Job 38
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Nake Jehova agĩcookeria Ayubu ũhoro arĩ kĩhuhũkanio-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
2 "Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
“Nũũ ũyũ ũrekĩra kĩrĩra gĩakwa nduma na ciugo itarĩ na ũmenyo?
3 Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me.
Wĩhotore ta mũndũ mũrũme; nĩngũkũũria ciũria, nawe ũkĩnjookerie.
4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
“Warĩ kũ rĩrĩa ndaakire mũthingi wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũmenya.
5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
Nũũ wathimire mũigana wayo? Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ! Nũũ watambũrũkirie rũrigi rwa gũthima igũrũ rĩayo?
6 Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
Mĩthingi yayo yahandirwo igũrũ rĩa kĩĩ, kana nũũ wahaandire ihiga rĩayo rĩa koine,
7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa njata cia rũciinĩ ciainire hamwe, na araika othe makĩanĩrĩra nĩ gũkena?
8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,
“Nũũ wahingĩrĩirie iria na mĩrango rĩrĩa rĩatumũkire kuuma nda,
9 when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,
rĩrĩa ndatuire matu nguo ciarĩo, na ngĩrĩoha nduma nene ta taama warĩo,
10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,
rĩrĩa ndarĩkĩrĩire mĩhaka, na ngĩrĩhingĩra na mĩrango yarĩo, na ngĩĩkĩra mĩgĩĩko handũ hayo,
11 and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'
rĩrĩa ndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ũkinyage o haha na ndũkanahakĩre; makũmbĩ maku macio metĩĩi-rĩ, hau nĩho marĩĩkinyaga’?
12 "Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place;
“Kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria-rĩ, ũrĩ waathana atĩ rũciinĩ rũgĩe ho, kana ũkĩonereria ũtheri wa rũciinĩ harĩa ũkuumĩrĩra,
13 that it might take hold of the farthest parts of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
nĩguo ũhote kũnyiita thĩ na mĩthia yaguo, nao arĩa aaganu maribaribwo moime kuo?
14 It is changed as clay under the seal, and stands forth as a garment.
Thĩ ĩhaanaga ta rĩũmba rĩhũrĩtwo mũhũũri; mũonekere wayo ũtariĩ ta mũhianĩre wa nguo.
15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.
Andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmaimagwo ũtheri wao, na guoko kwao kũrĩa kuoetwo na igũrũ gũkoinwo.
16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
“Ũrĩ wathiĩ rũgendo nginya kũrĩa iria rĩtherũkagĩra, kana ũgaceera itwe-inĩ cia ndia kũrĩa kũriku mũno?
17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Ũrĩ wonio ihingo cia gĩkuũ? Ũrĩ wona ihingo cia kĩĩruru gĩa gĩkuũ?
18 Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? Declare, if you know it all.
Ũrĩ wamenya ũnene wa wariĩ wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo nĩũũĩ maũndũ macio mothe.
19 "What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,
“Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũtũũraga nĩĩrĩkũ? Nayo nduma ĩikaraga kũ?
20 that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?
No ũcitware gwacio? Nĩũũĩ tũcĩra twa gũthiĩ kũrĩa itũũraga?
21 Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great.
Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ, nĩgũkorwo warĩ mũciare! Wee-rĩ, nĩũtũũrĩte mĩaka mĩingĩ!
22 Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,
“Ũrĩ watoonya makũmbĩ kũrĩa tharunji ĩigĩtwo, kana ũkĩona makũmbĩ kũrĩa mbura ya mbembe ĩigĩtwo,
23 which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
o icio njigĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mahinda ma thĩĩna, ngaciiga nĩ ũndũ wa matukũ ma mbaara na ma kũrũa.
24 By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũgayanagĩrio nĩĩrĩkũ, kana ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa rũhuho rwa irathĩro rũhurunjagĩrwo gũkũ thĩ?
25 Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm;
Nũũ wenjagĩra mbura ya kĩboboto mũtaro wa kũgerera, kana agatemera mbura ya marurumĩ njĩra,
26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, in which there is no man;
nĩguo mbura yure bũrũri ũtatũũraga mũndũ, na yure werũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ mũndũ,
27 to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
nĩguo ĩhũũnagie kũu gũtiganĩrie gũgakira ihooru, na ĩtũme kũmere nyeki?
28 Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?
Mbura nĩĩrĩ ithe? Nũũ mũciari wa matata ma ime?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? The gray frost of the sky, who has given birth to it?
Tharunji yumaga nda ya ũ? Nũũ ũciaraga mbaa ĩrĩa yumaga igũrũ,
30 The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.
rĩrĩa maaĩ momaga ta ihiga, rĩrĩa maaĩ marĩa marĩ igũrũ wa iria magwatana?
31 "Can you fasten the chains of Kimah, or loosen the cords of Kesil?
“Wee-rĩ, wahota kuohania njata iria thaka cia Kĩrĩmĩra? Wahota kuohora mĩkanda ya njata iria ciĩtagwo Karaũ?
32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or can you lead Aysh with her children?
Wahota kuumagaragia njata iria ciĩtagwo Mazarothu o mahinda maacio maakinya, kana wahota gũtongoria Nduba na ciana ciayo?
33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?
Nĩũũĩ mawatho ma igũrũ? No ũhote kũhaanda wathani wa Ngai ũrũme gũkũ thĩ?
34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover you?
“Wahota kwanĩrĩra nginya mũgambo waku ũkinye matu-inĩ nĩguo kuure wĩhumbĩre na kĩguũ kĩa maaĩ?
35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are?'
Wee nĩwe ũtũmaga heni ithiĩ na njĩra ciacio? Nĩikũrehagĩra ũhoro igakwĩra atĩ, ‘Tũrĩ haha’?
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?
Nũũ waheire ngoro ũũgĩ, kana akĩhe meciiria ũmenyo?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of the sky,
Nũũ ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa gũtara matu? Nũũ ũngĩhota kũinamia ndigithũ cia maaĩ cia igũrũ
38 when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?
rĩrĩa rũkũngũ rwatondora, nayo ndoro ĩkooma ĩkanyiitana?
39 "Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
“Nĩwe ũguĩmagĩra mũrũũthi wa mũgoma wone gĩa kũrĩa, kana nĩwe ũniinagĩra mĩrũũthi ngʼaragu
40 when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?
rĩrĩa ĩkomereire imamo-inĩ ciayo, kana rĩrĩa ĩikaraga yoheirie nyamũ ihinga-inĩ?
41 Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
Nũũ ũheaga ihuru irio rĩrĩa tũcui twarĩo tũgũkaĩra Mũrungu tũkĩũrũũraga nĩ kwaga irio?
