Job 4
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered Job.
Eliifaaz namichi Teemaan sun akkana jedhee deebise:
2 “Could I say a word? I don't want to upset you but who could keep quiet and not respond?
“Yoo namni tokko sitti dubbachuu yaale, ati ni komattaa? Garuu eenyutu dubbachuu dhiisa?
3 You've certainly encouraged many people and supported those who are weak.
Ati akka nama baayʼee barsiifte, akka harka dadhabaa illee jajjabeessite yaadadhu.
4 Your advice has helped those who are stumbling not to fall, and you have strengthened those whose knees are weak.
Dubbiin kee warra gatantaran gargaaree dhaabeera; atis jilba laafe jabeessiteerta.
5 But now you're the one suffering and you're upset.
Amma garuu rakkinni sirra gaʼe; atis abdii kutatteerta; rakkinni si miidheera; atis rifatteerta;
6 Wasn't it your reverence for God that gave you confidence and your integrity that gave you hope?
Waaqa sodaachuun kee irkoo kee, qajeelinni karaa keetiis abdii kee mitii?
7 Think about it: since when did the innocent die? Since when were good people destroyed?
“Ammas yaadadhu; namni qulqulluun takkumaa badee beekaa? Qajeelonni eessatti badanii beeku?
8 From what I've seen it's those who plant evil and sow trouble who reap the same!
Akka ani hubadhetti warri waan hamaa qotatan, kanneen waan hamaa facaasanis isuma haammatu.
9 A breath from God destroys them; a blast of his anger wipes them out.
Isaanis hafuura Waaqni isaanitti baafatuun badu; hafuuraa dheekkamsa isaaniitiinis ni barbadeeffamu.
10 Lions may roar and growl, but their teeth still break.
Leenci ni aada; ni gururiʼas; ilkaan leenca saafelaa garuu ni caccaba.
11 Even a lion dies from lack of food, and the lioness' cubs are scattered.
Leenci jabaan waan adamsu dhabee ni duʼa; ilmaan leenca dhaltuus ni bittinnaaʼu.
12 A word quietly crept up on me; a whisper reached my ear.
“Dubbiin tokko icciitiidhaan naa fidame; gurri koos asaasa isaa dhagaʼe.
13 Troubling thoughts came to me in nightmares when you fall into a deep sleep.
Abjuu halkanii sodaachisaa keessa, yommuu hirribni cimaan nama qabatutti,
14 I became terrified and trembled; all my bones were shaking.
sodaa fi hollachuun na qabatee lafee koo hunda raase.
15 Then a breath brushed my face and gave me goose-pimples.
Hafuurri luffi jedhee fuula koo dura darbe; rifeensi dhagna koos kaʼee dhaabate.
16 Something stopped, but I couldn't see its face. My eyes could only make out a shape. It was totally quiet, and then I heard a voice:
Innis ni dhaabate; ani garuu inni maal akka taʼe hubachuu hin dandeenye. Fakkiin tokko ija koo dura dhaabate; anis sagalee tasgabbii kan akkana jedhu tokkon dhagaʼe:
17 ‘Can anyone be right before God? Can anyone be pure before their Maker?
‘Namni duʼa hin oolle, Waaqa caalaa qajeelaa taʼuu dandaʼaa? Namni Uumaa isaa caalaa qulqulluu taʼuu dandaʼaa?
18 If he doesn't even trust his servants, and he says his angels make mistakes,
Waaqni tajaajiltoota isaa hin amanatu; ergamoota isaas balleessaa isaaniitiin ni gaafata;
19 how much more does this apply to those who live in these houses made of clay, whose foundations are based on dust, who fall apart like clothing to a moth?
yoos warri manneen suphee keessa jiraatan, warri hundeen isaanii biyyoo taʼe, warri bilii caalaa burkutaaʼan immoo akkam haa taʼan ree?
20 Alive in the morning, they are dead by evening. They die, unnoticed.
Isaan ganamaa fi galgala gidduutti burkutaaʼu; tasumas bara baraan ni badu.
21 They are like tent ropes that are pulled up, and they collapse in death. They die without wisdom.’
Akka isaan ogummaa malee duʼaniif funyoon dunkaana isaanii hin luqqifamnee?’
