Iyyoob 34
1 Eliihuun akkana jedhe:
Moreover, Elihu continued to speak:
2 “Yaa ogeeyyii, dubbii koo dhagaʼaa; beektonnis na dhaggeeffadhaa.
“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you who have knowledge.
3 Akkuma arrabni nyaata afaaniin qabu, gurris dubbii calalaatii.
For the ear tries words as the palate tastes food.
4 Waan qajeelaa taʼe ofii keenyaaf haa filannu; waan gaariis tokkummaadhaan haa barannu.
Let us choose for ourselves what is just: let us discover among ourselves what is good.
5 “Iyyoob akkana jedha; ‘Ani qajeelaa dha; Waaqni garuu murtii qajeelaa narraa fudhate.
For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my rights.
6 Ani utuman nama dhugaa taʼee jiruu, akka sobduuttin herregame; ani yakka qabaachuu baadhu illee xiyyi isaa madaa hin fayyineen na madeesseera.’
Regardless of my rights, I am considered to be a liar. My wound is incurable, although I am without sin.'
7 Namni akka bishaaniitti tuffii dhugu, kan akka Iyyoob eenyu?
What man is like Job, who drinks up mockery like water,
8 Inni warra hammina hojjetu wajjin walii gala; jalʼoota wajjinis tokkummaa qabaata.
who goes around in the company of those who do evil, and who walks with wicked men?
9 Inni, ‘Waaqa gammachiisuu yaaluun, namaaf faayidaa tokko iyyuu hin qabu’ jedhaatii.
For he has said, 'It is no use to a person to take pleasure in doing what God wants.'
10 “Kanaafuu isin yaa hubattoota, na dhagaʼaa. Waan hamaa hojjechuun Waaqa irraa, dogoggoruunis Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu irraa haa fagaatu.
So listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness; far be it from the Almighty that he should commit sin.
11 Inni namaaf akkuma hojii isaatti gatii ni kenna; waan karaa isaatiif malus itti fida.
For he pays back a person's work; he makes every man come upon the reward of his own ways.
12 Dhugumaan Waaqni hammina hin hojjetu; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu murtii qajeelaa hin jalʼisu.
Indeed, God does nothing wicked, nor does the Almighty ever pervert justice.
13 Eenyutu lafa irratti isa muude? Eenyutus addunyaa guutuu isatti kenne?
Who put him in charge over the earth? Who put the whole world under him?
14 Utuu inni hafuura isaa deebisee fudhatee, hafuura baafatu illee gara ofii isaatti deebifatee,
If he ever set his intentions only on himself, and if he ever gathered back to himself his spirit and his breath,
15 silaa sanyiin namaa hundi walumaan bada; namnis biyyootti deebiʼa ture.
then all flesh would perish together; mankind would return to dust again.
16 “Ati yoo hubannaa qabaatte waan kana dhagaʼi; waan ani jedhus dhaggeeffadhu.
If now you have understanding, listen to this; listen to the sound of my words.
17 Namni murtii qajeelaa jibbu bulchuu dandaʼaa? Atis isa qajeelaa fi humna qabeessa sanatti murtaa?
Can one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn God, who is righteous and mighty?
18 Kan moototaan, ‘Isin faayidaa hin qabdan;’ jedhee qondaaltotaanis, ‘Isin hamoo dha’ jedhu isa mitii?
God, who says to a king, 'You are vile,' or says to nobles, 'You are wicked'?
19 Inni ilmaan moototaatiif illee hin looguu; sooreyyii fi hiyyeeyyii wal hin caalchisu; hundi isaanii hojii harka isaatii.
God, who does not show favoritism to leaders and does not acknowledge rich people more than poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
20 Isaan halkan walakkaa tasa duʼu; namoonni hollatanii dhumu; jajjaboonnis utuma harki namaa isaan hin tuqin ni badu.
In a moment they will die; at midnight people will be shaken and will pass away; mighty people will be taken away, but not by human hands.
21 “Iji isaa karaa namootaa irra jira; inni tarkaanfii isaanii hunda ni arga.
For God's eyes are upon a person's ways; he sees all his steps.
22 Iddoon warri waan hamaa hojjetan itti dhokatan, dukkanni yookaan gaaddisni guddaan hin jiru.
There is no darkness, no thick gloom where the doers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 Akka inni murtiidhaaf fuula isaa duratti dhiʼaatuuf, Waaqni nama kam iyyuu hin beellamu.
For God does not need to examine a person further; there is no need for any person to go before him in judgment.
24 Inni gaaffii tokko malee namoota jajjaboo ni burkuteessa; warra biraa immoo iddoo isaanii ni kaaʼa.
He breaks mighty men into pieces for their ways that need no further investigation; he puts others in their places.
25 Inni sababii hojii isaanii beekuuf, halkan keessa isaan garagalcha; isaanis ni barbadaaʼu.
In this way he has knowledge of their deeds; he overthrows these people in the night; they are destroyed.
26 Sababii jalʼina isaaniitiifis inni iddoo namni hundi argutti isaan adaba;
In the open sight of others, he kills them for their wicked deeds like criminals
27 kunis waan isaan isa duukaa buʼuu irraa garagalanii karaa isaa hunda dhiisaniif.
because they turned away from following him and refused to acknowledge any of his ways.
28 Isaan akka inni iyya rakkattootaa dhagaʼuuf, akka iyyi hiyyeeyyii fuula isaa duratti dhagaʼamu godhaniiru.
In this way, they made the cry of poor people come to him; he heard the cry of afflicted people.
29 Yoo inni calʼise garuu, eenyutu isatti muruu dandaʼa? Yoo inni fuula isaa dhokfates eenyutu isa arguu dandaʼa? Taʼus inni namaa fi saba illee ni toʼata;
When he stays silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can perceive him? He rules over nation and individual alike,
30 kunis akka namni Waaqaaf hin bulle mootii hin taanee fi akka isaan sabaaf kiyyoo hin keenyeefii dha.
so that a godless man may not rule, so that there may be no one to entrap people.
31 “Namni tokko Waaqaan akkana jedha haa jennu; ‘Ani yakka hojjedheera; garuu itti hin deebiʼu.
Suppose someone says to God, 'I am certainly guilty, but I will not sin any longer;
32 Waan ani arguu hin dandeenye na barsiisi; ani yoon dogoggora hojjedhee jiraadhe, lammata itti hin deebiʼu.’
teach me what I cannot see; I have committed sin, but I will do it no longer.'
33 Waaqni sababii ati qalbii jijjiirrachuu didduuf akkuma yaada keetiitti gatii siif baasaa? Situ murteessuu qaba malee ana miti; kanaafuu ati waan beektu natti himi.
Do you think that God will punish that person's sin, since you dislike what God does? You must choose, not I. So say what it is that you know.
34 “Namoonni hubannaa qaban ni dubbatu; namoonni ogeeyyiin na dhagaʼanis akkana jedhu;
Men of understanding will say to me— indeed, every wise man who hears me will say,
35 ‘Iyyoob beekumsa malee dubbata; dubbiin isaas hubannaa cimaa hin qabu.’
'Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without wisdom.'
36 Iyyoob sababii akka nama hamaatti deebii kenneef maaloo utuu hamma dhumaatti qoramee jiraatee!
If only Job were put on trial in the smallest details of his case because of his talking like wicked men.
37 Inni cubbuu isaa irratti fincila dabala; tuffiidhaan gidduu keenyatti harka dhaʼa; Waaqa irrattis waan baayʼee dubbata.”
For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands in mockery in our midst; he piles up words against God.”
