Job 24
1 Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days.
“Gịnị mere Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile adịghị ahọpụta oge maka ikpe ikpe? Gịnị mere ndị maara ya ga-eji na-ele anya nʼefu maka oge ndị a?
2 The borders they reach, A drove they have taken violently away, Yea, they do evil.
Ụfọdụ ụmụ mmadụ na-ewezuga nkume oke ala, na-elekọta igwe atụrụ ha zutere nʼohi.
3 The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,
Ha na-apụnara ịnyịnya ibu nke nwa mgbei, ha na-anarakwa ehi nke nwanyị di ya nwụrụ nʼihe ebe.
4 They turn aside the needy from the way, Together have hid the poor of the earth.
Site nʼokporoụzọ ka ha na-akwapụ ndị nọ na mkpa. Ha na-ejikwa aka ike mee ka ndị ogbenye dị nʼala ahụ zoo onwe ha.
5 Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.
Dịka ịnyịnya ibu ọhịa nọ nʼọzara, otu a ka ndị ogbenye si agagharị na-achọgharị ihe oriri, ala na-adịghị epupụta ihe na-enye ụmụ ha nri.
6 In a field his provender they reap, And the vineyard of the wicked they glean.
Ha na-ekpokọta ahịhịa anụ ụlọ na-ata nʼubi, na-atụtụkọtakwa mkpụrụ vaịnị nke fọdụrụ nʼubi ndị ajọ omume.
7 The naked they cause to lodge Without clothing. And there is no covering in the cold.
Nʼihi enweghị uwe, ha na-agba ọtọ nʼabalị, ha enwekwaghị akwa iji kpuchie onwe ha oyi.
8 From the inundation of hills they are wet, And without a refuge — have embraced a rock.
Oke mmiri ozuzo nke ugwu na-ede ha ahụ, ha na-amaku nkume nʼihi enweghị ebe mgbaba.
9 They take violently away From the breast the orphan, And on the poor they lay a pledge.
Nwa na-enweghị nna ka a na-eji ike napụ ara. Nwa ọhụrụ nke onye ogbenye ka a na-anara nʼihe ebe.
10 Naked, they have gone without clothing, And hungry — have taken away a sheaf.
Nʼihi enweghị akwa ha na-agba ọtọ na-agagharị, ha na-ebu ukwu ọka ma nọrọ nʼagụụ.
11 Between their walls they make oil, Wine-presses they have trodden, and thirst.
Ha na-asụpụta mmanụ oliv nʼelu ebe e mebere maka ya, ha na-azọchapụta mmanya vaịnị ma akpịrị na-akpọ ha nkụ.
12 Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.
Ụzụ ịsụ ude ndị na-anwụ si nʼobodo na-ebili, mkpụrụobi nke ndị e merụrụ ahụ na-eti mkpu enyemaka. Ma ọ dịghị onye Chineke na-ahụta ka onye ikpe mara nʼihi ihe ndị a.
13 They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.
“Ọ dị ndị na-enupu isi megide ìhè, ndị na-amaghị ụzọ ya maọbụ na-anọgide nʼụzọ ya.
14 At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
Mgbe ìhè nke ụbọchị gafere, ogbu mmadụ na-ebili, gbuo onye ogbenye na onye nọ na mkpa; nʼabalị kwa, ọ na-ezoba dịka onye ohi.
15 And the eye of an adulterer Hath observed the twilight, Saying, 'No eye doth behold me.' And he putteth the face in secret.
Anya onye na-akwa iko na-ele anya chi ojiji; ọ na-eche nʼobi ya sị, ‘Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-ahụ m,’ ọ na-ekpuchikwa ihu ya.
16 He hath dug in the darkness — houses; By day they shut themselves up, They have not known light.
Nʼọchịchịrị, ndị ohi na-egbuka ụlọ ndị mmadụ baa, ma nʼehihie ha na-emechibido onwe ha ụzọ nʼime ụlọ; o nweghị ihe ha na ìhè jikọrọ.
17 When together, morning [is] to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.
Nʼebe ha niile nọ, etiti abalị bụ ụtụtụ ha, ha na ihe egwu nke ọchịchịrị bụ enyi.
18 Light he [is] on the face of the waters, Vilified is their portion in the earth, He turneth not the way of vineyards.
“Ma ha bụ ụfụfụ dị nʼelu mmiri; ala ha ketara bụ ihe a bụrụ ọnụ, nke mere na ọ dịghị onye na-agakwa nʼubi vaịnị ha.
Dịka okpomọkụ na ọkọchị si eme ka mkpụrụ mmiri oyi gbazee, otu a ka ala ili si ewere ndị mehiere nʼike. (Sheol h7585)
20 Forget him doth the womb, Sweeten [on] him doth the worm, No more is he remembered, And broken as a tree is wickedness.
Akpanwa na-echefu ha, ikpuru na-eji ha mere ihe oriri; anaghị echetakwa ndị ajọọ omume kama a na-etiji ha dịka osisi.
21 Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
Ha na-akpagbu nwanyị aga na nwanyị na-enweghị nwa, ha adịghị elekọta nwanyị di ya nwụrụ.
22 And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
Ma Chineke na-eji ike ya dọkpụrụ ndị dị ike nke ukwuu pụọ, ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ndị ihe na-agara nke ọma, ma ha enweghị nkwa nke ndụ.
23 He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.
Ọ nwere ike ime ka ha dabere na ntụkwasị obi na o nweghị ihe pụrụ ịmetụ ha, ma anya ya dịkwasịrị ụzọ ha niile.
24 High they were [for] a little, and they are not, And they have been brought low. As all [others] they are shut up, And as the head of an ear of corn cut off.
A na-ebuli ha elu nwa mgbe nta, ma e mesịa, ha anọkwaghị, a na-eweda ha nʼala chikọtakwa ha dịka ndị ọzọ, a na-ebipụ ha dịka ukwu ọka.
25 And if not now, who doth prove me a liar, And doth make of nothing my word?
“Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị otu a, onye pụrụ ị sị na ihe m kwuru bụ okwu ụgha si otu a mee ka okwu m bụrụ ihe efu?”
