Job 36
1 And Elihu proceeded and said,
Elihu agĩthiĩ na mbere kwaria, akiuga atĩrĩ:
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for God.
“Ngirĩrĩria hanini, na nĩngũkuonia atĩ harĩ maũndũ mangĩ mangiugwo ma gũciirĩrĩra Ngai.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator.
Ũmenyo wakwa ndĩũrutĩte kũraihu; niĩ ngũtũũgĩria kĩhooto kĩa ũcio Mũnyũũmbi.
4 For truly my words shall be no falsehood: one perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Menya wega atĩ ndeto ciakwa ti cia maheeni; ũyũ mũrĩ nake arĩ na ũmenyo mũkinyanĩru.
5 Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding:
“Mũrungu nĩwe mwene hinya, no ndairaga andũ; we nĩ mwene hinya, na nĩarũmagia muoroto wake.
6 He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
Ndatũũragia arĩa aaganu muoyo, no nĩaheaga arĩa anyariire kĩhooto kĩao.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.
Ndeheragia maitho make harĩ arĩa athingu; amaikaragĩria gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene hamwe na athamaki, na akamatũũgĩria nginya tene.
8 And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction,
No rĩrĩ, andũ mangĩkorwo mohetwo na mĩnyororo, makanyiitio na mĩhĩndo ya mĩnyamaro,
9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased.
we nĩameeraga ũrĩa mekĩte, atĩ mehĩtie na ũtũrĩka.
10 And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
We nĩatũmaga mathikĩrĩrie ũtaaro, na akamaatha merire ũũru wao.
11 If they hearken and serve [him], they shall accomplish their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
Mangĩmwathĩkĩra na mamũtungatĩre, megũtũũra matukũ mao marĩa matigaru magaacĩire, na mĩaka yao o maiganĩire.
12 But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.
No mangĩaga kũigua, nĩmakaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na makue matarĩ na ũmenyo.
13 But the godless in heart heap up anger; they cry not when he bindeth them:
“Arĩa matarĩ na Ngai ngoro-inĩ meiigagĩra marakara; o na rĩrĩa aramooha na mĩnyororo, matikayaga mateithio.
14 Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
Makuuaga marĩ ethĩ, magakua hamwe na arũme arĩa maraya ma mahooero-inĩ.
15 But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] oppression.
No arĩa mathĩĩnĩkaga, nĩamakũũraga kuuma thĩĩna-inĩ wao; nĩamaragĩria marĩ mĩnyamaro-inĩ.
16 Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table [would be] full of fatness.
“We-rĩ, nĩarakũguucĩrĩria uume magego-inĩ ma mĩnyamaro, agũtware handũ haariĩ hatarĩ na ũkunderu, na agũtware akũhurũkie metha-inĩ yaku ĩiyũrĩte irio iria njega.
17 But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
No rĩu-rĩ, ũtitikithĩtio ituĩro rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire arĩa aaganu; ituĩro rĩa ciira na kĩhooto nĩcigũkumbatĩte.
18 Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.
Wĩmenyerere mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanakũheenererie na ũtonga; ndũgetĩkĩrie ihaki inene rĩkũhĩtithie njĩra.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength!
Ũtonga waku o na kana kĩyo gĩaku kĩnene-rĩ, no ikũnyiitĩrĩre nĩguo ndũgatoonye mĩnyamaro-inĩ?
20 Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place.
Tiga kwĩrirĩria ũtukũ, nĩguo ũguucũrũrie andũ kuuma kwao mĩciĩ.
21 Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Wĩmenyerere ndũkeerekere ũũru-inĩ, tondũ ũkuoneka taarĩ guo wendete gũkĩra gũthĩĩnĩka.
22 Lo, God is exalted in his power: who teacheth as he?
“Mũrungu nĩatũgĩrĩtio nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoti wake. Nũũ mũrutani take?
23 Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
Nũũ ũmwathĩrĩire njĩra ciake, kana akamwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwĩkĩte ũũru’?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate.
Ririkanaga gwĩkĩrĩra wĩra wake, ũrĩa andũ manakumia na rwĩmbo.
25 All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off.
Andũ othe nĩmawonete; andũ mawĩroragĩra marĩ o kũraya.
26 Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Ĩ Mũrungu ndakĩrĩ mũnene; nĩ mũnene gũkĩra ũmenyi witũ! Mũigana wa mĩaka yake ndũngĩtuĩrĩka.
27 For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,
“Ambatagia matata ma maaĩ, marĩa macookaga gũtaatĩra tũrũũĩ ta mbura;
28 Which the skies pour down [and] drop upon man abundantly.
matu magaita ũigũ wamo, nayo mbura nyingĩ ĩkoirĩra andũ.
29 But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion?
Nũũ ũngĩmenya ũrĩa atambũrũkagia matu, kana ũhoro wa marurumĩ marĩa moimaga hema-inĩ yake?
30 Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Kĩone ũrĩa ahurunjaga rũheni rwake rũkamũthiũrũrũkĩria, agathambia iria kũrĩa kũriku.
31 For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance.
Ũũ nĩguo aathaga ndũrĩrĩ na akaheana irio nyingĩ.
32 [His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.
Akumbatagĩria rũheni na moko make, na akarwatha rũringe kĩrĩa kĩorotetwo.
33 His thundering declareth concerning him; the cattle even, concerning its coming.
Marurumĩ make nĩmanagĩrĩra kĩhuhũkanio kĩrĩa kĩroka; o na ngʼombe nĩimenyithanagia atĩ kũrĩ kĩhuhũkanio kĩroka.
