Job 31
1 I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?
“Me ne mʼani yɛɛ apam sɛ meremfiri akɔnnɔ mu nhwɛ ababaawa.
2 For what portion should I haue of God from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almightie from on hie?
Ɛdeɛn ne onipa kyɛfa a ɛfiri ɔsoro Onyankopɔn nkyɛn? Ɛdeɛn ne nʼagyapadeɛ a ɛfiri ɔsoro Otumfoɔ no nkyɛn?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked and strange punishment to the workers of iniquitie?
Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ mma amumuyɛfoɔ? Ɛnyɛ asiane mma wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne?
4 Doeth not he beholde my wayes and tell all my steps?
Ɔnhunu mʼakwan na ɔnkan anammɔn biara a metuo anaa?
5 If I haue walked in vanitie, or if my foote hath made haste to deceite,
“Sɛ manante wɔ nkontompo mu anaasɛ matu mmirika adi nnaadaasɛm akyi a,
6 Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes.
ma Onyankopɔn nkari me wɔ nsania papa so na ɔbɛhunu sɛ me ho nni asɛm.
7 If my steppe hath turned out of the way, or mine heart hath walked after mine eye, or if any blot hath cleaued to mine handes,
Sɛ mʼanammɔntuo afom ɛkwan, sɛ mʼakoma adi mʼani akyi, anaasɛ me nsa ho agu fi a
8 Let me sowe, and let another eate: yea, let my plantes be rooted out.
ɛnneɛ ma afoforɔ nni deɛ madua, na ma wɔntutu me mfudeɛ ngu.
9 If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,
“Sɛ ɔbaa bi atɔ mʼakoma so, anaasɛ matɛ me yɔnko bi ɛpono akyi a,
10 Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her:
ɛnneɛ, me yere nyam ɔbarima foforɔ aduane, na mmarima afoforɔ ne no nna.
11 For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:
Ɛfiri sɛ, anka ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ aniwusɛm ne bɔne a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe aso wɔ so.
12 Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
Ɛyɛ ogya a ɛhye kɔduru ɔsɛeɛ mu na ɛbɛtumi atutu mʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa ase.
13 If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,
“Sɛ mabu mʼasomfoɔ mmarima ne mmaa ntɛnkyea ɛberɛ a wɔ ne me nyaa asɛm,
14 What then shall I do when God standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere?
na sɛ Onyankopɔn de si mʼanim a, ɛdeɛn na mɛyɛ? Sɛ wɔfrɛ me akontabuo a, mmuaeɛ bɛn na mɛma?
15 He that hath made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? hath not he alone facioned vs in the wombe?
Ɛnyɛ deɛ ɔbɔɔ me wɔ yafunu mu no na ɔbɔɔ wɔn? Ɛnyɛ onipa korɔ no na ɔbɔɔ yɛn nyinaa wɔ yɛn maamenom yafunu mu?
16 If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,
“Ohiani bi wɔ hɔ a ɔhia mmoa a mammoa no? Anaa mabu akunafoɔ bi abasa mu?
17 Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof,
Mabɔ mʼaduane ho atirimuɔden a mamma nwisiaa bi?
18 (For from my youth hee hath growen vp with me as with a father, and from my mothers wombe I haue bene a guide vnto her)
Dabi, ɛfiri me mmeranteberɛ mu, matete wɔn sɛdeɛ agya bɛyɛ, na me nkwa nna nyinaa mu, mahwɛ akunafoɔ.
19 If I haue seene any perish for want of clothing, or any poore without couering,
Sɛ mahunu obi a ɔnni aduradeɛ na ɔrebrɛ, anaa ohiani bi a ɔnni atadeɛ,
20 If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe,
na sɛ wamfiri akoma mu anhyira me wɔ ɛberɛ a mede me nnwan ho nwi kaa no hye,
21 If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate,
sɛ mama me nsa so atia awisiaa bi, ɛsiane sɛ mewɔ tumi wɔ asɛnniiɛ enti a,
22 Let mine arme fal from my shoulder, and mine arme be broken from the bone.
ɛnneɛ ma mʼabasa mpan mfiri mʼabatiri, ma ɛmmubu mfiri ne pɔ so.
