Job 9
1 Then Job replied,
Pagkatapos sumagot si Job at sinabi, “
2 “Yes, I certainly know that [much of] what you said is true. But (how can anyone say to God, ‘I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong) and prove it?’/no one can say to God ‘I (am innocent/have not done what is wrong) and prove it.’) [RHQ]
tunay na alam ko na ganito nga ito. Pero paano magiging matuwid ang isang tao sa harap ng Diyos?
3 If someone wanted to argue with God [about that], God could ask him 1,000 questions, and that person would not be able to answer any of them!
Kung gusto niyang makipagtalo sa Diyos, hindi niya siya sasagutin kahit minsan lang sa libong beses.
4 God is very wise [IDM] and very powerful; no one who has tried to challenge God has been able to win.
Ang Diyos ay marunong sa puso at makapangyarihan sa lakas; Sino ang nagmatigas laban sa kaniya ang nagtagumpay kailanman? —
5 He even moves mountains, without them (OR, anyone) knowing about it. When he is angry, he turns them upside down.
siya na nagtatanggal ng mga bundok na walang babala sa sinuman kapag pinapataob niya ang mga ito dahil sa kaniyang galit—
6 He sends earthquakes that shake the ground; he causes the pillars that support the earth to tremble.
siyang yumayanig sa daigdig mula sa kinalalagyan nito at pinapanginig ang mga sandigan nito.
7 [Some days] he speaks to the sun, and it does not rise, and [some nights] he prevents the stars from shining.
Ito rin ang Diyos na nagsasabi sa araw na huwag sumikat, at ito nga ay hindi sumikat, at siyang nagtatakip sa mga bituin,
8 He alone (stretched out/put in place) the sky; he alone puts his feet on the waves (OR, on the huge sea monster).
siya na mismong naglatag ng mga kalangitan at siyang yumuyurak at sumusupil sa mga alon ng dagat,
9 He put in their places [the clusters/groups of stars that are called] The Dipper/Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the stars in the southern sky.
siya na gumawa sa Oso, sa Orion, sa Pleyades, at sa kumpol ng mga bituin sa katimugan.
10 Only he does great things that we cannot understand; he does more marvelous things than we are able to count.
Ito rin ang Diyos na gumagawa ng mga dakilang bagay, mga bagay na hindi kayang maunawaan—sa katunayan, mga kahanga-hangang bagay na hindi mabibilang.
11 He passes by where I am, but I do not see him; he moves further on, but I do not see him go.
Masdan mo, sinasamahan niya ako, at hindi ko siya nakikita; Dumadaan din siya, pero hindi ko siya napapansin.
12 If he [wants to] snatch something away, no one [RHQ] can hinder him; no one dares to ask him, ‘Why are you doing that?’ [RHQ]
Kung makakahuli siya ng biktima, sino ang makakapigil sa kaniya? Sino ang magsasabi sa kaniya, “Ano ang iyong ginagawa?”
13 God will not very easily stop being angry; he defeated [MTY] those who [tried to] help Rahab, [the great sea monster].
Hindi babawiin ng Diyos ang kaniyang galit; ang mga katulong ni Rahab ay yumuko sa ilalim niya.
14 “So, [if God took me to court], what could I say [MTY] to answer him?
Paano ako makakasagot sa kaniya, maaari ba akong mamili ng mga salita para ikatwiran sa kaniya?
15 Even though I (would be innocent/would not have done what is wrong), I would not be able to answer him. All I could do would be to request God, my judge/accuser, to act mercifully toward me.
Kahit na ako ay matuwid, hindi ko siya kayang sagutin; ang puwede ko lang gawin ay magmakaawa sa aking hukom.
16 If I summoned him to [come to the courtroom] and he said that he would come, I would not believe that he would pay attention to what I would say.
Kahit na ako ay tumawag at sinagot niya ako, hindi ako naniniwala na nakikinig siya sa aking tinig.
17 He sends storms to batter me, and he bruises me many times (without any reason to do that/even though I am innocent).
Dahil binabasag niya ako sa pamamagitan ng bagyo at pinaparami ang aking mga sugat nang walang dahilan.
18 [It is as though] he will not let me get/catch my breath, because he causes me to suffer all the time.
Hindi man lamang ako hinayaang mahabol ang aking hininga; sa halip ay pinuno niya ako nang kapaitan.
19 If I would try to (wrestle with/fight against) him, [there is no way that I could defeat him, ] [because] he is stronger than I am. If I would request him to appear in court, there is no one who could [RHQ] force him to go there.
