Job 4 – TCB & NIRV

Tagalog Contemporary Bible

Job 4:1-21

Nagsalita si Elifaz

1Nagsalita si Elifaz na taga-Teman. Sinabi niya, 2“Magagalit ka ba kung magsasalita ako? Hindi ko na kayang manahimik. 3Noon, pinapayuhan mo ang maraming tao na magtiwala sa Dios, at pinalalakas ang mahihina at nanlulupaypay. 4Ang mga salita moʼy nagpalakas sa kanila at umalalay sa mga nanghihina. 5Pero ngayong ikaw na ang dumaranas ng kahirapan, tila ikaw ang nanghihina at naguguluhan. 6Hindi baʼt kapag may takot ka sa Dios at namumuhay ka ng matuwid, magdudulot ito sa iyo ng tiwalaʼt pag-asa?

7“Ngayon, isipin mong mabuti. May tao bang matuwid at walang kasalanan na napahamak? 8Ayon sa aking nakitaʼt nalaman, ang mga taong gumagawa ng kasamaan at kaguluhan, kasamaan at kaguluhan din ang kanilang kahahantungan. 9Sa isang bugso lamang ng galit ng Dios, mapapahamak sila. 10Kahit na silaʼy tulad ng malakas at mabangis na leon, tatanggalin pa rin ang kanilang mga ngipin. 11Mamamatay sila dahil sa gutom at ang mga anak nila ay mangangalat.

12“May sinabi sa akin nang palihim. Ibinulong ito sa akin 13sa pamamagitan ng panaginip. Gabi iyon habang ang mga taoʼy mahimbing na natutulog. 14Natakot ako at nanginig ang buo kong katawan. 15May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap4:15 May espiritu na dumaan sa aking harap: o, Umihip ang hangin sa mukha ko. at tumayo ang mga balahibo ko at kinilabutan ako. 16Huminto ito, pero hindi ko gaanong maaninag. At may narinig akong mahinang tinig na nagsasabi, 17‘Mayroon bang taong matuwid o malinis sa paningin ng Dios na kanyang Manlilikha? 18Kung mismong sa mga anghel na lingkod niya ay hindi siya lubusang nagtitiwala, at nakakakita siya ng kamalian nila, 19di lalo na sa taong nilikha lamang mula sa lupa, na madaling pisain katulad ng gamo-gamo! 20Ang taoʼy maaaring buhay pa sa umaga pero kinagabihaʼy patay na at hindi na makikita magpakailanman. 21Para silang mga toldang bumagsak. Namatay sila nang kulang sa karunungan.’

New International Reader’s Version

Job 4:1-21

The First Speech of Eliphaz

1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied,

2“Job, suppose someone tries to talk to you.

Will that make you uneasy?

I can’t keep from speaking up.

3Look, you taught many people.

You made weak hands strong.

4Your words helped those who had fallen down.

You made shaky knees strong.

5Now trouble comes to you. And you are unhappy about it.

It strikes you down. And you are afraid.

6Shouldn’t you worship God and trust in him?

Shouldn’t your honest life give you hope?

7“Here’s something to think about.

Have people who aren’t guilty ever been wiped out?

Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?

8Here’s what I’ve observed.

People gather a crop from what they plant.

If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

9The breath of God destroys them.

The blast of his anger wipes them out.

10Powerful lions might roar and growl.

But their teeth are broken.

11Lions die because they don’t have any food.

Then their cubs are scattered.

12“A message came to me in secret.

It was as quiet as a whisper.

13I had a scary dream one night.

I was sound asleep.

14Fear and trembling seized me.

That made every bone in my body shake.

15A spirit glided past my face.

The hair on my body stood on end.

16Then the spirit stopped.

But I couldn’t tell what it was.

Something stood there in front of me.

I heard a soft voice.

17It said, ‘Can a human being be more right than God?

Can even a strong man be more pure than the God who made him?

18God doesn’t trust those who serve him.

He even brings charges against his angels.

19So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings.

After all, they are made out of dust.

They can be crushed more easily than a moth.

20Between sunrise and sunset they are broken to pieces.

Nobody even notices. They disappear forever.

21Like a tent that falls down, they get weak.

They die because they didn’t follow God’s wisdom.’ ”