अय्यूब 24

1Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days.

2Some have removed landmarks, have taken away flocks by force, and fed them.

3They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.

4They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.

5Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children.

6They reap the field that is not their own, and gather the vintage of his vineyard whom by violence they have oppressed.

7They send men away naked, taking away their clothes who have no covering in the cold:

8Who are wet, with the showers of the mountains, and having no covering embrace the stones.

9They have violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people.

10From the naked and them that go without clothing, and from the hungry they have taken away the ears of corn.

11They have taken their rest at noon among the stores of them, who after having trodden the winepresses suffer thirst.

12Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged.

13They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths.

14The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.

15The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.

16He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.

17If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light.

18He is light upon the face of the water: cursed be his portion on the earth, let him not walk by the way of the vineyards.

19Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell.

20Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.

21For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

22He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

23God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.

24They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.

25And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God?

1[Ab Omnipotente non sunt abscondita tempora: qui autem noverunt eum, ignorant dies illius.

2Alii terminos transtulerunt; diripuerunt greges, et paverunt eos.

3Asinum pupillorum abegerunt, et abstulerunt pro pignore bovem viduæ.

4Subverterunt pauperum viam, et oppresserunt pariter mansuetos terræ.

5Alii quasi onagri in deserto egrediuntur ad opus suum: vigilantes ad prædam, præparant panem liberis.

6Agrum non suum demetunt, et vineam ejus, quem vi oppresserint, vindemiant.

7Nudos dimittunt homines, indumenta tollentes, quibus non est operimentum in frigore:

8quos imbres montium rigant, et non habentes velamen, amplexantur lapides.

9Vim fecerunt deprædantes pupillos, et vulgum pauperem spoliaverunt.

10Nudis et incedentibus absque vestitu, et esurientibus tulerunt spicas.

11Inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt, qui calcatis torcularibus sitiunt.

12De civitatibus fecerunt viros gemere, et anima vulneratorum clamavit: et Deus inultum abire non patitur.

13Ipsi fuerunt rebelles lumini: nescierunt vias ejus, nec reversi sunt per semitas ejus.

14Mane primo consurgit homicida; interficit egenum et pauperem: per noctem vero erit quasi fur.

15Oculus adulteri observat caliginem, dicens: Non me videbit oculus: et operiet vultum suum.

16Perfodit in tenebris domos, sicut in die condixerant sibi, et ignoraverunt lucem.

17Si subito apparuerit aurora, arbitrantur umbram mortis: et sic in tenebris quasi in luce ambulant.

18Levis est super faciem aquæ: maledicta sit pars ejus in terra, nec ambulet per viam vinearum.

19Ad nimium calorem transeat ab aquis nivium, et usque ad inferos peccatum illius.

20Obliviscatur ejus misericordia; dulcedo illius vermes: non sit in recordatione, sed conteratur quasi lignum infructuosum.

21Pavit enim sterilem quæ non parit, et viduæ bene non fecit.

22Detraxit fortes in fortitudine sua, et cum steterit, non credet vitæ suæ.

23Dedit ei Deus locum pœnitentiæ, et ille abutitur eo in superbiam: oculi autem ejus sunt in viis illius.

24Elevati sunt ad modicum, et non subsistent: et humiliabuntur sicut omnia, et auferentur, et sicut summitates spicarum conterentur.

25Quod si non est ita, quis me potest arguere esse mentitum, et ponere ante Deum verba mea?]

1The times are not hidden from the Almighty; even those who know him, do not know his days.

2Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.

3They have driven away the donkey of orphans, and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.

4They have undermined the way of the poor, and have pressed together the meek of the earth.

5Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.

6They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.

7They send men away naked, having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;

8these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks.

9They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.

10From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.

11They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.

12In the cities, they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out, and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.

13They have been rebellious against the light; they have not known his ways, nor have they returned by his paths.

14The killer of men rises at first light; he executes the destitute and the poor, but, in truth, he is like a thief in the night.

15The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness, saying, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.

16He passes through houses in the nighttime, just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime; and they are ignorant of the light.

17If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.

18He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards.

19May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell.

20Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.

21For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit, and he has not done good to the widow.

22He has pulled down the strong by his strength, and, when he stands up, he will not have trust in his life.

23God has given him a place for repentance, and he abuses it with arrogance, but his eyes are upon his ways.

24They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.

25But, if this is not so, who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?