Iyyoob 31

1 “Ani ija koo wajjin kakuu galeera; yoos ani akkamiin hawwiidhaan gara durbaa ilaala ree?

I vowed to myself never to look with desire at young women.

2 Carraan namni Waaqa samii biraa qabu, dhaalli inni Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu irraa argatu maali?

What should people expect to receive from God? What reward should the Almighty on high give them?

3 Hamootaaf badiisa, warra jalʼina hojjetaniif immoo dhaʼicha mitii?

Isn't it disaster for the wicked and destruction for those who do wrong?

4 Inni karaa koo hin arguu? Tarkaanfii koo hundas hin lakkaaʼuu?

Doesn't God see everything I do—even count every step I take?

5 “Yoo ani karaa sobaa irra deemee yookaan miilli koo gara gowwoomsaatti ariifatee jiraate,

Have I lived a deceitful life? Have I been eager to tell lies?

6 Waaqni madaalii dhugaatiin na haa madaalu; akka ani hirʼina hin qabne illee haa beeku;

No! Let God weigh me on the scales of his justice and let him discover my integrity.

7 yoo tarkaanfiin koo karaa irraa goree, garaan koo waan iji koo argu duukaa buʼee jiraate yookaan yoo harki koo xuraaʼee jiraate,

If I have wandered from God's way, if I have let what I see become my desires, if there's any stain of sin on my hands,

8 waan ani facaafadhe namni biraa haa nyaatu; midhaan koos haa buqqifamu.

then let someone else eat what I have sown, and all that I have grown be uprooted.

9 “Yoo garaan koo dubartiidhaan gowwoomfamee jiraate, yookaan yoo ani balbala ollaa koo jalatti riphee eeggadhe,

If a woman has seduced me, or if I have looked for an opportunity to sleep with my neighbor's wife,

10 niitiin koo midhaan nama biraa haa daaktu; namoonni biraas ishee wajjin haa ciisan.

then let my wife serve another, let other men sleep with her.

11 Kun hammina; kan abbaa murtiitiinis adabamuu qabuu dha.

For that would be wicked, a sin deserving punishment,

12 Kun ibidda hamma Barbadeessutti waa gubuu dha; midhaan ani qabu hundas gubee balleessa ture.

for this sin is like a fire that leads to destruction, destroying everything I have.

13 “Yoo ani yeroo isaan na himatanitti, tajaajiltoota koo dhiiraa fi dubartii murtii qajeelaa dhowwadhee jiraadhe,

If I had refused to listen to my menservants or maidservants when they brought their complaints to me,

14 yeroo Waaqni kaʼutti ani maalan godha? Yoo inni na gaafates ani maalan deebisa?

what would I do when God came to judge me? How would I reply if he investigated me?

15 Isuma gadameessa keessatti na uume sanatu isaan uume mitii? Kan hunda keenya gadameessa keessatti tolches isuma mitii?

Didn't the same God make all of us?

16 “Yoo ani waan hiyyeessaaf barbaachisu dhowwadhee jiraadhe, yookaan yoo ani akka iji haadha hiyyeessaa dadhabu godhee jiraadhe,

Have I refused to give the poor what they needed, or caused widows to despair?

17 yoo ani buddeena koo utuu ilma abbaa hin qabneef hin qoodin kophaa koo nyaadhee jiraadhe,

Have I even eaten just a piece of bread by myself? Haven't I always shared my food with orphans?

18 ani garuu dargaggummaa kootii jalqabee akkuma abbaattin isa guddise; dhaloota kootii jalqabees haadha hiyyeessaa karaa argisiise.

From when I was young I was a father to orphans and took care of widows.

19 Ani yoon utuu namni tokko wayyaa dhabee akka malee miidhamuu, yookaan rakkataa uffata of irraa hin qabne tokko argee

If ever I saw someone needing clothes, the poor without anything to wear,

20 sababii ani rifeensa hoolota kootiin isa hoʼiseef, yoo garaan isaa na hin eebbisin,

they always thanked me for the wool clothing that kept them warm.

