Jòb 9
1 Konsa, Job te reponn. Li te di:
Then Job answered and said:
2 “Anverite, mwen konnen sa se vrè; alò, kijan yon nonm kapab genyen dwa devan Bondye?
Of a truth I know that it is so; and how can man be just with God?
3 Si yon moun te vle diskite avèk Li, li pa t ap kab byen reponn li menm yon fwa nan mil.
If one should desire to contend with Him, he could not answer Him one of a thousand.
4 Bondye saj nan kè e pwisan nan fòs; se kilès ki konn reziste ak Li san donmaj?
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
5 Se Li Menm ki deplase mòn yo, ki jan yo pa menm konnen, lè Li boulvèse yo nan fachez Li.
Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, when He overturneth them in His anger.
6 Li souke latè sòti nan plas li, e fè pilye fondasyon li yo tranble.
Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 Li kòmande solèy la pou l pa klere e ki mete yon so sou zetwal yo.
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8 Se Li menm sèl ki rale lonje syèl yo e bese vag lanmè yo.
Who alone stretcheth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9 Li sèl ki fè sou syèl la gwo Ourse la ak Orion an, avèk Pleiades yo, avèk chanm ki nan sid yo.
Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 Li menm ki fè gwo bagay mèvèy yo, avèk zèv mèvèy san kontwòl yo.
Who doeth great things past finding out; yea, marvellous things without number.
11 Si Li ta vin pase bò kote mwen, mwen pa t ap wè L. Si Li ta depase m nan wout, mwen pa t ap apèsi L.
Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
12 Gade byen, Li rache retire, se kilès ki ka anpeche L? Kilès ki ka di L: ‘Kisa w ap fè la a’?
Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him? Who will say unto Him: 'What doest Thou?'
13 “Bondye p ap detounen kòlè Li. Anba Li, byen akwoupi, se asistan a Rahab yo.
God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him.
14 Kijan mwen kab reponn Li, e chwazi pwòp pawòl mwen yo devan L?
How much less shall I answer Him, and choose out my arguments with Him?
15 Paske malgre mwen te gen rezon, mwen pa t kab reponn. Mwen ta oblije mande gras a Jij mwen an.
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to Him that contendeth with me.
16 Menmsi mwen te rele, e Li te reponn mwen, mwen pa t ap kab kwè ke Li ta koute vwa m.
If I had called, and He had answered me; yet would I not believe that He would hearken unto my voice —
17 Paske Li fin brize m nèt ak yon tanpèt, e ogmante blese mwen yo san koz.
He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause;
18 Li pa lèse m pran souf, men fè m debòde ak sa ki anmè.
That would not suffer me to take my breath, but fill me with bitterness.
19 Men pou pouvwa, men gade, se Li menm ki gen fòs! Epi pou jistis, se kilès menm k ap voye pwosè vèbal bay Li menm?
If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty! and if of justice, who will appoint me a time?
20 Malgre mwen dwat, bouch mwen ap kondane m; malgre mwen san tò, Li va deklare m koupab.
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.
21 Mwen inosan; mwen pa okipe mwen menm; mwen rayi lavi m.
I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.
22 “Tout se menm bagay. Akoz sa mwen di Li detwi inosan yo avèk koupab yo.’
It is all one — therefore I say: He destroyeth the innocent and the wicked.
23 Si frèt la vin touye sibitman, l ap moke dezolasyon inosan an.
If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.
24 Ak lemonn nan ki sede nan men a mechan yo, Li fin kouvri figi a jij latè yo. Si se pa Li menm, eh byen se kilès?
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if it be not He, who then is it?
25 “Alò, jou m yo vin pi rapid pase yon nonm k ap fè kous; Yo kouri ale. Yo pa wè anyen ki bon.
Now my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no good.
26 Yo glise pase tankou kannòt k ap pase nan wozo, tankou yon èg ki vole plonje sou viktim li.
They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.
27 Malgre mwen di ke m va bliye plent mwen, ke m va kite figi tris la pou fè kè kontan,
If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',
28 mwen krent tout doulè mwen yo. Mwen konnen ke Ou p ap bliye fot mwen yo.
I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.
29 Mwen gen tan fin jije koupab. Konsa, poukisa mwen ta dwe fè fòs anven?
I shall be condemned; why then do I labour in vain?
30 Si m ta lave m nèt ak lanèj, e pwòpte men m ak savon lesiv ki fò,
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31 malgre sa, Ou ta plonje mwen nan kanal la, e pwòp rad mwen yo ta vin rayi m.
Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32 Paske Li pa yon nonm kon mwen, pou m ta reponn Li, pou nou ta kab rive nan tribinal ansanm.
For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him, that we should come together in judgment.
33 Nanpwen moun ki pou fè antant antre nou, ki ta kab mete men l sou nou toulède.
There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
34 Kite Li retire baton Li sou mwen, e pa kite laperèz Li plen m ak gwo latèrè.
Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not His terror make me afraid;
35 Konsa, mwen ta pale san fè laperèz devan L; men mwen pa kab konsa pou kont mwen.”
Then would I speak, and not fear Him; for I am not so with myself.
