Job 29
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Hiob yi eƒe nuƒoƒo dzi be,
2 Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
“O, ale si medi vevie be wòanɔ nam abe ale si wònɔ le ɣleti siwo va yi me la ene, le ŋkeke siwo me Mawu kpɔ tanye,
3 When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
esi eƒe akaɖi klẽ ɖe nye ta dzi eye eƒe kekeli na mezɔ to blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖi me!
4 As I was in the ripeness of my days, when the secret of God was upon my tent;
O, nenye ɖe wòanɔ nam abe nye lãmesẽŋkekewo me ene, esi kadodo kple Mawu kplikplikpli na wòyra nye aƒe,
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
esi Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ganɔ kplim ko eye vinyewo ƒo xlãm,
6 When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
esi nye toƒe nye notsi kpeke ɖeɖe eye amitimi ɖuɖu bababa tso agakpe me nam.
7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,
“Ne meyi dua ƒe agbo nu, henɔ anyi ɖe zikpui dzi gli, le dua ƒe ablɔme la,
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
ɖekakpuiawo kpɔam, heƒoa asa nam eye ame tsitsiwo tsona ɖe tsitrenu,
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
dumegãwo tɔna ne wole nu ƒom hetsɔa asi ɖoa nu.
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Gbɔgblɔ buna ɖe ame ŋkutawo eye woƒe aɖe léna ɖe woƒe nu me.
11 For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
Ame sia ame si ɖo tom la kafuam eye ame siwo kpɔm la ƒoa nu nyui tso ŋutinye
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
elabena mexɔna na hiãtɔ siwo le ɣli dom be woakpe ɖe yewo ŋu kple tsyɔ̃evi si si kpeɖeŋutɔ mele o.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Ame si le kukum la ƒe yayra vaa dzinye eye menana ahosi ƒe dzi kpɔa dzidzɔ.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
Metsɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye do abe awu ene eye nuteƒewɔwɔ nye nye awu ʋlaya kple tablanu.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Menye ŋku na ŋkuagbãtɔ kple afɔ na tekunɔ.
16 I was a father to the needy: and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Menye tɔ na hiãtɔwo eye mexɔa nya ɖe amedzrowo nu.
17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Meŋea tsyo na ame vɔ̃ɖiwo eye meɖea nu si woda adzoe la le woƒe aɖutame.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand:
“Mebu be, ‘Maku ɖe nye ŋutɔ nye aƒe me, nye ŋkekewo asɔ gbɔ abe ke ene.
19 My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
Nye kewo aƒo ɖe to, ade tsi gbɔ eye zãmu adza ɖe nye alɔwo dzi zã blibo la.
20 My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
Nye ŋutikɔkɔe anɔ yeye zum ɣe sia ɣi le ŋunye eye dati anɔ yeye ɖaa le asinyeme.’
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
“Amewo ɖoa tom henɔa nye asinu kpɔm, nɔa lalam na nye aɖaŋuɖoɖo le ɖoɖoezizi me.
22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Ne meƒo nu la, womegaƒoa nu o eye nye nyawo gena ɖe woƒe towo me bɔlɔɔ.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Wonɔa lalayem abe ale si wolalana na tsidzadza ene eye woxɔa nye nyawo dea wo ɖokui me abe ale si wonoa kelemetsi ene.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Womexɔnɛ sena ne meko nu na wo o, nye mo ƒe kekeli nye nu xɔasi na wo.
25 I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Metiaa mɔ si woato la na wo, menɔa wo dome abe woƒe tatɔ ene eye menɔa wo dome abe woƒe fia le eƒe aʋakɔwo dome ene. Menɔna abe ame si faa akɔ na konyifalawo ene.
