Job 6
1 Then Job answered and said:
Tete Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ be,
2 O that my grief were weighed thoroughly! That my calamities were put together in the balance!
“Ne ɖe woada nye vevesese eye woada nye fukpekpewo ɖe nudanu me ɖe!
3 Surely they would be heavier than the sand of the sea; On this account were my words rash.
Vavã woakpe wu ke si katã le ƒuta, eya ta mewɔ nuku be nye nyawo mele ame ŋu dzem o.
4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; Their poison drinketh up my spirit; The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ƒe aŋutrɔwo le nye lãme, nye gbɔgbɔ le aɖi si le dodom le wo me la nom. Woƒo Mawu ƒe ŋɔdzidodowo nu ƒu ɖe ŋunye.
5 Doth the wild ass bray in the midst of grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Ɖe gbetedzi xlɔ̃na ne ele gbe mumu gbɔ alo nyi xlɔ̃na ne wotsɔ gbe ƒuƒu nɛ be wòaɖua?
6 Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Ɖe woaɖu nu vɔvɔ dzemademee alo ɖe koklozi ƒe ɣia vivinaa?
7 That which my soul abhorreth to touch Hath become my loathsome food.
Megbe be nyemaɖui o, nuɖuɖu mawo tɔgbi ɖe wònana medzea dɔ.
8 O that I might have my request, And that God would grant me that which I long for!
“O, ne ɖe woana nu si mebia lam, ne Mawu ɖe wòana nu si mele mɔ kpɔm na lam,
9 That it would please God to destroy me; That he would let loose his hand, and make an end of me!
ne Mawu ɖe wòalɔ̃ agbãm gudugudu eye wòaɖe ka eƒe asi ɖe dzinye, ahawum ɖe!
10 Yet it should still be my consolation, Yea, in unsparing anguish I would exult, That I have not denied the commands of the Holy One.
Ekema esia aganye akɔfafa nam ko kple nye dzidzɔ le vevesese si nu mele tsotsom o la me be, nyemagbe nu le Kɔkɔetɔ la ƒe nyawo gbɔ o.
11 What is my strength, that I should hope? And what mine end, that I should be patient?
“Ŋusẽ kae gale asinye be maganɔ mɔ kpɔm? Mɔnukpɔkpɔ kawoe gali ta magbɔ dzi ɖi?
12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh brass?
Kpe ƒe ŋusẽe le asinyea? Akɔblie nye nye ŋutilãa?
13 Alas, there is no help within me! Deliverance is driven from me!
Ɖe ŋusẽ aɖe le asinye be makpe ɖe ɖokuinye ŋu, esi azɔ la wonya dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ ɖa le ŋunyea?
14 To the afflicted, kindness should be shown by a friend; Else he casteth off the fear of the Almighty.
“Ele na xɔlɔ̃wo be woakpe ɖe ame si ƒo dzi ɖe le la ŋu togbɔ be egbe nu le Ŋusẽkatãtɔ vɔvɔ̃ gbɔ hã.
15 But my brethren are faithless like a brook; Like streams of the valley that pass away;
Ke womate ŋu aɖo dzi ɖe nɔvinye ŋutsuwo ŋu o elabena wole abe tɔʋu si miena le kuɖiɣi ene alo abe tɔʋu si ɖɔna gbagbana,
16 Which are turbid by reason of the ice, And the snow, which hideth itself in them.
ne tsikpe si le ete doe ɖe dzi, ne sno si dza ɖe edzi la lolo hena wòsɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi
17 As soon as they flow forth, they vanish; When the heat cometh, they are dried up from their place.
gake eƒe sisi nu tsona ne kuɖiɣi ɖo eye dzoxɔxɔ nana wòmiena la ene.
18 The caravans turn aside to them on their way; They go up into the desert, and perish.
Asihawo ɖea asi le woƒe mɔwo ŋu hedzea gbe toa tagba eye wokuna ɖe mɔ dzi.
19 The caravans of Tema look for them; The companies of Sheba expect to see them;
Asiha siwo tso Tema la le tsi dim, asigbedela siwo tso Seba la le mɔ kpɔm.
20 They are ashamed that they have relied on them; They come to their place, and are confounded.
Ke woƒe dzi tsi dzi elabena kakaɖedzi nɔ wo si hafi gake esi wova ɖo afi ma la, ŋukpe ko woɖu.
21 So ye also are nothing; Ye see a terror, and shrink back.
Azɔ miawo hã mieɖee fia be, mienye ŋudɔwɔnu aɖeke o, miekpɔ nu si ŋu ŋɔdzi le eye mievɔ̃.
22 Have I said, Bring me gifts? Or, Give a present for me out of your substance?
Ɖe megblɔ kpɔ be, ‘Mina nane ɖe nunye, mixe fe ɖe tanye tso miaƒe kesinɔnuwo me,
23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? Or, Rescue me from the hand of the violent?
miɖem le ketɔ la ƒe asi me alo mixɔm le ŋutasẽla ƒe fegomea?’
24 Convince me, and I will hold my peace; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
“Mifia num eye mazi ɖoɖoe; mifia afi si meda ƒu le lam.
25 How powerful are the words of truth! But what do your reproaches prove?
Aleke nyateƒenyawo mehe venae o! Ke nu ka miaƒe nyahehewo ɖe fia?
26 Do ye mean to censure words? The words of a man in despair are but wind.
Ɖe miedi be yewoaɖɔ nya si megblɔ la ɖo eye miawɔ ame si ƒo dzi ɖe le la ƒe nyawo abe yaƒoƒo enea?
27 Truly ye spread a net for the fatherless; Ye dig a pit for your friend.
Miadzidze nu gɔ̃ hã ɖe tsyɔ̃eviwo dzi eye miatsɔ mia xɔlɔ̃wo gɔ̃ hã aɖɔli nue.
28 Look now upon me, I pray you; For to your very face can I speak falsehood?
“Azɔ la, minyo dɔ me miatrɔ mo ɖe gbɔnye, ɖe mate ŋu ada alakpa le mia ŋkumea?
29 Return, I pray, and let there be no unfairness; Yea, return; —still is my cause righteous.
Miɖe asi, migawɔ nu madzɔmadzɔ o migbugbɔ bu eŋuti elabena nye nuteƒewɔwɔ ɖo xaxa me.
30 Is there iniquity on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern what is sinful?
Ɖe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi aɖe le nye nuyiwo dzia? Ɖe nye nu made dzesi beble oa?”
