Joba 5
1 Miantsoa ange! moa misy hamaly anao va? Ary iza amin’ ireo masìna no hotodihinao?
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 Fa ny adala dia vonoin’ ny fahasosorana, ary ny kely saina dia matin’ ny fialonana.
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 Izaho nahita olona adala mamaka, nefa vetivety Indray dia tsy maintsy nanozona ny fonenany aho;
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4 Lavitra ny famonjena ny zanany Ka torotoro eo am-bavahady, nefa tsy manan-kamonjy;
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5 Ny vokatry ny taniny dia lanin’ ny noana, eny, alainy na dia voafefy tsilo aza; ary ny fandrika mitanatana vava hahazo ny fananany
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6 Fa tsy mivoaka avy amin’ ny vovoka ny alahelo, ary tsy mitrebona avy amin’ ny tany ny fahoriana,
For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7 Nefa teraka ho amin’ ny fahoriana ny olombelona, dia tahaka ny fanidin’ ny kilalaon’ afo miakatra
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8 Fa raha toa ahy kosa dia hitady an’ Andriamanitra aho, ary Andriamanitra ihany no hotolorako ny teniko,
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
9 Dia Izay manao zava-dehibe tsy takatry ny saina sy zava-mahagaga tsy hita isa,
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10 Dia Izay mampilatsaka ranonorana etỳ ambonin’ ny tany ary mampandeha rano eny amin’ ny saha,
He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11 Ka apetrany amin’ ny avo Izay ambany, ary asandrany ho amin’ ny fahafinaretana ny miory,
He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12 Dia Izay mahafoana ny hevitry ny fetsy, ka tsy hahefan’ ny tànany na inona na inona hahasoa ny tenany;
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13 Ny fahafetsen’ ny hendry ihany no entiny misambotra azy, ary ny saina ataon’ ny mpiolakolaka dia rava;
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14 Na dia amin’ ny antoandro aza dia tafatsarapaka ao amin’ ny maizina ireny ka miraparapa amin’ ny mitataovovonana tahaka ny amin’ ny alina;
They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15 Fa vonjeny kosa ny malahelo tsy ho voan’ ny sabatry ny vavany; Eny, vonjeny tsy ho azon’ ny tanan’ ny mahery izy.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
16 Dia misy fanantenana ho an’ ny reraka; fa ny faharatsiana kosa mihombom-bava
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17 Indro, sambatra ny zanak’ olombelona izay anarin’ Andriamanitra, koa aza atao ho zavatra kely ny famaizan’ ny Tsitoha;
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18 Fa sady mandratra Izy no mamehy; Manorotoro Izy, ary ny tànany ihany no manasitrana.
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19 Amin’ ny fahoriana enina dia hamonjy anao Izy; Eny, amin’ ny fito aza dia tsy hisy loza hihatra aminao.
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20 Raha avy ny mosary, dia hiaro anao amin’ ny fahafatesana Izy; Ary raha avy ny ady, dia hiaro anao tsy ho voan’ ny sabatra Izy;
In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21 Hampiereny tsy ho voan’ ny kapo-bava ianao, ary tsy hatahotra, raha avy ny fandringanana;
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
22 Ny fandringanana sy ny mosary dia hihomehezanao; ary tsy hatahoranao ny bibi-dia;
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23 Fa vita fanekena amin’ ny vato any an-tsaha aza ianao; Ary ny bibi-dia hihavana aminao;
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24 Ary ho hitanao fa ny fiadanana no lainao; Ary raha mizaha ny kijanao ianao, dia ho hitanao fa tsy misy very ny ao;
You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
25 Ary ho hitanao koa fa maro ny zanakao, ary ny terakao ho tahaka ny ahitra amin’ ny tany;
You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26 Haharitra ianao ambara-piditrao any am-pasana, raha mbola henjana, dia tahaka ny amboaram-bary akarina amin’ ny fotoana.
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
27 Izany ary no izy, fa efa nandinika azy izahay; Hevero ary izany, ka fantaro tsara.
Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
