Yobo 35

1 Bongo Eliwu alobaki:

Then commenced Elihu, and said,

2 « Boni, okanisi ete yango ezali sembo? Olobi: ‹ Nazali sembo liboso ya Nzambe. ›

Dost thou deem this to be just, that thou hast said, “My righteousness is more than God's?”

3 Nzokande, ozali koloba: ‹ Nakozwa nini, litomba nini nakozwa soki nasali masumu te? ›

For thou sayest, “What benefit will it be unto thee? what more profit shall I have, than if I had sinned?”

4 Nalingi kopesa yo eyano, yo elongo na baninga na yo.

I will truly reply unto thee with words, and unto thy friends with thee.

5 Tombola miso na likolo mpe tala; mona ndenge mapata ezali likolo na yo.

Look unto the heavens, and see; and gaze on the skies which are higher than thou.

6 Soki osali masumu, ekosala Nzambe nini? Soki masumu na yo ezali ebele, ekosala Ye nini?

If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

7 Soki ozali sembo, okopesa Ye nini to akozwa nini na loboko na yo?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?

8 Mabe na yo ekokomela kaka bazalani na yo, bosembo na yo ezali na litomba kaka epai ya bana na bato.

A man like thyself thy wickedness may reach, and a son of earth thy righteousness.

9 Bato bazali kolela na se ya mokumba ya minyoko, bazali koganga na se ya motema makasi ya bato minene.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions [the wicked] cause men to cry: these complain aloud because of the arm of the mighty.

10 Kasi moto moko te azali koloba: ‹ Nzambe Mokeli na ngai, Ye oyo apesaka banzembo ya esengo na butu,

But [man] saith not, Where is God my maker, who bestoweth joyful songs even in the night;

11 Ye oyo ateyaka biso koleka banyama ya mokili mpe akomisaka biso mayele koleka bandeke ya likolo, azali wapi? ›

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of the heavens?

12 Ata bagangi, Nzambe akoyanola te, mpo na lolendo ya bato mabe.

There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.

13 Pamba te, Nzambe ayokaka te maloba na bango ya pamba, Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso azalaka ata na bokebi na yango te.

Only what is false will God not hear, nor will the Almighty regard it.

14 Nzokande, yo ozali komeka koloba ete ozali komona Ye te, ete ozwi nanu eyano te na kolela na yo epai na Ye.

Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.

15 Mpe sik’oyo, soki kanda ya Nzambe eyei nanu likolo na yo te mpe soki Ye azali nanu kobosana maloba na yo ya soni,

But now, because his anger hath punished nothing, shall he not greatly take cognizance of the multitude of sins?

16 elingi koloba ete yo, Yobo, ofungoli monoko na yo kaka na pamba mpe otondisi yango na maloba ya bozoba. »

But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.