Hiob 35
1 Tete Elihu yi eƒe nuƒoa dzi be,
And Elihu answereth and saith: —
2 “Èsusu be esia le dzɔdzɔea? Ègblɔ be, ‘Mawu atso afia nam’
This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'
3 gake nèhele ebiam be, ‘Viɖe ka wònye nam eye nu ka makpɔ le eme ne nyemewɔ nu vɔ̃ o?’
For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'
4 “Medi be maɖo eŋu na wò kple xɔ̃wò siwo le gbɔwò.
I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,
5 Wu mo dzi nàkpɔ dziƒo ɖa, le ŋku ɖe lilikpo siwo le dziƒo boo le tawòme
Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.
6 Ne èwɔ nu vɔ̃ la, nu ka wòawɔ le eŋu? Ne wò nu vɔ̃wo sɔ gbɔ fũu la, nu ka wòagblẽ le eŋu?
If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?
7 Ne ènye dzɔdzɔetɔ la, nu kae nètsɔ nɛ, alo nu kae wòxɔ tso asiwò me?
If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?
8 Ame abe wò ene ko dzie wò vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi awɔ dɔ ɖo eye amegbetɔviwo ko dzie wò dzɔdzɔenyenye awɔ dɔ ɖo.
For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.
9 “Amewo le ɣli dom le teteɖeanyi ƒe agba kpekpewo te, wole kuku ɖem be woana gbɔdzɔe yewo tso Ŋusẽtɔ la ƒe alɔ sesẽ te
Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
10 gake ɖeke mebia be, ‘Afi ka Mawu, nye Wɔla, ame si nana kafuhawo ɖina le zã me,
And none said, 'Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,
11 ame si fiaa nu geɖewo mí, wu gbemelã siwo le anyigba dzi eye wòwɔ mí nunyalawoe wu dziƒoxeviwo la le?’
Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'
12 Ne amewo le ɣli dom nɛ la, metɔna o, le ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe ɖokuiŋudzedze ta.
There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.
13 Vavã, Mawu meɖo to woƒe kokoƒoƒo gbɔlo la o eye Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la do toku wo.
Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.
14 Ne meɖo to emawo o la, aleke wòaɖo to esia ya boŋ esi nègblɔ be, mele ekpɔm o, wò nya la le eƒe asi me, eye ele be nàlalae.
Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.
15 Gawu la, egblɔ be eƒe dziku mehea to na ame gbeɖe o eye menyea kɔ kpɔa vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi gɔ̃ hã o.
And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.
16 Ale Hiob ke eƒe nu hegblɔ nya dzodzrowo eye wòlɔ nya siwo me gɔmesese aɖeke mele o la kɔ ɖi gleglegle.”
And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.
