Job 22
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Themanite, and said,
Mgbe ahụ, Elifaz onye Teman zara sị:
2 Can a man be serviceable unto God? Truly the intelligent is serviceable unto himself.
“Mmadụ ọ pụrụ ịbara Chineke uru? Ọ bụladị onye nwere uche ọ pụrụ ịbara Chineke uru?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous? or is it any gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
O nwere ọṅụ ọ ga-enye Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ma a sị na ị bụ onye ezi omume? Uru gịnị ka ọ ga-enweta ma ọ bụrụ na ụzọ gị niile enweghị ịta ụta?
4 Is it out of fear of thee that he will reproach thee? or go with thee into judgment?
“Chineke ọ na-abara gị mba na-ebo gị ebubo nʼihi na ị na-atụ egwu ya?
5 Is not thy evil great? and no end to thy iniquities?
Ọ bụ na mmebi iwu gị adịghị ukwuu? Mmehie gị o nwere ọgwụgwụ?
6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brothers for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Ị naara ụmụnne gị ihe ebe nʼefu; ị yipụrụ ndị mmadụ uwe ha gbawa ha ọtọ.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and from the hungry thou hast withholden bread.
I nyeghị ndị ike gwuru mmiri, i nyeghịkwa ndị agụụ na-agụ ihe oriri.
8 But as for the man of a strong arm, he obtained the land, and the highly honored could dwell therein.
Ọ bụ eziokwu na ị bụ nwoke dị ike na onye nwere ala, bụrụkwa onye a na-asọpụrụ bi nʼala ya,
9 Widows hast thou sent away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Ị na-agbaba ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ aka, zipụ ha, Ị na-anyaji ogwe aka nke ụmụ na-enweghị nna.
10 Therefore are snares round about thee, and sudden dread terrifieth thee.
Ọ bụ ya mere ọnya jiri gbaa gị gburugburu, bụrụkwa ihe mbibi ji eyi gị egwu.
11 Or seest thou not the darkness? and the abundance of water which covereth thee?
Ọ bụkwa ya mere ọchịchịrị ji gbaa gị gburugburu ka ị ghara ịhụ ụzọ, meekwa ka idee mmiri kpuchie gị.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and beholding the highest elevation of the stars, however high they are?
“Ọ bụ na Chineke anọghị nʼebe dị elu nke eluigwe? Lee ka ịdị elu nke kpakpando dị elu si dị.
13 But thou sayest, “What doth God know? can he judge behind the darkness?
Kama ị na-asị, ‘Gịnị ka Chineke maara? Ọ na-esite nʼoke ọchịchịrị dị otu a ekpe ikpe?
14 Thick clouds are a covering for him, so that he will not see; and he walketh along on the circle of heaven.”
Oke ọchịchịrị kpuchiri ya, nke mere na ọ naghị ahụ anyị mgbe ọ na-agagharị nʼebe dị elu nke eluigwe.’
15 Wilt thou [thus] observe the path of ancient times which the men of injustice have trodden?
Ị ga-agbaso ụzọ ochie nke ndị na-eme ihe ọjọọ zoro ije na ya?
16 Who were shrivelled up before their time, whose foundation was flooded away like a river;
E bupụrụ ha tupu oge ha eruo. Ntọala ndụ ha ka idee mmiri sachapụrụ
17 Who said unto God, “'Depart from us:” and what wrought the Almighty for them?
Ha sịrị Chineke, ‘Hapụ anyị aka! Gịnị ka Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ga-eme anyị?’
18 And yet it was he that filled their houses with good things; but the counsel of the wicked be [still] far from me.
Ma ọ bụ ya ji ihe dị mma dị iche iche mejupụta ụlọ ha, ya mere ana m ewezuga onwe m site na ndụmọdụ ndị na-emebi iwu.
19 The righteous will see it, and be glad; and the innocent will laugh them to scorn.
Ndị ezi omume na-ahụ mbibi ndị dị otu a ma ṅụrịa; ndị aka ha dị ọcha na-akwa ha emo sị:
20 “Is not he destroyed that rose up against us, and hath not the fire consumed what they had left?”
‘Nʼezie, e bibiela ndị iro anyị, ọkụ erepịala akụnụba ha.’
21 Do but become acquainted with him, and be at peace: thereby will happiness come unto thee.
“Doo onwe gị nʼokpuru Chineke ka gị na ya nọọ nʼudo, nʼụzọ dị otu a, ọganihu ga-abịara gị.
22 Do but accept instruction from his mouth, and lay up his saying in thy heart.
Gee ntị, nabata ndụmọdụ si ya nʼọnụ, doo okwu ya niile nʼobi gị.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, so thou wilt but remove wrong-doing far away from thy tents.
Ọ bụrụ na ịlaghachikwute Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, ọ ga-eweghachi gị nʼọnọdụ gị; ọ bụrụ na iwezuga ihe mmebi iwu mee ka ọ dị anya site nʼebe ụlọ ikwu gị dị,
24 And throw down in the dust precious metals, and [the gold of] Ophir to the stones of the brooks:
tọgbọ ọkpụrụkpụ ọlaedo gị nʼaja, tụpụkwa ọlaedo nke Ọfịa gị nʼelu nkume dị nʼime ọdọ mmiri nta.
25 Then will the Almighty be thy precious metal, and brightly-shining silver unto thee.
Mgbe ahụ, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ga-abụrụ gị ọlaedo, bụkwara gị ọlaọcha kachasị mma.
26 For then wilt thou have in the Almighty thy delight, and thou canst lift up unto God thy face.
Nʼezie, mgbe ahụ kwa, ihe nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ga-atọ mkpụrụobi gị ụtọ, ị ga-ewelikwa ihu gị nye Chineke.
27 Thou wilt make entreaty unto him, and he will hear thee, and thy vows wilt thou pay.
Ị ga-ekpe ekpere, ọ ga-azakwa gị ekpere gị, ị ga-emezukwa nkwa i kwere.
28 And if thou decree a thing, it will be fulfilled unto thee; and upon thy ways the light will shine.
Ihe i kpebiri ga-emezukwa, ìhè ga-amụkwasị nʼụzọ gị niile.
29 For when men are brought low, thou wilt say, Pride [hath done it]; but those of lowly eyes [God] will help.
Mgbe a na-eweda ndị mmadụ ala, ọ bụrụkwa na ị sị, ‘Bulienụ ha elu,’ mgbe ahụ ọ ga-azọpụta ndị e wedara nʼala.
30 He will even deliver him who is not guiltless: and thou wilt be delivered by the purity of thy hands.
Ọ ga-azọpụta ọ bụladị onye ahụ nke aka ya na-adịghị ọcha, bụ onye nke a ga-azọpụta site nʼịdị ọcha nke aka gị.”
