Job 40
1 God continued speaking to Job.
Awo Mukama n’agamba Yobu nti,
2 “Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
“Oyo anoonya okuyombera ebitaliimu anaayombesa Ayinzabyonna? Oyo aleeta empaka ku Katonda, amuddemu.”
3 Job answered the Lord,
Awo Yobu n’addamu Mukama nti,
4 “Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
“Laba, sisaanidde, kiki kye nnaakuddamu? Emimwa kangibikkeko n’engalo.
5 I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
Njogedde omulundi gumu, so siddemu; weewaawo emirundi ebiri sseeyongere mulundi mulala.”
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Awo Mukama ng’ali mu muyaga ogw’amaanyi n’addamu Yobu nti,
7 “Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
“Weesibe engoye zo onywere ng’omusajja. Ka nkubuuze, naawe onziremu.
8 Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
“Onojjulula ensala yange ey’emisango; ononsingisa omusango ggwe atuukiridde?
9 Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
Olina omukono ng’ogwa Katonda, eddoboozi lyo lisobola okubwatuka ng’erirye?
10 Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
Kale nno yambala ekitiibwa n’obukulu weesibe ekitiibwa n’okusukkuluma osukkulume.
11 Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
Yolesa obusungu bw’ekiruyi kyo otunuulire buli wa malala omusse wansi.
12 Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
Tunuulira buli musajja ow’amalala omukkakkanye era olinnyirire abakozi b’ebibi obabetentere we bali.
13 Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
Bonna baziikire wamu mu nfuufu, emitwe gyabwe ogibikkire mu ntaana.
14 Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
Nange kennyini ndyoke nzikirize, ng’omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, gusobola okukuwa amaanyi.”
15 Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
“Laba ekisolo ekyefaananyiriza ng’envubu kye natonda nga ggwe, erya omuddo ng’ente,
16 Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
nga kirina amaanyi mayitirivu mu kiwato kyakyo amaanyi mangi mu binywa by’olubuto lwakyo.
17 It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
Kiwuuba omukira gwakyo ne guba ng’omukira gw’omuvule Ebinywa by’ebisambi byakyo byakwatagana nnyo.
18 Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
Amagumba gaakyo gali ng’enseke ez’ebikomo; amagulu n’emikono ng’emitayimbwa.
19 It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.
Kibalibwa mu bitonde bya Katonda ebisooka, ate nga Katonda eyakitonda asobola okukisemberera n’ekitala kye.
20 The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
Weewaawo ensozi zikireetera emmere, eyo ku nsozi, ensolo ez’omu nsiko zonna gye zizannyira.
21 It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
Wansi w’ebisiikirize by’emiti egy’amaggwa, we kyebaka, ne kyekweka mu bitoogo ne mu bitosi.
22 The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
Ebisiikirize by’emiti bikibikkako, emiti egiri ku mabbali g’omugga ne gikibikkako.
23 Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
Laba omugga ne bwe gusiikuuka tekyekanga; kiba kinywevu, Yoludaani ne bwajjula n’abooga.
24 No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.
Eriyo omuntu yenna ayinza okukikwata, oba okuyuza ennyindo yaakyo n’akasaale?”
