Job 34
1 Bukod dito'y sumagot si Eliu, at nagsabi,
Then Elihu continued:
2 Dinggin ninyo ang aking mga salita, kayong mga pantas; at pakinggan ninyo ako, ninyong may kaalaman.
“You [three] men who [think that you] [SAR] are very wise, hear me; listen to what I am saying, you men who [say that you] know so much.
3 Sapagka't ang pakinig ay tumitikim ng mga salita, gaya ng ngalangala na lumalasa ng pagkain.
When we [SYN] hear what other people [like you] say, we [RHQ] think carefully about what they say [to determine what is good and what is bad], like we [SYN] taste food [to determine what is good].
4 Ating piliin sa ganang atin ang matuwid: ating alamin sa gitna natin kung ano ang mabuti.
We need to decide [who is saying] what is right and to determine among ourselves what is good/best.
5 Sapagka't sinabi ni Job, Ako'y matuwid, at inalis ng Dios ang aking katuwiran:
Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
6 Gayon ma'y akong may matuwid ay nabilang akong sinungaling; at ang aking sugat ay walang kagamutan, bagaman ako'y walang pagsalangsang.
Even though I have always done what is right, he is lying about me. Even though I have not done what is wrong, he has caused me to suffer, and I will certainly die.’
7 Sinong tao ang gaya ni Job, na umiinom ng pagkaduwahagi na tila tubig,
(Is there any person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water?/There is no person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water.) [RHQ]
8 Na yumayaon na kasama ng mga manggagawa ng kasamaan, at lumalakad na kasama ng mga masamang tao?
He habitually associates with people who do what is evil and spends time with wicked people.
9 Sapagka't kaniyang sinabi, Walang napapakinabang ang tao na siya'y makapagpalugod sa Dios.
He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
10 Kaya't dinggin ninyo ako, ninyong mga lalaking may unawa: malayo nawa sa Dios na siya'y gumawa ng masama; at sa Makapangyarihan sa lahat, na siya'y magkamit ng kasamaan.
“So, you men who [claim that you] understand everything, listen to me! Almighty God would never consider doing anything that is wicked or wrong [DOU]!
11 Sapagka't ang gawa ng tao ay tutuusin niya sa kaniya, at ipatatagpo sa bawa't tao ang ayon sa kaniyang mga lakad.
He (pays back/punishes) people for what they have done; he gives them what they deserve for the way that they have conducted their lives.
12 Oo, sa katotohanan, ang Dios ay hindi gagawa ng kasamaan, ni ang Makapangyarihan sa lahat ay sisira ng kahatulan.
Truly, Almighty God never does what is wicked; he always [LIT] does what is fair/just.
13 Sinong nagbigay sa kaniya ng bilin sa lupa? O sinong nagayos ng buong sanglibutan?
The authority that he has to rule everything on the earth, no one [RHQ] gave it to him; no one [RHQ] put him in control of the whole world. [He has always had that authority].
14 Kung kaniyang ilagak ang kaniyang puso sa tao, kung kaniyang pisanin sa kaniyang sarili ang kaniyang espiritu at ang kaniyang hininga;
If he would take his spirit back to himself,
15 Tanang laman ay mamamatay na magkakasama, at ang tao ay mababalik uli sa alabok.
everyone would die [immediately], and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
16 Kung ngayon ay mayroon kang unawa ay dinggin mo ito: Dinggin mo ang tinig ng aking mga salita.
“So, [Job], if [you say that you] understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
17 Mamamahala ba ang nagtatanim sa katuwiran? At iyo bang parurusahan siyang ganap at may kaya?
God could certainly not [RHQ] govern the world if he hated doing what is fair/just. So, will you condemn God, who is righteous and powerful, [saying that what he has done is wrong]?
18 Siya na nagsabi sa isang hari: ikaw ay hamak? O sa mga mahal na tao: Kayo'y masasama?
He tells [some] kings that they are worthless, and he says to [some] officials that they are wicked.
19 Na hindi gumagalang sa mga pagkatao ng mga pangulo, ni nagpakundangan man sa mayaman ng higit kay sa mahirap; sapagka't silang lahat ay gawa ng kaniyang mga kamay.
He does not favor rulers [more than he favors others]; he does not favor rich people more than poor people, because he created all of them.
20 Sa isang sangdali ay nangamamatay sila, kahit sa hating gabi; ang bayan ay inuuga at nawawala, at inaalis ang may kaya ng wala man lamang kamay.
