Ayubu 32
1 Basi watu hawa watatu wakaacha kumjibu Ayubu, kwa kuwa alikuwa mwadilifu machoni pake mwenyewe.
Job's three friends stopped responding to him because he kept on protesting his innocence.
2 Lakini Elihu mwana wa Barakeli, wa kabila la Buzi wa jamaa ya Ramu, akamkasirikia sana Ayubu, kwa sababu ya kujihesabia haki mwenyewe badala ya Mungu.
Then Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, grew angry. He was angry with Job for claiming he was right rather than God.
3 Pia aliwakasirikia hao rafiki watatu wa Ayubu, kwa sababu hawakuweza kupata njia ya kuthibitisha ya kuwa hayo maneno ya Ayubu hayakuwa ya kweli, nao bado walikuwa wamemlaumu.
Elihu was also angry at Job's three friends because they made it seem that God was wrong, because they had not been able to answer Job.
4 Basi Elihu alikuwa amesubiri kwanza waongee na Ayubu kwa sababu walikuwa na umri mkubwa kumliko yeye.
Elihu had waited to for the other three to speak with Job since they were older than he was.
5 Lakini alipoona watu hao watatu hawakuwa na kitu zaidi cha kusema, hasira yake ikaamka.
But when he saw that they could not answer Job, he grew very angry.
6 Basi Elihu mwana wa Barakeli wa kabila la Buzi akasema: “Mimi ni mdogo kwa umri, nanyi ni wazee; ndiyo sababu niliogopa, sikuthubutu kuwaambia kile ninachojua.
Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, said, “I am young, and you are old, which is why I was reluctant to tell you what I know.
7 Nilifikiri, ‘Yafaa umri useme, nao wingi wa miaka ungefundisha hekima.’
I told myself, ‘Those who are older should speak—those who are elderly should teach wisdom.’
8 Lakini ni Roho iliyoko ndani ya mwanadamu, pumzi ya Mwenyezi, ndiyo impayo yeye ufahamu.
However, there is a spirit in human beings, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
9 Sio wazee peke yao walio na hekima, sio wenye umri mkubwa peke yao wanaofahamu lililo sawa.
It is not the old who are wise, or the elderly who know what is right.
10 “Kwa hiyo nasema: Nisikilizeni mimi; mimi nami nitawaambia lile ninalojua.
That's why I'm telling you to listen to me now—let me tell you what I know.
11 Nilingojea mlipokuwa mnaongea, nilizisikiliza hoja zenu; mlipokuwa mkitafuta maneno ya kusema,
Well, I waited to hear what you had to say, listening for your insights as you looked for the right words to speak.
12 niliwasikiliza kwa makini. Lakini hakuna hata mmoja wenu aliyethibitisha kwamba Ayubu amekosa; hakuna hata mmoja wenu aliyeweza kujibu hoja zake.
I paid close attention to all of you, and none of you have proved Job wrong or answered his arguments.
13 Msiseme, ‘Tumepata hekima; Mungu na amthibitishe kuwa mwongo, wala si mwanadamu.’
Don't say to yourselves, ‘We are so wise,’ for God will prove him wrong, not a human being.
14 Lakini Ayubu hajayapanga maneno yake dhidi yangu, nami sitamjibu kwa kutumia hoja zenu.
Job didn't line up his arguments against me, and I won't answer him the way you did.
15 “Wametiwa hofu na hawana la zaidi la kusema; maneno yamewaishia.
You sit there speechless with nothing left to say.
16 Je, ningoje sasa kwa sababu wamekuwa kimya, kwa vile sasa wanasimama bila kuwa na la kujibu?
Should I continue to wait since you're no longer talking, just standing there saying nothing?
17 Mimi nami nitakuwa na la kusema; mimi nami nitasema lile nilijualo.
No—now I'll give my answer too. I'll tell you what I know.
18 Kwa kuwa nimejawa na maneno, nayo Roho iliyomo ndani yangu yanisukuma;
I have so much to say I can't hold the words back!
19 ndani yangu niko kama chupa iliyojazwa divai, kama kiriba kipya cha divai kilicho tayari kupasuka.
Inside I'm like fermenting wine all bottled up; like new wineskins ready to explode!
20 Ni lazima niseme ili niweze kutulia; ni lazima nifumbue midomo yangu nipate kujibu.
I have to speak before I burst; I will open my lips to answer him.
21 Sitampendelea mtu yeyote, wala sitajipendekeza kwa mtu yeyote;
I will not take sides, and I'm not going to flatter anyone.
22 kwa kuwa kama ningekuwa stadi wa kujipendekeza, Muumba wangu angeniondolea mbali kwa upesi.
I don't know how to flatter, and if I did my Creator would soon destroy me.
