Hiob 27
1 Hiob toaa nʼasɛm so sɛ,
Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
2 “Sɛ Onyankopɔn te ase yi, ɔno a wammu me atɛntenenee, Otumfoɔ a wama madi me kra mu awerɛhoɔ;
The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.
3 mmerɛ dodoɔ a nkwa wɔ me mu, na Onyankopɔn homeɛ wɔ me mu yi,
Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,
4 mʼano renka amumuyɛsɛm, na me tɛkrɛma rentwa nkontompo.
My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
5 Merennye nto mu da sɛ deɛ woka no yɛ nokorɛ; merenka me mudie nhyɛ, kɔsi sɛ mɛwuo.
God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.
6 Mɛkura me tenenee mu. Merennyaa mu; sɛ mete ase yi, me tiboa remmu me fɔ.
I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.
7 “Ma mʼatamfoɔ nyɛ sɛ amumuyɛfoɔ, na wɔn a wɔkyiri me nyɛ sɛ atorofoɔ.
Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.
8 Anidasoɔ bɛn na deɛ ɔnni nyamesu no wɔ wɔ ne wuo akyi, ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn agye ne nkwa afiri ne nsam?
For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?
9 Onyankopɔn tie ne sufrɛ ɛberɛ a amanehunu aba ne so anaa?
Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
10 Nʼani bɛgye wɔ Otumfoɔ mu? Ɔbɛsu afrɛ Onyankopɔn ɛberɛ biara anaa?
Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?
11 “Mɛma mo Onyankopɔn tumi ho nkyerɛkyerɛ; meremfa Otumfoɔ no akwan nhinta.
I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.
12 Mo ankasa moahunu yeinom nyinaa. Afei nsɛnhunu yi ase ne sɛn?
Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?
13 “Yei ne deɛ Onyankopɔn ahyɛ ato hɔ ama omumuyɛfoɔ, agyapadeɛ a otirimuɔdenfoɔ nya firi Otumfoɔ nkyɛn:
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
14 Sɛ ɔwɔ mma dodoɔ sɛn ara, wɔn hyɛberɛ ne akofena; na nʼasefoɔ rennidi mmee da.
If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Ɔyaredɔm bɛsie wɔn a wɔbɛka wɔ nʼakyi, na wɔn akunafoɔ rensu wɔn.
His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.
16 Ɛwom sɛ ɔhɔre dwetɛ te sɛ mfuturo na ɔboa ntoma ano sɛ dɔteɛ deɛ,
Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
17 nanso deɛ ɔpɛ gu hɔ no, ateneneefoɔ na wɔbɛfira na pɛpɛfoɔ no nso akyekyɛ dwetɛ no.
He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.
18 Efie a ɔsi no te sɛ ananse afafa, ɛte sɛ pata bi a ɔwɛmfoɔ abɔ.
He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.
19 Ɔda hɔ te sɛ ɔdefoɔ, nanso ɔrenna saa bio; ɔbɛte nʼani no na ne nyinaa atu ayera.
When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
20 Ahunahuna ba ne so sɛ nsuyire; ahum hwim no kɔ anadwo.
Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.
21 Apueeɛ mframa soa no kɔ, na ɔnni hɔ bio; ɛtwe no firi ne teberɛ.
The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.
22 Ɛbɔ no a ahummɔborɔ nni mu ɛberɛ a ɔredwane afiri ne tumi ase.
And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.
23 Ɔde fɛ bɔ ne nsam na ɔpamoo no firi ne teberɛ.”
Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.
