Job 9
1 Then Job answered and said:
Na Hiob kasaa bio sɛ:
2 Of a truth, I know that it is so: For how can man be just before God?
“Aane, menim sɛ yei yɛ nokorɛ. Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔdasani bɛtene wɔ Onyankopɔn anim?
3 If he choose to contend with him, He cannot answer him to one charge of a thousand.
Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn yiyi a, ɔrentumi nyi nsɛm apem mu baako mpo ano.
4 He is excellent in wisdom, mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?
Ne nyansa mu dɔ, na ne tumi so. Hwan na ɔne no adi asie na ne ho baabiara anti?
5 He removeth the mountains, and they know it not; He overturneth them in his anger.
Ɔtutu mmepɔ a wɔnnim ho hwee ɔbubu wɔn fa so wɔ nʼabufuo mu.
6 He shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble.
Ɔwoso asase firi ne siberɛ, na ɔma ne nnyinasoɔ woso biribiri.
7 He commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And he sealeth up the stars.
Ɔkasa kyerɛ owia na ɛnhyerɛn, na ɔsɔ nsoromma hyerɛn ano.
8 He alone spreadeth out the heavens, And walketh upon the high waves of the sea.
Ɔno nko ara na ɔtrɛ ɔsoro mu, na ɔnante ɛpo asorɔkye so.
9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the secret chambers of the South.
Ɔno ne Nwenwenente, Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma Yɛfoɔ; Nsorommabafan ne ewiem anafoɔ fam nsorommakuo no.
10 He doeth great things past finding out, Yea, wonderful things without number.
Ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ a wɔntumi nte aseɛ, nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a wɔntumi nkan.
11 Lo! he goeth by me, but I see him not; He passeth along, but I do not perceive him.
Sɛ ɔnam me ho a, menhunu no; sɛ ɔsene a, menhunu no.
12 Lo! he seizeth, and who can hinder him? Who will say to him, What doest thou?
Sɛ ɔhwim kɔ a, hwan na ɔsi no kwan? Hwan na ɔbɛtumi abisa no sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ yi?’
13 God will not turn away his anger; The proud helpers are brought low before him.
Onyankopɔn nkora nʼabufuo so; Rahab aboafoɔ mpo ho popo wɔ nʼanim.
14 How much less shall I answer him, And choose out words to contend with him?
“Na me ne hwan a me ne no bɛyiyi? Mɛyɛ dɛn anya nsɛm a me ne no de bɛgye akyinnyeɛ?
15 Though I were innocent, I would not answer him; I would cast myself on the mercy of my judge.
Sɛ menim mpo a, merentumi nyi nʼano; ɛno ara ne sɛ mɛsrɛ ahummɔborɔ afiri me ɔtemmufoɔ nkyɛn.
16 Should I call, and he make answer to me, I could not believe that he listened to my voice, —
Mpo, sɛ mefrɛ no na ɔba a, mennye nni sɛ ɔbɛtie mʼasɛm.
17 He who falleth upon me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause!
Ɔde asorɔkye bɛdwerɛ me ama mʼapirakuro adɔɔso kwa.
18 Who will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness!
Ɔremma menya mʼahome, bio. Ɔde awerɛhoɔ bɛhyɛ me ma tɔ.
19 If I look to strength, “Lo! here am I!” [[saith he, ]] If to justice, “Who shall summon me to trial?”
Sɛ ɛba no ahoɔden a, ɔyɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ! Na sɛ ɛba atɛntenenee nso a, hwan na ɔbɛsamane no?
20 Though I were upright, yet must my own mouth condemn me; Though I were innocent, He would prove me perverse.
Sɛ medi bem mpo a, mʼano bɛbu me kumfɔ; sɛ me ho nni asɛm a, ɛbɛbu me fɔ.
21 Though I were innocent, I would not care for myself; I would despise my life.
“Ɛwom sɛ medi bem deɛ, nanso memmu me ho; abrabɔ afono me.
22 It is all one; therefore I will affirm, He destroyeth the righteous and the wicked alike.
Ne nyinaa yɛ pɛ; ɛno enti na meka sɛ, ‘Ɔsɛe deɛ ne ho nni asɛm ne omumuyɛfoɔ.’
23 When the scourge bringeth sudden destruction, He laugheth at the sufferings of the innocent.
Ɛberɛ a amanehunu de owuo aba no, ɔsere deɛ ne ho nni asɛm no akomatuo.
24 The earth is given into the hands of the wicked; He covereth the face of the judges thereof; If it be not He, who is it?
Ɛberɛ a asase akɔ amumuyɛfoɔ nsam no, ɔfira ɛso atemmufoɔ ani. Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, na ɛyɛ hwan?
25 My days have been swifter than a courier; They have fled away; they have seen no good.
“Me nna ho yɛ herɛ sene ommirikatufoɔ; ɛsene kɔ a anigyeɛ kakra mpo nni mu.
26 They have gone by like the reed-skiffs; Like the eagle, darting upon his prey.
Ɛtwam kɔ sɛ akodoɔ a wɔde paparɔs ayɛ te sɛ akɔdeɛ a wɔreto akyere wɔn ahaboa.
27 If I say, I will forget my lamentation, I will change my countenance, and take courage,
Sɛ meka sɛ, ‘Me werɛ mfiri mʼanwiinwii, mɛsesa me nsɛm ka, na masere a,’
28 Still am I in dread of the multitude of my sorrows; For I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
me yea ahodoɔ no bɔ me hu ara. Na menim sɛ, woremmu me bem.
29 I shall be found guilty; Why then should I labor in vain?
Woabu me fɔ dada enti, adɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meha me ho kwa?
30 If I wash myself in snow, And cleanse my hands with lye,
Mpo sɛ ɛba sɛ mede samina dware na mede samina hohoro me nsa ho a,
31 Still wilt thou plunge me into the pit, So that my own clothes will abhor me.
wobɛto me atwene atɛkyɛ amena mu, ama mʼatadeɛ mpo akyiri me.
32 For He is not a man, as I am, that I may contend with him, And that we may go together into judgment;
“Ɔnyɛ onipa te sɛ me na mayi nʼano, na yɛakɔgyina asɛnniiɛ abobɔ yɛn nkuro.
33 There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
Sɛ anka obi wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛsiesie yɛn ntam na waka yɛn baanu abɔ mu a,
34 Let him take from me his rod, And not dismay me with his terrors,
obi a ɔbɛyi Onyankopɔn abaa afiri me so, sɛdeɛ nʼahunahuna mmɔ me hu bio a,
35 Then I will speak, and not be afraid of him: For I am not so at heart.
anka mɛkasa a merensuro no, nanso saa tebea a mewɔ mu yi deɛ, mentumi.
