Job 22
1 Then Eliphaz replied,
ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ତୈମନୀୟ ଇଲୀଫସ୍ ଉତ୍ତର କରି କହିଲା,
2 “(Can anyone be useful to God?/Certainly no one can be useful to God.) [RHQ] Even people who are wise cannot be helpful to God.
“ମନୁଷ୍ୟ କʼଣ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଲାଭଜନକ ହୋଇପାରେ? ଅବଶ୍ୟ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଲୋକ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରତି ଲାଭଜନକ ଅଟେ।
3 If you were righteous, (would that benefit Almighty [God]?/that certainly would not benefit Almighty [God].) [RHQ] If you had (lived a perfect life/never done anything that is wrong), would that help him?
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଅଟ, ଏହା କʼଣ ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କ ସୁଖର କାରଣ? ଅବା ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେ ଆପଣା ଆଚରଣ ସିଦ୍ଧ କରୁଅଛ, ଏହା କʼଣ ତାହାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଲାଭଜନକ?
4 “Is it because you have an awesome respect for God that he punishes you? Is that the reason that he puts you on trial?
ତାହାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଭୟ ସକାଶୁ ସେ କʼଣ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଅନୁଯୋଗ କରନ୍ତି ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ସହିତ ବିଚାରରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଉଅଛନ୍ତି?
5 No, it certainly must be [RHQ] because you are extremely wicked. It must be that the evil things that you have done are so many that no one can count them!
ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦୁଷ୍ଟତା କʼଣ ବଡ଼ ନୁହେଁ? ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଅଧର୍ମର କିଛି ସୀମା ନାହିଁ।
6 You must have lent money to others and wrongly forced them to give you things to guarantee that they would pay that money back to you; you must have taken all their clothes and left them with nothing to wear.
ଯେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅକାରଣରେ ଆପଣା ଭାଇଠାରୁ ବନ୍ଧକ ନେଇଅଛ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବସ୍ତ୍ରହୀନମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ବସ୍ତ୍ର କାଢ଼ି ନେଇଅଛ।
7 You must not have given water to those who were thirsty, and you must have refused to give food to those who were hungry.
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପରିଶ୍ରାନ୍ତମାନଙ୍କୁ ପାନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଜଳ ଦେଇ ନାହଁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ୍ଷୁଧିତମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆହାର ଦେଇ ନାହଁ।
8 Because you were very powerful, you [must have] taken over all the people’s land, and then, being very respected, you have begun to live on that land.
ମାତ୍ର ବଳବାନ ଲୋକ ପୃଥିବୀ ଅଧିକାର କଲା ଓ ସମ୍ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତ ଲୋକ ତହିଁରେ ବାସ କଲା।
9 [When] widows [came to you for help], you [must have] sent [them] away without giving them anything, and you must have oppressed orphans.
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବିଧବାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଖାଲି ହାତରେ ବିଦାୟ କରିଅଛ ଓ ପିତୃହୀନର ବାହୁ ଭଗ୍ନ ହୋଇଅଛି।
10 Because of all that, now there are pits around you for you to fall into, and suddenly there are things that terrify you and cause you to tremble.
ଏହେତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଚାରିଆଡ଼େ ଫାନ୍ଦ ଅଛି ଓ ଆକସ୍ମିକ ଭୟ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ କରୁଅଛି।
11 [It is as though] it has become very dark, with the result that you cannot see anything, and [it is as though] [MET] a flood covers you.
ଅବା ଅନ୍ଧକାର, ଯାହା ଲାଗି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଦେଖି ନ ପାର ଓ ଜଳରାଶି ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଆଚ୍ଛନ୍ନ କରୁଅଛି।
12 “[But consider this, Job]: God lives [RHQ] high up in the heavens. From there he [RHQ] looks down on the highest stars.
ପରମେଶ୍ୱର କʼଣ ଉଚ୍ଚତମ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରେ ନାହାନ୍ତି? ଓ ତାରାଗଣର ଉଚ୍ଚତା ଦେଖ, ସେସବୁ କେଡ଼େ ଉଚ୍ଚ!
13 So why do you say, ‘What does God know [about what we are doing]? [He is hidden from us by] dark clouds, so ([how] can he judge us?/he certainly cannot judge us.) [RHQ]’
ପୁଣି, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କହୁଅଛ, ‘ପରମେଶ୍ୱର କʼଣ ଜାଣନ୍ତି? ସେ ନିବିଡ଼ ଅନ୍ଧକାର ଦେଇ କʼଣ ବିଚାର କରିପାରନ୍ତି?
14 [Do you think that] while he walks on the dome that covers the sky, there are thick clouds around him, with the result that he cannot see [what we do]?
