Job 29

1At muling ipinagbadya ni Job ang kaniyang talinghaga, at nagsabi, 2Oh ako nawa'y napasa mga buwan noong dakong una, gaya noong mga kaarawan ng binabantayan ako ng Dios; 3Nang ang kaniyang ilawan ay sumisilang sa aking ulo at sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang liwanag ay lumalakad ako sa kadiliman; 4Gaya noong ako'y nasa kabutihan ng aking mga kaarawan, noong ang pagkasi ng Dios ay nasa aking tolda; 5Noong ang Makapangyarihan sa lahat ay sumasaakin pa, at ang aking mga anak ay nangasa palibot ko; 6Noong ang aking mga hakbang ay naliligo sa gatas, at ang bato ay nagbubuhos para sa akin ng mga ilog ng langis! 7Noong ako'y lumalabas sa pintuang-bayan hanggang sa bayan, noong aking inihahanda ang aking upuan sa lansangan, 8Nakikita ako ng mga binata, at nagsisipagkubli, at ang mga matanda ay nagsisitindig at nagsisitayo: 9Ang mga pangulo ay nagpipigil ng pangungusap, at inilalagay ang kanilang kamay sa kanilang bibig; 10Ang tinig ng mga mahal na tao ay tumatahimik, at ang kanilang dila ay dumidikit sa ngalangala ng kanilang bibig. 11Sapagka't pagka naririnig ako ng pakinig, ay pinagpapala nga ako; at pagka nakikita ako ng mata, ay sumasaksi sa akin: 12Sapagka't aking iniligtas ang dukha na dumadaing, ang ulila rin naman na walang tumutulong sa kaniya. 13Ang basbas ng malapit nang mamamatay ay sumaakin: at aking pinaawit sa kagalakan ang puso ng babaing bao. 14Ako'y nagbibihis ng katuwiran, at sinusuutan niya ako: ang aking kaganapan ay parang isang balabal at isang diadema. 15Ako'y naging mga mata sa bulag, at naging mga paa ako sa pilay. 16Ako'y naging ama sa mapagkailangan; at ang usap niyaong hindi ko nakikilala ay aking sinisiyasat. 17At aking binali ang mga pangil ng liko, at inagaw ko ang huli sa kaniyang mga ngipin. 18Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, mamamatay ako sa aking pugad, at aking pararamihin ang aking mga kaarawan na gaya ng buhangin: 19Ang aking ugat ay nakalat sa tubig, at ang hamog ay lumalapag buong gabi sa aking sanga: 20Ang aking kaluwalhatian ay sariwa sa akin, at ang aking busog ay nababago sa aking kamay. 21Sa akin ay nangakikinig ang mga tao, at nangaghihintay, at nagsisitahimik sa aking payo. 22Pagkatapos ng aking mga salita ay hindi na sila nagsasalita pa uli; at ang aking pananalita ay tumutulo sa kanila. 23At kanilang hinihintay ako, na gaya ng paghihintay sa ulan, at kanilang ibinubuka ang kanilang bibig na maluwang na gaya sa huling ulan. 24Ako'y ngumingiti sa kanila pagka sila'y hindi nanganiniwala: at ang liwanag ng aking mukha ay hindi nila hinahamak. 25Ako'y namimili sa kanilang daan, at nauupong gaya ng puno, at tumatahang gaya ng hari sa hukbo, gaya ng nangaaliw sa nananangis.

1Job again took up his parable, and said, 2“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me; 3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness, 4as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent, 5when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me, 6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me, 7when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street. 8The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood. 9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth. 11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me: 12Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him, 13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. 14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem. 15I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn’t know, I searched out. 17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth. 18Then I said, ‘I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand. 19My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch. 20My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’ 21“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel. 22After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them. 23They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain. 24I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face. 25I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

1En Job ging voort zijn spreuk op te heffen, en zeide: 2Och, of ik ware, gelijk in de vorige maanden, gelijk in de dagen, toen God mij bewaarde! 3Toen Hij Zijn lamp deed schijnen over mijn hoofd, en ik bij Zijn licht de duisternis doorwandelde; 4Gelijk als ik was in de dagen mijner jonkheid, toen Gods verborgenheid over mijn tent was; 5Toen de Almachtige nog met mij was, en mijn jongens rondom mij; 6Toen ik mijn gangen wies in boter, en de rots bij mij oliebeken uitgoot; 7Toen ik uitging naar de poort door de stad, toen ik mijn stoel op de straat liet bereiden. 8De jongens zagen mij, en verstaken zich, en de stokouden rezen op en stonden. 9De oversten hielden de woorden in, en leiden de hand op hun mond. 10De stem der vorsten verstak zich, en hun tong kleefde aan hun gehemelte. 11Als een oor mij hoorde, zo hield het mij gelukzalig; als mij een oog zag, zo getuigde het van mij. 12Want ik bevrijdde den ellendige, die riep, en den wees, die geen helper had. 13De zegen desgenen, die verloren ging, kwam op mij; en het hart der weduwe deed ik vrolijk zingen. 14Ik bekleedde mij met gerechtigheid, en zij bekleedde mij; mijn oordeel was als een mantel en vorstelijke hoed. 15Den blinden was ik tot ogen, en den kreupelen was ik tot voeten. 16Ik was den nooddruftigen een vader; en het geschil, dat ik niet wist, dat onderzocht ik. 17En ik verbrak de baktanden des verkeerden, en wierp den roof uit zijn tanden. 18En ik zeide: Ik zal in mijn nest den geest geven, en ik zal de dagen vermenigvuldigen als het zand. 19Mijn wortel was uitgebreid aan het water, en dauw vernachtte op mijn tak. 20Mijn heerlijkheid was nieuw bij mij, en mijn boog veranderde zich in mijn hand. 21Zij hoorden mij aan, en wachtten, en zwegen op mijn raad. 22Na mijn woord spraken zij niet weder, en mijn rede drupte op hen. 23Want zij wachtten naar mij, gelijk naar den regen, en sperden hun mond open, als naar den spaden regen. 24Lachte ik hun toe, zij geloofden het niet; en het licht mijns aangezichts deden zij niet nedervallen. 25Verkoos ik hun weg, zo zat ik bovenaan, en woonde als een koning onder de benden, als een, die treurigen vertroost.