Job 17
1 ମାରେ ଆତ୍ମା ଭାଙ୍ଗି ୟାଇଛି। ମୁଁ ସବୁ ତ୍ଯାଗ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଅଛି। ମାରଜେୀବନ ପ୍ରାଯ ନଷ୍ଟ ହାଇୟୋଇଛି। ମାେ ପାଇଁ କବର ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଛି।
2 ଲୋକମାନେ ମାେ ଚାରିପାଖ ରେ ଛିଡ଼ା ହାଇେ ହସୁଛନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଦେଖୁଛି ସମାନେେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ମାେତେ ପରିହାସ ଏବଂ ଅପମାନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।
3 ହେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ ଦଖାଇେ ଦିଅ ଯେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ମାେତେ ସମର୍ଥନ କର। ଅନ୍ୟ କହେି ମାେତେ ସମର୍ଥନ ଦବେେ ନାହିଁ।
4 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାରେ ବନ୍ଧୁମାନଙ୍କ ମନକୁ ବୁଝିବାକୁ ବାରଣ କରିଛ। ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସମାନେେ ଠିକ୍ ବୋଲି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଚିନ୍ତା କରିବାକୁ ଦବେ ନାହିଁ।
5 ଯଦି କହେି ଗୋଟିଏ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପାଇଁ ସାଙ୍ଗ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ କ ହେ, 'ତା'ର ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କର ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଫୁଟିଯାଉ।' କିନ୍ତୁ ମାରେ ବନ୍ଧୁଗଣ ମାେ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ଗଲେ।
6 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାରେ ନାମକୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଖରାପ ବାକ୍ଯ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଲୋକେ ମାେ ମୁହଁ ରେ ଛପେ ପକାଉଛନ୍ତି।
7 କାରଣ ମାରଦେୁଃଖ ଯୋଗୁଁ ମାରେ ଚକ୍ଷୁ ଅନ୍ଧ ପ୍ରାଯ ହାଇଗେଲାଣି। ମାରେଶରୀର ଛାଇପରି କ୍ଷୀଣ ହାଇଗେଲାଣି।
8 ଭାଇ ଲୋକମାନେ ଏ ବିଷଯ ରେ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭିତ ହାଇେଛନ୍ତି। ନିରୀହ ଲୋକମାନେ ସହେିମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କ୍ଷୁବ୍ଧ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଖାତିର୍ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
9 କିନ୍ତୁ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଲୋକମାନେ କ୍ରମାଗତ ଭାବରେ ସତ୍ଯପଥରେ ରହିବେ। ନିରୀହ ଲୋକମାନେ ଆହୁରି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ହବେେ।
10 ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଫରେିଆସ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଭିତରୁ କହେି ଜଣେ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ ଲୋକ ମୁଁ ପାଇ ପାରିବି ନାହିଁ।
11 ମାରେ ଜୀବନ ସରିସରି ଆସୁଛି। ମାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଯୋଜନା ପଣ୍ଡ ହାଇଗେଲା। ମାରେ ସବୁ ଆଶା ଧୂଳିସାତ ହେଲା।
12 ମାରେ ମିତ୍ରଗଣ ସବୁ ସନ୍ଦହେ ରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ରାତିକୁ ଦିନ ବୋଲି ଭାବନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ କହନ୍ତି, ଏହା ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆଲୋକିତ ହବେ, ଯେତବେେଳେ ଏହା ଅନ୍ଧକାର ହେଉଛି।
13 ମୁଁ ହୁଏତ କବରକୁ ମାରେ ନୂଆ ଘର ବୋଲି ଆଶା କରିବି। ମୁଁ ଆଶା କରୁଛି, ମାରେ ବିଛଣା ଅନ୍ଧକାର ବିବରଣ କରିବି।
14 ମୁଁ ସହେି କବର ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ' ମାରେ ପିତା ବୋଲି ସମ୍ ବୋଧନ କରିବି।' ସହେି ଜିଆପୋକ 'ମାେ ମା' ଓ 'ମାେ ଭଉଣୀ' ଭାବିବି।
15 ଯଦି ତାହାହିଁ ମାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଆଶା, ତବେେ ମାରେ କୌଣସି ଆଶା ନାହିଁ। ଯଦି ତାହା ମାରେ ଆଶା ତବେେ ଲୋକ ମାେ'ଠା ରେ କୌଣସି ଭରସା ପାଇବେ ନାହିଁ।
16 ମାରେ ଆଶା କ'ଣ ମାେ ସହିତ ମରିୟିବ ? ଏହା ମଧ୍ଯ କ'ଣ ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ତଳକୁ ୟିବ ? ଆମ୍ଭେ ମଧ୍ଯ କ'ଣ ମାଟି ତଳକୁ ଏକତ୍ରିତ ୟିବୁ?
1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.