ନିବିଡ଼ ମେଘମାଳ ତାହାଙ୍କର ଆବରଣ, ଏଣୁ ସେ ଦେଖନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ ଓ ସେ ଆକାଶମଣ୍ଡଳରେ ଗମନାଗମନ କରନ୍ତି।’
15 Will you continue to conduct your life the old way that evil people have done [for many years]?
ଯହିଁରେ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକେ ଗମନ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କʼଣ ସେହି ପୁରାତନ ପଥ ଧରିବ?
16 They suddenly died while they were still young; they disappeared [like everything disappears when there is] a flood [MET].
ସେମାନେ ଅକାଳରେ ଛିଣ୍ଡାଗଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଭିତ୍ତିମୂଳ ସ୍ରୋତ ପରି ଢଳାଗଲା;
17 They kept saying to God, ‘Do not bother us,’ and they also said [defiantly], ‘Almighty [God] can do nothing [RHQ] to [harm] us!’
ସେମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ‘ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରୁ ଦୂର ହୁଅ’ ଓ ‘ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କʼଣ କରିପାରନ୍ତି?’
18 But it was God who filled their houses with good things, so I cannot at all understand why wicked people think like they do.
ତଥାପି ସେ ନାନା ଉତ୍ତମ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଗୃହ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କଲେ; ମାତ୍ର ଦୁଷ୍ଟମାନଙ୍କ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ଆମ୍ଭଠାରୁ ଦୂରରେ ଥାଏ।
19 “But when God punishes wicked people, and righteous people see that, they are glad, and they laugh, ridiculing the wicked people.
ଧାର୍ମିକମାନେ ତାହା ଦେଖି ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷ ଲୋକ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରିହାସ କରି କହନ୍ତି,
20 They say, ‘Now our enemies have been destroyed, and all [their possessions] that were left have been burned in a fire.’
‘ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଉଠିବା ଲୋକେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଉଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ହୋଇଅଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଅଗ୍ନି ସେମାନଙ୍କର ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟାଂଶ ଗ୍ରାସ କରିଅଛି।’
21 “So, [Job, ] be reconciled to God and make peace with him; if you do that, good things will happen to you.
ଏବେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାହାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ପରିଚିତ ହୁଅ, ତହିଁରେ ଶାନ୍ତି ହେବ; ତଦ୍ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଙ୍ଗଳ ତୁମ୍ଭ ନିକଟରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେବ।
22 Allow him to teach you, and keep thinking about what he has told you.
ମୁଁ ବିନୟ କରୁଅଛି, ତାହାଙ୍କ ମୁଖନିର୍ଗତ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଗ୍ରହଣ କର ଓ ତାହାଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟ ଆପଣା ହୃଦୟରେ ସଞ୍ଚୟ କର।
23 If you humble yourself and return to God, if you stop doing all the evil things that you have been doing in your house,
ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଫେରିବ, ଯଦି ଆପଣା ତମ୍ବୁରୁ ଅଧର୍ମ ଦୂର କରିବ, ତେବେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଦୃଢ଼ କରାଯିବ।
24 if you throw away your gold, even the fine gold from the dry stream beds in Ophir [land],
ପୁଣି, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଧୂଳିରେ ଆପଣା ଧନ ଓ ନଦୀସ୍ଥିତ ପଥର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଓଫୀରର ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପକାଇଦିଅ;
25 and if you allow Almighty [God] to be [as precious to you as] your gold and your silver [have been],
ତହିଁରେ ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଧନ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ପ୍ରତି ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ରୌପ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ହେବେ।
26 you will be happy because of your close relationship with God, and you will be able to approach him [IDM] [confidently].
କାରଣ ସେତେବେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କଠାରେ ଆନନ୍ଦ କରିବ ଓ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଆଡ଼େ ଆପଣା ମୁଖ ଟେକିବ।
27 You will pray to him, and he will do what you request him to do; you will do the things that you promised him that you would do.
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାହାଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିବ ଓ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭ କଥା ଶୁଣିବେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ମାନତ ପରିଶୋଧ କରିବ।
28 Everything that you decide to do will be successful; [it] will [be as though] a light [is] shining on the road in front of you.
ମଧ୍ୟ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କୌଣସି ବିଷୟ ମନସ୍ଥ କଲେ, ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭ ପକ୍ଷରେ ସଫଳ କରାଯିବ; ତୁମ୍ଭର ସକଳ ପଥରେ ଦୀପ୍ତି ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହେବ।
29 God humbles those who are proud, but he saves those who are downcast/discouraged.
ସେମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଅବନତ କଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କହିବ, ଉନ୍ନତି ହେବ କାରଣ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ନମ୍ର ଲୋକକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବେ।
30 God rescues those who (are innocent/have not done things that are wrong), so he will rescue you if you (start doing things that are right/are not guilty [IDM] of doing things that are wrong).”
ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷ ନୁହେଁ, ତାହାକୁ ହିଁ ସେ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବେ; ହଁ, ତୁମ୍ଭ ହସ୍ତର ଶୁଚିତା ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେ ଉଦ୍ଧାର ପାଇବ।”
