Job 33
1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
“Ma ugbu a, Job, gee ntị nʼokwu m; ṅaakwa ntị nke ọma nʼihe niile m ga-ekwu.
2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
Ejikerela m imeghe ọnụ m ikwu okwu; okwu m dịkwa nʼọnụ ire m.
3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
Okwu m sitere nʼizi ezi nke obi m; egbugbere ọnụ m na-ekwu naanị eziokwu nke m ma.
4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Ọ bụ Mmụọ nke Chineke mere m, nkuume nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-enye m ndụ.
5 If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
Zaghachi m ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike; jikere onwe gị ka anyị rụrịtaa ụka.
6 Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
Mụ onwe m dị ka i si dị nʼihu Chineke; mụ onwe m bụkwa ihe esitere nʼụrọ kpuo.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
Egwu m ekwesighị ime ka ị tụọ oke ụjọ, ma ọ bụkwanụ ogwe aka m ịdị arọ nʼahụ gị.
8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: —
“Ma ị kwuola ya na ntị m, anụrụ m okwu ndị ahụ niile,
9 I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
‘Mụ onwe m dị ọcha nʼobi m, o nweghị ihe na-ezighị ezi m mere; adị m ọcha na-enweghị mmehie ọbụla.
10 Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
Ma Chineke chọtara ezughị oke nʼebe m nọ; ọ na-ahụta m dịka onye iro ya.
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Ọ na-eji mkpọrọ kechie ụkwụ m abụọ; ọ na-enyochakwa ụzọ m niile.’
12 Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for God is greater than man.
“Ma ana m agwa gị, na nke a i meghị nke ọma, nʼihi na Chineke dị elu karịa mmadụ.
13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Gịnị mere i ji na-ekpesara ya na ọ dịghị azaghachi mmadụ ọbụla okwu?
14 For God speaketh once, and twice, — [and man] perceiveth it not —
Ma Chineke na-ekwu okwu, ugbu a nʼotu ụzọ, ugbu a kwa nʼụzọ ọzọ, ọ bụ ezie na mmadụ nwere ike ghara ịghọta ya.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Na nrọ maọbụ nʼọhụ nke abalị, mgbe ụmụ mmadụ na-ada nʼoke ụra, mgbe ha na-atụgharị nʼelu ihe ndina ha.
16 Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
O nwere ike kwunye ha okwu na ntị ma mee ka egwu tụọ ha site nʼọtụtụ ịdọ aka na ntị;
17 That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
ka mmadụ si nʼajọ omume ya chegharịa, ka o si na nganga ya wezuga onwe ya,
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
ka o chebe mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu, chebekwa ndụ ya site nʼịla nʼiyi nke mma agha.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
“Ọzọkwa, a na-abara mmadụ mba site nʼihe mgbu nke na-eme ka o dinara nʼelu ihe ndina, ebe ọkpụkpọ niile dị ya nʼahụ na-anọgide na-egbu ya mgbu.
20 And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
Nke na-eme ka ndụ ya na-asọ ihe oriri oyi, ọzọ, mkpụrụobi ya na-ajụkwa nri dịkarịsịrị ụtọ.
21 His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
Anụ ahụ ya na-abụ ihe na-ala nʼiyi, ma ọkpụkpụ ya; nke bụ ihe zoro ezo na mbụ, na-apụta ihe ugbu a.
22 And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
Mkpụrụobi ya na-abịaru ili nso, ndụ ha na-anọkwa nso nʼaka ndị na-ejere ọnwụ ozi.
23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
Ma a sị na e nwere mmụọ ozi nọ ya nʼakụkụ, dịka onye nkwuchite ọnụ, otu onye nʼetiti puku mmadụ, onye ga-agwa mmadụ ihe ziri ezi nye ya,
24 Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
ọ na-emere onye ahụ amara, na-asịkwa Chineke, ‘Napụta ya, ekwela ka ọ gbadaa nʼime olulu ili; achọtala ihe mgbapụta nʼihi ya.
25 His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
Ka ahụ ya nwogharịa dịka nke nwantakịrị, ka a eweghachi ike ya dịka ọ dị nʼụbọchị okorobịa ya.’
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
Mgbe ahụ, onye ahụ ga-arịọ Chineke arịrịọ ma chọtakwa ihuọma ya, ha ga-ahụ ihu Chineke ma tiekwa mkpu ọṅụ, ọ na-enyeghachi ha ezi ihe nʼihi ezi omume ya.
27 He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-abịakwute ụmụ mmadụ sị ha: ‘Emehiere m, mee ihe ziri ezi ka ọ bụrụ ajọ omume, ma anataghị m ihe kwesiri ịbụ ụgwọ ọrụ m;
28 He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
ọ gbapụtara mkpụrụobi m ka m ghara ịrịda nʼolulu ili, ya mere aga m adị ndụ hụkwa ìhè nke ndụ.’
29 Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,
“Ihe ndị a niile ka Chineke na-emere mmadụ ugboro abụọ, ọbụladị ugboro atọ.
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ka ọ dọghachite mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu ili, ka ìhè nke ndụ si otu a mụkwasị ya.
31 Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
“Gee ntị, Job, ma nụrụ okwu m; dere jii ka m kwuo okwu.
32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
Ọ bụrụ na i nwere ihe ị chọrọ ikwu, zaghachi m; kwupụ okwu, nʼihi na achọrọ m ịgụ gị nʼonye ezi omume.
33 If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gee m ntị; dere jii, ka m zi gị amamihe.”
