Iyyoob 8
1 Bildaad Shuhaahichi akkana jedhee deebise:
Then Bildad, from [the] Shuah [area], spoke to Job. He said,
2 “Ati hamma yoomiitti waan akkasii dubbatta? Dubbiin kee bubbee jabaa dha.
“Job, how much longer will you talk like this? What you say is [only] hot air.
3 Waaqni murtii qajeelaa jalʼisaa ree? Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu waan qajeelaa jalʼisaa?
Almighty God certainly never does [RHQ] what is unfair/unjust. He always does [LIT] what is right/fair.
4 Yommuu ijoolleen kee cubbuu isatti hojjetanitti, inni adabbii cubbuu isaaniitti dabarsee isaan kenne.
So, it is evident that your children have sinned against him, therefore he has caused them to be punished for evil things that they have done.
5 Ati garuu yoo Waaqa barbaadatte, Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu yoo waammatte,
But, if you will [now] earnestly request [DOU] Almighty [God] to help you,
6 yoo ati qulqulluu fi qajeelaa taate, inni waaʼee keetiif ammuma kaʼa; jireenya qajeelummaa kees siif deebisa.
and if you are pure and honest/righteous, he will surely do something good for you and reward you by giving your family back to you and enabling you to prosper.
7 Jalqabni kee xinnaa taʼu illee, dhumni kee baayʼee guddaa taʼa.
And even though you [think that you] were not very prosperous/wealthy before, during the last part of your life you will become very wealthy.
8 “Dhaloota darbe gaafadhu; waan abbootiin isaanii qoratanii bira gaʼanis hubadhu;
“I request you to think about what happened long ago and consider what our ancestors found out.
9 nu waan kaleessa dhalanneef waa tokko illee hin beeknuutii; baroonni keenyas lafa irratti akkuma gaaddidduu ti.
[It seems as though] we were born only yesterday and we know very little [HYP]; our time here on the earth [disappears quickly, like] a shadow [MET].
10 Isaan si hin barsiisanii? Sittis hin himanii? Dubbii garaa isaanii keessa jirus hin dubbatanii?
So, why do you not allow your ancestors to teach you and tell you something? Allow them to tell you from what they learned!
11 Dhallaadduun lafa caffee hin taʼinitti guddataa? Shambaqqoonis bishaan malee lalisaa?
Papyrus can certainly not [RHQ] grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp; reeds certainly cannot [RHQ] flourish/grow where there is no water.
12 Isaan utuma guddachaa jiranuu, utuu hin muramin, biqiltuuwwan kaan dura dafanii gogu.
[If they do not have enough water], while they are still blossoming, they wither more quickly than other plants wither.
13 Dhumni warra Waaqa irraanfataniis akkasuma taʼa; abdiin warra Waaqa hin beeknees ni bada.
Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those [reeds]; godless people stop confidently expecting [that good things will happen to them].
14 Abdiin isaa akkuma salphaatti cita; ofitti amanachuun isaas manʼee sariitii ti.
The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; things they trust [will help them] are [as fragile as] [MET] a spider’s web.
15 Inni manʼee isaatti irkata; manʼeen sun garuu hin dhaabatu; itti maxxanas; manʼeen sun garuu dandaʼee isa hin baatu.
If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not (endure/protect them) [LIT]; they cling to things [to be protected], but those things do not remain firm.
16 Inni akka biqiltuu aduu keessatti bishaan obaafamee lalisuutti, dameewwan isaa lafa biqiltuu irra diriirfatuu ti.
Godless people [are like plants] [MET] that are watered before the sun rises; their shoots spread all over the gardens.
17 Hidda isaa tuullaa dhagaatti marata; kattaa gidduus iddoo jiraatu ni barbaaddata.
The roots of those plants twist around piles of stones and cling tightly to rocks.
18 Yommuu inni iddoo isaatii badutti garuu, iddoon sun, ‘Ani si argee hin beeku’ jedhee isa gana.
But if those plants are pulled out, [it is as though] the place where they were planted says ‘They were never here!’ [And that is what happens to wicked people who do not heed what God says].
19 Kunis dhuma jireenya isaa ti; biqiltuuwwan biraas lafaa ni biqilu.
Truly, evil people [MET] are not joyful [IRO] for a long time; other people come and take their places.
20 “Waaqni nama hirʼina hin qabne hin gatu; yookaan harka jalʼootaa hin jabeessu.
:So, [I tell you, Job], God will not reject you if you are truly godly/righteous, but he does not help [IDM] evil people.
21 Inni afaan kee kolfaan, arraba kee immoo ililleedhaan ni guuta.
He will enable you [MTY] to continually laugh and to always shout [joyfully].
22 Warri si jibban salphina uffatu. Dunkaanni jalʼootaas siʼachi hin jiraatu.”
But those who hate you will be very ashamed, and the homes of wicked people will disappear.”
