Job 24
1 “For this reason from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
Kwa nini nyakati za kuwahukumu waovu hazikuwekwa na Mwenyezi? Kwa nini siyo wale waliowaaminifu kwa Mungu huziona siku za hukumu zikija?
2 They reach the borders, They have taken a drove away violently, Indeed, they do evil.
Kuna waovu waondoao alama za mipaka; kuna waovu walichukua kundi kwa nguvu na kulifanya lao.
3 They lead away the donkey of the fatherless, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
Wanawadhurumu wanyonge punda wao; wanachukua ng'ombe wa mjane kuwa dhamana.
4 They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
Wanawaondoa wahitaji katika njia zao kwa lazima; masikini wa dunia yote wanajificha kutoka kwao.
5 Behold, wild donkeys in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself—food for young ones.
Tazama, masikini hawa huenda kufanya kazi kama punda-mwitu mwituni, akitafuta chakula kwa uangalifu; pengine Araba itawapatia chakula kwa ajili ya watoto wao.
6 They reap his provender in a field, And they glean the vineyard of the wicked.
Masikini huvuna katika mashamba ya wengine usiku; wanakusanya zabibu kidogo kutokana na mapato ya waovu.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
Wana lala bila kujifunika wakati wa usiku; hawana cha kujifunika wakati wa baridi.
8 From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge—have embraced a rock.
Wanalowanishwa na mvua ya milimani; wanalala pembeni mwa miamba mikubwa kwani hawana makao.
9 They take away violently The orphan from the breast, And they lay a pledge on the poor.
Kuna waovu wanaowapokonya yatima katika kifua cha mama zao, na waovu wawachukuao watoto kama dhamana kutoka kwa masikini.
10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry—have taken away a sheaf.
Lakini masikini wanatembea uchi; wajapokaa na njaa, wanabebea wengine chakula.
11 They make oil between their walls, They have trodden winepresses, and thirst.
Masikini wanazalisha vinono ndani ya nyumba za waovu; wanakanyaga mashinikizo ya waovu, lakini wanakiu.
12 Men groan because of enmity, And the soul of pierced ones cries, And God does not give praise.
Watu wananung'unika mjini; waliojeruhiwa wanaomboleza, lakini Mungu hasikilizi maombi yao.
13 They have been those rebelling against light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abided in His paths.
Baadhi ya waovu hawa wanaiasi nuru; hawafahamu njia zake, wala kukaa katika njia zake.
14 The murderer rises at the light, He slays the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
Muaji huinuka na nuru; huuwa masikini na waitaji; ni kama mwizi wakati wa usiku.
15 And the eye of an adulterer Has observed the twilight, Saying, No eye beholds me. And he puts the face in secret.
Pia, mzinifu hungoja wakati wa usiku; husema, 'Hakuna anionaye.' Hujibadilisha.
16 He has dug in the darkness—houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
Waovu huingia katika nyumba gizani, lakini hujifungia wakati wa mchana; hawajari nuru.
17 When together, morning [is] death-shade to them, When he discerns the terrors of death-shade.
Kwa kuwa asubuhi kwao wote ni kama giza totoro; wanaamani na vitisho vya giza totoro.
18 He [is] light on the face of the waters, Their portion is vilified in the earth, He does not turn the way of vineyards.
Wanapotea polepole, lakini, kama povu juu ya maji; shamba lao limelaaniwa; hakuna anayekwenda kufanya kazi katika mashamba yao ya mizabibu.
Kiangazi na joto huondoa barafu; ndivyo kuzimu pia kunavyowaaribu waliotenda dhambi. (Sheol h7585)
20 The womb forgets him, The worm sweetens [on] him, He is remembered no more, And wickedness is broken as a tree.
Mama yake atamsahau; polepole funza watamuuma; hatakumbukwa tena; kwa hiyo, waovu watavunjika kama mti.
21 Treating evil the barren [who] does not bear, And he does no good [to] the widow,
Mwovu anamrarua mgumba; hawatendi jema lolote kwa mjane.
22 And [God] has drawn the mighty by His power, He rises, and none believes in life.
Bado Mungu huwaondoa wenye nguvu kwa nguvu zake; huinuka na kuwadhoofisha.
23 He gives to him confidence, and he is supported, And His eyes [are] on their ways.
Mungu huwaacha wajione wako salama, na wanalifurahia hilo, lakini anayaangalia maisha yao.
24 They were high [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. They are shut up as all [others], And cut off as the head of an ear of grain.
Watu hawa wanatukuzwa; bado, kitambo tu, watapotea; hakika, watashushwa; watakusanywa kama wengine wote; wataondolewa kama sehemu ya juu ya masikio ya nafaka.
25 And if not now, who proves me a liar, And makes my word of nothing?”
Ikiwa sivyo, nani atanithibitisha kuwa mwongo; atakaye fanya maneno yangu kuwa si kitu?”
