Yobu 4
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Erifaazi Ayogera
4 Awo Erifaazi Omutemani n’ayanukula ng’agamba nti,
2 (A)“Omuntu bw’anaayogera naawe onoonyiiga?
Naye ani ayinza okusirika obusirisi?
3 (B)Laba, wayigiriza bangi,
emikono eminafu wagizzaamu amaanyi.
4 (C)Ebigambo byo byanyweza abaali bagwa,
era ng’ozzaamu amaanyi amaviivi agaali gakankana.
5 (D)Naye kaakano kikutuuseeko, oweddemu amaanyi;
kikutte ku ggwe n’oggwaawo!
6 (E)Okutya Katonda wo si bwe bwesige bwo,
n’obwesimbu bwo si ly’essuubi lyo?
7 (F)“Kaakano lowooza; ani ataliiko musango eyali azikiridde?
Oba wa abatuukirivu gye baali bamaliddwawo?
8 (G)Okusinziira ku kyendabye; abo abateekateeka okukola ebibi era ne basiga ebitali bya butuukirivu,
bakungula bizibu.
9 (H)Bazikirizibwa omukka Katonda gw’assa,
bamalibwawo obusungu bwe.
10 (I)Okuwuluguma kw’empologoma, n’eddoboozi ly’empologoma enkambwe,
n’amannyo g’empologoma ento gamenyeka.
11 (J)Empologoma ey’amaanyi ezikirira olw’okubulwa omuyiggo,
n’obwana bw’empologoma busaasaana.
12 (K)“Nategeezebwa ekigambo eky’ekyama,
ne nkitegera okutu.
13 (L)Wakati mu birowoozo n’okwolesebwa kw’ekiro
ng’otulo otungi tukutte omuntu,
14 (M)okutya n’okukankana byankwata ne bireetera amagumba gange okunyegenya.
15 Omwoyo gw’ayita mu maaso gange,
obwoya bw’oku mubiri gwange ne buyimirira.
16 Ne buyimirira butengerera,
naye saasobola kwetegereza ndabika yaabwo,
n’ekifaananyi kyali mu maaso gange, ne wabaawo akasiriikiriro,
ne ndyoka mpulira eddoboozi nga ligamba nti,
17 (N)‘Omuntu afa ayinza okuba omutuukirivu okusinga Katonda?
Omuntu ayinza okuba omulongoofu okusinga Omutonzi we?
18 (O)Obanga abaddu be tabeesiga,
nga bamalayika be abalanga ensobi
19 (P)kale kiriba kitya,
abo abasula mu z’ebbumba ezirina emisingi egiri mu nfuufu,
ababetentebwa n’okusinga ekiwojjolo?
20 (Q)Bamalibwawo wakati w’amakya n’akawungeezi,
bazikirira emirembe n’emirembe awatali abafaako.
21 (R)Omuguwa gwa weema yaabwe gusimbulwa munda,
ne bafa ng’abasirusiru.’ ”
Job 4
New King James Version
Eliphaz: Job Has Sinned
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Surely you have instructed many,
And you (A)have strengthened weak hands.
4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
And you (B)have strengthened the [a]feeble knees;
5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;
It touches you, and you are troubled.
6 Is not (C)your reverence (D)your confidence?
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (E)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright ever cut off?
8 Even as I have seen,
(F)Those who plow iniquity
And sow trouble reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish,
And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion,
The voice of the fierce lion,
And (G)the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 (H)The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
13 (I)In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and (J)trembling,
Which made all my bones shake.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my body stood up.
16 It stood still,
But I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence;
Then I heard a voice saying:
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 If He (K)puts no trust in His servants,
If He charges His angels with error,
19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,
Whose foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before a moth?
20 (L)They are broken in pieces from morning till evening;
They perish forever, with no one regarding.
21 Does not their own excellence go away?
They die, even without wisdom.’
Footnotes
- Job 4:4 Lit. bending
Job 4
Amplified Bible
Eliphaz: Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2
“If we dare to converse with you, will you be impatient [or offended]?
But who can restrain himself from speaking?
3
“Behold, you have admonished and instructed many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
4
“Your words have helped the one who was stumbling to stand,
And you have strengthened feeble knees.
5
“But now [a]adversity comes upon you, and you are impatient and intolerant;
It touches you, and you are horrified.
6
“Is not your fear of God your confidence,
And [is not] the integrity and uprightness of your ways your hope?
7
“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished?
Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed?
8
“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
9
“By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
10
“The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11
“The lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
12
“Now a word was secretly brought to me,
And my ear received a whisper of it.
13
“Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14
Dread and trembling came upon me,
Which made all my bones shake.
15
“Then a spirit passed before my face;
The hair on my skin stood on end!
16
“The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying:
17
‘Can [mortal] man be just before God or be more righteous than He?
Can a man be pure before his Maker or be more cleansed than He?(A)
18
‘God puts no trust or confidence, even in His [heavenly] servants,
And He charges His angels with error.
19
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,
Whose foundations are in the dust,
Who are crushed like a moth.
20
‘Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces and destroyed;
Unobserved and unnoticed, they perish forever.
21
‘Is not their tent-cord drawn up within them [so that the tent collapses]?
Do they not die, and yet without [acquiring] wisdom?’
Footnotes
- Job 4:5 Lit it.
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