Job 34
1 Then Elihu continued:
Kisha Elihu akasema:
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.
“Sikieni maneno yangu, enyi watu wenye hekima; nisikilizeni mimi, ninyi watu wenye maarifa.
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].
Kwa kuwa sikio huyajaribu maneno kama vile ulimi uonjavyo chakula.
4 We need to decide [who is saying] what is right and to determine among ourselves what is good/best.
Tujichagulie wenyewe yaliyo sawa, nasi tujifunze pamoja yaliyo mema.
5 Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
“Ayubu anasema, ‘Mimi sina hatia, lakini Mungu ameninyima haki yangu.
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.’
Ingawa niko sawa, ninaonekana mwongo; nami ingawa sina kosa, kidonda changu hakiponi.’
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]
Ni mtu gani aliye kama Ayubu, anywaye dharau kama maji?
8 He habitually associates with people who do what is evil and spends time with wicked people.
Ashirikianaye na watenda mabaya na kuchangamana na watu waovu.
9 He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
Kwa kuwa anasema, ‘Haimfaidi mwanadamu kitu chochote anapojitahidi kumpendeza Mungu.’
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]!
“Hivyo nisikilizeni mimi, ninyi watu wenye ufahamu. Kamwe Mungu hatendi uovu, Mwenyezi hafanyi kosa.
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.
Humlipa mwanadamu kwa ajili ya lile alilotenda; huleta juu yake kile ambacho matendo yake yanastahili.
12 Truly, Almighty God never does what is wicked; he always [LIT] does what is fair/just.
Ni jambo lisiloweza kufikiriwa kwamba Mungu angefanya makosa, kwamba Mwenyezi angepotosha hukumu.
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].
Je, ni nani aliyemtawaza juu ya dunia? Ni nani aliyemweka kuwa mwangalizi wa ulimwengu wote?
14 If he would take his spirit back to himself,
Kama lilikuwa kusudi la Mungu, naye akaiondoa Roho yake na pumzi yake,
15 everyone would die [immediately], and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
wanadamu wote wangeliangamia kwa pamoja, na mtu angerudi mavumbini.
16 “So, [Job], if [you say that you] understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
“Kama ninyi mnaufahamu, sikieni hili; sikilizeni hili nisemalo.
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]?
Je, yeye aichukiaye haki aweza kutawala? Je, utamhukumu mwenye haki, Aliye na Nguvu Zote?
18 He tells [some] kings that they are worthless, and he says to [some] officials that they are wicked.
Je, si ni yeye awaambiaye wafalme, ‘Ninyi hamfai kitu,’ nao watu mashuhuri, ‘Ninyi ni waovu,’
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.
yeye asiyependelea wakuu, wala haonyeshi upendeleo kwa matajiri kuliko maskini, kwa kuwa wote ni kazi ya mikono yake?
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].
Wanakufa ghafula, usiku wa manane; watu wanatikiswa nao hupita; wenye nguvu huondolewa bila mkono wa mwanadamu.
21 “He sees [MTY] everything that people do; [when we walk, ] he watches every step that we take.
“Macho yake yanazitazama njia za wanadamu; anaona kila hatua yao.
22 There is no gloom or darkness [DOU] that is so dark that sinners can hide [from him] in that darkness.
Hakuna mahali penye giza nene, wala uvuli mkubwa, ambapo watenda mabaya wanaweza kujificha.
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].
Mungu hana haja ya kumchunguza mtu sana, ili apate kuja mbele zake kwa hukumu.
24 He destroys mighty people without [needing to] investigate [what they have done], and he appoints others to take their places.
Bila kuuliza huwapondaponda wenye nguvu nyingi na kuwaweka wengine mahali pao.
25 Because he [already] knows what they have done, he removes them at night and gets rid of them.
Kwa sababu huyaangalia matendo yao yote, huwaondoa usiku, nao wakaangamia.
26 Where [many] people can see it, he strikes/punishes them because of the wicked things that they have done;
Anawaadhibu kwa ajili ya uovu wao mahali ambapo kila mmoja ataweza kuwaona,
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.
kwa sababu wameacha kumfuata Mungu, nao hawakuiheshimu njia yake hata moja.
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].
Wamesababisha kilio cha maskini kifike mbele zake, hivyo akasikia kilio cha wahitaji.
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,
Lakini kama akinyamaza kimya, ni nani awezaye kumhukumu? Kama akiuficha uso wake, ni nani awezaye kumwona? Ikiwa ni taifa au mtu mmoja, kwake ni sawa,
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].
ili kumzuia mtu mwovu kutawala, au wale ambao huwategea watu mitego.
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;
“Kama mwanadamu akimwambia Mungu, ‘Nimekosa lakini sitatenda dhambi tena.
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’?
Nifundishe nisichoweza kuona; kama nimekukosea, sitafanya hivyo tena.’
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.
Je basi, Mungu atakulipa kwa masharti yako, wakati wewe umekataa kutubu? Yakupasa wewe uamue, wala si mimi; sasa niambie lile ulijualo.
34 “People who have good sense, those who are wise and who listen to what I say, will say to me,
“Wanadamu wenye ufahamu husema, wenye hekima wanaonisikia huniambia,
35 ‘Job is speaking ignorantly; what he says is nonsense.’
‘Ayubu huongea bila maarifa; maneno yake hayana busara.’
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.
Laiti Ayubu angejaribiwa hadi kikomo cha mwisho, kwa sababu anajibu kama mtu mwovu!
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].”
Kwenye dhambi yake huongeza uasi; kwa dharau hupiga makofi miongoni mwetu, na kuzidisha maneno yake dhidi ya Mungu.”
