Jòb 17
1 Souf mwen prèt pou koupe. Mwen pa lwen mouri. Se pou simityè ase mwen bon.
“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
2 Kote m' vire, se moun k'ap pase m' nan betiz. Vye pawòl jouman yo enpoze m' dòmi.
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
3 Ou mèt kwè m', Bondye! Se ou menm ankò ki pou bay garanti pou mwen. M' pa gen pesonn lòt ki ka tope ak yo.
Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
4 Ou fèmen lespri yo pou yo pa konprann. Pa kite yo gen rezon sou mwen.
You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
5 Pawòl la di: Yon moun ap fè gwo fèt pou zanmi l', epi pitit li yo ap mouri grangou anndan lakay li.
If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
6 Yo fè koze sou mwen nan pèp la. Yo vin krache nan figi m'!
He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
7 Mwen sitèlman nan lapenn, m' pa ka louvri je m'. Mwen fin tounen zo ak po. Ata lonbraj mwen pa fè!
My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
8 Moun k'ap mache dwat yo sezi lè yo wè sa. Inonsan yo fin debòde sou mechan an ki vire do bay Bondye.
The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
9 Moun k'ap mennen yon vi dwat, se yo ki gen rezon. Sa ki pa mete men yo nan ankenn move zafè kanpe pi rèd sou pozisyon yo.
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
10 Nou tout mèt vin kanpe devan m', mwen p'ap jwenn yonn ladan nou ki gen bon konprann.
But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
11 Mwen fin viv! Tout plan m' te gen nan tèt mwen kraze. Mwen pa gen ankenn espwa ankò.
My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
12 Yo pretann lannwit se lajounen. Lè fènwa, yo di limyè a pa lwen.
They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
If I look for Sheol as my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness, (Sheol h7585)
14 Mwen di tonm lan ou se papa m'. Mwen di vèmen ki pral manje m' yo: nou se manman m' ak sè m'.
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
15 Kote ki gen espwa pou mwen ankò? Ki moun ki wè yon bon lavi pou mwen ankò?
where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
