Hiob 18
1 Tete Suhitɔ, Bildad ɖo eŋu na Hiob be,
Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 Ɣe ka ɣi miadzudzɔ nya siawo gbɔgblɔ? Midze nunya ekema míate ŋu aƒo nu.
How long ere ye make an end of words? Understand, and then we will speak!
3 Nu ka ŋuti wobu mí movitɔwoe eye wobu mí bometsilawoe le wò ŋkume?
Why are we accounted as brutes, 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?
Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger! Must the earth be deserted for thee, And the rock removed from its place?
5 “Wotsia ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe akaɖi eye eƒe dzo megabina o.
Behold, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the flame 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.
Light shall become darkness in his tent, And his lamp over him shall go out.
7 Megatea ŋu ɖea abla o eye eya ŋutɔ ƒe nuɖoɖowo ƒunɛ anyi.
His strong steps shall be straitened, And his own plans shall cast him down.
8 Eƒe afɔ ɖoa ɖɔ me eye wòƒoa dablibɛ le ɖɔkawo me.
He is brought into the net by his own feet, And he walketh upon snares.
9 Mɔ léa afɔkpodzi nɛ eye mɔ̃ka blanɛ sesĩe.
The trap layeth hold of him by the heel, And the snare holdeth him fast.
10 Wolɔa ke kɔna ɖe mɔka dzi nɛ le anyigba eye wotrea mɔ ɖe eƒe mɔ me.
A net is secretly laid for him on the ground, And a trap for him in the pathway.
11 Ŋɔdzidodowo doa vodzi nɛ le akpa sia akpa eye wokplɔa eƒe afɔɖeɖe ɖe sia ɖe ɖo.
Terrors affright him on every side, And harass him at his heels.
12 Dzɔgbevɔ̃e tsi dzi vevie be yeadzɔ ɖe edzi eye gbegblẽ le klalo be yeava edzi ne edze anyi.
His strength is wasted by hunger, And destruction is ready at his side.
13 Eɖu eƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa aɖewo eye ku ƒe ŋgɔgbevi vuvu eƒe ŋutinuwo
His limbs are consumed, Yea, his limbs are devoured by the first-born of death.
14 Woɖee ɖa le eƒe agbadɔ si nye eƒe sitsoƒe la me eye wokplɔe yina na ŋɔdziwo ƒe fia.
He is torn from his tent, which was his confidence, And is borne away to the king of terrors.
15 Dzo bibi xɔ aƒe ɖe eƒe agbadɔ me eye aŋɔka bibi kaka ɖe eƒe nɔƒe.
They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 Eƒe kewo yrɔna le ete ke eye eƒe aŋgbawo yrɔna le eƒe tame.
His roots below shall be dried up, And his branches above shall be withered.
17 Woŋlɔnɛ be le anyigba dzi eye eƒe ŋkɔ buna le amewo dome.
His memory perisheth from the earth, And no name hath he in the land.
18 Wonyanɛ tso kekeli nu yina ɖe viviti me eye woɖenɛ ɖa le xexea me.
He shall be thrust from light into darkness, And driven 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 hath no son, nor kinsman among his people, Nor any survivor in his dwelling-place.
20 Ɣetoɖoƒetɔwo ƒe nu ku le nu si dzɔ ɖe edzi ta eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖo ɣedzeƒetɔwo.
They that come after him shall be amazed at his fate, As they that were before them were struck with horror.
21 Vavãe, aleae ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe nɔƒe nɔna, aleae ame si menya Mawu o la ƒe nɔƒe nɔna.”
Yea, such is the dwelling of the unrighteous man; Such is the place of him who knoweth not God!
