Ayubu 35
1 Ningĩ Elihu akiuga atĩrĩ:
And Elius resumed and said,
2 “Nĩũgwĩciiria ũhoro ũyũ nĩ wa kĩhooto? Ũroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrungu nĩekũnjarĩrĩria atue ndiĩhĩtie.’
What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?
3 No rĩrĩ, wee no ũramũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Kũrĩ na uumithio ũrĩkũ harĩ niĩ, na ngũgunĩka nakĩ ndaaga kwĩhia?’
I will answer thee, and thy three friends.
4 “No nyende gũgũcookeria ũhoro, wee hamwe na arata aku.
Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high [they are] above thee.
5 Ta rora igũrũ wone; ta cũthĩrĩria matu macio marĩ igũrũ rĩaku kũraya mũno.
If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?
6 Ũngĩĩhia-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũngĩhutia Ngai atĩa? Mehia maku mangĩingĩha mũno-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũngĩmwĩka atĩa?
and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?
7 Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũthingu-rĩ, ũngĩmũhe kĩĩ, kana nĩ kĩĩ aamũkagĩra kuuma guoko-inĩ gwaku?
And suppose thou art righteous, what wilt thou give him? or what shall he receive of thy hand?
8 Waganu waku ũhutagia o mũndũ tawe, na ũthingu waku ũkahutia o ciana cia andũ.
Thy ungodliness [may affect] a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man.
9 “Andũ makayaga nĩ icooki rĩa kũhinyĩrĩrio; mathaithanaga mateithũrwo guoko-inĩ kwa ũcio ũrĩ hinya mũingĩ.
They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.
10 No gũtirĩ mũndũ uugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai ũrĩa wanyũũmbire arĩ ha, ũrĩa ũheaga mũndũ nyĩmbo ũtukũ,
But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
11 ũrĩa ũtũrutaga maũndũ gũkĩra ũrĩa arutaga nyamũ cia werũ-inĩ, o na agatũhe ũũgĩ gũkĩra nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ?’
who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
12 Ndacookagia rĩrĩa andũ maakaya nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩtũũgĩrio wa andũ arĩa aaganu.
There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
13 Ti-itherũ, Mũrungu ndathikagĩrĩria mathaithana mao ma tũhũ; ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ndarũmbũyagia mathaithana macio.
For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
14 Githĩ ndakaaga gũthikĩrĩria mũno makĩria rĩrĩa ũkuuga atĩ ndũramuona, na atĩ ciira waku ũrĩ mbere yake, na no nginya ũmweterere,
He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is [possible] even now.
15 na makĩria ma ũguo ũkoiga atĩ marakara make matiherithanagia na ndarũmbũyagia waganu o na hanini!
For he is not [now] regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ayubu atumũrĩte kanua gake akaaria ũhoro wa tũhũ; nĩarĩĩtie ndeto nyingĩ atarĩ na ũmenyo.”
Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.
