Job 17
1 My spirit shall be wasted, my days shall be shortened, and only the grave remaineth for me.
Roho yangu imemezwa, na siku zangu zimekwisha; kaburi lipo tayari kwa ajili yangu mimi.
2 I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.
Hakika kuna wenye mzaha pamoja nami; ni lazima daima jicho langu litazame kukasirisha kwao.
3 Deliver me O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man’s hand fight against me.
Nipe sasa ahadi, uwe uthibitisho kwangu mimi pamoja na wewe mwenyewe; nani mwingine yuko pale ambaye atanisaidia mimi?
4 Thou hast set their heart far from understanding, therefore they shall not be exalted.
Kwa kuwa wewe Mungu umemeitunza mioyo yao kutoka katika ufahamu; kwa hiyo, wewe hautawaheshimisha wao juu yangu mimi.
5 He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.
Yeye ambaye huwapinga rafiki zake hadharani, kwa ajili ya tuzo, macho ya watoto wake yatashindwa kuona.
6 He hath made me as it were a byword of the people, and I am an example before them.
Lakini amenifanya mimi kuwa neno la kuzungumziwa na watu; wao wananitemea mate katika uso wangu mimi.
7 My eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it were to nothing.
Jicho langu pia halioni vizuri kwa sababu ya huzuni; sehemu zangu zote za mwili ni nyembamba kama vivuli.
8 The just shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall be raised up against the hypocrite.
Watu wanyoofu watapendezwa na hiki; mtu asiye na hatia atajitia yeye mwenyewe juu ya kushindana dhidi ya watu wasiomcha Mungu.
9 And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Mtu mwenye haki ataendelea katika njia yake; yeye ambaye ana mikono iliyo safi ataendelea kuwa mwenye nguvu zaidi na zaidi.
10 Wherefore be you all converted, and come, and I shall not find among you any wise man.
Lakini kama ilivyo kwenu ninyi nyote, njooni sasa; Mimi sitampata mtu mwenye hekima miongoni mwenu ninyi.
11 My days have passed away, my thoughts are dissipated, tormenting my heart.
Siku zangu zimepita; mipango yangu imenyamazishwa na hivyo ni matumaini ya moyo wangu.
12 They have turned night into day, and after darkness I hope for light again.
Watu hawa, wenye kukejeli, badili usiku kuwa mchana; mchana uko karibu kuwa giza.
Tangu mimi nitazame katika Kuzimu kama nyumbani kwangu; tangu Mimi nimetandaza kiti changu katika giza; (Sheol h7585)
14 If I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister.
tangu Mimi nimesema na shimo 'Wewe ni baba yangu,' na kwa funza, 'Wewe ni mama yangu au dada yangu;
15 Where is now then my expectation, and who considereth my patience?
liko wapi tena tumaini langu? Kama kwa tumaini langu, nani awezaye kuona chochote?
