¹Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

¹Kanefa, masìna ianao, ry Joba; mihainoa ny alahatro, ary mandrenesa ny teniko rehetra.

²Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,

²Indro, fa efa niloa-bava aho, Miteny ato am-bavako ny lelako.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

³Ny hitsim-poko no hiseho amin'ny teniko; Ary ny fahalalan'ny molotro no holazaina tsy hasiana fitaka.

⁴The Spirit of ùGod hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

⁴Ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra no efa nanao ahy, ary ny fofonain'ny Tsitoha no mamelona ahy.

⁵If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.

⁵Raha hainao, valio ary aho, miomàna ianao, ka miatreha tsara.

⁶Behold, before ùGod I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

⁶Indro, izaho koa mba an'Andriamanitra: tahaka anao ihany; Eny, izaho koa mba nosombinana avy tamin'ny tanimanga.

⁷Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

⁷Indro, ny fampahatahorako tsy dia hampahatahotra anao, ary ny vesatra avy amiko tsy dia hitambesatra aminao.

⁸Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --

⁸Efa nilaza teo anatrehako mihitsy ianao, ary efa reko ihany ny feon'ny teninao hoe:

⁹I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;

⁹Madio tsy manam-pahadisoana aho, ary tsy manan-tsiny aman-keloka;

¹⁰Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

¹⁰He! mitady izay handrafiany ahy Andriamanitra, ary ataony fahavalony aho;

¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

¹¹Mampiditra ny tongotro eo amin'ny boloky hazo Izy ary mitsikilo ny diako rehetra.

¹²Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.

¹²He! izany no tsy mahamarina anao, hoy izaho; Fa Andriamanitra dia lehibe loatra ka tsy leon'ny zanak'olombelona.

¹³Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

¹³Koa nahoana no manome tsiny Azy ianao noho ny tsy nampisehoany izay antony amin'ny ataony? [Na: Noho ny tsy amaliany ny tenin'olombelona?]

¹⁴For ùGod speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --

¹⁴Kanefa misy fanao iray itenenan'Andriamanitra, eny, fanao roa aza, nefa tsy tandreman'ny olona izany,

¹⁵In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁵Dia ny nofy sy ny tsindrimandry amin'ny alina, raha sondrian-tory ny olona ka renoka eo am-pandriana,

¹⁶Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,

¹⁶Dia manokatra ny sofin'ny olona Izy ka manisy tombo-kase ny fananarany azy,

¹⁷That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

¹⁷Mba hampiala ny olona amin'ny fanaony, sy hampifady azy ny fireharehana.

¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

¹⁸Miaro ny fanahiny tsy ho any an-davaka Izy, ary ny ainy mba tsy ho voan'ny fiadiana.

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

¹⁹Anarina amin'ny fanaintainana eo ampandriany koa izy sy amin'ny fikotrankotran'ny taolany lalandava;

²⁰And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;

²⁰Ary ny ainy marikorikon-kanina, eny, na dia ny hanim-py aza tsy tian'ny fanahiny.

²¹His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

²¹Mihena ny nofony ka tsy hita, ary mitranitrany ny taolany izay tsy hita teo;

²²And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

²²Dia manakaiky ny lavaka ny fanahiny, ary ny ainy manatona ny mpaka aina.

²³If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

²³Raha misy Anjely ho Mpanalalana ho azy, iray amin'ny arivo, hanoro izay tokony halehan'ny olona,

²⁴Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

²⁴Ary hamindra fo aminy ka nanao hoe: Vonjeo izy mba tsy hidina any an-davaka, fa efa nahita avotra Aho,[Na: Dia]

²⁵His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.

²⁵Dia ho tsara noho ny an'ny tanora ny nofony, hody ho toy ny tamin'ny andro nahatanorany izy;

²⁶He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

²⁶Hivavaka amin'Andriamanitra izy ka hankasitrahany ary hahita ny havany amin'ny hafaliana, fa hampodiny amin'ny zanak'olombelona ny fahamarinany.[Na: hamaly ny olona araka ny fahamarinany Izy]

²⁷He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

²⁷Dia hihira izy hilaza amin'ny olona hoe: Efa nanota aho, fa nanao ny rariny ho heloka, kanefa tsy novaliana araka ny nataoko;

²⁸He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

²⁸Fa navotany ny fanahiko mba tsy hivarina any an-davaka, ary mifaly ny aiko amin'ny fahitana ny mazava.

²⁹Lo, all these [things] worketh ùGod twice, thrice, with man,

²⁹Indro, izany rehetra izany no ataon'Andriamanitra indroa amin'ny olona, eny, intelo aza,

³⁰To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

³⁰Mba hamerina ny fanahiny tsy ho any an-davaka, mba hihazavany amin'ny fahazavan'aina.[Na: hiala]

³¹Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

³¹Tandremo, ry Joba, ka mihainoa ahy; Mangina kely aloha ianao, fa izaho mbola hiteny.

³²If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³²Raha manan-kavaly ianao, dia mamalia ahy ihany; Mitenena, fa ta-hanamarina anao aho;Fa raha tsy manan-kavaly ianao, dia mihainoa ahy kosa; Mangina tsara, fa hampianariko fahendrena ianao.

³³If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

³³Fa raha tsy manan-kavaly ianao, dia mihainoa ahy kosa; Mangina tsara, fa hampianariko fahendrena ianao.