1 M arkaasaa Eliifas kii reer Teemaan u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

2 M id hadduu isku dayo inuu kula hadlo, ma ka xumaanaysaa? Laakiinse bal yaa hadal iska celin kara?

If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

3 B al eeg, adigu kuwa badan wax baad bartay, Oo gacmihii itaalka darnaana waad xoogaysay.

Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

4 E rayadaadu way tiiriyeen kii sii dhacayay, Oo jilbihii tabarta yaraana waad adkaysay.

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.

5 L aakiinse haatan dhibaatadu aday kuu timid, oo waad taag yaraanaysaa, Wayna ku soo gaadhay, oo waad dhibaataysan tahay.

But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6 W ar kalsoonidaadu sow ma aha cabsida aad Ilaahaaga ka cabsato, Rajadaaduse sow ma aha daacadnimada jidadkaaga?

Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

7 W aan ku baryayaaye bal wax xusuuso, bal yaa weligiis halligmay isagoo aan xaq qabin? Amase xaggee baa mid qumman lagu halaagay?

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?

8 S idaan anigu arkay, weligoodba kuwii xumaan tacbadaa, Oo belaayo beertaa, isla waxaasay goostaan.

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

9 I yagu waxay ku baabba'aan Ilaah neeftiisa, Oo waxay ku dhammaadaan afuufidda cadhadiisa.

By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

10 L ibaaxa cidiisii, iyo aarka cadhaysan codkiisii, Iyo libaaxyada yaryar miciyahoodiiba waa jajabaan.

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

11 L ibaaxa duqa ahu ugaadhla'aanta buu u bakhtiyaa, Oo goosha dhasheediina way kala firdhaan.

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

12 H addaba war baa qarsoodi la iigu keenay, Oo dhegtayduna faqiisay qabsatay.

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

13 H abeenkii markay riyooyinku fikirro kiciyaan, Oo ay dadku hurdo weyn ku fogaadaan,

In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,

14 A yaa cabsi iyo gariiru igu dhacay, Oo lafahayga oo dhammuna way wada ruxruxmadeen.

Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

15 M arkaasaa ruux wejigayga soo hor maray, Oo timihii jidhkayguna waa soo wada istaageen.

Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.

16 O o isagii wuu joogsaday, laakiinse muuqashadiisii waan kala saari waayay; Muuqaal baa indhahayga hortooda joogay; Intii mudda ah aamusnaan baa jirtay, dabadeedna waxaan maqlay cod leh,

It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

17 W ar nin dhiman karaa miyuu Ilaah ka sii caaddilsanaan karaa? Mase nin baa ka sii daahirsanaan kara kii isaga abuuray?

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

18 B al eeg, isagu addoommadiisa iskuma halleeyo; Oo malaa'igihiisana nacasnimuu ku eedeeyaa.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

19 I ntee ka sii badan buu eedeeyaa kuwa guryaha dhoobada ah deggan, Oo aasaaskoodii boodhka ku jiro, Oo sida balanbaallis u burbura!

How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!

20 S ubaxdii iyo fiidkii inta ka dhex leh ayay baabba'aan; Weligoodba way halligmaan iyadoo aan ciduna ka fikirayn.

Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.

21 X adhkaha teendhooyinkoodii sow lama siibo? Way dhintaan iyagoo aan xigmad lahayn.

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.