Job 38
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Kana irratti Waaqayyo bubbee jabaa keessaa Iyyoobitti dubbate. Akkana jedhes:
2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
“Namni dubbii beekumsa malee dubbatamuun karoora koo dukkanneessu kun eenyu?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Mee akka gootaa mudhii kee hidhadhu; ani sin gaafadha; ati immoo deebii naa kenni.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
“Yeroo ani hundee lafaa kaaʼetti ati eessa turte? Yoo hubatte mee natti himi.
5 Who hath laid the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Eenyutu balʼina ishee murteesse? Dhugumaan ni beektaa? Eenyutu ulee safaraa ishee irra harkise?
6 Upon what are the foundations of it fastened? or who laid its corner stone;
Hundeen ishee maal irra dhaabame? Yookaan eenyutu dhagaa golee ishee dhaabe?
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Kunis yeroo bakkalchoonni barii walii wajjin faarfatanitti, yeroo ilmaan Waaqayyoos ililchanitti ture.
8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
“Yeroo galaanni cabsee garaa lafaa keessaa baʼetti eenyutu balbala itti cufee ittise?
9 When I made a cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,
Yeroo ani duumessoota uffata isaa godhee dukkana guddaan maretti,
10 And broke up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,
yeroo ani daangaa isaa dhaabee balbalaa fi danqaraa hojjedheefitti,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
anis, ‘Ati hamma asiitti dhufta; garuu darbuu hin dandeessu; dambaliin of jajuu keetii illee asumatti dhaabata!’ jedheen.
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the day-spring to know its place;
“Ati bara jireenya keetii barraaqa ajajjee yookaan barii obborootti iddoo isaa argisiiftee beektaa?
13 That it might take hold of the ends of earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Akka inni handaara lafaa qabatee namoota hamoo achi keessaa hurgufu gooteertaa?
14 It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Lafti akka suphee chaappaa jala jiruutti bifa geeddaratti; bifti ishees akka bifa uffataatti mulʼata.
15 And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken.
Hamoonni ifa isaanii dhowwatamaniiru; irreen isaanii inni ol kaʼes cabeera.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
“Ati gara burqaa galaanaa gad buutee yookaan tuujuba bishaanii seentee hundee isaa irra deemtee beektaa?
17 Have the gates of death been opened to thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shades of death?
Karri duʼaa sitti mulʼifameeraa? Karra gaaddidduu duʼaas argiteertaa?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Balʼina lafaa guddaa sana hubatteertaa? Yoo kana hunda beekte dubbadhu.
19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] its place,
“Karaan iddoo ifni jirutti nama geessu kami? Dukkannis eessa jiraata?
20 That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] its house?
Iddoo isaaniitti isaan geessuu dandeessaa? Daandii lafa jireenya isaaniitti geessu beektaa?
21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?
Ati dhugumaan ni beekta; yeroo sana dhalatteertaatii! Ati bara hedduu jiraatteerta!
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
“Mankuusa cabbii seentee yookaan mankuusa dhagaa cabbii argiteertaa?
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
Kan ani yeroo rakkinaatiif, guyyaa waraanaa fi lolaatiif ol kaaʼadhe argiteertaa?
24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Karaan iddoo ifni itti bittinnaaʼutti yookaan gara iddoo bubbeen baʼaa itti lafa irra faffacaʼuutti nama geessu kami?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
Eenyutu lolaadhaaf boʼoo, bakakkaadhaaf immoo daandii baasee,
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is]; [on] the wilderness in which [there is] no man;
lafa namni tokko iyyuu keessa hin jiraanne, gammoojjii namni tokko iyyuu keessa hin jirre bishaan obaasuuf,
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
lafa namni keessa hin jiraannee fi lafa onaa quubsee margas itti biqilchu eenyu?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
Roobni abbaa qabaa? Copha fixeensaa eenyutu dhalche?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Cabbiin garaa eenyuutii baʼa? Qorra samii eenyutu dhala?
30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Bishaanonni akka dhagaa jabaatu, fuulli tuujubaas akka cabbii taʼa.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
“Urjiiwwan babbareedoo Torbii jedhaman hidhuu ni dandeessaa? Yookaan hidhaa Urjii Sadee jedhamuu hiikuu ni dandeessaa?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in its season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with its sons?
Tuuta urjiiwwanii waqtiilee isaaniitti fiduu yookaan urjii Amaaketa jedhamu ilmaan isaa wajjin bobbaasuu ni dandeessaa?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set its dominion on the earth?
Seera samiiwwanii beektaa? Bulchiinsa isaanii lafa irratti hundeessuu ni dandeessaa?
34 Canst thou lift thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
“Ati sagalee kee gara duumessaatti ol fudhattee, lolaa bishaaniitiin of haguuguu ni dandeessaa?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say to thee, Here we [are]?
Ati bakakkaa daandii isaa irra erguu ni dandeessaa? Innis, ‘Kunoo ani asan jira’ siin jedhaa?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
Eenyutu yaada garaatiif ogummaa yookaan sammuudhaaf hubannaa kenne?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Eenyutu duumessoota lakkaaʼuuf ogummaa qaba? Eenyutu okkotee bishaan samii
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
yeroo biyyoon jabaattutti, yeroo supheen wal qabattutti jalʼisuu dandaʼa?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
“Ati leenca dhalaadhaaf nyaata adamsitee saafela leencaas beela baaftee
40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
yeroo isaan manʼee isaanii keessatti riphanitti yookaan yeroo isaan daggala keessatti riphanii waa eeggatanitti beela ni baaftaa?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, they wander for want of food.
Eenyutu yeroo ilmaan ishee gara Waaqaatti iyyan, yeroo isaan nyaata dhabanii jooranitti, arraagessaaf nyaata kenna?
