Job 34
1 and to answer Elihu and to say
Tete Elihu gblɔ be,
2 to hear: hear wise speech my and to know to listen to/for me
“Mise nye nyawo, mi nunyalawo, miɖo tom, mi nugɔmeselawo,
3 for ear speech to test and palate to perceive to/for to eat
elabena to doa nyawo kpɔ abe ale si aɖe ɖɔa nuɖuɖu kpɔe ene.
4 justice to choose to/for us to know between: among us what? pleasant
Mina míadze si nu si le dzɔdzɔe la na mía ɖokui eye mina míasrɔ̃ nu si nyo la ɖekae.
5 for to say Job to justify and God to turn aside: remove justice my
“Hiob gblɔ be, ‘Nyemeɖi fɔ o gake Mawu gbe afiatsotso nam
6 upon justice my to lie be incurable arrow my without transgression
Togbɔ be tɔnye dzɔ hã la, wobum alakpatɔe, togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la, eƒe aŋutrɔ de abi makumaku ŋutinye’
7 who? great man like/as Job to drink derision like/as water
Ame kae le abe Hiob, ame si no fewuɖuɖu abe tsi ene?
8 and to journey to/for company with to work evil: wickedness and to/for to go: walk with human wickedness
Edea ha kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo eye wòbɔa ha kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo.
9 for to say not be useful great man in/on/with to accept he with God
Elabena egblɔ be, ‘Viɖe aɖeke mele eme ne èdze agbagba be yeadze Mawu ŋu o.’
10 to/for so human heart to hear: hear to/for me forbid to/for God from wickedness and Almighty from injustice
“Eya ta miɖo tom, mi ŋutsu nugɔmeselawo. Nete ɖa xaa tso Mawu gbɔ, be wòawɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi kple Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la, be wòawɔ nu gbegblẽ.
11 for work man to complete to/for him and like/as way man to find him
Ewɔna na ame ɖe nu si wòwɔ la nu eye wòhea nu si eƒe nuwɔnawo dze na la vaa edzii.
12 also truly God not be wicked and Almighty not to pervert justice
Mele be wòava ame ƒe ta me gɔ̃ hã be Mawu awɔ nu gbegblẽ alo be Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la atso afia ŋkunɔ o.
13 who? to reckon: overseer upon him land: country/planet [to] and who? to set: put world all her
Ame kae tsɔe ɖo anyigbadzikpɔlae? Ame kae tsɔe ɖo xexea me katã nu?
14 if to set: make to(wards) him heart his spirit his and breath his to(wards) him to gather
Ne enye eƒe tameɖoɖo eye wòɖo asi eƒe gbɔgbɔ kple agbegbɔgbɔ dzi la,
15 to die all flesh together and man upon dust to return: return
amegbetɔwo katã atsrɔ̃ eye ame atrɔ azu anyi.
16 and if understanding to hear: hear [emph?] this to listen [emph?] to/for voice: message speech my
“Ne gɔmesese le asiwò la, se nya sia, lé to ɖe nu si gblɔ ge mele la ŋuti.
17 also to hate justice to saddle/tie and if: surely no righteous mighty be wicked
Ɖe ame si tsri afia nyui tsotso la ate ŋu akplɔ dua? Ɖe nàbu fɔ dzɔdzɔetɔ kple Ŋusẽtɔ la?
18 to say to/for king Belial: worthless wicked to(wards) noble
Ɖe menye Eyae nye ame si gblɔ na fiawo be, ‘Mienyo na naneke o’ eye na bubumewo be, ‘Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo mienye’ oa,
19 which not to lift: kindness face: kindness ruler and not to recognize rich to/for face: before poor for deed: work hand his all their
ame si medea amegãwo dzi o eye mewɔa nyui na kesinɔtɔwo, gblẽa ame dahewo ɖi o, elabena wo katã nye eƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo oa?
20 moment to die and middle night to shake people and to pass and to turn aside: remove mighty: strong not in/on/with hand
Wokuna kpata le zãtitina, ameawo ʋuʋuna eye wo nu va yina ale woɖea kalẽtɔwo ɖa amegbetɔ ƒe asi manɔmee.
