Ījaba 31
1 Es derību esmu derējis ar savām acīm, ka man nebija uzlūkot sievieti.
“I solemnly promised myself that I would not look at a young woman with a desire [to have sex with her].
2 Bet kādu daļu Dievs man dod no augšienes, jeb kādu mantību tas Visuvarenais no debesīm?
[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 Vai netaisnam nepienākas nelaime un ļauna darītājam nedienas?
[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 Vai Viņš neredz manus ceļus, vai Viņš neskaita visus manus soļus?
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 Ja esmu dzinis netaisnību un mana kāja steigusies uz nelietību, -
[“I solemnly declare that] I have never acted wickedly and have never tried to deceive people.
6 Lai Viņš mani nosver taisnā svaru kausā, tad Dievs atzīs manu nenoziedzību.
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 Ja mani soļi no ceļa noklīduši, un mana sirds dzinusies pakaļ manām acīm, ja kas pielipis pie manām rokām:
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 Tad lai es sēju, un cits to ēd, un mani iedēsti lai top izsakņoti.
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 Ja mana sirds ļāvās apmānīties sievas dēļ un ja esmu glūnējis pie sava tuvākā durvīm,
“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 Tad lai mana sieva maļ citam, un svešs lai pie tās pieglaužas.
I hope/desire that my wife will become the servant/slave of another man and have sex [EUP] with him.
11 Jo šī ir negantība un noziegums priekš tiesnešiem.
[For me to do] that would be a terrible sin, and the judges would decide that I should be punished.
12 Jo tas ir uguns, kas rij līdz pašai ellei un būtu izsakņojis visu manu padomu. (questioned)
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 Ja esmu nicinājis sava kalpa vai savas kalpones tiesu, kad tiem kas bija pret mani:
“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 Ko es tad varētu darīt, kad tas stiprais Dievs celtos, un kad Viņš meklētu, ko es varētu atbildēt?
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 Vai Tas, kas mani radījis mātes miesās, nav radījis viņu arīdzan? Vai Tas pats mūs miesās nav sataisījis(viena veida)?
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 Ja nabagam esmu liedzis, kad tam gribējās, vai licis izīgt atraitnes acīm,
“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 Ja esmu ēdis savu kumosu viens pats, tā ka bāriņš no tā arī nebūtu ēdis, -
18 Jo no manas jaunības viņš pie manis ir uzaudzis kā pie tēva, un no savas mātes miesām es viņu esmu žēlojis, -
19 Ja esmu redzējis kādu bojā ejam, kam drēbju nebija, un ka nabagam nebija apsega;
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 Ja viņa gurni man nav pateikušies, kad viņš bija sasilis no manu jēru ādām;
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 Ja savu roku esmu pacēlis pret bāriņu, kad es redzēju savu palīgu vārtos:
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 Tad lai mans elkonis atkrīt no pleca un mana roka lai nolūst no stilba.
[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 Jo mani biedina Dieva sods un Viņa augstības priekšā esmu nespēcīgs.
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 Ja uz zeltu esmu licis savu cerību, vai uz šķīstu zeltu sacījis: mans patvērums;
“If [it were true that] I trusted in my gold/money [DOU],
25 Ja esmu priecājies, ka man liela manta un ka mana roka ko laba sakrājusi;
or that I rejoiced because I had acquired many things and had become very rich,
26 Ja saules gaišumu esmu uzlūkojis, kad tas spīdēja, vai mēnesi, kad tas spoži tecēja,
or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon
27 Un mana sirds būtu ļāvusies pievilties, ka savu roku no mutes uz tiem būtu pacēlis (tos godināt);
and I [SYN] had been tempted [to worship them] by kissing my hand to revere them,
28 Tas arī būtu noziegums priekš tiesnešiem, jo es būtu aizliedzis Dievu augstībā.
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 Ja esmu priecājies par sava nīdētāja nelaimi un lēkājis, kad posts to aizņēma.
“[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 Jo es savai mutei neļāvu grēkot, ka es viņa dvēseli būtu lādējis, -
31 Ja manai saimei nebija jāsaka: vai kāds pie viņa galda gaļas nav paēdis?
[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 Svešiniekam nebija jāpaliek par nakti ārā, savas durvis es atdarīju pret ceļa pusi -
33 Ja kā Ādams esmu apklājis savus pārkāpumus, savu noziegumu apslēpdams savā sirdī
Some people try to hide their sins, but I have never done that;
34 Ka man bija bail no tā lielā pulka, vai ka radu pelšana man biedēja, ka es klusu turējos, negāju ārā pa durvīm -
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 Ak kaut man būtu, kas mani klausītu! redzi, še mans raksts, lai Dievs man atbild, un tas raksts, ko mans pretinieks rakstījis!
“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 Tiešām, uz saviem kamiešiem es to gribu nest, to sev gribu apsiet kā kroni.
[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 Visus savus soļus es tam gribu izstāstīt, kā valdnieks es pie tā gribu pieiet -
I would tell [God] everything that I have done, and I would approach him [confidently], like a ruler would.
38 Ja mans tīrums par mani kliedz, un viņa vagas kopā raud,
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 Ja es viņa augļus esmu velti ēdis un arāju dvēselei licis nopūsties:
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 Tad lai man aug dadži kviešu vietā un ērkšķi miežu vietā! Tā Ījaba vārdi beidzās.
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].
