Iyyoob 35
1 Eliihuunis itti fufee akkana jedhe:
Then Elihu continued, saying,
2 “Ati waan kana qajeelaa seetaa? Ati, ‘Ani fuula Waaqaa duratti qajeelaa dha’ jetta.
“Do you think it's honest to claim you are right before God?
3 Ati, ‘Wanni kun faayidaa maalii naa qaba? Ani cubbuu hojjechuu dhiisuudhaan maalin argadha?’ jettee gaafatta.
And you ask, ‘What benefit do I get? What good has it done me by not sinning?’
4 “Ani siʼii fi michoota kee kanneen si wajjin jiraniif deebii kennuu nan barbaada.
I'll tell you, and your friends too!
5 Ol jedhiitii samiiwwan ilaali; duumessoota siin ol jiranis argi.
Just look up at the sky and see. Observe the clouds high above you.
6 Ati yoo cubbuu hojjette maal isa miita? Cubbuun kees yoo baayʼate maal isa godha?
If you sin, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?
7 Ati yoo qajeelaa taate, maal isaaf kennita? Yookaan inni harka kee irraa maal argata?
If you do what's right, what good are you doing for him?
8 Hamminni kee nama akka keetii qofa miidha; qajeelummaan kees ilmaan namaa qofa fayyada.
No—your sins only affect people like yourself, and whatever good you do only affects them too.
9 “Waan cunqursaan itti hammaatteef namoonni ni iyyu; irree humna qabeessaa jalaa baʼuufis gargaarsaaf wawwaatu.
People cry out because of terrible persecution; they call for someone to save them from their oppressors.
10 Garuu namni tokko iyyuu akkana hin jedhu; ‘Waaqni Uumaan koo, inni halkaniin faarfannaa namaa kennu,
But no one asks, ‘Where is the God my maker, the one who gives songs in the night,
11 kan bineensota lafa irraa caalaa beektota, simbirroo samii caalaas ogeeyyii nu godhu eessa jira?’
who teaches us more than the animals, and makes us wiser than the birds?’
12 Inni sababii of tuulummaa jalʼootaatiif yommuu namoonni iyyanitti deebii hin kennu.
When they call out for help, God doesn't answer because they are proud and evil people.
13 Dhugumaan Waaqni iyya isaanii kan gatii hin qabne sana hin dhaggeeffatu; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu iyya sanaaf gurra hin kennu.
God doesn't listen to their empty cries; the Almighty doesn't pay them any attention.
14 Yoo ati, ‘Dubbiin koo fuula isaa dura jira; ani isa eeggachaan jira; garuu isa arguu hin dandaʼu’ jette, inni hammam kanaa gad iyyuu xinneessee haa dhagaʼu ree!
How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.
15 Amma illee sababii dheekkamsi isaa nama hin adabneef, sababii inni balleessaa namaa akka waan guddaa tokkootti hin fudhanneef,
You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.
16 Iyyoob oduu faayidaa hin qabneen afaan bana; beekumsa malees dubbii baayʼisa.”
You, Job, are talking nonsense, making long speeches when you know nothing!”
