Job 33
1 “Ma ugbu a, Job, gee ntị nʼokwu m; ṅaakwa ntị nke ọma nʼihe niile m ga-ekwu.
“And yet, please, O Job, Hear my speech and give ear [to] all my words.
2 Ejikerela m imeghe ọnụ m ikwu okwu; okwu m dịkwa nʼọnụ ire m.
Now behold, I have opened my mouth, My tongue has spoken in the palate.
3 Okwu m sitere nʼizi ezi nke obi m; egbugbere ọnụ m na-ekwu naanị eziokwu nke m ma.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And my lips have clearly spoken knowledge.
4 Ọ bụ Mmụọ nke Chineke mere m, nkuume nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-enye m ndụ.
The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Mighty quickens me.
5 Zaghachi m ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike; jikere onwe gị ka anyị rụrịtaa ụka.
If you are able—answer me, Set in array before me—station yourself.
6 Mụ onwe m dị ka i si dị nʼihu Chineke; mụ onwe m bụkwa ihe esitere nʼụrọ kpuo.
Behold, I [am], according to your word, for God, I have also been formed from the clay.
7 Egwu m ekwesighị ime ka ị tụọ oke ụjọ, ma ọ bụkwanụ ogwe aka m ịdị arọ nʼahụ gị.
Behold, my terror does not frighten you, And my burden on you is not heavy.
8 “Ma ị kwuola ya na ntị m, anụrụ m okwu ndị ahụ niile,
Surely you have spoken in my ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
9 ‘Mụ onwe m dị ọcha nʼobi m, o nweghị ihe na-ezighị ezi m mere; adị m ọcha na-enweghị mmehie ọbụla.
I [am] pure, without transgression, I [am] innocent, and I have no iniquity.
10 Ma Chineke chọtara ezughị oke nʼebe m nọ; ọ na-ahụta m dịka onye iro ya.
Behold, He develops hindrances against me, He reckons me for an enemy to Him,
11 Ọ na-eji mkpọrọ kechie ụkwụ m abụọ; ọ na-enyochakwa ụzọ m niile.’
He puts my feet in the stocks, He watches all my paths.
12 “Ma ana m agwa gị, na nke a i meghị nke ọma, nʼihi na Chineke dị elu karịa mmadụ.
Behold, you have not been righteous [in] this, I answer you, that God is greater than man.
13 Gịnị mere i ji na-ekpesara ya na ọ dịghị azaghachi mmadụ ọbụla okwu?
Why have you striven against Him, When [for] all His matters He does not answer?
14 Ma Chineke na-ekwu okwu, ugbu a nʼotu ụzọ, ugbu a kwa nʼụzọ ọzọ, ọ bụ ezie na mmadụ nwere ike ghara ịghọta ya.
For once God speaks, and twice (he does not behold it),
15 Na nrọ maọbụ nʼọhụ nke abalị, mgbe ụmụ mmadụ na-ada nʼoke ụra, mgbe ha na-atụgharị nʼelu ihe ndina ha.
In a dream—a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
16 O nwere ike kwunye ha okwu na ntị ma mee ka egwu tụọ ha site nʼọtụtụ ịdọ aka na ntị;
Then He uncovers the ear of men, And seals for their instruction,
17 ka mmadụ si nʼajọ omume ya chegharịa, ka o si na nganga ya wezuga onwe ya,
To turn aside man [from] doing, And He conceals pride from man.
18 ka o chebe mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu, chebekwa ndụ ya site nʼịla nʼiyi nke mma agha.
He keeps back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
19 “Ọzọkwa, a na-abara mmadụ mba site nʼihe mgbu nke na-eme ka o dinara nʼelu ihe ndina, ebe ọkpụkpọ niile dị ya nʼahụ na-anọgide na-egbu ya mgbu.
And he has been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.
20 Nke na-eme ka ndụ ya na-asọ ihe oriri oyi, ọzọ, mkpụrụobi ya na-ajụkwa nri dịkarịsịrị ụtọ.
And his life has nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
21 Anụ ahụ ya na-abụ ihe na-ala nʼiyi, ma ọkpụkpụ ya; nke bụ ihe zoro ezo na mbụ, na-apụta ihe ugbu a.
His flesh is consumed from being seen, And his bones are high, they were not seen!
22 Mkpụrụobi ya na-abịaru ili nso, ndụ ha na-anọkwa nso nʼaka ndị na-ejere ọnwụ ozi.
And his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those causing death.
23 Ma a sị na e nwere mmụọ ozi nọ ya nʼakụkụ, dịka onye nkwuchite ọnụ, otu onye nʼetiti puku mmadụ, onye ga-agwa mmadụ ihe ziri ezi nye ya,
If there is a messenger by him, An interpreter—one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness,
24 ọ na-emere onye ahụ amara, na-asịkwa Chineke, ‘Napụta ya, ekwela ka ọ gbadaa nʼime olulu ili; achọtala ihe mgbapụta nʼihi ya.
Then He favors him and says, Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.
25 Ka ahụ ya nwogharịa dịka nke nwantakịrị, ka a eweghachi ike ya dịka ọ dị nʼụbọchị okorobịa ya.’
Fresher [is] his flesh than a child’s, He returns to the days of his youth.
26 Mgbe ahụ, onye ahụ ga-arịọ Chineke arịrịọ ma chọtakwa ihuọma ya, ha ga-ahụ ihu Chineke ma tiekwa mkpu ọṅụ, ọ na-enyeghachi ha ezi ihe nʼihi ezi omume ya.
He makes supplication to God, And He accepts him. And he sees His face with shouting, And He returns to man His righteousness.
27 Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-abịakwute ụmụ mmadụ sị ha: ‘Emehiere m, mee ihe ziri ezi ka ọ bụrụ ajọ omume, ma anataghị m ihe kwesiri ịbụ ụgwọ ọrụ m;
[Then] he looks on men and says, I sinned, and I have perverted uprightness, And it has not been profitable to me.
28 ọ gbapụtara mkpụrụobi m ka m ghara ịrịda nʼolulu ili, ya mere aga m adị ndụ hụkwa ìhè nke ndụ.’
He has ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life looks on the light.
29 “Ihe ndị a niile ka Chineke na-emere mmadụ ugboro abụọ, ọbụladị ugboro atọ.
Behold, God works all these, Twice, [even] three times with man,
30 Ka ọ dọghachite mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu ili, ka ìhè nke ndụ si otu a mụkwasị ya.
To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 “Gee ntị, Job, ma nụrụ okwu m; dere jii ka m kwuo okwu.
Attend, O Job, listen to me, Keep silent, and I speak.
32 Ọ bụrụ na i nwere ihe ị chọrọ ikwu, zaghachi m; kwupụ okwu, nʼihi na achọrọ m ịgụ gị nʼonye ezi omume.
If there are words—answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify you.
33 Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gee m ntị; dere jii, ka m zi gị amamihe.”
If there are not—listen to me, Keep silent, and I teach you wisdom.”
