لله ابعد عنا. وماذا يفعل القدير لهم.
17Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
18وهو قد ملأ بيوتهم خيرا. لتبعد عني مشورة الاشرار.
18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19الابرار ينظرون ويفرحون والبريء يستهزئ بهم قائلين
19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
20ألم يبد مقاومونا وبقيتهم قد اكلها النار
20[Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
21تعرّف به واسلم. بذلك ياتيك خير.
21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
22اقبل الشريعة من فيه وضع كلامه في قلبك.
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
23ان رجعت الى القدير تبنى. ان ابعدت ظلما من خيمتك
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
24والقيت التبر على التراب وذهب اوفير بين حصا الاودية.
24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25يكون القدير تبرك وفضة اتعاب لك.
25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
26لانك حينئذ تتلذذ بالقدير وترفع الى الله وجهك.
26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27تصلّي له فيستمع لك ونذورك توفيها.
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
28وتجزم امرا فيثبت لك وعلى طرقك يضيء نور.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
29اذا وضعوا تقول رفع. ويخلص المنخفض العينين.
29When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
30ينجي غير البريء وينجي بطهارة يديك
30He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.