Job 13
1 look! all to see: see eye my to hear: hear ear my and to understand to/for her
“Nye ŋkuwo kpɔ nu siawo katã, nye towo se wo eye wose wo gɔme.
2 like/as knowledge your to know also I not to fall: fall I from you
Nu si nènya la, nye hã menyae, mède ŋgɔ wum o.
3 but I to(wards) Almighty to speak: speak and to rebuke to(wards) God to delight in
Gake medi vevie be maƒo nu kple Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la eye mahe nya kple Mawu.
4 and but you(m. p.) to smear deception to heal idol all your
Ke miawo la, miele ŋunye gblẽm kple aʋatsonyawo, mi katã mienye gbedala siwo ŋu viɖe aɖeke mele o!
5 who? to give: give be quiet be quiet [emph?] and to be to/for you to/for wisdom
Ne mi katã miahaɖo to ɖe! Le mia gbɔ la, esia anye nunya.
6 to hear: hear please argument my and strife lips my to listen
Mise ɖokuinyenuɖeɖe azɔ, mise nye nuyiwo ƒe kokoƒoƒo.
7 to/for God to speak: speak injustice and to/for him to speak: speak deceit
Ɖe miaƒo nu baɖa ɖe Mawu nua? Ɖe miaƒo nu bebletɔe ɖe enua?
8 face: kindness his to lift: kindness [emph?] if: surely no to/for God to contend [emph?]
Ɖe miebe yewoade edzia? Ɖe miebe yewoaxɔ nya ɖe Mawu nua?
9 pleasant for to search [obj] you if: surely no like/as to deceive in/on/with human to deceive in/on/with him
Anyo na mi ne edo mi kpɔa? Miate ŋu ablee abe ale si miable amewo enea?
10 to rebuke to rebuke [obj] you if in/on/with secrecy face to lift: kindness [emph?]
Le nyateƒe me, aka mo na mi, ne miede edzi le adzame.
11 not elevation his to terrify [obj] you and dread his to fall: fall upon you
Ɖe eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe mado ŋɔdzi na mi oa? Ɖe eƒe ŋɔdzi malé mi oa?
12 memorial your proverb ashes to/for back/rim/brow clay back/rim/brow your
Miaƒe nya tsitsiwo nye lododo gbɔlowo eye dedinɔnɔ ƒe gli siwo mieɖo la nye anyigliwo ko.
13 be quiet from me and to speak: speak I and to pass upon me what?
“Mizi ɖoɖoe ne miana mɔm maƒo nu, ekema nu si be yeadzɔ ɖe dzinye la nedzɔ.
14 upon what? to lift: raise flesh my in/on/with tooth my and soul: life my to set: put in/on/with palm my
Nu ka ŋuti metsɔ ɖokuinye de xaxa me eye metsɔ nye agbe ɖo nye asiƒome?
15 look! to slay me (to/for him *Q(K)*) to wait: hope surely way: conduct my to(wards) face his to rebuke
Togbɔ be ele wu ye ge hã la, matsɔ nye mɔkpɔkpɔ ada ɖe eya amea dzi ko. Le nyateƒe me maʋu go nye mɔwo ɖe ŋkume nɛ.
16 also he/she/it to/for me to/for salvation for not to/for face: before his profane to come (in): come
Vavã esia ava zu ɖeɖe nam elabena mawumavɔ̃la aɖeke mate kpɔ be yeado ɖe eŋkume o!
17 to hear: hear to hear: hear speech my and declaration my in/on/with ear your
Miɖo to miase nye nyawo nyuie, miƒu to anyi miase nu si gblɔ ge mele.
18 behold please to arrange justice: judgement to know for I to justify
Azɔ meɖo nye nyawo ɖe ɖoɖo nu vɔ, menya be tɔnye adzɔ godoo.
19 who? he/she/it to contend with me me for now be quiet and to die
Ɖe ame aɖe ate ŋu atsɔ nya ɖe ŋunyea? Ne ame aɖe ate ŋui la, ekema mazi ɖoɖoe aku.
20 surely two not to make: offer with me me then from face your not to hide
“O Mawu, nu eve siawo ko medi be nàwɔ nam, eye nyemaɣla ɖokuinye ɖe wò o.
21 palm your from upon me to remove and terror your not to terrify me
Te wò asi ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye eye nàdzudzɔ vɔvɔ̃dodo nam kple wò ŋɔdzinuwo.
22 and to call: call to and I to answer or to speak: speak and to return: reply me
Ekema yɔm eye matɔ alo maƒo nu eye nàɖo eŋu.
23 like/as what? to/for me iniquity: crime and sin transgression my and sin my to know me
Nu vɔ̃ kple nu gbegblẽ nenie mewɔ? Ɖe nye vodada kple nu vɔ̃ fiam.
24 to/for what? face your to hide and to devise: think me to/for enemy to/for you
Nu ka tae nèɣla wò mo eye nèbum wò futɔe?
25 leaf to drive to tremble and [obj] stubble dry to pursue
Ɖe nàwɔ funyafunya aŋgba si ya lɔ ɖe nua? Ɖe nàti atsa yomea?
26 for to write upon me gall and to possess: possess me iniquity: crime youth my
Elabena èŋlɔ nu vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖi ɖe ŋunye eye nèna nye ɖekakpuimenu vɔ̃wo va dzinye.
27 and to set: put in/on/with stock foot my and to keep: look at all way my upon root foot my to engrave
Ède gakɔsɔkɔsɔ nye afɔwo, wò ŋkuwo le nye toƒewo katã ŋu eye nède dzesi nye afɔƒome.
28 and he/she/it like/as rottenness to become old like/as garment to eat him moth
“Ale mevɔ le eme abe nu si ƒaƒã alo avɔ si gbagblaʋui ɖu la ene.”
