Job 31
1 “I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
Gumawa ako ng tipan sa aking mga mata; paano kaya ako makakatingin nang may pagnanasa sa isang birhen?
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!
Dahil ano ang gantimpala mula sa Diyos sa itaas, ang mana mula sa Makapangyarihan na nasa itaas?
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.
Dati ay iniisip ko na ang kalamidad ay para sa mga makasalanan, na ang kapahamakan ay para sa mga gumagawa 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 nakikita ng Diyos ang aking mga pamamaraan 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 ay lumakad nang may kasinungalingan, kung ang paa ko ay nagmadali patungo sa panlilinlang,
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).
(hayaang ako ay timbangin sa isang parehas na timbangan para malaman ng Diyos ang aking integridad).
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 nalihis mula sa tamang daan ang aking hakbang, kung sumunod ang aking puso sa aking mga mata, kung may anumang bahid ng karumihan ang dumikit 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 gayon hayaang maghasik ako at hayaang ang iba ang kumain; tunay nga, hayaang bunutin ang ani mula sa 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 naakit ang aking puso sa ibang babae, kung ako ay naghintay sa pinto ng aking kapwa para sa kaniyang asawang babae,
10 I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
kung gayon hayaang gumiling ng butil ang aking asawa para sa ibang lalaki, at hayaang sumiping ang ibang mga lalaki sa kaniya.
11 [For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
Dahil iyon ay magiging kakila-kilabot na krimen; tunay nga, iyon ay magiging isang krimen 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)
Dahil iyon ay isang apoy na sumusunog sa lahat ng bagay para sa sheol at susunugin niyon ang lahat ng aking mga ani.
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 hindi ko pinansin ang pagsamo para sa katarungan mula sa aking lalaki o babaeng lingkod nang sila ay nakipagtalo 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 kung ganoon ang gagawin ko kapag tumayo ang Diyos para akusahan ako? Kapag dumating siya para husgahan ako, paano ko siya sasagutin?
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't ginawa rin sila ng siyang gumawa sa akin sa sinapupunan? Hindi ba't pareho ang nag-iisa na bumuo sa ating lahat sa sinapupunan?
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 ipinagkait ko ang mga ninanais ng mga mahihirap, o kung idinulot ko na lumabo ang mga mata ng mga biyuda dahil sa pag-iyak,
o kung kinain kong mag-isa ang aking pagkain at hindi pinayagang kumain din nito ang mga walang ama -
(sa halip, mula sa aking pagkabata ang ulila ay lumaki kasama ko parang sa isang ama, at ginabayan ko ang kaniyang ina, isang biyuda, mula sa sinapupunan ng sarili kong 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 nakita ko ang sinuman na namatay dahil sa kakulangan ng pananamit, o kung nakita ko ang isang nangangailangang tao na walang pananamit;
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, ]
o kung hindi ako binasbasan ng kaniyang puso dahil hindi siya nainitan ng balahibo ng aking 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 iniamba ko ang aking kamay laban sa mga taong walang ama dahil nakita ko ang pagsuporta para sa akin sa tarangkahan ng lungsod —
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 ganoon hayaang malaglag ang aking balikat mula sa paypay, at hayaang ang bisig ko ay mabali mula sa hugpungan.
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].
Dahil ang sakuna mula sa Diyos ay magiging malaking takot sa akin; dahil sa kaniyang kamahalan, hindi ko kayang gawin ang mga bagay na ito.
24 “If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
Kung ginawa kong aking pag-asa ang ginto, at kung sinabi ko sa mainam na ginto, 'Sa iyo ako may tiwala;'
25 or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
Kung ako ay nagalak dahil labis ang aking kayamanan, dahil kinuha ng aking kamay ang maraming pag-aari;
26 or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
kung nakita ko ang araw nang ito ay lumiwanag, o ang buwan na naglalakad sa kaniyang kaliwanagan,
27 and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
at kung lihim na naakit ang aking puso, kaya hinalikan ng aking bibig ang aking kamay sa pagsamba sa kanila -
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 rin ay magiging isang krimen na paparusahan ng mga hukom, sapagkat ikakaila ko sana ang Diyos 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 nagalak ako sa pagkasira ng sinumang namumuhi sa akin at binati ang aking sarili nang inabutan siya ng sakuna —
(tunay nga, hindi ko pinayagan ang aking bibig na magkasala sa pamamagitan ng paghingi ng kaniyang buhay gamit ang isang 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 hindi kailanman sinabi ng mga tao sa aking tolda, “Sino ang makakahanap ng isang hindi nabusog sa pagkain ni Job?”
(hindi kailanman kinailangan ng dayuhan na manatili sa lansangan; sa halip, lagi kong binubuksan ang aking mga pinto sa manlalakbay)
33 Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
kung, tulad ng sangkatauhan, itinago ko ang aking mga kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng pagtatago ng aking kasalanan sa loob ng aking tunika
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.
- dahil kinatakutan ko ang napakaraming tao, dahil lubha akong natakot sa paghamak ng mga pamilya, kung kaya't nanahimik ako at hindi lumabas ng aking bahay.
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, kung mayroon lang sanang makikinig sa akin! Tingnan ninyo, narito ang aking lagda; hayaang sagutin ako ng Makapangyarihan! Kung nasa akin lang sana ang sakdal na isinulat ng aking kalaban!
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].
Tiyak na lantarang dadalhin ko ito sa aking balikat; isusuot ko ito nang tulad ng isang korona.
37 I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
Magpapahayag ako sa kaniya ng isang pagsusulit ng aking mga hakbang; gaya ng isang prinsipeng malakas ang loob, 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 sakaling sumigaw laban sa akin ang aking lupain, at ang mga daan ng araro nito ay sama-samang umiyak,
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 kinain ko ang ani nito nang hindi ito binabayaran o naging dahilan na mamatay ang mga may-ari nito,
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].
kung ganoon hayaang tumubo ang mga tinik sa halip na trigo at damo sa halip na barley.” Tapos na ang mga salita ni Job.
