Iyyoob 11
1 Zoofaari Naaʼimaatichi akkana jedhee deebise:
Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 “Dubbiiwwan kunneen hundi deebii argachuu hin qabanii? Dubbii baayʼisuun qajeelaa nama godhaa?
Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
3 Of jajuun kee afaan nama qabachiisaa? Yommuu ati qoostu namni si ifatu hin jiruu?
Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?
4 Ati Waaqaan, ‘Barsiisni koo qulqulluu dha; ani fuula kee duratti hirʼina hin qabu’ jetta.
For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.
5 Maaloo utuu Waaqni sitti dubbatee, utuu afaan isaas sitti saaqqatee
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
6 icciitii ogummaa siif ibsee ani akkamin hawwa! Ogummaan dhugaan bifa lama qabaatii. Kanaafuu Waaqni cubbuu kee muraasa akka siif irraanfate beeki.
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
7 “Icciitii Waaqaa qorattee bira gaʼuu yookaan yaada Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼuu qorattee bira gaʼuu dandeessaa?
Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
8 Isaan samiiwwan caalaa ol fagaatu; ati maal gochuu dandeessa? Qilee awwaalaa caalaas gad fagaatu; ati maal beekuu dandeessa? (Sheol h7585)
He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Safarri isaa lafa caalaa dheerata; galaana caalaa balʼata.
The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 “Yoo inni dhufee mana hidhaatti si galche, yoo waldaa murtiis walitti qabe eenyutu isa dhowwuu dandaʼa?
If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
11 Dhugumaan inni sobdoota ni beeka; inni yommuu jalʼina argutti hin qalbeeffatuu?
For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?
12 Yoo harreen diidaa nama taʼee dhalate malee gowwaan ogeessa taʼuu hin dandaʼu.
A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.
13 “Taʼus yoo ati yaada kee gara isaatti deebiftee harka kees gara isaatti diriirsite,
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
14 cubbuu harka kee keessa jiru yoo of irraa fageessite, akka wanni hamaanis dunkaana kee keessa hin jiraanne yoo goote,
If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:
15 ati qaanii tokko malee fuula kee ol qabachuu dandeessa; sodaa tokko malees jabaattee dhaabatta.
Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
16 Ati dhugumaan rakkina kee ni irraanfatta; akkuma lolaa darbeettis ni lakkoofta.
Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
17 Jireenyi kee aduu saafaa caalaa ifa; dukkanni isaas akkuma barii ganamaa taʼa.
And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.
18 Waan abdiin jiruuf ati hin sodaattu; naannoo kee ni ilaalta; nagaadhaanis ni boqotta.
And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.
19 Ati ni rafta; namni tokko iyyuu si hin sodaachisu; namoonni baayʼeenis fuula kee barbaadu.
Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.
20 Iji hamootaa ni dadhaba; karaan ittiin baqatanis isaan jalaa bada; abdiin isaaniis duʼa qofa.”
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
