Joba 28
1 Fa misy tany fihadiana volafotsy, ary misy tany fahazoana volamena, izay diovina.
The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.
2 Ny vy dia alaina avy amin’ ny tany, ary ny varahina arendrika avy amin’ ny vato.
Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
3 Ny mpihady vola mampisava ny maizina ka mizaha hatramin’ ny faran’ ny zavatra rehetra ao, dia ny vaton’ ny aizim-pito sy ny aloky ny fahafatesana;
God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.
4 Mihady lavaka mihalavitra amin’ izay itoeran’ olona izy ka tsy ampoizin’ ny tongotra akory, ary mihantona sy mitsingevaheva any ambany lavitra ny olona izy.
The flood breaketh out against the inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foote, being higher then man, are gone away.
5 Ny tany no ihavian’ ny hanina; Ary ny ao ambaniny dia avadika tahaka ny afo.
Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.
6 Fitoeran’ ny safira ny vatony, ary misy akoram-bolamena ao aminy
The stones thereof are a place of saphirs, and the dust of it is golde.
7 Làlana tsy fantatry ny vorona mpihaza ary tsy hitan’ ny mason’ ny voromahery,
There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
8 Sady tsy nodiavin’ ny zanaky ny bibi-dia ary tsy mba nalehan’ ny liona masiaka.
The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
9 Maninjitra ny tànany amin’ ny vatokaranana ireo ary mamadika ny tendrombohitra hatramin’ ny fotony;
He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
10 Ny vatolampy tatahany hatao lalan-drano, ary izay zava-tsoa rehetra dia hitan’ ny masony avokoa.
He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.
11 Tampenany ny lalan-drano mba tsy hisy mitete. Ary izay zava-miafina dia avoakany ho amin’ ny mazava.
He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
12 Fa aiza kosa no hahitana ny fahendrena? ary aiza no fitoeran’ ny fahalalana?
But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
13 Tsy misy zanak’ olombelona mahalala ny vidiny, ary tsy hita eo amin’ ny tanin’ ny velona izy.
Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.
14 Hoy ny lalina: Tsy ato anatiko izy; Ary, tsy ato amiko izy, hoy ny ranomasina.
The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
15 Ny volamena tsara tsy mahatakalo azy, ary ny volafotsy tsy azo lanjaina ho vidiny;
Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.
16 Ny volamena avy any Ofira tsy ampy ho tombany, na ny beryla saro-bidy sy ny safira aza.
It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir.
17 Ny volamena sy ny fitaratra tsy azo ampitahaina aminy, ary tsy azo takalozana firavaka tena volamena izy.
The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.
18 Tsy tokony hotsaroana akory ny voahangy sy ny vato krystaly, fa ny fahazoana fahendrena dia mihoatra noho ny voahangy.
No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.
19 Ny topaza avy any Etiopia dia tsy azo ampitahaina aminy, ary tsy mahatakalo azy ny tena volamena tsara
The Topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
20 Dia avy aiza ary ny fahendrena? Ary aiza no fitoeran’ ny fahalalana?
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
21 Miafina amin’ ny mason’ ny velona rehetra izany ary takona amin’ ny voro-manidina.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?
22 Hoy Abadona sy Ifahafatesana: Ny sofinay ihany no nandrenesany ny filazana azy.
Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares.
23 Andriamanitra ihany no mahalala ny lalana ho any aminy, ary Izy no mahafantatra ny itoerany;
But God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 Fa Izy no mitsinjo hatramin’ ny faran’ ny tany ary mahatazana manerana izao ambanin’ ny lanitra rehetra izao,
For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,
25 Ka manendry ny lanjan’ ny rivotra ary mamatra ny rano amin’ ny famarana.
To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
26 Raha nanao lalana ho an’ ny ranonorana Izy sy lalana halehan’ ny helatry ny kotrokorana,
When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,
27 Dia nahita ka nanambara azy Izy; Eny, nanorina azy Izy sady namantatra azy;
Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.
28 Dia hoy Izy tamin’ ny olona: Indro, ny fahatahorana ny Tompo no fahendrena. Ary ny fialàna amin’ ny ratsy no fahalalana.
And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
