Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered,
Tete Elihu gblɔ be,
2 “Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
“Mise nye nyawo, mi nunyalawo, miɖo tom, mi nugɔmeselawo,
3 For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
elabena to doa nyawo kpɔ abe ale si aɖe ɖɔa nuɖuɖu kpɔe ene.
4 Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Mina míadze si nu si le dzɔdzɔe la na mía ɖokui eye mina míasrɔ̃ nu si nyo la ɖekae.
5 For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.
“Hiob gblɔ be, ‘Nyemeɖi fɔ o gake Mawu gbe afiatsotso nam
6 Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
Togbɔ be tɔnye dzɔ hã la, wobum alakpatɔe, togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la, eƒe aŋutrɔ de abi makumaku ŋutinye’
7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
Ame kae le abe Hiob, ame si no fewuɖuɖu abe tsi ene?
8 who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
Edea ha kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo eye wòbɔa ha kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo.
9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
Elabena egblɔ be, ‘Viɖe aɖeke mele eme ne èdze agbagba be yeadze Mawu ŋu o.’
10 “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
“Eya ta miɖo tom, mi ŋutsu nugɔmeselawo. Nete ɖa xaa tso Mawu gbɔ, be wòawɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi kple Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la, be wòawɔ nu gbegblẽ.
11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Ewɔna na ame ɖe nu si wòwɔ la nu eye wòhea nu si eƒe nuwɔnawo dze na la vaa edzii.
12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Mele be wòava ame ƒe ta me gɔ̃ hã be Mawu awɔ nu gbegblẽ alo be Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la atso afia ŋkunɔ o.
13 Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
Ame kae tsɔe ɖo anyigbadzikpɔlae? Ame kae tsɔe ɖo xexea me katã nu?
14 If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
Ne enye eƒe tameɖoɖo eye wòɖo asi eƒe gbɔgbɔ kple agbegbɔgbɔ dzi la,
15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
amegbetɔwo katã atsrɔ̃ eye ame atrɔ azu anyi.
16 “If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
“Ne gɔmesese le asiwò la, se nya sia, lé to ɖe nu si gblɔ ge mele la ŋuti.
17 Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
Ɖe ame si tsri afia nyui tsotso la ate ŋu akplɔ dua? Ɖe nàbu fɔ dzɔdzɔetɔ kple Ŋusẽtɔ la?
18 who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
Ɖe menye Eyae nye ame si gblɔ na fiawo be, ‘Mienyo na naneke o’ eye na bubumewo be, ‘Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo mienye’ oa,
19 He does not respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
ame si medea amegãwo dzi o eye mewɔa nyui na kesinɔtɔwo, gblẽa ame dahewo ɖi o, elabena wo katã nye eƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo oa?
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
Wokuna kpata le zãtitina, ameawo ʋuʋuna eye wo nu va yina ale woɖea kalẽtɔwo ɖa amegbetɔ ƒe asi manɔmee.
21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
“Eƒe ŋkuwo le amegbetɔwo ƒe mɔwo ŋu, ekpɔa woƒe afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Teƒe doblukɔ alo teƒe doviviti tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi aɖeke meli si nu tovo wɔlawo asi abe ɖo o.
23 For he does not need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
Mehiã be Mawu nado amegbetɔwo kpɔ ayi ŋgɔ alo woava eŋkume wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo o.
24 He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
Mekua nya gɔme hafi kakaa ŋusẽtɔwo, eye wòtsɔa ame bubuwo ɖoa wo teƒe o.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Elabena eƒe ŋku le woƒe nuwɔnawo ŋu eya ta etua asi wo ƒua anyi le zã me, eye wogbãna gudugudugudu.
26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Ehea to na wo ɖe woƒe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ta, le afi si ame sia ame ate ŋu akpɔ wo le
27 because they turned away from following him, and would not pay attention to any of his ways,
elabena wotrɔ le eyome eye womegatsɔ ɖeke le eme na eƒe mɔ aɖeke o.
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
Wona ame dahewo ƒe konyifafa va eŋkume, ale be wòse hiãtɔwo ƒe ɣlidodo
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,
Ke ne ezi ɖoɖoe kpoo la, ame ka abu fɔe? Ne eɣla eƒe mo la, ame ka ate ŋu akpɔe? Ke hã la, ele amewo kple dukɔwo tame sɔsɔe,
30 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
be maɖe mɔ na Mawumavɔ̃la wòaɖu fia o eye be maɖe mɔ nɛ wòaɖo mɔ na ameawo o.
31 “For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
“Tsɔe be ame aɖe gblɔ na Mawu be, ‘Medze agɔ gake nyemagawɔe azɔ o.
32 Teach me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
Fia nu si nyemate ŋu akpɔ o lam, ne mewɔ nu gbegblẽ la, nyemagawɔe azɔ o.’
33 Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
Ɖe Mawu aɖo eteƒe na wò le wò didi nu, esi nègbe be yematrɔ dzi me oa? Wòe wòle be nàɖo eŋu, menye nyee o eya ta gblɔ nu si nènya la nam.
34 Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
“Nugɔmeselawo gblɔe eye nunyala siwo se nye nyawo la gblɔ nam be,
35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
‘Hiob ƒoa nu nugɔmemasemasetɔe eye susu mele eƒe nyawo me o.’
36 I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
O, ɖe woado Hiob akpɔ va se ɖe nuwuwu, be wòɖo nya ŋu abe ame vɔ̃ɖi ene la, ne anyo ŋutɔ!
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”
Etsɔ aglãdzedze kpe ɖe eƒe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti, esia akpe fewuɖutɔe le mía dome eye wòle nyawo gblɔm fũu ɖe Mawu ŋu.”
