Job 20
1 Mgbe ahụ, Zofa onye Neama zara sị:
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 “Enweghị udo nke echiche m na-akpali m izaghachi nʼihi na anọ m na mwute dị ukwuu.
“I'm forced to reply because I'm really upset!
3 Anụla m okwu mkparị nke ileda anya nye m, ma nghọta m na-akpalịte m ịzaghachi gị.
What I hear you say insults me, but I know how to reply to you!
4 “Nʼezie, ị maara otu ọ dị site na mgbe ochie, ya bụ kemgbe e debere mmadụ nʼụwa.
Don't you know that since ancient times, since human beings were put on this 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.
that the triumph of the wicked doesn't last long, that those who reject God are only happy for a short time?
6 Nʼagbanyeghị na ịnya isi ya ga-eru eluigwe, na isi ya ga-emetụkwa igwe ojii;
Even though they are so tall they reach the heavens, even though their heads reach the clouds,
7 ọ ga-ala nʼiyi ebighị ebi, dịka nsị ya onwe ya nyụrụ; ndị maara ya ga-ajụ, ‘Olee ebe ọ nọ?’
they will vanish forever like their own excrement. People who knew them will ask, ‘Where have they gone?’
8 Ọ ga-efelaga dịka nrọ, agaghị achọtakwa ya mgbe ọbụla, dịka ọhụ abalị nke e chefuru echefu.
They will vanish like a dream, never to be found, fleeing like a vision of the night.
9 Anya hụrụ ya na mbụ agaghị ahụkwa ya ọzọ, ebe obibi ya agaghị elegidekwa ya anya ọzọ.
Those who once saw them will not see them anymore; their families will never set eyes on them again.
10 Ụmụ ya ga-achọ ihuọma site nʼaka ndị ogbenye; aka ya abụọ kwa ga-enyeghachi akụ ya.
Their children will have to pay back the poor; they will have to return their wealth.
11 Ọkpụkpụ ya nke jupụtara nʼike okorobịa ga-eso ya bụrụ ihe a ghanyere na ntụ.
Though the wicked have bodies that are young and strong, they will die and be buried.
12 “Ọ bụ ezie na ihe ọjọọ na-atọ ya ụtọ nʼọnụ, na ọ na-ezokwa ya nʼokpuru ire ya;
Though evil tastes sweet in their mouths and they hide it under their tongues,
13 ọ bụ ezie na ọ pụghị nʼịhapụ ya, ọ na-edebe ya nʼọnụ ya,
not letting it go but keeping it in their mouths,
14 ma nri ọ na-eri ga-aghọ ihe gbara ụka nʼafọ ya, ọ ga-aghọkwa elo agwọ nʼime afọ ya.
in their stomachs it turns bitter, becoming like snake venom inside them.
15 Ọ ga-agbọpụta akụnụba niile o lodara; Chineke ga-eme ka o si nʼafọ ya gbọpụtachaa ha.
They swallow wealth and vomit it up again; God forces it from their stomachs.
16 Ọ ga-amịcha elo agwọ, eze agwọ ajụala ga-egbu ya.
They suck in snake venom; the bite of the viper will kill them.
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.
They will not live to enjoy the streams, the rivers of milk and honey.
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.
They will have to give back what they have gained and will not have any benefit; they will not enjoy any of their profits.
19 Nʼihi na ọ kpagburu ndị ogbenye, hapụ ha na-enweghị olileanya ọbụla, ọ nakọtakwara ụlọ nke ọ na-ewughị.
For they have oppressed and abandoned the poor; they have seized houses they did not build.
20 “Nʼezie, ọ gaghị enwe izuike site nʼoke ọchịchọ ya; ọ gaghị azọpụtakwa onwe ya site nʼụlọakụ ya.
Because their greed was never satisfied, nothing they liked is left that they didn't consume.
21 Ọ dịghị ihe fọdụụrụ ya iripịa, ọganihu ya agaghị adịgide.
Nothing escapes their ravenous appetites, so their happiness doesn't last long.
22 Nʼetiti ihe niile o nwere ka mkpagbu ga-abịakwasị ya, oke ịta ahụhụ ga-adakwasị ya.
Even when the wicked have all that they want they run into trouble; all kinds of misery will fall upon them.
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.
While they are busy filling their bellies, God's hostility will burn against them, raining down on them.
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.
As they flee to escape an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will strike them down.
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.
The arrow is pulled out of their gall bladder, glistening with blood. They are absolutely terrified!
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 they value will disappear into the darkness; divine fire will destroy them; all they have left will go up in smoke.
27 Eluigwe ga-ekpughe ikpe ọmụma ya ụwa niile ga-ebili megide ya.
The heavens reveal what they have done wrong; the earth will rise up against them.
28 Idee mmiri ga-ebupu ụlọ ya; oke mmiri okwukwo nʼụbọchị iwe Chineke.
All their possessions will be carried from their homes; they will be dragged off on the day of God's judgment.
29 Nke a bụ oke nke Chineke debeere ndị na-emebi iwu, ya bụkwa ihe nketa nke Chineke kwadooro ha.”
This is the share the wicked receive from God, the inheritance God says they should have.”
