Ayubu 15
1 Nake Elifazu ũrĩa Mũtemaani akĩũria atĩrĩ:
And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —
2 “Mũndũ mũũgĩ no acookie ũhoro na kwĩgereria, kana aiyũrie nda yake na rũhuho ruumĩte na irathĩro?
Doth a wise man answer [with] vain knowledge? And fill [with] an east wind his belly?
3 No eciirĩrĩre na ciugo cia tũhũ, kana na mĩario ĩtarĩ bata?
To reason with a word not useful? And speeches — no profit in them?
4 No wee-rĩ, nĩũracambia ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Ngai, na ũkagirĩrĩria ũhoro wa andũ kwĩrutĩra Mũrungu.
Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.
5 Mehia maku nĩmo mataaraga kanua gaku; nawe ũthuurĩte kwaria na rũrĩmĩ rwa mũndũ mwara.
For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.
6 Kanua gaku wee mwene nĩko karagũtuĩra ciira, ti gakwa: nayo mĩromo yaku wee mwene ĩkaaria ũira wa gũgũũkĩrĩra.
Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.
7 “Wee nĩwe mũndũ wa mbere gũciarwo? Wee-rĩ, waciarirwo mbere ya irĩma igĩe ho?
The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed?
8 Wee nĩũthikagĩrĩria ndundu ya Ngai? Wee wiki-rĩ, nowe ũrigĩtie na ũũgĩ?
Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?
9 Nĩ atĩa ũũĩ ithuĩ tũtooĩ? Nĩ ũmenyo ũrĩkũ ũrĩ naguo ithuĩ tũtarĩ?
What hast thou known, and we know not? Understandest thou — and it is not with us?
10 Tũrĩ na athuuri marĩ na mbuĩ na arĩa akũrũ mũno, andũ akũrũ o na gũkĩra thoguo.
Both the gray-headed And the very aged [are] among us — Greater than thy father [in] days.
11 Ndũiganĩtwo nĩ ũhoorerania wa Mũrungu, o na kana ũhoro ũcio warĩirio na ũhooreri?
Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,
12 Ngoro yaku ĩgũteete nĩkĩ, na nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũma ũikare ũkiunaga maitho,
What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?
13 nĩguo werekerie marakara maku kũrĩ Mũrungu, o na ũgaitũrũra ciugo ta icio kuuma kanua gaku?
For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:
14 “Mũndũ akĩrĩ kĩ, atĩ no ahote gũtuĩka mũtheru, o na mũndũ ũciarĩtwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja nake akĩrĩ kĩĩ, atĩ no ahote gũtuĩka mũthingu?
What [is] man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?
15 Angĩkorwo Ngai ndangĩhota kwĩhoka andũ arĩa ake aamũre-rĩ, na kũngĩkorwo o na igũrũ ti gũtheru maitho-inĩ make-rĩ,
Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.
16 mũndũ akĩrĩ kĩ atĩ amwĩhoke? Mũndũ nĩ mwaganu na nĩ kĩmaramari, anyuuaga waganu ta maaĩ!
Also — surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
17 “Wee ta thikĩrĩria na nĩngũgũtaarĩria; reke ngwĩre ũrĩa nyonete,
I shew thee — hearken to me — And this I have seen and declare:
18 ngwĩre ũrĩa andũ arĩa oogĩ moigĩte, matekũhitha ũndũ o na ũmwe wa ũhoro ũrĩa maaheirwo nĩ maithe mao,
Which the wise declare — And have not hid — from their fathers.
19 (o acio oiki maaheetwo bũrũri hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ mũndũ wa kũngĩ watuĩkanagia gatagatĩ-inĩ kao):
To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:
20 Atĩrĩ, mũndũ mwaganu akoragwo na mĩnyamaro matukũ make mothe. Matukũ mothe ma ũcio ũtarĩ tha-rĩ, maigĩirwo o mĩnyamaro.
'All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.
21 Aiguaga o mĩgambo ya kũmakania mũno; hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maũndũ mothe moneka ta marĩ mega-rĩ, atunyani makamũtharĩkĩra.
A fearful voice [is] in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.
22 Ndarĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩa gwĩthara kuuma nduma-inĩ; etereirio kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora.
He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword.
23 Orũũraga agĩcaragia irio, oragie atĩrĩ, ‘Irĩ na kũ?’ Aikaraga amenyete atĩ mũthenya wa nduma ũrĩ o hakuhĩ.
He is wandering for bread — 'Where [is] it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.
24 Mĩnyamaro na ruo rwa ngoro nĩcio imũmakagia; imũtooragia taarĩ mũthamaki wĩhaarĩirie kũmũtharĩkĩra,
Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.
25 nĩ ũndũ ainainagĩria Mũrungu ngundi, na akangʼathĩria Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.
26 akamũguthũkĩra angʼathĩtie, arĩ na ngo yake mata ya hinya.
He runneth unto Him with a neck, With thick bosses of his shields.
27 “O na gũtuĩka ũthiũ wake nĩ mũnoru, na njohero yake ĩkaneneha nĩ kũnora-rĩ,
For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over [his] confidence.
28 agaatũũraga matũũra maanangĩku, na aikarage nyũmba itatũũragwo nĩ mũndũ, nyũmba itigairie o kũmomoka ituĩke ihumbu cia mahiga.
And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
29 Ndagacooka gũkorwo arĩ mũtongu, naguo ũtonga wake ndũgatũũra, o na kana indo ciake itheereme kũu bũrũri-inĩ.
He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
30 Ndakahota kũũrĩra nduma; rũrĩrĩmbĩ nĩrũkahoohia thuuna ciake, nayo mĩhũmũ ya kanua ka Ngai nĩĩkamweheria.
He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!
31 Nĩatige kwĩheenia na ũndũ wa kwĩhoka maũndũ ma tũhũ, nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ kĩndũ makaamũrehere.
Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.
32 Ihinda rĩake rĩtanakinya-rĩ, nĩakarĩhio mũigana wake wothe, na honge ciake itikarura.
Not in his day is it completed, And his bending branch is not green.
33 Agaatuĩka ta mũthabibũ ũhũrũrĩtwo thabibũ ciaguo itarĩ njĩru, ahaane ta mũtamaiyũ ũraita kĩro kĩaguo.
He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit, And casteth off as an olive his blossom.
34 Nĩgũkorwo andũ a thiritũ ya arĩa matooĩ Ngai matũũraga marĩ thaata, na mwaki nĩũgaacina hema cia arĩa mendete mahaki.
For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.
35 Magĩaga nda cia mathĩĩna, na magaciara waganu; nda ciao ithugundaga o maheeni.”
To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.
