Job 15
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
Berean Standard Bible
1To naah Taman acaeng Eliphaz mah,
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2palungha kami loe takhi hoi kanghmong lokthuih han oh maw? A zok to ni angyae bang ih takhi hoi koisak han oh maw?
2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
3Tidoeh avang ai lok, to tih ai boeh loe atho om ai lok thuih han oh maw?
3Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
4Ue, nang loe Sithaw zithaih to na pahnawt sut boeh moe, Sithaw khae lawkthuihaih doeh na pakaa khoep boeh.
4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
5Na pakha mah zaehaih to thuih moe, aling thaih kami ih lok to na patoh.
5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6Kai mah zaehaih kang net ai, na pakha mah ni ang net; ue, na palai mah na sethaih to thuih.
6Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
7Nang loe tapen tangsuek kami ah maw na oh? Maenawk sah ai naah sak ah na oh boeh maw?
7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
8Sithaw khae hoi ih tamqu lok to na thaih vai maw? Palunghahaih tawn kami loe nang khue maw?
8Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
9Ka panoek o ai ih hmuen, timaw na panoek? Ka thaih o kop ai ih hmuen, timaw na thai kop?
9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10Nam pa pongah saning coeh, sampok kaminawk kaicae khaeah oh vop.
10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
11Sithaw pathloephaih lok to na khawt ai vop maw? Hawk ih hmuen na suek vop maw?
11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
12Tipongah palung koehhaih to na paroi moe, miktamai hoiah mik na padai loe?
12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
13To tiah na oh pongah na ai maw Sithaw koeh ai ih hmuen to na sak moe, na pakha thung hoiah lok na tacawtsak?
13as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
14Kami loe timaw, anih loe ciim thai tih maw? Nongpata mah tapen ih kami loe toeng thai tih maw?
14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
15Khenah, Sithaw loe angmah ih kaciim kaminawk mataeng doeh oep ai; ue, a hmaa ah loe vannawk doeh ciim ai.
15If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
16To tiah nahaeloe zaehaih tui baktih kanae, panuet thok kami cae loe kawkruk maw amhnong tih?
16how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
17Tahngai ah, kang thuih han vop; ka hnuk ih hmuen to kang thuih han vop;
17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
18palungha kaminawk loe, ampanawk khae hoi hak ih hmuennawk to angphat ai ah thuih o:
18what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
19nihcae acaeng han khue ni prae to paek, nihcae salakah acaeng kalah mi doeh om o ai.
19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
20Kasae kami loe a hing thung patangkhang, pacaekthlaek thaih kami loe a hing thung karai tong han ih saningnawk to panoek ai.
20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
21Anih ih naa loe zithaih lok hoiah koi; khosak hoih nathuem ah, a nuiah amrohaih to phak.
21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
22Anih loe vinghaih thung hoi loih hanah oephaih tawn ai; sumsen ni a zing sut boeh.
22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23Anih loe amhet rumram moe, caaknaek to pakrong; a nuiah pha han koi vinghaih ani loe zoi boeh, tiah anih mah panoek.
23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24Raihaih hoi palungboenghaih mah anih to tasoehsak moe, siangpahrang mah misatuk han amsakcoek baktih toengah, raihaih hoi palungboenghaih mah anih to pazawk.
24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
25Anih mah Sithaw to ban payangh thuih moe, Thacak Sithaw ih lok aek hanah tha pathok.
25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
26Kathah parai misa angvaenghaih aphawnawk to angkhuk moe, Sithaw to a hmang;
26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
27anih ih mikhmai loe thawk hruk moe, a kaeng ih ngan doeh tasa bangah tacawt dok.
27Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
28Anih loe kamro tangcae vangpuinawk, mi mah doeh om haih ai ih, kamtimh tom imnawk ah ni khosak.
28he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
29Anih loe angraeng thai mak ai, anih angraenghaih doeh cak mak ai; long nui khosak naah a tawnh ih hmuennawk doeh pung mak ai.
29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
30Anih loe vinghaih thung hoi loih thai mak ai; anih ih tanghangnawk loe hmai mah kang ueloe, Sithaw pakha thung ih takhi mah hmut phaeng tih.
30He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
31Avang ai hmuen oephaih hoiah angmah hoi angmah to angling hmah nasoe, to tih ai nahaeloe avang ai atho to ni anih mah hnu tih.
31Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.
32Anih loe atue pha ai naah azaem ueloe, tanghang doeh tacawt mak ai boeh.
32It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
33Anih loe hmin ai naah pakhrik ving ih misurthaih baktih, apawk kangmuen olive thingkung baktiah ni om tih.
33He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
34Sithaw tidoeh sah ai kaminawk loe azaem o tih; bokhaih tangqum koeh kaminawk ih kahni im loe hmai mah kang tih.
34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35Nihcae loe raihaih to zok ah pomh o moe, tidoeh avang ai caa to tapen o; nihcae ih zok loe alinghaih to ni pomh o, tiah a naa.
35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
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