Job 38
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Afei, Awurade firi ahum mu buaa Hiob sɛ,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
“Hwan ne deɛ ɔde nsɛm a nimdeɛ nni mu katakata mʼafotuo so?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
Hyɛ wo ho den sɛ ɔbarima; mɛbisa wo nsɛm, na wobɛyi mʼano.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
“Ɛberɛ a metoo asase fapem no, na wowɔ he? Sɛ wonim a, ka ɛ.
5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Hwan na ɔsusuu ne tenten ne ne tɛtrɛtɛ? Ampa ara wonim! Hwan na ɔtwee susuhoma faa ani?
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
Ɛdeɛn so na ɛgyina, anaasɛ hwan na ɔtoo ne tweatiboɔ no,
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
ɛberɛ a anɔpa nsoromma bɔɔ mu too dwom, na abɔfoɔ nyinaa de anigyeɛ teaam no?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
“Hwan na ɔkaa ɛpo hyɛɛ apono akyi, ɛberɛ a ɛpue firii yafunu mu,
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
ɛberɛ a mede omununkum yɛɛ nʼaduradeɛ na mede esum kabii kyekyeree noɔ,
10 And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
ɛberɛ a metoo hyeɛ maa noɔ na mesisii nʼapono ne nʼadaban,
11 And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
ɛberɛ a mekaa sɛ, ‘Ɛha ara na wobɛduru, ɛntra ha; ɛha na wʼahantan asorɔkyeɛ no mmɛso’?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
“Woahyɛ mmara ama adekyeeɛ da? Anaa woakyerɛ no nʼafa,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
sɛ ɛnkɔka asase ano na ɛntu amumuyɛfoɔ mfiri so?
14 It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Asase fa ne bɔberɛ sɛ dɔteɛ a ɛhyɛ nsɔano ase; na ɛso tebea da adi te sɛ atadeɛ.
15 But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
Wɔde amumuyɛfoɔ hann akame wɔn, na wɔn abasa a wɔapagya no mu abu.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
“Woapɛɛpɛɛ mu ahunu nsutire a ɛpo firi mu ba anaa woanante ne bunu mu?
17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Wɔde owuo apono akyerɛ wo? Woahunu owuo sunsumma apono anaa?
18 Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
Woate ewiase a ɛda hɔ hahanaa no ase anaa? Sɛ wonim yeinom nyinaa a, ka kyerɛ me.
19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
“Ɛhe na hann firi ba? Na ɛhe na esum nso kɔ?
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Wobɛtumi de wɔn akɔ wɔn siberɛ? Wonim akwan a ɛkɔ wɔn atenaeɛ?
21 Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
Ampa ara wonim, ɛfiri sɛ na woawo wo dada. Woanyini yie!
22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
“Woakɔ sukyerɛmma adekoradan mu da, anaa woahunu asukɔtweaa adekoradan
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
a makora so ama ahohiahia berɛ, ɔsa ne akodie nna?
24 By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Ɛkwan bɛn na ɛkɔ baabi a anyinam firi ba, anaa baabi a apueeɛ mframa firi na ɛbɔ fa asase so?
25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
Hwan na ɔtwaa ɛka maa osubransam, ne ɛkwan maa aprannaa mmobom,
26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
sɛ ɛbɛtɔ agu asase a obiara nte soɔ so, anweatam a obiara nni soɔ,
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
na ama asase bonini a ɛyɛ wesee yi afɔ na ɛserɛ afifiri so?
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Osutɔ wɔ agya anaa? Hwan na ɔyɛ agya ma obosuo?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Hwan yafunu mu na nsukyeneeɛ fire? Hwan na ɔwoo nsukyeneeɛ mporoporowa firi soro
30 The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
ɛberɛ a nsuo kyene dane sɛ ɛboɔ, na ebunu ani kyene?
31 Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
“Wobɛtumi de ahoma akyekyere Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma? Wobɛtumi asane Nwenwenente nhoma anaa?
32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
Wobɛtumi de anɔpa nsoromma aba wɔ ne berɛ mu anaasɛ wobɛtumi ayi sisire ne ne mma afiri hɔ?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
Wonim mmara a ɛfa ewiem ho? Wobɛtumi de Onyankopɔn ahennie aba asase so?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
“Wobɛtumi ama wo nne aduru omununkum so na wode nsuo akata wo ho anaa?
35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
Wobɛtumi ama anyinam atwa? Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Yɛnnie anaa’?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
Hwan na ɔde nyansa ma akoma anaasɛ ɔde nteaseɛ hyɛ adwene mu.
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Hwan na ɔwɔ nyansa a wɔde kan omununkum? Hwan na ɔbɛtumi akyea ɔsoro nsuo nkotokuo,
38 When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
ɛberɛ a mfuturo ayɛ den ama dɔteɛ atɔatɔ keka bɔ mu.
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
“Wokɔ ahayɔ ma gyatabereɛ ma agyata didi mee
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
ɛberɛ a wɔbutubutu wɔn abɔn ano anaasɛ wɔtetɛ nnɔtɔ ase?
41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
Hwan na ɔma anene aduane ɛberɛ a ne mma su frɛ Onyankopɔn na wɔkyinkyini pɛ aduane?
