Job 9
1 And Job answered and said,
Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ gblɔ be,
2 Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with God?
“Vavã menya be esia nye nyateƒe, gake aleke amegbetɔ kodzogbea anɔ dzɔdzɔe le Mawu ŋkumee?
3 If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
Togbɔ be anye ame ƒe didi be yeahe nya kplii hã la, mate ŋu aɖo nya ɖeka pɛ hã ŋu nɛ le nya akpe dome o.
4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
Eƒe nunya de to, eƒe ŋusẽ keke ta, ame kae tso ɖe eŋu kpɔ gbe abixɔxɔ?
5 Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;
Emli towo ɖa gake womenya o eye wòtrɔ wo bu anyi le eƒe dziku me.
6 Who shaketh the earth out of its place, and the pillars thereof tremble;
Eʋuʋu anyigba le enɔƒe eye wòna eƒe sɔtiwo ʋuʋu kpekpekpe.
7 Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
Eƒoa nu na ɣe eye meklẽna o, etsɔa nu xea ɣletiviwo ŋkume ale be womeklẽna o.
8 Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
Eya ɖekae keke dziƒowo me eye wòzɔa ƒutsotsoewo dzi.
9 Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
Eyae wɔ ɣletivi siwo woyɔna be, Avutɔ, Koklovinɔ kple Atifieŋu kple dzieheɣletiviwo.
10 Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.
Ewɔ nu dzɔtsu siwo me dzodzro meli o eye wòwɔ nukunu siwo mele xexlẽme o.
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.
Ne eva to ŋunye yi la, nyemate ŋu akpɔe o, ne etso eme va yi la, nyemate ŋu adze sii o.
12 Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
Ne exɔ nu le ame si sesẽtɔe la, ame kae ate ŋu aɖo asi edzi? Ame kae ate ŋu agblɔ nɛ be, ‘Nu kae nye ema wɔm nèle?’
13 God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:
Mawu meɖoa asi eƒe dziku dzi o, Rahab ƒe aʋakɔwo gɔ̃ hã bɔbɔ ɖe eƒe afɔ te.
14 How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?
“Eya ta aleke nye ya mate ŋu aɖe ɖeklemie? Afi ka makpɔ nyawo le atsɔ ahe nya kplii?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
Togbɔ be nyemedze agɔ o hã la, nyemate ŋu aɖo nya ŋu nɛ o. Kuku ko mate ŋu aɖe na nye Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la be wòakpɔ nublanui nam.
16 If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice, —
Ne meyɔe eye wòtɔ nam gɔ̃ hã la, nyemebu be aɖo tom o.
17 He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Atsɔ ahomya agbãm gudugudu eye wòadzi nye abiwo ɖe edzi dzodzro.
18 He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
Maɖe mɔ nam be magakpɔ gbɔdzɔe o, ke boŋ ana vevesese nakpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe dzinye.
19 Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
Ne ŋusẽ ƒe nya wònye la, kpɔ ɖa, ŋusẽtɔe wònye! Ke ne enye ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ ƒe nya la, ame kae akplɔe ayi ʋɔnui?
20 If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
Ne nyemeɖi fɔ o gɔ̃ hã la, nye nu abu fɔm, eye ne nyemedze agɔ o hã la, abu fɔm.
21 Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
“Togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la, nyemetsɔ ɖeke le eme na ɖokuinye o eye medo vlo nye ŋutɔ nye agbe.
22 It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Wo katã le ɖeka eya ta megblɔ be, ‘Etsrɔ̃a ame maɖifɔ kple ame vɔ̃ɖi la siaa.’
23 If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
Ne ameƒoti he ku vɛ kpata la, eɖea alɔme le ame maɖifɔ ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ bubu ŋuti.
24 The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
Ne anyigba aɖe ge ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe asi me la, ekema etsyɔa nu mo na eƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo. Ne menye eyae o ɖe, ekema ame kae?
25 And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
“Nye ŋkekewo le du ɖim wu duƒula, wodzo dzo kabakaba dzidzɔ aɖeke manɔmee.
26 They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
Wozɔ mii va yi abe aƒlaʋuwo ene eye abe hɔ̃woe de agba anyi be yewoaƒo nu le anyigba ene.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
Ne megblɔ be, ‘Maŋlɔ nye konyifafa be eye madzudzɔ adãɖoɖo, aɖo nukomo la,’
28 I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
ekema nye fukpekpewo katã doa ŋɔdzi nam elabena menyae be màbum fɔmaɖilae o.
29 Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?
Esi wobum fɔɖilae xoxo ɖe, nu ka tae maganɔ ʋiʋlim dzodzro?
30 If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
Ne mele tsi kple tsiledzalẽ eye metsɔ nunyadzalẽ klɔ asi gɔ̃ hã la,
31 Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
aganyrɔm ɖe anyiʋe me, ale be manyɔ ŋu na nye awuwo gɔ̃ hã.
32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.
“Menye amee wònye abe nye ene ne maɖo nya ŋu nɛ, be makplɔe ayi ʋɔnui ahe nya kplii o.
33 There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
Ne ame aɖe ɖe wòli aƒo nu le mía dome, ada asi ɖe mí ame evea dzi
34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,
ame si aɖe Mawu ƒe ameƒoti ɖa le ŋutinye, ale be eƒe ŋɔdzi magado vɔvɔ̃ nam o la, ne anyo.
35 [Then] I will speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
Ekema maƒo nu na eya amea mavɔmavɔ̃e, gake abe ale si wòle nam fifia ene la, nyemate ŋui o.”
