Ayubu 15
1 Ndipo Elifazi Mtemani alijibu na kusema,
Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 Mtu mwenye hekima anapaswa kujibu kwa maarifa yasiyofaa na kujijaza mwenyewe na upepo wa mashariki?
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
3 Anapaswa kuhojiana na mazungumzo yasiyo na faida au na hotuba ambazo kwa hizo yeye hawezi kufanya mema?
Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
4 Dhahiri, wewe wafifisha heshima ya Mungu; Wewe wazuia heshima kwa yeye,
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
5 kwa maana uovu wako hufundisha midomo yako; Wewe wachagua kuwa na ulimi wa mtu mwenye hila.
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6 Mdomo wako mwenyewe hukukukumu wewe, siyo wangu; hakika, midomo yako mwenyewe hushuhudia dhidi yako wewe.
Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
7 Je, wewe ni mwanadamu wa kwanza ambaye aliyezaliwa? Wewe ulikuwepo kabla ya vilima kuwepo?
Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
8 Wewe Umewahi kusikia maarifa ya siri ya Mungu? Je, wewe wajihesabia mwenye hekima wewe mwenyewe?
Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
9 Ni kitu gani unachokifahamu wewe ambacho sisi hatukijui? Ni kitu gani unachokifahamu wewe ambacho hakiko katika sisi?
What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10 Pamoja nasi wapo pia wenye mvi na watu wazee sana ambao ni wazee zaidi kuliko baba yako.
Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
11 Je, faraja ya Mungu ni ndogo sana kwako, maneno ambayo ni ya upole dhidi yako wewe?
Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
12 Kwa nini moyo wako wewe unakupeleka mbali? Kwa nini macho yako yananga'ra,
Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
13 ili ya kwamba kuirejesha roho yako kwa Mungu na kuyatoa maneno hayo kutoka katika mdomo wako?
as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
14 Je, mwanadamu yeye ni nini kwamba yeye anapaswa kuwa safi? Yeye mwanadamu aliyezaliwa na mwanamke ni nini kwamba yeye anapaswa awe mwenye haki?
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Tazama, Mungu haweki tumaini lake hata kwa mmoja wake aliye mtakatifu; Hakika, mbingu haziko safi machoni pake yeye;
If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
16 jinsi gani asivyo safi ni mmoja aliye mbaya na mla rushwa, mtu ambaye hunywa uovu kama maji!
how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
17 Mimi nitakuonyesha wewe; Nisikilize mimi; Mimi nitakutangazia wewe vitu ambavyo nimeviona,
Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
18 vitu ambavyo watu wenye hekima wamepita chini yake kutoka kwa baba zao, vile vitu ambavyo mababu zao hawakuvificha.
what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
19 Hawa walikuwa mababu zao, ambao kwao pekee nchi walipewa, na miongoni mwao hakuna mgeni aliyepita.
to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
20 Mtu mwovu hupitia katika maumivu siku zake zote, idadi ya miaka iliyowekwa juu kwa mtesaji kuteseka.
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
21 Sauti ya vitisho katika masikio yake; pindi yeye yuko katika kufanikiwa, mharibu atakuja juu yake yeye.
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
22 Yeye hafikiri kwamba yeye atarudi kutoka katika giza; Upanga humngojea yeye.
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23 Yeye huenda sehemu mbali mbali kwa ajili ya mkate, akisema, 'Kiko wapi? ' Yeye anatambua kuwa siku ya giza iko mkononi.
He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24 Dhiki na mateso makali humfanya aogope; wao hushinda dhidi yake yeye, kama mfalme tayari kwa vita.
Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
25 Kwa sababu yeye ameunyosha mkono wake dhidi ya Mungu na ameishi kwa kiburi dhidi ya aliye mkuu,
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
26 huyu mtu mwovu hukimbia kwa Mungu na shingo ngumu, kwa vifundo vikubwa vya ngao.
rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
27 Hii ni kweli, hata ingawa yeye amefunika uso wake kwa mafuta yake na amekusanya mafuta juu ya viuno vyake,
Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
28 na ameishi katika miji yenye ukiwa; katika nyumba ambazo hakuna mwanadamu anayeishi humo sasa na ambazo zilikuwa tayari kuwa magofu.
he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
29 Yeye hatakuwa tajiri; utajiri wake yeye hautadumu; hata kivuli chake hakitadumu katika nchi.
He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
30 Yeye hatatoka nje ya giza; mwali wa moto utakausha matawi yake; katika pumzi ya kinywa cha Mungu yeye ataenda zake.
He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
31 Mwacheni yeye asitumaini katika vitu visivyofanya kazi, akijidanganya yeye mwenyewe; maana upuuzi utakuwa mshahara wake yeye.
Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.
32 Itatokea kabla ya wakati wake yeye atapaswa kufa; tawi lake halitakuwa kijani.
It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
33 Yeye atazipukutisha zabibu zake zisizovunwa kama mzabibu; yeye atayaondoa maua yake kama mti wa mzeituni.
He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
34 Kwa maana msaada wa watu wasiomcha Mungu utakuwa tasa; moto utateketeza hema za rushwa.
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35 Wao wanabeba mimba yenye ubaya na kuzaa uovu; tumbo lao hutunga mimba ya udanganifu.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
