Joba 27

1 Dia mbola nandroso nanao oha-teny ihany Joba ka nanao hoe:

And Job further continued and said in his parable,

2 Raha velona koa Andriamanitra, Izay efa nandà tsy hanome ahy ny rariny, sy ny Tsitoha, Izay efa nampangidy ny aiko.

[As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;

3 Fa mbola ato anatiko ihany ny aiko, ary eo am-bavoroko ny Fanahin’ Andriamanitra.

verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,

4 Dia tsy hanao teny tsy marina ny molotro, ary tsy hanonom-pitaka ny lelako.

my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

5 Sanatria raha hanaiky ny anareo ho marina aho! Mandra-pialan’ ny aiko dia tsy hanaiky ny tenako ho manan-tsiny aho.

Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,

6 Ny fahamarinako dia hazoniko mafy ka tsy ho foiko; Ny foko tsy manome tsiny ahy akory na dia ny amin’ ny androko iray monja aza.

but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.

7 Aoka ho hita fa ratsy fanahy ny fahavaloko, ary tsy marina izay mitsangana hanohitra ahy.

Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.

8 Fa inona no fanantenan’ ny mpihatsaravelatsihy, raha maito ny ainy, ka tsoahan’ Andriamanitra ny fanahiny?

For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?

9 Hihaino ny fitarainany va Andriamanitra, raha ozoim-pahoriana izy?

Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,

10 Ho azony hiravoravoana va ny Tsitoha? Hahazo miantso an’ Andriamanitra mandrakariva va izy?

has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?

11 Hampianatra anareo ny amin’ ny tànan’ Andriamanitra aho, ary tsy hisorona anareo aho ny amin’ ny hevitry ny Tsitoha.

Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.

12 Indreo, ianareo rehetra samy efa nahita izany; Koa nahoana ianareo no manao hevi-poana?

Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.

13 Izao no anjaran’ ny ratsy fanahy avy amin’ Andriamanitra, sy lovan’ ny lozabe raisiny avy amin’ ny Tsitoha:

This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.

14 Na dia mihamaro aza ny zanany, dia ho an’ ny sabatra ihany ireny. Ary ny zaza aterany tsy ho voky hanina;

And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.

15 Ny ankohonany sisa dia hasitrik’ Ifahafatesana, ary tsy hisaona azy ny mpitondratenany;

And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.

16 Na dia mahary volafotsy hoatra ny vovoka aza izy ary mahangona fitafiana hoatra ny fotaka,

Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;

17 Eny, manangona ihany izy, nefa ny marina no hitafy izany, ary ny tsy manan-tsiny no hizara ny volafotsy;

All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.

18 Manao ny tranony tahaka ny an’ ny lolofotsy izy, ary tahaka ny trano rantsan-kazo ataon’ ny mpiandry voly;

And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.

19 Ao avokoa ihany ny hareny, raha vao mandry izy; Nefa nony ahirany ny masony, dia tsy ao intsony ireny.

The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.

20 Ny fampahatahorana mahatratra azy tahaka ny riaka: Nony alina paohin’ ny tafio-drivotra izy;

Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.

21 Ny rivotra avy any atsinanana mampiainga sy mahalasa azy ka mipaoka azy hiala amin’ ny fitoerany;

And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.

22 Asian’ Andriamanitra izy ka tsy iantrany, ary mandositra dia mandositra ho afaka amin’ ny tànany izy;

And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

23 Tehafin’ ny olona tanana izy sady isitrisirany ka ampialainy amin’ ny fonenany.

He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.