Job 33
1 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.
“Ma ugbu a, Job, gee ntị nʼokwu m; ṅaakwa ntị nke ọma nʼihe niile m ga-ekwu.
2 Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
Ejikerela m imeghe ọnụ m ikwu okwu; okwu m dịkwa nʼọnụ ire m.
3 Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
Okwu m sitere nʼizi ezi nke obi m; egbugbere ọnụ m na-ekwu naanị eziokwu nke m ma.
4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
Ọ bụ Mmụọ nke Chineke mere m, nkuume nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-enye m ndụ.
5 If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.
Zaghachi m ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike; jikere onwe gị ka anyị rụrịtaa ụka.
6 Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.
Mụ onwe m dị ka i si dị nʼihu Chineke; mụ onwe m bụkwa ihe esitere nʼụrọ kpuo.
7 Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
Egwu m ekwesighị ime ka ị tụọ oke ụjọ, ma ọ bụkwanụ ogwe aka m ịdị arọ nʼahụ gị.
8 Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
“Ma ị kwuola ya na ntị m, anụrụ m okwu ndị ahụ niile,
9 'Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.
‘Mụ onwe m dị ọcha nʼobi m, o nweghị ihe na-ezighị ezi m mere; adị m ọcha na-enweghị mmehie ọbụla.
10 Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
Ma Chineke chọtara ezughị oke nʼebe m nọ; ọ na-ahụta m dịka onye iro ya.
11 He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
Ọ na-eji mkpọrọ kechie ụkwụ m abụọ; ọ na-enyochakwa ụzọ m niile.’
12 Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
“Ma ana m agwa gị, na nke a i meghị nke ọma, nʼihi na Chineke dị elu karịa mmadụ.
13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
Gịnị mere i ji na-ekpesara ya na ọ dịghị azaghachi mmadụ ọbụla okwu?
14 For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
Ma Chineke na-ekwu okwu, ugbu a nʼotu ụzọ, ugbu a kwa nʼụzọ ọzọ, ọ bụ ezie na mmadụ nwere ike ghara ịghọta ya.
15 In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
Na nrọ maọbụ nʼọhụ nke abalị, mgbe ụmụ mmadụ na-ada nʼoke ụra, mgbe ha na-atụgharị nʼelu ihe ndina ha.
16 Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
O nwere ike kwunye ha okwu na ntị ma mee ka egwu tụọ ha site nʼọtụtụ ịdọ aka na ntị;
17 To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
ka mmadụ si nʼajọ omume ya chegharịa, ka o si na nganga ya wezuga onwe ya,
18 He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
ka o chebe mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu, chebekwa ndụ ya site nʼịla nʼiyi nke mma agha.
19 And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
“Ọzọkwa, a na-abara mmadụ mba site nʼihe mgbu nke na-eme ka o dinara nʼelu ihe ndina, ebe ọkpụkpọ niile dị ya nʼahụ na-anọgide na-egbu ya mgbu.
20 And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
Nke na-eme ka ndụ ya na-asọ ihe oriri oyi, ọzọ, mkpụrụobi ya na-ajụkwa nri dịkarịsịrị ụtọ.
21 His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
Anụ ahụ ya na-abụ ihe na-ala nʼiyi, ma ọkpụkpụ ya; nke bụ ihe zoro ezo na mbụ, na-apụta ihe ugbu a.
22 And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
Mkpụrụobi ya na-abịaru ili nso, ndụ ha na-anọkwa nso nʼaka ndị na-ejere ọnwụ ozi.
23 If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
Ma a sị na e nwere mmụọ ozi nọ ya nʼakụkụ, dịka onye nkwuchite ọnụ, otu onye nʼetiti puku mmadụ, onye ga-agwa mmadụ ihe ziri ezi nye ya,
24 Then He doth favour him and saith, 'Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
ọ na-emere onye ahụ amara, na-asịkwa Chineke, ‘Napụta ya, ekwela ka ọ gbadaa nʼime olulu ili; achọtala ihe mgbapụta nʼihi ya.
25 Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
Ka ahụ ya nwogharịa dịka nke nwantakịrị, ka a eweghachi ike ya dịka ọ dị nʼụbọchị okorobịa ya.’
26 He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
Mgbe ahụ, onye ahụ ga-arịọ Chineke arịrịọ ma chọtakwa ihuọma ya, ha ga-ahụ ihu Chineke ma tiekwa mkpu ọṅụ, ọ na-enyeghachi ha ezi ihe nʼihi ezi omume ya.
27 He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-abịakwute ụmụ mmadụ sị ha: ‘Emehiere m, mee ihe ziri ezi ka ọ bụrụ ajọ omume, ma anataghị m ihe kwesiri ịbụ ụgwọ ọrụ m;
28 He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
ọ gbapụtara mkpụrụobi m ka m ghara ịrịda nʼolulu ili, ya mere aga m adị ndụ hụkwa ìhè nke ndụ.’
29 Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,
“Ihe ndị a niile ka Chineke na-emere mmadụ ugboro abụọ, ọbụladị ugboro atọ.
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ka ọ dọghachite mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu ili, ka ìhè nke ndụ si otu a mụkwasị ya.
31 Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.
“Gee ntị, Job, ma nụrụ okwu m; dere jii ka m kwuo okwu.
32 If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
Ọ bụrụ na i nwere ihe ị chọrọ ikwu, zaghachi m; kwupụ okwu, nʼihi na achọrọ m ịgụ gị nʼonye ezi omume.
33 If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gee m ntị; dere jii, ka m zi gị amamihe.”
