¹فاجاب صوفر النعماتي وقال

¹Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,

²أكثرة الكلام لا يجاوب ام رجل مهذار يتبرر.

²“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

³أصلفك يفحم الناس ام تلخ وليس من يخزيك.

³Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

⁴اذ تقول تعليمي زكي وانا بار في عينيك.

⁴For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’

⁵ولكن يا ليت الله يتكلم ويفتح شفتيه معك

⁵But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

⁶ويعلن لك خفيّات الحكمة انها مضاعفة الفهم فتعلم ان الله يغرمك باقل من اثمك

⁶that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

⁷أإلى عمق الله تتصل ام الى نهاية القدير تنتهي.

⁷“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

⁸هو اعلى من السموات فماذا عساك ان تفعل. اعمق من الهاوية فماذا تدري.

⁸They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . What can you know?

⁹اطول من الارض طوله واعرض من البحر.

⁹Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

¹⁰ان بطش او اغلق او جمع فمن يرده.

¹⁰If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?

¹¹لانه هو يعلم اناس السوء ويبصر الاثم فهل لا ينتبه.

¹¹For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.

¹²اما الرجل ففارغ عديم الفهم وكجحش الفراء يولد الانسان

¹²An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.

¹³ان اعددت انت قلبك وبسطت اليه يديك

¹³“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

¹⁴ان ابعدت الاثم الذي في يدك ولا يسكن الظلم في خيمتك

¹⁴If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

¹⁵حينئذ ترفع وجهك بلا عيب وتكون ثابتا ولا تخاف.

¹⁵Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

¹⁶لانك تنسى المشقة. كمياه عبرت تذكرها.

¹⁶for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away.

¹⁷وفوق الظهيرة يقوم حظك. الظلام يتحول صباحا.

¹⁷Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.

¹⁸وتطمئن لانه يوجد رجاء. تتجسس حولك وتضطجع آمنا.

¹⁸You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

¹⁹وتربض وليس من يزعج ويتضرع الى وجهك كثيرون.

¹⁹Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. Yes, many shall court your favor.

²⁰اما عيون الاشرار فتتلف ومناصهم يبيد ورجاؤهم تسليم النفس

²⁰But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.”