Job 22
1 Ket simmungbat ni Elipas a Temanita ket kinunana,
Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
2 “Adda kadi serserbi ti tao iti Dios? Adda kadi serserbi ti nasarib a tao kenkuana?
Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?
3 Pakaragsakan kadi ti Mannakabalin-amin no nalintegka? Adda kadi ti magun-odna no aramidem dagiti wagasmo nga awan pakababalawanna?
For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?
4 Gapu kadi iti panagraemmo kenkuana a tubtubngarennaka ken uk-ukomennaka?
Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?
5 Saan kadi a nakaro ti kinadangkesmo? Awan kadi ti pagpatinggaan dagiti kinadakesmo?
Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?
6 Ta pinilitmo nga innala ti pammatalged manipud iti kabsatmo nga awan gapgapuna; linabusam ti maysa a lamo-lamo a tao kadagiti pagan-anayna.
And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.
7 Saanka a nangted iti danum nga inumen dagiti nabannog a tattao; inyimutmo ti tinapay kadagiti mabisin a tattao.
Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.
8 uray no sika, a nabileg a tao, tinagikuam ti daga, uray no sika, mararaem a tao, nagnaedka iti daytoy.
And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.
9 Pinapanawmo dagiti balo nga awanan; natukkol dagiti takkiag dagiti ulila.
But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.
10 Ngarud, adda dagiti silo iti amin nga aglawlawmo, ken rirriribukennaka ti kellaat a panagbuteng.
Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.
11 Adda ti kinasipnget, tapno saanka a makakita; liplipusennaka ti aglaplapusanan a danum.
The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.
12 Saan kadi nga adda ti Dios kadagiti kinangato ti langit? Kitaem ti kinangato dagiti bituen, anian a nagngatoda!
Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?
13 Ibagbagam, 'Ania ti ammo ti Dios? Makaukom kadi isuna iti nakaro a kinasipnget?
And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?
14 Dagiti napuskol nga ulep ket maysa a manglinglinged kenkuana, isu a saannatayo a makitkita; magmagna isuna iti dakkel a silid ti langit.'
A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.
15 Agtultuloyka kadi iti daan a dalan a nagnaan dagiti nadangkes a tattao -
Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?
16 dagiti narabsut sakbay pay ti tiempoda, dagiti naiyanud dagiti pundasionda a kas iti maysa a karayan,
who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.
17 dagiti nangibaga iti Dios, 'Adaywannakami'; dagiti nangibaga, 'Ania ti maaramidan ti Mannakabalin-amin kadakami?'
Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
18 Nupay kasta, pinunnona dagiti babbalayda kadagiti naimbag a banbanag; adayo kaniak dagiti panggep dagiti nadangkes a tattao.
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.
19 Makita dagiti nalinteg a tattao ti gasatda ket maragsakanda; katkatawaan ida dagiti awan basolna a tattao a mangum-umsi.
The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].
20 Kunada, '“Awan dua-dua a maputed dagiti tumakder a maibusor kadatayo; inuram ti apuy dagiti sanikuada.'
Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].
21 Ita, makianamongka iti Dios ken makikapiaka kenkuana; iti kasta a wagas, umayto kenka ti kinaimbag.
Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.
22 Agpakpakaasiak kenka, awatem ti pagannurotan manipud iti ngiwatna; salimetmetam dagiti sasaona dita pusom.
And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 No agsublika iti Mannakabalin-amin, mapapigsaka, no iyadayom ti kinakillo kadagiti toldam.
And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.
24 Ikabilmo dagiti gamengmo iti tapok, ti balitok ti Ophir kadagiti batbato dagiti waig,
Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.
25 ket ti Mannakabalin-amin ti agbalinto a gamengmo, ti napateg a pirak kenka.
So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
26 Ta kalpasanna agragsakanto iti Mannakabalin-amin; itangadmonto ti rupam iti Dios.
Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.
27 Agkararagkanto kenkuana, ket denggennakanto; aramidemto dagiti sapatam kenkuana.
And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.
28 Mangikeddengkanto met iti aniaman a banag, ket mapasingkedanto kenka; agraniagto ti silaw kadagiti dalanmo.
And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.
29 Ipababa ti Dios ti napalangguad a tao, ken isalakanna dagiti nakadumog.
Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.
30 Ispalenna ti tao nga awan basolna; maispalkanto babaen iti kinadalus dagiti imam.”
He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.
