Joba 11
1 Naamathi Zophar loh a doo tih,
Then Zophar, from [the] Naamah [area], said this to Job:
2 “Ol cungkuem te a doo moenih a? Hlang he a hmuilai ngawn tah tang dae ta.
“(Should no one answer all that you have said?/Someone should certainly answer all that you have said.) [RHQ] Just because you talk a lot, (should that cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong)?/that should not cause us to declare that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong).) [RHQ]
3 Na olsai te hlang loh ngam vetih, na tamdaeng vaengah a hmaithae mahpawt nim?
Job, (should your babbling cause us to be silent?/your babbling should certainly not cause us to be silent.) [RHQ] When you make fun of us, shall no one [rebuke you and] cause you to be ashamed?
4 Te vaengah, ‘Ka rhingtuknah he cil tih na mikhmuh ah a caih la ka om,’ na ti.
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am (innocent/without guilt).’
5 Khat bueng koinih Pathen loh thui hamla a paek vetih nang taengah a hmuilai a ong pawn ko.
But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
6 Lungming cueihnah he rhaepnit a lo dongah cueihnah olhuep te nang taengah a thui pawn ko. Namah kah thaesainah lamloh Pathen loh nang n'hnilh te ming.
God knows everything about everything, so I wish/desire that he would tell you the secrets that he knows because he is wise. But you need to know that God is punishing you less than you deserve!
7 Pathen kah khenah na hmuh tih, Tlungthang kah a khuetnah hil na hmuh a?
[“Tell me], will you ever be able to find out the things about God that are very difficult to understand? Will you be able to find out everything that there is to know about Almighty God?
[What there is to know about God] is greater than [the distance from earth to] heaven; so there is no way [RHQ] that you can [understand it all]. It is greater than [the distance from here to] the place of the dead; so it is impossible for you [RHQ] to know it all. (Sheol h7585)
9 A himbaidok loh diklai lakah a puet tih tuitunli lakah dangka ngai.
What there is to know about God is wider than the earth and wider than the ocean.
10 A hil tih a tlaeng tih a tingtun sak phoeiah tah u long anih a mael sak.
“If God comes to you and puts you in prison and then brings you to a court, (who can stop him?/no one can stop him.) [RHQ]
11 Amah loh a poeyoek hlang rhoek khaw a ming ngawn dae boethae a hmuh vaengah yakming pawh.
He knows which people are worthless; and when he sees people doing wicked things, (will he ignore it?/he will certainly not ignore it!) [RHQ]
12 Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.
Stupid people [like you] will start to become wise [SAR] when wild donkeys [stop giving birth to wild donkeys and] start giving birth to tame donkeys.
13 Na lungbuei na cikngae tih a taengla na kut na phuel koinih,
“Job, repent [IDM]; reach out your hands to seek God’s help.
14 Na kut dongkah boethae te na lakhla tak tih na dap ah dumlai na khueh pawt atah,
If you have done evil things, stop doing them; and do not allow any people in your house to do wicked things.
15 A lolhmaih kolla na maelhmai na ludoeng van bitni. Na om vaengah khaw tluektluek na long vetih na rhih om mahpawh.
If you do what I have said, surely you will lift up your head because you will not be ashamed; you will be strong, and not afraid [of anything].
16 Nang ham tah thakthaenah te na hnilh vetih tui aka long voelh bangla na poek bitni.
You will forget all your troubles; they will be like [the] water [of a flood] that has all disappeared.
17 Na khosak khaw khothun lakah sae vetih, a hmuep khaw mincang bangla om ni.
[Your troubles will be ended, like the darkness ends] at the dawn; [it will be as though] [MET] the sun is shining brightly on you, like [it shines] at noon.
18 Ngaiuepnah a om dongah na pangtung vetih ngaikhuek la na too phoeiah na yalh bitni.
You will feel safe/secure, because you will confidently expect [that good things will happen to you]; God will protect you and enable you to rest safely [each night].
19 Na kol vaengah na lakueng neh na maelhmai muep thae voel mahpawh.
You will lie down, and no one will cause you to be afraid. And many people will come and request you to do things for them.
20 Tedae halang kah mik tah kha vetih thuhaelnah khaw amih lamloh bing ni, a ngaiuepnah khaw hinglu polpainah la om ni,” a ti nah.
But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand [why bad things are happening to them]; they will not have any way to escape [from their troubles]. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