23 For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.
Mesuroo ɔsɛeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn, na nʼanimuonyam ho suro enti mantumi anyɛ saa nneɛma yi.
24 If I made gold mine hope, or haue sayd to the wedge of golde, Thou art my confidence,
“Sɛ mede me werɛ ahyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ mu anaasɛ maka akyerɛ sikakɔkɔɔ amapa sɛ, ‘Wo na wobɔ me ho ban,’
25 If I reioyced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much,
sɛ masɛpɛ me ho wɔ mʼahodeɛ bebrebe enti, ahodeɛ a me nsa aka yi,
26 If I did behold the sunne, when it shined, or the moone, walking in her brightnes,
sɛ mahwɛ owia a ɛhyerɛn anaa ɔsrane a ɛnam animuonyam mu,
27 If mine heart did flatter me in secrete, or if my mouth did kisse mine hand,
ama aka mʼakoma a obiara nnim na me nsa yɛɛ wɔn atuu de anidie maa wɔn a,
28 (This also had bene an iniquitie to be condemned: for I had denied the God aboue)
ɛnneɛ na yeinom nso bɛyɛ bɔne a wɔbu ho atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ na manni Onyankopɔn a ɔte ɔsoro no nokorɛ.
29 If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him,
“Mʼani nnyee wɔ me ɔtamfoɔ amanehunu ho anaa menseree no wɔ ɔhaw a aba ne so.
30 Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule.
Memmaa mʼano nyɛɛ bɔne sɛ mɛdome obi nkwa.
31 Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied.
Mʼasomfoɔ a wɔwɔ me fidua mu nkaa da sɛ, ‘Ɔma ɛkɔm de yɛn.’
32 The stranger did not lodge in the streete, but I opened my doores vnto him, that went by the way.
Ɔhɔhoɔ biara anna abɔntene so da, ɛfiri sɛ me ɛpono ano daa hɔ da biara maa akwantufoɔ,
33 If I haue hid my sinne, as Adam, concealing mine iniquitie in my bosome,
Makata me bɔne so sɛdeɛ nnipa yɛ de mʼafɔdie ahyɛ mʼakoma mu?
34 Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did feare me: so I kept silence, and went not out of the doore.
Suro a mesuro nnipadɔm ne ahohora a ɛfiri mmusua hɔ no enti meyɛɛ komm a mamfiri adi?
35 Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though mine aduersary should write a booke against me,
(“Ao, sɛ anka mewɔ obi a ɔbɛtie me. Mede me din ahyɛ mʼanoyie ase, ma Otumfoɔ no mmua me; ma deɛ ɔbɔ me kwaadu no ntwerɛ ne soboɔbɔ.
36 Woulde not I take it vpon my shoulder, and binde it as a crowne vnto me?
Ampa ara, anka mede bɛhyɛ mʼabatiri, anka mede bɛhyɛ sɛ ahenkyɛ.
37 I will tell him the nomber of my goings, and goe vnto him as to a prince.
Anka mɛbu mʼanammɔntuo biara ho akonta akyerɛ no; anka mɛkɔ nʼanim sɛ ɔheneba.)
38 If my lande cry against me, or the furrowes thereof complayne together,
“Sɛ mʼasase team tia me na nisuo fɔ nʼakofie nyinaa,
39 If I haue eaten the fruites thereof without siluer: or if I haue grieued the soules of the masters thereof,
sɛ madi so aba a mentuaa ka anaasɛ mabu ɛso apaafoɔ no abamu a,
40 Let thistles growe in steade of wheate, and cockle in the stead of Barley. The wordes of Iob are ended.
ma nkasɛɛ mfifiri nsi ayuo anan mu na wira mfu nsi atokoɔ anan mu.” Hiob nsɛm no asi.
