Job 11
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagsalita si Zofar
11 Pagkatapos, sumagot si Zofar na taga-Naama,
2 “Hindi dapat palampasin itong mga sinabi mo. Hindi mapapatunayan ng isang tao na wala siyang kasalanan sa pamamagitan lang ng kanyang mga salita. 3 Sa tingin mo baʼy mapapatahimik kami ng mga sinasabi mong walang saysay? Akala mo baʼy hindi ka namin sasawayin sa iyong panunuya? 4 Sinasabi mong tama ang iyong paniniwala at matuwid ka sa paningin ng Dios. 5 Magsalita sana ang Dios laban sa iyo, 6 at sabihin sa iyo ang mga bagay na hindi mo pa alam. May mga bagay na alam mo na at may mga bagay ding hindi mo pa alam. Alam mo bang ang parusa ng Dios sa iyo ay kulang pa sa nararapat sa iyo?
7 “Kaya mo bang unawain ang lahat-lahat tungkol sa Dios? 8-9 Mas mataas pa ito kaysa sa langit at mas malalim pa kaysa sa lugar ng mga patay. Mas malawak pa ito kaysa sa mundo at mas maluwang pa kaysa sa dagat. Maihahambing mo kaya ang karunungan mo sa kanya?
10 “Halimbawang dakpin ka ng Dios, iharap sa hukuman at ipakulong, may makakapigil ba sa kanya? 11 Alam niya kung sino ang mga mandaraya at hindi lingid sa kanya ang kanilang kasamaan. 12 Ang mangmang ay imposibleng maging marunong gaya ng asnong-gubat na imposibleng manganak ng tao.
13 “Job, kung magsisisi ka at lalapit sa Dios, 14 at tatalikuran ang iyong mga kasalanan, at kung pati ang sambahayan mo ay magsisisi sa kanilang kasalanan, 15 tiyak na hindi ka na mapapahiya, tatatag ang iyong pamumuhay at wala ka nang katatakutan. 16 Makakalimutan mo na rin ang iyong paghihirap na parang tubig na umagos lang at nawala. 17 At ang buhay moʼy magiging mas maliwanag pa kaysa sa sikat ng araw sa katanghaliang tapat. At ang dati mong buhay na madilim ay magiging maliwanag na parang umaga. 18 Mapapanatag ang buhay mo dahil may bago kang pag-asa. Iingatan ka ng Dios at makapagpapahinga ka ng walang kinatatakutan. 19 Matutulog ka ng walang mananakot sa iyo, at marami ang hihingi ng tulong sa iyo. 20 Pero ang masasama ay mabibigo at walang patutunguhan. At ang tanging pag-asa nila ay kamatayan.”
Job 11
International Children’s Bible
Zophar Speaks to Job
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:
2 “All these words should not go without an answer.
Is this talker to be judged as right?
3 Your talk should not make people be quiet.
People should shame you when you make fun of God.
4 You say to God, ‘My teachings are right.
And I am clean in God’s sight.’
5 I wish God would speak.
I wish he would open his lips to speak against you.
6 I wish he would tell you the secrets of wisdom.
This is because wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
7 “Can you understand the secrets of God?
Can you search the limits of the God All-Powerful?
8 God’s limits are higher than the heavens. You cannot reach them!
They are deeper than where the dead are. You cannot know them!
9 His limits are longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.
10 “God might come along and put you in prison.
If he calls you into court, no one can stop him.
11 God knows which men are evil.
And when he sees evil, he notices it.
12 A stupid person cannot become wise.
That is as impossible as a wild donkey being born tame.
13 “You must give your whole heart to him.
You must hold out your hands to him for help.
14 Put away the sin that is in your hand.
Let no evil live in your tent.
15 Then you can lift up your face without shame.
You can stand strong without fear.
16 You will forget your trouble.
You will remember your troubles only as water that has passed by.
17 Your life will be as bright as the noonday sun.
And darkness will seem like morning.
18 You will feel safe because there is hope.
You will look around and rest in safety.
19 You will lie down, and no one will make you afraid.
Many people will want favor from you.
20 But the wicked people will not be able to see.
So they will not be able to find the way to escape.
Their only hope will be to die.”
Job 11
New International Version
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(B)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(C)
3 Will your idle talk(D) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(E)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(F)
and I am pure(G) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(H)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(I)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(J)
7 “Can you fathom(K) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(L) than the heavens(M) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(N)—what can you know?(O)
9 Their measure(P) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(Q)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(R)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(S)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(T) can be born human.[a](U)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(V) to him
and stretch out your hands(W) to him,(X)
14 if you put away(Y) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(Z) to dwell in your tent,(AA)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(AB)
you will stand firm(AC) and without fear.(AD)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(AE)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(AF)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(AG)
and darkness will become like morning.(AH)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(AI) in safety.(AJ)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(AK)
and many will court your favor.(AL)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(AM)
and escape will elude them;(AN)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(AO)
Footnotes
- Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
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