1Dengarkanlah sebentar lagi, dan bersabarlah, masih ada yang hendak kukatakan demi Allah.
1Elihu also continued, and said,
2(36:1)
2“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
3Pengetahuanku luas; akan kugunakan itu untuk membuktikan bahwa adillah Penciptaku.
3I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4Perkataanku tidak ada yang palsu; orang yang sungguh arif ada di depanmu.
4For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
5Allah itu perkasa! Segala sesuatu difahami-Nya. Tak seorang pun dipandang-Nya hina.
5“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6Orang yang berdosa tak dibiarkan-Nya hidup lama, Ia memberi keadilan kepada orang yang menderita.
6He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.
7Orang-orang jujur diperhatikan-Nya, dibuat-Nya mereka berkuasa seperti raja-raja, sehingga mereka dihormati selama-lamanya.
7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
8Tetapi bila orang dibelenggu dengan rantai besi, menderita akibat perbuatannya sendiri,
8If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
9maka dosa dan kesombongan mereka akan disingkapkan oleh Allah.
9then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10Disuruhnya mereka mendengarkan peringatan-Nya dan meninggalkan kejahatan mereka.
10He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
11Jika mereka menurut kepada Allah dan berbakti kepada-Nya, mereka hidup damai dan makmur sampai akhir hayatnya.
11If they listen and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12Tetapi jika mereka tidak mendengarkan, mereka akan mati dalam kebodohan.
12But if they don’t listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.
13Orang yang tak bertuhan menyimpan kemarahan; biar dihukum TUHAN, tak mau mereka minta bantuan.
13“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
14Mereka mati kepayahan di masa mudanya, karena hidupnya penuh hina.
14They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.
15Allah mengajar manusia melalui derita, Ia memakai kesusahan untuk menyadarkannya.
15He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
16Allah telah membebaskan engkau dari kesukaran, sehingga kau dapat menikmati ketentraman, dan meja hidanganmu penuh makanan.
16Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
17Tetapi kini sesuai dengan kejahatanmu, engkau menerima hukumanmu.
17“But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
18Waspadalah, jangan kau tertipu oleh uang sogokan; jangan kau disesatkan karena kekayaan.
18Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
19Sia-sia saja kau berseru minta dibantu, percuma segala tenaga dan kekuatanmu.
19Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
20Jangan kaurindukan malam gelap, saatnya bangsa-bangsa musnah dan lenyap.
20Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21Waspadalah, jangan berpaling kepada kedurhakaan. Deritamu dimaksudkan agar kautinggalkan kejahatan.
21Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
22Ingatlah, Allah itu sungguh besar kuasa-Nya. Adakah guru sehebat Dia?
22Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
23Siapakah dapat menentukan jalan bagi-Nya atau berani menuduh-Nya berbuat salah?
23Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness?’
24Selalu Ia dipuji karena karya-Nya, dan engkau pun patut menjunjung-Nya.
24“Remember that you magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
25Semua orang melihat perbuatan-Nya; tetapi tak seorang pun benar-benar memahami-Nya.
25All men have looked thereon. Man sees it afar off.
26Allah sungguh mulia, tak dapat kita menyelami-Nya ataupun menghitung jumlah tahun-Nya.
26Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
27Allah yang menarik air dari bumi menjadi awan lalu mengubahnya menjadi tetesan air hujan.
27For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,
28Ia mencurahkan hujan dari mega; disiramkan-Nya ke atas umat manusia.
28Which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.
29Tak seorang pun mengerti gerak awan-awan serta bunyi guruh di langit tempat Allah berdiam.
29Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?
30Ia menerangi seluruh langit dengan kilat, tetapi dasar laut tetap gelap pekat.
30Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
31Itulah caranya Ia menghidupi bangsa-bangsa dan memberinya makanan yang berlimpah ruah.
31For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
32Ia menangkap kilat dengan tangan-Nya dan menyuruhnya menyambar sasaran-Nya.
32He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
33Bunyi guruh menandakan bahwa badai akan melanda, ternak pun tahu angin ribut segera tiba.
33Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also concerning the storm that comes up.