Si Elihu
1Miundang na sa pagtubag kang Job ang tulo niya ka higala, tungod kay miinsister gayod si Job nga wala siyay sala.
2Unya may usa ka tawo didto nga ginganlag Elihu. Anak siya ni Barakel nga taga-Buz nga naggikan sa pamilya ni Ram. Nasuko siya pag-ayo kang Job kay ang Dios maoy gibasol ni Job ug dili ang iyang kaugalingon. 3Nasuko usab siya sa tulo ka higala ni Job kay wala nila mapamatud-i nga nakasala si Job ug migawas nga ang Dios maoy sad-an. 4Gihulat ni Elihu nga makahuman ug sulti ang uban ayha siya mosulti kang Job, tungod kay mas magulang sila kay kaniya. 5Apan sa dihang nakita niya nga wala nay ikasulti ang tulo, nasuko siya pag-ayo. 6Busa miingon siya, “Bata pa ako ug kamo tigulang na, busa nagpanagana ako nga mosulti. Nahadlok ako nga mangahas sa pagpadayag kaninyo sa akong hunahuna. 7Giisip ko nga kamo ang angayng motudlo kay mga tigulang na kamo ug daghan kamog nahibaloan. 8Apan ang tinuod, ang espiritu sa Makagagahom nga Dios nga anaa sa tawo mao ang nagahatag kaniya sa panabot. 9Ang pagkatigulang dili garantiya nga ang usa ka tawo maalamon ug nahibalo kon unsay husto. 10Busa pamatia ninyo ako. Mosulti usab ako sa akong nahibaloan. 11Nagpaabot lang ako samtang naghunahuna pa kamo sa angay ninyong isulti. Namati ako sa inyong mga rason. 12Namati gayod ako pag-ayo kaninyo, apan wala gayoy usa kaninyo nga nakapamatuod nga nakasala si Job; wala gayod kaninyoy mitubag sa iyang pagpangatarungan. 13Ayaw kamo pag-ingon, ‘Nahibaloan namo kon unsa ang husto. Pasagdi nga ang Dios ang motubag kaniya ug dili ang tawo.’ 14Kon ako ang gilalis ni Job, dili ko siya tubagon ug sama sa inyong panubag. 15Karon nakahinuktok kamo ug wala nay ikatubag. 16Maghulat lang ba ako samtang nagpakahilom kamo ug wala nay ikatubag? 17Aduna usab akoy isulti sumala sa akong nahibaloan. 18Kay daghan akog ikasulti, ug dili ko na gayod kini kapugngan. 19Kabutohon na ako sama sa bag-ong sudlanan sa bino nga hinimo sa panit. 20Kinahanglan gayod nga mosulti ako aron mahuwasan ako. 21Wala akoy labanan o pasidunggan. 22Dili ako kahibalong moulog-ulog. Ug kon buhaton ko kini, silotan ako diha-diha sa Dios nga naghimo kanako.”
Elihu
1So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. 3He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God 4Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he. 5But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.
6So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:
“I am young in years,
and you are old;
that is why I was fearful,
not daring to tell you what I know.
7I thought, ‘Age should speak;
advanced years should teach wisdom.’
8But it is the spirit32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18 in a person,
the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
9It is not only the old32:9 Or many; or great who are wise,
not only the aged who understand what is right.
10“Therefore I say: Listen to me;
I too will tell you what I know.
11I waited while you spoke,
I listened to your reasoning;
while you were searching for words,
12I gave you my full attention.
But not one of you has proved Job wrong;
none of you has answered his arguments.
13Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;
let God, not a man, refute him.’
14But Job has not marshaled his words against me,
and I will not answer him with your arguments.
15“They are dismayed and have no more to say;
words have failed them.
16Must I wait, now that they are silent,
now that they stand there with no reply?
17I too will have my say;
I too will tell what I know.
18For I am full of words,
and the spirit within me compels me;
19inside I am like bottled-up wine,
like new wineskins ready to burst.
20I must speak and find relief;
I must open my lips and reply.
21I will show no partiality,
nor will I flatter anyone;
22for if I were skilled in flattery,
my Maker would soon take me away.
