Job 14
1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble.
Mwanadamu, ambaye amezaliwa na mwanamke, huishi siku chache tu na amejaa mahangaiko.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Yeye huchanua kutoka katika ardhi kama ua na kukatwa chini; yeye hukimbia kama kivuli na hawezi kudumu.
3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
Je, wewe unatazama chochote katika hivi? Mnanileta mimi hukumuni pamoja nanyi?
4 Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.
Ni nani anayeweza kukileta kitu safi kutoka katika kitu kichafu? Hakuna awaye yote.
5 Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his months [is] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Siku za mwanadamu zimeamriwa. Idadi ya miezi yake unayo wewe; umekiweka kikomo chake ambacho hawezi kukivuka.
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.
Tazama mbali kutoka kwake kwamba yeye aweze kupumzika, ili kwamba aweze kufurahia siku yake kama mtu aliyekodishwa kama yeye anaweza kufanya hivyo.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.
Kunaweza kuwa na tumaini kwa mti; kama ukikatwa chini, unaweza kuchipua tena, hivyo chipukizi lake halitapotea.
8 Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground;
Japokuwa mizizi yake inakua na kuzeeka katika ardhi, na shina lake kufa katika udongo,
9 [Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
hata kama bado lina harufu ya maji pekee, litachipua tena na kutoa nje matawi kama mche.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yes, man yieldeth his breath, and where [is] he?
Lakini mwanadamu hufa; yeye huwa dhaifu; haswaa, mwanadamu hukoma kupumua, na tena yuko wapi yeye?
11 [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
Kama maji yanavyopotea kutoka ziwani, na kama vile mto upotezavyo maji na kukauka,
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens [shall be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
vivyo hivyo watu hulala chini na hawaamki tena. Mpaka pale mbingu zitakapokuwa hazipo tena, hawataamka wala kuamshwa kutoka katika kulala kwao.
13 O that thou wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou wouldst keep me secret, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldst appoint me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)
Laiti, kwamba ungenificha mimi mbali katika kuzimu mbali kutoka katika mahangaiko, na kwamba ungenitunza mimi katika siri hadi hasira yake imalizike, kwamba ungeniwekea mimi muda maalumu wa kukaa huko na kisha kuniita mimi katika fahamu! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man dieth, shall he live [again]? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change shall come.
Ikiwa mwanadamu akifa, yeye ataishi tena? Ikiwa hivyo, ningependa kusubiri kule muda wangu wote wa kuharibika mpaka kufunguliwa kwangu kutakapokuja.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.
Wewe ungeita, na mimi ningekujibu wewe. Wewe ungekuwa na shauku ya kazi ya mikono yako.
16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
Wewe ungehesabu na kutunza nyayo zangu; Wewe usingejali kumbukumbu ya dhambi yangu.
17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity.
Uovu wangu ungetiwa muhuri katika mkoba; wewe ungeufunga uovu wangu.
18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to naught, and the rock is removed out of its place.
Lakini hata milima huanguka na kuwa si chochote; hata miamba huhamishwa kutoka mahali pake;
19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
maji yaliyokuwa chini ya mawe; kufurika kwake huondoa mbali mavumbi ya nchi. Kama hivi, ninyi mnavyoharibu matumaini ya mwanadamu.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Ninyi daima humshinda yeye, na yeye hupita mbali; Ninyi mnabadilisha uso wake na kumtuma yeye mbali kufa.
21 His sons come to honor, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
Kama watoto wake wa kiume ni wa kuheshimiwa, yeye, hatambui hicho; na kama wakishushwa chini, yeye haoni hicho.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
Yeye hujisikia tu maumivu ya mwili wake mwenyewe, na hujiombolezea yeye mwenyewe.
