Job 29
1 And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: —
Job gakwara nʼihu nʼokwu ya sị:
2 Who doth make me as [in] months past, As [in] the days of God's preserving 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 In His causing His lamp to shine on my head, By His light I walk [through] darkness.
mgbe oriọna ya na-achakwasị m nʼisi ìhè ya ka m ji jee ije nʼọchịchịrị.
4 As I have been in days of my maturity, And the counsel of God upon 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 yet the Mighty One [is] with me. Round about me — my young ones,
mgbe Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nọnyeere m na mgbe ụmụ m nọkwa m gburugburu,
6 When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock [is] with me rivulets 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 go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.
“Mgbe m na-apụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo were ọnọdụ m nʼama.
8 Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen — they stood up.
Ụmụ okorobịa na-ahụ m wezuga onwe ha, ndị okenye na-ahụkwa m ma guzo nʼụkwụ ha;
9 Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
ndịisi ọchịchị obodo na-akwụsị ikwu okwu ma were aka ha kpuchie ọnụ ha;
10 The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.
olu ndị a na-asọpụrụ na-adakwa jụụ, ire ha na-araparakwa ha nʼakpo ọnụ.
11 For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth [to] 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 For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.
Nʼihi na anapụtara m ndị ogbenye na-eti mkpu enyemaka, napụtakwa ndị mgbei na-enweghị ndị enyemaka.
13 The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.
Onye nọ nʼọnụ ọnwụ gọziri m; emekwara m ka obi nwanyị di ya nwụrụ bụọ abụ.
14 Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.
Ana m eyikwasị ezi omume dịka uwe, ikpe ziri ezi bụ uwe mwụda m na akwa okike nke isi m.
15 Eyes I have been to the blind, And feet to the lame [am] I.
Abụ m anya nye onye ìsì, bụrụkwa ụkwụ nye onye ngwụrọ.
16 A father I [am] to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
Abụ m nna nke onye nọ na mkpa; bụrụkwa onye gbalịrị ịhụ na ndị ọbịa natara ikpe ziri ezi.
17 And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.
Etijiri m ikiri eze nke ndị ajọ omume, si otu a napụta ndị ha na-achọ ịdọgbu.
18 And I say, 'With my nest I expire, And as the sand I multiply days.'
“Echere m sị, ‘Aga m anwụ nʼụlọ nke aka m, na ụbọchị m ga-abakwa ụba dịka aja dị nʼala.
19 My root is open unto the waters, And dew doth lodge on my branch.
Mgbọrọgwụ m ga-eto rịda na mmiri, na igirigi ga-adakwasịkwa nʼalaka m abalị niile.
20 My honour [is] fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.
Nsọpụrụ m ga-adịgide ọhụrụ nʼime m, ụta m ga-adịgidekwa ọhụrụ nʼaka m.’
21 To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
“Ụmụ mmadụ na-eji oke olileanya na-ege m ntị, ha na-ederekwa duu ịnụrụ ndụmọdụ m.
22 After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,
Mgbe m kwụsịrị okwu, ha anaghị ekwukwa ọzọ. Okwu m na-ada juu na ntị ha.
23 And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] 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 laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.
Mgbe m miiri ha ọnụ ọchị, ha adịghị ekwenye ya; ìhè nke ihu m dị oke mkpa nye ha.
25 I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.
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.
