Hiob 33
1 “Ke azɔ la, Hiob, ɖo to nye nyawo, eye ƒu to anyi ɖe nu sia nu si magblɔ la ŋu.
Now listen to me, Job. Pay attention to everything I have to say.
2 Kpɔ ɖa, mele nye nu ke ge eye nye nyawo le nye aɖe nu.
Look, I'm about to speak; my mouth is ready to talk.
3 Nye nyawo tso dzi vavã me eye nye nu agblɔ nu si menya le anukware me.
My words come from my upright heart; my lips speak sincerely of what I know.
4 Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔe wɔm, Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ƒe gbɔgbɔe de agbe menye,
The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 eya ta ɖo nya ŋu nam, ne àte ŋui, dzra ɖokuiwò ɖo ne nàhe nya kplim.
Answer me, if you can. Stand in front of me and prepare to defend yourself.
6 Ɖeko mele abe wò ene le Mawu ŋkume, nye hã anyi mee woɖem tsoe.
Look, before God we are both the same. I was also made from a piece of clay.
7 Vɔvɔ̃ nam megado dzikatsoƒo na wò alo nye asi nakpe le dziwò o.
See here, you don't need to be frightened of me. I won't be too hard on you.
8 “Gake ègblɔ wòge ɖe nye to me eye mese nya siwo tututu nègblɔ la be,
You spoke in my hearing and I have listened to everything you had to say.
9 ‘Medza eye nu vɔ̃ mele ŋutinye o, ŋutinye kɔ eye mevo tso vodada me.
You say, ‘I'm clean, I've done nothing wrong; I'm pure, I have not sinned.
10 Ke hã la, Mawu kpɔ vodada le ŋunye, eye wòbum eƒe futɔe.
See how God finds fault with me and treats me as his enemy.
11 Etsɔ nye afɔ de kunyowu me eye eƒe ŋkuwo le nye mɔwo katã ŋu kplikplikpli.’
He puts my feet in the stocks and watches everything I do.’
12 “Gake magblɔe na wo be, le esia me ya, tɔwò medzɔ o, elabena Mawu lolo wu amegbetɔ.
But look, you are wrong—let me explain. God is greater than any human being.
13 Nu ka ŋutie nèle nya hem kplii be, meɖo amegbetɔ ƒe nya aɖeke ŋuti nɛ o?
Why are you fighting against him, complaining that God isn't answering your questions?
14 Elabena Mawu ƒoa nu to mɔ sia alo ekemɛ dzi togbɔ be amegbetɔ mekpɔe dze sii o hã.
God speaks over and over again, but people don't notice.
15 Le drɔ̃e me, le zã me ƒe ŋutega me, ne amewo dɔ alɔ̃ yi eme ʋĩi alo wole akɔlɔ̃e dɔm le woƒe abawo dzi la,
Through dreams and visions in the night, when people fall into deep sleep, resting on their beds,
16 ava ƒo nu ɖe to me na wo, atsɔ kpɔdzidzewo ado ŋɔdzii na wo,
God speaks to them with solemn warnings
17 be wòana amegbetɔ natrɔ tso vɔ̃wɔwɔ me eye wòaɖee tso dada me,
to turn them away from doing wrong and to stop them from becoming proud.
18 ne wòadzra eƒe luʋɔ ɖo tso yɔdo ƒe asi me eye eƒe agbe magatsrɔ̃ ɖe yi nu o.
He saves them from the grave and spares them from violent death.
19 “Alo eƒoa ame le dɔbadzi kple ƒutomevevesese si nɔa edzi ɖaa,
People are also disciplined on a bed of pain with constant aching in their bones.
20 ale be eya ameti bliboa nyɔa ŋu nuɖuɖu eye eƒe luʋɔ doa vlo nuɖuɖu vivitɔ gɔ̃ hã.
They have no desire to eat; they do not even want their favorite dishes.
21 Eƒe ŋutilã vɔ le eme eye eƒe ƒu siwo ŋu lã nɔ tehetehe la dze go azɔ.
Their flesh wastes away to nothing; all that's left is skin and bones.
22 Eƒe luʋɔ te ɖe yɔdo ŋu kpokploe, eye eƒe agbe ɖo ku ƒe dɔlawo ƒe asi me.
They are close to death; their lives approaching the executioner.
23 Ke hã la, ne Mawudɔla le eƒe axadzi abe nyaxɔɖeakɔla ene, ɖeka le akpe dome, be wòagblɔ nu si nyo na ame la nɛ,
But if an angel appears, a mediator, one of God's thousands of angels, to tell someone the right way for them,
24 heve enu, gblɔ nɛ be, ‘Ɖe eƒe agbe be magayi yɔdo me o elabena mekpɔ avulénu nɛ’ la,
he will be gracious to them. He will say, ‘Save them from going down into the grave, for I have found a way to free them.’
25 tete eƒe ŋutilã zua yeye abe ɖevi tɔ ene eye wògaɖoa eƒe nɔnɔme me abe eƒe ɖekakpuimeŋkekewo me ene.
Then their bodies will be renewed as if they were young again; they will be as strong as when they were in their prime.
26 Edoa gbe ɖa na Mawu eye wòkpɔa amenuveve tso egbɔ, ekpɔa Mawu ƒe ŋkume eye wòdoa dzidzɔɣli, ale Mawu gaɖonɛ te, be wòanɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye si me wònɔ tsã.
They will pray to God, and he will accept them; they come into God's presence with joy, and he will set things right for them.
27 Tete wòvaa amewo gbɔ, gblɔna be, ‘Mewɔ nu vɔ̃ hedo vlo nu si le dzɔdzɔe gake nyemexɔ tohehe si medze na la o.
They sing, and tell others, ‘I sinned, I distorted what is right, but it did not do me any good.
28 Eɖe nye agbe tso yɔdomeyiyi me, eye manɔ agbe adzɔ dzi le eƒe kekeli me.’
He saved me from going down into the grave and I will live in the light.’
29 “Mawu wɔa nu siawo katã na ame, zi eve alo etɔ̃ gɔ̃ hã,
Look, God does this time and again for people;
30 be wòaɖe eƒe luʋɔ tso tsiẽƒe, be agbe ƒe kekeli naklẽ ɖe edzi.
he saves them from the grave so they might see the light of life.
31 “Ƒu to anyi, Hiob, ne nàɖo tom, zi ɖoɖoe, ne maƒo nu.
Pay attention Job, and listen to me! Be quiet—let me speak!
32 Ne nya aɖe le asiwò la, ɖo nya ŋu nam, elabena medi be wòatso na wò.
But if you have anything to say, then speak up.
33 Gake ne mele eme o la, ekema nàɖo tom, zi ɖoɖoe ne mafia nunya wò.”
If not, listen to me. Keep quiet and I will teach you wisdom.”
