Iyyoob 35
1 Eliihuunis itti fufee akkana jedhe:
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 “Ati waan kana qajeelaa seetaa? Ati, ‘Ani fuula Waaqaa duratti qajeelaa dha’ jetta.
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,
3 Ati, ‘Wanni kun faayidaa maalii naa qaba? Ani cubbuu hojjechuu dhiisuudhaan maalin argadha?’ jettee gaafatta.
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
4 “Ani siʼii fi michoota kee kanneen si wajjin jiraniif deebii kennuu nan barbaada.
I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 Ol jedhiitii samiiwwan ilaali; duumessoota siin ol jiranis argi.
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
6 Ati yoo cubbuu hojjette maal isa miita? Cubbuun kees yoo baayʼate maal isa godha?
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him.
7 Ati yoo qajeelaa taate, maal isaaf kennita? Yookaan inni harka kee irraa maal argata?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8 Hamminni kee nama akka keetii qofa miidha; qajeelummaan kees ilmaan namaa qofa fayyada.
Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; and thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
9 “Waan cunqursaan itti hammaatteef namoonni ni iyyu; irree humna qabeessaa jalaa baʼuufis gargaarsaaf wawwaatu.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 Garuu namni tokko iyyuu akkana hin jedhu; ‘Waaqni Uumaan koo, inni halkaniin faarfannaa namaa kennu,
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 kan bineensota lafa irraa caalaa beektota, simbirroo samii caalaas ogeeyyii nu godhu eessa jira?’
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 Inni sababii of tuulummaa jalʼootaatiif yommuu namoonni iyyanitti deebii hin kennu.
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Dhugumaan Waaqni iyya isaanii kan gatii hin qabne sana hin dhaggeeffatu; Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu iyya sanaaf gurra hin kennu.
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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 when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
15 Amma illee sababii dheekkamsi isaa nama hin adabneef, sababii inni balleessaa namaa akka waan guddaa tokkootti hin fudhanneef,
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
16 Iyyoob oduu faayidaa hin qabneen afaan bana; beekumsa malees dubbii baayʼisa.”
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
