Job 35
1 And Elius resumed and said,
Ningĩ Elihu akiuga atĩrĩ:
2 What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?
“Nĩũgwĩciiria ũhoro ũyũ nĩ wa kĩhooto? Ũroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrungu nĩekũnjarĩrĩria atue ndiĩhĩtie.’
3 I will answer thee, and thy three friends.
No rĩrĩ, wee no ũramũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Kũrĩ na uumithio ũrĩkũ harĩ niĩ, na ngũgunĩka nakĩ ndaaga kwĩhia?’
4 Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high [they are] above thee.
“No nyende gũgũcookeria ũhoro, wee hamwe na arata aku.
5 If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?
Ta rora igũrũ wone; ta cũthĩrĩria matu macio marĩ igũrũ rĩaku kũraya mũno.
6 and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?
Ũngĩĩhia-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũngĩhutia Ngai atĩa? Mehia maku mangĩingĩha mũno-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũngĩmwĩka atĩa?
7 And suppose thou art righteous, what wilt thou give him? or what shall he receive of thy hand?
Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũthingu-rĩ, ũngĩmũhe kĩĩ, kana nĩ kĩĩ aamũkagĩra kuuma guoko-inĩ gwaku?
8 Thy ungodliness [may affect] a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man.
Waganu waku ũhutagia o mũndũ tawe, na ũthingu waku ũkahutia o ciana cia andũ.
9 They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.
“Andũ makayaga nĩ icooki rĩa kũhinyĩrĩrio; mathaithanaga mateithũrwo guoko-inĩ kwa ũcio ũrĩ hinya mũingĩ.
10 But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
No gũtirĩ mũndũ uugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai ũrĩa wanyũũmbire arĩ ha, ũrĩa ũheaga mũndũ nyĩmbo ũtukũ,
11 who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
ũrĩa ũtũrutaga maũndũ gũkĩra ũrĩa arutaga nyamũ cia werũ-inĩ, o na agatũhe ũũgĩ gũkĩra nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ?’
12 There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
Ndacookagia rĩrĩa andũ maakaya nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩtũũgĩrio wa andũ arĩa aaganu.
13 For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
Ti-itherũ, Mũrungu ndathikagĩrĩria mathaithana mao ma tũhũ; ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ndarũmbũyagia mathaithana macio.
14 He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is [possible] even now.
Githĩ ndakaaga gũthikĩrĩria mũno makĩria rĩrĩa ũkuuga atĩ ndũramuona, na atĩ ciira waku ũrĩ mbere yake, na no nginya ũmweterere,
15 For he is not [now] regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
na makĩria ma ũguo ũkoiga atĩ marakara make matiherithanagia na ndarũmbũyagia waganu o na hanini!
16 Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ayubu atumũrĩte kanua gake akaaria ũhoro wa tũhũ; nĩarĩĩtie ndeto nyingĩ atarĩ na ũmenyo.”
