Job 11
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Naghambal si Zofar
11 Dayon nagsabat si Zofar nga taga-Naama, 2 “Dapat lang nga masabat inang imo mga ginapanghambal. Indi mapamatud-an nga inosente ka paagi lang sa pagwakal. 3 Indi mo kami mapahipos sa imo mga ginapanghambal nga wala sing pulos. Nagahunahuna ka bala nga indi ka namon pagsabdungon sa imo mga pagpasipala? 4 Nagasiling ka nga husto ang imo pagpati kag matinlo ka sa atubangan sang Dios. 5 Maayo kuntani nga maghambal ang Dios sa imo 6 kag sugiran ka niya sang mga butang nga wala mo pa mahibaluan. May mga butang nga nahibaluan mo na kag may mga butang nga wala pa. Nahibaluan mo na bala nga ang silot sang Dios sa imo kulang pa sa nagakabagay sa imo? 7 Matungkad mo bala ang tanan parte sa Makagagahom nga Dios? 8-9 Mas mataas pa ini sang sa langit kag mas madalom pa sang sa lugar sang mga patay. Malapad pa ini sang sa kalibutan kag mas masangkad pa sang sa dagat. Ti, maabot bala ini sang imo hunahuna?
10 “Halimbawa, dakpon ka sang Dios kag dal-on sa korte kag dayon prisohon, sin-o ang makapugong sa iya? 11 Nahibaluan gid niya kon sin-o ang dayaon nga mga tawo kag nakita niya ang ila kalautan. 12 Daw imposible na sa isa ka buang-buang nga magmaalamon, subong nga imposible sa talunon nga asno nga magbata sing tawo.[a]
13 “Job, kon maghinulsol ka lang kag magdangop sa Dios, 14 kag indi ka na magpakasala kag indi mo pagtugutan ang imo panimalay sa pagpakasala, 15 sigurado gid nga indi ka na mahuya kag magakabuhi ka nga malig-on kag wala sing ginakahadlukan. 16 Dayon malipatan mo na ang imo mga kasakit, nga daw sa tubig lang ini nga naglabay. 17 Kag ang imo kabuhi mangin masanag pa sang sa silak sang adlaw sa udto. Ang kadulom sang imo kabuhi magasanag pareho sa kaagahon. 18 Magakabuhi ka nga malig-on tungod kay may paglaom ka. Protektaran ka sang Dios kag magapahuway nga wala sing ginakahadlukan. 19 Magahigda ka nga wala sing may nagapahadlok sa imo, kag madamo ang magapangayo sang bulig sa imo. 20 Pero ang mga malaot mapaslawan, kag wala na sing mapalagyuhan pa, kag ang ila lang paglaom amo ang kamatayon.”
Footnotes
- 11:12 tawo: ukon, anta na nga asno.
Job 11
New King James Version
Zophar Urges Job to Repent
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Should not the multitude of words be answered?
And should [a]a man full of talk be vindicated?
3 Should your empty talk make men [b]hold their peace?
And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?
4 For you have said,
(A)‘My doctrine is pure,
And I am clean in your eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips against you,
6 That He would show you the secrets of wisdom!
For they would double your prudence.
Know therefore that (B)God [c]exacts from you
Less than your iniquity deserves.
7 “Can(C) you search out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than [d]Sheol—what can you know?
9 Their measure is longer than the earth
And broader than the sea.
10 “If(D) He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment,
Then who can [e]hinder Him?
11 For (E)He knows deceitful men;
He sees wickedness also.
Will He not then consider it?
12 For an (F)empty-headed man will be wise,
When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man.
13 “If you would (G)prepare your heart,
And (H)stretch out your hands toward Him;
14 If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away,
And (I)would not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
15 (J)Then surely you could lift up your face without spot;
Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear;
16 Because you would (K)forget your misery,
And remember it as waters that have passed away,
17 And your life (L)would be brighter than noonday.
Though you were dark, you would be like the morning.
18 And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and (M)take your rest in safety.
19 You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid;
Yes, many would court your favor.
20 But (N)the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they shall not escape,
And (O)their hope—[f]loss of life!”
Job 11
New Catholic Bible
Zophar’s First Speech[a]
Chapter 11
God Recognizes the Deceitful. 1 Then Zophar the Naamathite responded:
2 “Should we allow this torrent of words to go unanswered?
Is a clever speaker always to be considered right?
3 Should your endless talk reduce others to silence?
When you mock, is no one allowed to refute you?
4 For you said, ‘My judgments are irrefutable
and I am blameless in the sight of God.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak
and open his lips to contradict your opinions
6 while revealing to you the secrets of wisdom,
which puts human intelligence to shame.
Thus, you might know
that God will call you to account for your sin.
7 “Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you attain to the perfection of the Almighty?
8 It is higher than the heavens—what can you do?
It is deeper than the netherworld—what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 “If while passing by he decides to imprison you
or subject you to judgment, who can prevent him?
11 He surely recognizes the deceitful;
he will hardly ignore their iniquity.
12 An ignorant fool can no more gain understanding
than a wild donkey can be domesticated.
Stretch Out Your Hands toward God[b]
13 “However, if you will have a change of heart
and stretch out your hands toward him in prayer,
14 if you banish all iniquity far away from you
and do not allow wickedness to penetrate your tent,
15 you will then be able to lift up your face in innocence;
you will be unwavering and without fear.
16 You will then forget your wretchedness,
remembering it only as flood waters gone by.
17 “Then your life will be brighter than noonday,
and its darkness will be like morning.
18 You will be filled with confidence because there is hope;
you will look around and take your rest in safety.
19 You will lie down without fearing anyone,
and many will seek your favor.
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
for them all the ways of escape will be closed,
and all they can hope for is death.”
Hiligaynon Bible (Ang Pulong Sang Dios) Copyright © 1996, 2006 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

