Job 22
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
Ìgbà náà ni Elifasi, ará Temani, dáhùn wí pé,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
“Ènìyàn lè è ṣe rere fún Ọlọ́run? Bí ọlọ́gbọ́n ti í ṣe rere fún ara rẹ̀?
3 Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
Ohun ayọ̀ ha ni fún Olódùmarè pé olódodo ni ìwọ? Tàbí èrè kí ni fún un ti ìwọ mú ọ̀nà rẹ̀ pé?
4 Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
“Yóò ha bá ọ wí bí, nítorí ìbẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run rẹ? Yóò ha bá ọ lọ sínú ìdájọ́ bí?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
Ìwà búburú rẹ kò ha tóbi, àti ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ láìníye?
6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Nítòótọ́ ìwọ béèrè fún ààbò ni ọwọ́ arákùnrin rẹ láìnídìí, ìwọ sì tú oníhòhò ní aṣọ wọn.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Ìwọ kò fi omi fún aláàárẹ̀ mu, ìwọ sì háwọ́ oúnjẹ fún ẹni tí ebi ń pa.
8 And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
Bí ó ṣe ti alágbára nì, òun ni ó ní ilẹ̀, ọlọ́lá sì tẹ̀dó sínú rẹ̀.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Ìwọ ti rán àwọn opó padà lọ ní ọwọ́ òfo, apá àwọn ọmọ aláìní baba ti di ṣiṣẹ́.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
Nítorí náà ni ìdẹ̀kùn ṣe yí ọ káàkiri, àti ìbẹ̀rù òjijì ń yọ ọ́ lẹ́nu.
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
Èéṣe tí òkùnkùn fi pọ̀ tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí ìwọ kò fi lè ríran. Èéṣe tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi sì bò ọ́ mọ́lẹ̀.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
“Ọlọ́run kò ha jẹ́ ẹni gíga ọ̀run? Sá wo orí àwọn ìràwọ̀ bí wọ́n ti ga tó!
13 And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
Ìwọ sì wí pé, Ọlọ́run ti ṣe mọ̀? Òun ha lè ṣe ìdájọ́ láti inú òkùnkùn wá bí?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
Ǹjẹ́ àwọsánmọ̀ tí ó nípọn jẹ ìbora fún un, tí kò fi lè ríran; ó sì ń rìn nínú àyíká ọ̀run.
15 Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ fẹ́ rin ipa ọ̀nà ìgbàanì tí àwọn ènìyàn búburú tí rìn?
16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
A ké wọn lulẹ̀ kúrò nínú ayé láìpé ọjọ́ wọn, ìpìlẹ̀ wọn ti da bí odò ṣíṣàn.
17 Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
Àwọn ẹni tí ó wí fún Ọlọ́run pé, ‘Lọ kúrò lọ́dọ̀ wa! Kí ni Olódùmarè yóò ṣe fún wọn?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Síbẹ̀ ó fi ohun rere kún ilé wọn! Ṣùgbọ́n ìmọ̀ ènìyàn búburú jìnnà sí mi!
19 The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
Àwọn olódodo rí ìparun wọn, wọ́n sì yọ̀, àwọn aláìlẹ́ṣẹ̀ sì fi wọ́n rẹ́rìn-ín ẹlẹ́yà pé,
20 'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
‘Lóòtítọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá wa ni a ké kúrò, iná yóò sì jó oró wọn run.’
21 Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
“Fa ara rẹ súnmọ́ Ọlọ́run, ìwọ ó sì rí àlàáfíà; nípa èyí ni rere yóò wá bá ọ.
22 Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
Èmi bẹ̀ ọ́, gba òfin láti ẹnu rẹ̀ wá, kí o sì to ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ sí àyà rẹ.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
Bí ìwọ bá yípadà sọ́dọ̀ Olódùmarè, a sì gbé ọ ró. Bí ìwọ bá sì mú ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ jìnnà réré kúrò nínú àgọ́ rẹ,
24 And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
tí ìwọ bá tẹ́ wúrà dáradára sílẹ̀, lórí erùpẹ̀ àti wúrà Ofiri lábẹ́ òkúta odò,
25 And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
nígbà náà ní Olódùmarè yóò jẹ́ wúrà rẹ, àní yóò sì jẹ́ fàdákà fún ọ ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀.
26 Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Lóòtítọ́ nígbà náà ní ìwọ ó ní inú dídùn nínú Olódùmarè, ìwọ ó sì gbé ojú rẹ sókè sọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
Bí ìwọ bá gbàdúrà rẹ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀, yóò sì gbọ́ tìrẹ, ìwọ ó sì san ẹ̀jẹ́ rẹ.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
Ìwọ ó sì gbìmọ̀ ohun kan pẹ̀lú, yóò sì fi ìdí múlẹ̀ fún ọ; ìmọ́lẹ̀ yóò sì mọ́ sípa ọ̀nà rẹ.
29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
Nígbà tí ipa ọ̀nà rẹ bá lọ sísàlẹ̀, nígbà náà ni ìwọ o wí pé, ‘Ìgbésókè ń bẹ!’ Ọlọ́run yóò sì gba onírẹ̀lẹ̀ là!
30 He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
Yóò gba ẹni tí kì í ṣe aláìjẹ̀bi là, a ó sì gbà á nípa mímọ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀.”
