Jòb 26
1 Epi Job te reponn:
Job replied [to Bildad], saying this [sarcastically]:
2 Kèl kalite èd ou ye pou fèb yo! Kèl sekou ou te bay a bra ki te san fòs la!
“I am a very weak and helpless man; and (you [certainly] have not helped me [SAR] very much!/[do you think that] you have helped me [SAR] very much?) [RHQ]
3 Kèl konsèy ou te bay a sila ki san sajès la! Kèl kalite bèl eklèsisman ou te bay an abondans!
(You certainly have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all./[Do you think that] you have counseled me well—I, who am not wise at all?) [RHQ] ([I’m sure you think that] you have given a lot of very good advice to me. [RHQ]
4 Se a kilès ou t ap eksprime pawòl sa yo menm? Epi se lespri a kilès ki te enspire ou menm?
Who helped you to say all those [great/wise] things? Who inspired you to speak like you did?”
5 Lespri mò yo tranble anba dlo yo avèk tout sila ki rete ladann yo.
“[Because] the spirits of dead people [are afraid], [they] tremble in the waters that are deep under the earth.
God knows all about [those who are in] the place of the dead; there is nothing down there that prevents God from seeing what is there. (Sheol h7585)
7 Li lonje rale zetwal nò a sou espas vid. Li fè mond lan pandye san anyen pap kenbe l.
God stretched out the earth over the huge empty space and caused the earth to have nothing [to support it].
8 Li vlope dlo yo nan nwaj Li yo, e nwaj la pa pete anba fòs yo.
He fills the thick/dense clouds with water and prevents that water from bursting the clouds.
9 Li fè kache figi gwo lalin nan e gaye nwaj Li sou li.
He causes clouds to (obscure/prevent us from seeing) the moon.
10 Li te trase yon lizyè sou sifas dlo yo, ak pou limit tenèb la ak limyè a.
He separated the light from the darkness and put the horizon to mark the place where the night ends and the daytime begins.
11 Pilye syèl yo tanmen tranble, e yo etone lè L repwòche yo.
When [he is angry, it is as though] he rebukes the pillars that hold up the sky. They are (shocked/very fearful), and they tremble.
12 Ak pwisans Li, li kalme lanmè a, e ak bon konprann Li, li te brize Rahab.
With his power he calmed the sea; with his skill/wisdom he destroyed Rahab, the huge sea monster.
13 Ak souf Li, li dekore syèl yo. Se men L ki te frennen sèpan ki t ap sove ale a.
With his breath he caused the sky to be bright/clear; with his hand he killed the great dragon in the sea.
14 Gade byen, sa se yon ti kras bagay de tout chemen L yo. Epi a la ti kras souf pawòl nou konn tande de Li! Men tonnè pwisans Li an! Se kilès ki kab konprann li?
But those events show only a small amount of his power; [it is as though] we are hearing only whispers of his powerful voice. When we hear thunder, [we say, ] ‘(Who can really understand [how great] his power [is]/No one can [really] understand [how great] his power [is]!) [RHQ]’”
