Job 8
1 Mgbe ahụ, Bildad onye Shua zaghachiri sị:
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 “Ruo ole mgbe ka i ga na-ekwu okwu dị otu a? Okwu ọnụ gị bụ naanị ifufe dị ike.
How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?
3 Chineke ọ na-ekpe ikpe na-ezighị ezi? Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ọ na-eme ka ihe ziri ezi gbagọọ agbagọ?
Doth God pervert judgment; or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4 Mgbe ụmụ gị mehiere megide ya, o weere ha nyefee nʼikpe ọmụma kwesiri mmehie ha.
If thy children have sinned against him, and he hath cast them away for their transgression;
5 Ma ọ bụrụ na i ga-achọsi Chineke ike, rịọ Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile,
If thou wouldst seek to God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6 ọ bụrụ na ị bụ onye dị ọcha nʼobi na onye ụzọ ya ziri ezi, ọ bụladị ugbu a, ọ ga-agbachitere gị weghachi gị nʼọnọdụ ịbụ ọgaranya gị.
If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
7 Ọ bụ ezie, na mmalite gị nwere ike ịdị ala, ma ụbọchị ikpeazụ gị ga-adị elu.
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
8 “Jụọ ọgbọ ndị gara aga ma chọpụta ihe ndị bụ nna ha chọpụtara.
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9 Nʼihi na anyị onwe anyị bụ ndị a mụrụ naanị ụnyaahụ, ndị ọ dịghị ihe ha maara. Ụbọchị ndụ anyị nʼụwa dịka onyinyo.
(For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] a shadow: )
10 Ọ bụ na ha agaghị agwa gị ma kuziekwara gị ihe? Ọ bụ na ha agaghị esite na nghọta kwuo okwu?
Will they not teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
11 Ahịhịa papịrọs o nwere ike ito nʼebe apịtị na-adịghị? Ahịhịa riidi ọ ga-eto nʼebe mmiri na-adịghị?
Can the rush grow without mire? can the flag grow without water?
12 Nʼihi na mgbe ha ka na-etopụta etopụta, mgbe a na-egbubibeghị ha, ha na-ebu ahịhịa ndị ọzọ ụzọ kpọnwụọ.
Whilst it [is] yet in its greenness, [and] not cut down, it withereth before any [other] herb.
13 Nke a bụ oke ndị na-echefu Chineke, otu a kwa ka olileanya nke onye na-amaghị Chineke si ala nʼiyi.
So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
14 Ihe ọ tụkwasịrị obi bụ ihe na-awa awa; ihe mgbakwasị ụkwụ ya bụ akwụ udide.
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] a spider's web.
15 Ọ bụrụ na ọ dabere na ya, ọ ga-etibi; ọ bụrụ na o jide ya aka, ọ ga-adọbikwa.
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
16 Ọ dị ka ahịhịa ubi a na-agba mmiri nke ọma nʼubi a gbara ogige, nke anwụ na-amụkwasị, nke ome ya na-awasa ruo akụkụ niile nke ogige ahụ.
He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
17 Mgbọrọgwụ ya tụhịrị gburugburu nkume ndị dị nʼubi ahụ, ma na-achọkwa ọnọdụ nʼetiti nkume ndị a.
His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.
18 Ma mgbe e si nʼọnọdụ ya hopu ya, ebe ahụ na-agọnarịkwa ya, na-asị, ‘Ahụtụbeghị m gị.’
If he shall destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny him, [saying], I have not seen thee.
19 Nʼezie, ndụ ya na-akpọnwụ, site nʼala ahụ ahịhịa ndị ọzọ na-etopụtakwa.
Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
20 “Nʼezie Chineke anaghị agbakụta onye ụzọ ya ziri ezi azụ, maọbụ gbaa aka onye ajọ omume ume.
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:
21 Ọ ga-eme ka ọnụ gị jupụta nʼọchị. Ọ ga-eme ka mkpu ọṅụ si nʼegbugbere ọnụ gị pụta.
Till he shall fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
22 Ndị iro gị ka a ga-eyikwasị ihere dị ka uwe, ebe obibi nke ndị na-emebi iwu agaghị adịkwa.”
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.
