1Elihu also continued, and said,
1Dengarkanlah sebentar lagi, dan bersabarlah, masih ada yang hendak kukatakan demi Allah.
2“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
2(36:1)
3I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
3Pengetahuanku luas; akan kugunakan itu untuk membuktikan bahwa adillah Penciptaku.
4For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
4Perkataanku tidak ada yang palsu; orang yang sungguh arif ada di depanmu.
5“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
5Allah itu perkasa! Segala sesuatu difahami-Nya. Tak seorang pun dipandang-Nya hina.
6He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.
6Orang yang berdosa tak dibiarkan-Nya hidup lama, Ia memberi keadilan kepada orang yang menderita.
7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
7Orang-orang jujur diperhatikan-Nya, dibuat-Nya mereka berkuasa seperti raja-raja, sehingga mereka dihormati selama-lamanya.
8If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
8Tetapi bila orang dibelenggu dengan rantai besi, menderita akibat perbuatannya sendiri,
9then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
9maka dosa dan kesombongan mereka akan disingkapkan oleh Allah.
10He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
10Disuruhnya mereka mendengarkan peringatan-Nya dan meninggalkan kejahatan mereka.
11If they listen and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
11Jika mereka menurut kepada Allah dan berbakti kepada-Nya, mereka hidup damai dan makmur sampai akhir hayatnya.
12But if they don’t listen, they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.
12Tetapi jika mereka tidak mendengarkan, mereka akan mati dalam kebodohan.
13“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
13Orang yang tak bertuhan menyimpan kemarahan; biar dihukum TUHAN, tak mau mereka minta bantuan.
14They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.
14Mereka mati kepayahan di masa mudanya, karena hidupnya penuh hina.
15He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
15Allah mengajar manusia melalui derita, Ia memakai kesusahan untuk menyadarkannya.
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.
16Allah telah membebaskan engkau dari kesukaran, sehingga kau dapat menikmati ketentraman, dan meja hidanganmu penuh makanan.
17“But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.
17Tetapi kini sesuai dengan kejahatanmu, engkau menerima hukumanmu.
18Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
18Waspadalah, jangan kau tertipu oleh uang sogokan; jangan kau disesatkan karena kekayaan.
19Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
19Sia-sia saja kau berseru minta dibantu, percuma segala tenaga dan kekuatanmu.
20Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
20Jangan kaurindukan malam gelap, saatnya bangsa-bangsa musnah dan lenyap.
21Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
21Waspadalah, jangan berpaling kepada kedurhakaan. Deritamu dimaksudkan agar kautinggalkan kejahatan.
22Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
22Ingatlah, Allah itu sungguh besar kuasa-Nya. Adakah guru sehebat Dia?
23Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness?’
23Siapakah dapat menentukan jalan bagi-Nya atau berani menuduh-Nya berbuat salah?
24“Remember that you magnify his work, whereof men have sung.
24Selalu Ia dipuji karena karya-Nya, dan engkau pun patut menjunjung-Nya.
25All men have looked thereon. Man sees it afar off.
25Semua orang melihat perbuatan-Nya; tetapi tak seorang pun benar-benar memahami-Nya.
26Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
26Allah sungguh mulia, tak dapat kita menyelami-Nya ataupun menghitung jumlah tahun-Nya.
27For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,
27Allah yang menarik air dari bumi menjadi awan lalu mengubahnya menjadi tetesan air hujan.
28Which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.
28Ia mencurahkan hujan dari mega; disiramkan-Nya ke atas umat manusia.
29Yes, can any understand the spreading of the clouds, and the thunderings of his pavilion?
29Tak seorang pun mengerti gerak awan-awan serta bunyi guruh di langit tempat Allah berdiam.
30Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
30Ia menerangi seluruh langit dengan kilat, tetapi dasar laut tetap gelap pekat.
31For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
31Itulah caranya Ia menghidupi bangsa-bangsa dan memberinya makanan yang berlimpah ruah.
32He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
32Ia menangkap kilat dengan tangan-Nya dan menyuruhnya menyambar sasaran-Nya.
33Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also concerning the storm that comes up.
33Bunyi guruh menandakan bahwa badai akan melanda, ternak pun tahu angin ribut segera tiba.