Job 29
1 Job resumed speaking and said,
Job gakwara nʼihu nʼokwu ya sị:
2 “Oh, that I were as I was in the past months when God cared for me,
“Ọ gaara adị m nọọ mma ma a sị na m ga-adị dịka m dị nʼọnwa ole na ole gara aga, dịka ụbọchị ndị ahụ mgbe Chineke na-elekọta m,
3 when his lamp shined on my head, and when I walked through darkness by his light.
mgbe oriọna ya na-achakwasị m nʼisi ìhè ya ka m ji jee ije nʼọchịchịrị.
4 Oh, that I were as I was in the ripeness of my days when the friendship of God was on my tent,
Ewoo, otu ihe dịịrị nʼụbọchị ihe na-agara m nke ọma, mgbe mmekọrịta mụ na Chineke mere ka ụlọ m bụrụ ebe a gọziri agọzi,
5 when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
mgbe Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nọnyeere m na mgbe ụmụ m nọkwa m gburugburu,
6 when my way was covered with cream, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
mgbe ụzọ m jupụtara na mmiri ara ehi rahụrụ arahụ, mgbe nkume na-awụpụtara m mmanụ oliv dịka mmiri na-asọ asọ.
7 When I went out to the city gate, when I sat in my place in the city square,
“Mgbe m na-apụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo were ọnọdụ m nʼama.
8 the young men saw me and kept their distance from me in respect, and the aged people rose and stood for me.
Ụmụ okorobịa na-ahụ m wezuga onwe ha, ndị okenye na-ahụkwa m ma guzo nʼụkwụ ha;
9 The princes used to refrain from talking when I came; they would lay their hand on their mouths.
ndịisi ọchịchị obodo na-akwụsị ikwu okwu ma were aka ha kpuchie ọnụ ha;
10 The voices of the noblemen were hushed, and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouths.
olu ndị a na-asọpụrụ na-adakwa jụụ, ire ha na-araparakwa ha nʼakpo ọnụ.
11 For after their ears heard me, they would then bless me; after their eyes saw me, they would then give witness to me and approve of me
Nʼoge ahụ, onye ọbụla nụrụ olu m na-ekwu ihe dị mma banyere m, ndị hụkwara m na-agba ama ọma maka m.
12 because I rescued the one who was poor when he cried out, and the one who had no father when he had no one to help him.
Nʼihi na anapụtara m ndị ogbenye na-eti mkpu enyemaka, napụtakwa ndị mgbei na-enweghị ndị enyemaka.
13 The blessing of him who was about to perish came on me; I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Onye nọ nʼọnụ ọnwụ gọziri m; emekwara m ka obi nwanyị di ya nwụrụ bụọ abụ.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
Ana m eyikwasị ezi omume dịka uwe, ikpe ziri ezi bụ uwe mwụda m na akwa okike nke isi m.
15 I was eyes to blind people; I was feet to lame people.
Abụ m anya nye onye ìsì, bụrụkwa ụkwụ nye onye ngwụrọ.
16 I was a father to needy people; I would examine the case even of one whom I did not know.
Abụ m nna nke onye nọ na mkpa; bụrụkwa onye gbalịrị ịhụ na ndị ọbịa natara ikpe ziri ezi.
17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous man; I plucked the victim out from between his teeth.
Etijiri m ikiri eze nke ndị ajọ omume, si otu a napụta ndị ha na-achọ ịdọgbu.
18 Then I said, 'I will die in my nest; I will multiply my days like the grains of sand.
“Echere m sị, ‘Aga m anwụ nʼụlọ nke aka m, na ụbọchị m ga-abakwa ụba dịka aja dị nʼala.
19 My roots are spread out to the waters, and dew lies all night on my branches.
Mgbọrọgwụ m ga-eto rịda na mmiri, na igirigi ga-adakwasịkwa nʼalaka m abalị niile.
20 The honor in me is always fresh, and the bow of my strength is always new in my hand.'
Nsọpụrụ m ga-adịgide ọhụrụ nʼime m, ụta m ga-adịgidekwa ọhụrụ nʼaka m.’
21 To me men listened; they waited for me; they stayed silent to hear my advice.
“Ụmụ mmadụ na-eji oke olileanya na-ege m ntị, ha na-ederekwa duu ịnụrụ ndụmọdụ m.
22 After my words were done, they did not speak again; my speech dropped like water on them.
Mgbe m kwụsịrị okwu, ha anaghị ekwukwa ọzọ. Okwu m na-ada juu na ntị ha.
23 They always waited for me as they waited for rain; they opened their mouth wide to drink in my words, as they would do for the latter rain.
Ha na-echerekwa m dịka e si echere mmiri ozuzo, na-aṅụkwa okwu m dịka ala si aṅụ mmiri ozuzo nʼọkọchị.
24 I smiled on them when they did not expect it; they did not reject the light of my face.
Mgbe m miiri ha ọnụ ọchị, ha adịghị ekwenye ya; ìhè nke ihu m dị oke mkpa nye ha.
25 I selected their way and sat as their chief; I lived like a king in his army, like one who comforts mourners.
Ọ bụ m na-ahọpụtara ha ụzọ, na-anọdụ dịka onyeisi ha; ebiri m dịka a ga-asị na m bụ onye eze nʼetiti ndị agha ya; na dịka onye na-akasị ndị na-eru ụjụ obi.
