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 maluya na, nahurot na ang akong mga adlaw, 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.”
Sa pagkamatuod adunay nga yubitan uban kanako, Ug ang akong mata nagasud-ong sa ilang mga hagit.
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.
Ibutang karon ang pagsalig, ug pangakohon mo ako uban kanimo; Kinsa karon ang buot makigsangka 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 gitagoan mo ang ilang mga kasingkasing gikan sa salabutan: Busa ikaw dili motuboy kanila sa itaas.
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].
Ang tawo nga nagadumili sa iyang mga higala mahitungod sa ilang bahin, Bisan ang mga mata sa iyang mga anak mangalubog.
6 “But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
Apan ako gihimo niya nga pagya sa mga tawo; Ug ilang ginalud-an 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 mata usab malubog tungod sa kasubo, Ug ang akong mga panumduman ang tanan ingon sa usa ka landong.
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 matarung nahitingala niini, Ug ang walay sala moasdang batok sa mga 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.
Apan ang mga matarung magapadayon sa iyang ginalaktan, Ug ang mahinlo ug mga kamot magatubo sa kalig-on.
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 mahitungod kaninyong tanan, dumuol kamo karon pag-usab; Kay wala pa ing mausa ka maalam nga akong hingkit-an.
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 nangagi na, ang akong mga tuyo nangakawang, Bisan ang mga hunahuna 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.
Ang gabii ilang gihimong adlaw; Ang kahayag, matud pa nila, haduol sa kangitngitan.
13 If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
Kong sa Sheol ako magapangita ingon nga akong pinuy-anan; Kong sa kangitngitan anaa ko ibuklad ang akong higdaanan; (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].’
Kong sa kadunotan ako nagaingon: Ikaw maoy akong amahan; Sa sulod: Ikaw ang akong inahan, ug 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, hain man ang akong kalauman? Ug mahitungod sa akong paglaum, kinsa ang 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)
Kini mopadulong ngadto sa mga trangka sa Sheol, Kay didto lamang sa abug adunay pahulay. (Sheol h7585)
