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42 Sinabi ni Job sa Panginoon,

“Alam ko pong magagawa nʼyo ang lahat ng bagay, at walang sinumang makapipigil sa inyo. Ako poʼy tinanong nʼyo kung bakit ako nag-aalinlangan sa inyong karunungan, gayong wala naman akong nalalaman. Totoo pong nagsalita ako ng mga bagay na hindi ko naiintindihan at mga bagay na sa hindi ko lubos maunawaan.

“Nakipag-usap po kayo sa akin at sinabi nʼyong makinig ako sa inyo at sagutin ko ang mga tanong ninyo. Noon ay naririnig ko lang po sa iba ang tungkol sa inyo, pero ngayon ay nakita ko na kayo. Kaya ako ay nahihiya sa lahat ng sinabi ko tungkol sa inyo, ako po ngayon ay nagsisisi sa pamamagitan ng pag-upo sa abo at alikabok.”[a]

Ang Katapusan

Pagkatapos sabihin ng Panginoon kay Job ang mga bagay na ito, sinabi niya kay Elifaz na taga-Teman, “Galit ako sa iyo at sa dalawa mong kaibigan, dahil hindi ninyo sinabi ang katotohanan tungkol sa akin katulad ng ginawa ni Job na aking lingkod. Kaya ngayon, kumuha kayo ng pitong toro at pitong lalaking tupa at dalhin ninyo kay Job, at ialay ninyo sa akin bilang handog na sinusunog para sa inyong sarili. Si Job ay mananalangin para sa inyo at sasagutin ko ang kanyang panalangin, at hindi ko kayo parurusahan nang nararapat sa inyong kamangmangan. Hindi nga ninyo sinabi ang katotohanan tungkol sa akin katulad ng ginawa ni Job na aking lingkod.”

Kaya ginawa nina Elifaz na taga-Teman, Bildad na taga-Shua at Zofar na taga-Naama ang iniutos ng Panginoon sa kanila. At sinagot ng Panginoon ang dalangin ni Job.

10 Pagkatapos maipanalangin ni Job ang kanyang mga kaibigan, muli siyang pinaunlad ng Panginoon at dinoble pa niya ang dating kayamanan ni Job. 11 Lahat ng kapatid niya at mga kaibigan noon ay nagpunta sa kanya at nagsalo-salo sila sa kanyang bahay. Inaliw nila si Job sa kahirapang pinasapit sa kanya ng Panginoon. At bawat isa sa kanilaʼy nagbigay kay Job ng pera at gintong singsing.

12 Sa gayoʼy lalong pinagpala ng Panginoon ang mga huling araw ni Job ng higit pa kaysa sa dati. Binigyan siya ng Panginoon ng 14,000 tupa, 6,000 kamelyo, 1,000 pares ng baka, at 1,000 babaeng asno. 13 Binigyan din siya ng pitong anak na lalaki at tatlong anak na babae. 14 Ang panganay niyang babae ay si Jemima, ang pangalawa ay si Kezia, at ang pangatlo ay si Keren Hapuc. 15 Walang babaeng mas gaganda pa kaysa sa kanila sa buong lupain.[b] Binigyan sila ni Job ng mana katulad ng kanilang mga kapatid na lalaki.

16 Pagkatapos nitoʼy nabuhay pa si Job ng 140 taon. Nakita pa niya ang kanyang mga apo hanggang sa ikaapat na salinlahi. 17 Matandang-matanda na si Job nang siya ay namatay.

Footnotes

  1. 42:6 ako po ngayon ay … alikabok: o, pinagsisisihan ko na ang pag-upo sa abo at alikabok.
  2. 42:15 sa buong lupain: o, sa buong mundo.

Job's Confession and Repentance

42 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

“I know that you can (A)do all things,
    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
(B)‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
    things (C)too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
‘Hear, and I will speak;
    (D)I will question you, and you make it known to me.’
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
    but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
    and repent in[a] (E)dust and ashes.”

The Lord Rebukes Job's Friends

After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz (F)the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now therefore take (G)seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and (H)offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall (I)pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” (J)So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job's prayer.

The Lord Restores Job's Fortunes

10 And the Lord (K)restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job (L)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came to him all his (M)brothers and sisters and all who had (N)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (O)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[b] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (P)a piece of money[c] and (Q)a ring of gold.

12 And the Lord blessed (R)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had (S)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He had also (T)seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance (U)among their brothers. 16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and (V)saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 17 And Job died, an old man, and (W)full of days.

Footnotes

  1. Job 42:6 Or and am comforted upon
  2. Job 42:11 Or disaster
  3. Job 42:11 Hebrew a qesitah; a unit of money of uncertain value