Job 24
1 The times are not hidden from the Almighty; even those who know him, do not know his days.
“Nĩ kĩĩ kĩgiragia Mwene-Hinya-Wothe araarĩrie mahinda ma ciira? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga arĩa mamũũĩ meterere mĩthenya ta ĩyo o tũhũ?
2 Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.
Kũrĩ andũ meeheragia mahiga ma mũhaka, na makarĩithia ndũũru cia mahiũ iria maiyĩte.
3 They have driven away the donkey of orphans, and have taken the cow from the widow as collateral.
Moyaga ndigiri ya mwana wa ngoriai, na magakuua ndegwa ya mũtumia wa ndigwa ĩtuĩke ya kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wao.
4 They have undermined the way of the poor, and have pressed together the meek of the earth.
Nĩ meeheragia andũ arĩa abatari njĩra-inĩ, na makahatĩrĩria athĩĩni othe a bũrũri magatũma mathiĩ makehithe.
5 Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.
O ta njagĩ cia werũ, noguo andũ arĩa athĩĩni marokagĩra wĩra wa kũhaara kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩa; kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũtagĩaga kĩndũ nĩkuo marutaga irio cia kũhe ciana ciao.
6 They reap a field that is not their own, and they harvest a vineyard that they have taken by force.
Monganagia ngaragatha mĩgũnda-inĩ, na makahaara matigari mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ ya arĩa aaganu.
7 They send men away naked, having taken the clothing of those who have no covering in the cold;
Maraaraga njaga nĩ kwaga nguo; matirĩ kĩndũ gĩa kwĩhumbĩra rĩrĩa kwagĩa heho.
8 these are wet with the mountain rain, and, having no covering, they embrace the rocks.
Maconjoragio nĩ mbura ya irĩma-inĩ, nao makenyiitĩrĩra mahiga nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga ha kwĩyũa.
9 They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.
Mahuragia mwana wa ngoriai kuuma nyondo-inĩ; nako gakenge ka mũthĩĩni gatahagwo nĩ ũndũ wa thiirĩ.
10 From the naked and those who do not have enough clothing, and from the hungry, they have taken away sheaves of grain.
Mathiiaga njaga nĩ kwaga nguo; makuuaga itĩĩa cia ngano, no magatigwo marĩ o ahũtu.
11 They take their midday rest among the stockpiles of those who, though they have trodden the winepresses, suffer thirst.
Mahihagĩra ndamaiyũ mĩtaro-inĩ; nĩo makinyangaga ihihĩro cia ndibei o magĩkuaga nĩ nyoota.
12 In the cities, they caused the men to groan and the spirit of the wounded to cry out, and so God does not allow this to go unpunished.
Mũcaayo wa arĩa marakua nĩũraiguuo ũkiuma itũũra inene, nayo mĩoyo ya arĩa agurarie no gũkaya ĩrakaya ĩkĩenda ũteithio. No Ngai gũtirĩ mũndũ aratuĩra ciira nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũũru.
13 They have been rebellious against the light; they have not known his ways, nor have they returned by his paths.
“Nĩ kũrĩ andũ arĩa mareganaga na ũtheri, na matiũĩ njĩra ciaguo, o na kana magaikara tũcĩra-inĩ twaguo.
14 The killer of men rises at first light; he executes the destitute and the poor, but, in truth, he is like a thief in the night.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gwatuka-rĩ, mũũragani ookagĩra akooraga athĩĩni na abatari; ningĩ ũtukũ agatuĩka ta mũici.
15 The eye of the adulterer waits for darkness, saying, “No eye will see me,” and he covers his face.
Riitho rĩa gĩtharia rĩetagĩrĩra kũgĩe mairia; kĩĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ riitho o na rĩmwe rĩngĩnyona,’ na gĩgaikara kĩĩhithĩte ũthiũ.
16 He passes through houses in the nighttime, just as they had agreed among themselves in the daytime; and they are ignorant of the light.
Rĩrĩa kũrĩ nduma-rĩ, nĩguo andũ matuaga nyũmba, no mũthenya magatinda mehingĩire; matiendaga ũndũ wa ũtheri.
17 If sunrise should suddenly appear, it is treated by them like the shadow of death; and they walk in darkness, as if in light.
Nĩgũkorwo andũ acio othe-rĩ, nduma ĩrĩa ndumanu nĩyo rũciinĩ rwao; magĩaga ũrata na imakania cia nduma.
18 He is nimble on the surface of water. His place on land is to be accursed. May he not walk by way of the vineyards.
“No rĩrĩ, o nĩ mũhũũyũ ũrĩa ũrerete igũrũ rĩa maaĩ; igai rĩao bũrũri-inĩ nĩ irume, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ.
19 May he cross from the snowy waters to excessive heat, and his sin, all the way to hell. (Sheol h7585)
O ta ũrĩa riũa na ũrugarĩ iniinaga maaĩ ma tharunji-rĩ, ũguo noguo mbĩrĩra ĩhuragia arĩa mehĩtie. (Sheol h7585)
20 Let mercy forget him. His charm is worms. Let him not be remembered, but instead be broken like an unfruitful tree.
Nayo nda ĩrĩa yamaciarire ĩkariganĩrwo nĩo, igunyũ nacio ikamarĩa; andũ arĩa aaganu maticookaga kũririkanwo, no moinangagwo ta mũtĩ.
21 For he has fed on the barren, who does not bear fruit, and he has not done good to the widow.
Marĩĩaga indo cia mũtumia thaata na ũrĩa ũtarĩ kaana, na matiiguagĩra mũtumia wa ndigwa tha.
22 He has pulled down the strong by his strength, and, when he stands up, he will not have trust in his life.
No Ngai, nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoti wake, nĩakururagia arĩa marĩ hinya; o na mangĩĩhaanda wega-rĩ, matirĩ na mwĩhoko atĩ nĩmagatũũra muoyo.
23 God has given him a place for repentance, and he abuses it with arrogance, but his eyes are upon his ways.
We no ametĩkĩrie maikare mahurũkĩte makĩĩiguaga ta matarĩ na ũgwati, no maitho make nĩmacũthagĩrĩria njĩra ciao.
24 They are lifted up for a little while, but they will not continue, and they will be brought low, just like all things, and they will be taken away, and, like the tops of the ears of grain, they will be crushed.
Nĩgũkorwo matũũgagĩrio o kahinda kanini, magacooka makeehera; maikũrũkagio na magakua o ta andũ arĩa angĩ othe; makeeheragio o ta igira cia ngano.
25 But, if this is not so, who is able to prove to me that I have lied and to place my words before God?
“Akorwo ũguo tiguo gũtariĩ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩonania atĩ nĩndaheenania, na agĩtue ciugo ciakwa cia tũhũ?”
