Job 19
1 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Job, at nagsabi,
Then Job replied:
2 Hanggang kailan pahihirapan ninyo ang aking kaluluwa, at babagabagin ako ng mga salita?
“How long will you [three] torment me and crush my spirit by saying to me [that I am wicked]?
3 Ng makasangpung ito ay pinulaan ninyo ako: kayo'y hindi nangapapahiya na nangagpapahirap sa akin.
You have already insulted me many [HYP] times; (are you not ashamed for saying these things to me?/you should be ashamed for saying these things to me.) [RHQ]
4 At kahima't ako'y magkamali, ang aking kamalian ay maiwan sa aking sarili.
Even if it were true that I have done things that are wrong, I have not injured you!
5 Kung tunay na kayo'y magpapakalaki laban sa akin, at ipakikipagtalo laban sa akin ang kakutyaan ko:
If you truly think that you are better than I am, and you think that my being miserable now proves that I (am guilty/have committed many sins),
6 Talastasin ninyo ngayon na inilugmok ako ng Dios, at inikid ako ng kaniyang silo.
you need to realize that it is God who has caused me to suffer. [It is as though] he has trapped me with his net.
7 Narito, ako'y humihiyaw dahil sa kamalian, nguni't hindi ako dinidinig; ako'y humihiyaw ng tulong, nguni't walang kahatulan.
“I cry out, ‘Help me!’, but no one answers me. I call out loudly, but there is no one, [not even God, ] who acts fairly toward me.
8 Kaniyang pinadiran ang aking daan upang huwag akong makaraan, at naglagay ng kadiliman sa aking mga landas.
[It is as though] [MET] God has blocked my way, with the result that I cannot go where I want to; [it is as though] he has forced me to try to find my way in the darkness.
9 Hinubaran niya ako ng aking kaluwalhatian, at inalis ang putong sa aking ulo.
He has (taken away my good reputation/caused people not to honor me any more); [it is as though] he removed [MET] a crown from my head.
10 Kaniyang inilugmok ako sa bawa't dako, at ako'y nananaw: at ang aking pagasa ay binunot niyang parang punong kahoy.
He batters me from every side, and I will soon die. He has caused me to no longer confidently expect [him to do good things for me].
11 Kaniya rin namang pinapagalab ang kaniyang pagiinit laban sa akin, at ibinilang niya ako sa kaniya na gaya ng isa sa kaniyang mga kaaway,
He attacks me because he is extremely angry with me [MET], and he considers that I am his enemy.
12 Ang kaniyang mga hukbo ay dumarating na magkakasama, at ipinagpatuloy ang kanilang lakad laban sa akin, at kinubkob ang palibot ng aking tolda.
[It is as though] he sends his army to attack me; they surround my tent, preparing to attack me.
13 Inilayo niya ang aking mga kapatid sa akin, at ang aking mga kakilala ay pawang nangiba sa akin.
“God has caused my brothers to abandon me, and all those who know me act like strangers to me.
14 Ang aking mga kamaganak ay nangagsilayo, at nilimot ako ng aking mga kasamasamang kaibigan.
All my relatives and good friends have left me.
15 Silang nagsisitahan sa aking bahay, at ang aking mga lingkod na babae, ay ibinibilang akong manunuluyan; ako'y naging kaiba sa kanilang paningin.
The people who were guests in my house have forgotten me, and my female servants consider that I am a stranger or that I am a foreigner.
16 Aking tinatawag ang aking lingkod, at hindi ako sinasagot, bagaman sinasamo ko siya ng aking bibig.
When I summon my servants, they do not answer; I plead with them to come [to help me, but they do not come].
17 Ang aking hininga ay iba sa aking asawa, at ang aking pamanhik sa mga anak ng tunay kong ina.
My wife does not want to come close to me because my breath [smells very bad], and even my brothers detest me.
18 Pati ng mga bata ay humahamak sa akin; kung ako'y bumangon, sila'y nangagsasalita ng laban sa akin:
Even young children despise me; when I stand up [to talk to them], they laugh at me.
19 Lahat ng aking mahal na kaibigan ay nangayayamot sa akin: at ang aking minamahal ay nagsipihit ng laban sa akin,
My dearest friends detest me, and those whom I love [very much] have turned against me.
20 Ang aking buto ay dumidikit sa aking balat at sa aking laman, at ako'y nakatanan ng sukat sa balat ng aking mga ngipin.
My body is [only] skin and bones; I am barely alive [IDM].
21 Mahabag kayo sa akin, mahabag kayo sa akin, Oh kayong mga kaibigan ko; sapagka't kinilos ako ng kamay ng Dios,
[“I plead with] you, my [three] friends, pity me, because God has (struck [EUP] me with his hand/caused me to suffer greatly).
22 Bakit ninyo ako inuusig na gaya ng Dios. At hindi pa kayo nasisiyahan sa akin laman?
Why do you cause me to suffer like God does? Why do you continue to slander [MET] me?
23 Oh mangasulat nawa ngayon ang aking mga salita! Oh mangalagda nawa sa isang aklat!
“I wish/desire that someone would take these words of mine and write them permanently in a book [in order that people can read them].
24 Ng isa nawang panulat na bakal at tingga, na mangaukit nawa sa bato magpakailan man!
Or else, I wish that he would carve them on a rock with (a chisel/an iron tool) in order that they would last forever.
25 Nguni't talastas ko na manunubos sa akin ay buhay, at siya'y tatayo sa lupa sa kahulihulihan:
But I know that the one who vindicates/defends me in court is alive, and that some day he will stand [here] on the earth [and make the final decision about whether I deserve to be punished].
26 At pagkatapos na magibang ganito ang aking balat, gayon ma'y makikita ko ang Dios sa aking laman:
And even after diseases have eaten away my skin, while I still have my body, I will see God.
27 Siyang makikita ko ng sarili, at mamamasdan ng aking mga mata, at hindi ng iba. Ang aking puso ay natutunaw sa loob ko.
I will see him myself; I will see him with my own eyes! I am overwhelmed [as I think about that]!
28 Kung inyong sabihin: paanong aming pag-uusigin siya? Dangang ang kadahilanan ay nasusumpungan sa akin;
“If you three men say, ‘What more can we do to cause Job to suffer?’ and if you say, ‘He has caused his own [troubles],’
29 Mangatakot kayo sa tabak: sapagka't ang kapootan ang nagdadala ng mga parusa ng tabak, upang inyong malaman na may kahatulan.
you should be afraid that God will punish [MTY] you; he punishes those [like you] with whom he is angry; and when that happens, you will know that there is [someone who] judges [people].”
