Joba 11
1 Naamathi Zophar loh a doo tih,
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 “Ol cungkuem te a doo moenih a? Hlang he a hmuilai ngawn tah tang dae ta.
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Na olsai te hlang loh ngam vetih na tamdaeng vaengah a hmaithae mahpawt nim?
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 Te vaengah, “Ka rhingtuknah he cil tih na mikhmuh ah a caih la ka om,” na ti.
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.
5 Nang taengah aka thui la Pathen loh unim dawk a paek tih a hmuilai ong koinih.
But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 Lungming cueihnah he rhaepnit a lo dongah cueihnah olhuep te nang taengah a thui pawn ko. Namah kathaesainah lamloh Pathen loh nang n'hnilh te ming.
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth.
7 Pathen kah khenah na hmuh tih Tlungthang kah a khuetnah hil na hmuh a?
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 A himbaidok loh diklai lakah a puet tih tuitunli lakah dangka ngai.
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 A hil tih a tlaeng tih a tingtun sak phoeiah tah ulong anih a mael sak.
If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 Amah loh a poeyoek hlang rhoek khaw a ming ngawn dae boethae a hmuh vaengah yakming pawh.
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12 Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.
For vain man would be wise, though man is born like a wild donkey’s colt.
13 Na lungbuei na cikngae tih a taengla na kut na phuel koinih,
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands toward him;
14 Na kut dongkah boethae te na lakhla tak tih na dap ah dumlai na khueh pawt atah,
If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tents.
15 A lolhmaih kolla na maelhmai na ludoeng van bitni. Na om vaengah khaw tluektluek na long vetih na rhih om mahpawh.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
16 Nang ham tah thakthaenah te na hnilh vetih tui aka long voelh bangla na poek bitni.
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17 Na khosak khaw khothun lakah sae vetih, a hmuep khaw mincang bangla om ni.
And thy age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 Ngaiuepnah a om dongah na pangtung vetih ngaikhuek la na too phoeiah na yalh bitni.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Na kol vaengah na lakueng neh na maelhmai muep thae voel mahpawh.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit to thee.
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 the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