People [often] die suddenly; he strikes them at midnight and they die; he even gets rid of mighty people without the help of any humans [SYN].
21 Sapagka't ang kaniyang mga mata ay nangasa lakad ng tao, at nakikita niya ang lahat niyang pagyaon.
“He sees [MTY] everything that people do; [when we walk, ] he watches every step that we take.
22 Walang kadiliman, ni makapal man pangungulimlim, na mapagtataguan ng mga manggagawa ng kasamaan.
There is no gloom or darkness [DOU] that is so dark that sinners can hide [from him] in that darkness.
23 Sapagka't hindi na niya pakukundanganan ang tao, upang siya'y humarap sa Dios sa kahatulan.
God does not [need to] set a time when we will stand in front of him in order that he may judge us. [He can judge us whenever he wants to].
24 Kaniyang niluluray ang mga makapangyarihang tao ng mga paraang di masayod, at naglalagay ng mga iba na kahalili nila.
He destroys mighty people without [needing to] investigate [what they have done], and he appoints others to take their places.
25 Kaya't siya'y kumukuhang kaalaman sa kanilang mga gawa; at kaniyang binabaligtad sila sa gabi, na anopa't sila'y nangalilipol.
Because he [already] knows what they have done, he removes them at night and gets rid of them.
26 Kaniyang hinahampas sila na parang masasamang tao sa hayag na paningin ng mga iba,
Where [many] people can see it, he strikes/punishes them because of the wicked things that they have done;
27 Sapagka't sila'y nagsilihis ng pagsunod sa kaniya, at hindi binulay ang anoman sa kaniyang mga lakad:
he strikes them because they turned away from doing what he wanted them to do and did not pay attention to any of his commands.
28 Na anopa't kaniyang pinadating ang daing ng dukha sa kaniya, at dininig niya ang daing ng napipighati.
They [mistreated] the poor people, with the result that those poor people cried out to God [for help], and he heard those afflicted people when they cried out [to him].
29 Pagka siya'y nagbibigay ng katahimikan, sino ngang makahahatol? At pagka kaniyang ikinukubli ang kaniyang mukha, sinong makakakita sa kaniya? Maging gawin sa isang bansa, o sa isang tao:
But if God decides to do nothing [to punish wicked people], no one can criticize/condemn him. If a godless/wicked man rules a nation, a man who tricks/deceives the people,
30 Upang ang taong di banal ay huwag maghari, upang huwag maging silo sa bayan.
and if [God] hides his face [with the result that he does not see that ruler or punish him], no one will be able to prevent that ruler [from doing those things].
31 Sapagka't may nagsabi ba sa Dios: Aking tinitiis ang parusa, hindi na ako magkakasala pa:
“Job, have you or anyone else ever said to God, ‘I have been punished [for my sins], and I will not sin any more;
32 Yaong hindi ko nakikita ay ituro mo sa akin: kung ako'y nakagawa ng kasamaan hindi ko na ito gagawin pa?
so teach/show me what [sins I have committed]; if I have done anything that is evil, I will not do it any more’?
33 Mangyayari pa ba ang kaniyang kagantihan na gaya ng iyong ibig na iyong tinatanggihan? Sapagka't ikaw ang marapat pumili at hindi ako: kaya't salitain mo kung ano ang iyong nalalaman.
[Job, ] you object to what God has done to you, but do you think that he will do what you want him to do? It is you who must choose [what you say to God], not I; so tell me what you are thinking about this.
34 Mga taong may unawa ay magsasabi sa akin, Oo, bawa't pantas na taong nakakarinig sa akin:
“People who have good sense, those who are wise and who listen to what I say, will say to me,
35 Si Job ay nagsasalita ng walang kaalaman. At ang kaniyang mga salita ay walang karunungan.
‘Job is speaking ignorantly; what he says is nonsense.’
36 Si Job nawa'y subukin hanggang sa wakas, dahil sa ang kaniyang sagot ay gaya ng mga masamang tao.
I think that Job should be taken to a court and (put on trial/judged), because he answers [us his friends] like wicked men would answer.
37 Sapagka't siya'y nagdadagdag ng panghihimagsik sa kaniyang kasalanan, kaniyang pinagagalaw ang kaniyang mga kamay sa gitna natin, at pinararami ang kaniyang mga salita laban sa Dios.
To add to the [other] sins that he has committed, he is rebelling [against God]; he shows us that he does not respect God [IDM], making long speeches [saying that God has punished him unjustly].”
