Job 21
1 But Job answered and said,
Mgbe ahụ, Job zara sị:
2 Hear you, hear you my words, that I may not have this consolation from you.
“Gee ntị nke ọma nʼokwu m; ka nke a bụrụ nkasiobi ị ga-enye m.
3 Raise me, and I will speak; then you shall not laugh me to scorn.
Nwee ndidi ka m kwuchaa okwu m, mgbe m kwuchara, gaa nʼihu ịkwa m emo.
4 What! is my reproof of man? and why should I not be angry?
“Ọ bụ mmadụ ka m na-ekpesara? Gịnị ka m ga-eji ghara ịbụ onye na-enweghị ndidi?
5 Look upon me, and wonder, laying your hand upon your cheek.
Lee m anya ka ahụ maa gị jijiji; were aka gị kpuchie ọnụ gị.
6 For even when I remember, I am alarmed, and pains seize my flesh.
Mgbe m chere echiche maka nke a, egwu tụrụ m meekwa ka ahụ m maa jijiji.
7 Therefore do the ungodly live, and grow old even in wealth?
Gịnị mere ndị ajọ omume ji enwe ndụ ogologo, ghọọ okenye, baakwa ụba nʼịdị ike?
8 Their seed is according to [their] desire, and their children are in [their] sight.
Ha na-ahụ ụmụ ka ha na-akwụsike ike gburugburu ha, ụmụ ha ka ha ji anya ha ahụ.
9 Their houses are prosperous, neither [have they] any where [cause for] fear, neither is there a scourge from the Lord upon them.
Ha na-ebi ndụ udo nʼezinaụlọ ha na-atụghị egwu na ihe ọjọọ ọbụla ga-adakwasị ha; mkpara Chineke adịghịkwa adakwasị ha.
10 Their cow does not cast her calf, and their [beast] with young is safe, and does not miscarry.
Oke ehi ha na-agba nne ehi ha na-esepụghị aka; nne ehi ha na-amụ ụmụ, ha adịghị ekwo ime.
11 And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before [them], taking up the lute and harp;
Ha na-ezipụ ụmụ ha dịka igwe atụrụ; ụmụntakịrị ha na-etegharị egwu.
12 and they rejoice at the voice of a song.
Ha na-abụ abụ nʼụda egwu otiti na ụbọ akwara; ha na-aṅụrịkwa ọṅụ nʼụda nke ọja.
Ha na-anọ ụbọchị ndụ ha niile nʼọganihu, ha na-arịdakwa nʼili ha nʼudo. (Sheol h7585)
14 Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know your ways.
Ma ndị a na-asị Chineke, ‘Hapụ anyị aka, ọ dịghị anyị mkpa ịmata ụzọ gị.
15 What is the Mighty One, that we should serve him? and what profit is there that we should approach him?
Onye ka Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile bụ, anyị ga-eji jeere ya ozi? Uru gịnị ka ịrịọ ya arịrịọ ga-abara anyị?’
16 For their good things were in [their] hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.
Ma ọganihu ha adịghị nʼaka ha ya mere ana m ewezuga onwe m site na ndụmọdụ ndị na-emebi iwu.
17 Nevertheless, the lamp of the ungodly also shall be put out, and destruction shall come upon them, and pangs of vengeance shall seize them.
“Ma ugboro ole ka a na-emenyụ ọkụ oriọna nke ndị na-emebi iwu? Ugboro ole ka nhụju anya na-adakwasị ha, bụ nke Chineke kenyere ha nʼiwe ya?
18 And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
Ugboro ole ka ha dịka ahịhịa kpọrọ nkụ nʼihu ikuku, maọbụ dịka igbugbo ọka nke ikuku siri ike na-efesasị?
19 Let his substance fail [to supply] his children: [God] shall recompense him, and he shall know it.
A na-asị, ‘Chineke na-akpakọtara ụmụ ha ntaramahụhụ nke njehie ha.’ Ka a kwụghachi ha ya, ka ha nwee ike mata ya.
20 Let his eyes see his own destruction, and let him not be saved by the Lord.
Ka anya ha hụ mbibi nke onwe ya, ka ha ṅụọ ọnụma nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile dịka mmiri.
21 For his desire is in his house with him, and the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
Gịnị gbasara ha banyere ezinaụlọ ha hapụrụ mgbe ọnwa ndị e kenyere ya bịara na ngwụcha?
22 Is it not the Lord who teaches understanding and knowledge? and does not he judge murders?
“Ọ dị onye pụrụ izi Chineke ihe ọmụma, ebe ọ bụ ya na-ekpe ndị kachasị elu ikpe?
23 One shall die in his perfect strength, and wholly at ease and prosperous;
Otu onye na-anwụ mgbe o jupụtara nʼike na ume, mgbe ọ nọ na nchekwa na udo,
24 and his inwards are full of fat, and his marrow is diffused [throughout him].
mgbe ahụ ya bụ nke eji ezi nri zụọ nke ọma, ọkpụkpụ ya jupụtakwara nʼụmị.
25 And another dies in bitterness of soul, not eating any good thing.
Onye ọzọ na-anwụ nʼihe ilu nke mkpụrụobi, nʼihi na o nweghị mgbe o riri ezi ihe ọbụla.
26 But they lie down in the earth together, and corruption covers them.
Nke ọbụla nʼime ha dina nʼakụkụ ibe ya nʼime aja, ikpuru kpuchikwara ha abụọ.
27 So I know you, that you presumptuously attack me:
“Amaara m nke ọma ihe bụ echiche unu na nzube unu ji emegide m.
28 so that you will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?
Unu ga-ajụ m ajụjụ sị, ‘Ugbu a, ole ụlọ oke mmadụ ahụ. Ụlọ ikwu ndị ahụ ebe ndị na-emebi iwu biiri?’
29 Ask those that go by the way, and do not disown their tokens.
Ọ bụ na unu ajụbeghị ndị njem ajụjụ? Ọ bụ na unu ejighị ihe ha kọrọ mere ihe,
30 For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
na a na-echebe ndị ọjọọ pụọ nʼụbọchị nhụju anya, na a na-anapụta ha site nʼụbọchị oke iwe?
31 Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done [it]? who shall recompense him?
Onye na-atụ ha mmehie ha nʼihu? Onye kwa na-akwụghachi ha ụgwọ ihe ha mere?
32 And he has been led away to the tombs, and he has watched over the heaps.
A na-eburu ha gaa nʼili, a na-echekwa ili ha nche.
33 The stones of the valley have been sweet to him, and every man shall depart after him, and [there are] innumerable [ones] before him.
Aja dị na ndagwurugwu na-atọ ha ụtọ; Mmadụ niile na-eso ha nʼazụ, na ọtụtụ a na-apụghị ịgụta ọnụ na-ebu ha ụzọ nʼaga.
34 How then do you comfort me in vain? whereas I have no rest from your molestation.
“Ya mere, olee otu unu ga-esi were okwu na-enweghị isi kasịe m obi? Ọ dịghị ihe fọdụrụ nʼọsịịsa unu ma ọ bụghị naanị okwu ụgha.”
