Job 8
1 Kalpasanna, simmungbat ni Bildad a Suhita ket kinunana,
Then Bildad the Shuhite spoke up and said,
2 “Kasano pay kabayag nga ibagam dagitoy a banbanag? Kasano pay kabayag a dagiti sasao ti ngiwatmo ket agbalin a napigsa nga angin?
“How much longer will you go on talking like this? The words coming out of your mouth are a lot of hot air!
3 Ballikugen kadi ti Dios ti hustisia? Ballikugen kadi ti Mannakabalin amin ti kinalinteg?
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4 Nagbasol dagiti annakmo kenkuana, ammomi daytoy, ta impaimana ida kadagiti basbasolda.
Your children must have sinned against him, and so they deserved the punishment he inflicted on them.
5 Ngem kas pangarigan a sipapasnekka a nangbirok iti Dios ken indatagmo dagiti kiddawmo iti Mannakabalin amin.
But if you pray to God and ask for his help,
6 Kas pangarigan nasin-aw ken nalintegka; ket awan duadua nga agtignay isuna para kenka ken gun-gonaannaka iti pagtaengan a pudno a kukuam.
if you live a clean life and do what is right, then he would act to make things right for you in your home.
7 Uray no bassit ti nagrugiam, nasaysayaatto latta ti maudi a kasasaadmo.
Though you began with next to nothing, you will end up with so much!
8 Ta agpakpakaasiak kenka, nga agpalutpotka, maipanggep iti napalabas a panawen; usarem ti bagim a mangadal kadagiti naduktalan dagiti kapuonantayo.
Why don't you ask what previous generations discovered, examine what our ancestors found out? We were born yesterday and don't know anything!
9 (Naiyanaktayo laeng idi kalman ken awan iti ammotayo gapu ta anniniwan dagiti aldawtayo iti daga).
Our days on earth fade as quickly as a passing shadow.
10 Saandaka kadi nga isuro wenno ibaga kenka? Saanda kadi nga agsao manipud kadagiti pusoda?
Won't they teach you and explain what they know?
11 Dumakkel kadi ti badobadok no awan ti lubnak? Dumakkel kadi ti runo no awan ti danum?
Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds grow without water?
12 Kabayatan a nalangtoda pay ken saanda pay a napukan, malaylayda sakbay kadagiti sabali a mula.
Even without being cut, while they are still flowering, they wither faster than grass.
13 Kasta met laeng dagiti dalan dagiti amin a manglipat iti Dios, mapukawto ti namnama dagiti tattao nga awan ti diosna-
This is what happens to everyone who forgets God. The hopes of those who live without God come to nothing.
14 dagiti addaan iti kinatalged a madadael, ken dagidiay kas karasi ti saput ti lawalawa ti talekna.
Their confidence is like holding on to a flimsy spider's web.
15 Agsadag ti kasta a tao iti balayna, ngem saan a tumakder daytoy; kumpet isuna iti daytoy, ngem saan daytoy nga agpaut.
They look to their home to provide security, but it provides no support. They try to hang onto it, but it doesn't last.
16 Berde isuna iti sirok ti init, ket agtubo dagiti saringitna iti entero a minuyonganna.
Those who live without God are like a luxuriant plant growing in the sun, spreading its shoots all over the garden.
17 Balkuten dagiti ramutna dagiti gabsuon ti bato; agbirok dagitoy iti nasayaat a lugar kadagiti kabatbatoan.
It twists its roots down through the stones, and holds on to rock.
18 Ngem no madadael daytoy a tao iti lugarna, ket ilibakto dayta a lugar isuna ket kunana, 'Saanka a pulos a nakita.'
But when it's cut down, the place where it was disowns it, saying, ‘I never even saw you.’
19 Kitaem, daytoy ti “rag-o” ti kababalin iti kasta a tao; agtubo dagiti sabali a mula iti isu met laeng a daga iti lugarna.
Its life is over, and others spring up from the earth to take its place.
20 Kitaem, saanto a papanawen ti Dios ti awan basolna a tao; wenno saanna nga alaen ti ima dagiti managdakdakes.
Look, God doesn't reject someone who is innocent, and he doesn't support those who are guilty.
21 Ngem punnoennanto ti ngiwatmo iti katkatawa, dagiti bibigmo iti pukpukkaw.
He can make you laugh with happiness again and shout for joy.
22 Makawesanto iti pannakaibabain dagiti manggurgura kenka; awanton ti tolda dagiti nadangkes.”
Those who hate you will be put to shame, and the place where the wicked live will be destroyed.”
