Job 23
1 Then Job answered:
Na Hiob buae se,
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
“Nnɛ mpo, mʼanwiinwii mu da so yɛ den; ne nsa ayɛ den, mʼapinisi nyinaa akyi.
3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Sɛ minim baabi a mehu no; anaasɛ metumi akɔ ne tenabea a
4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
anka mɛka mʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim na magye akyinnye bebree.
5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
Anka mɛte mmuae a ɔde bɛma me, na madwen nea ɔbɛka ho.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Ɔbɛsɔre atia me dennen ana? Dabi, ɔremmɔ me kwaadu.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Ɛhɔ de, nnipa trenee betumi aka nʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim, na wobegye me afi me temmufo nsam afebɔɔ.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
“Nanso sɛ mekɔ apuei fam a onni hɔ; sɛ mekɔ atɔe fam nso a minhu no.
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Sɛ ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ atifi fam a minhu no; sɛ ɔdan ne ho kɔ anafo fam a, mʼani nhye ne ho.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Nanso onim ɔkwan a menam so; na sɛ ɔsɔ me hwɛ a mepue sɛ sikakɔkɔɔ.
11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Madi nʼanammɔn akyi pɛɛ; na manantew nʼakwan so a mamman.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Mentwee me ho mfii mmara nsɛm a efi nʼanom no ho, mama asɛm a efi nʼanom ho ahia me asen me daa aduan.
13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
“Nanso obiara nni hɔ ka ne ho, na hena na obetumi atia no? Ɔyɛ biribiara a ɔpɛ.
14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Ɔde ne mmaransɛm di dwuma tia me; ɔda so kora nhyehyɛe a ɛte sɛɛ bebree.
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Ɛno nti na mebɔ hu wɔ nʼanim; na sɛ midwen eyinom nyinaa ho a, misuro no.
16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Onyankopɔn ama me koma abotow; Otumfo ama mabɔ huboa.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Nanso sum no mma menka mʼano nto mu, sum kabii a ɛkata mʼanim no.
