Job 35
1 Nagtultuloy pay ni Elihu, kinuna,
Then Elihu also said this:
2 “Panagkunam kadi ket awan basolyo? Panagkunam kadi, 'Nalinlintegak ngem ti Dios?'
“[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
3 Ta ibagbagam, 'Ania koma ti pagsayaatanna kaniak no nalintegak? Ania ti pagsayaatanna kaniak daytoy ita, ngem no nagbasolak?'
and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
4 Sungbatankayo, sika ken dagiti gagayyemmo.
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 Tumangadkayo iti tangatang, ket kitaenyo daytoy; kitaenyo ti tangatang, a nangatngato ngem kadakayo.
“[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
6 No nakabasolka, ania ti maaramidmo a saan a nasayaat iti Dios? No umado dagiti naglabsingam, ania ti ar-aramidem kenkuana?
If you have sinned, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
7 No nalintegka, ania iti maitedmo kenkuana? Ania iti maawatna manipud kadagiti imam?
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 Ti kinadangkesmo ket mabalin a makadangran iti tao, ta kas taoka, ken ti kinalintegmo ket mabalin a makaited iti pagsayaatan iti sabali a lalaki nga anak ti tao.
It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
9 Gapu iti adu nga aramid iti panagparparigat, umasug dagiti tattao; umawagda iti tulong iti takiag dagiti maiingel a tattao.
“People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
10 Ngem awan iti mangibagbaga, 'Sadino ti ayan ti Dios a Namarsua kaniak, a mangmangted kadagiti kankanta iti rabii,
But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
11 a mangisursuro kadatayo iti nasaysayaat pay ngem iti panangisurona kadagiti narungsot nga ayup iti daga, ken mangpaspasirib kadatayo ngem kadagiti billit iti tangatang?'
He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
12 Sadiay nga umas-asugda, ngem saan a sumungsungbat ti Dios gapu iti kinatangsit dagiti dakes a tattao.
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 Awan duadua a saan nga ipangag ti Dios ti asug dagiti maag; saan nga ikaskaso daytoy ti Mannakabalin amin.
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 Kasano pay a sumungbat isuna no ibagbagayo a saanyo isuna a makitkita, a ti kasasaadmo ket adda iti sangoananna, ken ur-urayem isuna!
So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
15 Kasano pay a sungbatannakayo no ibagbagayo a saanna a pulos a dusdusaen ti siasinoman iti ungetna, ken saan unay isuna a maseknan iti kinatangsit dagiti tattao.
Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
16 Isu nga agsasao laeng ni Job kadagiti kinamaag; adu dagiti ibagbagana nga awan kaes-eskanna.”
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
