Ayubu 41
1 “No ũhote kũguucũrũria nyamũ ĩrĩa ĩĩtagwo Leviathani na ndwano, kana wohe rũrĩmĩ rwayo na mũkanda?
“Do you draw leviathan with a hook? And do you let down his tongue with a rope?
2 No ũhote kũmĩtoonyia rũrigi iniũrũ, kana ũmĩtũrĩkanie rũthĩa na ndwano?
Do you put a reed in his nose? And pierce his jaw with a thorn?
3 No ĩtinde ĩgĩgũthaitha ũmĩiguĩre tha? No ĩkwarĩrie na ciugo cia ũhooreri?
Does he multiply supplications to you? Does he speak tender things to you?
4 No ĩrĩkanĩre nawe ũthiĩ nayo, ĩtũũre ĩrĩ ngombo yaku nginya tene?
Does he make a covenant with you? Do you take him for a perpetual servant?
5 No ũhote kũmĩhooreria ta nyoni, kana ũmĩoherere handũ nĩguo airĩtu aku mamĩmeemagie?
Do you play with him as a bird? And do you bind him for your girls?
6 Onjoria no mamĩkũũranie na indo ciao? No mamĩgayanie kũrĩ onjorithia?
(Companions feast on him, They divide him among the merchants!)
7 No ũhote gũtheecanga rũũa rwayo na mĩcengi, kana ũtheecange mũtwe wayo na mĩcengi ĩrĩa ĩtegaga thamaki?
Do you fill his skin with barbed irons? And his head with fish-spears?
8 Ũngĩmĩhutia na guoko, ũngĩtũũra ũririkanaga kĩgiano kĩu, na ndũngĩgacookera!
Place your hand on him, Remember the battle—do not add!
9 Mwĩrĩgĩrĩro wa atĩ no ũmĩtoorie nĩ kwĩheenia; o kũmĩona tu nĩkũiganĩte gũtũma mũndũ amake, orwo nĩ hinya.
Behold, the hope of him is found a liar, Also, is one not cast down at his appearance?
10 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũrĩ ũcamba mũiganu wa kũmĩarahũra. Nũũ ũngĩkĩhota kwĩĩndiiria niĩ?
None so fierce that he awakes him, And who [is] he [who] stations himself before Me?
11 Nũũ ũngĩnandũra kĩndũ atĩ nĩguo ndĩmũrĩhe? Kĩndũ gĩothe kĩrĩ rungu rwa igũrũ nĩ gĩakwa.
Who has brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] Mine.
12 “Ndikwaga kwaria ũhoro wa ciĩga ciayo, o na wa hinya wayo, na wa ũthaka wayo.
I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.
13 Nũũ ũngĩhota kũmĩaũra nguo yayo ya igũrũ? Nũũ ũngĩmĩkuhĩrĩria amĩĩkĩre matamu?
Who has uncovered the face of his clothing? Who enters within his double bridle?
14 Nũũ ũngĩũmĩrĩria kũmĩathamia kanua, kau kaiyũrĩte magego ma kũmakania?
Who has opened the doors of his face? Around his teeth [are] terrible.
15 Mũgongo wayo ũrĩ na ngo ciĩiganĩrĩire mĩhari, ikomanĩire ikanyiitana;
A pride—strong ones of shields, Shut up—a close seal.
16 o ĩmwe ĩnyiitanĩte na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, ũũ atĩ gũtirĩ rĩera rĩngĩtoonyera gatagatĩ ga cio.
They draw near to one another, And air does not enter between them.
17 Igwatanĩtio hamwe irĩ nũmu; inyiitanĩte hamwe ũndũ itangĩtigithũkana.
They adhere to one another, They stick together and are not separated.
18 Gũtiiha kwayo kũmenũkagia ũtheri; maitho mayo nĩ ta mĩrũri ya rũciinĩ gũgĩthererũka.
His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes [are] as the eyelids of the dawn.
19 Imũrĩ cia mwaki ciumaga kanua-inĩ kayo; ĩrathũkagia thandĩ cia mwaki.
Flames go out of his mouth, sparks of fire escape.
20 Ĩrutaga ndogo na maniũrũ taarĩ nyũngũ ĩratherũka ĩhagĩrĩtwo igũrũ rĩa mwaki wa ithanjĩ.
Smoke goes forth out of his nostrils, As a blown pot and reeds.
21 Mĩhũmũ yayo ĩgwatagia makara mwaki, naruo rũrĩrĩmbĩ rũkoima kanua kayo.
His breath sets coals on fire, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22 Ngingo-inĩ yayo nĩho hinya wayo ũkoragwo, ũrĩa ũmakagia kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩtũnganaga nayo.
Strength lodges in his neck, And grief exults before him.
23 Mĩgũtha ya nyama ciayo nĩmĩnyiitanu mũno; nĩ mĩrũmu ũũ atĩ ndĩngĩenyenyeka.
The flakes of his flesh have adhered—Firm on him—it is not moved.
24 Ngoro yayo yũmĩte ta ihiga, ĩkooma ta ihiga rĩa gũthĩa rĩa na thĩ.
His heart [is] firm as a stone, Indeed, firm as the lower piece.
25 Rĩrĩa yarahũka, arĩa marĩ hinya nĩmamakaga; mooraga ĩtanamahũũra.
The mighty are afraid at his rising, From his breakings they keep themselves free.
26 Gũtirĩ rũhiũ rwa njora rũngĩmĩĩka ũndũ, o na kana itimũ, kana mũguĩ, kana mĩcengi.
The sword of his overtaker does not stand, Spear, dart, and breastplate.
27 Harĩ Leviathani-rĩ, kĩgera no ta nyeki nyũmũ, nakĩo gĩcango no ta gĩcunjĩ kĩbuthu kĩa mũtĩ.
He reckons iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
28 Mĩguĩ ndĩngĩtũma yũre; mahiga ma kĩgũtha no ta mũũngũ harĩ yo.
The son of the bow does not cause him to flee, Stones of the sling are turned into stubble by him.
29 Harĩ yo njũgũma no ta gacunjĩ ka rũnyeki rũmũ; ĩthekagĩrĩra kũbĩrĩrĩka gwa itimũ.
Darts have been reckoned as stubble, And he laughs at the shaking of a javelin.
30 Nda yayo nĩ ta rũgĩo rũrĩ na mageca; ĩtigaga ngururo ndaka-inĩ ta cia ngaari iria ikonyoraga ngano.
Sharp points of clay [are] under him, He spreads gold on the mire.
31 Ĩtũmaga iria kũrĩa kũriku gũtherũke ta nyũngũ, na ĩkoiruga iria ta nyũngũ ya maguta ma kwĩhaka.
He causes the deep to boil as a pot, He makes the sea as a pot of ointment.
32 Harĩa yagerera ĩtigaga mũhari ũkũhenia; mũndũ no eciirie atĩ ndia ĩrĩ na mbuĩ.
He causes a path to shine after him, One thinks the deep to be hoary.
33 Gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩngĩigananio nayo gũkũ thĩ; nĩ kĩũmbe gĩtarĩ guoya.
There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.
34 Ĩnyũrũragia kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩĩtũũgagĩria; nĩyo mũthamaki wa kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩĩtĩĩaga.”
He sees every high thing, He [is] king over all sons of pride.”
