Ayubu 11
1 Ndipo Sofari Mnaamathi alijibu na kusema,
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 “Huo wingi wa maneno haupaswi kujibiwa? Mtu huyu, aliyejaa maneno mengi awe wa kuaminiwa?
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Kujivuna kwako kunapaswa kuwafanya wengine wabaki wamenyamaza? Wakati unapoyadhihaki mafundisho yetu, hakuna awaye yote atakayekufanya wewe ujisikie mwenye aibu?
Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 Kwa kuwa wewe unasema kwa Mungu, 'Imani yangu ni safi, Mimi sina waa lolote machoni pako.'
For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.
5 Lakini, laiti, Mungu huyo angesema na kufungua midomo yake dhidi yako;
But Oh that God would 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 show thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thy iniquity [deserveth].
7 Je, wewe unaweza kumfahamu Mungu kwa kumtafuta yeye? Unaweza kumtambua aliye mkuu kwa ukamilifu?
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
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 do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Vipimo vyake ni virefu kuliko nchi, na vipana kuliko bahari.
The measure of it [is] longer than the earth, 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 shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 Kwa maana anawajua watu waongo; wakati anapoona uovu, hawezi yeye kuukumbuka?
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
12 Lakini watu wapumbavu hawana ufahamu; wataupata wakati punda mwitu atakapozaa mtu.
For vain man would be wise, though man is born [like] a wild ass's colt.
13 Lakini ikiwa umeuelekeza moyo wako kwa haki na umeunyosha mkono wako karibu na Mungu;
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
14 ikiwa huo uovu ulikuwa katika mikono yako, lakini hivyo tena unauweka mbali nawe, na haukuruhusu kutokuwa mwenye haki kukaa hemani mwako.
If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 Ndipo kwa hakika ungeinua juu uso wako bila ishara ya aibu; Ni dhahiri, ungethibitika na usingeogopa.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
16 Wewe ungesahau mateso yako; ungeyakumbuka hayo tu kama maji ambayo yametiririka mbali.
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
17 Maisha yako yangekuwa angavu kuliko adhuhuri; japokuwa kulikuwa na giza, litakuwa kama asubuhi.
And [thy] age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 Ungekuwa salama kwa sababu kuna tumaini; ni dhahiri, wewe utapata usalama juu yako na utachukua pumziko lako katika usalama.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig [about thee], [and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Pia ungelala chini katika pumziko, na hakuna ambaye angekufanya wewe uogope; hakika wengi wangetafuta upendeleo wako.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yes, many shall make suit to thee.
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 they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the expiration of the breath.
