Job 27
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ipinaliwanag ni Job ang Bahagi ng Masama
27 Muling tumugon si Job,
2 “Isinusumpa ko sa Diyos na sa aki'y nagkait ng katarungan,
sa Makapangyarihang Diyos na nagdulot sa akin ng kapaitan.
3-4 Habang mayroon akong hininga na Diyos ang nagbibigay,
ang labi ko'y walang bibigkasing kasinungalingan,
ang aking sasabihin ay pawang katotohanan.
5 Hindi ko matatanggap na kayo ang may katuwiran,
igigiit hanggang kamatayan na ako'y walang kasalanan.
6 Hindi ko isusuko ang aking katuwiran,
budhi ko'y malinis, di ako sinusumbatan.
7 “Parusahan nawa ang lahat ng sa aki'y lumalapastangan;
ituring nawa silang lahat na makasalanan.
8 Ang makasalana'y mayroon pa bang pag-asa,
kapag binawi na ng Diyos ang buhay na taglay niya?
9 Pagsapit ng kaguluhan, papakinggan kaya ng Diyos ang kanyang panawagan?
10 Ito kaya ay mananalig sa Makapangyarihan
at sa lahat ng araw, Diyos ay tatawagan.
11 “Ang kalooban ng Diyos, sa inyo'y sasabihin
at aking ihahayag ang nais niyang gawin.
12 Ang lahat ng ito'y inyo namang nalalaman,
subalit ang salita ninyo'y pawang walang kabuluhan.”
13 Ang sagot ni Zofar:
“Sa masama ay ganito ang inihanda ng Diyos,
sa mararahas ay ito ang parusang ibubuhos:
14 Magkakaanak sila ng marami
ngunit mamamatay sa digmaan,
ang kanilang mga anak, gutom ang mararanasan.
15 Ang matitirang buháy, sa salot mamamatay,
ngunit kanilang mga biyuda, hindi sila tatangisan.
16 Kahit siya'y makaipon ng malaking kayamanan
o kaya'y magkaroon ng maraming kasuotan,
17 isa man sa mga iyon ay di niya papakinabangan,
mapupunta sa matuwid ang lahat niyang kayamanan.
18 Sapot lamang ng gagamba[a] ang katulad ng kanyang bahay,
parang kubo lamang ng mga aliping bantay.
19 Matutulog ang mayaman ngunit hanggang doon na lang;
pagmulat ng kanyang mata, ari-arian niya ay wala na.
20 Mga kasawian ay parang bahang darating,
tatangayin ng ipu-ipo pagsapit ng dilim.
21 Matinding hanging silangan, sa kanya ay tatangay, tuluyan siyang mawawala at di na makikita.
22 Patuloy siyang babayuhin nang walang pakundangan,
ang kapangyarihan nito'y sisikapin niyang matakasan.
23 Sa bandang huli, hangin ay magagalak
pagkat itong masama, tuluyan ng bumagsak.
Footnotes
- Job 27:18 Sapot lamang ng gagamba: Sa ibang manuskrito'y Kaya'y pugad ng ibon .
Job 27
Evangelical Heritage Version
Round Three: Job’s Third Speech
27 After a pause,[a] Job began to present this discourse:
2 As God lives, he has deprived me of justice.
The Almighty has made my life[b] bitter.
3 Yes, as long as the breath of life is still in me,
as long as the breath from God is still in my nostrils,
4 my lips will not speak wickedness,
and my tongue will not murmur deception.
5 May I be cursed if I ever admit you are right.
Until I die, I will never deny my integrity.
6 I have held tight to my righteousness,
and I will not let it go.
My conscience[c] will not accuse me as long as I live.
7 May my enemy be like the wicked.
May the one who rises up against me be like the unjust.
8 For what hope is there for a godless person when God cuts him off,
when God takes away his life?
9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you about the hand of God.
I will not hide what the Almighty is doing.
12 Listen, all of you have observed this.
So why do you continue to spew forth such worthless vapor?
13 This is the allotment a wicked man receives from God,
the inheritance that tyrants receive from the Almighty:
14 Although his children are many, they are sent to the sword.
His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those who survive will be buried by a plague.
They will be buried, and their widows will not weep.
16 Though the wicked man piles up silver like dust,
and he accumulates clothing like mounds of clay,
17 the righteous will wear what he accumulated,
and the innocent will divide his silver.
18 He has built a house, but it will be like a moth’s cocoon,
like a shack that a watchman has put up.
19 He goes to bed as a rich man,
but his wealth does not remain.
He opens his eyes, and it is all gone.
20 Terrors sweep over him like floodwaters.
At night, a strong wind carries him away.
21 The east wind lifts him up, and off he goes.
It blows him away from his place.
22 It hurls itself at him, and it does not spare him.
He flees from its power as fast as he can.
23 It mockingly claps its hands at him
and drives him from his place with hissing.
Footnotes
- Job 27:1 The words after a pause are not in the Hebrew text, but this is the location for Zophar’s third turn to speak. Zophar, however, sits in silence, and the debate comes to an end. The next speaker to respond to Job will be Elihu son of Barakel, beginning at 32:5.
- Job 27:2 Or soul
- Job 27:6 Literally heart
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