Jòb 7
1 “Èske lòm pa oblije fè kòve sou latè? Èske jou li yo pa tankou jou a yon ouvriye jounalye?
[Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth? [are not] his days also like the days of a hireling?
2 Tankou esklav ki rale souf pou rive nan lonbraj, tankou jounalye k ap tann kòb li,
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as a hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work;
3 se konsa mwen jwenn mwa yo plen mizè, e nwit plen ak gwo twoub k ap dezinyen pou mwen.
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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 lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro to the dawning of the day.
5 Chè m abiye ak vè ak kal ki fèt ak pousyè. Po m vin di e li koule pij.
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken and become lothsome.
6 Jou m yo mache pi vit ke mach aparèy tise a. Yo fini sanzespwa.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
7 Sonje byen ke lavi m pa plis ke yon souf; zye m p ap wè sa ki bon ankò.
O remember that my life [is] wind: my eye will no more see good.
8 Zye a sila ki wè m yo, p ap wè m ankò. Zye Ou va sou mwen, men mwen p ap la ankò.
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]: thy eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.
9 Jan yon nwaj vin disparèt, li ale nèt. Konsa sila ki desann nan sejou lanmò a pa p monte ankò. (Sheol h7585)
[As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more]. (Sheol h7585)
10 Li p ap retounen ankò lakay li, ni plas li p ap rekonèt li ankò.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
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.
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish 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 a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
13 Si mwen di: ‘Kabann mwen va ban m repo, sofa m va soulaje plent mwen,’
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
14 answit, Ou fè m krent ak rèv, e teworize m ak vizyon;
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
15 jiskaske nanm mwen ta chwazi mouri toufe; pito lanmò olye doulè mwen yo.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life.
16 Mwen fin epwize nèt; mwen p ap viv tout tan. Kite mwen sèl, paske jou mwen yo pa plis ke yon souf.
I lothe [it]; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days [are] vanity.
17 Kisa lòm ye pou Ou reflechi sou li e pou Ou bay ka li enpòtans,
What [is] man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?
18 pou Ou fè l pase egzamen chak maten e fè l pase eprèv chak moman?
And [that] thou shouldst visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment?
19 Èske Ou p ap janm sispann gade m, ni kite mwen anpè jiskaske m fin vale krache m?
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow my spittle?
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?
I have sinned; what shall I do to thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden 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.”
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].
