Job 17
1 Ang aking espiritu ay naubos, at ang aking mga araw ay tapos na; handa na ang libingan para sa akin.
“My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
2 Tunay nga na mayroong mangungutyang kasama ko; lagi ko dapat makita ang kanilang pagtatangka.
Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
3 Ibigay ngayon ang isang pangako, maging isang tagapanagot para sa akin sa iyong sarili; sino pa roon ang tutulong sa akin?
“God, [it is as though I am in prison; ] please pay the money in order that I may be released, because there is certainly no one else who will help me.
4 Dahil sa iyo, O Diyos, iningatan mo ang kanilang mga puso na maunawaan ito; kaya, hindi mo sila maitatas nang higit sa akin.
You have prevented my friends from understanding [what is true about me]; do not allow them to triumph over me, [saying that I have done things that are wrong].
5 Siyang bumabatikos sa kaniyang mga kaibigan para sa isang gantimpala, sa mata ng kaniyang mga anak ay hindi magtatagumpay.
[Our ancestors often said, ‘It often happens that] when someone betrays his friends in order to get some of their property, it is that person’s children who will be punished for it;’ [so I desire/hope that will be true of these friends of mine who are lying about me].
6 Pero ginawa niya akong isang usap-usapan ng mga tao; dinuraan nila ang aking mukha.
“But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
7 Malabo na rin ang aking mata dahil sa kalungkutan; payat na ang buong katawan ko gaya ng mga anino.
(My sight has become dim/I cannot see well) because I am extremely sad, and my arms and legs are [very thin, with the result that they almost do not cast] [MET] a shadow.
8 Sinisindak nito ang mga matutuwid; ang inosente ay ginugulo ang kaniyang sarili laban sa taong hindi maka-diyos.
Those who [say that they] are good/righteous are shocked [when they see what has happened to me], and people who [say that they] (are innocent/have not done anything that is wrong) say that I am wicked/godless and should be punished.
9 Nag-iingat ang taong matuwid sa kaniyang landas; siyang may malinis na mga kamay ay lalakas nang lalakas.
Those who [claim that they] are righteous will continue to do what [they think] is right, and those [who say] they have not sinned will continue to become stronger.
10 Pero para sa inyong lahat, halika ka ngayon; hindi ako makakakita ng matalinong tao sa kalagitnaan ninyo.
“But even if all of those people came [and stood in front of me], I would not find anyone among them who is wise.
11 Lumipas na ang mga araw ko, tapos na ang mga plano ko, kahit ang mga kahilingan ng aking puso.
My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have not been able to do the things that I confidently expected to do; [I have not been able to accomplish] anything that I [SYN] desired.
12 Ang mga taong ito, ang mga mangungutya, pinalitan ang gabi ng araw; ang liwanag, sinabi nila, malapit na sa kadiliman.
My friends do not know when it is night and when it is day; when it is night, they claim that it is daylight; when it is becoming dark, they claim it is becoming light.
13 Nang tumingin ako sa sheol bilang aking tahanan; mula nang lumaganap ang aking higaan sa kadiliman; (Sheol h7585)
If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
14 mula nang sinabi ko sa hukay, 'ikaw ang aking ama,' at sa uod, 'ikaw ang aking ina o aking kapatid na babae,'
I may say to the grave, ‘You will be [like] a father to me,’ and say to the maggots [that will eat my body], ‘You will be [like] a mother or younger sisters to me [because you will be where I will always be].’
15 nasaan na ngayon ang aking pag-asa?, dahil sa aking pag-asa, sinong makakakita ng anuman?
But if I say those things, (will there be anything good that I can confidently expect to happen to me?/there will be nothing good that I can confidently expect to happen to me.) [RHQ] (Is there anyone who knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave?/No one knows anything good that I can expect when I am in the grave.) [RHQ]
After I descend to the place where the dead are, (will I be able to confidently expect anything good there?/I certainly will not be able to confidently expect anything good there.) [RHQ] [It will be as though] [RHQ] I and the things I hope for will descend with me into the dust [where the dead are].” (Sheol h7585)
