Jòb 34
1 Eliyou pran lapawòl ankò. Li di konsa:
Then Elihu continued:
2 -Nou menm moun lespri yo, koute sa m'ap di nou! Nèg save yo, louvri zòrèy nou!
“You [three] men who [think that you] [SAR] are very wise, hear me; listen to what I am saying, you men who [say that you] know so much.
3 Zòrèy konnen lè pawòl bèl menm jan bouch konnen lè manje gou.
When we [SYN] hear what other people [like you] say, we [RHQ] think carefully about what they say [to determine what is good and what is bad], like we [SYN] taste food [to determine what is good].
4 Annou wè kote jistis la ye. Ann mete rezon an kote pou l' ye a.
We need to decide [who is saying] what is right and to determine among ourselves what is good/best.
5 Jòb pretann li nan dwa li, se Bondye ki derefize rann li jistis.
Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
6 Li di: Si m' di m' antò, se manti m'ap bay. Mwen malad pou m' mouri. Men, m' pa fè anyen ki mal.
Even though I have always done what is right, he is lying about me. Even though I have not done what is wrong, he has caused me to suffer, and I will certainly die.’
7 Ou janm jwenn yon moun tankou Jòb? L'ap pase verite Bondye a nan betiz alèz tankou si se dlo l'ap bwè.
(Is there any person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water?/There is no person like Job, who insults others as easily as people accept a drink of water.) [RHQ]
8 Li fè bann ak moun k'ap fè mechanste yo. L'ap pwonmennen ansanm ak malveyan yo.
He habitually associates with people who do what is evil and spends time with wicked people.
9 Se li menm menm ki di ak bouch li: Sa pa rapòte anyen, lè yon moun ap chache fè volonte Bondye.
He has said, ‘It is useless for people to try to please God.’
10 Nou menm ki gen lespri, koute sa m'ap di. Bondye pa ka fè mechanste. Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a pa ka nan patipri.
“So, you men who [claim that you] understand everything, listen to me! Almighty God would never consider doing anything that is wicked or wrong [DOU]!
11 Li bay chak moun sa yo merite dapre sa yo fè. Li aji ak yo dapre jan yo mennen bak yo.
He (pays back/punishes) people for what they have done; he gives them what they deserve for the way that they have conducted their lives.
12 Non! Bondye pa janm fè sa ki mal. Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a pa nan paspouki.
Truly, Almighty God never does what is wicked; he always [LIT] does what is fair/just.
13 Se pa yon lòt moun ki te bay Bondye pouvwa pou l' gouvènen latè, ni se pa yon lòt moun ki te mete tou sa ki egziste sou kont li.
The authority that he has to rule everything on the earth, no one [RHQ] gave it to him; no one [RHQ] put him in control of the whole world. [He has always had that authority].
14 -(we vèsè pwochen)
If he would take his spirit back to himself,
15 Si Bondye te kenbe souf ki bay lavi a pou tèt li, yon sèl kou a, bèt kou moun ta mouri. Yo ta tounen pousyè tè ankò.
everyone would die [immediately], and their corpses would soon become dirt again.
16 Si nou gen bon konprann, koute sa byen. Louvri zòrèy nou pou nou tande sa m'ap di.
“So, [Job], if [you say that you] understand everything, listen to what I am saying.
17 Eske n'ap kondannen Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, epi k'ap rann jistis la? Eske yon moun ki pa vle wè jistis ka gouvènen?
God could certainly not [RHQ] govern the world if he hated doing what is fair/just. So, will you condemn God, who is righteous and powerful, [saying that what he has done is wrong]?
18 Bondye pini wa yo lè yo fè sa ki mal. Li pini gwo chèf yo lè yo fè mechanste.
He tells [some] kings that they are worthless, and he says to [some] officials that they are wicked.
19 Li pa nan achte figi chèf yo. Ou te mèt pòv, ou te mèt rich, pa gen diferans pou li, paske se li menm ki fè yo tout.
He does not favor rulers [more than he favors others]; he does not favor rich people more than poor people, because he created all of them.
20 Yo rete konsa yo mouri, yo ale nan mitan lannwit. Pèp la annik souke kò l', yo disparèt. Bondye touye gwo chèf yo san li pa leve ti dwèt li.
