Job 14
1 Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
“Mwanadamu aliyezaliwa na mwanamke siku zake ni chache nazo zimejaa taabu.
2 As a flower, he cometh forth—and fadeth, He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Huchanua kama ua kisha hunyauka; huwa kama kivuli kipitacho upesi, wala hadumu.
3 And yet upon such a one as this, hast thou opened thine eye? And, him, wouldst thou bring into judgment with thee?
Je, unamwekea jicho lako mtu kama huyo? Je, utamleta mbele yako katika hukumu?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
Ni nani awezaye kutoa kitu safi kutoka kitu najisi? Hakuna awezaye!
5 If determined am his days, the number of his months, is with thee, Fixed times for him, thou hast appointed and he cannot go beyond.
Siku za mwanadamu zimewekewa mpaka; umekwisha kutangaza idadi ya miezi yake na kuweka mpaka ambao hawezi kuuvuka.
6 Look sway from him, that he may rest, Till he shall pay off, as a hireling, his day.
Hivyo angalia mbali umwache, hadi awe amekamilisha muda wake kama mtu aliyeajiriwa.
7 Though there is—for a tree—hope, —if it should be cut down, that, again, it will grow, and, the tender branch thereof, will not cease;
“Kwa maana lipo tumaini kwa mti; kama ukikatwa utachipuka tena, nayo machipukizi yake mapya hayatakoma.
8 If its root, should become old in the earth, and, in the dust, its stock should die:
Mizizi yake yaweza kuchakaa ardhini na kisiki chake kufa udongoni,
9 Through the scent of water, it may break forth, and produce branches like a sapling,
lakini kwa kupata dalili ya maji utachipua na kutoa machipukizi kama mche.
10 Yet, man, dieth, and is prostrate, Yea the son of earth doth cease to breathe, and where is he?
Lakini mwanadamu hufa, na huo ndio mwisho wake; hutoa pumzi ya mwisho, naye hayuko tena!
11 Waters, have failed from, the sea, and, a river, may waste and dry up;
Kama vile maji yatowekavyo katika bahari, au mkondo wa mto ukaushwavyo na kuwa mkavu,
12 So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.
ndivyo mwanadamu alalavyo chini asiamke; hadi mbingu zitakapokuwa hazipo tena, wanadamu hawataamka au kuamshwa kutoka kwenye usingizi wao.
13 Oh that, in hades, thou wouldst hide me! that thou wouldst keep me secret, until the turn of thine anger, that thou wouldst set for me a fixed time, and remember me: (Sheol h7585)
“Laiti kama ungenificha kaburini, na kunisitiri hadi hasira yako ipite! Laiti ungeniwekea wakati, na kisha ukanikumbuka! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man die, can he live again? All the days of my warfare, would I wait, until my relief should come: —
Je, kama mtu akifa, aweza kuishi tena? Siku zote za kazi zangu ngumu nitangojea kufanywa upya kwangu.
15 Thou shouldst call, and, I, would answer thee, —For the work of thine own hand, thou shouldst long.
Utaniita nami nitakuitika; utakionea shauku kiumbe ambacho mikono yako ilikiumba.
16 For, now, my steps, thou countest, Thou wilt not pass over my sin:
Hakika ndipo utakapozihesabu hatua zangu, lakini hutazifuatia dhambi zangu.
17 Sealed up in a bag, is my transgression, and thou hast glued over mine iniquity.
Makosa yangu yatafungiwa kwa lakiri kwenye mfuko, nawe utazifunika dhambi zangu.
18 But, in very deed, a mountain falling, will lie prostrate, or, a rock moved out of its place:
“Lakini kama mlima umomonyokavyo na kufikichika na kama vile mwamba uondolewavyo mahali pake,
19 Stones, have been hollowed out by waters, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth, and, the hope of mortal man, thou hast destroyed:
kama maji yamalizavyo mawe, na mafuriko yachukuavyo udongo, ndivyo unavyoharibu tegemeo la mwanadamu.
20 Thou dost overpower him utterly, and he departeth, Disfiguring his face, so, hast thou sent him away.
Humshinda mara moja kwa daima, naye hutoweka; waibadilisha sura yake na kumwondoa.
21 His sons, come to honour, and he knoweth it not, Or they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not of them.
Kama wanawe wakipewa heshima, yeye hafahamu; kama wakidharauliwa, yeye haoni.
22 But, his flesh, for himself, is in pain, and, his soul, for himself, doth mourn.
Yeye hasikii kingine isipokuwa maumivu ya mwili wake mwenyewe, naye huomboleza kwa ajili yake mwenyewe.”
