Job 5
1 Tumawag ka ngayon; may sasagot ba sa iyo? At sa kanino sa mga banal babalik ka?
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Sapagka't ang bigat ng loob ay pumapatay sa taong hangal, at ang paninibugho ay pumapatay sa mangmang.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 Aking nakita ang hangal na umuunlad: nguni't agad kong sinumpa ang kaniyang tahanan.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 Ang kaniyang mga anak ay malayo sa katiwasayan, at sila'y mangapipisa sa pintuang-bayan, na wala mang magligtas sa kanila.
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 Na ang kaniyang ani ay kinakain ng gutom, at kinukuha na mula sa mga tinik, at ang silo ay nakabuka sa kanilang pag-aari.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Sapagka't ang kadalamhatian ay hindi lumalabas sa alabok, ni bumubukal man sa lupa ang kabagabagan;
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 Kundi ang tao ay ipinanganak sa kabagabagan. Gaya ng alipato na umiilanglang sa itaas.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 Nguni't sa ganang akin, ay hahanapin ko ang Dios, at sa Dios ay aking ihahabilin ang aking usap:
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 Na siyang gumagawa ng mga dakilang bagay at ng mga hindi magunita; ng mga kamanghamanghang bagay na walang bilang:
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 Na siyang nagbibigay ng ulan sa lupa, at nagpapahatid ng tubig sa mga bukid;
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 Na anopa't kaniyang iniuupo sa mataas yaong nangasa mababa; at yaong nagsisitangis ay itinataas sa katiwasayan.
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 Kaniyang sinasayang ang mga katha-katha ng mapagkatha, na anopa't hindi maisagawa ng kanilang mga kamay ang kanilang panukala.
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 Kaniyang hinuhuli ang pantas sa kanilang sariling katha: at ang payo ng suwail ay napapariwara.
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 Kanilang nasasalunuan ang kadiliman sa araw, at nagsisikapa sa katanghaliang tapat na gaya sa gabi.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 Nguni't kaniyang inililigtas sa tabak ng kanilang bibig, sa makatuwid baga'y ang maralita sa kamay ng malakas.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 Na anopa't ang dukha ay may pagasa, at ang kasamaan ay nagtitikom ng kaniyang bibig.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 Narito, maginhawa ang tao na sinasaway ng Dios: kaya't huwag mong waling kabuluhan ang pagsaway ng Makapangyarihan sa lahat.
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 Sapagka't siya'y sumusugat, at nagtatapal; siya'y sumusugat, at pinagagaling ng kaniyang mga kamay.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 Kaniyang ililigtas ka sa anim na kabagabagan. Oo, sa pito, ay walang kasamaang kikilos sa iyo.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 Sa kagutom ay tutubusin ka niya sa kamatayan; at sa pagdidigma ay sa kapangyarihan ng tabak.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 Ikaw ay makukubli sa talas ng dila; na hindi ka man matatakot sa paggiba pagka dumarating.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 Sa kagibaan at sa kasalatan ay tatawa ka; ni hindi ka matatakot sa mga ganid sa lupa.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 Sapagka't ikaw ay makakasundo ng mga bato sa parang; at ang mga ganid sa parang ay makikipagpayapaan sa iyo.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 At iyong makikilala na ang iyong tolda ay nasa kapayapaan; at iyong dadalawin ang iyong kulungan, at walang mawawala na anoman.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Iyo rin namang makikilala na ang iyong binhi ay magiging dakila, at ang iyong lahi ay gaya ng damo sa lupa.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 Ikaw ay darating sa iyong libingan sa lubos na katandaan. Gaya ng bigkis ng trigo na dumarating sa kaniyang kapanahunan.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 Narito, aming siniyasat, at gayon nga; dinggin mo, at talastasin mo sa iyong ikabubuti.
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
