Job 3
1 After thus he opened Job mouth his and he cursed day his.
Le esia megbe la, Hiob ke nu eye wòƒo fi de eƒe dzigbe.
2 And he answered Job and he said.
Egblɔ be,
3 Let it perish [the] day [which] I was born on it and the night [which] it said he has been conceived a man.
“Ŋkeke si dzi wodzim la netsrɔ̃, nenema ke nye zã si me wogblɔ be, ‘Wodzi viŋutsu na mí!’
4 The day that let it be darkness may not he care for it God above and may not it shine forth on it daylight.
Ŋkeke ma nezu viviti, Mawu si le dziƒo la megatsɔ ɖeke le eme nɛ o, kekeli aɖeke megaklẽ ɖe edzi o.
5 Let them reclaim it darkness and deep darkness let it settle down over it cloud let them terrify it [the] darkness of day.
Viviti kple blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖi negaxɔe, lilikpo netsyɔ edzi eye blukɔ nedo ɖe eƒe kekeli dzi.
6 The night that let it take it darkness may not it rejoice among [the] days of [the] year in [the] number of [the] months may not it come.
Viviti tsiɖitsiɖi nexɔ zã ma eye womegaxlẽe ɖe ƒea ƒe ŋkekewo me alo woadee ɣleti aɖeke ƒe ŋkekewo me o.
7 There! the night that let it be barren may not it come a cry of joy in it.
Zã ma netsi ko eye dzidzɔɣli aɖeke megaɖi le eme o.
8 Let them curse it cursers of a day the [ones] ready to rouse Leviathan.
Ame siwo ƒoa fi dea ŋkekewo la, neƒo fi de ŋkeke ma, ame siwo le klalo be woade adã ta me na ʋɔ driba la.
9 Let them grow dark [the] stars of twilight its let it wait for light and not and may not it look on [the] eyelids of dawn.
Eƒe ŋukeɣletiviwo nedo viviti, kekeli si lalam wòle la megado nɛ o eye megakpɔ fɔŋli ƒe ɣetotoe gbãtɔwo o,
10 For not it shut [the] doors of womb my and it hid trouble from eyes my.
elabena metu vidzidɔ ƒe ʋɔtruwo ɖe nunye, be nye ŋkuwo makpɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e o.
11 Why? not from [the] womb did I die from [the] belly I came forth and I may expire?
“Nu ka ŋuti nyemeku le nye dzigbe eye maku hafi ado tso vidzidɔ me o?
12 Why? did they receive me knees and why? breasts that I will suckle.
Nu ka ta ata aɖewo le klalo be woakɔm ɖe akɔ eye no aɖewo li be mano?
13 For now I lay down and I may be at peace I slept then - it is at rest to me.
Anye ne memlɔ anyi le ŋutifafa me, le alɔ̃ dɔm, le ɖiɖim ɖe eme.
14 With kings and counselors of [the] earth the [ones who] rebuilt ruins for themselves.
Anye ne mele fiawo kple aɖaŋuɖola siwo le anyigba dzi la gbɔ, ame siwo tu xɔ gã siwo zu aƒedo azɔ la na wo ɖokuiwo.
15 Or with princes [whom] gold [belonged] to them those [who] filled houses their silver.
Anye ne mele dziɖula siwo si sika le eye woƒe aƒewo me yɔ fũu kple klosalo la gbɔ.
16 Or like a miscarriage hidden not was I? like children [who] not they have seen light.
Alo nu ka ta womeɖim ɖe tome abe fu gege ene, abe vidzĩ si mekpɔ ɣe kpɔ o la ene o?
17 There wicked [people] they cease turmoil and there they rest weary [ones] of strength.
Afi ma ame vɔ̃ɖiwo dzudzɔa nyanyra le eye afi ma ame siwo nu ti kɔ na la le gbɔgbɔm ɖe eme le.
18 Together prisoners they are at ease not they hear [the] voice of a taskmaster.
Aʋaléleawo hã nɔa ablɔɖe me eye womegasea dɔdzikpɔlawo ƒe ɣli o.
19 Small and great [is] there he and a slave [is] free from master his.
Ame gblɔewo kple amegãwo siaa le afi ma eye kluvi kpɔa ablɔɖe tso eƒe aƒetɔ ƒe asi me.
20 Why? does someone give to a sufferer light and life to [people] bitter of soul.
“Nu ka tae kekeli klẽna na ayaɖulawo eye wònaa agbe luʋɔ si le nu xam?
21 Those [who] long for death and there not [is] it and they dug for it more than hidden treasures.
Nu ka ta wòna agbe ame siwo le ku dim, evɔ mevana na wo o kple ame siwo le edim vevie wu kesinɔnu si woɣla
22 The joyful [people] to rejoicing they exult if they find [the] grave.
kple ame siwo kpɔa dzidzɔ, tsoa aseye ne woɖo yɔdo me?
23 To a man whom way his it is hidden and he has made inaccessible God behind him.
Nu ka ŋutie wòna agbe ame si ƒe mɔwo le ɣaɣla kple ame si ŋuti Mawu tɔ kpɔ ɖo?
24 If before food my groaning my it comes and they poured forth like water cries of distress my.
Elabena hũɖeɖe xɔ ɖe nuɖuɖu teƒe eye nye ŋeŋe ƒona ɖi abe tsi ene.
25 For a fear I feared and it came to me and [that] which I dreaded it came to me.
Nu si mevɔ̃ na la va dzinye eye nu si dzi ŋɔ nam la dzɔ ɖe dzinye.
26 Not I am at ease - and not I am at peace and not I am at rest and it has come turmoil.
Nyemekpɔ ŋutifafa, tomefafa alo gbɔɖeme aɖeke o, negbe ʋunyaʋunya ko.”
