Iyyoob 31
1 “Ani ija koo wajjin kakuu galeera; yoos ani akkamiin hawwiidhaan gara durbaa ilaala ree?
A covenant, I solemnised for mine eyes, —How then could I gaze upon a virgin?
2 Carraan namni Waaqa samii biraa qabu, dhaalli inni Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu irraa argatu maali?
Or what would have been my portion of GOD from above? Or what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Hamootaaf badiisa, warra jalʼina hojjetaniif immoo dhaʼicha mitii?
Is there not calamity, for the perverse? and misfortune, for the workers of iniquity?
4 Inni karaa koo hin arguu? Tarkaanfii koo hundas hin lakkaaʼuu?
Would, he, not see my ways? and of all my steps, take account?
5 “Yoo ani karaa sobaa irra deemee yookaan miilli koo gara gowwoomsaatti ariifatee jiraate,
Verily I walked not in falsity, nor did my foot haste unto deceit: —
6 Waaqni madaalii dhugaatiin na haa madaalu; akka ani hirʼina hin qabne illee haa beeku;
Let him weigh me in balances of righteousness, —and let GOD take note of mine integrity!
7 yoo tarkaanfiin koo karaa irraa goree, garaan koo waan iji koo argu duukaa buʼee jiraate yookaan yoo harki koo xuraaʼee jiraate,
If my goings have swerved from the way, —and, after mine eyes, hath gone my heart, and, to my hands, hath adhered any stain,
8 waan ani facaafadhe namni biraa haa nyaatu; midhaan koos haa buqqifamu.
Let me sow but, another, eat. And let, what I have springing up, be uprooted!
9 “Yoo garaan koo dubartiidhaan gowwoomfamee jiraate, yookaan yoo ani balbala ollaa koo jalatti riphee eeggadhe,
If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman, or, by the door of my neighbour, I have lien in wait,
10 niitiin koo midhaan nama biraa haa daaktu; namoonni biraas ishee wajjin haa ciisan.
Let my wife, grind to another, and, over her, let others bend!
11 Kun hammina; kan abbaa murtiitiinis adabamuu qabuu dha.
Surely that had been a shameful thing! and that an iniquity for the judges!
12 Kun ibidda hamma Barbadeessutti waa gubuu dha; midhaan ani qabu hundas gubee balleessa ture.
Surely, a fire, had that been, which, unto destruction, would have consumed, and, of all mine increase, had it torn up the root.
13 “Yoo ani yeroo isaan na himatanitti, tajaajiltoota koo dhiiraa fi dubartii murtii qajeelaa dhowwadhee jiraadhe,
If I refused the right of my servant, or my handmaid, when they contended with me,
14 yeroo Waaqni kaʼutti ani maalan godha? Yoo inni na gaafates ani maalan deebisa?
What then could I have done when GOD rose up? And, when he visited, what could I have answered him?
15 Isuma gadameessa keessatti na uume sanatu isaan uume mitii? Kan hunda keenya gadameessa keessatti tolches isuma mitii?
Did not he who, in the womb, made me, make him? And is not he who formed us in the body one?
16 “Yoo ani waan hiyyeessaaf barbaachisu dhowwadhee jiraadhe, yookaan yoo ani akka iji haadha hiyyeessaa dadhabu godhee jiraadhe,
If I withheld—from pleasure—the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
17 yoo ani buddeena koo utuu ilma abbaa hin qabneef hin qoodin kophaa koo nyaadhee jiraadhe,
Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;
18 ani garuu dargaggummaa kootii jalqabee akkuma abbaattin isa guddise; dhaloota kootii jalqabees haadha hiyyeessaa karaa argisiise.
Surely, from my youth, he grew up to me, as to a father, and, from my birth, I acted as guide to her:
19 Ani yoon utuu namni tokko wayyaa dhabee akka malee miidhamuu, yookaan rakkataa uffata of irraa hin qabne tokko argee
If I saw one perishing for lack of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
20 sababii ani rifeensa hoolota kootiin isa hoʼiseef, yoo garaan isaa na hin eebbisin,
If his loins did not bless me, or if, with the fleece of my lambs, he did not warm himself;
21 yoo ani mana murtiitti fudhatama qaba jedhee ijoollee abbaa hin qabnetti harka koo ol kaasee jiraadhe,
If I shook—against the fatherless—my hand, when I saw, in the gate, his need of my help,
22 irreen koo gatiittii koo irraa haa buqqaʼu; irreen koo buusaa isaatti haa cabu.
