Job 24
1 “Gịnị mere Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile adịghị ahọpụta oge maka ikpe ikpe? Gịnị mere ndị maara ya ga-eji na-ele anya nʼefu maka oge ndị a?
Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know Him see His days?
2 Ụfọdụ ụmụ mmadụ na-ewezuga nkume oke ala, na-elekọta igwe atụrụ ha zutere nʼohi.
There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.
3 Ha na-apụnara ịnyịnya ibu nke nwa mgbei, ha na-anarakwa ehi nke nwanyị di ya nwụrụ nʼihe ebe.
They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4 Site nʼokporoụzọ ka ha na-akwapụ ndị nọ na mkpa. Ha na-ejikwa aka ike mee ka ndị ogbenye dị nʼala ahụ zoo onwe ha.
They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
5 Dịka ịnyịnya ibu ọhịa nọ nʼọzara, otu a ka ndị ogbenye si agagharị na-achọgharị ihe oriri, ala na-adịghị epupụta ihe na-enye ụmụ ha nri.
Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.
6 Ha na-ekpokọta ahịhịa anụ ụlọ na-ata nʼubi, na-atụtụkọtakwa mkpụrụ vaịnị nke fọdụrụ nʼubi ndị ajọ omume.
They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.
7 Nʼihi enweghị uwe, ha na-agba ọtọ nʼabalị, ha enwekwaghị akwa iji kpuchie onwe ha oyi.
They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.
8 Oke mmiri ozuzo nke ugwu na-ede ha ahụ, ha na-amaku nkume nʼihi enweghị ebe mgbaba.
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.
9 Nwa na-enweghị nna ka a na-eji ike napụ ara. Nwa ọhụrụ nke onye ogbenye ka a na-anara nʼihe ebe.
There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor;
10 Nʼihi enweghị akwa ha na-agba ọtọ na-agagharị, ha na-ebu ukwu ọka ma nọrọ nʼagụụ.
So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves;
11 Ha na-asụpụta mmanụ oliv nʼelu ebe e mebere maka ya, ha na-azọchapụta mmanya vaịnị ma akpịrị na-akpọ ha nkụ.
They make oil within the rows of these men; they tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
12 Ụzụ ịsụ ude ndị na-anwụ si nʼobodo na-ebili, mkpụrụobi nke ndị e merụrụ ahụ na-eti mkpu enyemaka. Ma ọ dịghị onye Chineke na-ahụta ka onye ikpe mara nʼihi ihe ndị a.
From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; yet God imputeth it not for unseemliness.
13 “Ọ dị ndị na-enupu isi megide ìhè, ndị na-amaghị ụzọ ya maọbụ na-anọgide nʼụzọ ya.
These are of them that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
14 Mgbe ìhè nke ụbọchị gafere, ogbu mmadụ na-ebili, gbuo onye ogbenye na onye nọ na mkpa; nʼabalị kwa, ọ na-ezoba dịka onye ohi.
The murderer riseth with the light, to kill the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief.
15 Anya onye na-akwa iko na-ele anya chi ojiji; ọ na-eche nʼobi ya sị, ‘Ọ dịghị onye ọbụla ga-ahụ m,’ ọ na-ekpuchikwa ihu ya.
The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying: 'No eye shall see me'; and he putteth a covering on his face.
16 Nʼọchịchịrị, ndị ohi na-egbuka ụlọ ndị mmadụ baa, ma nʼehihie ha na-emechibido onwe ha ụzọ nʼime ụlọ; o nweghị ihe ha na ìhè jikọrọ.
In the dark they dig through houses; they shut themselves up in the day-time; they know not the light.
17 Nʼebe ha niile nọ, etiti abalị bụ ụtụtụ ha, ha na ihe egwu nke ọchịchịrị bụ enyi.
For the shadow of death is to all of them as the morning; for they know the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 “Ma ha bụ ụfụfụ dị nʼelu mmiri; ala ha ketara bụ ihe a bụrụ ọnụ, nke mere na ọ dịghị onye na-agakwa nʼubi vaịnị ha.
He is swift upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth; he turneth not by the way of the vineyards.
19 Dịka okpomọkụ na ọkọchị si eme ka mkpụrụ mmiri oyi gbazee, otu a ka ala ili si ewere ndị mehiere nʼike. (Sheol h7585)
Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned. (Sheol h7585)
20 Akpanwa na-echefu ha, ikpuru na-eji ha mere ihe oriri; anaghị echetakwa ndị ajọọ omume kama a na-etiji ha dịka osisi.
The womb forgetteth him; the worm feedeth sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and unrighteousness is broken as a tree.
21 Ha na-akpagbu nwanyị aga na nwanyị na-enweghị nwa, ha adịghị elekọta nwanyị di ya nwụrụ.
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
22 Ma Chineke na-eji ike ya dọkpụrụ ndị dị ike nke ukwuu pụọ, ọ bụ ezie na ha bụ ndị ihe na-agara nke ọma, ma ha enweghị nkwa nke ndụ.
He draweth away the mighty also by his power; he riseth up, and he trusteth not his own life.
23 Ọ nwere ike ime ka ha dabere na ntụkwasị obi na o nweghị ihe pụrụ ịmetụ ha, ma anya ya dịkwasịrị ụzọ ha niile.
Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth, yet His eyes are upon their ways.
24 A na-ebuli ha elu nwa mgbe nta, ma e mesịa, ha anọkwaghị, a na-eweda ha nʼala chikọtakwa ha dịka ndị ọzọ, a na-ebipụ ha dịka ukwu ọka.
They are exalted for a little while, and they are gone; yea, they are brought low, they are gathered in as all others, and wither as the tops of the ears of corn.
25 “Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị otu a, onye pụrụ ị sị na ihe m kwuru bụ okwu ụgha si otu a mee ka okwu m bụrụ ihe efu?”
And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
