Job 6
1 Job ni a pathung teh,
Then Job answered,
2 Oe, ka kângairunae heh, yawcu dawk khing haw pawiteh, ka khang e runae naw hai, yawcu khingnae dawk phat naseh.
“Oh that my anguish were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3 Bangkongtetpawiteh, palang teng e sadi hlak hai a ri han doeh. Hatdawkvah ka dei payon toe.
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.
4 Bangkongtetpawiteh, Athakasaipounge ni a ka e pala teh kai thung vah ao, ahnimae a sue hah ka muitha ni a nei. Cathut takinae hah ka hmalah a kamnue.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
5 Kahrawng e la ni hram a papnae koe a hram boimaw,
Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6 Atuinae kaawm hoeh e bu teh palawi laipalah ca thai han maw. Aduirakei ka pangaw e dawk atuinae bangmaw kaawm.
Can that which has no flavour be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7 Ka hringnae ni, a tek han a ngai hoeh e, kai hanelah, panuettho e rawcanaw doeh.
My soul refuses to touch them. They are as loathsome food to me.
8 Oe, kahei e heh ka hmawt haw pawiteh, Cathut ni ngai poung e na poe haw pawiteh.
“Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for,
9 Pahren lahoi Cathut ni vek na khei haw na seh, A kut na pho sin nateh vitkatip lah, na tâtueng haw naseh,
even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10 Hottelah nakunghai, ka lungmawngnae ka tawn rah. Patawnae ni na tha hoeh nakunghai ka lunghawi han rah. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tami kathounge lawk hah kâhrawk mahoeh.
Let it still be my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 Bangpatete thaonae maw ka tawn teh, ka ngaihawi han rah. Ka poutnae hah, banglamaw ao teh, ka hringnae ni a saw sak han rae te,
What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?
12 Ka thaonae heh lungsong thaonae lah maw ao. Ka takthai he rahum lah maw a tho.
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of bronze?
13 Ka thung vah kabawmkung awmhoeh namaw, ka kuepcingnae naw pueng kai koehoi be kampuen toung nahoehmaw.
Isn’t it that I have no help in me, that wisdom is driven away from me?
14 Bangpueng katetthai takinae a ceitakhai nakunghai, patawnae ka khang e koevah, a hui koehoi a lungmanae kamnue sak hane doeh.
“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15 Ka hmaunawnghanaw teh palang tui patetlah yuengyoe kampuen e doeh, dawngdengca dawk kahmat e palang tui patetlah ao awh.
My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;
16 Tui a kamkak e kecu dawkvah a tamang teh, a thungvah ka kâhrawk e tadamtui patetlah ao.
which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself.
17 Abet torei teh, be kahma awh teh, a kâan torei teh amamae hmuen koehoi kahmakata awh.
In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18 Amamae a lamthung dawk hoi a kamlang awh teh, nâ lahai cet laipalah kahmakata awh.
The caravans that travel beside them turn away. They go up into the waste, and perish.
19 Teman miphun kahlawng kacetnaw ni a khet awh teh, Sheba kahlawng kacetnaw ni a ngaihawi awh.
The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.
20 A ngâhawi awh dawkvah, a lungpout awh. Hawvah a pha awh torei teh, a kaya awh.
They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
21 Bangkongtetpawiteh, atuvah banglahai na tho awh hoeh toe. Takikatho e na hmu awh teh, na lung a puen awh.
For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid.
22 Na poe awh haw, telah ka dei boimaw, hoeh pawiteh, na hnopainaw dawk hoi, kai na ratang nahanelah poe awh ka ti boimaw,
Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’? or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance’?
23 Hoeh pawiteh, ka tarannaw e kut dawk hoi na rungngang awh haw, ka ti boimaw, hoeh pawiteh, kai ka hnephnap e koehoi na ratang awh ka ti boimaw.
or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors’?
24 Na cangkhai awh haw, duem ka o han, lawkkalan hah na panuek sak awh.
“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.
25 Lannae teh, banghloimaw a tha ao. Hateiteh, na lawknaw ni bangmaw a kamceng sak.
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?
26 Lawk ka dei e naw heh yonpen hane maw na ngai awh. Ngaihawinae ka tawn hoeh e tami ni a dei e lawk teh, kahlî patetlah doeh ao.
Do you intend to reprove words, since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?
27 Nangmouh niteh, naranaw hah na ka pacekpahlek awh, na huinaw hanelah tangkom na tai pouh awh.
Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
28 Hatdawkvah, pahren lahoi khen awh haw, bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmae hmalah ka lai kathout mahoeh.
Now therefore be pleased to look at me, for surely I will not lie to your face.
29 Ban awh nateh, lanhoehnae hah awm sak awh hanh, atu totouh ka kangdout e ka lannae heh tawm awh.
Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes, return again. My cause is righteous.
30 Ka lai dawk lanhoehnae ao maw, katui hoi katui hoeh e na kapekkaboe thai awh hoeh maw.
Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?
