Job 21
1 Job replied,
“Konsa, Job te reponn:
2 “Please listen carefully to what I say—that would be one comfort you could give me.
Koute pawòl mwen byen pre; kite sa sèvi tankou chemen pou konsole.
3 Bear with me; let me speak. After I've spoken you can resume mocking me.
Pran pasyans pou m kab pale, epi tann lè m fini pou ou kab giyonnen m.
4 Am I complaining against people? Of course not. Why shouldn't I be impatient?
Pou mwen, èske plent mwen an se anvè yon nonm? Epi poukisa mwen pa ta dwe manke pasyans?
5 Just take a look at me. Aren't you appalled? Cover your mouth with your hand in shock!
Gade mwen! Vin etone! Kouvri bouch ou ak men ou!
6 Every time I think of what's happened to me I am horrified and I shake all over with fear.
Lè m sonje, mwen twouble. Chè m vin ranpli ak laperèz.
7 Why do the wicked continue to live, to grow old and increasingly powerful?
“Poukisa mechan yo viv toujou, vin vye e vin pwisan nèt?
8 Their children are with them; they watch their grandchildren grow up.
Desandan yo vin etabli pou yo ka wè yo, ak pitit pa yo devan zye yo.
9 They live in their homes in safety—they are not afraid. God does not use his rod to beat them.
Lakay yo pwoteje kont laperèz, e baton Bondye pa janm rive sou yo.
10 Their bulls always breed successfully; their cows give birth to calves and do not miscarry.
Towo yo toujou kouple san manke. Vach yo fè pitit e pa fè foskouch.
11 They send out their little ones like lambs to play; their children dance around.
Yo mete pitit yo deyò tankou yon bann. Yo flannen e danse toupatou.
12 They sing accompanied by the tambourine and lyre; they celebrate with the music of the flute.
Yo chante ak tanbouren avèk ap, e rejwi ak son flit la.
Yo pase jou yo nan byen reyisi. Epi konsa yo desann nan Sejou Lanmò Yo. (Sheol h7585)
14 Yet they tell God, ‘Get lost! We don't want anything to do with you.
Yo di Bondye: ‘Kite nou!’ Nou pa menm vle konnen chemen Ou yo.
15 Who does the Almighty think he is for us to serve him as slaves? What benefit is there for us if we pray to him?’
‘Se kilès Toupwisan an ye pou nou ta sèvi Li, e ki rekonpans nou ta twouve si nou ta priye anvè Li?’
16 Such people believe they make their own fortune, but I don't accept their way of thinking.
Gade byen, bonè pa yo pa rete nan men yo; konsèy a mechan yo lwen mwen.
17 How often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does disaster come upon them? How often does God punish the wicked in his anger?
“Èske se souvan ke lanp a mechan yo etenn? Èske malè konn vin tonbe sou yo? Èske Bondye mezire destriksyon nan lakòlè Li?
18 Are they blown along like straw in the wind? Does a tornado come in and carry them away?
Èske se tankou pay nan van yo ye vrè, pay ke van pouse ale?
19 Some say, ‘God saves up people's punishment for their children.’ But I say, ‘God should punish those people themselves so that they can learn from it.’
Ou di ke ‘Bondye konsève inikite a yon nonm pou fis li yo.’ Kite Bondye rekonpanse li menm pou l konnen sa.
20 Let them see their destruction themselves, and drink deeply from God's anger.
Kite pwòp zye pa li wè lè l pouri gate. Kite li bwè lakòlè Bondye.
21 For they don't care what happens to their families once they're dead.
Paske ki konsiderasyon ki genyen pou lakay sila ki swiv li a, lè fòs kantite mwa li yo vin koupe?
22 Can anyone teach God anything he doesn't already know, since he is the one who judges even heavenly beings?
“Èske gen moun kab bay Bondye konesans? Se Li menm ki jije sila anwo yo.
23 One person dies in good health, totally comfortable and secure.
Yon moun mouri ak tout fòs li, byen alèz e kal;
24 Their body is fat from eating well; their bones still strong.
Tout bokal li yo plen lèt e tout mwèl zo l li byen mou,
25 Another dies after a miserable life without every experiencing happiness.
Pandan yon lòt mouri ak yon nanm anmè, e pa janm goute nan sa ki bon.
26 Yet they are both buried in the same dust; they are treated alike in death, eaten by maggots.
Ansanm yo kouche nan pousyè a e vè vin kouvri yo.
27 Look, I know what you're thinking, and your schemes to do me wrong.
“Gade byen, mwen konnen sa ou ap panse ak plan nou sèvi pou fè m tò yo.
28 You may ask me, ‘Where is the home of the great man? Where is the place where the wicked live?’
Paske ou ap di: ‘Kote kay a prens lan e kote tant kote mechan an rete a?’
29 Haven't you asked people who travel? Don't you pay attention to what they tell you?
Èske nou pa janm mande vwayajè yo? Èske nou pa konnen temwayaj yo bay?
30 Wicked people are spared in times of disaster; they are rescued from the day of judgment.
Paske mechan an, li menm, konsève pou gwo jou malè a; Y ap vin parèt nan jou kòlè a.
31 Who confronts them with their actions? Who pays them back for what they have done?
Se kilès ki va fè l repwòch pou zak li yo? E kilès ki va rekonpanse li pou sa l fè?
32 When they eventually die and are carried to the graveyard, their tomb is guarded. The earth of the grave softly covers them.
Pandan l ap pote nan tonbo a, y ap veye tonm li.
33 Everyone attends their funeral service; a huge procession of people comes to pay their last respects.
Bòl tè vale a va kouvri l ak tout dousè; anplis, tout moun va swiv dèyè li, menm ak gran fòs san kontwòl yo, yo te ale devan l.
34 Why do you try to comfort me with worthless nonsense? Your answers are just a pack of lies!”
Konsa, se kijan pou m ta twouve rekonfò nan konsolasyon an ven nou yo? Paske repons nou yo fèt ak manti.”
