Job 31
1 “I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
Ako'y nakipagtipan sa aking mga mata; paano nga akong titingin sa isang dalaga?
2 [If I did not do what I promised, ] what would God who is in heaven [MTY] do to me [RHQ]? Almighty [God] would certainly not [RHQ] give me any reward!
Sapagka't ano ang bahagi sa ganang akin sa Dios mula sa itaas, at ang mana sa Makapangyarihan sa lahat mula sa kaitaasan?
3 [Previously I thought that] surely [RHQ] it was unrighteous people who would experience calamities, and that it was those who do what is wrong who would experience disasters.
Hindi ba kasakunaan sa liko, at kasawiang palad sa mga manggagawa ng kasamaan?
4 God certainly sees [RHQ] everything that I do, [so why is he causing me to suffer?] [It is as though] he counts every step that I take.
Hindi ba niya nakikita ang aking mga lakad, at binibilang ang lahat ng aking mga hakbang?
5 [“I solemnly declare that] I have never acted wickedly and have never tried to deceive people.
Kung ako'y lumakad na walang kabuluhan, at ang aking paa ay nagmadali sa pagdaraya;
6 I request only that God judge me fairly [MET], and if he does that, he will know that I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong).
(Timbangin ako sa matuwid na timbangan, upang mabatid ng Dios ang aking pagtatapat; )
7 If [it were true that] I have stopped living righteously, or [that] I [SYN] have desired the things that I look at [MTY], or [that] I am guilty of any other sin,
Kung ang aking hakbang ay lumiko sa daan, at ang aking puso ay lumakad ayon sa aking mga mata, at kung ang anomang dungis ay kumapit sa aking mga kamay:
8 then I hope/wish that when I plant [seeds], someone else will [harvest the crops and] eat [them] and that others will uproot the [fruit trees] that I planted.
Kung gayo'y papaghasikin mo ako, at bayaang kanin ng iba; Oo, bunutin ang bunga ng aking bukid.
9 “If [it were true that] I [SYN] have been attracted by some other man’s wife, or [that] I have hidden myself and waited outside [the] door [to] her [house],
Kung ang aking puso ay napadaya sa babae, at ako'y bumakay sa pintuan ng aking kapuwa:
10 I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
Kung magkagayo'y iba ang ipaggiling ng aking asawa, at iba ang yumuko sa kaniya.
11 [For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
Sapagka't iya'y isang mabigat na sala; Oo, isang kasamaan na parurusahan ng mga hukom:
12 My [committing adultery] would [produce in me a fire like] [MET] the fire that burns people in hell, and it would burn up everything that I own. (questioned)
Sapagka't isang apoy na namumugnaw hanggang sa pagkapahamak, at bubunutin ang lahat ng aking bunga.
13 “And, if [it were true that] I have ever refused to listen to one of my male or female servants when they complained to me about something,
Kung hinamak ko ang katuwiran ng aking aliping lalake o aliping babae, nang sila'y makipagtalo sa akin:
14 God would arise [and declare that he would punish me]; and when he would do that, what would I do? If he would ask me [about what I have done], (what would I answer?/I would not be able to answer.) [RHQ]
Ano nga ang aking gagawin pagka bumabangon ang Dios? At pagka kaniyang dinadalaw, anong isasagot ko sa kaniya?
15 God, who created me, certainly also created my servants [RHQ]; surely he is the one who formed them and me in our mothers’ wombs [RHQ]; [so we all should behave toward each other equally].
Hindi ba siyang lumalang sa akin sa bahay-bata ang lumalang sa kaniya; at hindi ba iisa ang humugis sa atin sa bahay-bata?
16 “I have guided orphans from the time that they were born; I have taken care of them since they were young. So, if [it were true that] I ate all my food myself and did not share some of it with orphans, or [that] I refused to give poor people the things that they wanted, or [that] I caused widows to live (in despair/without hope [that they would receive any help from anyone]),
Kung pinagkaitan ko ang dukha sa kanilang nasa, o pinangalumata ko ang mga mata ng babaing bao:
O kumain akong magisa ng aking subo, at ang ulila ay hindi kumain niyaon;
(Hindi, mula sa aking kabataan ay lumaki siyang kasama ko, na gaya ng may isang ama, at aking pinatnubayan siya mula sa bahay-bata ng aking ina; )
19 or [that] I had seen people die [from cold] because they had no clothes, or [that] I had seen poor people who did not have clothes [to keep them warm],
Kung ako'y nakakita ng sinomang nangangailangan ng kasuutan, o ng mapagkailangan ng walang kumot;
20 and they were not able to become warm [from clothes made] from the wool of my sheep with the result that they thanked me for [giving them clothes, ]
Kung hindi ako pinagpala ng kaniyang mga balakang, at kung siya'y hindi nainitan ng balahibo ng aking mga tupa:
21 or if [it were true that] I threatened to strike any orphan because I knew that the elders at the city gates would (decide in my favor);
Kung binuhat ko ang aking kamay laban sa ulila, sapagka't nakita ko ang tulong sa akin sa pintuang-bayan:
22 [if those things were true about me], I hope/desire that my shoulder blade would be torn out and my arm be torn from my shoulder.
