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Ang Pananalita ni Elihu(A)

32 Hindi na nakipagtalo pa ang tatlong kausap ni Job sapagkat talagang iginigiit niyang wala siyang kasalanan. Samantala, may nakikinig noon sa kanilang pag-uusap, isang lalaki na nagngangalang Elihu. Siya ay anak ni Baraquel, apo ni Bus na mula sa angkan ni Ram. Nagalit si Elihu kay Job sapagkat nagmamatuwid si Job sa kanyang sarili at sinisisi pa niya ang Diyos. Nagalit din siya sa tatlong kaibigan ni Job sapagkat hindi nila masagot ang mga sinabi nito at parang lumalabas na ang Diyos ang may kasalanan. Pinakabata si Elihu sa mga naroon kaya hinintay niyang makapagsalita muna ang lahat. 5-6 Nang wala nang maisagot ang tatlo, nagalit ito at sinabi,

“Bata ako at kayo'y matatanda,
    kaya ako'y nag-aalangang magsalita.
Palagay ko'y nararapat na kayo muna ang magsalita,
    at mamahagi ng karunungan ang nakatatanda.
Ngunit ang karunungan ay saan ba nagbubuhat?
    Di ba sa Diyos na Makapangyarihan?
Ngunit hindi dahil matanda ay may pang-unawa,
    hindi dahil may edad na'y alam na ang tama.
10 Kaya makinig kayo ngayon sa aking sasabihin,
    itong aking opinyon, inyo namang dinggin.

11 “Matiyaga akong nakinig sa inyong pananalita,
    at habang naghahanap kayo ng mahuhusay na kataga.
12 Ngunit sa aking narinig, ako'y tunay na nalungkot,
    hindi ninyo napabulaanan ang sinabi nitong si Job.
13 Huwag ninyong sabihing natuklasan na ninyo ang karunungan,
    sa sinabi nitong si Job, Diyos lang ang may kasagutan.
14 Kayo at hindi ako ang kausap nitong si Job,
    kaya iba sa pahayag ninyo itong aking isasagot.

15 “Job, hindi sila makakibo at wala nang masabi,
16 sila ay natitigilan, hindi na makapagsalita,
    mananatili ba akong naghihintay sa wala?
17 Hindi! Sasagutin kong lahat ang iyong binanggit,
    sasabihin ko sa iyo ang aking iniisip.
18 Di na ako makapaghintay na magsalita,
    di ko na mapipigilan ang aking mga kataga.
19 Kapag ang nasa loob ko ay hindi naibulalas,
    ang dibdib ko ay puputok, laman nito'y sasambulat.
20 Hindi na nga maaari na ako ay maghintay pa,
    di na ako makatiis kaya ako'y nangusap na.
21 Sa inyong usapan ay wala akong papanigan,
    ang sinuman sa inyo'y hindi ko papupurihan.
22 Ang di tapat na papuri ay hindi ko nakaugalian,
    kapag ginawa ko ito, ako'y paparusahan.

Elihu

32 So these three men stopped answering Job,(A) because he was righteous in his own eyes.(B) But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(C) of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(D) rather than God.(E) He was also angry with the three friends,(F) because they had found no way to refute Job,(G) and yet had condemned him.[a](H) Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(I) But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“I am young in years,
    and you are old;(J)
that is why I was fearful,
    not daring to tell you what I know.
I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’(K)
But it is the spirit[b](L) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(M) that gives them understanding.(N)
It is not only the old[c] who are wise,(O)
    not only the aged(P) who understand what is right.(Q)

10 “Therefore I say: Listen to me;(R)
    I too will tell you what I know.(S)
11 I waited while you spoke,
    I listened to your reasoning;
while you were searching for words,
12     I gave you my full attention.
But not one of you has proved Job wrong;
    none of you has answered his arguments.(T)
13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;(U)
    let God, not a man, refute(V) him.’
14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,(W)
    and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15 “They are dismayed and have no more to say;
    words have failed them.(X)
16 Must I wait, now that they are silent,
    now that they stand there with no reply?
17 I too will have my say;
    I too will tell what I know.(Y)
18 For I am full of words,
    and the spirit(Z) within me compels me;(AA)
19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
    like new wineskins ready to burst.(AB)
20 I must speak and find relief;
    I must open my lips and reply.(AC)
21 I will show no partiality,(AD)
    nor will I flatter anyone;(AE)
22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
    my Maker(AF) would soon take me away.(AG)

Footnotes

  1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God
  2. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
  3. Job 32:9 Or many; or great