Iyyoob 17
1 Hafuurri koo dadhabeera; barri koo gabaabbateera; awwaallis naa qopheeffameera.
My breath is exhausted; My days are at an end; The grave is ready for me.
2 Dhugumaan qoostonni na marsaniiru; iji koos hojii isaanii isa hamaa sana hubatee ilaala.
Are not revilers before me? And doth not my eye dwell upon their provocations?
3 “Yaa Waaqi, qabsiisa naa taʼi; si malee eenyutu wabii naa taʼa?
Give a pledge, I pray thee; be thou a surety for me with thee; Who is he that will strike hands with me?
4 Akka isaan waa hin hubanneef ati sammuu isaanii cufteerta; kanaafuu ati akka isaan moʼatan hin gootu.
Behold, thou hast blinded their understanding; Therefore thou wilt not suffer them to prevail.
5 Yoo namni tokko faayidaa argachuuf michuu isaa maqaa balleesse, iji ijoollee isaa ni jaama.
He who delivereth up his friends as a prey, —The eyes of his children shall fail.
6 “Waaqni nama hunda biratti nama kolfaa, nama namni fuula isaatti tufu na godheera.
He made me the by-word of the people; Yea, I have become their abhorrence.
7 Iji koo sababii gaddaatiif arguu dhabe; dhagni koo guutuunis akkuma gaaddidduu ti.
My eye therefore is dim with sorrow, And all my limbs are as a shadow.
8 Qajeeltonni waan kanaan ni rifatu; namni balleessaa hin qabnes warra Waaqatti hin bulle irratti kaʼa.
Upright men will be astonished at this, And the innocent will rouse themselves against the wicked.
9 Qajeelaan garuu karaa isaatti cima; warri harki isaanii qulqulluu taʼes jabaachaa deemu.
The righteous will also hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands will gather strength.
10 “Hundi keessan garuu mee deebiʼaa yaalaa! Ani isin keessaa nama ogeessa tokko illee hin argadhu.
But as for you all, return, I pray! I find not yet among you one wise man.
11 Barri koo darbeera; karoorri koo fashalaaʼeera; hawwiin garaa koos akkasuma taʼeera.
My days are at an end; My plans are broken off; Even the treasures of my heart.
12 Namoonni kunneen halkan guyyaatti geeddaraniiru; utuma dukkana arganuus, ‘Ifni dhiʼaateera’ jedhu.
Night hath become day to me; The light bordereth on darkness.
13 Yoo manni ani abdadhu awwaala qofa taʼe, yoo ani dukkana keessatti siree koo afadhe, (Sheol h7585)
Yea, I look to the grave as my home; I have made my bed in darkness. (Sheol h7585)
14 yoo ani boolla qileetiin, ‘Ati abbaa koo ti;’ raammoodhaan immoo, ‘Ati haadha koo ti;’ yookaan ‘Obboleettii koo ti’ jedhe,
I say to the pit, Thou art my father! And to the worm, My mother! and, My sister!
15 egaa abdiin koo eessa jira? Eenyutus abdii tokko illee naa arga?
Where then is my hope? Yea, my hope, who shall see it?
