Hiob 11
1 Na Naamani Sofar buaa sɛ,
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 “Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔyi saa nsɛm yi ano anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu saa ɔkasafoɔ yi bem anaa?
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 anaa? Sɛ wodi fɛ a obiara renka wʼanim anaa?
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 Woka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ, ‘Me gyidie ho nni asɛm na meyɛ pɛ wɔ wʼani so.’
For thou hast said, 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 Eloah would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 na ɔmmue nyansa mu ahintasɛm so nkyerɛ wo, ɛfiri sɛ nyansa turodoo yɛ afanu. Hunu yei sɛ, Onyankopɔn werɛ afiri wo bɔne no bi mpo.
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that Eloah exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7 “Wobɛtumi ate Onyankopɔn anwanwadeɛ ase anaa? Wobɛtumi abɔre ahunu deɛ Otumfoɔ no tumi kɔpem anaa?
Canst thou by searching find out Eloah? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8 Ɛkorɔn sene ɔsoro, ɛdeɛn na wobɛtumi ayɛ? Emu dɔ sene damena ase tɔnn, ɛdeɛn na wobɛtumi ahunu? (Sheol h7585)
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Ne nsusuiɛ mu ware sene asase na ɛtrɛ sene ɛpo.
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 “Sɛ ɔba na ɔde wo to nneduadan mu ansa na wasi nkonnwa a, hwan na ɔbɛtumi asi no ɛkwan?
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 Ampa ara ɔhyɛ nnipa nnaadaafoɔ nso; na sɛ ɔhunu amumuyɛ a, ɔnhyɛ ne nso anaa?
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12 Nanso ogyimifoɔ rentumi nyɛ onyansafoɔ sɛdeɛ wɔrentumi nwo afunumu ba sɛ onipa no.
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
13 “Na sɛ wode wʼakoma ma no na wopagya wo nsa kyerɛ no,
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14 sɛ wogyaa bɔne a wokura no mu na woamma amumuyɛ antena wo ntomadan mu a,
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15 ɛnneɛ, wobɛpagya wo ti a womfɛre; wobɛgyina pintinn a wonsuro.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16 Wo werɛ bɛfiri wʼahokyere, na ɛbɛyɛ wo sɛ nsuo a asene korɔ.
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17 Wʼabrabɔ bɛhyerɛn asene owigyinaeɛ, na esum bɛyɛ sɛ adekyeɛ hann.
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 Wobɛnya banbɔ, ɛfiri sɛ anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ; wobɛhwɛ wo ho ahyia, na wahome asomdwoeɛ mu.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Wobɛda ahome, na obi renhunahuna wo, na bebree bɛhwehwɛ mmoa afiri wo nkyɛn.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20 Amumuyɛfoɔ ani bɛfira, wɔrentumi nnwane; na wɔn anidasoɔ bɛdane owuo ahomeguo.”
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
