Jòb 15
1 Epi Éliphaz Temanit lan te reponn:
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2 Èske yon nonm saj ta dwe bay repons ak konesans ki sòti nan van, e ki plen tèt li avèk van lès?
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3 Èske li ta diskite ak pale initil, oswa ak pawòl ki pa gen valè?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4 Anverite, ou manke respè Bondye e ou siprime tout kalite bon refleksyon devan Bondye.
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
5 Paske se koupabilite ou ki enstwi bouch ou, e ou chwazi langaj a rizye yo.
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6 Pwòp bouch ou kondane ou, pa mwen; epi pwòp lèv ou fè temwayaj kont ou.
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 “Èske se ou ki te premye la ki te fèt sou tè a, oswa èske ou te fèt avan tout kolin yo?
[Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
8 Èske ou konn tande konsèy sekrè a Bondye yo, oswa èske tout sajès se pou ou sèl?
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9 Kisa ou konnen ke nou pa konnen? Èske ou konprann sa nou pa kapab konprann?
What knowest thou, that we know not? [what] understandest thou, which [is] not in us?
10 Genyen ni granmoun ak moun cheve blanch pami nou, ki pi gran pase papa ou.
With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11 Èske konsolasyon Bondye a twò piti pou ou, menm mo ki pale ak dousè avèk ou yo?
[Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12 Poukisa akè ou pote ou rive lwen konsa? Epi poukisa zye ou yo vin limen konsa?
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13 Pou ou ta vire lespri ou kont Bondye e kite pawòl parèy a sila yo sòti nan bouch ou?
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?
14 Kisa lòm nan ye pou li ta kab san tach, oswa sila ki fèt de fanm nan pou ta kab dwat?
What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Gade byen, Li pa mete konfyans menm nan sen Li yo e menm syèl yo pa san tach nan zye Li;
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
16 konbyen anmwens, yon moun ki degoutan e konwonpi; lòm ki bwè inikite kon dlo a!
How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
17 “M ap di ou, koute m byen; sa mwen konn wè, anplis m ap deklare li;
I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;
18 sa ke moun saj konn pale e ki pa t kache sòti de papa pa yo,
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid [it: ]
19 A sila yo menm sèl ke tè a te donnen, e pa t gen etranje ki te pase pami yo.
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20 Moun mechan an vire tounen nan pwòp doulè li tout tan, e fòs lane pou moun mechan yo byen kontwole.
The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21 Bri laperèz sone nan zòrèy li. Pandan li anpè, destriktè a rive sou li.
A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 Li pa gen espwa sòti nan tenèb la. Desten li se nepe.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
23 Li mache egare pou chache manje epi di: ‘Kote li ye?’ Konsa, li konnen ke jou tenèb la gen tan rive.
He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Twoub ak gwo soufrans fè l gen gwo laperèz. Yo fè l soumèt tankou yon wa ke yo prèt pou atake.
Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 Paske li fin lonje men l kont Bondye e aji ak awogans kont Toupwisan an.
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26 Li kouri kou rèd sou li tèt avan avèk gwo boukliye li.
He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27 Paske li fin kouvri figi li ak grès li, e fè kwis li vin lou ak chè.
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.
28 Li te viv nan vil dezole yo, nan kay kote pèsòn pa ta rete yo, ki fèt pou vin dekonble nèt.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29 Li p ap vin rich, ni fòtin li p ap dire; tèt sereyal li yo p ap janm bese rive atè.
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30 Li p ap chape nan tenèb la. Flanm nan va seche tout boujon li yo. Kon souf bouch li, lap wale nèt.
He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
31 Pa kite li mete konfyans nan gwo vid la. Sa a ta yon desepsyon; paske gwo vid la va sèvi kon rekonpans li.
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
32 Sa va vin rive avan lè li. Branch palmis li p ap vèt.
It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33 Li va souke retire rezen li ki potko mi soti nan pye rezen a, e va jete flè li kon pye oliv la.
He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 Paske konpanyen a enkwayan yo va byen esteril, epi se dife kap brile tant anba pwès yo.
For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be] desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35 Yo plante mal la, e yo rekòlte inikite; epi se desepsyon k ap jèmen nan panse yo.”
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
