Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:
Eliihuunis itti fufee akkana jedhe:
2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',
“Ati waan kana qajeelaa seetaa? Ati, ‘Ani fuula Waaqaa duratti qajeelaa dha’ jetta.
3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
Ati, ‘Wanni kun faayidaa maalii naa qaba? Ani cubbuu hojjechuu dhiisuudhaan maalin argadha?’ jettee gaafatta.
4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.
“Ani siʼii fi michoota kee kanneen si wajjin jiraniif deebii kennuu nan barbaada.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Ol jedhiitii samiiwwan ilaali; duumessoota siin ol jiranis argi.
6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
Ati yoo cubbuu hojjette maal isa miita? Cubbuun kees yoo baayʼate maal isa godha?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
Ati yoo qajeelaa taate, maal isaaf kennita? Yookaan inni harka kee irraa maal argata?
8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
Hamminni kee nama akka keetii qofa miidha; qajeelummaan kees ilmaan namaa qofa fayyada.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
“Waan cunqursaan itti hammaatteef namoonni ni iyyu; irree humna qabeessaa jalaa baʼuufis gargaarsaaf wawwaatu.
10 But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
Garuu namni tokko iyyuu akkana hin jedhu; ‘Waaqni Uumaan koo, inni halkaniin faarfannaa namaa kennu,
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
kan bineensota lafa irraa caalaa beektota, simbirroo samii caalaas ogeeyyii nu godhu eessa jira?’
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Inni sababii of tuulummaa jalʼootaatiif yommuu namoonni iyyanitti deebii hin kennu.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Dhugumaan Waaqni iyya isaanii kan gatii hin qabne sana hin dhaggeeffatu; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu iyya sanaaf gurra hin kennu.
14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
Yoo ati, ‘Dubbiin koo fuula isaa dura jira; ani isa eeggachaan jira; garuu isa arguu hin dandaʼu’ jette, inni hammam kanaa gad iyyuu xinneessee haa dhagaʼu ree!
15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
Amma illee sababii dheekkamsi isaa nama hin adabneef, sababii inni balleessaa namaa akka waan guddaa tokkootti hin fudhanneef,
16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Iyyoob oduu faayidaa hin qabneen afaan bana; beekumsa malees dubbii baayʼisa.”
