Job 34
1 Then Elihu continued:
Awo Eriku ne yeeyongera okwogera nti,
2 “You [three] men who [think that you] [SAR] are very wise, hear me; listen to what I am saying, you men who [say that you] know so much.
“Muwulire ebigambo byange, mmwe abasajja ab’amagezi; mumpulirize mmwe abayivu.
3 When we [SYN] hear what other people [like you] say, we [RHQ] think carefully about what they say [to determine what is good and what is bad], like we [SYN] taste food [to determine what is good].
Kubanga okutu kugezesa ebigambo ng’olulimi bwe lugezesa emmere.
4 We need to decide [who is saying] what is right and to determine among ourselves what is good/best.
Leka twesalirewo ekituufu; muleke tulondewo ekisaanidde.
5 Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
“Yobu agamba nti, ‘Siriiko musango, naye Katonda agaanye okusala omusango gwange mu mazima.
6 Even though I have always done what is right, he is lying about me. Even though I have not done what is wrong, he has caused me to suffer, and I will certainly die.’
Wadde nga ndi mutuufu, ntwalibwa okuba omulimba, wadde nga siriiko musango, akasaale ke kanteseeko ekiwundu ekitawonyezeka.’
7 (Is there any person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water?/There is no person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water.) [RHQ]
Musajja ki ali nga Yobu, anywa okunyoomebwa ng’anywa amazzi?
8 He habitually associates with people who do what is evil and spends time with wicked people.
Atambula n’abakozi b’ebibi, mukwano gw’abo abakola ebitali bya butuukirivu.
9 He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
Kubanga agambye nti, ‘Omuntu talina kyaganyulwa bw’agezaako okusanyusa Katonda.’
10 “So, you men who [claim that you] understand everything, listen to me! Almighty God would never consider doing anything that is wicked or wrong [DOU]!
Noolwekyo mumpulirize mmwe abasajja abalina okutegeera. Kikafuuwe Katonda okukola ebibi, wadde Ayinzabyonna okukola ebikyamu.
11 He (pays back/punishes) people for what they have done; he gives them what they deserve for the way that they have conducted their lives.
Asasula omuntu olw’ekyo ky’aba akoze; n’amutuusaako ebyo ebimusaanidde olw’empisa ze.
12 Truly, Almighty God never does what is wicked; he always [LIT] does what is fair/just.
Weewaawo amazima gali nti, Katonda tasobya. Ayinzabyonna tasaliriza musango.
13 The authority that he has to rule everything on the earth, no one [RHQ] gave it to him; no one [RHQ] put him in control of the whole world. [He has always had that authority].
Obuyinza yabuggya eri ani okukulembera ensi? Ani eyamuwa olukusa okufuga ensi yonna?
14 If he would take his spirit back to himself,
Singa asalawo n’atwala omwoyo gw’omuntu awamu n’omukka gwe,
15 everyone would die [immediately], and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
abantu bonna bandizikiriridde wamu, era omuntu yandizzeeyo mu nfuufu.
16 “So, [Job], if [you say that you] understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
“Bw’oba olina okutegeera, wuliriza kino; wuliriza kye ŋŋamba.
17 God could certainly not [RHQ] govern the world if he hated doing what is fair/just. So, will you condemn God, who is righteous and powerful, [saying that what he has done is wrong]?
Oyo atayagala bwenkanya asobola okufuga? Onoosalira abatuukirivu n’oyo ow’amaanyi omusango?
18 He tells [some] kings that they are worthless, and he says to [some] officials that they are wicked.
Oyo si ye agamba bakabaka nti, ‘Tolina mugaso,’ n’abakungu nti, ‘Oli mukozi wa bibi,’
19 He does not favor rulers [more than he favors others]; he does not favor rich people more than poor people, because he created all of them.
atattira balangira ku liiso era nga tafa ku bagagga kusinga bw’afa ku baavu, kubanga egyo gye mirimu gy’emikono gye?
20 People [often] die suddenly; he strikes them at midnight and they die; he even gets rid of mighty people without the help of any humans [SYN].
