Hiob 35
1 Afei, Elihu kaa sɛ:
Elihu spake moreouer, and said,
2 “Wogye di sɛ yei fata? Woka sɛ, ‘Onyankopɔn bɛtwitwa agye me.’
Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?
3 Nanso wobisa no sɛ, ‘Mfasoɔ bɛn na mɛnya, na sɛ manyɛ bɔne a, mfasoɔ bɛn na mɛnya?’
For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?
4 “Mepɛ sɛ mebua wo ne wo nnamfonom nyinaa.
Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 Ma wʼani so kyerɛ ɔsoro na hwɛ; hwɛ omununkum a ɛwɔ wʼatifi ɔsorosoro nohoa.
Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.
6 Sɛ woyɛ bɔne a, ɛkwan bɛn so na ɛsakyera Onyankopɔn? Mpo sɛ wo bɔne dɔɔso a, nsunsuansoɔ bɛn na ɛnya wo ne so?
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?
7 Sɛ wotene a, ɛdeɛn na wode ma noɔ anaasɛ ɛdeɛn na ɔnya firi wo nsam?
If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?
8 Wʼamumuyɛ pira onipa a ɔte sɛ wo na wo tenenee pira nnipa mma nko ara.
Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.
9 “Nnipa su ɛberɛ a wɔwɔ nhyɛsoɔ ase; na wɔsrɛ mmoa firi deɛ ɔwɔ tumi nsam.
They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.
10 Nanso, obi mmisa sɛ, ‘Ɛhe na Onyankopɔn, me Yɛfoɔ no wɔ, deɛ ɔma nnwom anadwo no,
But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?
11 deɛ ɔkyerɛ yɛn nimdeɛ bebree sene asase so mmoa na ɔma yɛhunu nyansa sene ewiem nnomaa?’
Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.
12 Sɛ nnipa su team a, ɔmmua, amumuyɛfoɔ ahantan enti.
Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.
13 Ampa ara Onyankopɔn rentie wɔn nkotosrɛ hunu no; na Otumfoɔ remmu.
Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.
14 Woka sɛ wonhunu no, nanso sɛ wotwɛn no a, ɔde atɛntenenee bɛba enti ɛsɛ sɛ wotwɛn no.
Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.
15 Bio, woka sɛ nʼabufuo mmfa asotweɛ mma na nʼani nni amumuyɛsɛm akyi pii.
But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,
16 Enti Hiob bue nʼano ka nsɛm hunu; nimdeɛ a ɔnni enti, ɔkeka nsɛm bebree.”
Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.
