Hiob 36
1 Elihu yi edzi be,
Elihu continued speaking.
2 “Kpɔ nye asinu vie eye maɖee afia wò be nya geɖewo li magblɔ ɖe Mawu nu.
“Be patient with me just a little while longer and let me explain. I still have something to say on God's behalf.
3 Mexɔa nye gɔmesese tso afi aɖeke ɖaa, eya ta matso na nye Wɔla.
I will share my extensive knowledge, and I will prove my Creator is in the right.
4 Kakaɖedzi nenɔ asiwò be, nye nyawo menye aʋatso o eya ta ame si si gɔmesese deto le lae le gbɔwò.
I assure you that what I'm saying are not lies, for I am a man whose knowledge is of the highest order.
5 “Mawu nye Ŋusẽtɔ, etri akɔ eye meʋãna le eƒe taɖodzinu me o gake medoa vlo amewo o.
God is mighty, but doesn't despise anyone; he is powerful in strength and 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 gives justice to the oppressed.
7 Meɖea eƒe ŋku ɖa le ame dzɔdzɔewo ŋu o, eɖoa wo zi dzi ɖe fiawo xa eye wòdoa wo ɖe dzi tegbetegbe.
He always pays attention those who do right, and places them on thrones with kings, honoring them eternally.
8 Ke ne wode ga amewo, hebla wo sesĩe kple hiã ƒe kawo la,
If they are bound in chains, tied down by ropes of suffering,
9 egblɔa nu si wowɔ la na wo, esi nye be wowɔ nu vɔ̃ dadatɔe.
then he explains to them what they've done—their arrogant sins.
10 Enana woɖoa to ɖɔɖɔɖo eye wòɖea gbe na wo be woatrɔ le woƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi la me.
He makes them pay attention and orders them to stop sinning.
11 Ne woɖo to eye wosubɔe la, woanɔ woƒe agbemeŋkeke mamlɛawo le nukpɔkpɔ me eye woƒe ƒewo ayɔ fũu kple dzidzeme.
If they listen and do what God says they will live out their lives in happiness.
12 Ke ne womeɖo to o la, yi atsrɔ̃ wo eye woaku numanyamanyae.
But if they do not listen they will die a violent death, ignorant of God.
13 “Fuléle le dzi me na Mawumavɔ̃lawo, ne ede kunyowu woƒe afɔwo hã la, womedoa ɣli be woaxɔ na yewo o.
Those who reject God hold on to their bitterness. Even when he disciplines them they do not cry out to him for help.
14 Wokuna le woƒe ɖekakpui dzodzoe me, ɖe ŋutsu gbolowɔla siwo nɔa trɔ̃xɔwo me la dome.
They die in their youth; their lives end among the male temple prostitutes.
15 Ke eɖea ame siwo le fu kpem la le woƒe fukpekpewo me eye wòƒoa nu na wo le woƒe xaxa me.
Through suffering God saves those who suffer; he gets their attention through their troubles.
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.
God is trying to rescue you from the jaws of trouble to a place of freedom and safety, filling your table full of the very best food.
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 you are preoccupied with the fate of the wicked; judgment and justice fill your mind.
18 Kpɔ nyuie be ame aɖeke metsɔ kesinɔnuwo ble nuwòe o eye zãnu si le kpekpem segee la nana nàdze ɖe aga o.
But be careful that your anger doesn't seduce you into mockery; and don't let the size of the ‘bribe’ lead you into sin.
19 Ɖe wò kesinɔnuwo alo wò kutrikuku veviwo katã alé wò ɖe asi be màɖo xaxa me oa?
Will your cry for help sustain you when troubles come?
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 are suddenly taken away.
21 Kpɔ nyuie be mètrɔ ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi, si nèdi wu hiã la ŋu o.
Watch out that you don't turn to evil! For it's because of this that you are being tested through suffering.
22 “Kpɔ ɖa, wodo Mawu ɖe dzi bobobo le eƒe ŋusẽ me. Ame kae nye nufiala abe eya ene?
Look how much power God has! What teacher is like him?
23 Ame kae tia mɔ siwo wòato la nɛ alo gblɔ nɛ be, ‘Èwɔ nu gbegblẽ?’
Who has instructed him what to do? Who can say to him ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Ɖo ŋku edzi, nàdo eƒe dɔwɔwɔwo ɖe dzi, siwo amewo kafuna le woƒe hadzidziwo me.
Instead you should praise him for what he has done, as people have done in song.
25 Amegbetɔwo katã kpɔe eye agbagbeawo ɖea ŋku ɖee tso adzɔge.
Everyone has seen God's creation, though only from a distance.
26 Mawu lolo loo, ekɔ gbɔ míaƒe gɔmesese ta! Eƒe ƒewo ƒe gɔmedidi gbɔ míaƒe nudidi ƒe ŋutete ta.
See how great God is—more than we can understand! No one can count his years.
27 “Ehea tsi si le gegem toŋtoŋtoŋ la ƒoa ƒu, si dzana abe tsi ene ɖe tɔʋuwo me,
He draws up the water and distils it into the dew and the rain.
28 lilikpowo hã lolõa tsi si le wo me, eye tsi dzana bababa ɖe amegbetɔwo dzi.
The clouds pour down rain, falling plentifully on humankind.
29 Ame kae ase ale si wòkeke lilikpowo, kple ale si wòɖea gbe tso eƒe agbadɔ me la gɔme?
Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out, or how thunder roars from where he lives?
30 Kpɔ ale si wòkaka eƒe dzikedzo ƒo xlã eɖokui eye wòblu atsiaƒu ƒe gogloƒewo ke hã ɖa.
See how he scatters lightning around him, and covers the depths of the sea in darkness.
31 Aleae wòkplɔa dukɔwoe eye wònaa nuɖuɖu wo le agbɔsɔsɔ me.
By these actions he rules the people, he provides abundant food.
32 Etsɔa dzikedzo yɔa eƒe asiwo mee eye wòdɔnɛ be wòake dzo ɖe nu si wòɖoe na la dzi.
He holds lightning in his hands and commands where it should strike.
33 Eƒe dziɖegbe ɖea gbeƒã ahom si gbɔna, nyiwo gɔ̃ hã ɖea gbeƒã, ne egbɔna.
Thunder declares his presence—even cattle know when a storm is coming.
