Job 38
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Nígbà náà ní Olúwa dá Jobu lóhùn láti inú ìjì àjàyíká wá, ó sì wí pé,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
“Ta ni èyí tí ń fi ọ̀rọ̀ àìlóye láti fi ṣókùnkùn bo ìmọ̀ mi?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
Di ẹ̀gbẹ́ ara rẹ ní àmùrè bí ọkùnrin nísinsin yìí, nítorí pé èmi yóò béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ kí o sì dá mi lóhùn.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
“Níbo ni ìwọ wà nígbà tí mo fi ìpìlẹ̀ ayé sọlẹ̀? Wí bí ìwọ bá mòye.
5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Ta ni ó fi ìwọ̀n rẹ lélẹ̀, dájú bí ìwọ bá mọ̀ ọ́n? Tàbí ta ni ó ta okùn wíwọ̀n sórí rẹ?
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
Lórí ibo ni a gbé kan ìpìlẹ̀ rẹ̀ mọ́, tàbí ta ni ó fi òkúta igun rẹ̀ lélẹ̀,
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
nígbà náà àwọn ìràwọ̀ òwúrọ̀ jùmọ̀ kọrin pọ̀, tí gbogbo àwọn ọmọ Ọlọ́run hó ìhó ayọ̀?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
“Tàbí ta ni ó fi ìlẹ̀kùn sé omi òkun mọ́, nígbà tí ó ya padà bí ẹni pé ó ti inú jáde wá.
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Nígbà tí mo fi àwọsánmọ̀ ṣe aṣọ rẹ̀, tí mo sì fi òkùnkùn biribiri ṣe ọ̀já ìgbà inú rẹ̀.
10 And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
Nígbà tí mo ti pàṣẹ ìpinnu mi fún un, tí mo sì ṣe bèbè àti ìlẹ̀kùn.
11 And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
Tí mo sì wí pé níhìn-ín ni ìwọ ó dé, kí o má sì rékọjá, níhìn-ín sì ni ìgbéraga rẹ yóò gbé dúró mọ?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
“Ìwọ pàṣẹ fún òwúrọ̀ láti ìgbà ọjọ́ rẹ̀ wá, ìwọ sì mú ìlà-oòrùn mọ ipò rẹ̀,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
í ó lè di òpin ilẹ̀ ayé mú, ki a lè gbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn búburú kúrò nínú rẹ̀?
14 It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Kí ó yí padà bí amọ̀ fún èdìdì amọ̀, kí gbogbo rẹ̀ kí ó sì fi ara rẹ̀ hàn bí ẹni pé nínú aṣọ ìgúnwà.
15 But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
A sì fa ìmọ́lẹ̀ wọn sẹ́yìn kúrò lọ́dọ̀ ènìyàn búburú, apá gíga ni a sì ṣẹ́.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
“Ìwọ ha wọ inú ìsun òkun lọ rí bí? Ìwọ sì rìn lórí ìsàlẹ̀ ibú ńlá?
17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
A ha ṣílẹ̀kùn ikú sílẹ̀ fún ọ rí bí, ìwọ sì rí ìlẹ̀kùn òjìji òkú?
18 Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
Ìwọ mòye ìbú ayé bí? Sọ bí ìwọ bá mọ gbogbo èyí.
19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
“Ọ̀nà wo ni ìmọ́lẹ̀ ń gbé? Bí ó ṣe ti òkùnkùn, níbo ni ipò rẹ̀,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
tí ìwọ í fi mú un lọ sí ibi àlá rẹ̀, tí ìwọ ó sì le mọ ipa ọ̀nà lọ sínú ilé rẹ̀?
21 Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
Ìwọ mọ èyí, nítorí nígbà náà ni a bí ọ? Iye ọjọ́ rẹ sì pọ̀.
22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
“Ìwọ ha wọ inú ìṣúra ìdì òjò lọ rí bí, ìwọ sì rí ilé ìṣúra yìnyín rí,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
tí mo ti fi pamọ́ de ìgbà ìyọnu, dé ọjọ́ ogun àti ìjà?
24 By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
Ọ̀nà wo ni ó lọ sí ibi tí ìmọ́lẹ̀ fi ń la, tí afẹ́fẹ́ ìlà-oòrùn ń tàn káàkiri lórí ilẹ̀ ayé?
25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
Ta ni ó la ipadò fún ẹ̀kún omi, àti ọ̀nà fún mọ̀nàmọ́ná àrá,
26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
láti mú u rọ̀jò sórí ayé níbi tí ènìyàn kò sí, ní aginjù níbi tí ènìyàn kò sí;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
láti mú ilẹ̀ tútù, ijù àti aláìro láti mú àṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀yọ ewéko rú jáde?
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Òjò ha ní baba bí? Tàbí ta ni o bí ìkún ìṣe ìrì?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Láti inú ta ni ìdì omi ti jáde wá? Ta ni ó bí ìrì dídì ọ̀run?
30 The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Nígbà tí omi di líle bí òkúta, nígbà tí ojú ibú ńlá sì dìpọ̀.
31 Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
“Ìwọ ha le fi ọ̀já de àwọn ìràwọ̀ Pleiadesi dáradára? Tàbí ìwọ le tún di ìràwọ̀ Orioni?
32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
Ìwọ le mú àwọn àmì méjìlá ìràwọ̀ Masaroti jáde wá nígbà àkókò wọn? Tàbí ìwọ le ṣe amọ̀nà Beari pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ mọ ìlànà ọ̀run? Ìwọ le fi ìjọba Ọlọ́run lélẹ̀ lórí ayé?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
“Ìwọ le gbé ohùn rẹ sókè dé àwọsánmọ̀ kí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi kí ó lè bò ọ́?
35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
Ìwọ le rán mọ̀nàmọ́ná kí wọn kí ó le lọ, ní ọ̀nà wọn kí wọn kí ó sì wí fún wọn pé, ‘Àwa nìyí’?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
Ta ni ó fi ọgbọ́n pamọ́ sí odò ikùn tàbí tí ó fi òye sínú àyà?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Ta ni ó fi ọgbọ́n ka iye àwọsánmọ̀? Ta ni ó sì mú ìgò ọ̀run dà jáde,
38 When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
nígbà tí erùpẹ̀ di líle, àti ògúlùtu dìpọ̀?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
“Ìwọ ha dẹ ọdẹ fún abo kìnnìún bí? Ìwọ ó sì tẹ ebi ẹgbọrọ kìnnìún lọ́rùn,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
nígbà tí wọ́n bá mọ́lẹ̀ nínú ihò tí wọ́n sì ba ní ibùba de ohun ọdẹ?
41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
Ta ni ó ń pèsè ohun jíjẹ fún ẹyẹ ìwò, nígbà tí àwọn ọmọ rẹ ń ké pe Ọlọ́run, tí wọ́n sì máa ń fò kiri nítorí àìní ohun jíjẹ?
