Job 20
1 Mgbe ahụ, Zofa onye Neama zara sị:
And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 “Enweghị udo nke echiche m na-akpali m izaghachi nʼihi na anọ m na mwute dị ukwuu.
Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.
3 Anụla m okwu mkparị nke ileda anya nye m, ma nghọta m na-akpalịte m ịzaghachi gị.
I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
4 “Nʼezie, ị maara otu ọ dị site na mgbe ochie, ya bụ kemgbe e debere mmadụ nʼụwa.
Knowest thou [not] this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 Obi ụtọ nke onye na-emebi iwu na-adị nwa mgbe nta, ọṅụ nke ndị na-amaghị Chineke na-anọ naanị nwa oge.
The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
6 Nʼagbanyeghị na ịnya isi ya ga-eru eluigwe, na isi ya ga-emetụkwa igwe ojii;
Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
7 ọ ga-ala nʼiyi ebighị ebi, dịka nsị ya onwe ya nyụrụ; ndị maara ya ga-ajụ, ‘Olee ebe ọ nọ?’
Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 Ọ ga-efelaga dịka nrọ, agaghị achọtakwa ya mgbe ọbụla, dịka ọhụ abalị nke e chefuru echefu.
He flieth away as a dream, and is not found; and is chased away as a vision of the night.
9 Anya hụrụ ya na mbụ agaghị ahụkwa ya ọzọ, ebe obibi ya agaghị elegidekwa ya anya ọzọ.
The eye which saw him shall [see him] not again; and his place beholdeth him no more.
10 Ụmụ ya ga-achọ ihuọma site nʼaka ndị ogbenye; aka ya abụọ kwa ga-enyeghachi akụ ya.
His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.
11 Ọkpụkpụ ya nke jupụtara nʼike okorobịa ga-eso ya bụrụ ihe a ghanyere na ntụ.
His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 “Ọ bụ ezie na ihe ọjọọ na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼọnụ, na ọ na-ezokwa ya nʼokpuru ire ya;
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth [and] he hide it under his tongue,
13 ọ bụ ezie na ọ pụghị nʼịhapụ ya, ọ na-edebe ya nʼọnụ ya,
[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not, but keep it within his mouth,
14 ma nri ọ na-eri ga-aghọ ihe gbara ụka nʼafọ ya, ọ ga-aghọkwa elo agwọ nʼime afọ ya.
His food is turned in his bowels; it is the gall of asps within him.
15 Ọ ga-agbọpụta akụnụba niile o lodara; Chineke ga-eme ka o si nʼafọ ya gbọpụtachaa ha.
He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 Ọ ga-amịcha elo agwọ, eze agwọ ajụala ga-egbu ya.
He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall kill him.
17 Ọ gaghị anụ ụtọ mmiri si nʼiyi, bụ iyi nke na-asọ asọ nke jupụtara na mmanụ aṅụ na mmiri ara ehi rahụrụ arahụ.
He shall not see streams, rivers, brooks of honey and butter.
18 Ihe ọ rụpụtara ka ọ ga-eji kwụghachi ụgwọ o ji na-erighị ma otu. Uru ọ zụtara nʼahịa agaghị abụrụ ya ihe ọṅụ.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice [therein].
19 Nʼihi na ọ kpagburu ndị ogbenye, hapụ ha na-enweghị olileanya ọbụla, ọ nakọtakwara ụlọ nke ọ na-ewughị.
For he hath oppressed, hath forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away a house that he did not build.
20 “Nʼezie, ọ gaghị enwe izuike site nʼoke ọchịchọ ya; ọ gaghị azọpụtakwa onwe ya site nʼụlọakụ ya.
Because he knew no rest in his craving, he shall save nought of what he most desired.
21 Ọ dịghị ihe fọdụụrụ ya iripịa, ọganihu ya agaghị adịgide.
Nothing escaped his greediness; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
22 Nʼetiti ihe niile o nwere ka mkpagbu ga-abịakwasị ya, oke ịta ahụhụ ga-adakwasị ya.
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.
23 Mgbe o rijuru afọ ka Chineke ga-eme ka iwe ya dị ọkụ megide ya, iti aka Chineke ga-adakwasị ya dịka mmiri ozuzo.
It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.
24 Ọ bụrụ na o si na ngwa agha e ji igwe kpụọ gbalaga, àkụ nke e ji ọla bronz kpụọ ọnụ ya ga-amapu ya ahụ.
If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
25 Nʼazụ ya ka ọ na-esi mịpụta ya, site nʼumeju ya ka a ga-esi mịpụta ọnụ ya na-egbu amụma. Oke egwu dị iche iche ga-abịakwasị ya.
He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26 Oke ọchịchịrị nọ na-echere akụnụba ya, ọkụ nke a na-afụnwughị afụnwu ga-erepịa ya ọ ga-erechapụkwa ihe niile fọdụrụ nʼụlọ ikwu ya.
All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.
27 Eluigwe ga-ekpughe ikpe ọmụma ya ụwa niile ga-ebili megide ya.
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 Idee mmiri ga-ebupu ụlọ ya; oke mmiri okwukwo nʼụbọchị iwe Chineke.
The increase of his house shall depart, flowing away in the day of his anger.
29 Nke a bụ oke nke Chineke debeere ndị na-emebi iwu, ya bụkwa ihe nketa nke Chineke kwadooro ha.”
This is the portion of the wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed to him by God.
