Job 8
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
Berean Standard Bible
1To naah Shuh acaeng Bildah mah,
1Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2hae baktih hmuen kawngnawk hae vai nazetto maw na thuih han vop? Na pakha hoi tacawt loknawk loe nasetto maw takhi baktiah thacak vop tih?
2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
3Sithaw loe katoeng ai ah lokcaek maw? Katoeng ah lokcaekhaih to Thacak Sithaw mah phrae ving tih maw?
3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
4Na caanawk mah a nuiah hmuen sakpazae o pongah, a sakpazae o haih baktih toengah, anih mah nihcae to thuitaek;
4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
5toe Sithaw khaeah nang qoi moe, Thacak Sithaw khaeah tahmenhaih na hnik nahaeloe,
5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
6na ciim moe, na toeng nahaeloe, vaihi nang hanah angthawk ueloe, katoengah kho na sakhaih ahmuen to qoengsak tih.
6if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
7Nam tong tangsuek naah thoengkae cadoeh, hnukkhuem ah loe lensawkhaih hoiah na qoeng tahang tih.
7Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
8Kalaem tangcae atue to dueng ah, nam panawk mah tongh o ih hmuennawk to dueng ah loe poek ah;
8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
9(aicae loe zangduem ah ni tapen o vop, to pongah tidoeh a panoek o ai, long nuiah aicae khosakhaih aninawk loe tahlip ah ni oh.)
9For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
10Nihcae mah loe palung tang hoi patuk ueloe, na thuitaek o mak ai maw?
10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
11Cakrungkung baktih akung loe tangnong om ai ahmuen ah amprawk thai maw? Tui taeng ih phroh loe tui om ai ah ampraek thai maw?
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
12To akung loe amprawk tahang naah, aqam hing suep pongah mi mah doeh aat ai; toe kalah qam pongah azaem zoi kue.
12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
13Sithaw pahnet kaminawk caehhaih loklam doeh to tiah oh; Sithaw tidoeh sah ai kami oephaih loe amro tih.
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
14Nihcae oephaih loklam loe amro tih, nihcae amhahaih loe bongpaha tazae baktiah ni om tih.
14His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
15Anih loe angmah im ah amha, toe angdoe thai ai; a ban hoi patawnh, toe cak ai.
15He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
16To baktih kami loe ni bet naah hing suep moe, tanghang mah takha to khuk boih.
16He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
17A tangzun mah thlung to zaeng boih moe, thlung salakah tangzun sakhaih ahmuen to pakrong.
17His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
18Toe kami mah a ohhaih ahmuen hoiah aphongh ving naah loe, a ohhaih ahmuen mah anih khaeah, Nang hae kang hnuh vai ai, tiah naa ueloe, angphat taak tih.
18If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
19Khenah, anih anghoehaih loklam loe to tiah oh; anih amprawkhaih ahmuen ah, kalah thingnawk to amprawk o lat tih.
19Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
20Khenah, coek koi om ai kami to Sithaw mah haek ai; kasae hmuen sah kami doeh abomh ai:
20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
21anih mah na pakha to pahnuisak ueloe, na pahni to anghoehaih hoiah koisak tih.
21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
22Nang hnuma kaminawk to azatsak tih, kasae kami ohhaih im to anghma tih boeh, tiah a naa.
22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
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