1Job again took up his parable, and said,
1Ayub melanjutkan uraiannya, katanya,
2“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
2"Kiranya hidupku dapat lagi seperti dahulu, waktu Allah melindungi aku.
3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
3Aku selalu diberi-Nya pertolongan, diterangi-Nya waktu berjalan dalam kegelapan.
4as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
4Itulah hari-hari kejayaanku, ketika keakraban Allah menaungi rumahku.
5when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
5Waktu itu, Yang Mahakuasa masih mendampingi aku, dan anak-anakku ada di sekelilingku.
6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
6Ternakku menghasilkan banyak sekali susu. Banyak minyak dihasilkan oleh pohon-pohon zaitunku, meskipun ditanam di tanah berbatu.
7when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
7Jika para tua-tua kota duduk bersama, dan kuambil tempatku di antara mereka,
8The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
8minggirlah orang-orang muda, segera setelah aku dilihat mereka. Juga orang-orang tua bangkit dengan khidmat; untuk memberi hormat.
9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
9Bahkan para pembesar berhenti berkata-kata,
10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
10dan orang penting pun tidak berbicara.
11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
11Siapa pun kagum jika mendengar tentang aku; siapa yang melihat aku, memuji jasaku.
12Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him,
12Sebab, kutolong orang miskin yang minta bantuan; kusokong yatim piatu yang tak punya penunjang.
13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
13Aku dipuji oleh orang yang sangat kesusahan, kutolong para janda sehingga mereka tentram.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
14Tindakanku jujur tanpa cela; kutegakkan keadilan senantiasa.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
15Bagi orang buta, aku menjadi mata; bagi orang lumpuh, aku adalah kakinya.
16I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn’t know, I searched out.
16Bagi orang miskin, aku menjadi ayah; bagi orang asing, aku menjadi pembela.
17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
17Tapi kuasa orang kejam, kupatahkan, dan kurban mereka kuselamatkan.
18Then I said, ‘I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.
18Harapanku ialah mencapai umur yang tinggi, dan mati dengan tenang di rumahku sendiri.
19My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
19Aku seperti pohon yang subur tumbuhnya, akarnya cukup air dan embun membasahi dahannya.
20My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
20Aku selalu dipuji semua orang, dan tak pernah kekuatanku berkurang.
21“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
21Orang-orang diam, jika aku memberi nasihat; segala perkataanku mereka dengarkan dengan cermat.
22After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
22Sehabis aku bicara, tak ada lagi yang perlu ditambahkan; perkataan meresap seperti tetesan air hujan.
23They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
23Semua orang menyambut kata-kataku dengan gembira, seperti petani menyambut hujan di musim bunga.
24I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
24Kutersenyum kepada mereka ketika mereka putus asa; air mukaku yang bahagia menambah semangat mereka.
25I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.
25Akulah yang memegang pimpinan, dan mengambil segala keputusan. Kupimpin mereka seperti raja di tengah pasukannya, dan kuhibur mereka dalam kesedihannya.