Job 29
1 Job spoke again,
Job in athusei ajom kit in:
2 “I wish/desire that I could be like I was previously, during the years when God took care of me.
Pathen in eina chin hoi jing lai kum chemangsa ho kagel doh kit e.
3 During those years, [it was as though] God’s lamp [MET] shone on me and gave me light while I walked in the darkness.
Kamasang lampi eivah peh a muthim lah a bitsel a kana vale lai.
4 At that time I was young and strong, and because God was my friend, [he protected] [PRS] my tent.
Pathen toh golcha a ka in a apansah lai, aluboh pen a kapan lai chu hileh.
5 Almighty [God] was with me during those years when all my children were around me.
Hatchungnung pachu kakoma aum jing lai, chuleh kachate kakimvel a anaum laijin,
6 [My herds] provided me with plenty of milk, and streams of oil flowed from the rock where my olives were pressed.
Kabongpi ten bongnoi ninglhing set a asosah thei laiju chuleh kahon na keh hon olive thao alondoh sah laiju chu hileh.
7 “Whenever I went to [the place where the elders gathered at] the city gate, I sat down with them,
Khopi kelkot phung kajot a ja um tahtah le lamkai len leh lalte ho toh katou khomle lai nikho ho chu hileh,
8 and when the young men saw me, they stepped aside [respectfully], and the old men [also] stood [respectfully].
Khangdong hon eimu teng ule eipel doh jiuva upa tehseho jengin jong akoma kahung tengle jana neitah a adindoh ji laiju.
9 The leaders of the people stopped talking [DOU],
Leng chapate jong thipbeh a aum uva chule akam uva akhut u akoi uva.
10 and even the most important men became quiet and ceased talking [MTY] [in order to hear me speak to them].
Khopi sung vaipo lenpen pen ho thipchet a adin uva jabolna a adin uva aleiju atuh chahkheh uva.
11 When they [SYN] all heard [what I told them], they said good things about me. When they [SYN] saw me (OR, what I had done), they commended me,
Kathu japha ho jousen eipahcha uvin, eimu kha jousen phatechan eihoupi jiuve.
12 because I had helped the poor people when they cried out for help and I aided/helped orphans who had no one else to help them.
Ijeh inem itile mivaicha ten angaichat nau leh chagate kithopina ngaicha ho chu kakithopi jin ahi.
13 Those who were suffering and about to die praised [PRS] me, and I caused widows [SYN] to sing joyfully, [because of my helping them].
Keiman kinepna beimi ho chu kaki thopin ahile amahon phatthei eiboh jiuve, chule meithai ho lungthim kakipa doh sah jin, chuteng amahon la asajiuve.
14 I always acted justly; my continually doing that was like [MET] a robe that I wore and a turban [that was wrapped around my head].
Kabol jouse chu lungtheng sellin kabol in chonphat nan sangkhol chol bangin eikhu khume, chule thutan dihna chu lukop bangin kakikop e.
15 [It was as though] [MET] I was eyes for blind people and feet for people who were lame.
Mitcho ho din mitchang tenin kapang in, chule elbai ho din akeng tenin kapange.
16 I was [like] [MET] a father to poor people, and in courts I defended those who were strangers.
Chaga pabeite din mipan kapang in chuleh het khahlou hel miho jong kithopi angaichat nau vah kapanpi ji e.
17 My causing wicked people [to be unable to continue oppressing others was like] [MET] breaking the fangs [of fierce wild animals] and forcing them to drop from their teeth/mouths the animals that they had caught/seized.
Keiman Pathen neilou mi engse ho ha kasuhbal peh jin, chuleh gimbol a um chu aha a konin kasalhah peh ji'e.
18 “At that time I thought, ‘Surely I will live securely, until I am very old [SIM], and I will die at home [with my family].’
Hinkho pha sautah kahin man nung hin tahbeh mongin kathi tengle kainko ten eikimvel unte tin kana gel’e.
19 I was [like a tree] [MET] whose roots reach down into the water and whose branches become wet with dew each night.
Ijeh inem itile, thingphung ajung hon twi lah aphah a abah ho daitwi in achap nou jing tobang kahi.
20 People always honored me, and I was always [strong like] [MET] a new bow.
Jabolna thah thah kachunga kilong louhel in eikipe jing jin, chuleh kathahatna jong tang louhel in akibelap jinge.
21 “When I spoke, people waited to hear [what I would say] and remained silent until I advised them [what they should do].
Amichang cheh in kathumopna angaijun kathusei ding hi amahon thipchet in angah uve.
22 After I finished speaking, they did not say any more; [it was as though] [MET] my words fell on their ears [like refreshing drops of rain].
Chuleh kasei chai tengle amahon belap ding anei ji pouve, Kathumop chun amaho alung lhai sah jeh u chun.
23 They waited for me [to speak] like they wait for rain; they [appreciated what I said] like [MET] [farmers appreciate] the final rain in the spring [before the dry season].
Mihem ten gojuh ding kinem tah a anga jing bangun amahon kathusei ding kinem tah in angah jiuvin, kathusei ho chu chavang gotwi bangin adon uve.
24 When they were discouraged, I smiled at them [to encourage them]; they became encouraged when they saw that I approved of them.
Amaho alunglhah teng uleh ken amaho chu nuiseuvin kave jin ahileh mailhai sel a kavet chu amaho a din manlu tah ahiji.
25 I was their leader, and I decided what things [would be good for them to do]; I was among them like [SIM] a king who is among his troops; I was like someone who comforts [others] who are mourning.”
Haosapu bangin amahon atoh diu kaseipeh in sepai hon lah a chun lengpa bangin kacheng in chuleh lengvai ho kalhamon jin ahi.
