Hiob 40
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Hiob be,
And the Lord went on, and said to Job:
2 “Ɖe ame si le nya hem kple Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la aɖɔe ɖoa? Ame si tsɔ nya ɖe Mawu ŋu la neɖo eŋu nɛ!”
Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
3 Tete Hiob ɖo eŋu na Yehowa be,
Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
4 “Aleke nye ame si medze o la maɖo nya ŋu na wòe? Metsɔ nye asi ɖo nye nu.
What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Meƒo nu zi ɖeka gake nyemekpɔ ŋuɖoɖo o; meƒo nu zi evelia eya ta nyemagaƒo nu o.”
One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more.
6 Tete Yehowa ƒo nu na Hiob tso ahom me be,
And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
7 “Bla ali dzi abe ŋutsu ene, mabia nya wò eye nàɖo eŋu nam.
Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
8 “Ɖe nàdo vlo nye afiatsotsoa? Ɖe nàbu fɔm, atso na ɖokuiwòa?
Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
9 Ɖe wò abɔ le abe Mawu tɔ ene eye wò gbe ate ŋu ablu abe etɔ enea?
And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Ekema tsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe kple atsyɔ̃ ɖɔ na ɖokuiwò eye nàtsɔ bubu kple gãnyenye ado na ɖokuiwò.
Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
11 Trɔ wò dɔmedzoe ƒe nuwɔwɔ kɔ ɖi bababa, nye kɔ kpɔ dadala ɖe sia ɖe eye nàhee aƒu anyi.
Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
12 Nye kɔ kpɔ dadala ɖe sia ɖe ne nàbɔbɔe ɖe anyi eye nàgbã ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖe afi si wole.
Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
13 Ɖi wo katã ɖe ke me eye nàɣla woƒe mo ɖe yɔdo me.
Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
14 Ekema nye ŋutɔ maʋu eme na wò be, wò ŋutɔ wò ɖusibɔ axɔ na wò.
Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
15 “Kpɔ atiglinyi si mewɔ kpe ɖe ŋutiwò la ɖa, eɖua gbe abe nyi ene.
Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
16 Eƒe ŋusẽ le alime nɛ eye ŋusẽ kae nya gã si le eƒe ƒodo ƒe lãmekawo me!
His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
17 Eƒe asike le nyenyem abe sedati ene, eƒe atagbomekawo ge ɖe wo nɔewo me.
He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
18 Eƒe ƒuwo le abe akɔbliga si me do le la ene eye eƒe afɔtiwo le abe gakpo ene.
His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
19 Eyae nye gbãtɔ le Mawu ƒe nuwɔwɔwo dome gake Ewɔla ate ŋu azɔ ɖe edzi kple yi.
He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
20 Togbɛwo tsɔa woƒe kutsetsewo vɛ nɛ eye gbemelãwo katã fena le egbɔ.
To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
21 Emlɔa anyi ɖe ati dama te eye wòɣlaa eɖokui ɖe aƒla siwo le sime la me.
He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
22 Atiawo doa vɔvɔli ɖe edzi heɣlanɛ eye keti siwo le tɔʋuwo to la ƒoa xlãe.
The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
23 Ne tɔwo dze agbo la, dzika metsoa eƒo o eye togbɔ be Yɔdan tɔsisi le ƒoƒom ɖe eƒe nu dzi hã la, eɖea dzi ɖi bɔkɔɔ.
Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
24 Ɖe ame aɖe ate ŋu alée kple eƒe ŋku alo aɖo mɔ nɛ, ahaŋɔ eƒe ŋɔtia?
In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
