Ayubu 35
1 Aidha, Elihu aliendelea kusema,
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 “Je unadhani hii ni sawa unaposema, 'Haki yangu mbele ya Mungu?
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
3 Kwa kuwa unauliza, 'Inafaa nini kwangu' na 'Ingekuwa nzuri kwangu kama ningekuwa nimetenda dhambi?'
For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?
4 Nitakujibu, wewe pamoja na marafiki zako.
I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.
5 Tazama juu angani, na ulione; angalia anga, ambalo liko juu sana kuliko wewe.
Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.
6 Kama umetenda dhambi, ni madhara gani huwa unayafanya kwa Mungu? Ikiwa makosa yako yameongezeka zaidi, je huwa unafanya nini kwake?
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7 Kama wewe ni mwenye haki, unaweza kumpa nini? Je atapokea nini mkononi mwako?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?
8 Uovu wako waweza kuwaumiza mtu, kama ulivyo wewe ni mtu, na haki yako yaweza kumnufaisha mwana mwingine wa mtu.
Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.
9 Watu wanalia kwasababu ya matendo mengi ya unyanyasaji; wanaomba msaada katika mikono ya watu wenye nguvu.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:
10 Lakini hakuna hata mmoja asemaye, ' Mungu Muumba wangu yuko wapi, ambaye hutoa nyimbo wakati wa usiku,
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,
11 ambaye hutufundisha sisi zaidi anavyowafundisha wanyama wa dunia, na ambaye hutufanya sisi kuwa wenye hekima kuliko ndege wa angani?
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?
12 Huko wanalia, lakini Mungu hawajibu kwasababu ya kibriu ya watu waovu.
There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Kwa hakika Mungu hatasikia kilio cha kipumbavu; Mwenye nguvu wala hatajali.
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Ni kwa namna gani atakujibu ikiwa unasema haumwoni, na ya kwamba hoja yako iko mbele yake, na ya kuwa unamngojea yeye!
Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.
15 Ni kwa jinsi gani atakujibu kama unasema kwamba hamwadhibu yeyote kwa hasira, na ya kwamba hajishughulishi na kiburi cha watu.
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?
16 Basi Ayubu hufumbua kinywa chake tu ili kusema upumbavu; huongeza maneno bila maarifa.”
For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.