People [often] die suddenly; he strikes them at midnight and they die; he even gets rid of mighty people without the help of any humans [SYN].
21 L'ap veye tout vire tounen lèzòm. L'ap gade tout kote y'ap mete pye yo.
“He sees [MTY] everything that people do; [when we walk, ] he watches every step that we take.
22 Pa gen ankenn fènwa, ni ankenn lonbray ki ka anpeche l' wè sa mechan yo ap fè.
There is no gloom or darkness [DOU] that is so dark that sinners can hide [from him] in that darkness.
23 Li pa bezwen voye manda bay moun pou yo prezante devan l' pou l' jije yo.
God does not [need to] set a time when we will stand in front of him in order that he may judge us. [He can judge us whenever he wants to].
24 Li pa bezwen nan chache konnen pou l' kraze chèf yo, lèfini pou l' mete lòt moun nan plas yo.
He destroys mighty people without [needing to] investigate [what they have done], and he appoints others to take their places.
25 Paske li konnen dènye sa yo fè. Yon jou lannwit konsa, li desann yo li pilonnen yo anba pye l'.
Because he [already] knows what they have done, he removes them at night and gets rid of them.
26 Li souflete yo tankou malfektè nan mitan lari pou tout moun ka wè.
Where [many] people can see it, he strikes/punishes them because of the wicked things that they have done;
27 Paske yo te vire do ba li, yo te fè tankou yo pa konnen lòd li bay yo.
he strikes them because they turned away from doing what he wanted them to do and did not pay attention to any of his commands.
28 Yo fè, yo fè jouk pòv yo rele mande Bondye sekou, jouk Bondye tande jan piti yo ap rele anba men yo.
They [mistreated] the poor people, with the result that those poor people cried out to God [for help], and he heard those afflicted people when they cried out [to him].
29 Men, si Bondye rete san l' pa fè anyen, ki moun ki ka di l' kichòy? Si li kache kò li, ki moun ki ka wè l'! Men, pa pè! L'ap veye sou tout moun nan tout peyi.
But if God decides to do nothing [to punish wicked people], no one can criticize/condemn him. If a godless/wicked man rules a nation, a man who tricks/deceives the people,
30 Li p'ap kite move chèf gouvènen yo, li p'ap kite yo tann pèlen pou pèp la.
and if [God] hides his face [with the result that he does not see that ruler or punish him], no one will be able to prevent that ruler [from doing those things].
31 Men, si yon mechan pale ak Bondye, si li di l': -Wi, mwen te fè sa ki mal. Mwen p'ap fè sa ankò.
“Job, have you or anyone else ever said to God, ‘I have been punished [for my sins], and I will not sin any more;
32 Tanpri. Louvri je m'. Fe m' wè sa m' fè a. Si mwen te aji ak mechanste, mwen p'ap rekonmanse ankò.
so teach/show me what [sins I have committed]; if I have done anything that is evil, I will not do it any more’?
33 Dapre ou, Jòb, èske se pou Bondye pini l'? Mwen mande ou sa paske m' konnen ou pa dakò ak sa Bondye fè a. Men, se ou menm ki pou deside. Pa mwen menm. Manyè di m' sa ki nan kè ou.
[Job, ] you object to what God has done to you, but do you think that he will do what you want him to do? It is you who must choose [what you say to God], not I; so tell me what you are thinking about this.
34 Moun lespri ansanm ak moun bon konprann k'ap koute m' yo va di m' konsa:
“People who have good sense, those who are wise and who listen to what I say, will say to me,
35 Jòb ap pale anpil, men li pa konn sa l'ap di. Tou sa l'ap di yo pa gen ni pye ni tèt.
‘Job is speaking ignorantly; what he says is nonsense.’
36 Egzaminen byen tou sa Jòb di la a. N'a wè li pale tankou yon moun ki mechan nan kè l'.
I think that Job should be taken to a court and (put on trial/judged), because he answers [us his friends] like wicked men would answer.
37 Li fin fè kont peche l', koulye a l'ap kenbe tèt ak Bondye. L'ap seye fè nou konprann li pa antò. L'ap plede fè Bondye remontrans.
To add to the [other] sins that he has committed, he is rebelling [against God]; he shows us that he does not respect God [IDM], making long speeches [saying that God has punished him unjustly].”
