Job 31
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
1Paipi te ka mik neh ka saii dongah me tlam lae oila te ka yakming eh?
2For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
2A so lamkah Pathen khoyo neh hmuensang lamkah Tlungthang rho te menim?
3Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
3Boethae ham rhainah neh boethae aka saii ham yoethaenah moenih a?
4Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
4Amah loh ka longpuei a hmuh tih ka khokan boeih he a tae moenih a?
5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
5A poeyoek taengah ka pongpa tih ka kho loh a hlangthai palat taengla a tawn uh atah,
6let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
6Duengnah cooi dongah kai n'khiing saeh lamtah Pathen loh ka muelhtuetnah ming saeh.
7If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,
7Longpuei lamloh ka khokan a buung atah, ka mik hnukah ka lungbuei cet tih ka kut dongah a lolhmaih a kap atah,
8then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
8ka soem vaengah a tloe loh ca saeh lamtah ka cadil rhoek te ha uh saeh.
9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,
9Huta loh ka lungbuei a hlae tih ka hui kah thohka ah ka rhongngol atah,
10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.
10Ka yuu loh a tloe la kuelh saeh lamtah a taengah hlang tloe bakop mai saeh.
11For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
11Te dongah te khonuen rhamtat neh te te thaesainah rhokhan ni.
12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.
12Te hmai loh Abaddon duela a hlawp tih ka cangvuei te boeih ha.
13If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
13Ka salpa neh ka salnu loh kai taengah a tuituk vaengah tiktamnah ka hnawt atah,
14what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?
14Pathen a thoh vaengah balae ka saii vetih n'hip vaengah amah te metlam ol ka mael eh?
15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
15Bungko khuiah kai aka saii loh anih a saii moenih a? Kaimih he bung khuiah pakhat la n'cuen sak.
16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
16tattloel kah kongaih te ka hloh pah tih nuhmai mik te ka khah sak koinih,
17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
17Kamah buhkam te kamah bueng loh ka caak tih cadah loh ca pawt koinih,
18though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
18Ka camoe lamloh napa bangla ka taengah pantai tih nuhmai khaw a nu bung lamloh ka mawt.
19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
19Pueinak mueh tih himbai tling la aka milh khodaeng te ka hmuh mai tih,
20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
20A pumpu, a pumpu ah kai n'uem uh vaengah ka tu mul neh ka hlung pawt mai koinih,
21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
21Vongka ah kai bomkung te ka hmuh vaengah ka kut he cadah soah ka ka thueng atah,
22then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
22ka laengpang he a hnuk lamloh rhul saeh lamtah ka ban a cung dong lamloh tlawt mai saeh.
23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
23Pathen taengkah rhainah te kai ham ka birhihnah la a om dongah a boeimangnah te ka noeng moenih.
24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
24Sui te ka uepnah la ka khueh tih sui cilh te ka pangtungnah la ka thui koinih,
25if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
25Ka thadueng len tih ka kut loh a khuet la a hmuh dongah ka kokhahnah atah,
26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
26Vangnah dongah a thangthen tih hla vang a thoeih te ka hmuh vaengah,
27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
27ka lungbuei he yinhnuk ah hloih tih ka kut loh ka ka te mok koinih.
28this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
28He khaw a so kah Pathen taengah ka basa la om vetih thaesainah lai la om ni.
29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
29Ka lunguet kah yoethaenah dongah ka kohoe tih yoethae loh anih taengla a thoeng te ka haenghang puei atah,
30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
30A hinglu te thaephoeinah neh hoe hamla ka ka he laihmu la ka khueh aih moenih.
31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
31Ka dap kah hlang rhoek loh, “U long nim a maeh te a cung pawt la a paek eh?” a ti uh moenih a?
32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—
32Ka thohkhaih kah yinlai te caehlong ka ong pah tih vongvoel ah a rhaeh moenih.
33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
33Hlang bangla ka boekoeknah ka dah tih, kai kathaesainah he ka thindang ah ka det mai akhaw,
34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
34hlangping te yet taengah ka sarhing tih huiko kah nueihbu loh kai n'rhihyawp sak. Te dongah ka kuemsuem tih thohka la ka moe pawh.
35(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
35Kai taengkah aka hnatun la kamah taengah u long nim m'paek lah mako? Ka kutha he Tlungthang loh kai n'doo saeh lamtah ka tuituknah he hlang loh cabu la daek saeh.
36Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
36Te te ka laengpang ah ka koh vetih te te ka soah rhuisam la ka laikoeinah het mahpawt nim?
37I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
37Ka khokan tarhing la a taengah ka puen lah vetih anih te rhaengsang bangla ka paan lah mako.
38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
38Ka khohmuen loh kai m'pang thil tih a kong te rhenten rhap koinih,
39if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
39A thadueng te tangka mueh la ka caak tih a kungmah kah hinglu ka yawn sak atah,
40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
40Cang yueng la mutlo hling, cangtun yueng la saeldol khaw poe saeh,” a ti. Job kah ol bawt coeng.
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