Job 8

1 and to answer Bildad [the] Shuhite and to say

Then Bildad, from [the] Shuah [area], spoke to Job. He said,

2 till where? to speak these and spirit: breath mighty word lip your

“Job, how much longer will you talk like this? What you say is [only] hot air.

3 God to pervert justice and if Almighty to pervert righteousness

Almighty God certainly never does [RHQ] what is unfair/unjust. He always does [LIT] what is right/fair.

4 if son: child your to sin to/for him and to send: let go them in/on/with hand: power transgression their

So, it is evident that your children have sinned against him, therefore he has caused them to be punished for evil things that they have done.

5 if you(m. s.) to seek to(wards) God and to(wards) Almighty be gracious

But, if you will [now] earnestly request [DOU] Almighty [God] to help you,

6 if pure and upright you(m. s.) for now to rouse upon you and to complete pasture righteousness your

and if you are pure and honest/righteous, he will surely do something good for you and reward you by giving your family back to you and enabling you to prosper.

7 and to be first: beginning your little and end your to increase much

And even though you [think that you] were not very prosperous/wealthy before, during the last part of your life you will become very wealthy.

8 for to ask please to/for generation first: previous and to establish: right to/for search father their

“I request you to think about what happened long ago and consider what our ancestors found out.

9 for yesterday we and not to know for shadow day our upon land: country/planet

[It seems as though] we were born only yesterday and we know very little [HYP]; our time here on the earth [disappears quickly, like] a shadow [MET].

10 not they(masc.) to show you to say to/for you and from heart their to come out: speak speech

So, why do you not allow your ancestors to teach you and tell you something? Allow them to tell you from what they learned!

11 to rise up reed in/on/with not swamp to grow meadow without water

Papyrus can certainly not [RHQ] grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp; reeds certainly cannot [RHQ] flourish/grow where there is no water.

12 still he in/on/with greenery his not to pluck and to/for face: before all grass to wither

[If they do not have enough water], while they are still blossoming, they wither more quickly than other plants wither.

13 so way all to forget God and hope profane to perish

Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those [reeds]; godless people stop confidently expecting [that good things will happen to them].

14 which to cut off loin his and house: home spider confidence his

The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; things they trust [will help them] are [as fragile as] [MET] a spider’s web.

15 to lean upon house: home his and not to stand: stand to strengthen: hold in/on/with him and not to arise: establish

If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not (endure/protect them) [LIT]; they cling to things [to be protected], but those things do not remain firm.

16 fresh he/she/it to/for face: before sun and upon garden his shoot his to come out: issue

Godless people [are like plants] [MET] that are watered before the sun rises; their shoots spread all over the gardens.

17 upon heap root his to interweave place stone to see

The roots of those plants twist around piles of stones and cling tightly to rocks.

18 if to swallow up him from place his and to deceive in/on/with him not to see: see you

But if those plants are pulled out, [it is as though] the place where they were planted says ‘They were never here!’ [And that is what happens to wicked people who do not heed what God says].

19 look! he/she/it rejoicing way: conduct his and from dust another to spring

Truly, evil people [MET] are not joyful [IRO] for a long time; other people come and take their places.

20 look! God not to reject complete and not to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand: power be evil

:So, [I tell you, Job], God will not reject you if you are truly godly/righteous, but he does not help [IDM] evil people.

21 till to fill laughter lip your and lips your shout

He will enable you [MTY] to continually laugh and to always shout [joyfully].

22 to hate you to clothe shame and tent wicked nothing he

But those who hate you will be very ashamed, and the homes of wicked people will disappear.”