Joba 24
1 Tsy mikafitse amy El-Sadai o sa-o, Akore te tsy mahaoniñe o andro’eo o mahafohiñe azeo?
Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?
2 Ao ty mameve vorovoro: ie mitavañe naho mampibotseke lia-raike.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.
3 Roahe’ iareo añe ty borìkem-bode-rae, vaho rambese’ iereo ho tsoake ty vosi’ i vantotsey.
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
4 Ampisitahe’ iereo amy lalañey ty poie’e; mitrao-pietake o rarake an-tane atoio.
The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.
5 Hehe te hoe borìke-ly an-dratraratra añe ty irembea’ iareo mitsindroke; hera hamahan-kaneñe amo ana’eo ty fatrambey.
Like asses in the waste land they go out to their work, looking for food with care; from the waste land they get bread for their children.
6 Tatahe’ iereo ze haneñe an-kivok’ ao, vaho timpone’ iereo ty an-tanem-bahen-do-tserek’ ao.
They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.
7 Miboridañe t’ie mialeñe, tsy aman-tsaroñe, tsy amam-bodo amy hanintsiñey.
They take their rest at night without clothing, and have no cover in the cold.
8 Len-oram-bohitse iereo, vihineñe ty lamilamy amy t’ie tsy amam-pipalirañe.
They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and get into the cracks of the rock for cover.
9 Eo ty mitavam-bode-rae am-patroa vaho andrambesan-tsoak’ ty rarake.
The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
10 Ampandenàñe tsy aman-tsikiñe ty miboridañe, tavane’ iareo ty taho’ o salikoeñeo,
Others go about without clothing, and though they have no food, they get in the grain from the fields.
11 ie mamboatse menake an-kijoly ao; mandia am-piriritan-divay, f’ie maran-drano.
Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes.
12 Miñeoñeoñe an-drova ao ondatio, mikoiake ty fiai’ o fereo; f’ie tsy anesehan’ Añahare hagegeañe.
From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.
13 Mpiamo mpiola amo hazavàñeo, tsy fohi’ iareo o sata’eo, tsy imoneña’ iareo o lala’eo.
Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.
14 Mitroatse te mazava i mpañoho-dozay, hanjevoa’e o rarakeo naho o poie’eo, ie haleñe manao malaso.
He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.
15 Mandiñe mielizava ty masom-panao havambañe, hoe re: tsy honiñam-pihaino, mbore honohonoe’e ty tarehe’e.
And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;
16 Ie añ’ieñe ro mampigorabak’ anjomba, antoandro migabeñe ao: tsy fohi’ iereo ty hazavàñe.
In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.
17 Talinjom-piantantiritse ama’e ty maraindray: mahazats’ aze ty fampangebahebahan- kamoromoroñañe.
For the middle of the night is as morning to them, they are not troubled by the fear of the dark.
18 Vore mikafo an-drano eo iereo; fatra an-tane ty anjara’e, tsy itsileañe ty mb’an-tanem-bahe’e.
They go quickly on the face of the waters; their heritage is cursed in the earth; the steps of the crusher of grapes are not turned to their vine-garden.
19 Mamotseke ranom-panala ty tariñandroke naho ty hain-tane: Izay ka ty kibory amo manan-tahiñeo. (Sheol h7585)
Snow waters become dry with the heat: so do sinners go down into the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
20 Handikok’ aze i hoviñey; an-kaehake ty fihinanan’ oletse aze ampara’ te tsy tiahy ka: ie pozaheñe hoe hatae i lo-tserekey.
The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.
21 Joie’e i betsiterakey, tsy soa’e ty vantotse.
He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
22 Kozozote’e amañ-ozatse ty fanalolahy; mitroatse re le iatoa’ ia ty havelo’e.
But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.
23 Tolora’e fañarovañe, le iatoa’iareo; mbore jilove’e o lala’iareoo.
He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.
24 Onjoneñe betebeteke iereo, naho mifiotse añe; afotsake naho atontoñe ao manahake o ila’e iabio; vaho miheatse hoe t’ie lengom-boto-tsako.
For a short time they are lifted up; then they are gone; they are made low, they are pulled off like fruit, and like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25 Aa naho tsy Izay, ia ty hamente t’ie mavande hampikoake i entakoy?
And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?
