1Sofar iz Naamata progovori tad i reče:
1And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2"Misli me tjeraju da ti odgovorim, i zato u meni vri to uzbuđenje
2Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.
3dok slušam ukore koji me sramote, al' odgovor mudar um će moj već naći.
3I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
4Zar tebi nije od davnine poznato, otkad je čovjek na zemlju stavljen bio,
4Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5da je kratka vijeka radost opakoga, da kao tren prođe sreća bezbožnička.
5The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
6Pa ako stasom i do neba naraste, ako mu se glava dotakne oblaka,
6Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
7poput utvare on zauvijek nestaje; koji ga vidješe kažu: 'Gdje je sad on?'
7Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8Kao san bez traga on se rasplinjuje, nestaje ga kao priviđenja noćnog.
8He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.
9Nijedno ga oko više gledat neće, niti će ga mjesto njegovo vidjeti
9The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.
10Njegovu će djecu gonit' siromasi: rukama će svojim vraćati oteto.
10His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.
11Kosti su njegove bujale mladošću; gle, zajedno s njome pokošen je sada.
11His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
12Zlo bijaše slatko njegovim ustima te ga je pod svojim jezikom skrivao;
12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,
13sladio se pazeć' da ga ne proguta i pod nepcem svojim zadržavao ga.
13[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,
14Ali hrana ta mu trune u utrobi, otrovom zmijskim u crijevima postaje.
14His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.
15Blago progutano mora izbljuvati. Bog će ga istjerat' njemu iz utrobe.
15He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: ùGod shall cast them out of his belly.
16Iz zmijine glave otrov je sisao: sada umire od jezika gujina.
16He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.
17Potoke ulja on gledat' više neće, ni vidjet' gdje rijekom med i mlijeko teku.
17He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
18Vratit će dobitak ne okusivši ga, neće uživat' u plodu trgovine.
18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
19Jer je sirotinju gnjeo i tlačio, otimao kuće koje ne sazida,
19For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
20jer ne bješe kraja požudi njegovoj, njegova ga blaga neće izbaviti.
20Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.
21Jer mu proždrljivost ništa ne poštedi, ni sreća njegova dugo trajat neće.
21Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
22Sred izobilja u škripcu će se naći, svom će snagom na nj se oboriti bijeda.
22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
23I dok hranom bude trbuh svoj punio, Bog će na nj pustiti jarost svoga gnjeva, sasut' dažd strelica na meso njegovo.
23It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
24Ako i izmakne gvozdenom oružju, luk će mjedeni njega prostrijeliti.
24If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
25Strijelu bi izvuk'o, al' mu probi leđa, a šiljak blistavi viri mu iz žuči. Kamo god krenuo, strepnje ga vrebaju,
25He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26na njega tmine sve tajom očekuju. Vatra ga ništi, ni od kog zapaljena, i proždire sve pod njegovim šatorom.
26All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
27Gle, nebo krivicu njegovu otkriva i čitava zemlja na njega se diže.
27The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28Njegovu će kuću raznijeti poplava, otplaviti je u dan Božje jarosti.
28The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.
29Takvu sudbinu Bog priprema zlikovcu i takvu baštinu on mu dosuđuje."
29This is the portion of the wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by ùGod.