Job 22
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Ikatlong Sagutan(A)
22 Ang sagot ni Elifaz na taga-Teman:
2 “Ang(B) tao ba'y may maitutulong sa Diyos na Manlilikha,
kahit na siya'y marunong o kaya ay dakila?
3 May pakinabang ba ang Makapangyarihang Diyos kung ikaw ay matuwid,
may mapapala ba siya kung ikaw man ay malinis?
4 Dahil ba sa takot mo sa kanya, kaya ka niya sinasaway,
pinagsasabihan at dinadala sa hukuman?
5 Hindi! Ito'y dahil sa napakalaki ng iyong kasalanan,
at sa mga ginagawa mong mga kasamaan.
6 Mga kapatid mo'y iyong pinaghuhubad,
upang sa utang nila sa iyo sila'y makabayad.
7 Ang mga nauuhaw ay hindi mo pinainom;
hindi mo pinakain ang mga nagugutom.
8 Lakas mo ang ginagamit kaya lupa'y nakakamkam,
at ibinibigay ito sa iyong kinalulugdan.
9 Hindi mo na nga tinulungan ang mga biyuda,
inaapi mo pa ang mga ulila.
10 Kaya napapaligiran ka ngayon ng mga bitag,
at bigla kang binalot ng mga sindak.
11 Paligid mo'y nagdidilim kaya di ka makakita,
maging tubig nitong baha ay natatabunan ka.
12 “Di ba't ang Diyos ay nasa mataas na kalangitan,
at ang mga bituin sa itaas ay kanyang tinutunghayan?
13 Ngunit ang sabi mo, ‘Ang Diyos ay walang nalalaman,
at hindi tayo mahahatulan, pagkat sa ulap siya'y natatakpan.’
14 Akala mo'y dahil sa ulap ay di na siya makakakita,
at sa ibabaw ng himpapawid, ay palakad-lakad lang siya.
15 “Talaga bang nais mong lakaran ang dating daan,
landas na tinahak ng mga nasanay sa kasamaan?
16 Kahit wala pa sa panahon sila'y tinatangay na ng baha,
sapagkat ang kanilang pundasyon ay lubos na nagiba.
17 Sinabi nila sa Diyos na sila'y kanyang layuan,
at wala naman daw magagawa sa kanila ang Diyos na Makapangyarihan.
18 Sa kabila nito, sila pa rin ay pinagpala;
di ko talaga maunawaan ang pag-iisip ng masama.
19 Natutuwa ang matuwid, ang mabuti'y nagagalak
kapag nakita nilang ang masama'y napapahamak.
20 Sabi nila, ‘Ang mga kaaway nati'y nalugmok,
at ang mga ari-arian nila ay natupok.’
21 “Sumang-ayon ka sa Diyos, makipagkasundo ka sa kanya,
ang buhay mo'y gaganda at magiging maginhawa.
22 Makinig ka sa kanyang itinuturo,
mga sinasabi niya'y itanim mo sa iyong puso.
23 Manumbalik ka sa Makapangyarihan, ikaw ay magpakumbaba,
at alisin mo sa iyong tahanan lahat ng gawaing masama.
24 Ang lahat mong kayamanan ay itapon mo sa alabok,
at ang mamahaling ginto ay ihagis mo na sa ilog.
25 Ang Diyos na Makapangyarihan ang ituring mong yaman,
na siyang ginto't pilak na iyong papahalagahan.
26 Sa Makapangyarihang Diyos ka palaging magtiwala,
at ang Maykapal ang pagkukunan mo ng tuwa.
27 Papakinggan niya ang iyong panalangin,
kaya't ang mga panata mo ay iyong tuparin.
28 Lagi kang magtatagumpay sa iyong mga balak,
at ang landas mo ay magliliwanag.
29 Ang mga palalo'y ibinabagsak nga ng Diyos,
ngunit inililigtas ang mapagpakumbabang-loob.
30 Ililigtas ka niya kung wala kang kasalanan,
at kung ang ginagawa mo ay nasa katuwiran.”
Job 22
Legacy Standard Bible
Eliphaz Says Job Must Repent
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 “Can a mighty (A)man be of use to God,
Or an insightful man be useful to himself?
3 Is there any pleasure to [a]the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?
4 Is it because of your reverent fear that He reproves you,
That He (B)enters into judgment against you?
5 Is not (C)your evil great,
And your iniquities without end?
6 For you have (D)taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And (E)stripped the clothing of the naked.
7 To the weary you have (F)given no water to drink,
And from the hungry you have (G)withheld bread.
8 But the earth (H)belongs to the (I)mighty man,
And (J)the [b]highly respected man inhabits it.
9 You have sent (K)widows away empty,
And the [c]might of the (L)orphans has been crushed.
10 Therefore (M)snares surround you,
And sudden (N)dread terrifies you,
11 Or (O)darkness, so that you cannot see,
And an (P)abundance of water covers you.
12 “Is not God (Q)in the height of heaven?
Look also at the [d]distant stars, how high they are!
13 You say, ‘(R)What does God know?
Can He judge through the dense gloom?
14 (S)Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see;
And He walks on the [e]vault of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the ancient path
Which (T)wicked men have trod,
16 Who were snatched away (U)before their time,
Whose (V)foundations were [f]washed away by a river?
17 They (W)said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can [g]the Almighty do to them?’
18 Yet He (X)filled their houses with good things,
But (Y)the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The (Z)righteous see and are glad,
And the innocent mock them,
20 Saying, ‘Truly those who rise against us are wiped out,
And their [h]abundance (AA)the fire has consumed.’
21 “[i](AB)Yield now and be at peace with Him;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Please receive [j](AC)instruction from His mouth
And set His words in your heart.
23 If you (AD)return to [k]the Almighty, you will be [l]restored;
If you (AE)remove unrighteousness far from your tent,
24 And (AF)put your [m]gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,
25 Then [n]the Almighty will be your [o]gold
And choice silver to you.
26 For then you will (AG)delight in [p]the Almighty
And lift up your face to God.
27 You will (AH)entreat Him, and (AI)He will hear you;
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And (AJ)light will shine on your ways.
29 When [q]some are cast down, you will speak with [r]confidence,
And the [s](AK)humble person He will save.
30 He will provide escape for one who is not innocent,
And he will (AL)escape through the cleanness of your hands.”
Footnotes
- Job 22:3 Heb Shaddai
- Job 22:8 Lit the one whose face is lifted up
- Job 22:9 Lit arms
- Job 22:12 Lit head, top-most
- Job 22:14 Lit circle
- Job 22:16 Lit poured out
- Job 22:17 Heb Shaddai
- Job 22:20 Or excess
- Job 22:21 Or Make yourself useful, cf. Job 22:2
- Job 22:22 Or law
- Job 22:23 Heb Shaddai
- Job 22:23 Lit built up
- Job 22:24 Lit ore
- Job 22:25 Heb Shaddai
- Job 22:25 Lit ore
- Job 22:26 Heb Shaddai
- Job 22:29 Lit they cast you down
- Job 22:29 Lit pride
- Job 22:29 Lit lowly of eyes
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