Hiob 36
1 Elihu yi edzi be,
And Elihu continued:
2 “Kpɔ nye asinu vie eye maɖee afia wò be nya geɖewo li magblɔ ɖe Mawu nu.
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
3 Mexɔa nye gɔmesese tso afi aɖeke ɖaa, eya ta matso na nye Wɔla.
I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 Kakaɖedzi nenɔ asiwò be, nye nyawo menye aʋatso o eya ta ame si si gɔmesese deto le lae le gbɔwò.
For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 “Mawu nye Ŋusẽtɔ, etri akɔ eye meʋãna le eƒe taɖodzinu me o gake medoa vlo amewo o.
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 Menana ame vɔ̃ɖiwo nɔa agbe o, ke boŋ ekpɔa hiãtɔwo ƒe hiahiãwo gbɔ na wo.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
7 Meɖea eƒe ŋku ɖa le ame dzɔdzɔewo ŋu o, eɖoa wo zi dzi ɖe fiawo xa eye wòdoa wo ɖe dzi tegbetegbe.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8 Ke ne wode ga amewo, hebla wo sesĩe kple hiã ƒe kawo la,
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
9 egblɔa nu si wowɔ la na wo, esi nye be wowɔ nu vɔ̃ dadatɔe.
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
10 Enana woɖoa to ɖɔɖɔɖo eye wòɖea gbe na wo be woatrɔ le woƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi la me.
He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
11 Ne woɖo to eye wosubɔe la, woanɔ woƒe agbemeŋkeke mamlɛawo le nukpɔkpɔ me eye woƒe ƒewo ayɔ fũu kple dzidzeme.
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
12 Ke ne womeɖo to o la, yi atsrɔ̃ wo eye woaku numanyamanyae.
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13 “Fuléle le dzi me na Mawumavɔ̃lawo, ne ede kunyowu woƒe afɔwo hã la, womedoa ɣli be woaxɔ na yewo o.
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
14 Wokuna le woƒe ɖekakpui dzodzoe me, ɖe ŋutsu gbolowɔla siwo nɔa trɔ̃xɔwo me la dome.
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
15 Ke eɖea ame siwo le fu kpem la le woƒe fukpekpewo me eye wòƒoa nu na wo le woƒe xaxa me.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
16 “Ele nuwò blem be nàdo go tso xaxa ƒe glã me, ava teƒe keke, ahavo tso dzizizi me eye nànɔ wò kplɔ̃ si dzi nuɖuɖu damiwo le fũu la ŋu le dziɖeɖi me.
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
17 Ke azɔ la, wotsɔ ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ si dze na ame vɔ̃ɖiwo la do agbae na wò, ale nège ɖe afiatsotso kple tohehe ƒe asi me.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
18 Kpɔ nyuie be ame aɖeke metsɔ kesinɔnuwo ble nuwòe o eye zãnu si le kpekpem segee la nana nàdze ɖe aga o.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
19 Ɖe wò kesinɔnuwo alo wò kutrikuku veviwo katã alé wò ɖe asi be màɖo xaxa me oa?
Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
20 Wò dzi megatsi dzi ɖe zã ƒe dodo ŋu ne nàhe amewo ado goe le woƒe aƒewo me o.
Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
21 Kpɔ nyuie be mètrɔ ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi, si nèdi wu hiã la ŋu o.
Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
22 “Kpɔ ɖa, wodo Mawu ɖe dzi bobobo le eƒe ŋusẽ me. Ame kae nye nufiala abe eya ene?
Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
23 Ame kae tia mɔ siwo wòato la nɛ alo gblɔ nɛ be, ‘Èwɔ nu gbegblẽ?’
Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Ɖo ŋku edzi, nàdo eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo ɖe dzi, siwo amewo kafuna le woƒe hadzidziwo me.
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
25 Amegbetɔwo katã kpɔe eye agbagbeawo ɖea ŋku ɖee tso adzɔge.
All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
26 Mawu lolo loo, ekɔ gbɔ míaƒe gɔmesese ta! Eƒe ƒewo ƒe gɔmedidi gbɔ míaƒe nudidi ƒe ŋutete ta.
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27 “Ehea tsi si le gegem toŋtoŋtoŋ la ƒoa ƒu, si dzana abe tsi ene ɖe tɔʋuwo me,
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
28 lilikpowo hã lolõa tsi si le wo me, eye tsi dzana bababa ɖe amegbetɔwo dzi.
which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
29 Ame kae ase ale si wòkeke lilikpowo, kple ale si wòɖea gbe tso eƒe agbadɔ me la gɔme?
Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
30 Kpɔ ale si wòkaka eƒe dzikedzo ƒo xlã eɖokui eye wòblu atsiaƒu ƒe gogloƒewo ke hã ɖa.
See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
31 Aleae wòkplɔa dukɔwoe eye wònaa nuɖuɖu wo le agbɔsɔsɔ me.
For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
32 Etsɔa dzikedzo yɔa eƒe asiwo mee eye wòdɔnɛ be wòake dzo ɖe nu si wòɖoe na la dzi.
He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
33 Eƒe dziɖegbe ɖea gbeƒã ahom si gbɔna, nyiwo gɔ̃ hã ɖea gbeƒã, ne egbɔna.
The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
