Ayubu 5
1 “Ita kama unataka, lakini ni nani atakayekujibu? Ni yupi kati ya hao watakatifu utakayemgeukia?
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Kuweka uchungu moyoni humuua mpumbavu, nao wivu humchinja mjinga.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 Mimi mwenyewe nimemwona mpumbavu akistawi, lakini ghafula nyumba yake ikawa imelaaniwa.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 Watoto wake wako mbali na usalama, hushindwa mahakamani bila mtetezi.
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 Wenye njaa huyala mavuno yake, wakiyatoa hata katikati ya miiba, nao wenye kiu huitamani sana mali yake.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Kwa maana taabu haioti kutoka kwenye udongo, wala udhia hauchipui kutoka ardhini.
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 Lakini mwanadamu huzaliwa ili kutaabika, kwa hakika kama cheche za moto zirukavyo kuelekea juu.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 “Lakini ingekuwa ni mimi, ningemlalamikia Mungu, ningeliweka shauri langu mbele zake.
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 Yeye hutenda maajabu yasiyoweza kutambuliwa, miujiza isiyoweza kuhesabika.
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 Yeye huipa nchi mvua, huyapeleka maji kunyesha mashamba.
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 Huwainua juu wanyonge, nao wale waombolezao huinuliwa wakawa salama.
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 Huipinga mipango ya wenye hila, ili mikono yao isifikie ufanisi.
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 Yeye huwanasa wenye hekima katika hila yao, nayo mipango ya wadanganyifu huifagilia mbali.
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 Giza huwapata wakati wa mchana; wakati wa adhuhuri hupapasa kama vile usiku.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 Humwokoa mhitaji kutokana na upanga ulioko kinywani mwao; huwaokoa kutokana na makucha ya wenye nguvu.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 Kwa hiyo maskini analo tarajio, nao udhalimu hufumba kinywa chake.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 “Heri mtu yule ambaye Mungu humrudi; kwa hiyo usidharau adhabu yake Mwenyezi.
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 Kwa kuwa hutia jeraha, lakini pia huyafunga; huumiza, lakini mikono yake pia huponya.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 Kutoka majanga sita atakuokoa; naam, hata katika saba hakuna dhara litakalokupata wewe.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 Wakati wa njaa atakukomboa wewe na kifo, naye katika vita atakukomboa na pigo la upanga.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 Utalindwa kutokana na kichapo cha ulimi, wala hutakuwa na sababu ya kuogopa maangamizi yatakapokujia.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 Utayacheka maangamizo na njaa, wala hutakuwa na sababu ya kuwaogopa wanyama wakali wa mwituni.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 Kwa kuwa utakuwa na agano na mawe ya mashamba, nao wanyama wa mwitu watakuwa na amani nawe.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 Utajua ya kwamba hema lako li salama; utahesabu mali zako wala hutakuta chochote kilichopungua.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Utajua ya kuwa watoto wako watakuwa wengi, nao wazao wako wengi kama majani ya nchi.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 Utaingia kaburini ukiwa na umri wa uzee mtimilifu, kama masuke ya ngano yakusanywapo kwa wakati wake.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 “Tumelichunguza hili, nalo ni kweli. Hivyo lisikie na ulitendee kazi.”
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
