1Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
1Hai Ayub, kautantang Aku, Allah Yang Mahakuasa; maukah engkau mengalah atau maukah engkau membantah?"
2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
2(40:1)
3Then Job answered Yahweh,
3Maka jawab Ayub kepada TUHAN, "Aku berbicara seperti orang bodoh, ya TUHAN. Jawab apakah yang dapat kuberikan? Tak ada apa-apa lagi yang hendak kukatakan.
4“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
4(40:3)
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
5Sudah terlalu banyaklah yang kututurkan."
6Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
6Lalu, dari dalam badai TUHAN berbicara lagi kepada Ayub.
7“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
7Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Ayub, "Hadapilah Aku sebagai laki-laki, dan jawablah segala pertanyaan-Ku ini.
8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
8Apakah hendak kausangkal keadilan-Ku, dan membenarkan dirimu dengan mempersalahkan Aku?
9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
9Apakah engkau kuat seperti Aku? Dapatkah suaramu mengguntur seperti suara-Ku?
10“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
10Hiasilah dirimu dengan kemegahan dan kebesaran, kenakanlah keagungan dan keluhuran.
11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
11Pandanglah mereka yang congkak hatinya; luapkanlah marahmu dan rendahkanlah mereka.
12Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
12Ya, pandanglah orang yang sombong, tundukkan dia! remukkanlah orang jahat di tempatnya.
13Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
13Kuburlah mereka semua di dalam debu; kurunglah mereka di dunia orang mati.
14Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
14Maka engkau akan Kupuji karena engkau menang dengan kekuatan sendiri.
15“See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
15Perhatikanlah Behemot, si binatang raksasa; seperti engkau, dia pun ciptaan-Ku juga. Rumput-rumput menjadi makanannya, seperti sapi dan lembu biasa.
16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
16Tetapi amatilah tenaga dalam badannya dan kekuatan pada otot-ototnya!
17He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17Ia menegakkan ekornya seperti pohon aras, otot-otot pahanya kokoh dan keras.
18His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.
18Tulang-tulangnya kuat seperti tembaga, kakinya teguh bagaikan batang-batang baja.
19He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
19Di antara segala makhluk-Ku dialah yang paling menakjubkan; hanya oleh Penciptanya saja ia dapat ditaklukkan!
20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
20Di bukit-bukit tempat binatang liar bermain-main gembira, tumbuhlah rumput yang menjadi makanannya.
21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
21Ia berbaring di bawah belukar berduri, di antara gelagah di rawa-rawa ia bersembunyi.
22The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
22Belukar berduri menaungi dia dengan bayang-bayangnya. Pohon gandarusa di pinggir sungai meneduhi dia.
23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
23Ia tidak gentar biarpun Sungai Yordan sangat kuat arusnya, ia tetap tenang meskipun air melanda mukanya.
24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
24Siapakah berani membutakan matanya, lalu menangkap dia dengan menjerat moncongnya?