Jòb 7
1 “Èske lòm pa oblije fè kòve sou latè? Èske jou li yo pa tankou jou a yon ouvriye jounalye?
“Isn't life for human beings like serving a sentence of hard labor? Don't their days pass like those of a hired laborer?
2 Tankou esklav ki rale souf pou rive nan lonbraj, tankou jounalye k ap tann kòb li,
Like some slave longing for a bit of shade, like a hired hand anxiously waiting for pay day,
3 se konsa mwen jwenn mwa yo plen mizè, e nwit plen ak gwo twoub k ap dezinyen pou mwen.
I've been given months of emptiness and nights of misery.
4 Lè m kouche mwen di: ‘Se kilè m ap leve?’ Men nwit lan kontinye; m ap vire tounen jis rive nan maten.
When I go to bed I ask, ‘When shall I get up?’ But the night goes on and on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
5 Chè m abiye ak vè ak kal ki fèt ak pousyè. Po m vin di e li koule pij.
My body is covered with maggots and caked in dirt; my skin is cracked, with oozing sores.
6 Jou m yo mache pi vit ke mach aparèy tise a. Yo fini sanzespwa.
My days pass quicker than a weaver's shuttle and they come to an end without hope.
7 Sonje byen ke lavi m pa plis ke yon souf; zye m p ap wè sa ki bon ankò.
Remember that my life is just a breath; I will not see happiness again.
8 Zye a sila ki wè m yo, p ap wè m ankò. Zye Ou va sou mwen, men mwen p ap la ankò.
Those watching me won't see me anymore; your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
9 Jan yon nwaj vin disparèt, li ale nèt. Konsa sila ki desann nan sejou lanmò a pa p monte ankò. (Sheol h7585)
When a cloud disappears, it's gone, just as anyone who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. (Sheol h7585)
10 Li p ap retounen ankò lakay li, ni plas li p ap rekonèt li ankò.
They will never return home, and the people they knew will forget them.
11 “Akoz sa a, mwen p ap met fren nan bouch mwen. Mwen va pale nan doulè lespri m; mwen va plenyen nan lespri anmè mwen.
So, no, I won't hold my tongue—I will speak in the agony of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Èske se lanmè mwen ye, oswa bèt jeyan lanmè a, pou Ou te mete gad sou mwen?
Am I the sea or a sea monster that you have to guard me?
13 Si mwen di: ‘Kabann mwen va ban m repo, sofa m va soulaje plent mwen,’
If I tell myself, ‘I'll feel better if I lie down in my bed,’ or ‘it will help me to lie down on my couch,’
14 answit, Ou fè m krent ak rèv, e teworize m ak vizyon;
then you scare me so much with dreams and terrify me with visions
15 jiskaske nanm mwen ta chwazi mouri toufe; pito lanmò olye doulè mwen yo.
that I would rather be strangled—I would rather die than become just a bag of bones.
16 Mwen fin epwize nèt; mwen p ap viv tout tan. Kite mwen sèl, paske jou mwen yo pa plis ke yon souf.
I hate my life! I know I won't live long. Leave me alone because my life is just a breath.
17 Kisa lòm ye pou Ou reflechi sou li e pou Ou bay ka li enpòtans,
Why are human beings so important to you; why are you so concerned about them
18 pou Ou fè l pase egzamen chak maten e fè l pase eprèv chak moman?
that you inspect them every morning and test them every moment? Won't you ever stop staring at me?
19 Èske Ou p ap janm sispann gade m, ni kite mwen anpè jiskaske m fin vale krache m?
Won't you ever leave me alone long enough to catch my breath?
20 Èske mwen te peche? Kisa mwen te fè Ou, Ou menm, ki gadyen lòm? Poukisa Ou te fè m objè tiraj Ou jiskaske mwen vin yon fado pou pwòp tèt mwen?
What have I done wrong? What have I done to you, Watcher of Humanity? Why have you made me your target, so that I'm a burden even to myself?
21 Poukisa konsa Ou pa padone transgresyon mwen yo, e retire inikite mwen yo? Paske koulye a, mwen va kouche nan pousyè a; Ou va chache pou mwen, men m p ap la ankò.”
If so why don't you pardon my sins, and take away my guilt? Right now I'm going to lie down in the dust, and though you will look for me, I will be gone.”
