1Kemudian Ayub berjawab dan berkata,
1Then Job answered and said,
1Kemudian Ayub berjawab dan berkata,
Then Job answered and said,
2Sampai kepada hari ini pun aduanku pahit sekali: sebatan yang dikenakan kepadaku lebih berat daripada keluhanku.
2Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
2Sampai kepada hari ini pun aduanku pahit sekali: sebatan yang dikenakan kepadaku lebih berat daripada keluhanku.
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
3O sekiranya aku tahu di mana untuk mencarinya! supaya aku dapat menghadap kepada takhtanya pun!
3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
3O sekiranya aku tahu di mana untuk mencarinya! supaya aku dapat menghadap kepada takhtanya pun!
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
4Aku akan membentangkan perkaraku kepadanya, dan mengisi mulutku dengan kata-kata pembelaan.
4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
4Aku akan membentangkan perkaraku kepadanya, dan mengisi mulutku dengan kata-kata pembelaan.
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
5Aku akan tahu kata-kata yang dia akan jawab kepadaku, dan memahami apa yang dia akan berkata kepadaku.
5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
5Aku akan tahu kata-kata yang dia akan jawab kepadaku, dan memahami apa yang dia akan berkata kepadaku.
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
6Akankah dia menentangku dengan kuasanya yang besar? Tidak; tetapi dia akan menaruh kekuatan di dalam diriku.
6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
6Akankah dia menentangku dengan kuasanya yang besar? Tidak; tetapi dia akan menaruh kekuatan di dalam diriku.
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7Di sana orang benar dapat membawa pertikaian dengannya; dengan demikian aku dapat diselamatkan selama-lamanya daripada hakimku.
7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
7Di sana orang benar dapat membawa pertikaian dengannya; dengan demikian aku dapat diselamatkan selama-lamanya daripada hakimku.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8Lihatlah, aku maju, tetapi dia tiada; dan aku undur, tetapi tidak dapat menanggapinya:
8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
8Lihatlah, aku maju, tetapi dia tiada; dan aku undur, tetapi tidak dapat menanggapinya:
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9Di tangan kiri, di mana dia bekerja, tetapi aku tidak dapat melihatnya: dia menyembunyikan dirinya di sebelah tangan kanan, sehingga aku tidak dapat melihatnya:
9On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
9Di tangan kiri, di mana dia bekerja, tetapi aku tidak dapat melihatnya: dia menyembunyikan dirinya di sebelah tangan kanan, sehingga aku tidak dapat melihatnya:
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10Tetapi dia tahu jalan yang kupakai: sesudah dia mengujiku, aku akan tampil seperti emas.
10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
10Tetapi dia tahu jalan yang kupakai: sesudah dia mengujiku, aku akan tampil seperti emas.
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11Kakiku berteguh dalam langkah-langkahnya, jalannya telah kupegang, dan tidak berundur.
11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
11Kakiku berteguh dalam langkah-langkahnya, jalannya telah kupegang, dan tidak berundur.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12Dan aku juga tidak berundur daripada perintah-perintah bibirnya; aku telah menyanjungi firman mulutnya melebihi makanan yang diperlukanku.
12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
12Dan aku juga tidak berundur daripada perintah-perintah bibirnya; aku telah menyanjungi firman mulutnya melebihi makanan yang diperlukanku.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13Tetapi dia tunggal hati, dan siapakah yang boleh memalingkannya? dan apa pun yang diingini jiwanya, itulah yang dilaksanakannya.
13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
13Tetapi dia tunggal hati, dan siapakah yang boleh memalingkannya? dan apa pun yang diingini jiwanya, itulah yang dilaksanakannya.
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.untranslated
14For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
14For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.untranslated
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.untranslated
15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.untranslated
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:untranslated
16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:untranslated
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.untranslated
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.untranslated
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.