Job 26

1 Then answered Job, and said,

Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ be,

2 What assistance hast thou given to the powerless? [how] hast thou helped the arm without strength?

“Miekpe ɖe ame beli la ŋu ŋutɔ! Miekpe ɖe ame gblɔe la ƒe abɔ ŋu ŋutɔ!

3 How hast thou counselled the unwise? and what sound wisdom hast thou made known so plentifully?

Aɖaŋu kae nye esi nèna ame si si nunya mele o! Eye sidzedze kae nye gã si nèɖe fia!

4 To whom hast thou told words? and whose spirit came from thee?

Ame kae kpe ɖe ŋuwò be nègblɔ nya siawo? Eye ame ka ƒe gbɔgbɔe ƒo nu to dziwò?

5 The departed are called into being beneath the waters, and their inhabitants.

“Ame kukuwo le vevesese gã aɖe me, nenema kee nye ame siwo le tɔ gɔme kple ame siwo le tɔ me.

6 Naked is the nether world before him, and there is no covering for the place of corruption. (Sheol h7585)

Ku le ƒuƒlu le Mawu ŋkume, eye wometsyɔ nu gbegblẽ dzi o. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretched out the north over empty space; he suspended the earth on nothing;

Ekeke dzigbeme ƒe lilikpowo ɖe teƒe siwo naneke mele o eye wòna anyigba le yame, naneke melée ɖe asi o.

8 He bound up the waters in his clouds; and the cloud bursteth not under their weight;

Eŋlɔ tsiwo ɖe lilikpowo me, gake woƒe kpekpe mena lilikpoawo gbã o.

9 He closed up the surface of his throne, spreading over it his cloud;

Etsɔ nu tsyɔ ɣleti si sɔ tegblẽe la ƒe ŋkume eye wòkeke eƒe lilikpowo ɖe edzi.

10 A fixed limit he compassed off over the face of the waters, for the division of the light and darkness.

Eɖe liƒo na dzite ɖe tsiwo dzi eye wòde mama kekeli kple viviti dome.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble greatly, and are astounded at his rebuke.

Ne ele mo kam na nuwɔwɔwo la, dziƒosɔtiwo ʋuʋuna eye wodzona nyanyanya.

12 By his power he split in pieces the sea, and by his understanding he crushed [its] pride:

Ena atsiaƒu dze agbo to eƒe ŋusẽ dzi eye wòfli Rahab kakɛkakɛ to eƒe nya dzi.

13 By his breath the heavens [acquired] beauty; his hand hath created the flying serpent.

Ena dziŋgɔli me kɔ to eƒe ŋɔtimegbɔgbɔ dzi eye eƒe asi ŋɔ da vɔ̃ɖi si ɖiɖi va yina.

14 Lo, these are ends of his ways; for how slight a whisper is heard [by us] of him! but the thunder of his mighty deeds who can understand?

Esiawoe nye eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo ƒe sue aɖe ko eye aleke dalĩ si wodo le eŋuti miese la le bɔlɔe ale! Eya ta ame kae ate ŋu ase eƒe ŋusẽ ƒe gbeɖeɖe gɔme?”