Job 19
1 Then Job replied:
Iyyoobis akkana jedhee deebise:
2 “How long will you [three] torment me and crush my spirit by saying to me [that I am wicked]?
“Isin hamma yoomiitti na dhiphistanii dubbiin na cabsitu?
3 You have already insulted me many [HYP] times; (are you not ashamed for saying these things to me?/you should be ashamed for saying these things to me.) [RHQ]
Amma siʼa kudhan na arrabsitaniirtu; qaanii malees na miitaniirtu.
4 Even if it were true that I have done things that are wrong, I have not injured you!
Yoo ani dhugumaan karaa irraa goree jiraadhe, dogoggorri koo anuma wajjin jiraata.
5 If you truly think that you are better than I am, and you think that my being miserable now proves that I (am guilty/have committed many sins),
Yoo isin dhugumaan anaa olitti of guddiftanii na miidhuuf salphina kootti fayyadamtan,
6 you need to realize that it is God who has caused me to suffer. [It is as though] he has trapped me with his net.
akka Waaqni na miidhee kiyyoo isaa illee natti xaxe beekaa.
7 “I cry out, ‘Help me!’, but no one answers me. I call out loudly, but there is no one, [not even God, ] who acts fairly toward me.
“‘Ani miidhameera!’ jedhee iyyadhu illee deebii hin argadhu; sagalee ol fudhadhee gargaarsaaf iyyus murtiin qajeelaan hin jiru.
8 [It is as though] [MET] God has blocked my way, with the result that I cannot go where I want to; [it is as though] he has forced me to try to find my way in the darkness.
Akka ani hin dabarreef inni karaa koo cufeera; daandii koottis dukkana haguugeera.
9 He has (taken away my good reputation/caused people not to honor me any more); [it is as though] he removed [MET] a crown from my head.
Ulfina koo narraa mulqeera; mataa koo irraas gonfoo fuudheera.
10 He batters me from every side, and I will soon die. He has caused me to no longer confidently expect [him to do good things for me].
Inni hamma ani badutti gama hundaan na diiga; abdii koo illee akkuma mukaa buqqisa.
11 He attacks me because he is extremely angry with me [MET], and he considers that I am his enemy.
Dheekkamsi isaa natti bobaʼa; akkuma diina isaattis na heda.
12 [It is as though] he sends his army to attack me; they surround my tent, preparing to attack me.
Loltoonni isaa humnaan dhufanii naannoo kootti daʼannaa ijaarratan; dunkaana koos ni marsan.
13 “God has caused my brothers to abandon me, and all those who know me act like strangers to me.
“Inni obboloota koo narraa fageesseera; michoonni koos keessummaa natti taʼan.
14 All my relatives and good friends have left me.
Firoonni koo na dhiisaniiru; michuuwwan koos na dagataniiru.
15 The people who were guests in my house have forgotten me, and my female servants consider that I am a stranger or that I am a foreigner.
Keessumoonni mana koo jiranii fi xomboreewwan koo akka alagaatti na ilaalan; akka nama ormaattis na hedan.
16 When I summon my servants, they do not answer; I plead with them to come [to help me, but they do not come].
Hojjetaa koo nan waama; afaan kootiinis isa nan kadhadha; inni garuu na jalaa hin owwaatu.
17 My wife does not want to come close to me because my breath [smells very bad], and even my brothers detest me.
Hafuurri koo niitii kootti illee jibbisiisaa dha; ani obboloota koottis xiraaʼaa dha.
18 Even young children despise me; when I stand up [to talk to them], they laugh at me.
Ijoolleen xixinnoon iyyuu na tuffatu; yommuu ani kaʼus natti qoosu.
19 My dearest friends detest me, and those whom I love [very much] have turned against me.
Michoonni koo kanneen walitti dhiʼaannu hundi na balfan; warri ani jaalladhus natti garagalan.
20 My body is [only] skin and bones; I am barely alive [IDM].
Ani gogaa fi lafeedha malee homaa miti; gogaan ilkaanii qofti naaf hafeen jalaa baʼe.
21 [“I plead with] you, my [three] friends, pity me, because God has (struck [EUP] me with his hand/caused me to suffer greatly).
“Garaa naa laafaa, yaa michoota koo garaa naa laafaa; harki Waaqaa na dhaʼeeraatii.
22 Why do you cause me to suffer like God does? Why do you continue to slander [MET] me?
Isin maaliif akkuma Waaqni na ariʼu sana na ariitu? Amma illee foon koo isin hin geenyee?
23 “I wish/desire that someone would take these words of mine and write them permanently in a book [in order that people can read them].
“Maaloo utuu dubbiin koo barreeffamee jiraatee! Utuu kitaaba keessatti barreeffamee!
24 Or else, I wish that he would carve them on a rock with (a chisel/an iron tool) in order that they would last forever.
Utuu sibiilaan kattaa irratti barreeffamee yookaan bara baraan dhagaa irratti qirixamee jiraatee!
25 But I know that the one who vindicates/defends me in court is alive, and that some day he will stand [here] on the earth [and make the final decision about whether I deserve to be punished].
Ani akka furiin koo jiraataa taʼe, akka inni dhuma irratti lafa irra dhaabatus nan beeka.
26 And even after diseases have eaten away my skin, while I still have my body, I will see God.
Erga gogaan koo badee booddee, ani amma iyyuu foon kootiin Waaqa nan arga;
27 I will see him myself; I will see him with my own eyes! I am overwhelmed [as I think about that]!
ani mataan koo isa nan arga; utuu nama biraa hin taʼin anuu ija kootiin isa nan arga. Onneen koo akkam na keessatti gaggabdi!
28 “If you three men say, ‘What more can we do to cause Job to suffer?’ and if you say, ‘He has caused his own [troubles],’
“Yoo isin, ‘Sababii hiddi rakkina sanaa isa keessa jiruuf nu akkamitti isa ariina?’ jettan,
29 you should be afraid that God will punish [MTY] you; he punishes those [like you] with whom he is angry; and when that happens, you will know that there is [someone who] judges [people].”
sababii dheekkamsi goraadeedhaan adabamuu fiduuf isin mataan keessan goraadee sodaachuu qabdu; kunis akka isin akka murtiin jiru beektaniif.”
