ଆୟୁବ ପୁସ୍ତକ 20
1 ତା'ପରେ ନାମାଥୀଯ ସୋଫର ଉତ୍ତର ଦଇେ କହିଲା,
2 ମାରେ ଉଦବଗେ ଚିନ୍ତା ମାେତେ ବାଧ୍ଯ କରିଛି ତୁମକୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦବୋ ପାଇଁ, କାରଣ ମୁଁ ଅତିରିକ୍ତ ବିଚଳିତ।
3 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଉତ୍ତର ରେ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଅପମାନିତ କରିଛ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ, ତେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କିପରି ଉତ୍ତର ଦବୋକୁ ହବେ ମୁଁ ଜାଣେ।
4 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଜାଣ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ଆନନ୍ଦ ବେଶୀ ସମୟ ତିଷ୍ଠିପା ରେ ନାହିଁ।
5 ଏହା ସତ୍ଯ ବହୁ ସମୟରୁ ଯେ ତବେଳଠାରୁେ ଆଦମ ଏ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ରଖାୟାଇଥିଲା। ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ବିନା ବାସ କରେ, ସେ ଲୋକର ଆନନ୍ଦ କ୍ଷଣସ୍ଥାଯୀ ଅଟେ।
6 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ଗର୍ବ ହୁଏତ ଆକାଶ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରିପା ରେ। ତା'ର ମସ୍ତକ ମେଘକୁ ଛୁଇଁ ପା ରେ।
7 କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ନିଜର ଶରୀର ଭଳି ଦିନେ ନିଶ୍ଚିହ୍ନ ହାଇୟିବେ। ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନେ ତାକୁ ଜାଣିଥିଲେ ସମାନେେ କହିବେ, ' ସେ କାହିଁ ?'
8 ସେ ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ଭଳି ମିଳାଇୟିବ। ଆଉ ତାକୁ କହେି ପାଇବେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ଗୋଟିଏ ରାତ୍ରିର ଦୁଃସ୍ବପ୍ନ ଭଳି ଭୁଲି ହାଇଯେିବ।
9 ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ତାକୁ ଦେଖିଥିଲେ ଆଉ ତାକୁ ଦେଖିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ତା'ର ପରିବାର ମଧ୍ଯ ତା' ଆଡ଼କୁ ପୁଣି ଅନାଇବେ ନାହିଁ।
10 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିର ପିଲାମାନେ ସେ ଅପହରଣ କରିଥିବା ଗରିବ ଲୋକର ସମ୍ପତ୍ତିକୁ ପୁଣି ଫରୋଇ ଦବେେ। ତା'ର ନିଜ ହାତ ମଧ୍ଯ ତା'ର ସମ୍ପତ୍ତିକୁ ଫରୋଇ ଦବେ।
11 ଯେତବେେଳେ ସେ ୟୁବକ ଥିଲା, ତା'ର ହାଡ ଶକ୍ତ ଥିଲା। କିନ୍ତୁ ତା'ର ଶରୀରର ଅନ୍ଯାନ୍ଯ ଅଙ୍ଗଭଳି ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ଶୀଘ୍ର ମାଟି ରେ ମିଶିୟିବ।
12 ଦୁଷ୍ଟତା ତା' ପାଟିକୁ ମିଠା ଲାଗେ, ସେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଆନନ୍ଦ ପାଇବାକୁ ତାକୁ ତା' ଜିଭତଳେ ରେଖ।
13 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକ ଦୁଷ୍ଟାମୀକୁ ଭଲପାଏ। ସେ ଏହା ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କରିବାକୁ ଘୃଣା କରେ। ଏକ ମିଠା ମିଶ୍ରି ଭଳି ତା'ର ମୁଖ ରେ ଏହା ଥାଏ।
14 ସେ ମିଠା ତା'ର ପାକସ୍ଥଳୀ ରେ ବିଷ ରେ ପରିଣତ ହୁଏ ଏବଂ ତାହା ତିକ୍ତ ବିଷ ତା' ଭିତ ରେ ହାଇୟୋଏ, ଯେପରି ସାପର ବିଷ।
15 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକ ଯେଉଁ ଧନ ଗିଳିଥାଏ, ତାହା ଉଦ୍ଗାର କରିବ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହା ତାକୁ ବାନ୍ତି କରାଇ ଦବେେ।
16 ସାପର ଗରଳ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ପାନୀଯ ରେ ପରିଣତ ହବେ। ସହେି ସାପର ବିଷଦାନ୍ତ ଶଷେ ରେ ତାକୁ ଦଂଶନ କରି ମାରିବ।
