Iyyoob 4
1 Eliifaaz namichi Teemaan sun akkana jedhee deebise:
Then spake Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 “Yoo namni tokko sitti dubbachuu yaale, ati ni komattaa? Garuu eenyutu dubbachuu dhiisa?
If one attempt a word with thee, wilt thou be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?
3 Ati akka nama baayʼee barsiifte, akka harka dadhabaa illee jajjabeessite yaadadhu.
Behold, thou hast admonished many; Thou hast strengthened feeble hands;
4 Dubbiin kee warra gatantaran gargaaree dhaabeera; atis jilba laafe jabeessiteerta.
Thy words have upheld him that was falling, And thou hast given strength to feeble knees.
5 Amma garuu rakkinni sirra gaʼe; atis abdii kutatteerta; rakkinni si miidheera; atis rifatteerta;
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art confounded!
6 Waaqa sodaachuun kee irkoo kee, qajeelinni karaa keetiis abdii kee mitii?
Is not thy fear of God thy hope, And the uprightness of thy ways thy confidence?
7 “Ammas yaadadhu; namni qulqulluun takkumaa badee beekaa? Qajeelonni eessatti badanii beeku?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? Or where have the righteous been cut off?
8 Akka ani hubadhetti warri waan hamaa qotatan, kanneen waan hamaa facaasanis isuma haammatu.
According to what I have seen, they who plough iniquity, And sow mischief, reap the same.
9 Isaanis hafuura Waaqni isaanitti baafatuun badu; hafuuraa dheekkamsa isaaniitiinis ni barbadeeffamu.
By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of his nostrils they are consumed.
10 Leenci ni aada; ni gururiʼas; ilkaan leenca saafelaa garuu ni caccaba.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 Leenci jabaan waan adamsu dhabee ni duʼa; ilmaan leenca dhaltuus ni bittinnaaʼu.
The fierce lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
12 “Dubbiin tokko icciitiidhaan naa fidame; gurri koos asaasa isaa dhagaʼe.
A word was once secretly brought to me, And mine ear caught a whisper thereof.
13 Abjuu halkanii sodaachisaa keessa, yommuu hirribni cimaan nama qabatutti,
Amid thoughts from visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men,
14 sodaa fi hollachuun na qabatee lafee koo hunda raase.
A fear and a horror came upon me, Which made all my bones to shake.
15 Hafuurri luffi jedhee fuula koo dura darbe; rifeensi dhagna koos kaʼee dhaabate.
Then a spirit passed before my face, The hair of my flesh rose on end;
16 Innis ni dhaabate; ani garuu inni maal akka taʼe hubachuu hin dandeenye. Fakkiin tokko ija koo dura dhaabate; anis sagalee tasgabbii kan akkana jedhu tokkon dhagaʼe:
It stood still, but its form I could not discern; An image was before mine eyes; There was silence, and I heard a voice:
17 ‘Namni duʼa hin oolle, Waaqa caalaa qajeelaa taʼuu dandaʼaa? Namni Uumaa isaa caalaa qulqulluu taʼuu dandaʼaa?
“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall man be more pure than his Maker?
18 Waaqni tajaajiltoota isaa hin amanatu; ergamoota isaas balleessaa isaaniitiin ni gaafata;
Behold, he putteth no trust in his ministering spirits, And his angels he chargeth with frailty.
19 yoos warri manneen suphee keessa jiraatan, warri hundeen isaanii biyyoo taʼe, warri bilii caalaa burkutaaʼan immoo akkam haa taʼan ree?
What then are they who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who crumble to pieces, as if moth-eaten!
20 Isaan ganamaa fi galgala gidduutti burkutaaʼu; tasumas bara baraan ni badu.
Between morning and evening are they destroyed; They perish for ever, and none regardeth it.
21 Akka isaan ogummaa malee duʼaniif funyoon dunkaana isaanii hin luqqifamnee?’
The excellency that is in them is torn away; They die before they have become wise.”
