Joba 8

1 Dia namaly Bildada Sohita ka nanao hoe:

Then Bildad, from [the] Shuah [area], spoke to Job. He said,

2 Mandra-pahoviana no hiteny toy izany ianao, ka ho rivotra mahery ny teny aloaky ny vavanao?

“Job, how much longer will you talk like this? What you say is [only] hot air.

3 Andriamanitra va hamadika ny fitsarana, na ny Tsitoha hamadika ny rariny?

Almighty God certainly never does [RHQ] what is unfair/unjust. He always does [LIT] what is right/fair.

4 Raha nanota taminy ny zanakao, dia efa nampanodiaviny azy ny fahadisoany.

So, it is evident that your children have sinned against him, therefore he has caused them to be punished for evil things that they have done.

5 Fa raha ianao kosa mandroso mitady an’ Andriamanitra ka mifona amin’ ny Tsitoha.

But, if you will [now] earnestly request [DOU] Almighty [God] to help you,

6 Ary raha madio sy mahitsy ianao, dia hifoha hamonjy anao tokoa Izy ary hampiadana indray ny fonenan’ ny fahamarinanao,

and if you are pure and honest/righteous, he will surely do something good for you and reward you by giving your family back to you and enabling you to prosper.

7 Ka na dia kely aza no niandohanao, dia ho lehibe indrindra no hiafaranao.

And even though you [think that you] were not very prosperous/wealthy before, during the last part of your life you will become very wealthy.

8 Fa masìna ianao, anontanio ange ny ntaolo, ka fantaro ny hevitra hitan’ ny razany

“I request you to think about what happened long ago and consider what our ancestors found out.

9 (Fa vao omaly isika ka tsy mba mahalala, fa aloka ihany ny androntsika etỳ ambonin’ ny tany);

[It seems as though] we were born only yesterday and we know very little [HYP]; our time here on the earth [disappears quickly, like] a shadow [MET].

10 Tsy ireny va no hampianatra anao ka hilaza aminao ary hamoaka teny avy ao am-pony?

So, why do you not allow your ancestors to teach you and tell you something? Allow them to tell you from what they learned!

11 Haniry va ny zozoro, raha tsy eny amin’ ny fotaka? Hitrebona va ny harefo, raha tsy misy rano?

Papyrus can certainly not [RHQ] grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp; reeds certainly cannot [RHQ] flourish/grow where there is no water.

12 Mbola maitso izy sady tsy voajinja, kanefa malazo alohan’ ny zava-maitso rehetra.

[If they do not have enough water], while they are still blossoming, they wither more quickly than other plants wither.

13 Toy izany no lalan’ izay rehetra manadino an’ Andriamanitra; Ary ho very ny fanantenan’ ny mpihatsaravelatsihy,

Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those [reeds]; godless people stop confidently expecting [that good things will happen to them].

14 Fa ho maito ny fanantenany, eny, ho tranon-kala ny tokiny.

The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; things they trust [will help them] are [as fragile as] [MET] a spider’s web.

15 Miankina amin’ ny tranony izy, kanjo tsy maharitra iny; Mihazona azy mafy izy, kanjo tsy mahazaka azy iny.

If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not (endure/protect them) [LIT]; they cling to things [to be protected], but those things do not remain firm.

16 Mitsimoka tsara tandrifin’ ny masoandro izy, ary ny rantsany misandrahaka eo amin’ ny tanimboliny;

Godless people [are like plants] [MET] that are watered before the sun rises; their shoots spread all over the gardens.

17 Mifelipelika mifaniditra eo amin’ ny korontam-bato ny fakany ary mahazo any anelanelany;

The roots of those plants twist around piles of stones and cling tightly to rocks.

18 Kanjo nony fongorany hiala amin’ ny fitoerany izy, dia handà azy izany ka hanao hoe: Tsy mbola nahita anao akory aho.

But if those plants are pulled out, [it is as though] the place where they were planted says ‘They were never here!’ [And that is what happens to wicked people who do not heed what God says].

19 Indro, izany ihany no fifalian’ ny lalan-kalehany; ary hisy hafa indray mitrebona avy amin’ ny vovoka.

Truly, evil people [MET] are not joyful [IRO] for a long time; other people come and take their places.

20 Indro, Andriamanitra tsy hanary ny olona tsy manan-tsiny ary tsy hitantana ny mpanao ratsy;

:So, [I tell you, Job], God will not reject you if you are truly godly/righteous, but he does not help [IDM] evil people.

21 Mbola hofenoiny hehy ny vavanao sy hoby ny molotrao.

He will enable you [MTY] to continually laugh and to always shout [joyfully].

22 Izay mankahala anao hitafy henatra; Ary tsy hisy intsony ny lain’ ny ratsy fanahy.

But those who hate you will be very ashamed, and the homes of wicked people will disappear.”