1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it , and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
22–BOB
Elifaz uchinchi marta gapiradi: u Ayubni oʻta gunohkorlikda ayblaydi
1 Temonlik Elifaz shunday dedi:
2 “Inson Xudoga qanday foyda keltiradi?!
Dono inson U uchun biror foydali ish qila oladimi?!
3 Solih boʻlsang bu Qodir Xudoga qanday zavq keltiradi?!
Yurgan yoʻllaring pok boʻlsa, Unga qanday foyda?!
4 U senga xudojoʻyliging uchun tanbeh beradimi?!
Buning uchun seni hukm qiladimi?!
5 Axir, fosiqliging qanchalar ogʻir?!
Gunohingning cheki yoʻq–ku!
6 Yaqinlaringdan hech bir sababsiz garov olding,
Kambagʻallardan kiyimini yechib olib , yalangʻoch qoldirding.
7 Chanqaganlarga suv bermading.
Qorni ochlardan noningni qizgʻanding.
8 Ha, qudratlilar yurtga egalik qiladilar,
Obroʻlilar u yerda yashaydilar.
9 Bevalarni quruq qoʻl bilan orqaga qaytarding,
Yetimlarga yordam qoʻlini choʻzmading.
10 Shuning uchun atrofing tuzoqlar bilan oʻralgan.
Toʻsatdan seni vahima bosgan.
11 Atrofingni zulmat qamrab olgan,
Koʻzlaring hech narsani koʻrmayapti,
Suv toshqinlari seni koʻmib ketgan.
12 Yuksakdagi baland yulduzlarga qara.
Ammo Xudo samo choʻqqisida–ku!
13 Shunda ham sen: «Xudo nimani bilardi,
Zulmat orasidan U qanday hukm qila olardi», deysan.
14 «Quyuq bulutlar Uni yashirgan, U bizni koʻrmaydi,
Xudo osmon gumbazi uzra aylanib yuribdi–ku», deb aytasan.
15 Sen fosiqlar yurgan
Azaliy yoʻldan yuraverasanmi?
16 Ular hayotdan bevaqt mahrum boʻldilar,
Umr poydevorlarini sel yuvib ketdi.
17 Fosiqlar Xudoga shunday dedilar:
«Bizni tinch qoʻygin.
Ey Qodir Xudo, bizga nima qila olarding?»
18 Ammo ularga baraka berib, uylarini toʻldirgan Xudo–ku!
Fosiqlarning oʻy–xayollaridan men jirkanaman.
19 Solihlar fosiqlarning ahvolini koʻrib, xursand boʻladilar,
Aybsizlar fosiqlarni mazax qilib kuladilar.
20 Ular: «Dushmanlarimiz yoʻq qilindi,
Bitta qolmay olovda yonib ketdilar », deb aytadilar.
21 Xudo bilan tortishaverma!
U bilan yarashgin,
Shunda farogʻatda yashaysan.
22 Xudoning ogʻzidan chiqqan oʻgitlariga quloq tut,
Soʻzlarini yuragingda saqla.
23 Qodir Xudoga yuz bursang, sogʻligu boyliging qayta tiklanadi.
Chodiringni fosiqlikdan tozalasang,
24 Oltinni chang deb bilib,
Ofir tillasini daryoga otsang,
25 Qodir Xudoning Oʻzi sening xazinang boʻladi.
U sening qimmatbaho kumushing boʻladi.
26 Shunda Qodir Xudodan zavq topasan,
Xudoga yuz burasan.
27 Sen Unga iltijo qilasan, U esa senga quloq tutadi.
Unga bergan vaʼdalaringni bajarasan.
28 Nima niyat qilsang, hammasi amalga oshadi,
Hayot soʻqmoqlaring nurga toʻladi.
29 Agar sharmanda boʻlgan odam uchun Xudoga iltijo qilsang,
Xudo oʻsha odamni sharmandalikdan qutqaradi.
30 Sening pok qoʻllaring tufayli
Hatto aybdorlar ham najot topadi.”
