Jobi 17
1 “Fryma ime u copëtua, ditët po më shuhen, varri po më pret.
“My (life/time to live) is almost ended; I have no strength left; my grave is waiting for me.
2 A nuk jam i rrethuar nga njerëz që më përqeshin. Syri im ndalet mbi fyerjet e tyre.
Those who are around me are making fun of me; I [SYN] watch them while they (taunt/make fun of) me.”
3 Më jep, pra, një peng pranë teje, përndryshe kush do të më shtrëngonte dorën si garant?
“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 Nga që i ke penguar mendjet e tyre të kuptojnë, prandaj nuk do t’i bësh të triumfojnë.
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 Kush i tradhton miqtë deri sa t’i grabisë, ka për t’i parë më pak sytë e fëmijëve të tij.
[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 Por unë prej tij jam bërë gazi i popujve dhe jam katandisur në një njeri të cilin e pështyjnë në fytyrë.
“But now people use that saying of our ancestors when they talk about me; they spit in my face [to insult me].
7 Syri më erret për shkak të dhembjes dhe tërë gjymtyrët e mia nuk janë veçse hije.
(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 Njerëzit e drejtë habiten nga kjo, dhe i pafajmi ngrihet kundër të pabesit.
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 Megjithatë i drejti mbetet i lidhur fort me rrugën e tij, dhe ai që i ka duart e pastra fortësohet gjithnjë e më tepër.
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 Sa për ju të gjithë, kthehuni, ejani, pra, sepse midis jush nuk po gjej asnjë njeri të urtë.
“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 Ditët e mia shkuan dhe planet e mia u prishën, pikërisht ato dëshira që unë ushqeja në zemër.
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 Ata e ndërrojnë natën në ditë, “drita është afër”, thonë, për shkak të errësirës.
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 Në rast se e pres Sheolin si shtëpinë time në rast se e shtrij shtrojen time në terr, (Sheol h7585)
If my home will be the place where dead people are, where will I sleep in the darkness? (Sheol h7585)
14 në rast se i them vendvarrit: “Ti je ati im”, dhe krimbave: “Jeni nëna ime dhe motra ime”,
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 ku është, pra, shpresa ime? Kush mund të dallojë ndonjë shpresë për mua?
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]
16 A do të zbres vallë në portat e Sheolit, kur do të gjejmë bashkë prehje në pluhur?”. (Sheol h7585)
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)
