Job 36
1 Si Eliu rin naman ay nagpatuloy at nagsabi,
Elihu [finished by] saying this:
2 Pagdalitaan mo akong sandali, at aking ipakikilala sa iyo; sapagka't mayroon pa akong masasalita sa pagsasanggalang sa Dios.
“[Job, ] be patient with me a little longer, because I have something else to teach you. I have something else to say that God [wants you to know].
3 Dadalhin ko ang aking kaalaman mula sa malayo, at aking itutungkol ang katuwiran sa Maylalang sa akin.
I will tell you what I have learned from many sources, in order to show that God, my creator, is just/fair.
4 Sapagka't tunay na ang aking mga salita ay hindi kabulaanan: Siyang sakdal sa kaalaman ay sumasaiyo.
I am not saying anything to you that is false; I, who am standing in front of you, am someone who understands things (very well/perfectly) [HYP].
5 Narito ang Dios ay makapangyarihan, at hindi humahamak sa kanino man; siya'y makapangyarihan sa lakas ng unawa.
“Hey, God is [very] powerful, and he does not despise anyone, and he understands everything.
6 Hindi niya pinanatili ang buhay ng masama: nguni't nagbibigay ng matuwid sa napipighati.
He does not allow wicked people to remain alive, and he always acts justly toward those who are poor.
7 Hindi niya inihihiwalay ang kaniyang mga mata sa matuwid: kundi kasama ng mga hari sa luklukan, kaniyang itinatatag sila magpakailan man, at sila'y natataas.
He always watches over [MTY] those who are righteous; he allows them to sit on thrones [and rule] with kings, and they are honored forever.
8 At kung sila'y mapapangaw, at mapipigil sa mga panali ng kapighatian;
But if people [who commit crimes] are caught, they [are thrown into prison and] are caused to suffer by being fastened with chains.
9 Itinuturo nga niya sa kanila ang kanilang gawa, at ang kanilang mga pagsalangsang na kanilang pinalalo.
When that happens, God shows them what they have done; he shows them the sins that they have committed, and he shows them that they have been proud/arrogant.
10 Ibinubuka rin naman niya ang kanilang pakinig sa turo, at iniuutos na sila'y magsihiwalay sa kasamaan.
He causes them to listen [MTY] to what he is warning them, and he commands them to turn away from [doing what is] evil.
11 Kung sila'y makinig at maglingkod sa kaniya, kanilang gugugulin ang kanilang mga kaarawan sa kaginhawahan, at ang kanilang mga taon sa kasayahan.
If they (listen to/heed) him and serve him, [after they get out of prison] they will prosper for all the years that they are alive and be peaceful/happy.
12 Nguni't kung hindi sila mangakinig, sila'y mangamamatay sa pamamagitan ng tabak, at sila'y mangamamatay na walang kaalaman.
But if they do not (listen/pay attention) to him, they will die violently, not knowing [why God is causing them to die].
13 Nguni't ang di banal sa puso ay nagbubunton ng galit: hindi humihiyaw sila ng saklolo pagka tinatalian niya sila.
“Godless/Wicked people continue being angry, and they do not cry out for help, [even] when God is punishing them.
14 Sila'y nangamamatay sa kabataan, at ang kanilang buhay ay napapahamak sa gitna ng marumi.
They die while they are still young, disgraced because of their very immoral behavior [EUP].
15 Inililigtas niya ang mga dukha sa kanilang pagkapighati, at ibinubuka ang kanilang mga pakinig sa pagkapighati.
But God teaches people by causing them to suffer; by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to [MTY] what he is telling them.
16 Oo, hahanguin ka niya mula sa kagipitan, hanggang sa luwal na dako na walang kagipitan; at ang malalagay sa iyong dulang ay mapupuno ng katabaan.
“And Job, [I think that] God [wants to] bring you out of your troubles and allow you to live without distress; he wants your table to be full of very nice food.
17 Nguni't ikaw ay puspos ng kahatulan ng masama: kahatulan at kaganapan ang humahawak sa iyo.
But now, you are being punished [MTY] as wicked people are punished; [God] [PRS] has been punishing you (justly/as you deserve).
18 Sapagka't may poot, magingat ka baka ikaw ay iligaw ng iyong kasiyahan; ni mailigaw ka man ng kalakhan ng katubusan.
So be careful that you are not deceived by [desiring to acquire] money or that you are not ruined by [accepting] large bribes.
19 Mapapaari ba ang iyong sigaw na ikaw ay hindi mapapasa kapanglawan, O ang madlang lakas man ng iyong kalakasan?
[If you are deceived by those things, ] it certainly will not [RHQ] help you to cry out when you are distressed; all of your strength will not help you.
20 Huwag mong nasain ang gabi, pagka ang mga bayan ay nangahiwalay sa kanilang kinaroroonang dako.
Do not wish that it would be nighttime [in order that God will not see you and punish you], because night is the time when [even] people-groups are destroyed!
21 Ikaw ay magingat, huwag mong lingunin ang kasamaan; sapagka't ito'y iyong pinili sa halip ng kadalamhatian.
Be careful not to [begin doing] evil things, because [God] has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.
22 Narito, ang Dios ay gumagawa ng mainam sa kaniyang kapangyarihan: sinong tagapagturo ang gaya niya?
“Hey, God is extremely powerful; there is certainly [RHQ] no teacher who teaches like he does.
23 Sinong nagguhit sa kaniya ng kaniyang daan? O sinong makapagsasabi, ikaw ay gumawa ng kalikuan?
No one has [RHQ] told him what he should do, and no one has [RHQ] said to him, ‘You have done what is wrong!’
24 Alalahanin mo na iyong dinakila ang kaniyang gawa, na inawit ng mga tao.
People have [always] sung to praise him, so you also should never forget to praise him for what he has done.
25 Lahat ng mga tao'y nakakita noon; makikita ito ng tao sa malayo.
Everyone has seen [what he has done], but [sometimes] we can see it only from far away.
26 Narito, ang Dios ay dakila, at hindi natin nakikilala siya; hindi masayod ang bilang ng kaniyang mga taon.
“Hey, God is very great, and we are not able to know how great he is, and we do not know how old he is.
27 Sapagka't pinailanglang niya ang mga patak ng tubig, na nagiging ulan mula sa singaw na yaon:
He draws water up [from the earth and puts it in clouds] and causes it to become rain.
28 Na ibinubuhos ng mga langit at ipinapatak na sagana sa tao.
The rain pours down from the sky/clouds; God causes abundant showers to fall on everyone.
29 Oo, may makakaunawa ba ng paglaganap ng mga alapaap, ng mga kulog ng kaniyang kulandong?
No one can [RHQ] understand how the clouds move [across the sky] or how it thunders in the sky where God lives.
30 Narito, pinalalaganap niya ang kaniyang liwanag sa palibot niya; at inaapawan ang kalaliman ng dagat.
He causes lightning to flash all around him, but he causes the bottom of the oceans to remain dark.
31 Sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng mga ito ay hinahatulan niya ang mga bayan; siya'y nagbibigay ng pagkaing sagana.
By providing plenty of rain for us, he enables us to have abundant food.
32 Tinatakpan niya ang kaniyang mga kamay ng kidlat; at ibinilin sa kidlat na tumama sa pinakatanda.
[It is as though] he holds the lightning in his hands, and [then] he commands it to strike where he wants it to.
33 Ang hugong niyaon ay nagsasaysay ng tungkol sa kaniya, ang hayop nama'y ng tungkol sa bagyo na dumarating.
When we hear his thunder, we know that there will be a storm, and the cattle know it, too.”
