యోబు~ గ్రంథము 22
And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
“Is a man profitable to God, Because a wise man is profitable to himself?
3 ౩ నువ్వు నీతిమంతుడివై ఉండడం సర్వశక్తుడైన దేవునికి సంతోషమా? నువ్వు యథార్థవంతుడివై ప్రవర్తించడం ఆయనకు లాభకరమా?
Is it a delight to the Mighty One That you are righteous? Is it gain, That you make your ways perfect?
4 ౪ ఆయన పట్ల భయభక్తులు కలిగి ఉన్నందువల్ల ఆయన నిన్ను గద్దిస్తాడా? నీ భయభక్తులను బట్టి ఆయన నీతో వ్యాజ్యెమాడుతాడా?
Because of your reverence Does He reason [with] you? He enters with you into judgment:
Is your wickedness not abundant? And there is no end to your iniquities.
6 ౬ ఏమీ ఇవ్వకుండానే నీ సోదరుల దగ్గర నువ్వు తాకట్టు పెట్టుకున్నావు. వస్త్ర హీనుల బట్టలు తీసుకున్నావు.
For you take a pledge of your brother for nothing, And you strip off the garments of the naked.
You do not cause the weary to drink water, And you withhold bread from the hungry.
As for the man of arm—he has the earth, And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.
You have sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
Therefore snares [are] all around you, And sudden fear troubles you.
11 ౧౧ నిన్ను చిక్కించుకొన్న అంధకారాన్ని నువ్వు చూడడం లేదా? నిన్ను ముంచెత్తబోతున్న ప్రళయ జలాలను నువ్వు చూడడం లేదా?
Or darkness—you do not see, And abundance of waters covers you.
Is God not high [in] the heavens? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
And you have said, How has God known? Does He judge through thickness?
14 ౧౪ దట్టమైన మేఘాలు ఆయనకు అడ్డుగా ఉన్నాయి. ఆయన మనలను చూడలేడు. ఆకాశ గోపురంలో ఆయన తిరుగుతున్నాడు” అని నీవనుకుంటావు.
Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He does not see, And He habitually walks [above] the circle of the heavens.
Do you observe the path of the age, That men of iniquity have trodden,
16 ౧౬ తమ కాలం రాకముందే వారు హటాత్తుగా నిర్మూలమైపోయారు. వారి పునాదులు నదీ ప్రవాహలవలె కొట్టుకు పోయాయి.
Who have been cut down unexpectedly? A flood is poured out on their foundation.
Those saying to God, Turn aside from us, And what does the Mighty One do to them?
And He has filled their houses [with] good (And the counsel of the wicked Has been far from me).
The righteous see and they rejoice, And the innocent mocks at them:
Surely our substance has not been cut off, And fire has consumed their excellence.
Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace, Thereby your increase [is] good.
Please receive a law from His mouth, And set His sayings in your heart.
23 ౨౩ సర్వశక్తుని వైపు తిరిగి నీ నివాసాల్లో నుండి దుర్మార్గాన్ని దూరంగా తొలగిస్తే నువ్వు అభివృద్ధి పొందుతావు.
If you return to the Mighty you are built up, You put iniquity far from your tents.
So as to set a defense on the dust, And a covering on a rock of the valleys.
And the Mighty has been your defense, And silver [is] strength to you.
For then you delight yourself on the Mighty, And lift up your face to God,
You make supplication to Him, And He hears you, And you complete your vows.
And you decree a saying, And it is established to you, And light has shone on your ways.
For they have made low, And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.
He delivers the one [who is] not innocent, Indeed, he has been delivered By the cleanness of your hands.”
