< Hiob 1 >

1 Ŋutsu aɖe nɔ Uznyigba dzi si ŋkɔe nye Hiob. Ŋutsu sia nye mokakamanɔŋutɔ kple ame dzɔdzɔe, evɔ̃a Mawu, eye wòtsri nu vɔ̃ɖi.
man to be in/on/with land: country/planet Uz Job name his and to be [the] man [the] he/she/it complete and upright and afraid God and to turn aside: turn aside from bad: evil
2 Viŋutsu adre kple vinyɔnu etɔ̃ nɔ esi,
and to beget to/for him seven son: child and three daughter
3 kpe ɖe alẽ akpe adre, kposɔ akpe etɔ̃, nyi siwo wode kɔkuti kɔ na woŋlɔa agblee eveve teƒe alafa atɔ̃ kple tedzi alafa atɔ̃ kple subɔla gbogbo aɖewo ŋu. Eyae nye ŋutsu si de ŋgɔ wu ame sia ame le ɣedzeƒetɔwo katã dome.
and to be livestock his seven thousand flock and three thousand camel and five hundred pair cattle and five hundred she-ass and service many much and to be [the] man [the] he/she/it great: large from all son: descendant/people front: east
4 Via ŋutsuwo ɖoa nuɖukplɔ̃ na wo xɔlɔ̃wo ɖe woƒe aƒewo me ɖe wo nɔewo yome eye wokpea wo nɔvinyɔnu etɔ̃awo be woaɖu nu ano nu kple yewo.
and to go: went son: child his and to make: do feast house: home man: anyone day his and to send: depart and to call: call to to/for three (sister their *Q(k)*) to/for to eat and to/for to drink with them
5 Ne kplɔ̃ɖoɖo la dze wo dzi kpe ɖo vɔ la, Hiob dɔa ame ɖa woɖakɔa wo ŋuti. Esaa numevɔ ɖe wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nu, le ŋdi kanya elabena esusuna be, “Ɖewohĩ vinyewo wɔ nu vɔ̃ eye wodo ɖiŋu na Mawu le woƒe dziwo me.” Esiae Hiob wɔna ɖaa.
and to be for to surround day [the] feast and to send: depart Job and to consecrate: consecate them and to rise in/on/with morning and to ascend: offer up burnt offering number all their for to say Job perhaps to sin son: child my and to bless God in/on/with heart their thus to make: do Job all [the] day: daily
6 Gbe ɖeka la, dziƒodɔlawo va be woatsɔ wo ɖokui afia Yehowa, eye Satana hã nɔ wo dome.
and to be [the] day and to come (in): come son: child [the] God to/for to stand upon LORD and to come (in): come also [the] Satan in/on/with midst their
7 Yehowa bia Satana be, “Afi ka nètso?” Satana ɖo eŋu na Yehowa be, “Metso tsatsa ge le anyigba dzi, menɔ yiyim nɔ gbɔgbɔm le edzi.”
and to say LORD to(wards) [the] Satan from where? to come (in): come and to answer [the] Satan [obj] LORD and to say from to rove in/on/with land: country/planet and from to go: walk in/on/with her
8 Tete Yehowa bia Satana be, “Èlé ŋku ɖe nye dɔla Hiob ŋua? Ame aɖeke mele anyigba dzi de enu o; enye mokakamanɔŋutɔ kple ame dzɔdzɔe, ŋutsu si vɔ̃a Mawu eye wòtsri nu vɔ̃ɖi.”
and to say LORD to(wards) [the] Satan to set: consider heart your upon servant/slave my Job for nothing like him in/on/with land: country/planet man complete and upright afraid God and to turn aside: turn aside from bad: evil
9 Ke Satana bia Mawu be, “Ɖe Hiob vɔ̃a Mawu dzodzroa?
and to answer [the] Satan [obj] LORD and to say for nothing to fear: revere Job God
10 Menye wòe tɔ kpɔ ƒo xlã eya amea, eƒemetɔwo kple nu sia nu si le esi la oa? Èyra eƒe asinudɔwo ale be eƒe alẽhawo kple lãhawo gbagbã ɖe anyigba dzi.
not (you(m. s.) *Q(K)*) to hedge about/through/for him and about/through/for house: home his and about/through/for all which to/for him from around: side deed: work hand his to bless and livestock his to break through in/on/with land: country/planet
11 Ke do wò asi ɖa, ne nàxlã asi ɖe nu siwo katã le esi, ekema le nyateƒe me aƒo fi ade wò le wò ŋutɔ wò ŋkume.”
and but to send: reach please hand your and to touch in/on/with all which to/for him if: surely yes not upon face your to bless you
12 Yehowa gblɔ na Satana be, “Enyo ta, nu sia nu si le esi la le asiwò me, ke mègaka asibidɛ eya amea ŋutɔ ŋu o.” Ale Satana dzo le Yehowa ŋkume.
