1 H abase ahaatee, Ayuubow, waan ku baryayaaye, hadalkayga maqal, Oo erayadayda oo dhanna dhegta u dhig.

¶ Therefore, Job, hear now my reasons, and hearken to all my words.

2 B al eeg haatan, afkaygaan furay, Oo carrabkaygu wuxuu ku dhex hadlay afkayga.

Behold, now I shall open my mouth, my tongue shall speak in my mouth.

3 E rayadaydu waxay sheegi doonaan qummanaanta qalbigayga, Oo bushimahayguna wixii ay yaqaaniin si daacad ah ayay ugu hadli doonaan.

My reasons declare the uprightness of my heart; and my lips shall utter pure knowledge.

4 W axaa i sameeyey Ruuxa Ilaah, Oo waxaa i noolaysa Ilaaha Qaadirka ah neeftiisa.

The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

5 H addaba haddaad kartid ii jawaab, Oo hortayda erayada si hagaagsan ugu sheeg oo istaag.

If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.

6 B al eeg, aniguba xag Ilaah waxaan ahay sidaada oo kale; Oo anigana waxaa layga uumay dhoobo.

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead; I also am formed out of the clay.

7 B al eeg, nixintaydu kuma cabsiin doonto, Oo gacantayduna kuguma cuslaan doonto.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

8 S ida xaqiiqada ah dhegahaygaad ku hadashay, Waanan maqlay codkii erayadaada oo leh,

¶ Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

9 A nigu nadiif baan ahay, oo xadgudubna ma lihi, Xaq ma qabo, oo xumaanuna iguma jirto innaba.

I am clean without rebellion, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

10 B al eeg, sabab uu igu eedeeyo ayuu iga helaa, Oo wuxuu igu tiriyaa inaan cadowgiisa ahay;

Behold, God sought occasions against me, he counts me for his enemy,

11 C agahayga wuxuu geliyaa jeebbooyin, Oo jidadkayga oo dhanna wuu wada fiiriyaa.

he put my feet in the stocks, he guards all my paths.

12 B al eeg, waan kuu jawaabi doonaa, haddaba waxan xaq kuma tihid, Waayo, Ilaah baa binu-aadmiga ka sii weyn.

Behold, in this thou art not just; I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

13 H addaba maxaad isaga ula asaraartantaa? Waayo, isagu axwaalkiisa midnaba jawaab kama baxsho.

Why dost thou strive against him? For he will not answer all of thy words.

14 W aayo, Ilaah wuxuu hadlaa mar, Ama laba jeer, in kastoo aan laga fiirsanayn.

¶ Nevertheless, in one or two manners God speaks to the one who does not see.

15 R iyada iyo muujinta habeennimo, Markii hurdo weynu dadka ku soo degto, Oo sariirta lagu gam'o,

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

16 M arkaasuu dhegaha binu-aadmiga furaa, Oo waxa iyaga lagu waaniyey ayuu xaqiijiyaa,

then he opens the ears of men and seals their instruction,

17 S i uu dadka uga soo celiyo qasdigooda xun, Oo uu binu-aadmiga kibir uga qariyo,

that he may withdraw the man from his own work and cover the man from pride.

18 O o naftiisana wuxuu dib uga hayaa yamayska, Oo noloshiisana wuxuu ka hayaa seefta.

Thus he keeps back his soul from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

19 O o weliba waxaa sariirtiisa lagu kor edbiyaa xanuun, Iyo dagaal joogto ah oo lafihiisa ku dhex jira.

¶ He is chastened also upon his bed with strong pain in all his bones,

20 S idaas daraaddeed nafsaddiisu kibista way karahsataa, Naftiisuna cuntada macaan way nacdaa.

so that his life abhors bread and his soul dainty food.

21 H ilibkiisu waa ka mudhuxsan yahay, oo mar dambe lama arki karo; Oo lafihiisii aan la arki jirinuna way soo baxaan.

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

22 H ubaal naftiisu waxay ku dhow dahay yamayska, Oo noloshiisuna waxay ku dhow dahay kuwii baabbi'in lahaa.

His soul shall draw near to the grave, and his life to those that would bury him.

23 H adday la joogi lahayd malaa'ig dhexdhexaadeye ah Oo ah mid kun ka mid ahu, Inay dadka tusto waxa ku qumman,

If there is a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness;

24 M arkaas Ilaah baa u naxariista, oo wuxuu leeyahay, Yamayska uu ku sii dhacayo ka samatabbixi, Waayo, furasho baan helay.

to tell him that God had mercy on him, that he delivered him from going down to the pit; that he found a ransom;

25 H ilibkiisu waa ka sii jilicsanaan doonaa kan ilmaha; Oo wuxuu ku noqdaa wakhtigii dhallinyaranimadiisa.

his flesh shall become more tender than a child’s; and he shall return to the days of his youth.

26 I sagu Ilaah buu baryaa, oo isna raalli buu ka noqdaa, Sidaas daraaddeed wejigiisa farxad buu ku arkaa; Oo wuxuu dadka u soo celiyaa xaqnimadiisa.

He shall pray unto God, and he will love him; and he shall see his face with shouts of joy; for he will render unto the man the recompense of his righteousness.

27 I sagu dadka hortiisa buu ku gabyaa, oo wuxuu leeyahay, Waan dembaabay, oo waxaan qalloociyey wixii qummanaa, Oo taasuna layguma abaalgudin.

He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me;

28 I sagu naftayduu ka soo furtay yamayskii ay ku dhacaysay, Oo noloshayduna iftiin bay arki doontaa.

God will ransom his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

29 B al eeg, waxyaalahan oo dhan Ilaah baa binu-aadmiga ku sameeya, Laba ama saddex jeer,

¶ Behold, God does all these things two and three times with man,

30 S i uu naftiisa yamayska uga soo celiyo, In isaga lagu iftiimiyo iftiinka kuwa nool.

to turn back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 A yuubow, i maqal oo aniga i dhegayso: Adigu iska aamus, oo anna waan hadli doonaa.

Hear me, O Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

32 H addaad wax odhan lahayd, ii jawaab, Oo hadal, waayo, waxaan jeclahay inaan xaq kaa dhigo.

If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 H addii kalese, bal i dhegayso: Iska aamus, oo anna xigmad baan ku bari doonaa.

If not, hearken unto me; be silent, and I shall teach thee wisdom.