Job 20
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
Mgbe ahụ, Zofa onye Neama zara sị:
2 “Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.
“Enweghị udo nke echiche m na-akpali m izaghachi nʼihi na anọ m na mwute dị ukwuu.
3 I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
Anụla m okwu mkparị nke ileda anya nye m, ma nghọta m na-akpalịte m ịzaghachi gị.
4 Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,
“Nʼezie, ị maara otu ọ dị site na mgbe ochie, ya bụ kemgbe e debere mmadụ nʼụwa.
5 that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Obi ụtọ nke onye na-emebi iwu na-adị nwa mgbe nta, ọṅụ nke ndị na-amaghị Chineke na-anọ naanị nwa oge.
6 Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,
Nʼagbanyeghị na ịnya isi ya ga-eru eluigwe, na isi ya ga-emetụkwa igwe ojii;
7 yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
ọ ga-ala nʼiyi ebighị ebi, dịka nsị ya onwe ya nyụrụ; ndị maara ya ga-ajụ, ‘Olee ebe ọ nọ?’
8 He will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.
Ọ ga-efelaga dịka nrọ, agaghị achọtakwa ya mgbe ọbụla, dịka ọhụ abalị nke e chefuru echefu.
9 The eye which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.
Anya hụrụ ya na mbụ agaghị ahụkwa ya ọzọ, ebe obibi ya agaghị elegidekwa ya anya ọzọ.
10 His children will seek the favour of the poor. His hands will give back his wealth.
Ụmụ ya ga-achọ ihuọma site nʼaka ndị ogbenye; aka ya abụọ kwa ga-enyeghachi akụ ya.
11 His bones are full of his youth, but youth will lie down with him in the dust.
Ọkpụkpụ ya nke jupụtara nʼike okorobịa ga-eso ya bụrụ ihe a ghanyere na ntụ.
12 “Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
“Ọ bụ ezie na ihe ọjọọ na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼọnụ, na ọ na-ezokwa ya nʼokpuru ire ya;
13 though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth,
ọ bụ ezie na ọ pụghị nʼịhapụ ya, ọ na-edebe ya nʼọnụ ya,
14 yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.
ma nri ọ na-eri ga-aghọ ihe gbara ụka nʼafọ ya, ọ ga-aghọkwa elo agwọ nʼime afọ ya.
15 He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
Ọ ga-agbọpụta akụnụba niile o lodara; Chineke ga-eme ka o si nʼafọ ya gbọpụtachaa ha.
16 He will suck cobra venom. The viper’s tongue will kill him.
Ọ ga-amịcha elo agwọ, eze agwọ ajụala ga-egbu ya.
17 He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
Ọ gaghị anụ ụtọ mmiri si nʼiyi, bụ iyi nke na-asọ asọ nke jupụtara na mmanụ aṅụ na mmiri ara ehi rahụrụ arahụ.
18 He will restore that for which he laboured, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.
Ihe ọ rụpụtara ka ọ ga-eji kwụghachi ụgwọ o ji na-erighị ma otu. Uru ọ zụtara nʼahịa agaghị abụrụ ya ihe ọṅụ.
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.
Nʼihi na ọ kpagburu ndị ogbenye, hapụ ha na-enweghị olileanya ọbụla, ọ nakọtakwara ụlọ nke ọ na-ewughị.
20 “Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.
“Nʼezie, ọ gaghị enwe izuike site nʼoke ọchịchọ ya; ọ gaghị azọpụtakwa onwe ya site nʼụlọakụ ya.
21 There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.
Ọ dịghị ihe fọdụụrụ ya iripịa, ọganihu ya agaghị adịgide.
22 In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.
Nʼetiti ihe niile o nwere ka mkpagbu ga-abịakwasị ya, oke ịta ahụhụ ga-adakwasị ya.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.
Mgbe o rijuru afọ ka Chineke ga-eme ka iwe ya dị ọkụ megide ya, iti aka Chineke ga-adakwasị ya dịka mmiri ozuzo.
24 He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.
Ọ bụrụ na o si na ngwa agha e ji igwe kpụọ gbalaga, àkụ nke e ji ọla bronz kpụọ ọnụ ya ga-amapu ya ahụ.
25 He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
Nʼazụ ya ka ọ na-esi mịpụta ya, site nʼumeju ya ka a ga-esi mịpụta ọnụ ya na-egbu amụma. Oke egwu dị iche iche ga-abịakwasị ya.
26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.
Oke ọchịchịrị nọ na-echere akụnụba ya, ọkụ nke a na-afụnwughị afụnwu ga-erepịa ya ọ ga-erechapụkwa ihe niile fọdụrụ nʼụlọ ikwu ya.
27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.
Eluigwe ga-ekpughe ikpe ọmụma ya ụwa niile ga-ebili megide ya.
28 The increase of his house will depart. They will rush away in the day of his wrath.
Idee mmiri ga-ebupu ụlọ ya; oke mmiri okwukwo nʼụbọchị iwe Chineke.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”
Nke a bụ oke nke Chineke debeere ndị na-emebi iwu, ya bụkwa ihe nketa nke Chineke kwadooro ha.”
