Ayubu 35
1 Aidha, Elihu aliendelea kusema,
Moreover Elihu continued, saying,
2 “Je unadhani hii ni sawa unaposema, 'Haki yangu mbele ya Mungu?
“Do you think this is just when you say, 'My right before God'?
3 Kwa kuwa unauliza, 'Inafaa nini kwangu' na 'Ingekuwa nzuri kwangu kama ningekuwa nimetenda dhambi?'
For you ask, 'What use is it to me?' and, 'Would I be better off if I had sinned?'
4 Nitakujibu, wewe pamoja na marafiki zako.
I will answer you, both you and your friends.
5 Tazama juu angani, na ulione; angalia anga, ambalo liko juu sana kuliko wewe.
Look up at the sky, and see it; see the sky, which is higher than you.
6 Kama umetenda dhambi, ni madhara gani huwa unayafanya kwa Mungu? Ikiwa makosa yako yameongezeka zaidi, je huwa unafanya nini kwake?
If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? If your transgressions pile up high, what do you do to him?
7 Kama wewe ni mwenye haki, unaweza kumpa nini? Je atapokea nini mkononi mwako?
If you are righteous, what can you give to him? What will he receive from your hand?
8 Uovu wako waweza kuwaumiza mtu, kama ulivyo wewe ni mtu, na haki yako yaweza kumnufaisha mwana mwingine wa mtu.
Your wickedness may hurt a man, as you are a man, and your righteousness might benefit another son of man.
9 Watu wanalia kwasababu ya matendo mengi ya unyanyasaji; wanaomba msaada katika mikono ya watu wenye nguvu.
Because of many acts of oppression, people cry out; they call for help from the arms of mighty men.
10 Lakini hakuna hata mmoja asemaye, ' Mungu Muumba wangu yuko wapi, ambaye hutoa nyimbo wakati wa usiku,
But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, 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 he teaches the beasts of the earth, and who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
12 Huko wanalia, lakini Mungu hawajibu kwasababu ya kibriu ya watu waovu.
There they cry out, but God gives no answer because of the pride of evil men.
13 Kwa hakika Mungu hatasikia kilio cha kipumbavu; Mwenye nguvu wala hatajali.
God will certainly not hear a foolish cry; the Almighty will pay no attention to it.
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 he answer you if you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him, and that you are waiting for him!
15 Ni kwa jinsi gani atakujibu kama unasema kwamba hamwadhibu yeyote kwa hasira, na ya kwamba hajishughulishi na kiburi cha watu.
Now you say that his anger does not punish, and he does not take even a litte notice of transgression.
16 Basi Ayubu hufumbua kinywa chake tu ili kusema upumbavu; huongeza maneno bila maarifa.”
So Job opens his mouth only to speak foolishness; he piles up words without knowledge.”
