ईयोब 29
Job spoke again,
2 २ “अहो, काही महिन्यांपूर्वी मी जसा होतो तसा असतो तर, किती बरे झाले असते तेव्हा देव माझी काळजी घेत होता,
“I wish/desire that I could be like I was previously, during the years when God took care of me.
During those years, [it was as though] God’s lamp [MET] shone on me and gave me light while I walked in the darkness.
4 ४ अहो, माझ्या चागल्या फलदायी दिवसाची मी आशा करतो. त्या दिवसात माझ्यावर देवाचे मित्रत्वाचे कृपाछत्र होते.
At that time I was young and strong, and because God was my friend, [he protected] [PRS] my tent.
Almighty [God] was with me during those years when all my children were around me.
6 ६ त्या दिवसात माझे आयुष्य अतिशय चांगले होते. मी माझे पाय मलईत धूत असे. माझ्याकडे उत्तम प्रकारची पुष्कळ तेल होते.
[My herds] provided me with plenty of milk, and streams of oil flowed from the rock where my olives were pressed.
“Whenever I went to [the place where the elders gathered at] the city gate, I sat down with them,
8 ८ सगळे लोक मला मान देत. मला येताना बघून तरुण माझ्या वाटेतून बाजूला होत आणि वृध्द उठून उभे राहत. मला आदर देण्यासाठी ते उठून उभे राहत असत.
and when the young men saw me, they stepped aside [respectfully], and the old men [also] stood [respectfully].
The leaders of the people stopped talking [DOU],
10 १० सरदार मनुष्य सुध्दा बोलताना त्यांचा आवाज लहान करीत. होय, तेव्हा त्यांची जीभ टाळूला चिकटण्यासारखी वाटे.
and even the most important men became quiet and ceased talking [MTY] [in order to hear me speak to them].
11 ११ लोक माझ्या बोलण्याकडे लक्ष देत. आणि माझ्याबद्दल चांगले बोलत असत. मला भेटणारा प्रत्येकजण माझी स्तुती करी.
When they [SYN] all heard [what I told them], they said good things about me. When they [SYN] saw me (OR, what I had done), they commended me,
12 १२ का? कारण जेव्हा एखादा गरीब मदतीची याचना करायचा तेव्हा मी त्यास मदत करीत असे आणि पोरक्या मुलाकडे लक्ष द्यायला कोणी नसले तर मी त्यास मदत करीत असे.
because I had helped the poor people when they cried out for help and I aided/helped orphans who had no one else to help them.
Those who were suffering and about to die praised [PRS] me, and I caused widows [SYN] to sing joyfully, [because of my helping them].
14 १४ सत्याने जगणे म्हणजे जणू माझे वस्त्र होते. माझे योग्य वागणे म्हणजे माझा अंगरखा आणि डोक्यावरची पगडी होती.
I always acted justly; my continually doing that was like [MET] a robe that I wore and a turban [that was wrapped around my head].
15 १५ मी आंधळ्यांची दृष्टी होतो. त्यांना जिथे जायचे असेल तिथे मी घेऊन जात असे. मी अपंगांचे पाय होतो त्यांना हवे तिथे मी उचलून घेऊन जात असे.
[It was as though] [MET] I was eyes for blind people and feet for people who were lame.
16 १६ गरीब लोकांस मी वडिलांसारखा वाटत असे. मला माहीत नसलेल्या लोकांसदेखील मी मदत करीत असे. मी कोर्टात न्याय मिळवून देण्यासाठी त्यांना मदत करीत असे.
I was [like] [MET] a father to poor people, and in courts I defended those who were strangers.
My causing wicked people [to be unable to continue oppressing others was like] [MET] breaking the fangs [of fierce wild animals] and forcing them to drop from their teeth/mouths the animals that they had caught/seized.
“At that time I thought, ‘Surely I will live securely, until I am very old [SIM], and I will die at home [with my family].’
19 १९ मी खूप पाणी शोषून घेऊ शकणारी मुळे असलेल्या व ज्याच्या फांद्या दवाने ओल्या झालेल्या आहेत अशा झाडासारखा असेन, असे मला वाटत असे.
I was [like a tree] [MET] whose roots reach down into the water and whose branches become wet with dew each night.
20 २० माझ्याठायी असलेला माझा सन्मान नेहमी टवटवीत आहे, आणि माझ्या शक्तीचे धनुष्य माझ्या हातात नवे केले जात आहे.
People always honored me, and I was always [strong like] [MET] a new bow.
“When I spoke, people waited to hear [what I would say] and remained silent until I advised them [what they should do].
22 २२ मी माझे बोलणे संपवल्यानंतर ऐकणाऱ्यांना आणखी काही बोलायचे नसे. माझे शब्द त्यांच्या कानावर हळूवारपणे पडत.
After I finished speaking, they did not say any more; [it was as though] [MET] my words fell on their ears [like refreshing drops of rain].
23 २३ पावसाची वाट पाहिल्यासारखी ते माझ्या बोलण्याची वाट पाहात. वसंतातल्या पावसासारखे ते माझे शब्द पिऊन टाकत.
They waited for me [to speak] like they wait for rain; they [appreciated what I said] like [MET] [farmers appreciate] the final rain in the spring [before the dry season].
24 २४ काही लोकांनी आशा सोडून दिली होती. परंतु मी त्यांच्याबरोबर हसलो. माझ्या हास्याने त्याना बरे वाटले.
When they were discouraged, I smiled at them [to encourage them]; they became encouraged when they saw that I approved of them.
25 २५ मी त्यांचा प्रमुख असूनही त्यांच्याबरोबर राहण्याचे ठरवले. आपल्या सैन्याबरोबर तळ ठोकून बसलेल्या राजासारखा दु: खी असलेल्यांचे सांत्वन करणाऱ्या राजासारखा मी होतो.”
I was their leader, and I decided what things [would be good for them to do]; I was among them like [SIM] a king who is among his troops; I was like someone who comforts [others] who are mourning.”
