Iyyoob 17
1 Hafuurri koo dadhabeera; barri koo gabaabbateera; awwaallis naa qopheeffameera.
My spirit will be wasted, my days will be shortened, and only the grave will be left for me.
2 Dhugumaan qoostonni na marsaniiru; iji koos hojii isaanii isa hamaa sana hubatee ilaala.
I have not sinned, yet my eye remains in bitterness.
3 “Yaa Waaqi, qabsiisa naa taʼi; si malee eenyutu wabii naa taʼa?
Free me, O Lord, and set me beside you, and let the hand of anyone you wish fight against me.
4 Akka isaan waa hin hubanneef ati sammuu isaanii cufteerta; kanaafuu ati akka isaan moʼatan hin gootu.
You have set their heart far from discipline; therefore, they will not be praised.
5 Yoo namni tokko faayidaa argachuuf michuu isaa maqaa balleesse, iji ijoollee isaa ni jaama.
He promises prey to his companions, but the eyes of his sons will grow faint.
6 “Waaqni nama hunda biratti nama kolfaa, nama namni fuula isaatti tufu na godheera.
He has posted me like a proverb to the people, and I am an example in their presence.
7 Iji koo sababii gaddaatiif arguu dhabe; dhagni koo guutuunis akkuma gaaddidduu ti.
My eyesight has been clouded by indignation, and my limbs have been reduced, as if to nothing.
8 Qajeeltonni waan kanaan ni rifatu; namni balleessaa hin qabnes warra Waaqatti hin bulle irratti kaʼa.
The just will be astounded over this, and the innocent will be stirred up against the hypocrite.
9 Qajeelaan garuu karaa isaatti cima; warri harki isaanii qulqulluu taʼes jabaachaa deemu.
And the just will cling to his way, and clean hands will increase strength.
10 “Hundi keessan garuu mee deebiʼaa yaalaa! Ani isin keessaa nama ogeessa tokko illee hin argadhu.
Therefore, be converted, all of you, and approach, for I do not find in you any wisdom.
11 Barri koo darbeera; karoorri koo fashalaaʼeera; hawwiin garaa koos akkasuma taʼeera.
My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart.
12 Namoonni kunneen halkan guyyaatti geeddaraniiru; utuma dukkana arganuus, ‘Ifni dhiʼaateera’ jedhu.
They have turned night into day, and I hope for light again after the darkness.
13 Yoo manni ani abdadhu awwaala qofa taʼe, yoo ani dukkana keessatti siree koo afadhe, (Sheol h7585)
If I should wait, the underworld is my house, and in darkness I have spread out my bed. (Sheol h7585)
14 yoo ani boolla qileetiin, ‘Ati abbaa koo ti;’ raammoodhaan immoo, ‘Ati haadha koo ti;’ yookaan ‘Obboleettii koo ti’ jedhe,
I have said to decay and to worms: “You are my father, my mother, and my sister.”
15 egaa abdiin koo eessa jira? Eenyutus abdii tokko illee naa arga?
Therefore, where is my expectation now, and who is it that considers my patience?
