Job 29
1 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
Intuloy ni Job ti nagsao ket kinunana,
2 O that I were as in months past, In the days when God was my guardian;
“O, a kaslaak la koma kadagiti naglabas a bulbulan idi inaywanannak ti Dios,
3 When his lamp shined over my head, And when by his light I walked through darkness!
idi nagraniag ti silawna iti ulok, ken idi nagnaak iti kasipngetan babaen iti lawagna.
4 As I was in the autumn of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
O, a kasla ak koma idi kabanbanwagak nga al-aldaw idi adda pay laeng iti uneg ti toldak ti pannakigayyem ti Dios,
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
idi adda pay laeng iti sidongko ti Mannakabalin-amin, ken adda pay iti dennak dagiti annakko,
6 When I bathed my steps in milk, And the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
idi agtaptapaw ti gatas iti dalanko, ken idi bukbukannak iti agay-ayus a lana ti dakkel a bato!
7 When I went forth to the gate by the city, And took my seat in the market-place,
Idi rimmuarak a mapan iti ruangan ti siudad, idi nagtugawak iti lugarko idiay paguummongan iti siudad,
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged arose and stood.
nakitadak dagiti agtutubo ket immadayoda bassit kaniak ken timmakder dagiti nataengan a tattao kas panagraemda kaniak.
9 The princes refrained from speaking, And laid their hand upon their mouth.
Sumardeng nga agsasao idi dagiti prinsipe no dumtengak; appotenda dagiti ngiwatda babaen kadagiti imada.
10 The nobles held their peace, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Napaulimek dagiti natakneng a tattao, ket dimket dagiti dilada iti ngangaw dagiti ngiwatda.
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me.
Ta kalpasan mangngegandak ket bendisionandak; idi nakitadak, nagbalindan a saksik ken inanamongandak
12 For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.
gapu ta isispalek idi ti napanglaw a tao nga umasug, ken kasta met dagiti awanan ti ama, nga awanan iti siasinoman a tumulong kenkuana.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, And I caused the heart of the widow to sing for joy.
Ti bendision ti tao a dandanin matay ket naited kaniak; pinagkantak a sirarag-o ti puso ti balo.
14 I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; And justice was my robe and diadem.
Insuotko ti kinalinteg, ket kinawesannak daytoy; kasla kagay ken turban ti kalintegak.
15 I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame;
Nagbalinak a mata kadagiti bulsek a tattao; nagbalinak a saka kadagiti lugpi a tattao.
16 I was a father to the poor, And the cause of him I knew not I searched out;
Nagbalinak nga ama kadagiti agkasapulan a tattao; adalek ti kaso uray iti maysa a tao a saanko nga am-ammo.
17 And I broke the teeth of the wicked, And plucked the spoil from his jaws.
Tinukkolko ti panga ti saan a nalinteg a tao; rinabsutko ti nakimmeg manipud iti nagbaetan dagiti ngipenna.
18 Then said I, “I shall die in my nest; I shall multiply my days as the sand.
Kalpasanna kinunak, 'Matayakto iti umokko; paaddoekto dagiti aldawko a kasla kadagiti darat.
19 My root is spread abroad to the waters, And the dew abideth on my branches.
Nagwaras dagiti ramutko kadagiti danum, ken agtalinaed ti linnaaw kadagiti sangak iti agpatpatnag.
20 My glory is fresh with me, And my bow gathereth strength in my hand.”
Ti dayawko ket kanayon a nalapsat, ken ti pana ti pigsak ket kanayon a barbaro iti imak.
21 To me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Dinengngegdak dagiti tattao; inuraydak; nagulimekda a dumngeg iti balakadko.
22 To my words they made no reply, When my speech dropped down upon them.
Kalpasan ti panagsaok, saandan a nagsao; nagtinnag a kasla danum dagiti sasaok kadakuada.
23 Yea, they waited for me as for the rain; They opened their mouths wide as for the latter rain.
Kanayondak nga ur-urayen a kas iti panagurayda iti tudo; inungapda ti ngiwatda iti nalawa tapno uminomda kadagiti sasaok, a kas iti ar-aramidenda iti maudi a tudo.
24 If I smiled upon them, they believed it not; Nor did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
Inisemak ida idi saanda a namnamaen daytoy; saanda a linaksid ti raniag ti rupak.
25 When I came among them, I sat as chief; I dwelt as a king in the midst of an army, As a comforter among mourners.
Pinilik ti wagasda ket nagbalinak a kas panguloda; nagbiagak a kas iti maysa nga ari kadagiti armadana, kas maysa a mangliwliwa kadagiti agdung-dung-aw iti natayan.
