Job 24
1 Wherefore, since from the Almighty times are not hid, have, his knowing ones, no vision of his days?
“Gịnị mere Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile adịghị ahọpụta oge maka ikpe ikpe? Gịnị mere ndị maara ya ga-eji na-ele anya nʼefu maka oge ndị a?
2 Boundaries, men move back, flocks, they seize and consume;
Ụfọdụ ụmụ mmadụ na-ewezuga nkume oke ala, na-elekọta igwe atụrụ ha zutere nʼohi.
3 The ass of the fatherless, they drive off, they take in pledge the ox of the widow;
Ha na-apụnara ịnyịnya ibu nke nwa mgbei, ha na-anarakwa ehi nke nwanyị di ya nwụrụ nʼihe ebe.
4 They turn aside the needy out of the way, at once, are the humbled of the land made to hide themselves.
Site nʼokporoụzọ ka ha na-akwapụ ndị nọ na mkpa. Ha na-ejikwa aka ike mee ka ndị ogbenye dị nʼala ahụ zoo onwe ha.
5 Lo! [as] wild asses in the wilderness, they go forth with their work, eager seekers for prey, the waste plain, yieldeth them food for their young;
Dịka ịnyịnya ibu ọhịa nọ nʼọzara, otu a ka ndị ogbenye si agagharị na-achọgharị ihe oriri, ala na-adịghị epupụta ihe na-enye ụmụ ha nri.
6 In the field—a man’s fodder, they cut down, and, the vineyard of the lawless, they strip of its late berries;
Ha na-ekpokọta ahịhịa anụ ụlọ na-ata nʼubi, na-atụtụkọtakwa mkpụrụ vaịnị nke fọdụrụ nʼubi ndị ajọ omume.
7 Ill-clad, they are left to lodge without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;
Nʼihi enweghị uwe, ha na-agba ọtọ nʼabalị, ha enwekwaghị akwa iji kpuchie onwe ha oyi.
8 With the sweeping rain of the mountains, are they wet, and, through having no shelter, they embrace a rock.
Oke mmiri ozuzo nke ugwu na-ede ha ahụ, ha na-amaku nkume nʼihi enweghị ebe mgbaba.
9 Men tear, from the breast, the fatherless, and, over the poor, they take a pledge;
Nwa na-enweghị nna ka a na-eji ike napụ ara. Nwa ọhụrụ nke onye ogbenye ka a na-anara nʼihe ebe.
10 Naked, they go about without clothing, and, famished, they carry the sheaves;
Nʼihi enweghị akwa ha na-agba ọtọ na-agagharị, ha na-ebu ukwu ọka ma nọrọ nʼagụụ.
11 Between their walls, are they exposed to the sun, Wine-presses, they tread, and yet are thirsty;
Ha na-asụpụta mmanụ oliv nʼelu ebe e mebere maka ya, ha na-azọchapụta mmanya vaịnị ma akpịrị na-akpọ ha nkụ.
12 Out of the city—out of the houses, they make outcry. and, the soul of the wounded, calleth for help, and, GOD, doth not regard it as foolish.
Ụzụ ịsụ ude ndị na-anwụ si nʼobodo na-ebili, mkpụrụobi nke ndị e merụrụ ahụ na-eti mkpu enyemaka. Ma ọ dịghị onye Chineke na-ahụta ka onye ikpe mara nʼihi ihe ndị a.
13 They, have become rebels against the light, —they are not acquainted with the ways thereof, neither abide they in the paths thereof.
“Ọ dị ndị na-enupu isi megide ìhè, ndị na-amaghị ụzọ ya maọbụ na-anọgide nʼụzọ ya.
14 With the light, riseth the murderer, He slayeth the poor and needy, And, in the night, he becometh like a thief.
Mgbe ìhè nke ụbọchị gafere, ogbu mmadụ na-ebili, gbuo onye ogbenye na onye nọ na mkpa; nʼabalị kwa, ọ na-ezoba dịka onye ohi.
15 And, the eye of the adulterer, watcheth for the evening twilight, saying, Not an eye will see me! A covering for the face, he putteth on;
Anya onye na-akwa iko na-ele anya chi ojiji; ọ na-eche nʼobi ya sị, ‘Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-ahụ m,’ ọ na-ekpuchikwa ihu ya.
16 He breaketh, in the dark, into houses, —By day, they lock themselves in, They know not the light;
Nʼọchịchịrị, ndị ohi na-egbuka ụlọ ndị mmadụ baa, ma nʼehihie ha na-emechibido onwe ha ụzọ nʼime ụlọ; o nweghị ihe ha na ìhè jikọrọ.
17 For, in the case of all such, morning to them is the death-shade, For, to be recognised, is a death-shade terror.
Nʼebe ha niile nọ, etiti abalị bụ ụtụtụ ha, ha na ihe egwu nke ọchịchịrị bụ enyi.
18 Swift is he on the face of the waters, Speedily vanished their share in the land, He turneth not to the way of the vineyards.
“Ma ha bụ ụfụfụ dị nʼelu mmiri; ala ha ketara bụ ihe a bụrụ ọnụ, nke mere na ọ dịghị onye na-agakwa nʼubi vaịnị ha.
Dịka okpomọkụ na ọkọchị si eme ka mkpụrụ mmiri oyi gbazee, otu a ka ala ili si ewere ndị mehiere nʼike. (Sheol h7585)
20 Maternal love shall forget him, the worm shall find him sweet, No more shall he be remembered, but perversity shall be shivered like a tree.
Akpanwa na-echefu ha, ikpuru na-eji ha mere ihe oriri; anaghị echetakwa ndị ajọọ omume kama a na-etiji ha dịka osisi.
21 He oppresseth the barren who beareth not, and, to the widow, he doeth not good;
Ha na-akpagbu nwanyị aga na nwanyị na-enweghị nwa, ha adịghị elekọta nwanyị di ya nwụrụ.
22 Yea he draggeth along the mighty by his strength, He riseth up, and none hath assurance of life;
Ma Chineke na-eji ike ya dọkpụrụ ndị dị ike nke ukwuu pụọ, ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ndị ihe na-agara nke ọma, ma ha enweghị nkwa nke ndụ.
23 It is given him to be secure, and confident, yet, his eyes, are upon their ways.
Ọ nwere ike ime ka ha dabere na ntụkwasị obi na o nweghị ihe pụrụ ịmetụ ha, ma anya ya dịkwasịrị ụzọ ha niile.
24 They are exalted a little, and are not, Yea having been laid low, like all men, are they gathered, Even as the top of an ear of corn, do they hang down.
A na-ebuli ha elu nwa mgbe nta, ma e mesịa, ha anọkwaghị, a na-eweda ha nʼala chikọtakwa ha dịka ndị ọzọ, a na-ebipụ ha dịka ukwu ọka.
25 But, if not, who then can convict me of falsehood? or make of no account my words?
“Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị otu a, onye pụrụ ị sị na ihe m kwuru bụ okwu ụgha si otu a mee ka okwu m bụrụ ihe efu?”
