Hiob 8
1 Tete Suhitɔ, Bildad ɖo nya ŋu na Hiob be,
and to answer Bildad [the] Shuhite and to say
2 “Va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣie nànɔ nya siawo gblɔm? Wò nyawo nye yaƒoƒo sesẽ ɖeɖe ko.
till where? to speak these and spirit: breath mighty word lip your
3 Ɖe Mawu atso afia ŋkunɔa? Ɖe Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la atrɔ nya dzɔdzɔe abua?
God to pervert justice and if Almighty to pervert righteousness
4 Esi viwòwo wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe eŋu la, etsɔ wo de asi na tohehe si woƒe nu vɔ̃ dze na.
if son: child your to sin to/for him and to send: let go them in/on/with hand: power transgression their
5 Gake ne àkpɔ Mawu dzi ɖa, aƒo koko na Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la,
if you(m. s.) to seek to(wards) God and to(wards) Almighty be gracious
6 ekema ne èle dzadzɛe, le dzɔdzɔe, fifia gɔ̃ hã la, atso le tawò eye wòagaɖo wò te, ada wò ɖe teƒe si wòle be nànɔ.
if pure and upright you(m. s.) for now to rouse upon you and to complete pasture righteousness your
7 Wò gɔmedzedze anɔ sue gake emegbe àdzi asɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi.
and to be first: beginning your little and end your to increase much
8 “Bia dzidzime siwo do ŋgɔ, eye nàkpɔe ɖa be nu ka wo fofowo srɔ̃ mahã,
for to ask please to/for generation first: previous and to establish: right to/for search father their
9 elabena míawo la, etsɔviwo míenye, míenya naneke o eye míaƒe ŋkekewo le anyigba dzi le abe vɔvɔli ko ene.
for yesterday we and not to know for shadow day our upon land: country/planet
10 Ɖe womafia nu wò, agblɔe na wò oa? Ɖe womagblɔ nya na wò tso woƒe gɔmesese me oa?
not they(masc.) to show you to say to/for you and from heart their to come out: speak speech
11 Ɖe keti miena, tsina ƒlaluu ɖe teƒe si sii mele oa? Ɖe aƒla awɔ nyuie ne mekpɔ tsi oa?
to rise up reed in/on/with not swamp to grow meadow without water
12 Esi wogale mumu ko eye womeɖo sisi me haɖe o la, woyrɔna kaba wu gbe si le gbedzi.
still he in/on/with greenery his not to pluck and to/for face: before all grass to wither
13 Aleae wòvaa emee na ame siwo katã ŋlɔ Mawu be eye nenemae Mawumavɔ̃lawo ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ tsrɔ̃nae.
so way all to forget God and hope profane to perish
14 Nu si ŋu wòɖo dzi ɖo la meɖo ŋusẽ o eye nu si wòde mee la nye yiyiɖɔ.
which to cut off loin his and house: home spider confidence his
15 Ede me eƒe ɖɔ eye wòlã, eku ɖe eŋu, gake etso ɖe eƒe asi me.
to lean upon house: home his and not to stand: stand to strengthen: hold in/on/with him and not to arise: establish
16 Ɖeko wòle abe ati si wode tsii nyuie le ŋdɔgbe ene ekekea eƒe alɔwo ɖe abɔa me,
fresh he/she/it to/for face: before sun and upon garden his shoot his to come out: issue
17 eƒe kewo blana ɖe agakpe geɖewo ŋu eye wodia teƒe le kpewo dome.
upon heap root his to interweave place stone to see
18 Gake ne wohoe le enɔƒe la, teƒe la gbea nu le egbɔ eye wògblɔna be, ‘Nyemekpɔ wò kpɔ o.’
if to swallow up him from place his and to deceive in/on/with him not to see: see you
19 Vavã eƒe agbe yrɔna eye atiku bubuwo miena ɖe eteƒe.
look! he/she/it rejoicing way: conduct his and from dust another to spring
20 “Enye nyateƒe be Mawu megbea ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o alo doa ŋusẽ nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔlawo ƒe asi o.
look! God not to reject complete and not to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand: power be evil
21 Ke hã la, agana nukoko nayɔ wò nu me fũu, eye wòatsɔ dzidzɔɣli ayɔ wò nuyiwo nu.
till to fill laughter lip your and lips your shout
22 Ŋukpe alé wò futɔwo eye ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe agbadɔwo maganɔ anyi o.”
to hate you to clothe shame and tent wicked nothing he