Kung kami ay nagsasalita tungkol sa kalakasan, bakit, siya ay makapangyarihan! At kung pinag-uusapan natin ang tungkol sa katarungan, 'Sino,' sabi niya, 'ang magtatanong sa akin?'
20 Even though I was innocent, what I would say would cause him to say that I must be punished [MTY]; even though I had not done anything wrong, he would prove that I am guilty.
Kahit na ako ay matuwid, ang sarili kong bibig ang hahatol sa akin; kahit na ako ay walang kasalanan, patutunayan pa rin nito na ako ay may pagkakasala.
21 “I have not done what is wrong, but that is not important. I despise continuing to remain alive.
Ako ay walang kapintasan pero wala na akong pakialam sa aking sarili; kinasusuklaman ko ang sarili kong buhay.
22 But it doesn’t matter, because God will get rid of [all of us, ] both those who are innocent and those who are wicked.
Wala itong pagkakaiba, kaya ko sinasabi na magkasama niyang sinisira ang mga taong walang kasalanan at ang mga masasamang tao.
23 When people experience disaster and it causes them to suddenly die, God laughs at it, even if they are innocent.
Kung ang isang salot ay biglang pumatay, tatawanan niya ang mga pagdurusa ng mga taong walang kasalanan.
24 God has allowed wicked people to control [what happens in] the world. [It is as though] he has caused judges to be blindfolded, [with the result that they cannot judge fairly]. If it is not God who has put wicked people in control, who has done it?
Ang lupa ay ibinigay sa kamay ng mga masasamang tao; tinatakpan ng Diyos ang mga mukha ng mga hukom nito. Kung hindi siya ang gumagawa nito, kung gayon sino?
25 “My days go by very quickly, like a fast runner; [it is as though] they run away, and nothing good happens to me on those days.
Ang aking mga araw ay mas matulin kaysa tumatakbong mensahero; lumilipas ang aking mga araw; wala silang nakikitang mabuti kahit saan.
26 My life goes by very rapidly, like a boat made from reeds sailing swiftly, or like an eagle that swoops down to seize a small animal.
Sila ay kasing-bilis ng mga bangkang tambo ng papirus, at kasing-bilis ng pagsalakay ng agila na dumadagit sa kaniyang biktima.
27 If I smile and say [to God], ‘I will forget what I am complaining about; I will stop looking sad and try to be cheerful/happy,’
Kung sinabi kong kakalimutan ko ang aking mga hinaing, na huhubarin ko ang malungkot kong mukha at magpapakasaya,
28 then I become afraid because of all that I am suffering, because I know that God does not consider that I am innocent.
ako ay maaring matakot sa lahat ng aking mga kalungkutan dahil alam ko na hindi mo isaalang-alang na ako ay walang sala.
29 He will (condemn me/declare that I should be punished), so why should I keep trying in vain [to defend myself]?
Ako ay hahatulan; kung gayon, bakit pa ako susubok nang wala namang kahihinatnan?
30 If I washed myself with snow or cleansed my hands with lye/soap [to get rid of my guilt],
Kung huhugasan ko ang aking sarili ng tubig-niyebe at gagawin kong napakalinis ang aking mga kamay,
31 he would still throw me into a filthy pit; as a result [it would be as though] even my clothes would detest me.
itutulak ako ng Diyos sa isang hukay, at ang aking mga kasuotan ay mayayamot sa akin.
32 “God is not a human, as I am, so there is no way that I could answer him [to prove that I am innocent] if we went together to have a trial [in a courtroom].
Dahil ang Diyos ay hindi tao, kagaya ko, na maaari ko siyang sagutin, na pareho kaming pupunta sa hukuman.
33 There is no one to (mediate/hear us and decide who is right), no one who has authority over both of us [IDM].
Walang hukom sa pagitan namin na maaaring magpatong ng kaniyang kamay sa aming dalawa.
34 I wish/desire that he would stop punishing [MTY] me, and that he would not continue to terrify me.
Walang ibang hukom na maaring mag-alis ng pamalo ng Diyos sa akin, na maaaring pumigil sa kaniyang bagsik para hindi ako matakot.
35 If he did that, I would declare [that I am innocent] without being afraid of him, because I know that I really have not [done what is wrong like God thinks that I have].”
Sa gayon magsasalita ako at hindi matatakot sa kaniya. Pero sa kasalukuyang kalagayan, hindi ko iyon magagawa.
