Job 9
1 Job zara sị:
And Job answers and says:
2 “Nʼezie, amaara m na ihe ndị a bụ eziokwu. Ma mmadụ dị ndụ ọ ga-esi aṅaa gosi na ya bụ onye aka ya dị ọcha nʼihu Chineke?
“Truly I have known that [it is] so, But how is man righteous with God?
3 Ọ bụrụ na Chineke ekpebie ịjụ mmadụ ajụjụ, ebee ka mmadụ ahụ nọ nke nwere ike ịza ọ bụladị otu nʼime ajụjụ dị iche iche Chineke ga-ajụ ya?
If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.
4 Amamihe ya dị ukwuu, ike ya sara mbara, onye guzogidere ya ma hapụ imerụ ahụ?
Wise in heart and strong in power—Who has hardened toward Him and is at peace?
5 Ọ na-enugharị ugwu ukwu ma ha adịghị ama nke a, na-akwatụ ha nʼiwe ya.
Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who has overturned them in His anger.
6 Ọ na-enugharịkwa ụwa site na ntọala ya, mee ka ogidi ya maa jijiji.
Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
7 Ọ na-agwa anyanwụ okwu mee ka ọ kwụsị ịcha; ọ na-emenyụ ìhè kpakpando na-enye.
Who is commanding to the sun, and it does not rise, And the stars He seals up.
8 Naanị ya gbasara mbara eluigwe, ọ na-agakwa ije nʼelu ebili mmiri nke oke osimiri.
Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
9 Ọ bụ ya mere kpakpando Bịaa, na Orion na Pleiades, na kpakpando niile nke ndịda eluigwe.
Making the Great Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the inner chambers of the south.
10 Ọ na-arụ ọtụtụ ọrụ ebube nke mmadụ na-enweghị ike ịghọta, ihe ịrịbama nke ọnụ na-enweghị ike ịgụta.
Doing great things until there is no searching, And wonderful, until there is no numbering.
11 Mgbe ọ na-esi nʼakụkụ m agafe, enweghị m ike ịhụ ya, mgbe ọ na-agabiga, adịghị m amata na ọ bụ ya.
Behold, He goes over by me, and I do not see, And He passes on, and I do not attend to it.
12 Ọ bụrụ na ọ pụnara ihe, onye na-akwụsị ya? Onye kwa pụrụ ịjụ ya si, ‘Gịnị ka ị na-eme?’
Behold, He snatches away, who brings it back? Who says to Him, What [are] You doing?
13 Chineke adịghị eme ka iwe ya laghachi, ọbụladị ndị inyeaka Rehab, ruru ala nʼụkwụ ya.
God does not turn back His anger, Proud helpers have bowed under Him.
14 “Onye kwanụ ka m bụ, m ga-eji nwee ike iguzo nʼihu ya ịjụ ya ajụjụ, maọbụ mụ na ya ịrụrịta ụka?
How much less do I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
15 Nʼagbanyeghị na aka m dị ọcha, apụghị m ịsa ya okwu; kama m ga-arịọ onye ikpe m ka o mere m ebere.
Whom, though I were righteous, I do not answer, For my judgment I make supplication.
16 A sịkwarị na m kpọọ ya oku, ọ za m, ekwenyeghị m na ọ ga-ege m ntị.
Though I had called and He answers me, I do not believe that He gives ear [to] my voice.
17 Ọ ga-eji oke ifufe tirie m, meekwa ka ihe mgbu m baa ụba na-enweghị ihe butere ya.
Because He bruises me with a storm, And has multiplied my wounds for nothing.
18 Ọ gaghị ekwe ka iku ume m lọghachi kama ọ ga-eji iru ụjụ kpuchie m.
He does not permit me to refresh my spirit, But fills me with bitter things.
19 Ọ bụrụ ihe e ji ike eme, lee na ọ dị ike nke ukwuu! Ọzọ ọ bụrụ nʼikpe ziri ezi, onye pụrụ iguzogide ya.
If of power, behold, the Strong One; And if of judgment—who convenes me?
20 A sịkwarị na aka m dị ọcha, ọnụ m ga-ama m ikpe; ọ bụrụ na abụ m onye na-enweghị ịta ụta, ọ ga-agụ m nʼonye ikpe mara.
If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse.
21 “Ọ bụ ezie na abụ m onye ikpe na-amaghị ejighị m onwe m kpọrọ ihe; nʼezie ana m eleda ndụ m anya.
I am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life.
22 Otu ihe ahụ ka ọ bụ; nʼihi ya ka m ji asị, ‘Ọ na-ala ndị ezi omume na ndị ajọ omume nʼiyi.’
It is the same thing, therefore I said, He is consuming the perfect and the wicked.
23 Mgbe ịpịa ụtarị wetara ọnwụ mberede, ọ na-achị enweghị olileanya nke ndị na-enweghị ihe ha mere ọchị.
If a scourge puts to death suddenly, He laughs at the trial of the innocent.
24 Mgbe ala dabara nʼaka ndị na-emebi iwu, ọ na-ekpuchi ndị ọkaikpe anya. Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị ya na-eme ya, onye kwanụ bụ onye ahụ na-eme ya?
Earth has been given Into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of her judges, If not—where, who [is] he?
25 “Ụbọchị ndụ m dị gara gara karịa onye ọgba ọsọ; ha na-agafekwa na-ahụtụghị ọṅụ anya.
My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
26 Ha na-agafe dịka ụgbọ mmiri papịrọs, dịka mgbe ugo na-efeda ngwangwa ijide anụ ọ ga-eri.
They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darts on food.
27 Ọ bụrụ na m sị, ‘Aga m echefu mkpesa m, aga m agbanwe ihu m, nwee ihu ọchị.’
Though I say, I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!
28 Nsogbu m niile ka na-atụ m egwu nʼihi na amara m na ị gaghị ewere m dịka onye aka ya dị ọcha.
I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that You do not acquit me.
29 Ebe m bụrịị onye ikpe mara, nʼihi gịnị ka m ji na-adọgbu onwe m nʼefu?
I become wicked; why [is] this? I labor [in] vain.
30 A sịkwarị na m jiri ncha saa ahụ m werekwa soda saa aka m abụọ,
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified my hands with soap,
31 ị ga-enuba m nʼolulu apịtị nke pụrụ ime ka uwe m yi nʼahụ m kpọọ m asị.
Then You dip me in corruption, And my garments have detested me.
32 “Ọ bụghị mmadụ efu dịka m nke m ga-aza ya, ka anyị abụọ kpọrịtaa onwe anyị ikpe nʼụlọikpe.
But if a man like myself—I answer Him, We come together into judgment.
33 A sịkwarị na e nwere onye odozi okwu nʼetiti mụ na gị, onye ga-ebikwasị anyị abụọ aka ya,
If there were a mediator between us, He places his hand on us both.
34 onye ga-ewepụ mkpara Chineke site nʼebe m nọ, ka oke egwu ya gharakwa ịtụ m ọzọ.
He turns aside His rod from off me, And His terror does not make me afraid,
35 Mgbe ahụ ka m ga-ekwu okwu na-atụghị ya egwu; ma ka ọ dị ugbu a ọ dịghị ihe m nwere ike ime.
I speak, and do not fear Him, but I am not right with myself.”
