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 not times treasured up by the Almighty? And why do not they who know him see his days?
2 Ụfọdụ ụmụ mmadụ na-ewezuga nkume oke ala, na-elekọta igwe atụrụ ha zutere nʼohi.
They remove landmarks; They take away flocks by violence, and pasture 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, And 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 push the needy from the way; All the poor of the land are forced to hide themselves.
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, like wild asses of the desert, they go forth to their work; They search for prey; The wilderness supplieth them food for their children.
6 Ha na-ekpokọta ahịhịa anụ ụlọ na-ata nʼubi, na-atụtụkọtakwa mkpụrụ vaịnị nke fọdụrụ nʼubi ndị ajọ omume.
In the fields they reap the harvest, And gather the vintage of the oppressor.
7 Nʼihi enweghị uwe, ha na-agba ọtọ nʼabalị, ha enwekwaghị akwa iji kpuchie onwe ha oyi.
They lodge naked, without clothing, And without covering from the cold.
8 Oke mmiri ozuzo nke ugwu na-ede ha ahụ, ha na-amaku nkume nʼihi enweghị ebe mgbaba.
They are drenched with the mountain showers, And embrace the rock for want of shelter.
9 Nwa na-enweghị nna ka a na-eji ike napụ ara. Nwa ọhụrụ nke onye ogbenye ka a na-anara nʼihe ebe.
The fatherless are torn from the breast, And the garment of the needy is taken for a pledge.
10 Nʼihi enweghị akwa ha na-agba ọtọ na-agagharị, ha na-ebu ukwu ọka ma nọrọ nʼagụụ.
They go naked, without clothing, And carry the sheaf hungry.
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 their walls, And tread the wine-vat, yet 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 anguish the dying groan, And the wounded cry aloud; And God regardeth not their prayer!
13 “Ọ dị ndị na-enupu isi megide ìhè, ndị na-amaghị ụzọ ya maọbụ na-anọgide nʼụzọ ya.
Others hate the light; They know not its ways, And abide not in its paths.
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.
With the light ariseth the murderer; He killeth the poor and needy; 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 of the adulterer watcheth for the twilight; He saith, “No eye will see me,” And putteth a mask upon 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 break into houses; In the daytime they shut themselves up; They are strangers to the light.
17 Nʼebe ha niile nọ, etiti abalị bụ ụtụtụ ha, ha na ihe egwu nke ọchịchịrị bụ enyi.
The morning is to them the very shadow of death; They are familiar with 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.
Light are they on the face of the waters; They have an accursed portion in the earth; They come not near 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)
As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So doth the grave the wicked. (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.
His own mother forgetteth him; The worm feedeth sweetly on him; He is no more remembered, And iniquity is broken like a tree.
21 Ha na-akpagbu nwanyị aga na nwanyị na-enweghị nwa, ha adịghị elekọta nwanyị di ya nwụrụ.
He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, 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 taketh away the mighty by his power; He riseth up, and no one is sure of 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.
God giveth them security, so that they are confident; 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; —in a little while they are gone! They are brought low, and die, like all others; And like the topmost ears of corn are they cut off.
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?”
If it be not so, who will confute me, And show my discourse to be worthless?
