Job 34
1 and to answer Elihu and to say
Afei Elihu kaa sɛ,
2 to hear: hear wise speech my and to know to listen to/for me
“Mo anyansafoɔ, montie me nsɛm; mo animdefoɔ monyɛ aso mma me.
3 for ear speech to test and palate to perceive to/for to eat
Ɛfiri sɛ aso sɔ nsɛm hwɛ sɛdeɛ tɛkrɛma ka aduane hwɛ no.
4 justice to choose to/for us to know between: among us what? pleasant
Momma yɛnsese nhunu deɛ ɛyɛ ma yɛn. Momma yɛn nyinaa mmɔ mu nsua deɛ ɛyɛ.
5 for to say Job to justify and God to turn aside: remove justice my
“Hiob kaa sɛ, ‘Me ho nni asɛm, nanso Onyankopɔn abu me ntɛnkyea.
6 upon justice my to lie be incurable arrow my without transgression
Ɛwom sɛ mʼasɛm da ɛkwan mu, nanso, wɔbu me ɔtorofoɔ; ɛwom sɛ menyɛɛ bɔne biara, nanso ne bɛmma no ama me apirakuro a ɛnnwu da.’
7 who? great man like/as Job to drink derision like/as water
Onipa bɛn na ɔte sɛ Hiob a ɔnom animtiabuo sɛ nsuo?
8 and to journey to/for company with to work evil: wickedness and to/for to go: walk with human wickedness
Ɔne amumuyɛfoɔ nante; na ɔne atirimuɔdenfoɔ nso bɔ.
9 for to say not be useful great man in/on/with to accept he with God
Ɛfiri sɛ ɔka sɛ, ‘Sɛ onipa bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani a ɔnnya ho mfasoɔ biara.’
10 to/for so human heart to hear: hear to/for me forbid to/for God from wickedness and Almighty from injustice
“Enti mo mmarima a mowɔ nteaseɛ montie me. Ɛmpare Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛyɛ bɔne, sɛ Otumfoɔ no bɛyɛ mfomsoɔ.
11 for work man to complete to/for him and like/as way man to find him
Nnipa nneyɛeɛ so na ɔhwɛ tua wɔn ka; deɛ ɛfata ne nneyɛeɛ na ɔma ɛba ne so.
12 also truly God not be wicked and Almighty not to pervert justice
Ɛmfata sɛ wɔde mfomsoɔ susu Onyankopɔn, na ɛmfata sɛ wɔde ntɛnkyea susu Otumfoɔ.
13 who? to reckon: overseer upon him land: country/planet [to] and who? to set: put world all her
Hwan na ɔde no sii asase so? Hwan na ɔde ewiase nyinaa hyɛɛ ne nsa?
14 if to set: make to(wards) him heart his spirit his and breath his to(wards) him to gather
Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ne pɛ na ɔyii ne Honhom ne nʼahome a,
15 to die all flesh together and man upon dust to return: return
anka adasamma nyinaa bɛbɔ mu ayera, na onipa bɛsane akɔ mfuturo mu.
16 and if understanding to hear: hear [emph?] this to listen [emph?] to/for voice: message speech my
“Sɛ mowɔ nhunumu a, montie yei; montie deɛ meka.
17 also to hate justice to saddle/tie and if: surely no righteous mighty be wicked
Obi a ɔkyiri atɛntenenee bɛtumi adi nnipa so? Mobɛtumi abu Ɔteneneeni kɛseɛ no fɔ anaa?
18 to say to/for king Belial: worthless wicked to(wards) noble
Ɛnyɛ Ɔno na ɔka kyerɛ ahemfo sɛ, ‘Mo ho nni mfasoɔ,’ na ɔka kyerɛɛ atitire sɛ, ‘Moyɛ atirimuɔdenfoɔ’?
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
Ɔnhwɛ mmapɔmma anim na ɔnyiyi adefoɔ ne ahiafoɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nyinaa yɛ ne nsa ano adwuma.
