Iyyoob 31
1 “Ani ija koo wajjin kakuu galeera; yoos ani akkamiin hawwiidhaan gara durbaa ilaala ree?
I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.
2 Carraan namni Waaqa samii biraa qabu, dhaalli inni Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu irraa argatu maali?
For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high?
3 Hamootaaf badiisa, warra jalʼina hojjetaniif immoo dhaʼicha mitii?
Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity?
4 Inni karaa koo hin arguu? Tarkaanfii koo hundas hin lakkaaʼuu?
Doth not he consider my ways, and number all my steps?
5 “Yoo ani karaa sobaa irra deemee yookaan miilli koo gara gowwoomsaatti ariifatee jiraate,
If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit:
6 Waaqni madaalii dhugaatiin na haa madaalu; akka ani hirʼina hin qabne illee haa beeku;
Let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.
7 yoo tarkaanfiin koo karaa irraa goree, garaan koo waan iji koo argu duukaa buʼee jiraate yookaan yoo harki koo xuraaʼee jiraate,
If my step hath turned out of the way, and if my heart hath followed my eyes, and if a spot hath cleaved to my hands:
8 waan ani facaafadhe namni biraa haa nyaatu; midhaan koos haa buqqifamu.
Then let me sow and let another eat: and let my offspring be rooted out.
9 “Yoo garaan koo dubartiidhaan gowwoomfamee jiraate, yookaan yoo ani balbala ollaa koo jalatti riphee eeggadhe,
If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend’s door:
10 niitiin koo midhaan nama biraa haa daaktu; namoonni biraas ishee wajjin haa ciisan.
Let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie with her.
11 Kun hammina; kan abbaa murtiitiinis adabamuu qabuu dha.
For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.
12 Kun ibidda hamma Barbadeessutti waa gubuu dha; midhaan ani qabu hundas gubee balleessa ture.
It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring.
13 “Yoo ani yeroo isaan na himatanitti, tajaajiltoota koo dhiiraa fi dubartii murtii qajeelaa dhowwadhee jiraadhe,
If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me:
14 yeroo Waaqni kaʼutti ani maalan godha? Yoo inni na gaafates ani maalan deebisa?
For what shall I do when God shall rise to judge? and when he shall examine, what shall I answer him?
15 Isuma gadameessa keessatti na uume sanatu isaan uume mitii? Kan hunda keenya gadameessa keessatti tolches isuma mitii?
Did not he that made me in the womb make him also: and did not one and the same form me in the womb?
16 “Yoo ani waan hiyyeessaaf barbaachisu dhowwadhee jiraadhe, yookaan yoo ani akka iji haadha hiyyeessaa dadhabu godhee jiraadhe,
If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:
17 yoo ani buddeena koo utuu ilma abbaa hin qabneef hin qoodin kophaa koo nyaadhee jiraadhe,
If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof:
18 ani garuu dargaggummaa kootii jalqabee akkuma abbaattin isa guddise; dhaloota kootii jalqabees haadha hiyyeessaa karaa argisiise.
(For from my infancy mercy grew up with me: and it came out with me from my mother’s womb: )
19 Ani yoon utuu namni tokko wayyaa dhabee akka malee miidhamuu, yookaan rakkataa uffata of irraa hin qabne tokko argee
If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering:
20 sababii ani rifeensa hoolota kootiin isa hoʼiseef, yoo garaan isaa na hin eebbisin,
If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:
21 yoo ani mana murtiitti fudhatama qaba jedhee ijoollee abbaa hin qabnetti harka koo ol kaasee jiraadhe,
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:
22 irreen koo gatiittii koo irraa haa buqqaʼu; irreen koo buusaa isaatti haa cabu.
Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.
23 Ani sababiin dhaʼicha Waaqaa sodaadhee fi sababiin surraa isaa kabajeef waan akkanaa hojjechuu hin dandeenye.
For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was not able to bear.
24 “Yoo ani warqee abdadhee yookaan warqee qulqulluudhaan, ‘Ati irkoo koo ti’ jedhee jiraadhe,
If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence:
25 yoo ani qabeenya koo guddaatti, milkaaʼina harki koo argatetti gammadee jiraadhe,
If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much.
26 yoo ani aduu iftu argee yookaan jiʼa miidhaginaan deemu ilaalee kabajee,
If I beheld the sun when it shined, and the moon going in brightness:
27 akkasiinis garaan koo dhoksaan gowwoomfamee afaan koo harka koo dhungatee jiraate,
And my heart in secret hath rejoiced, and I have kissed my hand with my mouth:
28 wanni kun cubbuu adabamuu qabuu dha; ani Waaqa samiitiif hin amanamne tureetii.
Which is a very great iniquity, and a denial against the most high God.
29 “Yoo ani badiisa diina kootiitti gammadee yookaan rakkina isa irra gaʼeef ililchee jiraadhe,
If I have been glad at the downfall of him that hated me, and have rejoiced that evil had found him.
30 ani jireenya isaa abaaruudhaan akka afaan koo cubbuu hojjetu hin eeyyamne.
For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.
31 Yoo namoonni mana koo jiraatan, takkumaa, ‘Eenyutu buddeena mana Iyyoob nyaatee hin quufin?’ hin jedhin,
If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?
32 sababii manni koo karaa deemtuuf banaa tureef, keessummaan kam iyyuu ala hin bulu ture.
The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.
33 Yoo ani akkuma namoonni godhan sana balleessaa koo garaatti qabadhee cubbuu koos dhokfadhee jiraadhe,
If as a man I have hid my sin, and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom.
34 ani waldaa guddaa sodaadhee yookaan tuffiin gosaa na naasisee, calʼisee gad baʼuu dhiiseeraa?
If I have been afraid at a very great multitude, and the contempt of kinsmen hath terrified me: and I have not rather held my peace, and not gone out of the door.
35 “Maaloo ani utuu nama na dhagaʼu argadhee! Ani mallattoo falmii koo nan mallatteessa; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu deebii naaf haa kennu; himataan koo dubbii isaa barreeffamaan haa dhiʼeeffatu.
Who would grant me a hearer, that the Almighty may hear my desire; and that he himself that judgeth would write a book,
36 Dhugumaan ani gatiittii koo irratti waan kana nan baadha; akka gonfoottis mataa irra nan kaaʼadhan ture.
That I may carry it on my shoulder, and put it about me as a crown?
37 Tokkoo tokkoo tarkaanfii koo isatti nan hima; akkuma ilma mootiittis isatti nan dhiʼaadhan ture.
At every step of mine I would pronounce it, and offer it as to a prince.
38 “Yoo lafti koo natti iyyitee boʼoon ishee hundinuu imimmaaniin jiidhe,
If my land cry against me, and with it the furrows thereof mourn:
39 yoo ani kaffaltii malee midhaan ishee nyaadhe, yookaan akka hojjettoonni isaa lubbuu isaanii dhaban godhee jiraadhe,
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have afflicted the soul of the tillers thereof:
40 qooda qamadii qoraattiin, qooda garbuus aramaan itti haa biqilu.” Dubbiin Iyyoob xumurame.
Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley.
