Job 22
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Eliifaaz Teemaanichi akkana jedhee deebise:
2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
“Namni Waaqa fayyaduu dandaʼaa? Namni ogeessi iyyuu maal isa fayyada?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Yoo ati nama qajeelaa taate wanni kun Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼuuf gammachuu maalii kenna? Yoo karaan kee hirʼina qabaachuu baates inni buʼaa maalii argata?
4 Is it for thy fear [of him] that he reproveth thee, That he entereth with thee into judgment?
“Wanni Waaqni sitti dheekkamee murtiitti si dhiʼeessuuf waan ati isa sodaattuufii?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
Hamminni kee guddaa dha mitii? Cubbuun kees dhuma hin qabu mitii?
6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
Ati sababii malee obboloota kee irraa qabdii fudhatteerta; namoota irraa uffata baaftee qullaa isaan hambifteerta.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Warra dadhaban bishaan hin obaafne; kanneen beelaʼanis nyaata dhowwatteerta;
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
namni humna qabu biyya qabaata; kan ulfina qabus keessa jiraata.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Ati dubartoota dhirsoonni irraa duʼan harka duwwaa gad dhiifte; irree ijoollee abbaa hin qabnees ni cabsite.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,
Kanaafuu kiyyoon si marseera; sodaan tasaas si qabateera.
11 Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.
Akka ati hin argineef ifni kee dukkanaaʼeera; lolaan bishaaniis sirra garagala.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
“Waaqni samii keessa ol fagoo jiraata mitii? Inni urjiiwwan ol fagoo jiran illee hammam akka ol fagaatan of jalatti gad ilaala!
13 And thou sayest, What doth God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Ati garuu akkana jetta; ‘Waaqni maal beeka? Inni dukkana akkasii keessatti murtii kennaa?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not; And he walketh on the vault of heaven.
Yommuu inni bantii samii irra deemu, akka inni nu hin argineef duumessi gobbuun isa haguuga.’
15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
Ati daandii durii kan namoonni hamoon irra deeman duukaa buutaa?
16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
Isaan utuu yeroon isaanii hin gaʼin fudhataman; hundeen isaanis lolaadhaan haxaaʼame.
17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
Isaanis Waaqaan, ‘Nu dhiisi! Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu maal nu gochuu dandaʼa?’ jedhan.
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Garuu kan mana isaanii waan gaariin guute isuma; kanaafuu ani gorsa hamootaa irraa nan fagaadha.
19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
Qajeelonnis badiisa isaanii arganii ni gammadu; warri balleessaa hin qabnes akkana jedhanii isaanitti qoosu;
20 [Saying], Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.
‘Dhugumaan amajaajonni keenya balleeffamaniiru; qabeenya isaaniis ibiddi barbadeesseera.’
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.
“Waaqaan walii gali; isa wajjinis nagaan jiraadhu; haala kanaanis wanni gaariin siif dhufa.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
Afaan isaatii qajeelfama fudhadhu; dubbii isaa illee garaatti qabadhu.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
Yoo gara Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼuutti deebite, ati ni haaromfamta; yoo dunkaana kee keessaa hammina balleessitee
24 And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
warqee kee biyyoo keessa buufte, yoo warqee Oofiirii immoo dhagaa keessatti gatte,
25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
yoos Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu warqee, meetii filatamaas siif taʼa.
26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Ati yeroo sanatti Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼutti ni gammadda; fuula kees gara Waaqaatti ol qabatta.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
Ati isa kadhatta; inni si dhagaʼa; ati immoo wareega kee ni baafatta.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
Wanni ati murteessite ni taʼa; ifnis karaa kee irratti ni ifa.
29 When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.
Yeroo namoonni gad qabamanitti ati immoo, ‘Ol isaan qabi!’ jetta; innis warra gad qabaman ni baraara.
30 He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
Inni nama balleessaa qabu illee ni oolcha; ati qulqullummaa harka keetiitiin furamta.”
