1Markaasaa Bildad oo ahaa reer Shuuxii u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,
1And Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: —
2Ilaa goormaad waxyaalahan ku hadlaysaa? Oo ilaa goormaa erayada afkaagu ahaanayaan sida dabayl xoog badan?
2Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind — sayings of thy mouth?
3War ma Ilaah baa garsooridda qalloociya? Mase Ilaaha Qaadirka ah baa caddaaladda qalloociya?
3Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?
4Haddii carruurtaadii ay isaga ku dembaabeen, Wuxuu iyagii u gacangeliyey xadgudubkoodii.
4If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,
5Haddaad aad u barido Ilaaha, Oo aad baryootankaaga hor dhigto Qaadirka,
5If thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,
6Haddaad daahir ahaan lahayd oo aad qummanaan lahayd, Sida xaqiiqada ah haatan wuu kuu toosi lahaa, Oo hoyga xaqnimadaadana wuu barwaaqayn lahaa.
6If pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
7Oo in kastoo bilowgaagii yaraa, Haddana ugudambaystaadu aad bay u weynaan lahayd.
7And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
8Waan ku baryayaaye bal qarniyadii hore wax weyddii, Oo bal soo garwaaqso waxyaalihii ay awowayaashood fatasheen,
8For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,
9(Waayo, innagu waxaynu nahay qoonkii shalayto oo qudha, oo waxba garan mayno, Maxaa yeelay, cimrigeenna aan dhulka joognaa waa sida hoos oo kale.)
9(For of yesterday we [are], and we know not, For a shadow [are] our days on earth.)
10War sow iyagu wax kuma bari doonaan, oo wax kuuma sheegi doonaan, Oo sow qalbigooda kaalama hadli doonaan?
10Do they not shew thee — speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?
11War miyaa cawdu ka bixi kartaa meel aan dhoobo lahayn? Cawsduurkuse miyuu bixi karaa biyola'aantood?
11`Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?
12Intuu weli cagaarka yahay oo aan la gooyn, Wuu ka hor engegaa dhalatada kale oo dhan.
12While it [is] in its budding — uncropt, Even before any herb it withereth.
13Kuwa Ilaah illooba oo dhan wadiiqooyinkoodu waa sidaas oo kale, Oo ninkii cibaadalaawe ah rajadiisuna way baabba'daa.
13So [are] the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,
14Oo kaas kalsoonaantiisu way kala jajabtaa, Oo aaminaaddiisuna waa sida xuubcaaro oo kale.
14Whose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.
15Wuxuu ku tiirsan doonaa gurigiisa, laakiinse gurigiisu ma taagnaan doono. Aad buu u xajin doonaa, laakiinse siima uu adkaan doono innaba.
15He leaneth on his house — and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it — and it abideth not.
16Isagu waa ku cagaar qorraxda, Oo laamihiisa curdanka ahuna waxay ka soo kor baxaan beertiisa.
16Green he [is] before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.
17Oo xididdadiisuna waxay isku duuduubaan taallo dhagaxyo ah, Oo wuxuu fiiriyaa meesha dhagaxyada.
17By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.
18Isaga haddii meeshiisa laga baabbi'iyo, Markaasay inkiri doontaa isaga, oo waxay odhan doontaa, Anigu kumaba arag.
18If [one] doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!
19Farxadda jidkiisu waa sidaas, Oo waxaa dhulka ka soo bixi doona kuwa kaleto.
19Lo, this [is] the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.`
20Ilaah marnaba xoori maayo nin qumman, Kuwa sharka falase tiirin maayo.
20Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
21Wuxuu afkaaga ka buuxin doonaa qosol, Bushimahaagana qaylo farxad leh,Kuwa ku neceb waxay xidhan doonaan ceeb, Teendhada sharrowyaduna mar dambe siima jiri doonto.
21While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,
22Kuwa ku neceb waxay xidhan doonaan ceeb, Teendhada sharrowyaduna mar dambe siima jiri doonto.
22Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!