Job 31
1 covenant to cut: make(covenant) to/for eye my and what? to understand upon virgin
“Mebla nu kple nye ŋku be megakpɔ ɖetugbi aɖeke ahiãdzetɔe o.
2 and what? portion god from above and inheritance Almighty from height
Elabena nu kae nye amegbetɔ tɔ gome tso Mawu si le dziƒo la gbɔ kple eƒe domenyinu tso Ŋusẽkatãtɔ si le dziƒo ʋĩi la gbɔ?
3 not calamity to/for unjust and misfortune to/for to work evil: wickedness
Ɖe menye gbegblẽ wònye na ame vɔ̃ɖiwo kple dzɔgbevɔ̃e na nu tovo wɔlawo oa?
4 not he/she/it to see: see way: conduct my and all step my to recount
Ɖe mekpɔ nye mɔwo eye wòxlẽ nye afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe oa?
5 if to go: walk with vanity: false and to hasten upon deceit foot my
“Nenye be mezɔ le aʋatsokaka me alo nye afɔ ɖe abla ɖe amebeble ŋuti la,
6 to weigh me in/on/with balance righteousness and to know god integrity my
ekema Mawu nedam le nudanu nyuitɔ dzi eye wòanya be nyemeɖi fɔ o.
7 if to stretch step my from [the] way: conduct and after eye my to go: went heart my and in/on/with palm my to cleave blemish
Nenye be nye afɔ tra le mɔ la dzi, nenye be nye dzi kplɔ nu si nye ŋkuwo kpɔ la ɖo alo nye asiwo ƒo ɖi la,
8 to sow and another to eat and offspring my to uproot
ekema ame bubuwo neɖu nu siwo meƒã eye woneho nye nukuwo le bo dzi.
9 if to entice heart my upon woman and upon entrance neighbor my to ambush
“Ne nyɔnu aɖe flu nye dzi alo mede xa ɖe nye aƒelika ƒe ʋɔtru nu la,
10 to grind to/for another woman: wife my and upon her to bow [emph?] another
ekema srɔ̃nye netu bli na ŋutsu bubu eye ŋutsu bubuwo nedɔ kplii.
11 for (he/she/it *Q(K)*) wickedness (and he/she/it *Q(k)*) iniquity: crime judge
Elabena esia anye ŋukpenanu kple nu vɔ̃ si dze na ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃.
12 for fire he/she/it till Abaddon to eat and in/on/with all produce my to uproot
Enye dzo si bina hena gbegblẽ, eye wòaho nye nukuwo akɔ ɖi.
13 if to reject justice servant/slave my and maidservant my in/on/with strife their with me me
“Ne nyemetso afia nyui na nye dɔlaŋutsuwo kple dɔlanyɔnuwo ne wotsɔ nya ɖe ŋunye o la,
14 and what? to make: do for to arise: rise God and for to reckon: visit what? to return: reply him
nu ka mawɔ ne Mawu bia gbem? Ŋuɖoɖo ka mana ne eyɔm be mana akɔnta?
15 not in/on/with belly: womb to make me to make him and to establish: make him in/on/with womb one
Ɖe menye ame si wɔm ɖe vidzidɔ me lae wɔ woawo hã oa? Ɖe menye eya koe wɔ mí ame evea katã ɖe mía dadawo ƒe dɔ me oa?
16 if to withhold from pleasure poor and eye widow to end: expend
“Nenye be mete hiãtɔwo woƒe didiwo alo mena nu te ahosiwo ƒe ŋkuwo ŋu,
17 and to eat morsel my to/for alone me and not to eat orphan from her
nenye be nye ɖeɖe meɖu nye abolo heku ŋɔ tsyɔ̃evi la, eya ko woagblɔ nya aɖe,
18 for from youth my to magnify me like/as father and from belly: womb mother my to lead her
evɔ la tso nye ɖekakpuime ke, menyi tyɔẽviwo abe fofo ene eye tso nye ɖevime ke, mefia mɔ ahosiwo.
19 if to see: see to perish from without clothing and nothing covering to/for needy
Ne mekpɔ ame aɖe wòle tsɔtsrɔ̃m le avɔmanɔamesi ta alo hiãtɔ si mekpɔ awu ne wòado o
20 if not to bless me (loin his *Q(K)*) and from fleece lamb my to warm
eye eƒe dzi meyram be metsɔ avɔ si wowɔ kple nye alẽwo ƒe fu nɛ be wòade dzo lãme nɛ o,
21 if to wave upon orphan hand: power my for to see: see in/on/with gate help my
ne mekɔ nye asi dzi ɖe tsyɔ̃evi ŋu, evɔa menya be woxɔa nye nya le ʋɔnu la,
22 shoulder my from shoulder [to] to fall: fall and arm my from branch: shoulder her to break
ekema na be nye abɔ nage le abɔgba ŋu eye wòaŋe le ekpeƒe.
