Job 9
1 Then Job replied,
Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Job, at nagsabi,
2 “Yes, I certainly know that [much of] what you said is true. But (how can anyone say to God, ‘I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong) and prove it?’/no one can say to God ‘I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong) and prove it.’) [RHQ]
Sa katotohanan ay nalalaman kong ito'y gayon: nguni't paanong makapaggaganap ang tao sa Dios?
3 If someone wanted to argue with God [about that], God could ask him 1,000 questions, and that person would not be able to answer any of them!
Kung kalugdan niyang makipagtalo sa kaniya, siya'y hindi makasasagot sa kaniya ng isa sa isang libo.
4 God is very wise [IDM] and very powerful; no one who has tried to challenge God has been able to win.
Siya ay pantas sa puso, at may kaya sa kalakasan: sinong nagmatigas laban sa kaniya at guminhawa?
5 He even moves mountains, without them (OR, anyone) knowing about it. When he is angry, he turns them upside down.
Na siyang naglilipat ng mga bundok, at hindi nila nalalaman, pagka nililiglig niya sa kaniyang pagkagalit.
6 He sends earthquakes that shake the ground; he causes the pillars that support the earth to tremble.
Na siyang umuuga ng lupa sa kaniyang kinaroroonan, at ang mga haligi nito ay nangayayanig.
7 [Some days] he speaks to the sun, and it does not rise, and [some nights] he prevents the stars from shining.
Na siyang naguutos sa araw, at hindi sumisikat; at nagtatakda sa mga bituin.
8 He alone (stretched out/put in place) the sky; he alone puts his feet on the waves (OR, on the huge sea monster).
Na nagiisang inuunat ang langit, at tumutungtong sa mga alon ng dagat.
9 He put in their places [the clusters/groups of stars that are called] The Dipper/Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the stars in the southern sky.
Na lumikha sa Oso, sa Orion, at sa mga Pleyade, at sa mga silid ng timugan.
10 Only he does great things that we cannot understand; he does more marvelous things than we are able to count.
Na gumagawa ng mga dakilang bagay na di masayod; Oo, mga kamanghamanghang bagay na walang bilang.
11 He passes by where I am, but I do not see him; he moves further on, but I do not see him go.
Narito, siya'y dumaraan sa siping ko, at hindi ko siya nakikita: siya'y nagpapatuloy rin naman, nguni't hindi ko siya namamataan.
12 If he [wants to] snatch something away, no one [RHQ] can hinder him; no one dares to ask him, ‘Why are you doing that?’ [RHQ]
Narito, siya'y nangangagaw sinong makasasansala sa kaniya? Sinong magsasabi sa kaniya: Anong ginagawa mo?
13 God will not very easily stop being angry; he defeated [MTY] those who [tried to] help Rahab, [the great sea monster].
Hindi iuurong ng Dios ang kaniyang galit; ang mga manunulong sa Rahab ay nagsisiyukod sa ilalim niya.
14 “So, [if God took me to court], what could I say [MTY] to answer him?
Gaano pa nga kaya kaliit ang maisasagot ko sa kaniya, at mapipiling aking mga salita na maimamatuwid ko sa kaniya?
15 Even though I (would be innocent/would not have done what is wrong), I would not be able to answer him. All I could do would be to request God, my judge/accuser, to act mercifully toward me.
Na kahiman ako'y matuwid, gayon may hindi ako sasagot sa kaniya; ako'y mamamanhik sa aking hukom.
16 If I summoned him to [come to the courtroom] and he said that he would come, I would not believe that he would pay attention to what I would say.
Kung ako'y tumawag, at siya'y sumagot sa akin; gayon ma'y hindi ako maniniwala na kaniyang dininig ang aking tinig.
17 He sends storms to batter me, and he bruises me many times (without any reason to do that/even though I am innocent).
Sapagka't ako'y ginigiba niya sa pamamagitan ng isang bagyo, at pinararami ang aking mga sugat ng walang kadahilanan.
18 [It is as though] he will not let me get/catch my breath, because he causes me to suffer all the time.
Hindi niya ako tutulutang ako'y huminga, nguni't nililipos niya ako ng hirap.
