Hiob 21
1 Na Hiob buae se,
But Job answered and said:
2 Muntie me nsɛm no yiye. Momma eyi nyɛ awerɛkyekye a mode ma me.
Hear attentively my words, And let this be your consolation.
3 Munnya ntoboase mma me bere a merekasa, na sɛ mekasa wie a, monkɔ so nni fɛw.
Bear with me, that I may speak; And after I have spoken, mock on!
4 “Minwiinwii hyɛ onipa ana? Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ minya ntoboase?
Is my complaint concerning man? Why then should I not be angry?
5 Monhwɛ me, na mo ho nnwiriw mo; momfa mo nsa nkata mo ano.
Look upon me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth!
6 Sɛ midwen eyi ho a, mebɔ hu; na me ho popo.
When I think of it, I am confounded; Trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
7 Adɛn nti na amumɔyɛfo tena nkwa mu? Wonyin kyɛ na wɔkɔ so di tumi.
Why is it that the wicked live, Grow old, yea, become mighty in substance?
8 Wohu wɔn mma a atwa wɔn ho ahyia no nkɔso, wohu wɔn nenanom.
Their children are established in their sight with them, And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Ɔhaw nni wɔn afi mu, na ehu nni hɔ; Onyankopɔn asotwe mma wɔn so.
Their houses are in peace, without fear, And the rod of God cometh not upon them.
10 Wɔn anantwinini nnyɛ asaadwe; na wɔn anantwibere nwo a wɔmpɔn.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 Wɔka wɔn mma bɔ mu te sɛ nguankuw; na emu mmotafowa no huruhuruw.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
12 Wɔto nnwom wɔ akasae ne sanku so; na wɔde atɛntɛbɛn nnyigyei gye wɔn ani.
They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment go down to the under-world. (Sheol h7585)
14 Nanso wɔka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Fi yɛn so! Yɛmpɛ sɛ yehu wʼakwan.
And yet they say unto God, “Depart from us! We desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
15 Hena ne otumfo no a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsom no? Sɛ yɛbɔ no mpae a mfaso bɛn na yebenya?’
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what will it profit us, if we pray to him?”
16 Nanso wɔn nkɔso no nni wɔn nsam, enti metwe me ho fi amumɔyɛfo afotu ho.
[[Ye say, ]] “Lo! their prosperity is not secure in their hands! Far from me be the conduct of the wicked!”
17 “Nanso mpɛn ahe na wodum amumɔyɛfo kanea? Mpɛn ahe na amanehunu ba wɔn so, nea Onyankopɔn fi nʼabufuw mu de ba no?
How often is it, that the lamp of the wicked is put out? And that destruction cometh upon them, And that He dispenseth to them tribulations in his anger?
18 Mpɛn ahe na wɔyɛ sɛ sare wɔ mframa ano, te sɛ ntɛtɛ a mframaden bi apra wɔn?
How often are they as stubble before the wind, Or as chaff, which the whirlwind carrieth away?
19 Wɔka se, ‘Onyankopɔn kora onipa asotwe so de twɛn ne mma.’ Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtwe onipa no ankasa aso ma ohu.
“But” [[say ye]] “God layeth up his iniquity for his children.” Let him requite the offender, and let him feel it!
20 Ma ɔno ankasa ani nhu ne sɛe; ma Otumfo abufuwhyew no nka nʼani.
Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty!
21 Dɛn na ɛfa wɔn ho fa wɔn abusuafo a woagyaw wɔn akyi no ho bere a asram a wɔatwa ama no aba awiei no?
For what concern hath he for his household after him, When the number of his own months is completed?
22 “Obi betumi akyerɛ Onyankopɔn nyansa, wɔ bere a obu atitiriw mpo atɛn?
Who then shall impart knowledge to God, —To him that judgeth the highest?
23 Obi wu wɔ bere a ɔwɔ ahoɔden ne ho tɔ no na nʼaso mu adwo no,
One dieth in the fulness of his prosperity, Being wholly at ease and quiet;
24 na ne nipadua ayɛ frɔmfrɔm, na hon ahyɛ ne nnompe ma.
His sides are full of fat, And his bones moist with marrow.
25 Ɔfoforo nso de ɔkra mu yawdi wu, a wanka asetena pa anhwɛ da.
Another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath not tasted pleasure.
26 Wosie wɔn nyinaa wɔ mfutuma koro mu, ma asunson nnunu wɔn nyinaa.
Alike they lie down in the dust, And the worms cover them.
27 “Mahu mo adwene, ɔkwan a mobɛfa so afom me.
Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices by which ye wrong me.
28 Moka se, ‘Onipa kɛse no fi wɔ he, ntamadan a omumɔyɛfo no tenaa mu no?’
For ye say, “Where is the house of the oppressor, And where the dwelling-places of the wicked?”
29 So mummmisaa wɔn a wotu kwan no asɛm da? Wɔn amanneɛbɔ mu nsɛm ho nhiaa mo
Have ye never inquired of travellers, And do ye not know their tokens,
30 sɛ onipa bɔne nya ne ti didi mu amanehunu da, na wogye wɔn abufuwhyew da no ana?
That the wicked is spared in the day of destruction, And that he is borne to his grave in the day of wrath?
31 Hena na ɔde ne suban si nʼanim? Hena na otua no nea wayɛ so ka?
Who will charge him with his conduct to his face, And who will requite him for the evil he hath done?
32 Wɔsoa no kɔ ɔda mu, na wɔwɛn nʼaboda.
Even this man is borne with honor to the grave; Yea, he watcheth over his tomb.
33 Obon mu dɔte yɛ no dɛ; nnipa nyinaa di nʼakyi, na dɔm a wontumi nkan wɔn di nʼanim.
Sweet to him are the sods of the valley: And all men move after him, As multitudes without number before him.
34 “Enti ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mode mo nsɛnhunu bɛkyekye me werɛ? Mo mmuae nyɛ hwee sɛ atoro!”
Why then do ye offer your vain consolations? Your answers continue false.