Let, my shoulder, from the shoulder-blade, fall, and, my arm, from the upper bone, be broken;
23 Ani sababiin dhaʼicha Waaqaa sodaadhee fi sababiin surraa isaa kabajeef waan akkanaa hojjechuu hin dandeenye.
For, a dread unto me, was calamity from GOD, and, from his majesty, I could not escape.
24 “Yoo ani warqee abdadhee yookaan warqee qulqulluudhaan, ‘Ati irkoo koo ti’ jedhee jiraadhe,
If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!
25 yoo ani qabeenya koo guddaatti, milkaaʼina harki koo argatetti gammadee jiraadhe,
If I rejoiced because great was my substance, and, an abundance, my hand had discovered;
26 yoo ani aduu iftu argee yookaan jiʼa miidhaginaan deemu ilaalee kabajee,
If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;
27 akkasiinis garaan koo dhoksaan gowwoomfamee afaan koo harka koo dhungatee jiraate,
And befooled secretly was my heart, so that my hand kissed my mouth,
28 wanni kun cubbuu adabamuu qabuu dha; ani Waaqa samiitiif hin amanamne tureetii.
That too, had been a judicial iniquity, For I should have been false to GOD, above.
29 “Yoo ani badiisa diina kootiitti gammadee yookaan rakkina isa irra gaʼeef ililchee jiraadhe,
If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him; —
30 ani jireenya isaa abaaruudhaan akka afaan koo cubbuu hojjetu hin eeyyamne.
Neither did I suffer my palate to sin, by asking, with a curse, for his life:
31 Yoo namoonni mana koo jiraatan, takkumaa, ‘Eenyutu buddeena mana Iyyoob nyaatee hin quufin?’ hin jedhin,
If the men of my household have not said, Oh for some of his flesh—we cannot get filled,
32 sababii manni koo karaa deemtuuf banaa tureef, keessummaan kam iyyuu ala hin bulu ture.
Outside, the sojourner lodged not for the night, My doors—to the wayfarer, I threw open.
33 Yoo ani akkuma namoonni godhan sana balleessaa koo garaatti qabadhee cubbuu koos dhokfadhee jiraadhe,
If I covered, like Adam, my transgressions, by hiding in my bosom mine iniquity,
34 ani waldaa guddaa sodaadhee yookaan tuffiin gosaa na naasisee, calʼisee gad baʼuu dhiiseeraa?
Then let me be made to tremble at a great throng, yea let, the contempt of families, terrify me, so that, keeping silence, I shall not go 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.
Oh that I had one to hear me, Lo! my crossmark, May, the Almighty, answer me! And would that, a book, mine opponent had written!
36 Dhugumaan ani gatiittii koo irratti waan kana nan baadha; akka gonfoottis mataa irra nan kaaʼadhan ture.
Oh! would I not, upon my shoulder, lift it, or bind it as a crown upon me;
37 Tokkoo tokkoo tarkaanfii koo isatti nan hima; akkuma ilma mootiittis isatti nan dhiʼaadhan ture.
The number of my footsteps, I would declare to him, Like a noble, would I draw near to him.
38 “Yoo lafti koo natti iyyitee boʼoon ishee hundinuu imimmaaniin jiidhe,
If, against me, my ground used to cry out, and, together, my ridges did weep;
39 yoo ani kaffaltii malee midhaan ishee nyaadhe, yookaan akka hojjettoonni isaa lubbuu isaanii dhaban godhee jiraadhe,
If, the strength thereof, I used to eat, without payment, and, the soul of the holders thereof, I made groan;
40 qooda qamadii qoraattiin, qooda garbuus aramaan itti haa biqilu.” Dubbiin Iyyoob xumurame.
Instead of wheat, let there come forth bramble, and, instead of barley, a bad-smelling weed! Ended are the words of Job.