23 for dread to(wards) me calamity God and from elevation his not be able
Elabena gbegblẽ si tso Mawu gbɔ la le ŋɔ dzim nam, eye vɔvɔ̃ na eƒe atsyɔ̃ mana mawɔ nu mawo o.
24 if to set: make gold loin my and to/for gold to say confidence my
“Nenye ɖe meɖo dzi ɖe sika ŋu alo megblɔ na sika nyuitɔ be, ‘Wòe nye nye sitsoƒe,’
25 if to rejoice for many strength: rich my and for mighty to find hand my
nenye ɖe mekpɔ dzidzɔ le nye kesinɔnu gbogboawo ta, nu siwo nye alɔ wɔ dɔ kpɔ,
26 if to see: see light for to shine and moon precious to go: walk
nenye ɖe mede bubu ɣe ŋuti le ale si wòle keklẽm alo ɣleti le ale si wòle yiyim kple atsyɔ̃,
27 and to entice in/on/with secrecy heart my and to kiss hand my to/for lip my
ale be woflu nye dzi le adzame eye metsɔ nye asi wɔ dzesi na wo be melɔ̃ wo, de bubu wo ŋu la,
28 also he/she/it iniquity: crime judge for to deceive to/for God from above
ekema esiawo hã anye nu vɔ̃ siwo wòle be woahe ayi ʋɔnu, elabena adze ƒãa be nyemeto nyateƒe na Mawu le dziƒo o.
29 if to rejoice in/on/with disaster to hate me and to rouse for to find him bad: evil
“Nenye ɖe mekpɔ dzidzɔ le nye futɔ ƒe dzɔgbevɔ̃e me dzedze ŋu alo dzɔ dzi le hiã siwo tui ta la, eya ko magblɔ nya aɖe.
30 and not to give: allow to/for to sin palate my to/for to ask in/on/with oath soul: life his
Gake nyemeɖe mɔ na nye nu be wòawɔ nu vɔ̃ to ɖiŋudodo na eƒe agbe me o.
31 if not to say man tent my who? to give: allow from flesh his not to satisfy
Nenye ɖe ame siwo le aƒenye me la se megblɔ kpɔ be, ‘Ame kae meɖu Hiob ƒe abolo ɖi ƒo kpɔ o?’ la, anye ne enye nya bubu
32 in/on/with outside not to lodge sojourner door my to/for way to open
elabena mele na amedzro aɖeke be wòatsi mɔto adɔ o elabena nye ʋɔtru le ʋuʋu ɖi ɣe sia ɣi na mɔzɔlawo.
33 if to cover like/as Adam transgression my to/for to hide in/on/with breast my iniquity: crime my
Nenye ɖe meɣla nye nu vɔ̃ abe ale si amewo wɔna ene, be meɣla nye dzidada ɖe nye dzi me,
34 for to tremble crowd many and contempt family to to be dismayed me and to silence: silent not to come out: come entrance
elabena mevɔ̃ na ameha la ŋutɔ eye mevɔ̃ na dukɔ la ƒe vlododo ale gbegbe be, mezi ɖoɖoe hegbe gododo ɖe gota la, anye ne enye nya bubu kura.
35 who? to give: if only! to/for me to hear: hear to/for me look! mark my Almighty to answer me and scroll: document to write man strife my
“O, ɖe ame aɖe le asinye aɖo tom ɖe! Kpɔ ɖa mede asi ɖokuinyetaʋlinyawo te, azɔ la, Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la neɖo eŋu nam, ame si le nunye tsom la hã neŋlɔ nunyetsonyawo ɖe agbalẽ dzi.
36 if: surely yes not upon shoulder my to lift: bear him to bind him crown to/for me
Vavã malée ɖe nye abɔta eye maɖɔe ɖe ta abe fiakuku ene.
37 number step my to tell him like leader to present: come him
Mana nutsotsoe tso nye afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe ŋuti eye mate ɖe eŋu abe fiavi ene.
38 if upon me land: soil my to cry out and unitedness furrow her to weep [emph?]
“Nenye ɖe nye anyigba fa avi ɖe ŋutinye eye eƒe boliƒowo yɔ kple aɖatsi,
39 if strength her to eat without silver: money and soul: life master her to breathe
nenye be meɖu eƒe kutsetsewo femaxee alo mena dɔwɔla siwo le agblea dzi la ƒe gbɔgbɔ gbã gudugudugudu la,
40 underneath: instead wheat to come out: issue thistle and underneath: instead barley foul weed to finish word Job
ekema aŋɔkawo nemie nam ɖe lu teƒe eye gbe wuwluiwo nemie ɖe ƒo teƒe.” Esiae nye Hiob ƒe nyawo ƒe nuwuwu.
