Job 17
1 “My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
Ang akong espiritu naluya na, ang akong mga adlaw nahurot na; ang lubnganan andam na alang kanako.
2 Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
Nakasiguro ako nga adunay mangyubit kanako; ang akong mata kinahanglan kanunay gayod makakita sa ilang pagpanghagit.
3 “God, [it is as though I am in prison; ] please pay the money in order that I may be released, because there is certainly no one else who will help me.
Paghatag na karon sa bayad, pangakohon mo ako uban ang imong kaugalingon; kinsa pa man didto ang makatabang kanako?
4 You have prevented my friends from understanding [what is true about me]; do not allow them to triumph over me, [saying that I have done things that are wrong].
Kay ikaw, O Dios, ang nagtabon sa ilang kasingkasing gikan sa salabotan; busa, dili ka motuboy kanila labaw pa kay kanako.
5 [Our ancestors often said, ‘It often happens that] when someone betrays his friends in order to get some of their property, it is that person’s children who will be punished for it;’ [so I desire/hope that will be true of these friends of mine who are lying about me].
Siya nga nagbudhi sa iyang mga higala alang sa usa ka ganti, ang mga mata sa iyang mga anak mangapakyas.
6 “But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
Apan gihimo niya ako nga yubitanan sa mga tawo; giluwaan nila ang akong nawong.
7 (My sight has become dim/I cannot see well) because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are [very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast] [MET] a shadow.
Ang akong mga mata mihalap usab tungod sa kasubo; ang tanang bahin sa akong lawas sama na kapayat sa mga anino.
8 Those who [say that they] are good/righteous are shocked [when they see what has happened to me], and people who [say that they] (are innocent/have not done anything that is wrong) say that I am wicked/godless and should be punished.
Ang mga tawong matarong natingala niini; ang tawong walay sala mao ang mobatok sa mga tawong walay dios.
9 Those who [claim that they] are righteous will continue to do what [they think] is right, and those [who say] they have not sinned will continue to become stronger.
Ang tawong matarong magapadayon sa iyang dalan; siya nga hinlo ang mga kamot magatubo sa kalig-on pa gayod.
10 “But even if all of those people came [and stood in front of me], I would not find anyone among them who is wise.
Apan alang kaninyong tanan, karon duol kamo; wala akoy nakita nga maalamong tawo taliwala kaninyo.
11 My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do; [I have not been able to accomplish] anything that I [SYN] desired.
Ang akong mga adlaw nanglabay na; ang akong mga laraw nangakawang na. Ingon man ang mga pangandoy sa akong kasingkasing...
12 My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; when it is becoming dark, they claim it is becoming light.
Kining mga tawhana, kining mga mabiaybiayon, nag-usab sa gabii ngadto sa adlaw; ang kahayag haduol na sa kangitngit.
13 If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
Sanglit gitan-aw ko na ang Sheol ingon nga akong pinuy-anan; tungod kay gibukhad ko na ang akong higdanan sa kangitngit; (Sheol h7585)
14 I may say to the grave, ‘You will be [like] a father to me,’ and say to the maggots [that will eat my body], ‘You will be [like] a mother or younger sisters to me [because you will be where I will always be].’
sanglit nag-ingon na ako sa bung-aw, 'Ikaw mao ang akong amahan,' ug sa ulod, 'Ikaw mao ang akong inahan o ang akong igsoong babaye,'
15 But if I say those things, (will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.) [RHQ] (Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.) [RHQ]
nan asa may akong paglaom? Alang sa akong paglaom, kinsa pa may makakita niana?
16 After I descend to the place where the dead are, (will I be able to confidently expect anything good there?/I certainly will not be able to confidently expect anything good there.) [RHQ] [It will be as though] [RHQ] I and the things I hope for will descend with me into the dust [where the dead are].” (Sheol h7585)
Mouban ba kanako ang paglaom paingon sa ganghaan sa Sheol sa dihang mopadulong kita sa abug?” (Sheol h7585)
