Job 12
1 And Job answered and said,
Ndipo Ayubu akajibu:
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
“Bila shaka ninyi ndio watu, nayo hekima itakoma mtakapokufa!
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Lakini mimi ninao ufahamu kama ninyi; mimi si duni kwenu. Ni nani asiyejua mambo haya yote?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon Eloah, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
“Nimekuwa mtu wa kuchekwa na rafiki zangu, ingawa nilimwita Mungu naye akanijibu: mimi ni mtu wa kuchekwa tu, ingawa ni mwadilifu na nisiye na hatia!
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Wanadamu wakiwa katika utulivu huwa na dharau kwa wale wenye msiba kana kwamba ndiyo haki ya wale ambao miguu yao inateleza.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke El are secure; into whose hand Eloah bringeth abundantly.
Hema za wanyangʼanyi hazisumbuliwi, wale wanaomghadhibisha Mungu wako salama: wale wamchukuao mungu wao mikononi mwao.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
“Lakini ulizeni wanyama, nao watawafundisha, au ndege wa angani, nao watawaambia;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
au zungumzeni na dunia, nayo itawafundisha, au acheni samaki wa baharini wawape taarifa.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of YHWH hath wrought this?
Ni nani miongoni mwa hawa wote asiyejua kwamba mkono wa Bwana ndio uliofanya hili?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Mkononi mwake kuna uhai wa kila kiumbe, na pumzi ya wanadamu wote.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Je, sikio haliyajaribu maneno kama vile ulimi uonjavyo chakula?
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Je, hekima haipatikani katikati ya wazee? Je, maisha marefu hayaleti ufahamu?
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
“Hekima na nguvu ni vya Mungu; shauri na ufahamu ni vyake yeye.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Kile anachokibomoa hakiwezi kujengeka tena; mtu aliyefungiwa naye hawezi kufunguliwa.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Akizuia maji, huwa pana ukame; akiyaachia maji, huharibu nchi.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
Kwake kuna nguvu na ushindi; adanganywaye na adanganyaye, wote wawili ni wake.
17 He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Yeye huwaondoa washauri wakiwa wametekwa nyara, naye huwapumbaza wanaotoa maamuzi.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Huondoa pingu zilizofungwa na wafalme, na kuwafunga mishipi ya kiunoni.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Huwaondoa makuhani wakiwa wametekwa nyara, na kuwaangusha waliojiimarisha muda mrefu.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Hunyamazisha midomo ya washauri wanaoaminika, na kuondoa busara ya wazee.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
Huwamwagia dharau wanaoheshimika, na kuwavua silaha wenye nguvu.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Hufunua mambo ya ndani ya gizani, na kuyaleta nuruni yale yaliyositirika sana.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Huyafanya mataifa yatukuke na kuyaangamiza; hufanya mataifa kuwa makubwa, naye huyatawanya.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Huwaondolea viongozi wa nchi akili zao; huwapeleka watangetange nyikani pasipo na njia.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Hupapasa gizani pasipokuwa na mwanga; huwafanya wapepesuke kama walevi.
