ଆୟୁବ ପୁସ୍ତକ 8
1 ବିଲ୍ଦଦ୍ ଶୂହୀଯକୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଇେ କହିଲା, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କେତକୋଳ ଏହିପରି କଥା କହିବ ?
2 ତୁମ୍ଭର କଥାସବୁ ପ୍ରବଳ ବାଯୁ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଅଟେ।
3 ପରମେଶ୍ବର କ'ଣ ବିଚାରର ବିପରୀତ କରନ୍ତି କି ? ଅଥବା ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ନ୍ଯାଯର ବିପରୀତ କରନ୍ତି କି ?
4 ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୁତ୍ର କନ୍ଯାଗଣ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ପାପ କରିଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଅପରାଧ ପାଇଁ ଶାସ୍ତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଛନ୍ତି।
5 କିନ୍ତୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଆୟୁବ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖ ଏବଂ ସହେି ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କର।
6 ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ ଦୋଷ ତବେେ ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବରେ, ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରିବେ ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଯଥାର୍ଥ ବାସସ୍ଥାନକୁ ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବେ।
7 ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରଥମ ଅବସ୍ଥା ଯାହା ଥିଲା ତାହାଠାରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସେ ଅଧିକ ଉନ୍ନତ କରିବେ।
8 ପ୍ରାଚୀନ କାଳର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଚାର ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଯାହା ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦଇେଥିଲେ, ତାକୁ ମନୋୟୋଗ ଦଇେ ଶୁଣ।
9 ଯାହା ଦଖାଯାେଉଛି, ସତେ ଯମେିତି ଆମ୍ଭେ ଗତକାଲି ଜନ୍ମ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛୁ। ଆମ୍ଭେ କିଛି ଜାଣି ନାହୁଁ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ଆମ୍ଭର ଦିନ ଛାଯା ପରି।
10 ସହେି ପୂର୍ବର ଲୋକମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦବେେ। ସମାନେେ ଯାହା ଶିକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ତାହା ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦବେେ।
11 ବିଲଦଦ୍ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଲୋ, ଶୁଖିଲା ଭୂମିରେ କ'ଣ ନଳବଣ ବଢ଼ିପା ରେ ? ଜଳବିନା କ'ଣ ସନ୍ତରା ବଢ଼ିପା ରେ।
12 ଯଦି ଜଳ ଶୁଖିୟାଏ, ସହେିସବୁ ବୃକ୍ଷ ମଧ୍ଯ ଶୁଖିୟିବ ଏପରିକି ଯେତବେେଳେ ସମାନେେ ବଢ଼ଥିଲା ବେଳେ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ବୃକ୍ଷ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ସମାନେେ ଶୁଖି ୟାଆନ୍ତି।
13 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଭୁଲି ୟାଆନ୍ତି ସମାନେେ ସହେି ଘାସ ସଦୃଶ। ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଭୁଲି ୟାଇଥିବା ଲୋକର କୌଣସି ଆଶା ନ ଥାଏ।
14 ସେ ଲୋକର ଆଉ ୟିବା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ନାହିଁ। ତା'ର ସୁରକ୍ଷା ବୁଢ଼ିଆଣୀର ଜାଲପରି।
15 ସେ ଯଦି ତା' ଉପରେ ଆଉଜି ପଡ଼େ, ତାହା ଛିଣ୍ଡିୟିବ। ସେ ତାକୁ ଧରି ରଖିଲେ ଏହା ତାକୁ ଧରି ରଖି ପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
16 ସହେି ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଏକ ଲତା ସଦୃଶ ୟିଏ ପ୍ରଚୁର ପାଣି ଓ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ କିରଣ ରେ ବଢ଼େ। ତାହାର ଶାଖା ପ୍ରଶାଖା ସମସ୍ତ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ରେ ବ୍ଯାପି ଥାଏ।
17 ଏହା ତା'ର ଚରେ ଦ୍ବାରା ଗଦାଏ ପଥରକୁ ଗୁଡ଼ାଇ ଦିଏ।
18 ଯଦି ସହେି ଲତାକୁ ତା'ର ନିଜ ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ବିଚ୍ଯୁତ କରାୟାଏ ଏହା ମରିୟିବ ଏବଂ କହେି ଜାଣିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଏପରି ଏକ ଲତା ଏଠା ରେ ଥିଲା।
19 କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ଗଛ ଖୁସି ଥିଲା। ତାହା ଜାଗା ରେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ଲତା ମାଡ଼ିବ।
20 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଅନ୍ଯାଯସବୁକୁ କବେେ ପ୍ରତ୍ଯାଖ୍ଯାନ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ କି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
21 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ପୁଣି ତୁମ୍ଭ ମୁଖ ରେ ହସ ଫୁଟାଇବେ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଓଠ ରେ ଖୁସିର ଶବ୍ଦ ଭରି ଦବେେ।
22 ତୁମ୍ଭର ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ଲଜ୍ଜାର ପୋଷାକ ପିନ୍ଧିବେ ଓ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ଗୃହ ଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଧ୍ବଂସ ହବେ।
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.