Job 4
Expanded Bible
Eliphaz Speaks
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
2 “If someone tried to speak with you, would you be ·upset [or discouraged]?
I cannot keep from speaking.
3 Think about the many people you have taught
and the weak hands you have made strong.
4 Your words have ·comforted [L lifted up] those who ·fell [stumbled],
and you have strengthened those ·who could not stand [L with weak knees].
5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;
·trouble hits [L it touches] you, and you are ·terrified [disturbed].
6 ·You should have [Shouldn’t you have…?] confidence because you ·respect [fear; have awe for] God;
·you should [should you not…?] have hope because ·you are innocent [L of your innocent ways].
7 “Remember ·that the innocent will not die [L who being innocent/blameless has perished…?];
·honest people will never be [L when were the honest/virtuous…? ] destroyed.
8 I have ·noticed [seen] that people who plow ·evil [wickedness]
and plant trouble, harvest it.
9 God’s breath destroys them,
and a blast of his anger ·kills [finishes] them.
10 Lions may roar and lion cubs growl,
but when the teeth of a strong lion are broken,
11 that lion dies ·of hunger [L without prey].
The cubs of the mother lion are scattered [C the wicked may briefly prosper but will ultimately perish].
12 “A word ·was brought to me in secret [L stole over me],
and my ears heard a whisper of it [C Eliphaz claims a supernatural revelation that supports his teaching].
13 It was during ·a nightmare [L anxious thoughts of a night vision]
when people are in deep sleep.
14 I was trembling with fear;
all my bones were shaking.
15 A spirit glided past my face,
and the hair on my ·body [L skin] stood on end.
16 The spirit stopped,
but I could not see what it was.
A shape stood before my eyes,
and I heard a quiet voice.
17 It said, ‘Can a human be more right than God?
Can a person be pure before his maker? [C the implied answer is no]
18 God does not trust his ·angels [L servants];
he blames ·them [L angels] for mistakes.
19 So ·he puts even more blame on [L what about…?] people who live in clay houses [C physical bodies],
whose foundations are made of dust [Gen. 2:7],
who can be crushed like a moth.
20 Between ·dawn and sunset [L morning and evening] many people are broken to pieces;
without being noticed, they die and are gone forever.
21 The ropes of their tents are pulled up,
and they die without wisdom.’
Job 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Nagsalita si Elifaz
4 Nagsalita si Elifaz na taga-Teman. Sinabi niya, 2 “Magagalit ka ba kung magsasalita ako? Hindi ko na kayang manahimik. 3 Noon, pinapayuhan mo ang maraming tao na magtiwala sa Dios, at pinalalakas ang mahihina at nanlulupaypay. 4 Ang mga salita moʼy nagpalakas sa kanila at umalalay sa mga nanghihina. 5 Pero ngayong ikaw na ang dumaranas ng kahirapan, tila ikaw ang nanghihina at naguguluhan. 6 Hindi baʼt kapag may takot ka sa Dios at namumuhay ka ng matuwid, magdudulot ito sa iyo ng tiwalaʼt pag-asa?
7 “Ngayon, isipin mong mabuti. May tao bang matuwid at walang kasalanan na napahamak? 8 Ayon sa aking nakitaʼt nalaman, ang mga taong gumagawa ng kasamaan at kaguluhan, kasamaan at kaguluhan din ang kanilang kahahantungan. 9 Sa isang bugso lamang ng galit ng Dios, mapapahamak sila. 10 Kahit na silaʼy tulad ng malakas at mabangis na leon, tatanggalin pa rin ang kanilang mga ngipin. 11 Mamamatay sila dahil sa gutom at ang mga anak nila ay mangangalat.
12 “May sinabi sa akin nang palihim. Ibinulong ito sa akin 13 sa pamamagitan ng panaginip. Gabi iyon habang ang mga taoʼy mahimbing na natutulog. 14 Natakot ako at nanginig ang buo kong katawan. 15 May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap[a] at tumayo ang mga balahibo ko at kinilabutan ako. 16 Huminto ito, pero hindi ko gaanong maaninag. At may narinig akong mahinang tinig na nagsasabi, 17 ‘Mayroon bang taong matuwid o malinis sa paningin ng Dios na kanyang Manlilikha? 18 Kung mismong sa mga anghel na lingkod niya ay hindi siya lubusang nagtitiwala, at nakakakita siya ng kamalian nila, 19 di lalo na sa taong nilikha lamang mula sa lupa, na madaling pisain katulad ng gamo-gamo! 20 Ang taoʼy maaaring buhay pa sa umaga pero kinagabihaʼy patay na at hindi na makikita magpakailanman. 21 Para silang mga toldang bumagsak. Namatay sila nang kulang sa karunungan.’
Footnotes
- 4:15 May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap: o, Umihip ang hangin sa mukha ko.
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