Job 11
1 Mgbe ahụ, Zofa onye Neama zara sị:
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 “Ọ dịghị nzaghachi dịịrị ọtụtụ okwu niile ndị a? A ga-agụ onye ekwurekwu a dịka onye ikpe na-amaghị?
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
3 Okwu efu gị ndị a ha ga-eme ka mmadụ gba nkịtị? Ọ bụ na ọ dịghị onye ga-abara gị mba mgbe ị na-akwa emo?
Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
4 Ị na-asị Chineke, ‘Okwukwe m enweghị ntụpọ, adịkwa m ọcha nʼanya gị.’
You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
5 Ọ ga-adị m nnọọ mma ma a si na Chineke ga-ekwu okwu, na ọ ga-asaghe egbugbere ọnụ ya imegide gị.
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
6 Kpugheere gị ihe nzuzo niile nke amamihe, nʼihi na ezi amamihe nwere akụkụ abụọ. Mara nke a: Chineke echefuola ụfọdụ mmehie gị.
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
7 “I nwere ike ịchọpụta ihe omimi Chineke? I nwere ike ịnwapụta nsọtụ nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile?
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8 Ha dị elu karịa eluigwe, gịnị ka ị pụrụ ime? Ha dị ogbu karịa ala ili, gịnị ka ị pụrụ ịma? (Sheol h7585)
They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Ọtụtụ ha dị ogologo karịa ụwa, dị obosara karịa oke osimiri.
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 “Ọ bụrụ na ọ bịa tụba gị nʼime ụlọ mkpọrọ, kpọkọta ndị ikpe, onye ga-egbochi ya?
If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11 Nʼezie, ya onwe ya na-amata ndị nduhie, mgbe ọ hụrụ ajọ ihe, ọ bụ na ọ dịghị amatakwa ya?
Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
12 Onye nzuzu ga-aghọ onye maara ihe naanị mgbe nwa ịnyịnya ibu ọhịa mụrụ ghọrọ mmadụ.
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
13 “Ma ọ bụrụ na i were obi gị nye ya, setịpụ aka gị abụọ nye ya,
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
14 ọ bụrụ na i wezuga mmehie nke dị gị nʼaka, ghara ikwe ka ihe ọjọọ dịrị nʼụlọ ikwu gị
if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
15 mgbe ahụ, ihere agaghị eme gị iwelite ihu gị, ị ga-eguzokwa chịm na-atụghị egwu.
then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
16 Nʼezie ị ga-echefukwa nsogbu gị, na-echeta ya dịka mmiri gabigara agabiga.
For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
17 Ndụ gị ga-amụke karịa etiti ehihie, ọchịchịrị ya ga-adịkwa ka ụtụtụ.
Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
18 Ị ga-anọkwa nʼudo nʼihi na olileanya dị; ị ga-elegharịkwa anya gburugburu gị zuo ike na-atụghị ụjọ.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
19 Ị ga-edina ala na-atụghị egwu onye ọbụla, ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ ga-achọ ịnata amara nʼihu gị.
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
20 Ma anya ndị na-emebi iwu ga-ada, ha agaghị achọta ụzọ mgbapụ; olileanya ha ga-abụ nkubi ume nke ọnwụ.”
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