19 If I would try to (wrestle with/fight against) him, [there is no way that I could defeat him, ] [because] he is stronger than I am. If I would request him to appear in court, there is no one who could [RHQ] force him to go there.
Kung kami ay magsalita tungkol sa kalakasan, narito, siya'y may kapangyarihan! At kung sa kahatulan, sino, sinasabi niya ay magtatakda sa akin ng panahon?
20 Even though I was innocent, what I would say would cause him to say that I must be punished [MTY]; even though I had not done anything wrong, he would prove that I am guilty.
Kahiman ako'y matuwid, ang aking sariling bibig ay hahatol sa akin: kahiman ako'y sakdal patototohanan niya akong masama.
21 “I have not done what is wrong, but that is not important. I despise continuing to remain alive.
Ako'y sakdal; hindi ko talos ang aking sarili; aking niwalang kabuluhan ang aking buhay.
22 But it doesn’t matter, because God will get rid of [all of us, ] both those who are innocent and those who are wicked.
Lahat ay isa; kaya't aking sinasabi: kaniyang ginigiba ang sakdal at ang masama.
23 When people experience disaster and it causes them to suddenly die, God laughs at it, even if they are innocent.
Kung ang panghampas ay pumapatay na bigla, tatawanan niya ang paglilitis sa mga walang sala.
24 God has allowed wicked people to control [what happens in] the world. [It is as though] he has caused judges to be blindfolded, [with the result that they cannot judge fairly]. If it is not God who has put wicked people in control, who has done it?
Ang lupa ay nabigay sa kamay ng masama: kaniyang tinatakpan ang mga mukha ng mga hukom nito; kung hindi siya, sino nga?
25 “My days go by very quickly, like a fast runner; [it is as though] they run away, and nothing good happens to me on those days.
Ngayo'y ang mga kaarawan ko ay matulin kay sa isang sugo: dumadaang matulin, walang nakikitang mabuti.
26 My life goes by very rapidly, like a boat made from reeds sailing swiftly, or like an eagle that swoops down to seize a small animal.
Sila'y nagsisidaang parang mga matuling sasakyan: parang agila na dumadagit ng huli.
27 If I smile and say [to God], ‘I will forget what I am complaining about; I will stop looking sad and try to be cheerful/happy,’
Kung aking sabihin: Aking kalilimutan ang aking daing, aking papawiin ang aking malungkot na mukha, at magpapakasaya ako:
28 then I become afraid because of all that I am suffering, because I know that God does not consider that I am innocent.
Ako'y natatakot sa lahat kong kapanglawan, talastas ko na hindi mo aariin akong walang sala.
29 He will (condemn me/declare that I should be punished), so why should I keep trying in vain [to defend myself]?
Ako'y mahahatulan; bakit nga ako gagawa ng walang kabuluhan?
30 If I washed myself with snow or cleansed my hands with lye/soap [to get rid of my guilt],
Kung ako'y maligo ng nieveng tubig, at gawin ko ang aking mga kamay na napakalinis;
31 he would still throw me into a filthy pit; as a result [it would be as though] even my clothes would detest me.
Gayon ma'y itutulak mo ako sa hukay, at kayayamutan ako ng aking mga sariling kasuutan.
32 “God is not a human, as I am, so there is no way that I could answer him [to prove that I am innocent] if we went together to have a trial [in a courtroom].
Sapagka't siya'y hindi tao, na gaya ko, na sasagot ako sa kaniya, na tayo'y pumasok kapuwa sa kahatulan,
33 There is no one to (mediate/hear us and decide who is right), no one who has authority over both of us [IDM].
Walang hukom sa pagitan natin, na makapaglagay ng kaniyang kamay sa ating dalawa.
34 I wish/desire that he would stop punishing [MTY] me, and that he would not continue to terrify me.
Ihiwalay niya sa akin ang kaniyang tungkod, at huwag akong takutin ng kaniyang pangilabot:
35 If he did that, I would declare [that I am innocent] without being afraid of him, because I know that I really have not [done what is wrong like God thinks that I have].”
Kung magkagayo'y magsasalita ako, at hindi matatakot sa kaniya; sapagka't hindi gayon ako sa aking sarili.
