Job 34
1 Moreover, Elihu continued to speak:
Tete Elihu gblɔ be,
2 “Listen to my words, you wise men; hear me, you who have knowledge.
“Mise nye nyawo, mi nunyalawo, miɖo tom, mi nugɔmeselawo,
3 For the ear tries words as the palate tastes food.
elabena to doa nyawo kpɔ abe ale si aɖe ɖɔa nuɖuɖu kpɔe ene.
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is just: let us discover among ourselves what is good.
Mina míadze si nu si le dzɔdzɔe la na mía ɖokui eye mina míasrɔ̃ nu si nyo la ɖekae.
5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, but God has taken away my rights.
“Hiob gblɔ be, ‘Nyemeɖi fɔ o gake Mawu gbe afiatsotso nam
6 Regardless of my rights, I am considered to be a liar. My wound is incurable, although I am without sin.'
Togbɔ be tɔnye dzɔ hã la, wobum alakpatɔe, togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la, eƒe aŋutrɔ de abi makumaku ŋutinye’
7 What man is like Job, who drinks up mockery like water,
Ame kae le abe Hiob, ame si no fewuɖuɖu abe tsi ene?
8 who goes around in the company of those who do evil, and who walks with wicked men?
Edea ha kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo eye wòbɔa ha kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo.
9 For he has said, 'It is no use to a person to take pleasure in doing what God wants.'
Elabena egblɔ be, ‘Viɖe aɖeke mele eme ne èdze agbagba be yeadze Mawu ŋu o.’
10 So listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness; far be it from the Almighty that he should commit sin.
“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 he pays back a person's work; he makes every man come upon the reward of his own ways.
Ewɔna na ame ɖe nu si wòwɔ la nu eye wòhea nu si eƒe nuwɔnawo dze na la vaa edzii.
12 Indeed, God does nothing wicked, nor does the Almighty ever 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 put him in charge over the earth? Who put the whole world under him?
Ame kae tsɔe ɖo anyigbadzikpɔlae? Ame kae tsɔe ɖo xexea me katã nu?
14 If he ever set his intentions only on himself, and if he ever gathered back to himself his spirit and his breath,
Ne enye eƒe tameɖoɖo eye wòɖo asi eƒe gbɔgbɔ kple agbegbɔgbɔ dzi la,
15 then all flesh would perish together; mankind would return to dust again.
amegbetɔwo katã atsrɔ̃ eye ame atrɔ azu anyi.
16 If now you have understanding, listen to this; listen to the sound of my words.
“Ne gɔmesese le asiwò la, se nya sia, lé to ɖe nu si gblɔ ge mele la ŋuti.
17 Can one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn God, who is righteous and mighty?
Ɖe ame si tsri afia nyui tsotso la ate ŋu akplɔ dua? Ɖe nàbu fɔ dzɔdzɔetɔ kple Ŋusẽtɔ la?
18 God, who says to a king, 'You are vile,' or says to nobles, 'You are wicked'?
Ɖe menye Eyae nye ame si gblɔ na fiawo be, ‘Mienyo na naneke o’ eye na bubumewo be, ‘Ame vɔ̃ɖiwo mienye’ oa,
19 God, who does not show favoritism to leaders and does not acknowledge rich people more than poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
ame si medea amegãwo dzi o eye mewɔa nyui na kesinɔtɔwo, gblẽa ame dahewo ɖi o, elabena wo katã nye eƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo oa?
20 In a moment they will die; at midnight people will be shaken and will pass away; mighty people will be taken away, but not by human hands.
Wokuna kpata le zãtitina, ameawo ʋuʋuna eye wo nu va yina ale woɖea kalẽtɔwo ɖa amegbetɔ ƒe asi manɔmee.
21 For God's eyes are upon a person's ways; he sees all his steps.
“Eƒe ŋkuwo le amegbetɔwo ƒe mɔwo ŋu, ekpɔa woƒe afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe.
22 There is no darkness, no thick gloom where the doers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Teƒe doblukɔ alo teƒe doviviti tsiɖitsiɖitsiɖi aɖeke meli si nu tovo wɔlawo asi abe ɖo o.
23 For God does not need to examine a person further; there is no need for any person to go before him in judgment.
Mehiã be Mawu nado amegbetɔwo kpɔ ayi ŋgɔ alo woava eŋkume wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo o.
24 He breaks mighty men into pieces for their ways that need no further investigation; he puts others in their places.
Mekua nya gɔme hafi kakaa ŋusẽtɔwo, eye wòtsɔa ame bubuwo ɖoa wo teƒe o.
25 In this way he has knowledge of their deeds; he overthrows these people in the night; they are destroyed.
Elabena eƒe ŋku le woƒe nuwɔnawo ŋu eya ta etua asi wo ƒua anyi le zã me, eye wogbãna gudugudugudu.
26 In the open sight of others, he kills them for their wicked deeds like criminals
Ehea to na wo ɖe woƒe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ta, le afi si ame sia ame ate ŋu akpɔ wo le
27 because they turned away from following him and refused to acknowledge any of his ways.
elabena wotrɔ le eyome eye womegatsɔ ɖeke le eme na eƒe mɔ aɖeke o.
28 In this way, they made the cry of poor people come to him; he heard the cry of afflicted people.
Wona ame dahewo ƒe konyifafa va eŋkume, ale be wòse hiãtɔwo ƒe ɣlidodo
29 When he stays silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can perceive him? He rules over nation and individual alike,
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 so that a godless man may not rule, so that there may be no one to entrap people.
be maɖe mɔ na Mawumavɔ̃la wòaɖu fia o eye be maɖe mɔ nɛ wòaɖo mɔ na ameawo o.
31 Suppose someone says to God, 'I am certainly guilty, but I will not sin any longer;
“Tsɔe be ame aɖe gblɔ na Mawu be, ‘Medze agɔ gake nyemagawɔe azɔ o.
32 teach me what I cannot see; I have committed sin, but I will do it no longer.'
Fia nu si nyemate ŋu akpɔ o lam, ne mewɔ nu gbegblẽ la, nyemagawɔe azɔ o.’
33 Do you think that God will punish that person's sin, since you dislike what God does? You must choose, not I. So say what it is that you know.
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 Men of understanding will say to me— indeed, every wise man who hears me will say,
“Nugɔmeselawo gblɔe eye nunyala siwo se nye nyawo la gblɔ nam be,
35 'Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without wisdom.'
‘Hiob ƒoa nu nugɔmemasemasetɔe eye susu mele eƒe nyawo me o.’
36 If only Job were put on trial in the smallest details of his case because of his talking like wicked men.
O, ɖe woado Hiob akpɔ va se ɖe nuwuwu, be wòɖo nya ŋu abe ame vɔ̃ɖi ene la, ne anyo ŋutɔ!
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands in mockery in our midst; he piles up words against God.”
Etsɔ aglãdzedze kpe ɖe eƒe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti, esia akpe fewuɖutɔe le mía dome eye wòle nyawo gblɔm fũu ɖe Mawu ŋu.”
