Jòb 29
1 Ankò, Job te reprann diskou. Li te di:
Moreover, Job continued 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] months past, as [in] the days [when] God preserved me;
3 Lè lanp Li yo te briye sou tèt mwen, e pa limyè Li, mwen te mache pase nan fènwa a;
When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] 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 days of my youth, when the secret of God [was] upon my tabernacle;
5 lè Toupwisan an te toujou avè m, e pitit mwen yo te antoure mwen;
When the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] 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 I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7 Lè m te konn sòti nan pòtay lavil la, pou m te gen chèz mwen sou plas la.
When I went out to the gate through 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 arose, [and] stood up.
9 Prens yo te sispann pale e te mete men yo sou bouch yo.
The princes refrained 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 nobles held their peace, 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,
When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to 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, and the fatherless, and [him 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 judgment [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 poor: and the cause [which] 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 broke the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil 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 [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 Fòs mwen toujou nèf, e banza m renouvle nan men m.’
My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21 “Moun yo te koute e te tann. Yo te sispann pale pou tande konsèy mwen.
To me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22 Apre pawòl pa m, yo pa t pale ankò, e pawòl mwen yo te etonnen yo.
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped 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.
[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; 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 chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.
