யோபு 29
Job spoke again,
2 ௨ “கடந்துபோன வருடங்களிலும், தேவன் என்னைக் காப்பாற்றிவந்த நாட்களிலும் எனக்கு உண்டாயிருந்த ஒழுங்கு இப்பொழுது இருந்தால் நலமாயிருக்கும்.
“I wish/desire that I could be like I was previously, during the years when God took care of me.
3 ௩ அப்பொழுது அவர் தீபம் என் தலையின்மேல் பிரகாசித்தது; அவர் அருளின வெளிச்சத்தினால் இருளைக் கடந்துபோனேன்.
During those years, [it was as though] God’s lamp [MET] shone on me and gave me light while I walked in the darkness.
At that time I was young and strong, and because God was my friend, [he protected] [PRS] my tent.
Almighty [God] was with me during those years when all my children were around me.
6 ௬ என் பாதங்களை நான் நெய்யினால் கழுவினேன்; கன்மலைகளிலிருந்து எனக்காக எண்ணெய் நதிபோல ஓடிவந்தது; அந்தச் செல்வநாட்களின் ஒழுங்கு இப்போதிருந்தால் நலமாயிருக்கும்.
[My herds] provided me with plenty of milk, and streams of oil flowed from the rock where my olives were pressed.
“Whenever I went to [the place where the elders gathered at] the city gate, I sat down with them,
and when the young men saw me, they stepped aside [respectfully], and the old men [also] stood [respectfully].
The leaders of the people stopped talking [DOU],
and even the most important men became quiet and ceased talking [MTY] [in order to hear me speak to them].
When they [SYN] all heard [what I told them], they said good things about me. When they [SYN] saw me (OR, what I had done), they commended me,
because I had helped the poor people when they cried out for help and I aided/helped orphans who had no one else to help them.
13 ௧௩ அழிந்துபோக இருந்தவனுடைய ஆசீர்வாதம் என்மேல் வந்தது; விதவையின் இருதயத்தைக் கெம்பீரிக்கச் செய்தேன்.
Those who were suffering and about to die praised [PRS] me, and I caused widows [SYN] to sing joyfully, [because of my helping them].
14 ௧௪ நீதியை அணிந்துகொண்டேன்; அது என் ஆடையாயிருந்தது; என் நியாயம் எனக்குச் சால்வையும் தலைப்பாகையுமாக இருந்தது.
I always acted justly; my continually doing that was like [MET] a robe that I wore and a turban [that was wrapped around my head].
[It was as though] [MET] I was eyes for blind people and feet for people who were lame.
I was [like] [MET] a father to poor people, and in courts I defended those who were strangers.
17 ௧௭ நான் அநியாயக்காரருடைய கடைவாய்ப் பற்களை உடைத்து, அவர்கள் பறித்ததை அவர்கள் பற்களிலிருந்து பிடுங்கினேன்.
My causing wicked people [to be unable to continue oppressing others was like] [MET] breaking the fangs [of fierce wild animals] and forcing them to drop from their teeth/mouths the animals that they had caught/seized.
“At that time I thought, ‘Surely I will live securely, until I am very old [SIM], and I will die at home [with my family].’
I was [like a tree] [MET] whose roots reach down into the water and whose branches become wet with dew each night.
People always honored me, and I was always [strong like] [MET] a new bow.
“When I spoke, people waited to hear [what I would say] and remained silent until I advised them [what they should do].
After I finished speaking, they did not say any more; [it was as though] [MET] my words fell on their ears [like refreshing drops of rain].
23 ௨௩ மழைக்குக் காத்திருக்கிறதுபோல் எனக்குக் காத்திருந்து, பின் மாரிக்கு ஆசையுள்ளவர்கள்போல தங்கள் வாயை ஆவென்று திறந்திருந்தார்கள்.
They waited for me [to speak] like they wait for rain; they [appreciated what I said] like [MET] [farmers appreciate] the final rain in the spring [before the dry season].
24 ௨௪ நான் அவர்களைப் பார்த்து சிரிக்கும்போது, அவர்கள் துணிகரங்கொள்ளவில்லை; என் முகக்களையை மாறவைக்கவும் இல்லை.
When they were discouraged, I smiled at them [to encourage them]; they became encouraged when they saw that I approved of them.
25 ௨௫ அவர்கள் வழியில்போக எனக்கு விருப்பமாகும்போது, நான் தலைவனாய் அமர்ந்து, படைக்குள் ராஜாவைப்போலவும், துக்கித்தவர்களைத் தேற்றுகிறவனாகவும் இருந்தேன்.
I was their leader, and I decided what things [would be good for them to do]; I was among them like [SIM] a king who is among his troops; I was like someone who comforts [others] who are mourning.”
