< Hiob 32 >

1 Ale ŋutsu etɔ̃ siawo dzudzɔ nyaŋuɖoɖo na Hiob, elabena enye ame dzɔdzɔe le eya ŋutɔ ŋkume.
And his three friends also ceased any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.
2 Tete dzi ku Buzitɔ, Elihu, ame si nye Barakel ƒe vi, tso Ram ƒe ƒomea me vevie ɖe Hiob ŋu le esi wòbu eɖokui dzɔdzɔetɔe wu Mawu la ta.
Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.
3 Edo dziku ɖe exɔlɔ̃ etɔ̃awo hã ŋu elabena mɔ aɖeke meli si dzi woato abu fɔ Hiob o, gake wobu fɔe.
And he was also very angry with [his] three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.
4 Azɔ la, Elihu lala be yeaƒo nu na Hiob elabena wotsi wui.
But Elius had forborne to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he.
5 Gake esi wòkpɔ be nya aɖeke megale ame etɔ̃awo si o la, Elihu gado dziku ɖe edzi.
And Elius saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men; and he was angered in his wrath.
6 Ale Buzitɔ, Barakel ƒe vi Elihu gblɔ be, “Nyemetsi o, mienye xoxo nam eya ta mevɔ̃ eye nyemete ŋu do dzi gblɔ nu si menya la na mi o.
And Elius the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and you are elder, therefore I kept silence, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
7 Mebu be, ‘Tsitsi neƒo nu eye ƒe geɖe nefia nunya.’
And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years [men] know wisdom:
8 Gake gbɔgbɔ si le ame me, Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ƒe gbɔgbɔe naa gɔmesesee.
but there is a spirit in mortals; and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
9 Menye tsitsiawo koe nye nunyalawo o eye menye amegãxoxowo koe se nu si le dzɔdzɔe la gɔme o.
The long-lived are not wise [as such]; neither do the aged know judgement.
10 “Eya ta megblɔ be, Miɖo tom, nye hã magblɔ nu si menya la na mi.
Therefore I said, Hear me, and I will tell you what I know.
11 Menɔ lalam esi mienɔ nu ƒom, meɖo to se miaƒe nyameɖeɖewo kple ale si nya vɔ le mia si eye mienɔ nya si miagblɔ la dim.
Listen to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until you shall have tried [the matter] with words:
12 Meɖo to mi nyuie gake mia dometɔ aɖeke mete ŋu ɖee fia be Hiob dze agɔ o eye mia dometɔ aɖeke mete ŋu ɖo eƒe nyahehewo ŋu o.
and I shall understand as far as you; and, behold, there was no one of you that answered Job his words in argument,
13 Migagblɔ be, ‘Míeke ɖe nunya ŋuti o, Mawu neɖe vodada nɛ, menye amegbetɔ o.’
lest you should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
14 Gake Hiob metsɔ nya ɖe ŋunye o eye nyematsɔ miaƒe nyahehewo aɖo nya ŋu nɛ o.
And you have commissioned a man to speak such words.
15 “Woƒe mo wɔ yaa, nya aɖeke megale wo si woagblɔ o eye gbɔgblɔ bu ɖe wo.
They were afraid, they answered no longer; they gave up their speaking.
16 Ɖe magalala, esi wozi ɖoɖoe eye azɔ wotsi tsitre ɖe afi ma kpaɖii nya aɖeke ŋu maɖomaɖoea?
I waited, (for I had not spoken, ) because they stood still, they answered not.
17 Nye hã magblɔ tɔnye sinua; nye hã magblɔ nu si menya
And Elius continued, and said, I will again speak,
18 elabena nya le asinye fũu, eye nye gbɔgbɔ le dzinye zim.
for I am full of words, for the spirit of my belly destroys me.
19 Elabena le menye la, mele abe wain si le goe me wotu nu ɖe enu ene eye abe wainlãgbalẽgolo si le klalo na gbagbã ene.
And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine, bound up [and] ready to burst; or as a brazier's labouring bellows.
20 Ele nam be maƒo nu ne makpɔ gbɔdzɔe, ele nam be make nye nu eye maɖo nya ŋu.
I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
21 Nyemade ame aɖeke dzi alo aflu ame aɖeke o
For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
22 elabena ne mebi le amefuflu me la, nye Wɔla akplɔm dzoe kpuie.
For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.

< Hiob 32 >