Job 4
1 Then Eliphaz, from Teman, replied to Job. He said,
Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Eliphaz na Temanita, at nagsabi,
2 “Will you please let me say something to you? I am not [RHQ] able to remain silent [any longer].
Kung tikman ng isa na makipagusap sa iyo, ikababalisa mo ba? Nguni't sinong makapipigil ng pagsasalita?
3 In the past, you have instructed/taught many people, and you have encouraged those who were weak.
Narito, ikaw ay nagturo sa marami, at iyong pinalakas ang mahinang mga kamay.
4 By what you said, you have helped those who (needed spiritual help/almost quit trusting in God) [MET], and you have enabled them to become spiritually strong again [MET].
Ang iyong mga salita ay nagsialalay sa nangabubuwal, at iyong pinalakas ang mahinang mga tuhod.
5 But now, when you experience disasters, you become discouraged. The disasters hit you, and you are stunned.
Nguni't ngayo'y dinaratnan ka ng kasamaan, at ikaw ay nanglulupaypay; ginagalaw ka, at ikaw ay nababagabag.
6 You revere God; (does that not cause you to trust [in him]?/that should cause you to trust [in him].) [RHQ] If you were guiltless, you would [RHQ] be confident that [God] would not [have allowed] these disasters [to] happen to you!
Hindi ba ang iyong takot sa Dios ay ang iyong tiwala, at ang iyong pagasa ay ang pagtatapat ng iyong mga lakad?
7 Think about this: Do innocent people die [while they are still young] [RHQ]? Does God get rid of godly people [RHQ]? [No!]
Iyong alalahanin, isinasamo ko sa iyo, kung sino ang namatay, na walang malay? O saan nangahiwalay ang mga matuwid?
8 What I have experienced is this: [Just as] [MET] farmers who plant bad [seeds] do not harvest good [crops], [just as those who start] trouble for others, later bring trouble on themselves.
Ayon sa aking pagkakita yaong nagsisipagararo ng kasamaan, at nangaghahasik ng kabagabagan ay gayon din ang inaani.
9 They die when God angrily blows his breath on them, when he is very angry with them.
Sa hinga ng Dios sila'y nangamamatay, at sa bugso ng kaniyang galit sila'y nangalilipol.
10 [Even though wicked people may be very powerful like] young lions, [God] will get rid of them [MET].
Ang ungal ng leon, at ang tinig ng mabangis na leon, at ang mga ngipin ng mga batang leon, ay nangabali.
11 [They will die like] fierce lions [that] starve to death when there are no animals that they can kill and eat, and [their children will be separated from each other like] young lions separate from each other [to find food].”
Ang matandang leon ay namamatay dahil sa kawalan ng huli, at ang mga batang leong babae ay nagsisipangalat.
12 “I heard a message that someone came and whispered to me.
Ngayo'y nadalang lihim sa akin ang isang bagay, at ang aking pakinig ay nakakaulinig ng bulong niyaon.
13 He spoke to me at night when I was having a bad dream that disturbed/frightened me while I was fast asleep.
Sa mga pagiisip na mula sa mga pangitain sa gabi, pagka ang mahimbing na tulog ay nahuhulog sa mga tao,
14 It caused me to be afraid and tremble; it caused all my bones to shake.
Takot ay dumating sa akin, at panginginig, na nagpapanginig ng lahat ng aking mga buto.
15 A ghost glided past my face and caused the hair on [on the back of] my neck to stand straight up.
Nang magkagayo'y dumaan ang isang espiritu sa aking mukha. Ang balahibo ng aking balat ay nanindig.
16 It stopped, but I could not see what form it had. But [I could sense that] there was some being in front of me, and it said in a quiet voice,
Tumayong nakatigil, nguni't hindi ko mawari ang anyo niyaon; isang anyo ang nasa harap ng aking mga mata: tahimik, at ako'y nakarinig ng tinig, na nagsasabi,
17 ‘(Does God consider anyone to be righteous?/No human beings can be righteous in God’s sight!) [RHQ] (Their creator cannot consider them to be pure./Can their creator consider them to be pure?) [RHQ]
Magiging ganap pa ba ang taong may kamatayan kay sa Dios? Lilinis pa ba kaya ang tao kay sa Maylalang sa kaniya?
18 God cannot be sure that his own angels [will always do what is right]; he declares that some of them have done what is wrong.
Narito, siya'y hindi naglalagak ng tiwala sa kaniyang mga lingkod; at inaari niyang mga mangmang ang kaniyang mga anghel:
19 So he certainly cannot trust human beings who were made from dust and clay, who are crushed as easily as moths are crushed!
Gaano pa kaya sila na nagsisitahan sa mga bahay na putik, na ang patibayan ay nasa alabok, na napipisang gaya ng paroparo!
20 People are sometimes well in the morning, but in the evening they are dead. They are gone forever and do not even know it (OR, and no one pays any attention to it).
Sa pagitan ng umaga at hapon, ay nangagigiba; nangapaparam magpakailan man na walang pumupuna.
21 They are like [MET] tents that collapse [suddenly]: They die [suddenly] before they become wise.’”
Hindi ba nalalagot ang tali ng kanilang tolda sa loob nila? Sila'y nangamamatay at walang karunungan.
