1 T hen Job answered and said:

Markaasaa Ayuub u jawaabay oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

2 “ Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God?

Sida runta ah waan ogahay inay sidaas tahay, Laakiinse sidee baa nin xaq ugu noqon karaa Ilaah hortiisa?

3 I f one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

Oo hadduu doonayo inuu la doodo isaga, Kunkii erayba mid qudha ugama jawaabi karo.

4 G od is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

Qalbigiisu waa xigmad miidhan, oo xooggiisuna waa badan yahay; Bal yaa intuu isaga ka qalafsanaaday barwaaqoobay?

5 H e removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger;

Isagu wuxuu rujiyaa buuraha, oo iyana ma ay yaqaaniin, Markuu cadhadiisa ku afgembiyo.

6 H e shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;

Dhulka wuu ka ruxruxaa meeshiisa, Oo tiirarkiisuna way wada gariiraan.

7 H e commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;

Wuxuu amraa qorraxda, oo iyana sooma ay baxdo, Xiddigahana wuu xidhaa.

8 H e alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;

Isagoo keliya ayaa samooyinka kala bixiya, Oo wuxuu ku dul socdaa hirarka badda.

9 H e made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

Oo wuxuu sameeyey ururrada xiddigaha oo la yidhaahdo Orsada iyo Oriyon iyo Toddobaadyada, Iyo xiddigaha koonfureed.

10 H e does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.

Wuxuu sameeyaa waxyaalo waaweyn oo aan la baadhi karin, Oo ah waxyaalo yaab badan oo aan la tirin karin.

11 I f He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

Wuu i ag maraa, aniguse uma jeedo isaga, Oo wuu iga gudbaa, aniguse waxba kama ogi.

12 I f He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

Bal wax buu qabsadaa ee, yaa ka hor joogsan kara? Oo bal yaa ku odhan doona, War maxaad samaynaysaa?

13 G od will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.

Ilaah cadhadiisa ka soo celin maayo; Oo kalmeeyayaasha kibirka lahuna isagay hoos foororaan.

14 “ How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him?

Haddaba bal anigu sidee baan ugu jawaabi karaa, Oo aan erayadayda kala doortaa si aan isaga kula hadlo?

15 F or though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge.

In kastoo aan xaq ahaan lahaa, weliba uma aanan jawaabeen isaga, Illowse waxaan iska baryi lahaa Kan i xukumaya.

16 I f I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.

Haddaan baryi lahaa oo uu ii jawaabi lahaa, Ma aanan rumaysteen xataa inuu codkayga maqlay.

17 F or He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.

Waayo, isagu wuxuu igu jejebiyaa duufaan, Oo nabrahaygana sababla'aan buu u sii kordhiyaa.

18 H e will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.

Isagu iima oggola inaan neefsado, Laakiinse qadhaadh buu iga buuxiyaa.

19 I f it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?

Bal haddaan xagga xoogga ka hadalno isagu waa itaal miidhan, Balse xagga xukunka yaa wakhti ii sheegaya?

20 T hough I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.

In kastoo aan xaq ahay, afkayga ayaa i xukumi doona, In kastoo aan qummanahay, waxaa igu caddaan doonta qalloocnaan.

21 “ I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life.

Anigu waan qummanahay, oo nafsaddayda kama fikiro, Noloshaydana waan quudhsadaa.

22 I t is all one thing; Therefore I say, ‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’

Kulli waa isku mid, oo sidaas daraaddeed waxaan idhaahdaa, Isagu wuu wada baabbi'iyaa kan qumman iyo kan sharka ahba.

23 I f the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent.

Haddii belaayadu haddiiba wax disho, Wuu ku majaajiloon doonaa jirrabaadda kuwa aan xaqa qabin.

24 T he earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?

Dhulka waxaa gacanta loo geliyey kan sharka ah; Oo isna wuxuu indhasaabaa xaakinnadii dhulka. Bal hadduusan isaga ahayn, haddaba waa ayo?

25 “ Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.

Haddaba cimrigaygu waa ka sii dheereeyaa nin orda, Wuu iga cararaa, oo wanaagna ma arko.

26 T hey pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey.

Wuxuu ii dhaafay sida doonniyaha dheereeya, Iyo sida gorgor raq ku soo deganaya.

27 I f I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’

Haddaan odhan lahaa, Cabatinkayga waan illoobi doonaa, Oo tiiraanyada jaaha iga saaran waan iska tuuri doonaa, oo waan faraxsanaan doonaa,

28 I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent.

Waxaan ka baqayaa caloolxumadayda oo dhan, Waayo, waan ogahay inaadan ii haysanayn sidii mid aan xaq qabin.

29 I f I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain?

Kolleyba waa lay xukumayaaye, Bal maxaan waxtarla'aan u hawshoodaa?

30 I f I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap,

Haddaan biyo baraf ah ku maydho, Oo aan gacmahayga aad iyo aad u nadiifiyo,

31 Y et You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me.

Adigu waxaad igu dhex tuuri doontaa bohol, Oo xataa dharkaygu waa i nici doonaa.

32 “ For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together.

Waayo, isagu nin ma aha, sidaydoo kale, si aan isaga ugu jawaabo, Oo aannu labadayaduba xukun u wada galno.

33 N or is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both.

Ma jiro nin noo dhexeeya, Oo labadayadaba gacantiisa na saari kara.

34 L et Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.

Isagu ushiisa ha iga fogeeyo, Oo cabsidiisuna yaanay i bajin.

35 T hen I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.

Markaas waan hadli lahaa, oo isaga kama aanan baqeen; Waayo, anigu sidaas ma ahi.