Job 29
1 And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Job gakwara nʼihu nʼokwu ya sị:
2 Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
“Ọ gaara adị m nọọ mma ma a sị na m ga-adị dịka m dị nʼọnwa ole na ole gara aga, dịka ụbọchị ndị ahụ mgbe Chineke na-elekọta m,
3 When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
mgbe oriọna ya na-achakwasị m nʼisi ìhè ya ka m ji jee ije nʼọchịchịrị.
4 As I was in the ripeness of my days, when the secret of God was upon my tent;
Ewoo, otu ihe dịịrị nʼụbọchị ihe na-agara m nke ọma, mgbe mmekọrịta mụ na Chineke mere ka ụlọ m bụrụ ebe a gọziri agọzi,
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
mgbe Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nọnyeere m na mgbe ụmụ m nọkwa m gburugburu,
6 When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
mgbe ụzọ m jupụtara na mmiri ara ehi rahụrụ arahụ, mgbe nkume na-awụpụtara m mmanụ oliv dịka mmiri na-asọ asọ.
7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the street,
“Mgbe m na-apụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo were ọnọdụ m nʼama.
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
Ụmụ okorobịa na-ahụ m wezuga onwe ha, ndị okenye na-ahụkwa m ma guzo nʼụkwụ ha;
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
ndịisi ọchịchị obodo na-akwụsị ikwu okwu ma were aka ha kpuchie ọnụ ha;
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
olu ndị a na-asọpụrụ na-adakwa jụụ, ire ha na-araparakwa ha nʼakpo ọnụ.
11 For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
Nʼoge ahụ, onye ọbụla nụrụ olu m na-ekwu ihe dị mma banyere m, ndị hụkwara m na-agba ama ọma maka m.
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Nʼihi na anapụtara m ndị ogbenye na-eti mkpu enyemaka, napụtakwa ndị mgbei na-enweghị ndị enyemaka.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Onye nọ nʼọnụ ọnwụ gọziri m; emekwara m ka obi nwanyị di ya nwụrụ bụọ abụ.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
Ana m eyikwasị ezi omume dịka uwe, ikpe ziri ezi bụ uwe mwụda m na akwa okike nke isi m.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Abụ m anya nye onye ìsì, bụrụkwa ụkwụ nye onye ngwụrọ.
16 I was a father to the needy: and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Abụ m nna nke onye nọ na mkpa; bụrụkwa onye gbalịrị ịhụ na ndị ọbịa natara ikpe ziri ezi.
17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Etijiri m ikiri eze nke ndị ajọ omume, si otu a napụta ndị ha na-achọ ịdọgbu.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand:
“Echere m sị, ‘Aga m anwụ nʼụlọ nke aka m, na ụbọchị m ga-abakwa ụba dịka aja dị nʼala.
19 My root is spread out to the waters, and the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
Mgbọrọgwụ m ga-eto rịda na mmiri, na igirigi ga-adakwasịkwa nʼalaka m abalị niile.
20 My glory is fresh in me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
Nsọpụrụ m ga-adịgide ọhụrụ nʼime m, ụta m ga-adịgidekwa ọhụrụ nʼaka m.’
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
“Ụmụ mmadụ na-eji oke olileanya na-ege m ntị, ha na-ederekwa duu ịnụrụ ndụmọdụ m.
22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Mgbe m kwụsịrị okwu, ha anaghị ekwukwa ọzọ. Okwu m na-ada juu na ntị ha.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Ha na-echerekwa m dịka e si echere mmiri ozuzo, na-aṅụkwa okwu m dịka ala si aṅụ mmiri ozuzo nʼọkọchị.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Mgbe m miiri ha ọnụ ọchị, ha adịghị ekwenye ya; ìhè nke ihu m dị oke mkpa nye ha.
25 I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Ọ bụ m na-ahọpụtara ha ụzọ, na-anọdụ dịka onyeisi ha; ebiri m dịka a ga-asị na m bụ onye eze nʼetiti ndị agha ya; na dịka onye na-akasị ndị na-eru ụjụ obi.
