Job 36
1 Elihu gara nʼihu sị:
And Elihu continued:
2 “Nyetụ m nwa oge nta, ka m gosi gị na ọ ka dị ọtụtụ ihe e nwere ikwu nyere Chineke.
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
3 Ana m enweta amamihe m site nʼebe dị anya; aga m enye Onye kere m ezi omume.
I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 Ya doo gị anya na okwu m abụghị okwu ụgha; onye zuruoke nʼihe ọmụma nọnyeere gị.
For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 “Chineke dị ike ma ọ dịghị eleda mmadụ ọbụla anya; ọ dị ike, bụrụkwa onye na-eme ihe ọbụla o zubere ime.
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 Ọ naghị edebe ndị ajọ omume ndụ, kama ọ na-enye ndị a na-akpagbu akpagbu ihe ruuru ha.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
7 Ọ dịghị ewepụ anya ya nʼebe ndị ezi omume nọ, kama ọ na-eme ka ha na ndị eze nọkwasị nʼocheeze, bụrụ ndị e buliri elu ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8 Ma ọ bụrụ na e kechie ụmụ mmadụ nʼagbụ igwe, jirikwa agbụ nke mkpagbu jidesie ha ike,
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
9 ọ na-agwa ha ihe ha mere, na ha sitere na nganga ha mehie.
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
10 Ọ na-eme ka ha ṅaa ntị nye ntụziaka, na-enyekwa ha iwu ka ha chegharịa site nʼajọ ihe ha na-eme.
He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
11 Ọ bụrụ na ha erube isi, jekwaara ya ozi, ha ga-abụ ndị ga-ebi oge ndụ ha fọdụrụ nʼakụnụba, biekwa ogologo ndụ ha niile nʼafọ ojuju.
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
12 Ma ọ bụrụ na ha egeghị ntị, ha ga-ala nʼiyi site na mma agha, ha ga-anwụ na-enweghị ọmụma ihe.
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13 “Ndị ajọ omume na-ebu iro nʼobi ha. Ha adịghị echegharị kpọkuo ya ọ bụladị mgbe o kere ha agbụ.
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
14 Ha na-anwụ nʼoge okorobịa ha, nʼetiti ndị ikom na-agba akwụna nʼụlọ arụsị dị iche iche.
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
15 Ma ndị na-ahụsị anya ka ọ na-azọpụta site nʼahụhụ ha; na-agwa ha okwu site na mkpagbu ha.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
16 “Ọ na-achọsi ike ịnapụta gị site nʼọnụ mkpagbu, baa nʼebe sara mbara, ebe mkpagbu na-adịghị, baa na tebul nke jupụtara na nri dị ezi ụtọ.
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
17 Ma ugbu a, ikpe ọmụma dịịrị ndị ajọ omume na-anyịgbu gị; ikpe ọmụma na ikpe ziri ezi abịakwasịla gị.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
18 Lezie anya ka mmadụ ọbụla ghara iji akụnụba rafuo gị; ekwekwala ka ihe ngarị bara ụba wezuga gị nʼọnọdụ gị.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
19 Akụnụba gị maọbụ ịdị ike gị ha pụrụ ịnapụta gị ka ị ghara ịnọ na mkpagbu?
Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
20 Anọla na-echere ka abalị bịa, mgbe a na-adọkpụrụ ndị ụmụ mmadụ site nʼụlọ ha pụọ.
Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
21 Lezie anya, ka i ghara iche ihu nye ajọ ihe, bụ nke ọ dị ka ị na-ahọrọ karịa mkpagbu.
Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
22 “E buliela Chineke elu nʼike ya, onye bụ onye ozizi dịka ya?
Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
23 Onye họpụtaara ya ụzọ ọ ga-agbaso, maọbụ sị ya ‘I meela ajọ ihe’?
Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Cheta ka i bulie ọrụ aka ya elu, bụ nke ụmụ mmadụ torola site nʼabụ.
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
25 Mmadụ niile ahụzuola ya; ụmụ mmadụ nọ nʼebe dị anya na-ele ya anya.
All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
26 Lee, Chineke dị ukwuu, karịa nghọta anyị. Ọnụọgụgụ afọ ya karịrị mmadụ ịchọpụta.
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27 “Ọ bụ ya na-eme ka ukuru mmiri rigoro nʼelu mgbe anwụ na-acha, nke a na-aghọ mmiri ozuzo nye iyi niile.
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
28 Igwe ojii na-awụdata mmiri dị nʼime ya mee ka mmiri ozuzo dị ukwuu zokwasị ụmụ mmadụ.
which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
29 Onye pụrụ ịghọta ka o si gbasaa igwe ojii, ka o si ebigbọ site nʼebe obibi ya?
Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
30 Lee, ọ gbasaala amụma ya gburugburu ya na-ekpuchi ebe niile dịkarịsịrị omimi nke oke osimiri.
See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
31 Nke a bụ ụzọ o si achị mba niile na-enyejukwa ha nri afọ.
For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
32 O ji amụma nke egbe eluigwe kpojuo aka ya, ma na-enye ya iwu itida ihe ọbụla ọ chọrọ.
He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
33 Ịda ụda nke egbe eluigwe na-akọwa ọbịbịa nke oke ifufe mmiri; ọ bụladị ehi na-eme ka a mara na ọ nọ nso.
The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
