Job 23
1 Then Job answered:
Iyyoob akkana jedhee deebise:
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
“Harʼa iyyuu guungummiin koo hadhaaʼaa dha; yoo ani akkam aade iyyuu harki isaa natti ulfaateera.
3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Ani utuun iddoo itti isa argadhu beekee, utuu iddoo inni jiraatu illee dhaquu dandaʼee!
4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Silaa dhimma koo fuula isaa duratti dhiʼeeffadhee afaan koo falmiin guuttadha ture.
5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
Waan inni naa deebisu nan beekan ture; waan inni naan jedhus nan hubadhan ture.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Inni humna isaa guddaa sanaan anaan mormaa? Lakki, na dhaggeeffata malee.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Namni qajeelaan achuma fuula isaa duratti dhimma isaa ni dhiʼeeffata; anis isa natti muru jalaa bara baraan nan baʼa.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
“Garuu yoo ani gara baʼa biiftuu deeme, inni achi hin jiru; ani yoo gara dhiʼaa dhaqes achitti isa hin argadhu.
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Yommuu inni kaabatti hojii irra jirutti ani isa hin argu; yommuu inni gara kibbaatti deebiʼuttis ani hamma libsuu ijaa isa arguu hin dandaʼu.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Inni garuu karaa ani baʼu ni beeka; yommuu inni na qoruttis ani akka warqee taʼee nan mulʼadha.
11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Miilli koo tarkaanfii isaatti dhiʼaatee duukaa buʼeera; ani utuun irraa hin gorin karaa isaa eegeera.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Ani ajaja afaan isaa irraa hin fagaanne; nyaata guyyaa guyyaa caalaas dubbii afaan isaa nan jaalladha.
13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
“Inni garuu of dandaʼee kophaa isaa dhaabata; kan isaan mormuu dandaʼu eenyu? Inni waanuma jaallatu hojjeta.
14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Inni waan natti mure ni raawwata; amma illee karoora akkanaa hedduu yaada isaa keessaa qaba.
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Wanni ani fuula isaa duratti naʼuufis kanuma; ani yommuun waan kana hunda yaadutti isa nan sodaadha.
16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Waaqni garaa koo ni raase; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu na sodaachise.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Haa taʼu malee dukkanni, dukkanni limixiin fuula koo haguugu iyyuu na hin barbadeessine.