and to say LORD to(wards) [the] Satan behold all which to/for him in/on/with hand your except to(wards) him not to send: reach hand your and to come out: come [the] Satan from from with face LORD
13 Gbe ɖeka la, esime Hiob ƒe viŋutsuwo kple via nyɔnuwo nɔ nu ɖum, nɔ wain nom le wo nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe aƒe me la,
and to be [the] day and son: child his and daughter his to eat and to drink wine in/on/with house: home brother: male-sibling their [the] firstborn
14 dɔla aɖe va Hiob gbɔ gblɔ nɛ be, “Nyiawo nɔ agble ŋlɔm, tedziawo nɔ gbe ɖum le wo gbɔ lɔƒo,
and messenger to come (in): come to(wards) Job and to say [the] cattle to be to plow/plot and [the] she-ass to pasture upon hand: to their
15 kasia Sebeatɔwo va dze wo dzi kplɔ wo dzoe. Wowu dɔlawo kple yi eye nye ɖeka koe te ŋu si be mava gblɔe na wò!”
and to fall: fall Sheba and to take: take them and [obj] [the] youth to smite to/for lip: edge sword and to escape [emph?] except I to/for alone me to/for to tell to/for you
16 Esi wòganɔ nu ƒom ko la, dɔla bubu va eye wògblɔ be, “Mawu ƒe dzo ge tso dziƒo eye wòfia alẽawo kple dɔlawo, nye ɖeka koe si be mava gblɔe na wò!”
still this to speak: speak and this to come (in): come and to say fire God to fall: fall from [the] heaven and to burn: burn in/on/with flock and in/on/with youth and to eat them and to escape [emph?] except I to/for alone me to/for to tell to/for you
17 Esi mekpɔ ɖe nu le nya la me o la, dɔla bubu va gblɔ be, “Kaldeatɔwo ƒe adzoha etɔ̃ va dze wò kposɔwo dzi eye wolé wo dzoe. Wowu dɔlawo kple yi, nye ɖeka koe te ŋu si be mava gblɔe na wò!”
still this to speak: speak and this to come (in): come and to say Chaldea to set: make three head: group and to strip upon [the] camel and to take: take them and [obj] [the] youth to smite to/for lip: edge sword and to escape [emph?] except I to/for alone me to/for to tell to/for you
18 Esi ame sia hã mekpɔ ɖe nu le nya si gblɔm wònɔ me o la, dɔla bubu ge ɖe eme eye wògblɔ be, “Viwò ŋutsuwo kple nyɔnuwo nɔ nu ɖum, nɔ wain nom le wo nɔvi tsitsitɔ ƒe aƒe me.
till this to speak: speak and this to come (in): come and to say son: child your and daughter your to eat and to drink wine in/on/with house: home brother: male-sibling their [the] firstborn
19 Kasia ya sesẽ aɖe ƒo tso gbegbe va lɔ xɔ la ƒe dzogoe eneawo ɖe me. Tete xɔ la mu dze wo dzi eye woku; nye ɖeka koe te ŋu si be mava gblɔe na wò!”
and behold spirit: breath great: large to come (in): come from side: beyond [the] wilderness and to touch in/on/with four corner [the] house: home and to fall: fall upon [the] youth and to die and to escape [emph?] except I to/for alone me to/for to tell to/for you
20 Esi Hiob se esia la, etso hedze eƒe awu ʋlaya eye wòlũ eƒe taɖa. Edze klo de ta agu,
and to arise: rise Job and to tear [obj] robe his and to shear [obj] head his and to fall: fall land: soil [to] and to bow
21 hedo gbe ɖa be, “Amamae menɔ hafi do go tso danye ƒe dɔ me, eye amamae manɔ hafi atrɔ adzo. Yehowae na eye Yehowae gaxɔe; woakafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ!”
and to say naked (to come out: produce *Q(k)*) from belly: womb mother my and naked to return: return there [to] LORD to give: give and LORD to take: take to be name LORD to bless
22 Le esiawo katã me la, Hiob mewɔ nu vɔ̃ to fɔbubu Mawu me be ewɔ nu gbegblẽ o.
in/on/with all this not to sin Job and not to give: give folly to/for God

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