Job 34
1 Higit pa rito, nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita si Elihu;
Then Elihu continued:
2 “Makinig ka sa aking mga sasabihin, kayong matatalino; pakinggan ninyo ako, kayong 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 Sinusubok ng tainga ang mga salita, gaya ng dila na tumitikim 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 Piliin natin para sa ating sarili kung ano ang matuwid: alamin natin sa ating mga sarili kung ano ang tama.
We need to decide [who is saying] what is right and to determine among ourselves what is good/best.
5 Dahil sinabi ni Job, “Ako ay matuwid, pero kinuha ng Diyos ang aking mga karapatan.
Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
6 Sa kabila ng aking mga karapatan, itinuring akong isang sinungaling. Walang lunas ang aking sugat, kahit wala naman akong kasalanan.'
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 Sino ang katulad ni Job, na umiinom ng pangungutya gaya ng 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 sumasama sa mga gumagawa ng masama, at lumalakad kasama ang masasamang tao?
He habitually associates with people who do what is evil and spends time with wicked people.
9 Dahil kaniyang sinabi, “walang pakinabang sa isang tao ang magalak sa paggawa ng nais ng Diyos.”
He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
10 Kaya makinig kayo sa akin, kayong mga matatalino: malayong gawin ng Diyos na gumawa ng kasamaan; malayong gawin ng Makapangyarihan na magkasala.
“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 Dahil kaniyang binabayaran ang gawa ng isang tao; pinapatanggap niya sila ng gantimpala sa kanilang sariling mga pamamaraan.
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 Tunay nga na hindi gumagawa ng kasamaan ang Diyos, ni hindi binabaluktot ng Makapangyarihan ang katarungan.
Truly, Almighty God never does what is wicked; he always [LIT] does what is fair/just.
13 Sino ang nagtalaga sa kaniya na pamahalaan ang buong mundo? Sino ang naglagay ng buong daigdig sa kaniyang pamamahala?
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 itatakda lamang ng Diyos ang kaniyang layunin para sa kaniyang sarili, at kung iipunin niya pabalik para sa kaniyang sarili ang kaniyang espiritu at kaniyang hininga,
If he would take his spirit back to himself,
15 sama-samang mawawala ang lahat ng laman; babalik muli sa alabok ang sangkatauhan.
everyone would die [immediately], and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
16 Kung mayroon kayong pang-unawa, pakinggan ninyo ito; makinig kayo sa tunog ng aking mga sasabihin.
“So, [Job], if [you say that you] understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
17 Kaya bang mamahala ng taong namumuhi sa katarungan? Hahatulan mo ba ang Diyos na siyang matuwid at makapangyarihan?
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 Ang Diyos, na nagsasabi sa isang hari, “Ikaw a hamak”, o sinasabi sa mga maharlika, 'Ikaw ay masama”?
He tells [some] kings that they are worthless, and he says to [some] officials that they are wicked.
19 Hindi nagpapakita ang Diyos ng pagtatangi sa mga pinuno at hindi niya kinikilala ang mayayaman kaysa sa mahirap, dahil silang lahat ay ginawa ng kaniyang 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 sandali sila ay namatay; sa hating-gabi mayayanig ang mga tao at mamamatay; ang mga taong malalakas ay kukunin, pero hindi sa pamamagitan ng mga kamay ng tao.
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 Dahil ang mga mata ni Yahweh ay nakatuon sa pamumuhay ng tao; nakikita niya ang lahat ng hakbang niya.
“He sees [MTY] everything that people do; [when we walk, ] he watches every step that we take.
22 Walang kadiliman, walang makapal na karimlan ang makakapagtago sa kanilang sarili sa mga gumagawa ng kasalanan.
There is no gloom or darkness [DOU] that is so dark that sinners can hide [from him] in that darkness.
23 Dahil hindi na kailangan ng Diyos na suriin pa nang maigi ang isang tao; hindi na kailangang pumunta ng sinuman sa harapan niya para sa paghuhukom.
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 Winawasak niya nang pira-piraso ang mga malalakas na tao dahil ang kanilang mga pamumuhay ay hindi na kailangan pang suriin; naglalagay siya ng iba sa kanilang mga lugar.
He destroys mighty people without [needing to] investigate [what they have done], and he appoints others to take their places.
25 Sa paraang ito, mayroong siyang kaalaman sa kanilang mga ginagawa; binabagsak niya ang mga taong ito sa gabi; sila ay winasak.
Because he [already] knows what they have done, he removes them at night and gets rid of them.
26 Sa harapan ng lahat ng tao, pinatay niya sila dahil sa kanilang masasamang gawa gaya ng mga kriminal
Where [many] people can see it, he strikes/punishes them because of the wicked things that they have done;
27 dahil lumayo sila mula sa pagsunod sa kaniya at tumangging kilalanin ang kaniyang mga pamamaraan.
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 Sa paraang ito, ginawa nilang ilapit ang iyak ng mahihirap sa kaniya; pinakinggan niya ang iyak ng mga taong nahihirapan.
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 Kapag siya ay nanatiling tahimik, sino ang maaring magparatang sa kaniya? Kung itatago niya ang kaniyang mukha, sino ang maaring makakakilala sa kaniya? Namamahala siya sa lahat ng bansa at bawat 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 kaya hindi mamahala ang hindi maka-diyos, kaya walang ni isa ang mabibitag.
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 Ipagpalagay natin na may taong nagsabi sa Diyos, “Tiyak akong may sala, pero hindi na ako magkakasala;
“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 ituro mo kung ano ang hindi ko nakikita; gumawa ako ng kasalanan, pero hindi ko na ito gagawin.”
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 Sa tingin mo parurusahan ng Diyos ang kasalanan ng taong iyon, dahil sa hindi mo gusto ang ginawa ng Diyos? Dapat kang mamili, hindi ako. Kaya sabihin mo 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 Sasabihin sa akin ng matatalinong tao - tunay nga, na sasabihin sa akin ng bawat matatalinong tao na nakaririnig sa akin,
“People who have good sense, those who are wise and who listen to what I say, will say to me,
35 “Nagsasalita si Job nang walang kaalaman; walang karunungan ang mga sinasabi niya.'
‘Job is speaking ignorantly; what he says is nonsense.’
36 Dapat mailagay si Job sa paglilitis sa maliliit na detalye ng kaniyang kaso dahil nagsasalita siya gaya ng masasamang 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 Dahil nagdadagdag siya ng pagrerebelde sa kaniyang kasalanan; pinapalakpak niya ang kaniyang mga kamay para inisin kami sa aming kalagitnaan; nagsasabi siya ng mga salita laban sa Diyos.”
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].”
