Jobin 31
1 "Minä olen tehnyt liiton silmäini kanssa: kuinka voisinkaan katsoa neitosen puoleen!
“I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
2 Minkä osan antaisi silloin Jumala ylhäältä, minkä perintöosan Kaikkivaltias korkeudesta?
[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!
3 Tuleehan väärälle turmio ja onnettomuus väärintekijöille.
[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.
4 Eikö hän näkisi minun teitäni ja laskisi kaikkia minun askeleitani?
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.
5 Jos minä ikinä valheessa vaelsin, jos jalkani kiiruhti petokseen,
[“I solemnly declare that] I have never acted wickedly and have never tried to deceive people.
6 punnitkoon minut Jumala oikealla vaa'alla, ja hän on huomaava minun nuhteettomuuteni.
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).
7 Jos minun askeleeni poikkesivat tieltä ja minun sydämeni seurasi silmiäni tahi tahra tarttui minun käsiini,
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,
8 niin syököön toinen, mitä minä kylvän, ja minun vesani revittäköön juurinensa.
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.
9 Jos minun sydämeni hullaantui toisen vaimoon ja minä väijyin lähimmäiseni ovella,
“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],
10 niin jauhakoon oma vaimoni vieraalle, ja halailkoot häntä muut;
I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
11 sillä se olisi ollut ilkityö ja raskaasti rangaistava rikos,
[For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
12 tuli, joka kuluttaisi manalaan saakka ja hävittäisi kaiken saatuni.
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)
13 Jos minä pidin halpana palvelijani ja palvelijattareni oikeuden, kun heillä oli riita minun kanssani,
“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,
14 niin mitä minä tekisin, jos Jumala nousisi, ja mitä vastaisin hänelle, jos hän kävisi tutkimaan?
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]
15 Eikö sama, joka äidin kohdussa loi minut, luonut häntäkin, eikö sama meitä äidin sydämen alla valmistanut?
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].
16 Olenko minä kieltänyt vaivaisilta heidän toivomuksensa ja saattanut lesken silmät sammumaan?
“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]),
17 Olenko syönyt leipäpalani yksinäni, orvonkin saamatta syödä siitä?
18 En, vaan nuoruudestani saakka minä kasvatin häntä niinkuin oma isä ja äitini kohdusta asti minä holhosin häntä.
19 Jos minä näin menehtyväisen vaatteetonna ja köyhän verhoa vailla,
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],
20 jos hänen lanteensa eivät minua siunanneet eikä hän saanut lämmitellä minun karitsaini villoilla,
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, ]
21 jos minä puin nyrkkiä orvolle, kun näin puoltani pidettävän portissa,
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);
22 niin irtautukoon olkapääni hartiastani, ja murtukoon käsivarteni sijoiltansa.
[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.
23 Sillä silloin olisi minun peljättävä turmiota Jumalalta, enkä kestäisi hänen valtasuuruutensa edessä.
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].
24 Jos minä panin uskallukseni kultaan ja sanoin hienolle kullalle: 'Sinä olet minun turvani',
“If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
25 jos iloitsin siitä, että rikkauteni oli suuri ja että käteni oli saanut paljon hankituksi,
or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
26 jos katsellessani aurinkoa, kuinka se loisti, ja kuuta, joka ylhänä vaelsi,
or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
27 sydämeni antautui salaa vieteltäväksi ja käteni niille suudelmia heitti,
and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
28 niin olisi sekin raskaasti rangaistava rikos, sillä minä olisin kieltänyt korkeuden Jumalan.
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].
29 Olenko iloinnut vihamieheni vahingosta, riemusta hykähtänyt, kun häntä onnettomuus kohtasi?
“[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].
30 En ole sallinut suuni syntiä tehdä, kiroten vaatia hänen henkeänsä.
31 Eikö täydy minun talonväkeni myöntää, että kukin on saanut lihaa yllin kyllin?
[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]!
32 Muukalaisen ei tarvinnut yötä ulkona viettää; minä pidin oveni auki tielle päin.
33 Olenko ihmisten tavoin peitellyt rikkomuksiani, kätkenyt poveeni pahat tekoni,
Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
34 säikkyen suurta joukkoa ja kaiken heimon ylenkatsetta peljäten, niin että pysyin hiljaa, ovestani ulkonematta?
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.
35 Oi, jospa joku kuuntelisi minua! Katso, tuossa on puumerkkini! Kaikkivaltias vastatkoon minulle! Jospa saisin riitapuoleni kirjoittamaan syytekirjan!
“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.
36 Totisesti, olkapäälläni sitä kantaisin, sitoisin sen päähäni seppeleeksi.
[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].
37 Tekisin hänelle tilin kaikista askeleistani ja astuisin hänen eteensä niinkuin ruhtinas.
I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
38 Jos peltoni huusi minua vastaan ja sen vaot kaikki itkivät,
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;
39 jos kulutin sen voiman maksamatta ja saatoin sen haltijat huokaamaan,
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];
40 niin kasvakoon nisun sijasta orjantappuroita ja ohran sijasta rikkaruohoa." Tähän päättyvät Jobin puheet.
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].