21 for eye his upon way: conduct man: anyone and all step his to see: see
“Eƒe ŋkuwo le amegbetɔwo ƒe mɔwo ŋu, ekpɔa woƒe afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe.
22 nothing darkness and nothing shadow to/for to hide there to work evil: wickedness
Teƒe doblukɔ alo teƒe doviviti tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi aɖeke meli si nu tovo wɔlawo asi abe ɖo o.
23 for not upon man to set: consider still to/for to go: went to(wards) God in/on/with justice: judgement
Mehiã be Mawu nado amegbetɔwo kpɔ ayi ŋgɔ alo woava eŋkume wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo o.
24 to shatter mighty not search and to stand: stand another underneath: instead them
Mekua nya gɔme hafi kakaa ŋusẽtɔwo, eye wòtsɔa ame bubuwo ɖoa wo teƒe o.
25 to/for so to recognize work their and to overturn night and to crush
Elabena eƒe ŋku le woƒe nuwɔnawo ŋu eya ta etua asi wo ƒua anyi le zã me, eye wogbãna gudugudugudu.
26 underneath: because of wicked to slap them in/on/with place to see: see
Ehea to na wo ɖe woƒe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ta, le afi si ame sia ame ate ŋu akpɔ wo le
27 which upon so to turn aside: turn aside from after him and all way: conduct his not be prudent
elabena wotrɔ le eyome eye womegatsɔ ɖeke le eme na eƒe mɔ aɖeke o.
28 to/for to come (in): come upon him cry poor and cry afflicted to hear: hear
Wona ame dahewo ƒe konyifafa va eŋkume, ale be wòse hiãtɔwo ƒe ɣlidodo
29 and he/she/it to quiet and who? be wicked and to hide face and who? to see him and upon nation and upon man unitedness
Ke ne ezi ɖoɖoe kpoo la, ame ka abu fɔe? Ne eɣla eƒe mo la, ame ka ate ŋu akpɔe? Ke hã la, ele amewo kple dukɔwo tame sɔsɔe,
30 from to reign man profane from snare people
be maɖe mɔ na Mawumavɔ̃la wòaɖu fia o eye be maɖe mɔ nɛ wòaɖo mɔ na ameawo o.
31 for to(wards) God to say to lift: bear not to destroy
“Tsɔe be ame aɖe gblɔ na Mawu be, ‘Medze agɔ gake nyemagawɔe azɔ o.
32 beside to see you(m. s.) to show me if injustice to work not to add: again
Fia nu si nyemate ŋu akpɔ o lam, ne mewɔ nu gbegblẽ la, nyemagawɔe azɔ o.’
33 from from with you to complete her for to reject for you(m. s.) to choose and not I and what? to know to speak: promise
Ɖe Mawu aɖo eteƒe na wò le wò didi nu, esi nègbe be yematrɔ dzi me oa? Wòe wòle be nàɖo eŋu, menye nyee o eya ta gblɔ nu si nènya la nam.
34 human heart to say to/for me and great man wise to hear: hear to/for me
“Nugɔmeselawo gblɔe eye nunyala siwo se nye nyawo la gblɔ nam be,
35 Job not in/on/with knowledge to speak: speak and word his not in/on/with be prudent
‘Hiob ƒoa nu nugɔmemasemasetɔe eye susu mele eƒe nyawo me o.’
36 oh that! to test Job till perpetuity upon turn in/on/with human evil: wickedness
O, ɖe woado Hiob akpɔ va se ɖe nuwuwu, be wòɖo nya ŋu abe ame vɔ̃ɖi ene la, ne anyo ŋutɔ!
37 for to add upon sin his transgression between us to slap and to multiply word his to/for God
Etsɔ aglãdzedze kpe ɖe eƒe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti, esia akpe fewuɖutɔe le mía dome eye wòle nyawo gblɔm fũu ɖe Mawu ŋu.”
