Job 9
1 And Job answers and says:
Job zara sị:
2 “Truly I have known that [it is] so, But how is man righteous with God?
“Nʼezie, amaara m na ihe ndị a bụ eziokwu. Ma mmadụ dị ndụ ọ ga-esi aṅaa gosi na ya bụ onye aka ya dị ọcha nʼihu Chineke?
3 If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.
Ọ bụrụ na Chineke ekpebie ịjụ mmadụ ajụjụ, ebee ka mmadụ ahụ nọ nke nwere ike ịza ọ bụladị otu nʼime ajụjụ dị iche iche Chineke ga-ajụ ya?
4 Wise in heart and strong in power—Who has hardened toward Him and is at peace?
Amamihe ya dị ukwuu, ike ya sara mbara, onye guzogidere ya ma hapụ imerụ ahụ?
5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who has overturned them in His anger.
Ọ na-enugharị ugwu ukwu ma ha adịghị ama nke a, na-akwatụ ha nʼiwe ya.
6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
Ọ na-enugharịkwa ụwa site na ntọala ya, mee ka ogidi ya maa jijiji.
7 Who is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, And the stars He seals up.
Ọ na-agwa anyanwụ okwu mee ka ọ kwụsị ịcha; ọ na-emenyụ ìhè kpakpando na-enye.
8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
Naanị ya gbasara mbara eluigwe, ọ na-agakwa ije nʼelu ebili mmiri nke oke osimiri.
9 Making the Great Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the inner chambers of the south.
Ọ bụ ya mere kpakpando Bịaa, na Orion na Pleiades, na kpakpando niile nke ndịda eluigwe.
10 Doing great things until there is no searching, And wonderful, until there is no numbering.
Ọ na-arụ ọtụtụ ọrụ ebube nke mmadụ na-enweghị ike ịghọta, ihe ịrịbama nke ọnụ na-enweghị ike ịgụta.
11 Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.
Mgbe ọ na-esi nʼakụkụ m agafe, enweghị m ike ịhụ ya, mgbe ọ na-agabiga, adịghị m amata na ọ bụ ya.
12 Behold, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, What [are] You doing?
Ọ bụrụ na ọ pụnara ihe, onye na-akwụsị ya? Onye kwa pụrụ ịjụ ya si, ‘Gịnị ka ị na-eme?’
13 God does not turn back His anger, Proud helpers have bowed under Him.
Chineke adịghị eme ka iwe ya laghachi, ọbụladị ndị inyeaka Rehab, ruru ala nʼụkwụ ya.
14 How much less do I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
“Onye kwanụ ka m bụ, m ga-eji nwee ike iguzo nʼihu ya ịjụ ya ajụjụ, maọbụ mụ na ya ịrụrịta ụka?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, For my judgment I make supplication.
Nʼagbanyeghị na aka m dị ọcha, apụghị m ịsa ya okwu; kama m ga-arịọ onye ikpe m ka o mere m ebere.
16 Though I had called and He answers me, I do not believe that He gives ear [to] my voice.
A sịkwarị na m kpọọ ya oku, ọ za m, ekwenyeghị m na ọ ga-ege m ntị.
17 Because He bruises me with a storm, And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.
Ọ ga-eji oke ifufe tirie m, meekwa ka ihe mgbu m baa ụba na-enweghị ihe butere ya.
18 He does not permit me to refresh my spirit, But fills me with bitter things.
Ọ gaghị ekwe ka iku ume m lọghachi kama ọ ga-eji iru ụjụ kpuchie m.
19 If of power, behold, the Strong One; And if of judgment—who convenes me?
Ọ bụrụ ihe e ji ike eme, lee na ọ dị ike nke ukwuu! Ọzọ ọ bụrụ nʼikpe ziri ezi, onye pụrụ iguzogide ya.
20 If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse.
A sịkwarị na aka m dị ọcha, ọnụ m ga-ama m ikpe; ọ bụrụ na abụ m onye na-enweghị ịta ụta, ọ ga-agụ m nʼonye ikpe mara.
21 I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.
“Ọ bụ ezie na abụ m onye ikpe na-amaghị ejighị m onwe m kpọrọ ihe; nʼezie ana m eleda ndụ m anya.
22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.
Otu ihe ahụ ka ọ bụ; nʼihi ya ka m ji asị, ‘Ọ na-ala ndị ezi omume na ndị ajọ omume nʼiyi.’
23 If a scourge puts to death suddenly, He laughs at the trial of the innocent.
Mgbe ịpịa ụtarị wetara ọnwụ mberede, ọ na-achị enweghị olileanya nke ndị na-enweghị ihe ha mere ọchị.
24 Earth has been given Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, If not—where, who [is] he?
Mgbe ala dabara nʼaka ndị na-emebi iwu, ọ na-ekpuchi ndị ọkaikpe anya. Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị ya na-eme ya, onye kwanụ bụ onye ahụ na-eme ya?
25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
“Ụbọchị ndụ m dị gara gara karịa onye ọgba ọsọ; ha na-agafekwa na-ahụtụghị ọṅụ anya.
26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darts on food.
Ha na-agafe dịka ụgbọ mmiri papịrọs, dịka mgbe ugo na-efeda ngwangwa ijide anụ ọ ga-eri.
27 Though I say, I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!
Ọ bụrụ na m sị, ‘Aga m echefu mkpesa m, aga m agbanwe ihu m, nwee ihu ọchị.’
28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that You do not acquit me.
Nsogbu m niile ka na-atụ m egwu nʼihi na amara m na ị gaghị ewere m dịka onye aka ya dị ọcha.
29 I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.
Ebe m bụrịị onye ikpe mara, nʼihi gịnị ka m ji na-adọgbu onwe m nʼefu?
30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified my hands with soap,
A sịkwarị na m jiri ncha saa ahụ m werekwa soda saa aka m abụọ,
31 Then You dip me in corruption, And my garments have detested me.
ị ga-enuba m nʼolulu apịtị nke pụrụ ime ka uwe m yi nʼahụ m kpọọ m asị.
32 But if a man like myself—I answer Him, We come together into judgment.
“Ọ bụghị mmadụ efu dịka m nke m ga-aza ya, ka anyị abụọ kpọrịtaa onwe anyị ikpe nʼụlọikpe.
33 If there were a mediator between us, He places his hand on us both.
A sịkwarị na e nwere onye odozi okwu nʼetiti mụ na gị, onye ga-ebikwasị anyị abụọ aka ya,
34 He turns aside His rod from off me, And His terror does not make me afraid,
onye ga-ewepụ mkpara Chineke site nʼebe m nọ, ka oke egwu ya gharakwa ịtụ m ọzọ.
35 I speak, and do not fear Him, but I am not right with myself.”
Mgbe ahụ ka m ga-ekwu okwu na-atụghị ya egwu; ma ka ọ dị ugbu a ọ dịghị ihe m nwere ike ime.
