Hiob 23
1 Na Hiob buaa sɛ,
Then Job answered and said:
2 “Ɛnnɛ mpo, mʼabooboodie mu da so yɛ den; ne nsa ayɛ den mʼapinisie nyinaa akyi.
Still is my complaint bitter; But my wound is deeper than my groaning.
3 Sɛ menim baabi a mɛhunu no; anaasɛ mɛtumi akɔ ne tenaberɛ a,
O that I knew where I might find him! That I might go before his throne!
4 anka mɛka mʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim na magye akyinnyeɛ bebree.
I would order my cause before him, And fill my mouth with arguments;
5 Anka mɛte mmuaeɛ a ɔde bɛma me, na madwene deɛ ɔbɛka ho.
I should know what he would answer me, And understand what he would say to me.
6 Ɔde tumi a ɛso bɛtia me anaa? Dabi, ɔremmɔ me kwaadu.
Would he contend with me with his mighty power? No! he would have regard to me.
7 Ɛhɔ deɛ nnipa tenenee bɛtumi aka nʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim, na wɔbɛgye me afiri me ɔtemmufoɔ nsam afebɔɔ.
Then would an upright man contend with him, And I should be fully acquitted by my judge.
8 “Nanso sɛ mekɔ apueeɛ fam a, ɔnni hɔ; sɛ mekɔ atɔeɛ fam nso a, menhunu no.
But, behold, I go eastward, and he is not there; And westward, but I cannot perceive him;
9 Sɛ ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ atifi fam a, menhunu no; sɛ ɔdane ne ho kɔ anafoɔ fam a, mʼani nhye ne ho.
To the north, where he worketh, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the south, and I cannot see him.
10 Nanso, ɔnim ɛkwan a me nam soɔ; na sɛ ɔsɔ me hwɛ a, mɛfiri mu aba sɛ sikakɔkɔɔ.
But he knoweth the way which is in my heart; When he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 Madi nʼanammɔn akyi pɛɛ; na manante nʼakwan so a mammane.
My feet have trodden in his steps; His way I have kept, and have not turned aside from it.
12 Mentwee me ho mfirii mmaransɛm a ɛfiri nʼanom ho, mama asɛm a ɛfiri nʼanom ho ahia me asene me daa aduane.
I have not neglected the precepts of his lips; Above my own law have I esteemed the words of his mouth.
13 “Nanso ɔbiara nni hɔ ka ne ho, na hwan na ɔbɛtumi atia no? Ɔyɛ biribiara a ɔpɛ.
But he is of one mind, and who can turn him? And what he desireth, that he doeth.
14 Ɔhwɛ ma ne ɔhyɛ nsɛm tia me; ɔda so kora nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛte sei bebree.
He performeth that which is appointed for me; And many such things are in his mind!
15 Ɛno enti na mebɔ hu wɔ nʼanim; na sɛ medwene yeinom nyinaa ho a, mesuro no.
Therefore I am in terror on account of him; When I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 Onyankopɔn ama mʼakoma aboto; Otumfoɔ ama mabɔ huboa.
For God maketh my heart faint; Yea, the Almighty terrifieth me;
17 Nanso esum no mma menka mʼano ntom, esum kabii a ɛkata mʼanim no mpo.
Because I was not taken away before darkness came, And he hath not hidden darkness from mine eyes.
