Jòb 29
1 Ankò, Job te reprann diskou. Li te di:
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
2 “O ke m te menm jan ke m te ye nan mwa lontan yo! Kon nan jou ke Bondye te bay rega sou mwen yo;
Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
3 Lè lanp Li yo te briye sou tèt mwen, e pa limyè Li, mwen te mache pase nan fènwa a;
When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
4 Jan mwen te ye nan pi bèl nan jou mwen yo, lè amitye Bondye te sou tant mwen an;
As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
5 lè Toupwisan an te toujou avè m, e pitit mwen yo te antoure mwen;
When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
6 lè pa mwen yo te benyen nan bè e wòch la t ap vide ban mwen gwo flèv lwil!
When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
7 Lè m te konn sòti nan pòtay lavil la, pou m te gen chèz mwen sou plas la.
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
8 Jennonm yo te wè m, e te kache kò yo, e granmoun yo te konn leve kanpe.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
9 Prens yo te sispann pale e te mete men yo sou bouch yo.
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
10 Vwa a moun pwisan yo te rete, e lang yo te kole anlè nan bouch yo.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 Paske lè zòrèy la te tande m, li te rele m beni, e lè zye a te wè m, li te fè temwayaj benediksyon,
For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
12 akoz mwen te delivre malere ki te kriye pou sekou, avèk òfelen ki pa t gen moun pou ede l la.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
13 Benediksyon a sila ki te prèt pou peri yo te rive sou mwen e mwen te fè kè vèv la chante avèk jwa.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 Mwen te abiye nan ladwati e li te kouvri m; jistis mwen te tankou yon manto, avèk yon tiban.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 Mwen te sèvi kon zye pou avèg yo, e pye pou sila bwate yo.
I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
16 Mwen te yon papa pou malere a, e ka ke m pa konnen an, mwen te chache twouve bout li.
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17 Mwen te kase machwè a mechan an e mwen te retire viktim nan anba dan l.
And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 Konsa, mwen te reflechi, “Mwen va mouri nan pwòp kay mwen, e mwen va kontwole jou m yo anpil tankou sab.”
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
19 Rasin mwen gaye tankou dlo e lawouze kouche tout lannwit sou branch mwen yo.
My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
20 Fòs mwen toujou nèf, e banza m renouvle nan men m.’
My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
21 “Moun yo te koute e te tann. Yo te sispann pale pou tande konsèy mwen.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
22 Apre pawòl pa m, yo pa t pale ankò, e pawòl mwen yo te etonnen yo.
After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
23 Yo te tann mwen tankou lapli. Yo te ouvri bouch yo pou bwe, konsi se pou lapli nan sezon prentan.
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
24 Mwen te souri sou yo lè yo pa t kwè, e limyè a figi m pa t janm vin ba.
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 Mwen te chwazi yon chemen pou yo, te chita tankou chèf, e te demere tankou wa pami sòlda yo, tankou yon moun ki bay rekonfò a sila ki andèy yo.”
I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
