Hiob 11

1 Na Naamani Sofar buae se,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 “Ɛnsɛ sɛ woyi saa nsɛm yi ano ana? Ɛsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔkasafo yi bem ana?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Wo nsɛm hunu no bɛma nnipa ayɛ komm ana? Sɛ wudi fɛw a obiara nka wʼanim ana?

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 Woka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Me gyidi ho nni asɛm na meyɛ pɛ wɔ wʼani so.’

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

5 Ao, anka mepɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa, anka ɔnkasa ntia wo

But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

6 na ommue nyansa mu ahintasɛm so nkyerɛ wo, efisɛ nyansa turodoo yɛ afanu. Hu sɛ Onyankopɔn werɛ afi wo bɔne no bi mpo.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that is manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 “Wubetumi ate Onyankopɔn anwonwade ase ana? Wubetumi abɔre ahu nea Otumfo no tumi kɔpem ana?

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

8 Ɛkorɔn sen ɔsoro, dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ? Emu dɔ sen ɔda ase tɔnn, dɛn na wubetumi ahu? (Sheol h7585)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 Ne nsusuwii mu ware sen asase na ɛtrɛw sen po.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 “Sɛ ɔba de wo bɛto afiase ansa na osi nkongua a, hena na obetumi asiw no kwan?

If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

11 Ampa ara ohu nnipa nnaadaafo; na sɛ ohu bɔne a, ɔnhyɛ ne nsow ana?

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

12 Nanso ogyimifo rentumi nyɛ onyansafo da na wɔawo afurum ba sɛ onipa.

But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

13 “Na sɛ wode wo koma ma no na wopagyaw wo nsa kyerɛ no,

If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

14 sɛ wugyaa bɔne a wukura no mu na woamma amumɔyɛ antena wo ntamadan mu a

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;

15 ɛno de, bɔne nni wo ho, wobɛma wo ti so; wubegyina pintinn a worensuro.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16 Wo werɛ befi wʼahokyere, na wɔbɛkae no sɛ nsu a asen kɔ.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away:

17 Abrabɔ bɛhyerɛn asen owigyinae, na sum bɛyɛ sɛ adekyee hann.

And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18 Wubenya bammɔ, efisɛ anidaso wɔ hɔ; wobɛhwɛ wo ho ahyia, na wahome asomdwoe mu.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 Wobɛda ahome, na obi renhunahuna wo, na bebree bɛhwehwɛ mmoa afi wo nkyɛn.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20 Amumɔyɛfo ani befura, wɔrentumi nguan; na wɔn anidaso bɛdan owu ahomegu.”

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.