21 yoo ani mana murtiitti fudhatama qaba jedhee ijoollee abbaa hin qabnetti harka koo ol kaasee jiraadhe,

If I raised my hand to hit an orphan, confident that if it came to court the judges would be on my side,

22 irreen koo gatiittii koo irraa haa buqqaʼu; irreen koo buusaa isaatti haa cabu.

then let my shoulder be pulled from its joint, my arm wrenched out of its socket.

23 Ani sababiin dhaʼicha Waaqaa sodaadhee fi sababiin surraa isaa kabajeef waan akkanaa hojjechuu hin dandeenye.

Since I'm terrified of what punishment God may have in store for me, and because of his majesty, I could never do this.

24 “Yoo ani warqee abdadhee yookaan warqee qulqulluudhaan, ‘Ati irkoo koo ti’ jedhee jiraadhe,

Have I put my trust in gold, calling fine gold, ‘My security’?

25 yoo ani qabeenya koo guddaatti, milkaaʼina harki koo argatetti gammadee jiraadhe,

Have I delighted in being rich, happy at all my wealth I had gained?

26 yoo ani aduu iftu argee yookaan jiʼa miidhaginaan deemu ilaalee kabajee,

Have I looked at the sun shining so brilliantly or the moon moving in majesty across the sky

27 akkasiinis garaan koo dhoksaan gowwoomfamee afaan koo harka koo dhungatee jiraate,

and been tempted to secretly worship them by kissing my hand to them in devotion?

28 wanni kun cubbuu adabamuu qabuu dha; ani Waaqa samiitiif hin amanamne tureetii.

This too would be a sin deserving punishment for it would mean I had denied God above.

29 “Yoo ani badiisa diina kootiitti gammadee yookaan rakkina isa irra gaʼeef ililchee jiraadhe,

Have I ever been happy when disaster destroyed those who hated me, or celebrated when evil took them down?

30 ani jireenya isaa abaaruudhaan akka afaan koo cubbuu hojjetu hin eeyyamne.

I have never allowed my mouth to sin by putting a curse on someone's life.

31 Yoo namoonni mana koo jiraatan, takkumaa, ‘Eenyutu buddeena mana Iyyoob nyaatee hin quufin?’ hin jedhin,

Haven't my family asked, ‘Is there anyone who has not eaten as much as they wanted of his food?’

32 sababii manni koo karaa deemtuuf banaa tureef, keessummaan kam iyyuu ala hin bulu ture.

I have never let strangers sleep in the street; I have opened my doors to travelers.

33 Yoo ani akkuma namoonni godhan sana balleessaa koo garaatti qabadhee cubbuu koos dhokfadhee jiraadhe,

Have I concealed my sins from others, hiding my wrongdoing deep inside me?

34 ani waldaa guddaa sodaadhee yookaan tuffiin gosaa na naasisee, calʼisee gad baʼuu dhiiseeraa?

Was I afraid of what everybody else would think, scared of the contempt families would show me, so that I kept quiet and didn't go outside?

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.

Why won't anyone listen to what I'm saying! I'm signing my name to endorse everything I've said. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write down what he is charging me with.

36 Dhugumaan ani gatiittii koo irratti waan kana nan baadha; akka gonfoottis mataa irra nan kaaʼadhan ture.

I would hold them up high; I would wear them on my head like a crown.

37 Tokkoo tokkoo tarkaanfii koo isatti nan hima; akkuma ilma mootiittis isatti nan dhiʼaadhan ture.

I would explain to him everything I'd done; I would hold my head high before him.

38 “Yoo lafti koo natti iyyitee boʼoon ishee hundinuu imimmaaniin jiidhe,

If my land has cried out against me; if her furrows have wept over me;

39 yoo ani kaffaltii malee midhaan ishee nyaadhe, yookaan akka hojjettoonni isaa lubbuu isaanii dhaban godhee jiraadhe,

if I have taken its crops without payment or if I have caused harm to the farmers;

40 qooda qamadii qoraattiin, qooda garbuus aramaan itti haa biqilu.” Dubbiin Iyyoob xumurame.

then let thorns grow instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.