Job 8
1 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot si Bildad na Suhita, at nagsabi,
Then Bildad, from [the] Shuah [area], spoke to Job. He said,
2 Hanggang kailan magsasalita ka ng mga bagay na ito? At hanggang kailan magiging gaya ng makapangyarihang hangin ang mga salita ng iyong bibig?
“Job, how much longer will you talk like this? What you say is [only] hot air.
3 Nagliliko ba ng kahatulan ang Dios? O nagliliko ba ang Makapangyarihan sa lahat ng kaganapan?
Almighty God certainly never does [RHQ] what is unfair/unjust. He always does [LIT] what is right/fair.
4 Kung ang iyong mga anak ay nangagkasala laban sa kaniya, at kaniyang ibinigay sila sa kamay ng kanilang pagkasalangsang:
So, it is evident that your children have sinned against him, therefore he has caused them to be punished for evil things that they have done.
5 Kung hanapin mong mainam ang Dios, at iyong pamanhikan ang Makapangyarihan sa lahat;
But, if you will [now] earnestly request [DOU] Almighty [God] to help you,
6 Kung ikaw ay malinis at matuwid; walang pagsalang ngayo'y gigising siya dahil sa iyo. At pasasaganain ang tahanan ng iyong katuwiran.
and if you are pure and honest/righteous, he will surely do something good for you and reward you by giving your family back to you and enabling you to prosper.
7 At bagaman ang iyong pasimula ay maliit, gayon ma'y ang iyong huling wakas ay lalaking mainam.
And even though you [think that you] were not very prosperous/wealthy before, during the last part of your life you will become very wealthy.
8 Sapagka't ikaw ay magsisiyasat, isinasamo ko sa iyo, sa unang panahon, at pasiyahan mo ang sinaliksik ng kanilang mga magulang:
“I request you to think about what happened long ago and consider what our ancestors found out.
9 (Sapagka't tayo'y kahapon lamang, at walang nalalaman, sapagka't ang ating mga kaarawan sa lupa ay anino: )
[It seems as though] we were born only yesterday and we know very little [HYP]; our time here on the earth [disappears quickly, like] a shadow [MET].
10 Hindi ka ba nila tuturuan, at sasaysayin sa iyo, at mangagsasalita ng mga salita mula sa kanilang puso?
So, why do you not allow your ancestors to teach you and tell you something? Allow them to tell you from what they learned!
11 Makatataas ba ang yantok ng walang putik? Tutubo ba ang tambo ng walang tubig?
Papyrus can certainly not [RHQ] grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp; reeds certainly cannot [RHQ] flourish/grow where there is no water.
12 Samantalang nasa kasariwaan, at hindi pinuputol, natutuyong una kay sa alin mang damo.
[If they do not have enough water], while they are still blossoming, they wither more quickly than other plants wither.
13 Gayon ang mga landas ng lahat na nagsisilimot sa Dios; at ang pagasa ng di banal ay mawawala:
Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those [reeds]; godless people stop confidently expecting [that good things will happen to them].
14 Na ang kaniyang pagtitiwala ay mapaparam, at ang kaniyang tiwala ay isang bahay gagamba.
The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; things they trust [will help them] are [as fragile as] [MET] a spider’s web.
15 Siya'y sasandal sa kaniyang bahay, nguni't hindi tatayo; siya'y pipigil na mahigpit dito, nguni't hindi makapagmamatigas.
If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not (endure/protect them) [LIT]; they cling to things [to be protected], but those things do not remain firm.
16 Siya'y sariwa sa harap ng araw, at ang kaniyang mga suwi ay sumisibol sa kaniyang halamanan.
Godless people [are like plants] [MET] that are watered before the sun rises; their shoots spread all over the gardens.
17 Ang kaniyang mga ugat ay nagkakapitan sa palibot ng bunton, kaniyang minamasdan ang dako ng mga bato.
The roots of those plants twist around piles of stones and cling tightly to rocks.
18 Kung siya'y magiba sa kaniyang dako, kung magkagayo'y itatakuwil niya siya, na sinasabi: Hindi kita nakita.
But if those plants are pulled out, [it is as though] the place where they were planted says ‘They were never here!’ [And that is what happens to wicked people who do not heed what God says].
19 Narito, ito ang kagalakan ng kaniyang lakad, at mula sa lupa ay sisibol ang mga iba.
Truly, evil people [MET] are not joyful [IRO] for a long time; other people come and take their places.
20 Narito, hindi itatakuwil ng Dios ang sakdal na tao, ni aalalayan man niya ang mga manggagawa ng kasamaan.
:So, [I tell you, Job], God will not reject you if you are truly godly/righteous, but he does not help [IDM] evil people.
21 Kaniya namang pupunuin ang iyong bibig ng pagtawa, at ang iyong mga labi ng paghiyaw.
He will enable you [MTY] to continually laugh and to always shout [joyfully].
22 Silang nangapopoot sa iyo ay mabibihisan ng pagkahiya; at ang tolda ng masama ay mawawala.
But those who hate you will be very ashamed, and the homes of wicked people will disappear.”
