Ayubu 35
1 Aidha, Elihu aliendelea kusema,
Then Elihu continued, saying,
2 “Je unadhani hii ni sawa unaposema, 'Haki yangu mbele ya Mungu?
“Do you think it's honest to claim you are right before God?
3 Kwa kuwa unauliza, 'Inafaa nini kwangu' na 'Ingekuwa nzuri kwangu kama ningekuwa nimetenda dhambi?'
And you ask, ‘What benefit do I get? What good has it done me by not sinning?’
4 Nitakujibu, wewe pamoja na marafiki zako.
I'll tell you, and your friends too!
5 Tazama juu angani, na ulione; angalia anga, ambalo liko juu sana kuliko wewe.
Just look up at the sky and see. Observe the clouds high above you.
6 Kama umetenda dhambi, ni madhara gani huwa unayafanya kwa Mungu? Ikiwa makosa yako yameongezeka zaidi, je huwa unafanya nini kwake?
If you sin, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?
7 Kama wewe ni mwenye haki, unaweza kumpa nini? Je atapokea nini mkononi mwako?
If you do what's right, what good are you doing for him?
8 Uovu wako waweza kuwaumiza mtu, kama ulivyo wewe ni mtu, na haki yako yaweza kumnufaisha mwana mwingine wa mtu.
No—your sins only affect people like yourself, and whatever good you do only affects them too.
9 Watu wanalia kwasababu ya matendo mengi ya unyanyasaji; wanaomba msaada katika mikono ya watu wenye nguvu.
People cry out because of terrible persecution; they call for someone to save them from their oppressors.
10 Lakini hakuna hata mmoja asemaye, ' Mungu Muumba wangu yuko wapi, ambaye hutoa nyimbo wakati wa usiku,
But no one asks, ‘Where is the God my maker, the one who gives 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 teaches us more than the animals, and makes us wiser than the birds?’
12 Huko wanalia, lakini Mungu hawajibu kwasababu ya kibriu ya watu waovu.
When they call out for help, God doesn't answer because they are proud and evil people.
13 Kwa hakika Mungu hatasikia kilio cha kipumbavu; Mwenye nguvu wala hatajali.
God doesn't listen to their empty cries; the Almighty doesn't pay them any attention.
14 Ni kwa namna gani atakujibu ikiwa unasema haumwoni, na ya kwamba hoja yako iko mbele yake, na ya kuwa unamngojea yeye!
How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.
15 Ni kwa jinsi gani atakujibu kama unasema kwamba hamwadhibu yeyote kwa hasira, na ya kwamba hajishughulishi na kiburi cha watu.
You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.
16 Basi Ayubu hufumbua kinywa chake tu ili kusema upumbavu; huongeza maneno bila maarifa.”
You, Job, are talking nonsense, making long speeches when you know nothing!”
