యోబు~ గ్రంథము 22
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
3 ౩ నువ్వు నీతిమంతుడివై ఉండడం సర్వశక్తుడైన దేవునికి సంతోషమా? నువ్వు యథార్థవంతుడివై ప్రవర్తించడం ఆయనకు లాభకరమా?
Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
4 ౪ ఆయన పట్ల భయభక్తులు కలిగి ఉన్నందువల్ల ఆయన నిన్ను గద్దిస్తాడా? నీ భయభక్తులను బట్టి ఆయన నీతో వ్యాజ్యెమాడుతాడా?
Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
6 ౬ ఏమీ ఇవ్వకుండానే నీ సోదరుల దగ్గర నువ్వు తాకట్టు పెట్టుకున్నావు. వస్త్ర హీనుల బట్టలు తీసుకున్నావు.
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
11 ౧౧ నిన్ను చిక్కించుకొన్న అంధకారాన్ని నువ్వు చూడడం లేదా? నిన్ను ముంచెత్తబోతున్న ప్రళయ జలాలను నువ్వు చూడడం లేదా?
Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
14 ౧౪ దట్టమైన మేఘాలు ఆయనకు అడ్డుగా ఉన్నాయి. ఆయన మనలను చూడలేడు. ఆకాశ గోపురంలో ఆయన తిరుగుతున్నాడు” అని నీవనుకుంటావు.
Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 ౧౬ తమ కాలం రాకముందే వారు హటాత్తుగా నిర్మూలమైపోయారు. వారి పునాదులు నదీ ప్రవాహలవలె కొట్టుకు పోయాయి.
Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
23 ౨౩ సర్వశక్తుని వైపు తిరిగి నీ నివాసాల్లో నుండి దుర్మార్గాన్ని దూరంగా తొలగిస్తే నువ్వు అభివృద్ధి పొందుతావు.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
