Joba 5
1 Miantsoa ange! moa misy hamaly anao va? Ary iza amin’ ireo masìna no hotodihinao?
Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?
2 Fa ny adala dia vonoin’ ny fahasosorana, ary ny kely saina dia matin’ ny fialonana.
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
3 Izaho nahita olona adala mamaka, nefa vetivety Indray dia tsy maintsy nanozona ny fonenany aho;
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.
4 Lavitra ny famonjena ny zanany Ka torotoro eo am-bavahady, nefa tsy manan-kamonjy;
Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
5 Ny vokatry ny taniny dia lanin’ ny noana, eny, alainy na dia voafefy tsilo aza; ary ny fandrika mitanatana vava hahazo ny fananany
Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.
6 Fa tsy mivoaka avy amin’ ny vovoka ny alahelo, ary tsy mitrebona avy amin’ ny tany ny fahoriana,
For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;
7 Nefa teraka ho amin’ ny fahoriana ny olombelona, dia tahaka ny fanidin’ ny kilalaon’ afo miakatra
But trouble is man's fate from birth, as the flames go up from the fire.
8 Fa raha toa ahy kosa dia hitady an’ Andriamanitra aho, ary Andriamanitra ihany no hotolorako ny teniko,
But as for me, I would make my prayer to God, and I would put my cause before him:
9 Dia Izay manao zava-dehibe tsy takatry ny saina sy zava-mahagaga tsy hita isa,
Who does great things outside our knowledge, wonders without number:
10 Dia Izay mampilatsaka ranonorana etỳ ambonin’ ny tany ary mampandeha rano eny amin’ ny saha,
Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:
11 Ka apetrany amin’ ny avo Izay ambany, ary asandrany ho amin’ ny fahafinaretana ny miory,
Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;
12 Dia Izay mahafoana ny hevitry ny fetsy, ka tsy hahefan’ ny tànany na inona na inona hahasoa ny tenany;
Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.
13 Ny fahafetsen’ ny hendry ihany no entiny misambotra azy, ary ny saina ataon’ ny mpiolakolaka dia rava;
He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
14 Na dia amin’ ny antoandro aza dia tafatsarapaka ao amin’ ny maizina ireny ka miraparapa amin’ ny mitataovovonana tahaka ny amin’ ny alina;
In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.
15 Fa vonjeny kosa ny malahelo tsy ho voan’ ny sabatry ny vavany; Eny, vonjeny tsy ho azon’ ny tanan’ ny mahery izy.
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
16 Dia misy fanantenana ho an’ ny reraka; fa ny faharatsiana kosa mihombom-bava
So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
17 Indro, sambatra ny zanak’ olombelona izay anarin’ Andriamanitra, koa aza atao ho zavatra kely ny famaizan’ ny Tsitoha;
Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.
18 Fa sady mandratra Izy no mamehy; Manorotoro Izy, ary ny tànany ihany no manasitrana.
For after his punishment he gives comfort, and after wounding, his hands make you well.
19 Amin’ ny fahoriana enina dia hamonjy anao Izy; Eny, amin’ ny fito aza dia tsy hisy loza hihatra aminao.
He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
20 Raha avy ny mosary, dia hiaro anao amin’ ny fahafatesana Izy; Ary raha avy ny ady, dia hiaro anao tsy ho voan’ ny sabatra Izy;
When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
21 Hampiereny tsy ho voan’ ny kapo-bava ianao, ary tsy hatahotra, raha avy ny fandringanana;
He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.
22 Ny fandringanana sy ny mosary dia hihomehezanao; ary tsy hatahoranao ny bibi-dia;
You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth.
23 Fa vita fanekena amin’ ny vato any an-tsaha aza ianao; Ary ny bibi-dia hihavana aminao;
For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
24 Ary ho hitanao fa ny fiadanana no lainao; Ary raha mizaha ny kijanao ianao, dia ho hitanao fa tsy misy very ny ao;
And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.
25 Ary ho hitanao koa fa maro ny zanakao, ary ny terakao ho tahaka ny ahitra amin’ ny tany;
You will be certain that your seed will be great, and your offspring like the plants of the earth.
26 Haharitra ianao ambara-piditrao any am-pasana, raha mbola henjana, dia tahaka ny amboaram-bary akarina amin’ ny fotoana.
You will come to your last resting-place in full strength, as the grain is taken up to the crushing-floor in its time.
27 Izany ary no izy, fa efa nandinika azy izahay; Hevero ary izany, ka fantaro tsara.
See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.
