Joba 12
1 Nanoiñe ami’ty hoe t’Iobe:
And Job answered and said,
2 Toe inahareo avao ro ondaty, vaho hitrao-pihomak’ ama’ areo ty hihitse.
No doubt but all of you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 Fa toe mahilala ka raho, tsy inahareo avao; Tsy zai’ areo raho. Ia ty tsy mahafohiñe o raha rezao?
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knows not such things as these?
4 Fiankahafa’ o rañekoo raho: Kanjie’e t’i Andrianañahare, vaho toiñe’e, Fitohafañe i vañoñe tsy aman-kilay.
I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calls upon God, and he answers him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 Tsambolitio’ ty miagaregañe ty failo, ie nihentseñañe ho a o mipolititse am-pandiao.
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 Mierañerañe ty kiboho-malaso, le tsi-añoleñañe ty manigìk’ an’Andrianañahare, o mitintiñe ty ndrahare’e am-pità’eo.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.
7 Fe añontaneo o bibio, hampandrendreha’ iareo; naho o voro-mitiliñeo, hitalilia’ iareo;
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you:
8 ke misaontsia ami’ty tane toy, hañòha’e azo, apoho hitaroña’ o fian-driakeo.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto you.
9 Ia amy rezay ro tsy mahafohiñe t’ie nanoem-pità’ Iehovà?
Who knows not in all these that the hand of the LORD has wrought this?
10 Kila am-pità’e ao ty fiai’ ze veloñe, naho ty kofò’ ze hene ondaty.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Tsy mpitsò-bolañe hao ty ravembia, manahake ty fitsopehan-dañilañy ty mahakama?
Does not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his food?
12 Amo antetseo hao ty hihitse, amo lava’ androo hao ty hilala?
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 Aman’Añahare o hihitse naho haozarañeo; ama’e o fanoroañe naho hilalao.
With him is wisdom and strength, he has counsel and understanding.
14 Heheke, mandrotsake re, le tsy hamboareñe ka; agabe’e ao t’indaty, vaho tsy ho hahañe ka.
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Hehe te kalaña’e o ranoo, le maike; irahe’e ka iereo, le añinahinà’e ty tane.
Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up: also he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 Ama’e ty hafatrarañe naho ty hilala; aze ty finitake naho ty mpamitake
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 Ampañaveloa’e tsy aman-kana o mpanoroo, vaho ampigege’e o mpizakao.
He leads counsellors away spoiled, and makes the judges fools.
18 Abala’e ty kitambem-panjaka vaho diaña’e sokotry ty vania’e.
He looses the bond of kings, and girds their loins with a girdle.
19 Asese’e tsy aman-kana o mpisoroñeo naho gorè’e ty fanalolahy.
He leads princes away spoiled, and overthrows the mighty.
20 Ampitsiñe’e ty lañona’ o matoeo, naho afaha’e ty hilala’o antetseo.
He removes away the speech of the trusty, and takes away the understanding of the aged.
21 Ampidoaña’e inje o ana-donakeo naho abala’e ty sadia’ o maozatseo.
He pours contempt upon princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.
22 Ventabentare’e o raha mietak’ añ’ieñeo, aboa’e an-kazavàñe o talinjon-kavilasio.
He discovers deep things out of darkness, and brings out to light the shadow of death.
23 Onjone’e o fifeheañeo naho rotsahe’e; atratrañahe’e o fifelehañeo vaho asese’e an-drohy añe.
He increases the nations, and destroys them: he enlarges the nations, and straitens them again.
24 Ampimotsoe’e arofo o mpiaolo’ ty tane toio, vaho ampirerererè’e an-dratraratra tsy aman-dalañe añe.
He takes away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 Ie mijimejime añ’ ieñe ao tsy an-kazavàñe; midaleandaleañe hoe jike.
They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them to stagger like a drunken man.