17 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକ ଜଳଷୋର୍ତ ଓ ନଦୀ ପରି ବହି ଯାଉଥିବା ମହୁ ଓ ଦୁଧସରକୁ ଉପ ଭୋଗ କରି ପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
18 ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକ ତା'ର ଲାଭ ଫରୋଇବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ଯ ହବେ। ସେ ଯାହା ପାଇଁ ଏତେ କଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ବୀକାର କଲା, ତାକୁ ସେ ଭୋଗ କରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
19 କାହିଁକି ? କାରଣ ସେ ଗରିବକୁ ଲୁଣ୍ଠନ କରିଛି ଏବଂ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କରିଛି। ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ସମ୍ପତ୍ତିକୁ ନଇୟୋଇଛି। ସେ ନିଜେ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରି ନ ଥିବା ଗୃହକୁ ମାଡ଼ିବସିଲା।
20 ଦୁଷ୍ଟଲୋକ କବେେ ବି ଅନ୍ତର ରେ ବିଶ୍ରାମ ନଇେପା ରେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ତା'ର ପ୍ରିଯ ଧନ ତାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
21 ସେ ଖାଇବା ପରେ ବଳକା ରହେ ନାହିଁ। ସେଥିପାଇଁ ତା'ର ଉତ୍ତମ ଦ୍ରବ୍ଯସବୁ ସ୍ଥାଯୀ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।
22 ଯେତବେେଳେ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ପ୍ରଚୁର ଥାଏ, ଦୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶା ତା' ଉପରକୁ ଆସିବ, ତା'ର କଷ୍ଟ ତା' ଉପରକୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତି ସହିତ ଆସିବ।
23 ଦୁଷ୍ଟଲୋକ ଯେତବେେଳେ ସେ ଚାହୁଁଥିବା ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇ ସାରିବ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତା' ଉପରେ ରାଗ ରେ ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତା' ଉପରେ ଶାସ୍ତି ବୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବେ।
24 ସେ ହୁଏତ ଲୁହା ଖଡ୍ଗରୁ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇପା ରେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତମ୍ବାର ଧନୁ ତାକୁ ବିନ୍ଧି ପକଇବେ।
25 ସହେି ତମ୍ବାତୀର ତା'ର ପୁରା ଶରୀର ଦଇେ ଗତି କରିବ। ତା'ର ପିଠି ପଟ ଦଇେ ବାହାରି ପଡ଼ିବ। ଏହାର ମୁନିଆ ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗ ତା'ର କଲିଜାକୁ ଚିରିଦବେ, ଏବଂ ତା' ଉପରେ ଆତଙ୍କ ଆସିବ।
26 ତା'ର ଭଣ୍ଡାର ଘର ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରୂପେ ଧ୍ବଂସ ପାଇବ। ଅଗ୍ନି ସେ ସବୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିବ। ଏହା କୌଣସି ମନୁଷ୍ଯକୃତ ଅଗ୍ନି ନ ଥିବ। ଏହା ଦବୈାଗ୍ନି ତା' ଘରର ସମସ୍ତ ପଦାର୍ଥକୁ ଜାଳି ଦବେ।
27 ସ୍ବର୍ଗ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକର ଅପରାଧକୁ ପ୍ରମାଣ କରିବ। ପୃଥିବୀ ତା' ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ସାକ୍ଷୀ ଦବେ।
28 ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ କୋପର ବନ୍ଯା ତା' ଘରର ସମସ୍ତ ପଦାର୍ଥକୁ ବୋହି ନଇୟିବେ।
29 ସେଥିପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଯାହା କରିବେ, ତାହାହିଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଯୋଜନା କରିଛନ୍ତି ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦବୋ ପାଇଁ।
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.