Job 38
1 Then spake Jehovah to Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Afei, Awurade firi ahum mu buaa Hiob sɛ,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
“Hwan ne deɛ ɔde nsɛm a nimdeɛ nni mu katakata mʼafotuo so?
3 Gird up thy loins like a man! I will ask thee, and answer thou me!
Hyɛ wo ho den sɛ ɔbarima; mɛbisa wo nsɛm, na wobɛyi mʼano.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding!
“Ɛberɛ a metoo asase fapem no, na wowɔ he? Sɛ wonim a, ka ɛ.
5 Who fixed its dimensions, that thou shouldst know it! Or who stretched out the line upon it?
Hwan na ɔsusuu ne tenten ne ne tɛtrɛtɛ? Ampa ara wonim! Hwan na ɔtwee susuhoma faa ani?
6 Upon what were its foundations fixed? And who laid its corner-stone,
Ɛdeɛn so na ɛgyina, anaasɛ hwan na ɔtoo ne tweatiboɔ no,
7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
ɛberɛ a anɔpa nsoromma bɔɔ mu too dwom, na abɔfoɔ nyinaa de anigyeɛ teaam no?
8 And who shut up the sea with doors, When it burst forth as from the womb?
“Hwan na ɔkaa ɛpo hyɛɛ apono akyi, ɛberɛ a ɛpue firii yafunu mu,
9 When I made the clouds its mantle, And thick darkness its swaddling-band;
ɛberɛ a mede omununkum yɛɛ nʼaduradeɛ na mede esum kabii kyekyeree noɔ,
10 When I appointed for it my bound, And fixed for it bars and doors;
ɛberɛ a metoo hyeɛ maa noɔ na mesisii nʼapono ne nʼadaban,
11 And said, Thus far shalt thou come, and no farther, And here shall thy proud waves be stayed!
ɛberɛ a mekaa sɛ, ‘Ɛha ara na wobɛduru, ɛntra ha; ɛha na wʼahantan asorɔkyeɛ no mmɛso’?
12 Hast thou, in thy life, given charge to the morning, Or caused the day-spring to know its place,
“Woahyɛ mmara ama adekyeeɛ da? Anaa woakyerɛ no nʼafa,
13 That it should lay hold of the ends of the earth, And shake the wicked out of it?
sɛ ɛnkɔka asase ano na ɛntu amumuyɛfoɔ mfiri so?
14 It is changed as clay by the seal; And all things stand forth as in rich apparel.
Asase fa ne bɔberɛ sɛ dɔteɛ a ɛhyɛ nsɔano ase; na ɛso tebea da adi te sɛ atadeɛ.
15 But from the wicked their light is withheld, And the high-raised arm is broken.
Wɔde amumuyɛfoɔ hann akame wɔn, na wɔn abasa a wɔapagya no mu abu.
16 Hast thou visited the springs of the sea, And walked through the recesses of the deep?
“Woapɛɛpɛɛ mu ahunu nsutire a ɛpo firi mu ba anaa woanante ne bunu mu?
17 Have the gates of death been disclosed to thee, And hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
Wɔde owuo apono akyerɛ wo? Woahunu owuo sunsumma apono anaa?
18 Hast thou surveyed the breadth of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all!
Woate ewiase a ɛda hɔ hahanaa no ase anaa? Sɛ wonim yeinom nyinaa a, ka kyerɛ me.
19 Where is the way to the abode of light? And darkness—where is its dwelling-place?
“Ɛhe na hann firi ba? Na ɛhe na esum nso kɔ?
20 That thou shouldst lead it to its boundary, And that thou shouldst know the paths to its mansion!
Wobɛtumi de wɔn akɔ wɔn siberɛ? Wonim akwan a ɛkɔ wɔn atenaeɛ?
21 Surely thou knowest; for thou wast then born! And the number of thy years is great!
Ampa ara wonim, ɛfiri sɛ na woawo wo dada. Woanyini yie!
22 Hast thou visited the storehouses of the snow, Or seen the treasuries of the hail,
“Woakɔ sukyerɛmma adekoradan mu da, anaa woahunu asukɔtweaa adekoradan
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, —Against the day of battle and war?
a makora so ama ahohiahia berɛ, ɔsa ne akodie nna?
24 What is the way to where light is distributed, And the east wind spread abroad upon the earth?
Ɛkwan bɛn na ɛkɔ baabi a anyinam firi ba, anaa baabi a apueeɛ mframa firi na ɛbɔ fa asase so?
25 Who hath prepared channels for the rain, And a path for the thunder-flash,
Hwan na ɔtwaa ɛka maa osubransam, ne ɛkwan maa aprannaa mmobom,
26 To give rain to the land without an inhabitant, To the wilderness wherein is no man;
sɛ ɛbɛtɔ agu asase a obiara nte soɔ so, anweatam a obiara nni soɔ,
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, And cause the tender herb to spring forth?
na ama asase bonini a ɛyɛ wesee yi afɔ na ɛserɛ afifiri so?
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
Osutɔ wɔ agya anaa? Hwan na ɔyɛ agya ma obosuo?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And who hath gendered the hoar-frost of heaven?
Hwan yafunu mu na nsukyeneeɛ fire? Hwan na ɔwoo nsukyeneeɛ mporoporowa firi soro
30 The waters are hid as under stone, And the face of the deep becometh solid.
ɛberɛ a nsuo kyene dane sɛ ɛboɔ, na ebunu ani kyene?
31 Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, Or loosen the chains of Orion?
“Wobɛtumi de ahoma akyekyere Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma? Wobɛtumi asane Nwenwenente nhoma anaa?
32 Canst thou lead forth the Signs in their season, Or guide the Bear with her sons?
Wobɛtumi de anɔpa nsoromma aba wɔ ne berɛ mu anaasɛ wobɛtumi ayi sisire ne ne mma afiri hɔ?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Hast thou appointed their dominion over the earth?
Wonim mmara a ɛfa ewiem ho? Wobɛtumi de Onyankopɔn ahennie aba asase so?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, So that abundance of waters will cover thee?
“Wobɛtumi ama wo nne aduru omununkum so na wode nsuo akata wo ho anaa?
35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, so that they will go, And say to thee, “Here we are”?
Wobɛtumi ama anyinam atwa? Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Yɛnnie anaa’?
36 Who hath put understanding in the reins, And given intelligence to the mind?
Hwan na ɔde nyansa ma akoma anaasɛ ɔde nteaseɛ hyɛ adwene mu.
37 Who numbereth the clouds in wisdom? And who poureth out the bottles of heaven,
Hwan na ɔwɔ nyansa a wɔde kan omununkum? Hwan na ɔbɛtumi akyea ɔsoro nsuo nkotokuo,
38 When the dust floweth into a molten mass, And the clods cleave fast together?
ɛberɛ a mfuturo ayɛ den ama dɔteɛ atɔatɔ keka bɔ mu.
39 Canst thou hunt prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the hunger of the young lions,
“Wokɔ ahayɔ ma gyatabereɛ ma agyata didi mee
40 When they couch in their dens, And lie in wait in the thicket?
ɛberɛ a wɔbutubutu wɔn abɔn ano anaasɛ wɔtetɛ nnɔtɔ ase?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food, When his young ones cry unto God, While they wander about without food?
Hwan na ɔma anene aduane ɛberɛ a ne mma su frɛ Onyankopɔn na wɔkyinkyini pɛ aduane?