Mu kaseera buseera baba bafiiridde wakati mu ttumbi. Abantu banyeenyezebwa ne baggyibwawo. Abo ab’amaanyi batwalibwa n’omukono ogutali gw’abantu.
21 “He sees [MTY] everything that people do; [when we walk, ] he watches every step that we take.
“Amaaso ge gatunuulira amakubo g’abantu; atunuulira buli kigere kye batambula.
22 There is no gloom or darkness [DOU] that is so dark that sinners can hide [from him] in that darkness.
Teri kifo kikwafu wadde ekisiikirize eky’amaanyi, ababi gye bayinza okwekweka.
23 God does not [need to] set a time when we will stand in front of him in order that he may judge us. [He can judge us whenever he wants to].
Katonda teyeetaaga kwongera kwekebejja bantu okulabika mu maaso ge okusalirwa omusango.
24 He destroys mighty people without [needing to] investigate [what they have done], and he appoints others to take their places.
Awatali kwebuuza ku muntu yenna, amenyaamenya ab’amaanyi n’ateekawo abalala mu kifo kyabwe.
25 Because he [already] knows what they have done, he removes them at night and gets rid of them.
Olw’okubanga amanyi ebikolwa byabwe, abamalamu amaanyi ekiro ne babetentebwa.
26 Where [many] people can see it, he strikes/punishes them because of the wicked things that they have done;
Ababonereza olw’ebikolwa byabwe ebibi abantu bonna nga balaba,
27 he strikes them because they turned away from doing what he wanted them to do and did not pay attention to any of his commands.
kubanga baamuvaako ne balekeraawo okumugoberera ne bataddayo kufaayo n’akatono ku makubo ge gonna.
28 They [mistreated] the poor people, with the result that those poor people cried out to God [for help], and he heard those afflicted people when they cried out [to him].
Baleetera abaavu okukaaba, ne kumutuukako era n’awulira okukaaba kw’abanyigirizibwa.
29 But if God decides to do nothing [to punish wicked people], no one can criticize/condemn him. If a godless/wicked man rules a nation, a man who tricks/deceives the people,
Naye bw’asalawo obutabaako ky’ayogera, ani ayinza okumunenya? Bwakweka amaaso ge ani ayinza okumulaba? Eggwanga n’omuntu abalinako obuyinza bwe bumu;
30 and if [God] hides his face [with the result that he does not see that ruler or punish him], no one will be able to prevent that ruler [from doing those things].
aziyiza omuntu atatya Katonda okufuga, aleme okutega abantu emitego.
31 “Job, have you or anyone else ever said to God, ‘I have been punished [for my sins], and I will not sin any more;
“Singa omuntu agamba Katonda nti, gunsinze, sikyaddayo kwonoona,
32 so teach/show me what [sins I have committed]; if I have done anything that is evil, I will not do it any more’?
kye sitegeera kinjigirize, bwe mba nga nsobezza sikyaddayo kukikola,
33 [Job, ] you object to what God has done to you, but do you think that he will do what you want him to do? It is you who must choose [what you say to God], not I; so tell me what you are thinking about this.
olwo Katonda akuddemu nga bw’oyagala, akuleke ng’ogaanye okwenenya? Kaakano ggwe olina okusalawo, so sinze; noolwekyo mbuulira ggwe ky’omanyi.
34 “People who have good sense, those who are wise and who listen to what I say, will say to me,
“Abantu abalina okutegeera mumbuulire, abasajja abagezi abawulira muntegeeze,
35 ‘Job is speaking ignorantly; what he says is nonsense.’
‘Yobu ayogeza butamanya ebigambo bye tebiriimu kwolesebwa.’
36 I think that Job should be taken to a court and (put on trial/judged), because he answers [us his friends] like wicked men would answer.
Singa Yobu agezesebbwa okutuusa ku nkomerero, olw’okwogera ng’abasajja abakozi b’ebibi!
37 To add to the [other] sins that he has committed, he is rebelling [against God]; he shows us that he does not respect God [IDM], making long speeches [saying that God has punished him unjustly].”
Kubanga ku kibi kye ayongeddeko obujeemu, n’akuba mu ngalo wakati mu ffe, n’ayongera okwogera ng’awakanya Katonda.”