Kung nagkagayo'y malaglag ang aking balikat sa abot-agawin, at ang aking kamay ay mabali sa buto.
23 I always feared that God would cause me to experience a great disaster [if I did any of those evil things], and I would not have been able to endure the powerful [things that he would do to punish me].
Sapagka't ang kasakunaang mula sa Dios ay kakilabutan sa akin, at dahil sa kaniyang karilagan ay wala akong magawa.
24 “If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
Kung aking pinapaging ginto ang aking pagasa, at sinabi ko sa dalisay na ginto, ikaw ay aking tiwala;
25 or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
Kung ako'y nagalak sapagka't ang aking kayamanan ay malaki, at sapagka't ang aking kamay ay nagtamo ng marami;
26 or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
Kung ako'y tumingin sa araw pagka sumisikat, o sa buwan na lumalakad sa kakinangan;
27 and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
At ang aking puso ay napadayang lihim, at hinagkan ng aking bibig ang aking kamay:
28 those things also would be sins for which the judges would say that I must be punished, because I would have been rejecting God [by doing those things].
Ito may isang kasamaang marapat parusahan ng mga hukom: sapagka't itinakuwil ko ang Dios na nasa itaas.
29 “[It is not true that] I [SYN] sinned by requesting God to curse people who hated me with the result that God would cause them to die. It is also not true that I was glad when they were ruined or that I rejoiced when they experienced disasters [DOU].
Kung ako'y nagalak sa kasakunaan niyaong nagtatanim ng loob sa akin, o nagmataas ako ng datnan siya ng kasamaan;
(Oo, hindi ko tiniis ang aking bibig sa kasalanan sa paghingi ng kaniyang buhay na may sumpa; )
31 [It is also not true that] I never welcomed travelers to stay in my tent or that I did not open my doors to them, but [forced them to] sleep in the streets. [All] the men who work for me certainly know that [RHQ]!
Kung ang mga tao sa aking tolda ay hindi nagsabi, sinong makakasumpong ng isa na hindi nabusog sa kaniyang pagkain?
Ang taga ibang lupa ay hindi tumigil sa lansangan; kundi aking ibinukas ang aking mga pinto sa manglalakbay,
33 Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
Kung aking tinakpan na gaya ni Adan ang aking mga pagsalangsang, sa pagkukubli ng aking kasamaan sa aking sinapupunan;
34 and I never remained silent and refused to go outside of my home because I was very (afraid of/worried about) what people would say [about me], and that they would hate/scorn me.
Sapagka't aking kinatakutan ang lubhang karamihan, at pinangilabot ako ng paghamak ng mga angkan. Na anopa't ako'y tumahimik, at hindi lumabas sa pintuan?
35 “I wish/desire that there was someone who would hear what I am saying! I solemnly declare [that all that I have said is true]. I wish that those who oppose me would write down [on a scroll] the evil things that they say that I did.
O mano nawang may duminig sa akin! (Narito ang aking tala, sagutin ako ng Makapangyarihan sa lahat; ) At mano nawang magkaroon ako ng sumbong na isinulat ng aking kaaway!
36 [If they did that, ] I would wear that scroll on my shoulder, or wear it on top of my head, [in order that everyone could see it].
Tunay na aking papasanin ito sa aking balikat; aking itatali sa akin na gaya ng isang putong.
37 I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
Aking ipahahayag sa kaniya ang bilang ng aking mga hakbang, gaya ng isang pangulo na lalapitan ko siya.
38 If [it were true that] I have stolen land, with the result that [it was as though] its furrows cried out to accuse me of stealing;
Kung ang aking lupa ay humiyaw laban sa akin, at ang mga bungkal niyaon ay umiyak na magkakasama;
39 or [if it were true that] I have eaten the crops that grew in someone else’s fields without paying [for those crops], with the result that those farmers who grew those crops died [from hunger];
Kung kumain ako ng bunga niyaon na walang bayad, o ipinahamak ko ang buhay ng mga may-ari niyaon:
40 then I wish/desire that thorns would grow [in my fields] instead of wheat. May bad weeds grow instead of barley!” That is the end of what Job said [to his three friends].
Tubuan ng dawag sa halip ng trigo, at ng mga masamang damo sa halip ng cebada. Ang mga salita ni Job ay natapos.
