Hiob 18
1 Tete Suhitɔ, Bildad ɖo eŋu na Hiob be,
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 Ɣe ka ɣi miadzudzɔ nya siawo gbɔgblɔ? Midze nunya ekema míate ŋu aƒo nu.
How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
3 Nu ka ŋuti wobu mí movitɔwoe eye wobu mí bometsilawoe le wò ŋkume?
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
4 Wò ame si vuvu ɖokuiwò kɔ ɖi le wò dziku me, ɖe wòle be woagblẽ anyigba ɖi ɖe tawò alo woaɖe agakpewo ɖa le wò teƒea?
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
5 “Wotsia ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe akaɖi eye eƒe dzo megabina o.
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 Kekeli si le eƒe agbadɔ me la doa viviti eye akaɖi si le eƒe axadzi la hã tsina.
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7 Megatea ŋu ɖea abla o eye eya ŋutɔ ƒe nuɖoɖowo ƒunɛ anyi.
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 Eƒe afɔ ɖoa ɖɔ me eye wòƒoa dablibɛ le ɖɔkawo me.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9 Mɔ léa afɔkpodzi nɛ eye mɔ̃ka blanɛ sesĩe.
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
10 Wolɔa ke kɔna ɖe mɔka dzi nɛ le anyigba eye wotrea mɔ ɖe eƒe mɔ me.
The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11 Ŋɔdzidodowo doa vodzi nɛ le akpa sia akpa eye wokplɔa eƒe afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe ɖo.
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12 Dzɔgbevɔ̃e tsi dzi vevie be yeadzɔ ɖe edzi eye gbegblẽ le klalo be yeava edzi ne edze anyi.
His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
13 Eɖu eƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa aɖewo eye ku ƒe ŋgɔgbevi vuvu eƒe ŋutinuwo
It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14 Woɖee ɖa le eƒe agbadɔ si nye eƒe sitsoƒe la me eye wokplɔe yina na ŋɔdziwo ƒe fia.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15 Dzo bibi xɔ aƒe ɖe eƒe agbadɔ me eye aŋɔka bibi kaka ɖe eƒe nɔƒe.
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 Eƒe kewo yrɔna le ete ke eye eƒe aŋgbawo yrɔna le eƒe tame.
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17 Woŋlɔnɛ be le anyigba dzi eye eƒe ŋkɔ buna le amewo dome.
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18 Wonyanɛ tso kekeli nu yina ɖe viviti me eye woɖenɛ ɖa le xexea me.
He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 Vi alo dzidzimevi menɔa esi le eƒe amewo dome o eye ame aɖeke metsia agbe le teƒe si wònɔ va yi o.
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 Ɣetoɖoƒetɔwo ƒe nu ku le nu si dzɔ ɖe edzi ta eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖo ɣedzeƒetɔwo.
They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
21 Vavãe, aleae ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nɔƒe nɔna, aleae ame si menya Mawu o la ƒe nɔƒe nɔna.”
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not El.
