1Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
1Markaasaa Soofar oo ahaa reer Nacamaatii u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,
2“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
2War sow waajib ma aha in laga jawaabo erayada faraha badan? Balse ninka hadalka badan xaq ma laga dhigaa?
3Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
3Amase faankaagu miyuu dadka aamusiin karaa? Oo markaad majaajilootid miyaan ninna ku kashifi karin?
4For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’
4Waayo, waxaad leedahay, Cilmigaygu waa daahir, Oo nadiif baan ku ahay indhahaaga hortooda.
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
5Bal muu Ilaah hadlo! Oo bal muu bushimihiisa furo isagoo kaa gees ah!
6that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
6Oo bal muu ku tuso waxyaalaha qarsoon ee xigmadda ah, Waayo, way badan yihiin. Haddaba bal ogow in Ilaah kaa jisaynayo in ka sii yar ciqaabta dembigaagu istaahilo.
7“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
7War miyaad baadhi kartaa Ilaah axwaalkiisa moolka dheer? Miyaadse Ilaaha Qaadirka ah si kaamil ah u garan kartaa?
8They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . What can you know?
8Xigmaddiisu way u sarraysaa sida samada, ee bal maxaad samayn kartaa? Oo She'oolna way ka sii mool dheer tahay, ee maxaad garan kartaa?
9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
9Qiyaasteeduna waa ka sii dheer tahay dhulka, waana ka sii ballaadhan tahay badda oo dhan.
10If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
10Oo isagu hadduu dhex gudbo, wax kastana xidho, Oo uu garsoorid isugu yeedho, bal yaa isaga hor joogsan kara?
11For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
11Waayo, wuu gartaa dadka waxmatarayaasha ah, Weliba xumaantana wuu arkaa, sow kama fikirin?
12An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
12Laakiinse ninkii waxmatare ahu waxgarasho waa ka madhan yahay, Hubaal dadku wuxuu u dhashaa sida qayl dameerdibadeed,
13“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
13Haddaad qalbigaaga hagaajisid, Oo aad isaga gacmaha u fidsatid,
14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
14Haddii xumaanu gacantaada ku jirto iska fogee, Oo xaqdarrona yaanay teendhooyinkaaga degin.
15Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
15Hubaal markaasaad wejigaaga kor u qaadi doontaa isagoo aan ceeb lahayn; Oo waad adkaan doontaa, mana aad baqi doontid,
16for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
16Waayo, dhibaatadaada waad illoobi doontaa, Oo waxaad u xusuusan doontaa sidii biyo ku dhaafay,
17Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning.
17Oo noloshaaduna way ka sii dhalaal dheeraan doontaa hadhkii, Oo in kastoo gudcur jiro, waxay ahaan doontaa sida subaxda.
18You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.
18Oo ammaan baad ahaan doontaa, maxaa yeelay, rajaa jirta, Hareerahaagaad fiirin doontaa, oo nabaadiinona waad ku nasan doontaa.
19Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. Yes, many shall court your favor.
19Weliba waad jiifsan doontaa, oo waxba kuma cabsiin doonaan; Hubaal kuwa badan ayaa raallinimo kaa baryi doona.Laakiinse kuwa sharka ahu way indhabbeeli doonaan. Mana ay heli doonaan jid ay ku cararaan, Rajadooduna waxay ahaan doontaa nafta oo ka dhacda.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.”
20Laakiinse kuwa sharka ahu way indhabbeeli doonaan. Mana ay heli doonaan jid ay ku cararaan, Rajadooduna waxay ahaan doontaa nafta oo ka dhacda.