Jòb 4
1 Elifaz, moun Teman an, pran lapawòl, li di konsa:
Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,
2 -Jòb, si m' pale avè ou, ou p'ap fache, vye frè? Mwen pa ka pa pale.
Hast thou been often spoken to in distress? but who shall endure the force of thy words?
3 Yon lè, se ou ki te konn moutre moun anpil bagay, se ou ki te konn bay moun fòs lè yo fèb.
For whereas thou hast instructed many, and hast strengthened the hands of the weak one,
4 Pawòl nan bouch ou te yon ankourajman pou moun ki te dekouraje. Ou te ede yo kanpe sou de pye yo ankò.
and hast supported the failing with words, and hast imparted courage to feeble knees.
5 Koulye a, paske se tou pa ou, ou pèdi tèt ou. Malè tonbe sou ou, w'ap depale.
Yet now [that] pain has come upon thee, and touched thee, thou art troubled.
6 W'ap sèvi Bondye, ou fèt pou genyen l' konfyans. Ou mennen bak ou byen, ou pa fèt pou dekouraje.
Is not thy fear [founded] in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?
7 Repase tèt ou byen. Ou janm konnen yon inonsan ki mouri mal? Ou janm wè yo touye yon moun ki mache dwat?
Remember then who has perished, being pure? or when were the true-hearted utterly destroyed?
8 M'ap di sa m' wè ak je m': Moun ki kouve mechanste nan kè yo epi k'ap mache bay moun lapenn, se mechanste ak lapenn yo rekòlte.
Accordingly as I have seen men ploughing barren places, and they that sow them will reap sorrows for themselves.
9 Lè Bondye fache, li soufle sou yo, yo mouri. Lè van tanpèt Bondye a leve, yo disparèt.
They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
10 Mechan yo rele kou lyon, yo gwonde kou bèt sovaj. Men, Bondye fèmen bouch yo, li kase dan nan bouch yo.
The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
11 Yo mouri tankou lyon ki pa jwenn bèt pou yo manje. Tout pitit yo gaye nan bwa.
The old lion has perished for want of food, and the lions' whelps have forsaken one another.
12 Yon lè, mwen tande Bondye t'ap pale tou dousman nan zòrèy mwen. Mwen pa t' fin tande nèt sa li t'ap di.
But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent [revelations] from him?
13 Tankou yon move rèv nan mitan lannwit, li mete yon bann vye lide nan tèt mwen. M' pa ka dòmi tèlman mwen pè.
But [as when] terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,
14 Mwen pran tranble, mwen santi yon frison mache nan tout kò m'. Tout zo nan kò m' ap krake.
horror and trembling seized me, and caused all my bones greatly to shake.
15 Yon souf pase bò figi m', tout cheve nan tèt mwen kanpe.
And a spirit came before my face; and my hair and flesh quivered.
16 Mwen rete konsa mwen wè yon moun kanpe devan m'. Mwen pa t' rekonèt ki moun li ye. Men, fòm moun lan te la devan je m'. Mwen pa tande yon ti bri menm. Apre sa, mwen tande yon vwa ki t'ap pale tou dousman, li t'ap di:
I arose and perceived it not: I looked, and there, was no form before my eyes: but I only heard a breath and a voice, [saying],
17 Ki moun ki ka di li mache dwat devan Bondye? Ki moun ki san repwòch devan Bondye ki kreye l' la?
What, shall a mortal be pure before the Lord? or a man be blameless in regard to his works?
18 Bondye pa janm fin fye sèvitè l' yo nèt. Ata zanj li yo, li jwenn bagay pou l' repwoche yo.
Whereas he trust not in his servants, and perceives perverseness in his angels.
19 Ale wè atò pou moun ki fèt ak labou, pou moun ki soti nan pousyè tè, pou moun yo kapab kraze tankou poudbwa!
But [as for] them that dwell in houses of clay, of whom we also are formed of the same clay, he smites them like a moth.
20 Yon sèl jou kont pou yo tounen pousyè, yo disparèt nèt. Pesonn pa wè sa.
And from the morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.
21 Yo rete konsa yo kase kòd. Yo mouri san yo pa janm rive fin gen bon konprann.
For he blows upon them, and they are withered: they have perished for lack of wisdom.
