Job 34
1 Mgbe ahụ Elihu sịrị:
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 “Nụrụ okwu m, unu ndị amamihe; gee m ntị unu ndị ikom nwere mmụta.
Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 Ntị na-anwale okwu dịka ire si anụ ụtọ ihe oriri.
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
4 Ka anyị chọpụtara onwe anyị ihe ziri ezi; ka anyị nọkọta mụta ihe dị mma.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
5 “Job na-asị, ‘Abụ m onye ezi omume, ma Chineke na-anapụ m ikpe ziri ezi.
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
6 Ọ bụ eziokwu na aka m dị ọcha ma a na-ahụta m dịka onye ụgha; ọ bụ eziokwu na ikpe amaghị m ma ọnya na-enweghị ngwọta ka àkụ ya na-enye m.’
Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
7 Olee nwoke dịka Job, nke na-aṅụ ịkwa emo dịka mmiri?
What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
8 Ya na ndị na-eme ajọ ihe bụ enyi, ya na ndị ajọ omume na-emekọkwa ihe.
And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9 Nʼihi na ọ na-asị, ‘Ọ dịghị uru dị ya na mmadụ na-achọ ime ihe na-atọ Chineke ụtọ.’
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
10 “Ya mere, geenụ m ntị, unu ndị ikom nwere nghọta. Ya bụrụ ihe dị anya nʼebe Chineke nọ, bụ ime ajọ omume, bụrụkwa ihe dị anya nʼebe Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nọ, bụ ime ihe na-ezighị ezi.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
11 Ọ na-akwụghachi onye ọbụla dịka ihe o mere si dị, ọ na-ewetara mmadụ dịka omume ya kwesiri.
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
12 Ọ bụ ihe a na-ekwesighị iche nʼuche na Chineke pụrụ ime ihe na-ezighị ezi, na Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ga-ekpe ikpe nʼezighị ezi.
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
13 Onye họpụtara ya ịchị ụwa? Onye mere ya onye nlekọta ụwa niile?
Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
14 Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ ebumnuche ya iweghachi mmụọ ya na nkuume ya,
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
15 mmadụ niile ga-alakọta nʼiyi, mmadụ niile ga-alaghachikwa nʼaja.
All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
16 “Ọ bụrụ na i nwere nghọta, nụrụ nke a; gee ntị nʼokwu m.
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
17 Ọ pụrụ ịchị bụ onye ahụ kpọrọ ikpe ziri ezi asị? Ị ga-ama Onye ezi omume na onye dị ike ikpe?
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
18 Ọ bụghị ya na-agwa ndị eze okwu sị, ‘Unu abaghị uru,’ ma na-agwakwa ndị a mara aha ha sị, ‘Unu bụ ndị ajọ omume.’
Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
19 Onye na-adịghị ekpe ikpe mmegide nye ụmụ ndị ikom eze, onye na-adịghị emenyere ndị ọgaranya, ma megbuo ndị ogbenye, nʼihi na ha niile bụ ọrụ aka ya.
[How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
20 Nʼotu ntabi anya, ha na-anwụ nʼime etiti abalị; ndị ahụ na-ama jijiji ma gabiga; a na-ewezugakwa ndị dị ike ma ọ bụghị site nʼaka mmadụ.
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
21 “Anya ya na-elekwasị ụzọ niile nke ụmụ mmadụ; ọ na-ahụkwa nzọ ụkwụ ha niile.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
22 Ọ dịghị ọchịchịrị dị, ọ dịghịkwa oke ọchịchịrị dị, ebe ndị na-eme ajọ ihe pụrụ izo.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 Ọ dịghị mkpa ọ dịịrị Chineke ịga nʼihu inyocha ụmụ mmadụ, nke mere na ha ga-abịa nʼihu ya maka ikpe ikpe.
For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
24 Na-ajụghị ajụjụ Chineke na-akụtu ndị a maara aha ha ma were ndị ọzọ dochie nʼọnọdụ ha.
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
25 Nʼihi na ọ na-agụkọ ọrụ ha niile, ọ na-achụpụ ha nʼabalị mee ka ha ghọọ ndị e gwepịara egwepịa.
Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
26 Nʼebe mmadụ niile ga-ahụ ha ka ọ na-ata ha ahụhụ nʼihi ajọ omume ha,
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
27 nʼihi na ha sitere nʼiso ya wezuga onwe ha, ha enweghịkwa uche ilebanye anya nʼụzọ ya ọbụla.
Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
28 Ha mere ka iti mkpu akwa nke ndị ogbenye ruo ya ntị, nke mere na ọ nụrụ akwa ndị nọ na mkpa.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29 Ma ọ bụrụ na ọ gba nkịtị, onye ga-ama ya ikpe? Ọ bụrụ na o zoo ihu ya, onye pụrụ ịhụ ya? Ma ya onwe ya na-achị isi nʼebe mmadụ na mba nọ,
When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
30 igbochi nwoke na-adịghị atụ egwu Chineke ịchị obodo, ka ọ gharakwa ịbụ ihe ọnya nye ndị mmadụ.
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
31 “Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ a sị Chineke, ‘Abụ m onye ikpe mara ma agaghị m emehie kwa ọzọ.
For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
32 Biko, zi m ihe ndị ahụ m na-apụghị ịhụ; ọ bụrụ na m emehiela, agaghị m emekwa ya ọzọ.’
What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
33 Chineke ọ ga-akwụghachi gị ụgwọ ọrụ site na mkpebi gị mgbe ị jụrụ ichegharị? Gị onwe gị ga-ekpebi, ọ bụghị mụ; ya mere gwa m ihe ị mara.
Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
34 “Ndị ikom ndị nwere nghọta na-ekwu si, ndị amamihe nụrụ okwu m na-asị m,
Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
35 ‘Job na-ekwu okwu dịka onye na-amaghị ihe; okwu ya dị ka nke onye na-enweghị uche.’
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
36 Ọ ga-adị nnọọ mma ma a sị na a nwaa Job ruo nsọtụ maka ọsịsa ya dịka nke ajọ mmadụ!
Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!
37 Ọ na-atụkwasị nnupu isi nʼelu mmehie ya; na-akụ aka nʼetiti anyị nʼụzọ ịkwa emo, ma werekwa okwu nkwulu bara ụba megide Chineke.”
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
