Hiob 23
1 Na Hiob buae se,
And Job answers and says:
2 “Nnɛ mpo, mʼanwiinwii mu da so yɛ den; ne nsa ayɛ den, mʼapinisi nyinaa akyi.
“Also—today my complaint [is] bitter, My hand has been heavy because of my sighing.
3 Sɛ minim baabi a mehu no; anaasɛ metumi akɔ ne tenabea a
O that I had known—and I find Him, I come to His seat,
4 anka mɛka mʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim na magye akyinnye bebree.
I arrange the cause before Him, And fill my mouth [with] arguments.
5 Anka mɛte mmuae a ɔde bɛma me, na madwen nea ɔbɛka ho.
I know the words He answers me, And understand what He says to me.
6 Ɔbɛsɔre atia me dennen ana? Dabi, ɔremmɔ me kwaadu.
Does He strive with me in the abundance of power? No! Surely He puts [it] in me.
7 Ɛhɔ de, nnipa trenee betumi aka nʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim, na wobegye me afi me temmufo nsam afebɔɔ.
There the upright reason with Him, And I escape from mine who is judging—forever.
8 “Nanso sɛ mekɔ apuei fam a onni hɔ; sɛ mekɔ atɔe fam nso a minhu no.
Behold, I go forward—and He is not, And backward—and I do not perceive Him.
9 Sɛ ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ atifi fam a minhu no; sɛ ɔdan ne ho kɔ anafo fam a, mʼani nhye ne ho.
[To] the left in His working—and I do not see, He is covered [on] the right, and I do not behold.
10 Nanso onim ɔkwan a menam so; na sɛ ɔsɔ me hwɛ a mepue sɛ sikakɔkɔɔ.
For He has known the way with me, He has tried me—I go forth as gold.
11 Madi nʼanammɔn akyi pɛɛ; na manantew nʼakwan so a mamman.
My foot has laid hold on His step, I have kept His way, and do not turn aside,
12 Mentwee me ho mfii mmara nsɛm a efi nʼanom no ho, mama asɛm a efi nʼanom ho ahia me asen me daa aduan.
The command of His lips, and I do not depart. I have laid up above my allotted portion The sayings of His mouth.
13 “Nanso obiara nni hɔ ka ne ho, na hena na obetumi atia no? Ɔyɛ biribiara a ɔpɛ.
And He [is] in one [mind], And who turns Him back? And His soul has desired—and He does [it].
14 Ɔde ne mmaransɛm di dwuma tia me; ɔda so kora nhyehyɛe a ɛte sɛɛ bebree.
For He completes my portion, And many such things [are] with Him.
15 Ɛno nti na mebɔ hu wɔ nʼanim; na sɛ midwen eyinom nyinaa ho a, misuro no.
Therefore, I am troubled at His presence, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
16 Onyankopɔn ama me koma abotow; Otumfo ama mabɔ huboa.
And God has made my heart soft, And the Mighty has troubled me.
17 Nanso sum no mma menka mʼano nto mu, sum kabii a ɛkata mʼanim no.
For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.”
