Job 36
1 Elihu continued speaking.
Elihu toaa ne kasa so sɛ,
2 “Be patient with me just a little while longer and let me explain. I still have something to say on God's behalf.
“Monto mo bo ase kakra mma me, na mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ aka bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ma Onyankopɔn.
3 I will share my extensive knowledge, and I will prove my Creator is in the right.
Menya me nimdeɛ firi akyirikyiri; mɛka sɛ me Yɛfoɔ bu atɛntenenee.
4 I assure you that what I'm saying are not lies, for I am a man whose knowledge is of the highest order.
Monnye ntom sɛ me nsɛm yɛ nokorɛ turodoo; na meyɛ obi a ne nimdeɛ so wɔ mo mu.
5 God is mighty, but doesn't despise anyone; he is powerful in strength and understanding.
“Onyankopɔn so, nanso, ɔntwiri nnipa; ɔkorɔn na ɔnhinhim ne botaeɛ mu.
6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives justice to the oppressed.
Ɔmma amumuyɛfoɔ ntena nkwa mu, na ɔde amanehunufoɔ kyɛfa ma wɔn.
7 He always pays attention those who do right, and places them on thrones with kings, honoring them eternally.
Ɔnnyi nʼani mfiri ɔteneneeni so. Ɔma wɔne ahemfo di adeɛ na ɔma wɔn so afebɔɔ.
8 If they are bound in chains, tied down by ropes of suffering,
Na sɛ wɔde mpokyerɛ gu nnipa na amanehunu ahoma akyekyere wɔn papee a,
9 then he explains to them what they've done—their arrogant sins.
ɔka deɛ wɔayɛ kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnam ahantan so ayɛ bɔne.
10 He makes them pay attention and orders them to stop sinning.
Ɔma wɔtie ntenesoɔ na ɔhyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnu wɔn ho wɔn bɔne ho.
11 If they listen and do what God says they will live out their lives in happiness.
Sɛ wɔyɛ ɔsetie na wɔsom no a, wɔbɛdi yie wɔ wɔn ɛnna a aka no mu na wɔn mfeɛ nyinaa ayɛ anisɔ ama wɔn.
12 But if they do not listen they will die a violent death, ignorant of God.
Na sɛ wɔantie no a, wɔbɛyera wɔ akofena ano, na wɔawuwu a wɔnni nimdeɛ.
13 Those who reject God hold on to their bitterness. Even when he disciplines them they do not cry out to him for help.
“Wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame no kora abufuo so; mpo sɛ ɔgu wɔn nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a, wɔnsu mpɛ mmoa.
14 They die in their youth; their lives end among the male temple prostitutes.
Wɔwuwu wɔn mmabunuberɛ mu wɔ adwaman mu, wɔ mmarima adwamanfoɔ a wɔtete abosonnan mu mu.
15 Through suffering God saves those who suffer; he gets their attention through their troubles.
Nanso, wɔn a wɔhunu amane no, ɔgye wɔn; na ɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn wɔ wɔn haw mu.
16 God is trying to rescue you from the jaws of trouble to a place of freedom and safety, filling your table full of the very best food.
“Ɔregye wo afiri ahohiahia mu de wo akɔ petee mu a ahokyere nnie, deɛ wowɔ asomdwoeɛ, na nnuane pa ayɛ wo ɛpono so ma.
17 But you are preoccupied with the fate of the wicked; judgment and justice fill your mind.
Nanso seesei, atemmuo a ɛfata amumuyɛfoɔ na aba wo so; atemmuo ne atɛntenenee asɔ wo mu.
18 But be careful that your anger doesn't seduce you into mockery; and don't let the size of the ‘bribe’ lead you into sin.
Hwɛ yie na obi amfa ahonya annaadaa wo; mma adanmudeɛ kɛseɛ bi ntwe wo.
19 Will your cry for help sustain you when troubles come?
Wʼahonya anaasɛ mpo wʼahohaw bebrebe nyinaa enti, worenkɔ amanehunu mu anaa?
20 Do not long for the night when people are suddenly taken away.
Mpere anadwo ho, sɛ ɛmmɛpra nnipa mfiri wɔn afie mu.
21 Watch out that you don't turn to evil! For it's because of this that you are being tested through suffering.
Hwɛ na woannane ankɔ bɔne ho, deɛ ayɛ sɛ wopɛ sene amanehunu.
22 Look how much power God has! What teacher is like him?
“Onyankopɔn yɛ kɛseɛ wɔ ne tumi mu. Hwan na ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ sɛ ɔno?
23 Who has instructed him what to do? Who can say to him ‘You have done wrong’?
Hwan na wahyehyɛ nʼakwan ama no anaa waka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Woayɛ mfomsoɔ.’
24 Instead you should praise him for what he has done, as people have done in song.
Kae na kamfo nʼadwuma a nnipa de nnwontoɔ akamfo no.
25 Everyone has seen God's creation, though only from a distance.
Adasamma nyinaa ahunu; nnipa hwɛ haa firi akyirikyiri.
26 See how great God is—more than we can understand! No one can count his years.
Onyankopɔn yɛ kɛseɛ, ɛboro yɛn nteaseɛ so! Ne mfeɛ dodoɔ mu nni hwehwɛbea.
27 He draws up the water and distils it into the dew and the rain.
“Ɔtwetwe nsuo a ɛsosɔ, ma ɛdane osutɔ gu asutene mu;
28 The clouds pour down rain, falling plentifully on humankind.
na omununkum tɔ bosuo gu fam na osutɔ bebree gu adasamma so.
29 Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out, or how thunder roars from where he lives?
Hwan na ɔbɛtumi ate sɛdeɛ ɔtrɛtrɛ omununkum mu ase, sɛdeɛ ɔbobɔ mu firi nʼatenaeɛ?
30 See how he scatters lightning around him, and covers the depths of the sea in darkness.
Hwɛ sɛdeɛ ɔhwete nʼanyinam mu wɔ ne ho ma ɛkɔ ɛpo bunu mu.
31 By these actions he rules the people, he provides abundant food.
Yei ne ɛkwan a ɔfa so di amanaman no so na ɔma aduane bu wɔn so.
32 He holds lightning in his hands and commands where it should strike.
Ɔde anyinam hyɛ ne nsam ma na ɔhyɛ no sɛ ɛnsi nʼagyiraeɛ.
33 Thunder declares his presence—even cattle know when a storm is coming.
Nʼaprannaa bɔ ahum a ɛreba no ho nkaeɛ; na anantwie mpo ma wɔhunu sɛ ɛreba.
