Job 28
1 Tunay na may mina na mayroong pilak, at dako na ukol sa ginto na kanilang pinagdadalisayan.
“It is true that there are places where men dig to find silver, and there are places where people refine/purify gold [that they have dug].
2 Bakal ay hinuhukay sa lupa, at tanso ay binububo mula sa bato.
People dig iron [ore] out of the ground, and they (smelt copper ore/heat copper ore to get the copper from it).
3 Ang tao'y naglalagay ng wakas sa kadiliman, at sumisiyasat hanggang sa kalayulayuang hangganan ng mga bato ng kadiliman at salimuot na kadiliman.
Men use lamps while they work far down under the ground to search for the ore inside the mines where it is very dark.
4 Siya'y humuhukay ng malayo sa tinatahanan ng mga tao: nililimot ng paa na dumadaan nagbibitin doong malayo sa mga tao, sila'y umuugoy na paroo't parito.
They dig (shafts/narrow holes very deep down into the ground) in places that are far from where people live, where travelers do not go. They work far away from [other] people, swinging back and forth on ropes [as they descend into the mine shafts].
5 Tungkol sa lupa, mula rito'y nanggagaling ang tinapay: at sa ilalim ay wari tinutuklap ng apoy.
Food grows on the surface of the ground, but down under the ground, [where there is no food, ] the miners make fires to break apart the rocks.
6 Ang mga bato nito'y kinaroroonan ng mga zafiro. At ito'y may alabok na ginto.
The stones [that are dug from under the ground] contain (sapphires/very valuable blue stones), and the dirt contains bits of gold.
7 Yaong landas na walang ibong mangdadagit ay nakakaalam. Ni nakita man ng mata ng falkon:
[Some birds have very good eyes, ] but even hawks do not know [where the mines are], and falcons/vultures have not seen those places.
8 Hindi natungtungan ng mga palalong hayop, ni naraanan man ng mabangis na leon,
Lions or [other] proud wild animals have not walked on the roads near those mines.
9 Kaniyang inilalabas ang kaniyang kamay sa batong pingkian; binabaligtad ng mga ugat ang mga bundok.
Miners tear apart [MTY] very hard rock; [it is as though] they turn the mountains upside down [to get the ore].
10 Siya'y nagbabangbang sa gitna ng mga bato; at ang kaniyang mata ay nakakakita ng bawa't mahalagang bagay.
They cut tunnels through the rocks, and they find (precious/very valuable) things.
11 Kaniyang tinatalian ang mga lagaslas upang huwag umagos; at ang bagay na nakukubli ay inililitaw niya sa liwanag.
They dam up small streams in order that water does not flow, and they bring up into the light valuable things that are hidden [in the ground and in the streams].
12 Nguni't saan masusumpungan ang karunungan? At saan naroon ang dako ng pagkaunawa?
“But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
13 Hindi nalalaman ng tao ang halaga niyaon; ni nasusumpungan man sa lupain ng may buhay.
Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it [here on this earth] where they are living.
14 Sinasabi ng kalaliman. Wala sa akin: at sinasabi ng dagat: Hindi sumasaakin.
[It is as though] water that is deep [inside the earth] and [water that is in] the seas say [PRS], ‘Wisdom is not here!’
15 Hindi mabibili ng ginto, ni matitimbangan man ng pilak ang halaga niyaon.
[People] cannot buy wisdom by paying for it with silver or gold.
16 Hindi mahahalagahan ng ginto sa Ophir, ng mahalagang onix, o ng zafiro.
Wisdom is worth much more than fine gold from Ophir [land] or other very valuable stones.
17 Ginto at salamin ay hindi maihahalintulad doon: ni maipagpapalit man sa mga hiyas na dalisay na ginto.
It is worth much more than gold or beautiful glass, worth more than vases made from fine gold.
18 Hindi mabibilang ang coral o ang cristal; Oo, ang halaga ng karunungan ay higit sa mga rubi.
Wisdom is worth more than coral or crystal/pure quartz; the price of wisdom is higher/more than the price of pearls.
19 Ang topacio sa Etiopia ay hindi maipapantay doon, ni mahahalagahan man ng dalisay na ginto.
The prices of (topaz/very valuable yellow stones) from Ethiopia and of pure gold are lower/less than the price of wisdom.
20 Saan nanggagaling nga ang karunungan? At saan naroon ang dako ng pagkaunawa?
“So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
21 Palibhasa't nakukubli sa mga mata ng lahat na may buhay, at natatago sa mga ibon sa himpapawid.
No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
22 Ang kapahamakan at ang kamatayan ay nagsasabi, narinig namin ng aming mga pakinig ang bulungbulungan niyaon.
[It is as though] the places where people go after they die say [PRS], ‘We have only heard rumors about [where to find wisdom].’
23 Nauunawa ng Dios ang daan niyaon, at nalalaman niya ang dako niyaon.
God [is the only one who] knows how to find wisdom; he knows where it is,
24 Sapagka't tumitingin siya hanggang sa mga wakas ng lupa, at nakikita ang silong ng buong langit;
because he can see things even in the most remote/distant places on the earth; he can see everything that is below the sky.
25 Upang bigyan ng timbang ang hangin; Oo, kaniyang tinatakal ang tubig sa takalan.
When he decided how strongly the winds should blow, and how much rain would be in the clouds,
26 Nang siya'y gumawa ng pasiya sa ulan, at ng daan sa kidlat ng kulog:
and when he decided where rain [should fall], and what path lightning should take [from the clouds down to the ground],
27 Nang magkagayo'y nakita niya ito, at inihayag; kaniyang itinatag ito, oo, at siniyasat.
at that time he saw wisdom and decided that it is extremely valuable. He examined it and (approved it/said that it was very good).
28 At sa tao ay sinabi niya, Narito, ang pagkatakot sa Dios ay siyang karunungan; at ang paghiwalay sa kasamaan ay pagkaunawa.
And [then] he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is [what will enable you to become] wise; and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’”
