Ayubu 11
1 Ndipo Sofari Mnaamathi alijibu na kusema,
Then answered Zophar the Na'amathite, and said.
2 “Huo wingi wa maneno haupaswi kujibiwa? Mtu huyu, aliyejaa maneno mengi awe wa kuaminiwa?
Shall a multitude of words not be answered? and is it so that a man full of talk shall be deemed in the right?
3 Kujivuna kwako kunapaswa kuwafanya wengine wabaki wamenyamaza? Wakati unapoyadhihaki mafundisho yetu, hakuna awaye yote atakayekufanya wewe ujisikie mwenye aibu?
Thy inventions are to bring men to silence; and when thou utterest thy mocking no one is to cause thee to feel abashed!
4 Kwa kuwa wewe unasema kwa Mungu, 'Imani yangu ni safi, Mimi sina waa lolote machoni pako.'
For thou hast said [to God], My doctrine is pure, and I am become clean in thy eyes.
5 Lakini, laiti, Mungu huyo angesema na kufungua midomo yake dhidi yako;
But oh that God would but speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 hivyo angekuonyesha wewe siri za hekima! Kwa kuwa yeye ni mkuu katika ufahamu. Tena tambua huyo Mungu anataka kutoka kwako kidogo kuliko uovu wako unavyostahili.
And that he would declare unto thee the secrets of wisdom; for it is double to that which is really in our possession: and thou wouldst experience that God overlooketh unto thee much of thy iniquity.
7 Je, wewe unaweza kumfahamu Mungu kwa kumtafuta yeye? Unaweza kumtambua aliye mkuu kwa ukamilifu?
Canst thou find out the experience of God? or canst thou find [the way] unto the utmost limit of the Almighty?
8 Upeo uko juu kama mbingu; unaweza kufanya nini wewe? Ni wenye kina kirefu kuliko kuzimu; waweza kufahamu nini wewe? (Sheol h7585)
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou effect? it is deeper than the nether world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Vipimo vyake ni virefu kuliko nchi, na vipana kuliko bahari.
Longer than the earth is its measure, and broader than the sea.
10 kama yeye akipita kati na kumyamazisha mtu yeyote, kama yeye akimwita mtu yeyote hukumuni, tena ni nani anayeweza kumzuia yeye?
If he pass by, and surrender [one to suffering], and call together an assembly, who can hinder him?
11 Kwa maana anawajua watu waongo; wakati anapoona uovu, hawezi yeye kuukumbuka?
For he knoweth the men of vanity: he seeth the wrong-doer and him who considereth not;
12 Lakini watu wapumbavu hawana ufahamu; wataupata wakati punda mwitu atakapozaa mtu.
And the heartless who acquireth intelligence, and him who is [like] the colt of the wild ass who is transformed into a man.
13 Lakini ikiwa umeuelekeza moyo wako kwa haki na umeunyosha mkono wako karibu na Mungu;
If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
14 ikiwa huo uovu ulikuwa katika mikono yako, lakini hivyo tena unauweka mbali nawe, na haukuruhusu kutokuwa mwenye haki kukaa hemani mwako.
If wrong be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tents.
15 Ndipo kwa hakika ungeinua juu uso wako bila ishara ya aibu; Ni dhahiri, ungethibitika na usingeogopa.
For then canst thou lift up thy face free from blemish: yea, thou wilt stand steadfast, and needest not to fear;
16 Wewe ungesahau mateso yako; ungeyakumbuka hayo tu kama maji ambayo yametiririka mbali.
Because thou wilt truly forget thy trouble, and as a waterflood that is passed away wilt thou remember it;
17 Maisha yako yangekuwa angavu kuliko adhuhuri; japokuwa kulikuwa na giza, litakuwa kama asubuhi.
And brighter than the noon of day will thy earthly existence arise; and thy obscurity will be like thy morning.
18 Ungekuwa salama kwa sababu kuna tumaini; ni dhahiri, wewe utapata usalama juu yako na utachukua pumziko lako katika usalama.
And thou wilt feel trust, because there is hope: yea, thou wilt search about carefully, and thou wilt lie down in safety.
19 Pia ungelala chini katika pumziko, na hakuna ambaye angekufanya wewe uogope; hakika wengi wangetafuta upendeleo wako.
Also thou wilt stretch thyself out [to rest], with none to make thee afraid; and many will entreat thy favor.
20 Lakini macho ya watu waovu yatashindwa; hawatakuwa na njia ya kukimbia; tumaini lao la pekee litakuwa pumzi yao ya mwisho ya uhai.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and the means of escape will vanish from them, and their [sole] hope shall be the breathing out of their soul.
