Job 38
1 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: —
Nake Jehova agĩcookeria Ayubu ũhoro arĩ kĩhuhũkanio-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
2 Who [is] this — darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?
“Nũũ ũyũ ũrekĩra kĩrĩra gĩakwa nduma na ciugo itarĩ na ũmenyo?
3 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
Wĩhotore ta mũndũ mũrũme; nĩngũkũũria ciũria, nawe ũkĩnjookerie.
4 Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.
“Warĩ kũ rĩrĩa ndaakire mũthingi wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũmenya.
5 Who placed its measures — if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?
Nũũ wathimire mũigana wayo? Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ! Nũũ watambũrũkirie rũrigi rwa gũthima igũrũ rĩayo?
6 On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?
Mĩthingi yayo yahandirwo igũrũ rĩa kĩĩ, kana nũũ wahaandire ihiga rĩayo rĩa koine,
7 In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa njata cia rũciinĩ ciainire hamwe, na araika othe makĩanĩrĩra nĩ gũkena?
8 And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.
“Nũũ wahingĩrĩirie iria na mĩrango rĩrĩa rĩatumũkire kuuma nda,
9 In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band,
rĩrĩa ndatuire matu nguo ciarĩo, na ngĩrĩoha nduma nene ta taama warĩo,
10 And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,
rĩrĩa ndarĩkĩrĩire mĩhaka, na ngĩrĩhingĩra na mĩrango yarĩo, na ngĩĩkĩra mĩgĩĩko handũ hayo,
11 And say, 'Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.'
rĩrĩa ndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ũkinyage o haha na ndũkanahakĩre; makũmbĩ maku macio metĩĩi-rĩ, hau nĩho marĩĩkinyaga’?
12 Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?
“Kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria-rĩ, ũrĩ waathana atĩ rũciinĩ rũgĩe ho, kana ũkĩonereria ũtheri wa rũciinĩ harĩa ũkuumĩrĩra,
13 To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,
nĩguo ũhote kũnyiita thĩ na mĩthia yaguo, nao arĩa aaganu maribaribwo moime kuo?
14 It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.
Thĩ ĩhaanaga ta rĩũmba rĩhũrĩtwo mũhũũri; mũonekere wayo ũtariĩ ta mũhianĩre wa nguo.
15 And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.
Andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmaimagwo ũtheri wao, na guoko kwao kũrĩa kuoetwo na igũrũ gũkoinwo.
16 Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?
“Ũrĩ wathiĩ rũgendo nginya kũrĩa iria rĩtherũkagĩra, kana ũgaceera itwe-inĩ cia ndia kũrĩa kũriku mũno?
17 Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?
Ũrĩ wonio ihingo cia gĩkuũ? Ũrĩ wona ihingo cia kĩĩruru gĩa gĩkuũ?
18 Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare — if thou hast known it all.
Ũrĩ wamenya ũnene wa wariĩ wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo nĩũũĩ maũndũ macio mothe.
19 Where [is] this — the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where [is] this — its place?
“Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũtũũraga nĩĩrĩkũ? Nayo nduma ĩikaraga kũ?
20 That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.
No ũcitware gwacio? Nĩũũĩ tũcĩra twa gũthiĩ kũrĩa itũũraga?
21 Thou hast known — for then thou art born And the number of thy days [are] many!
Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ, nĩgũkorwo warĩ mũciare! Wee-rĩ, nĩũtũũrĩte mĩaka mĩingĩ!
22 Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?
“Ũrĩ watoonya makũmbĩ kũrĩa tharunji ĩigĩtwo, kana ũkĩona makũmbĩ kũrĩa mbura ya mbembe ĩigĩtwo,
23 That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.
o icio njigĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mahinda ma thĩĩna, ngaciiga nĩ ũndũ wa matukũ ma mbaara na ma kũrũa.
24 Where [is] this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.
Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũgayanagĩrio nĩĩrĩkũ, kana ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa rũhuho rwa irathĩro rũhurunjagĩrwo gũkũ thĩ?
25 Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?
Nũũ wenjagĩra mbura ya kĩboboto mũtaro wa kũgerera, kana agatemera mbura ya marurumĩ njĩra,
26 To cause [it] to rain on a land — no man, A wilderness — no man in it.
nĩguo mbura yure bũrũri ũtatũũraga mũndũ, na yure werũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ mũndũ,
27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?
nĩguo ĩhũũnagie kũu gũtiganĩrie gũgakira ihooru, na ĩtũme kũmere nyeki?
28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Mbura nĩĩrĩ ithe? Nũũ mũciari wa matata ma ime?
29 From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?
Tharunji yumaga nda ya ũ? Nũũ ũciaraga mbaa ĩrĩa yumaga igũrũ,
30 As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.
rĩrĩa maaĩ momaga ta ihiga, rĩrĩa maaĩ marĩa marĩ igũrũ wa iria magwatana?
31 Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?
“Wee-rĩ, wahota kuohania njata iria thaka cia Kĩrĩmĩra? Wahota kuohora mĩkanda ya njata iria ciĩtagwo Karaũ?
32 Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort?
Wahota kuumagaragia njata iria ciĩtagwo Mazarothu o mahinda maacio maakinya, kana wahota gũtongoria Nduba na ciana ciayo?
33 Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth?
Nĩũũĩ mawatho ma igũrũ? No ũhote kũhaanda wathani wa Ngai ũrũme gũkũ thĩ?
34 Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?
“Wahota kwanĩrĩra nginya mũgambo waku ũkinye matu-inĩ nĩguo kuure wĩhumbĩre na kĩguũ kĩa maaĩ?
35 Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, 'Behold us?'
Wee nĩwe ũtũmaga heni ithiĩ na njĩra ciacio? Nĩikũrehagĩra ũhoro igakwĩra atĩ, ‘Tũrĩ haha’?
36 Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?
Nũũ waheire ngoro ũũgĩ, kana akĩhe meciiria ũmenyo?
37 Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,
Nũũ ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa gũtara matu? Nũũ ũngĩhota kũinamia ndigithũ cia maaĩ cia igũrũ
38 In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?
rĩrĩa rũkũngũ rwatondora, nayo ndoro ĩkooma ĩkanyiitana?
39 Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?
“Nĩwe ũguĩmagĩra mũrũũthi wa mũgoma wone gĩa kũrĩa, kana nĩwe ũniinagĩra mĩrũũthi ngʼaragu
40 When they bow down in dens — Abide in a thicket for a covert?
rĩrĩa ĩkomereire imamo-inĩ ciayo, kana rĩrĩa ĩikaraga yoheirie nyamũ ihinga-inĩ?
41 Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Nũũ ũheaga ihuru irio rĩrĩa tũcui twarĩo tũgũkaĩra Mũrungu tũkĩũrũũraga nĩ kwaga irio?
