Joba 28
1 Fa misy tany fihadiana volafotsy, ary misy tany fahazoana volamena, izay diovina.
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
2 Ny vy dia alaina avy amin’ ny tany, ary ny varahina arendrika avy amin’ ny vato.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 Ny mpihady vola mampisava ny maizina ka mizaha hatramin’ ny faran’ ny zavatra rehetra ao, dia ny vaton’ ny aizim-pito sy ny aloky ny fahafatesana;
[Man] setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
4 Mihady lavaka mihalavitra amin’ izay itoeran’ olona izy ka tsy ampoizin’ ny tongotra akory, ary mihantona sy mitsingevaheva any ambany lavitra ny olona izy.
He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot [that passeth by]; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
5 Ny tany no ihavian’ ny hanina; Ary ny ao ambaniny dia avadika tahaka ny afo.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6 Fitoeran’ ny safira ny vatony, ary misy akoram-bolamena ao aminy
The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
7 Làlana tsy fantatry ny vorona mpihaza ary tsy hitan’ ny mason’ ny voromahery,
That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:
8 Sady tsy nodiavin’ ny zanaky ny bibi-dia ary tsy mba nalehan’ ny liona masiaka.
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
9 Maninjitra ny tànany amin’ ny vatokaranana ireo ary mamadika ny tendrombohitra hatramin’ ny fotony;
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 Ny vatolampy tatahany hatao lalan-drano, ary izay zava-tsoa rehetra dia hitan’ ny masony avokoa.
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 Tampenany ny lalan-drano mba tsy hisy mitete. Ary izay zava-miafina dia avoakany ho amin’ ny mazava.
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 Fa aiza kosa no hahitana ny fahendrena? ary aiza no fitoeran’ ny fahalalana?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Tsy misy zanak’ olombelona mahalala ny vidiny, ary tsy hita eo amin’ ny tanin’ ny velona izy.
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 Hoy ny lalina: Tsy ato anatiko izy; Ary, tsy ato amiko izy, hoy ny ranomasina.
The deep saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 Ny volamena tsara tsy mahatakalo azy, ary ny volafotsy tsy azo lanjaina ho vidiny;
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 Ny volamena avy any Ofira tsy ampy ho tombany, na ny beryla saro-bidy sy ny safira aza.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Ny volamena sy ny fitaratra tsy azo ampitahaina aminy, ary tsy azo takalozana firavaka tena volamena izy.
Gold and glass cannot equal it: neither shall the exchange thereof be jewels of fine gold.
18 Tsy tokony hotsaroana akory ny voahangy sy ny vato krystaly, fa ny fahazoana fahendrena dia mihoatra noho ny voahangy.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 Ny topaza avy any Etiopia dia tsy azo ampitahaina aminy, ary tsy mahatakalo azy ny tena volamena tsara
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Dia avy aiza ary ny fahendrena? Ary aiza no fitoeran’ ny fahalalana?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Miafina amin’ ny mason’ ny velona rehetra izany ary takona amin’ ny voro-manidina.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Hoy Abadona sy Ifahafatesana: Ny sofinay ihany no nandrenesany ny filazana azy.
Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumour thereof with our ears.
23 Andriamanitra ihany no mahalala ny lalana ho any aminy, ary Izy no mahafantatra ny itoerany;
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 Fa Izy no mitsinjo hatramin’ ny faran’ ny tany ary mahatazana manerana izao ambanin’ ny lanitra rehetra izao,
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 Ka manendry ny lanjan’ ny rivotra ary mamatra ny rano amin’ ny famarana.
To make a weight for the wind; yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
26 Raha nanao lalana ho an’ ny ranonorana Izy sy lalana halehan’ ny helatry ny kotrokorana,
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Dia nahita ka nanambara azy Izy; Eny, nanorina azy Izy sady namantatra azy;
Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out.
28 Dia hoy Izy tamin’ ny olona: Indro, ny fahatahorana ny Tompo no fahendrena. Ary ny fialàna amin’ ny ratsy no fahalalana.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
