Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
Eliihuunis itti fufee akkana jedhe:
2 Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
“Ati waan kana qajeelaa seetaa? Ati, ‘Ani fuula Waaqaa duratti qajeelaa dha’ jetta.
3 For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
Ati, ‘Wanni kun faayidaa maalii naa qaba? Ani cubbuu hojjechuu dhiisuudhaan maalin argadha?’ jettee gaafatta.
4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
“Ani siʼii fi michoota kee kanneen si wajjin jiraniif deebii kennuu nan barbaada.
5 Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!
Ol jedhiitii samiiwwan ilaali; duumessoota siin ol jiranis argi.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
Ati yoo cubbuu hojjette maal isa miita? Cubbuun kees yoo baayʼate maal isa godha?
7 If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
Ati yoo qajeelaa taate, maal isaaf kennita? Yookaan inni harka kee irraa maal argata?
8 Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
Hamminni kee nama akka keetii qofa miidha; qajeelummaan kees ilmaan namaa qofa fayyada.
9 The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account 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 birds of heaven?”
kan bineensota lafa irraa caalaa beektota, simbirroo samii caalaas ogeeyyii nu godhu eessa jira?’
12 There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
Inni sababii of tuulummaa jalʼootaatiif yommuu namoonni iyyanitti deebii hin kennu.
13 For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor 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 Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only 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 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
Amma illee sababii dheekkamsi isaa nama hin adabneef, sababii inni balleessaa namaa akka waan guddaa tokkootti hin fudhanneef,
16 Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
Iyyoob oduu faayidaa hin qabneen afaan bana; beekumsa malees dubbii baayʼisa.”