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
Wɔwuwu mmerɛ tiawa bi mu, wɔ anadwo dasuo mu; nnipa no ho woso na wɔsene kɔ; ahoɔdenfoɔ totɔ a ɛmfiri onipa.
21 for eye his upon way: conduct man: anyone and all step his to see: see
“Nʼani hwɛ nnipa akwan; na ɔhunu wɔn anammɔntuo biara.
22 nothing darkness and nothing shadow to/for to hide there to work evil: wickedness
Baabiara nni hɔ a aduru sum, esum kabii, a amumuyɛfoɔ bɛtumi ahinta.
23 for not upon man to set: consider still to/for to go: went to(wards) God in/on/with justice: judgement
Ɛho nhia Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ nnipa mu bio, a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔba nʼanim bɛgye atemmuo.
24 to shatter mighty not search and to stand: stand another underneath: instead them
Ɔbobɔ aberempɔn gu a ɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu biara, na ɔde afoforɔ sisi wɔn ananmu.
25 to/for so to recognize work their and to overturn night and to crush
Ɛfiri sɛ ɔhunu wɔn nneyɛeɛ, ɔtu wɔn gu anadwo na wɔdwerɛ wɔn.
26 underneath: because of wicked to slap them in/on/with place to see: see
Ɔtua wɔn amumuyɛsɛm so ka wɔ baabi a obiara bɛtumi ahunu wɔn,
27 which upon so to turn aside: turn aside from after him and all way: conduct his not be prudent
ɛfiri sɛ, wɔmane firii nʼakyi kɔeɛ na wɔampɛ nʼakwan biara anhwɛ.
28 to/for to come (in): come upon him cry poor and cry afflicted to hear: hear
Wɔmaa ahiafoɔ sufrɛ duruu nʼanim na ɛma ɔtee mmɔborɔni su.
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
Nanso sɛ ɔyɛ komm a, hwan na ɔbɛtumi abu no fɔ? Sɛ ɔde nʼanim hinta nso a, hwan na ɔbɛhunu no? Nanso ɔdi onipa ne ɔman so pɛpɛɛpɛ,
30 from to reign man profane from snare people
ɔmma onipa a ɔnnim Onyame nni ɔhene, sɛdeɛ wɔnnsum nnipa no mfidie.
31 for to(wards) God to say to lift: bear not to destroy
“Adɛn enti na onipa nka nkyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ, ‘Mayɛ bɔne na merenyɛ bɔne bio.
32 beside to see you(m. s.) to show me if injustice to work not to add: again
Kyerɛ me na menhunu; na sɛ mayɛ bɔne a, merenyɛ saa bio.’
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
Ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn gyina deɛ wode wʼano aka so tua wo ka, wɔ ɛberɛ a woayɛ sɛ worennu wo ho anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ wosi gyinaeɛ, ɛnyɛ me; enti ka deɛ wonim kyerɛ me.
34 human heart to say to/for me and great man wise to hear: hear to/for me
“Nnipa a wɔwɔ nteaseɛ pae mu ka, animdefoɔ a wɔtie me ka kyerɛ me sɛ,
35 Job not in/on/with knowledge to speak: speak and word his not in/on/with be prudent
‘Hiob nnkasa nimdeɛ kwan so; aba biara nni ne kasa mu.’
36 oh that! to test Job till perpetuity upon turn in/on/with human evil: wickedness
Ao, sɛ wɔsɔɔ Hiob hwɛeɛ kɔɔ akyiri a anka ɛyɛ, ɛfiri sɛ ɔyiyii nsɛm ano sɛ omumuyɛfoɔ!
37 for to add upon sin his transgression between us to slap and to multiply word his to/for God
Ɔde atuateɛ ka ne bɔne ho; ɔde ahantan bɔ ne nsam gu yɛn so na ɔma ne nsɛm a ɔka tia Onyankopɔn no dɔɔso.”
