Job 22
1 Ìgbà náà ni Elifasi, ará Temani, dáhùn wí pé,
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2 “Ènìyàn lè è ṣe rere fún Ọlọ́run? Bí ọlọ́gbọ́n ti í ṣe rere fún ara rẹ̀?
Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
3 Ohun ayọ̀ ha ni fún Olódùmarè pé olódodo ni ìwọ? Tàbí èrè kí ni fún un ti ìwọ mú ọ̀nà rẹ̀ pé?
Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
4 “Yóò ha bá ọ wí bí, nítorí ìbẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run rẹ? Yóò ha bá ọ lọ sínú ìdájọ́ bí?
Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
5 Ìwà búburú rẹ kò ha tóbi, àti ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ láìníye?
Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
6 Nítòótọ́ ìwọ béèrè fún ààbò ni ọwọ́ arákùnrin rẹ láìnídìí, ìwọ sì tú oníhòhò ní aṣọ wọn.
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Ìwọ kò fi omi fún aláàárẹ̀ mu, ìwọ sì háwọ́ oúnjẹ fún ẹni tí ebi ń pa.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8 Bí ó ṣe ti alágbára nì, òun ni ó ní ilẹ̀, ọlọ́lá sì tẹ̀dó sínú rẹ̀.
And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
9 Ìwọ ti rán àwọn opó padà lọ ní ọwọ́ òfo, apá àwọn ọmọ aláìní baba ti di ṣiṣẹ́.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Nítorí náà ni ìdẹ̀kùn ṣe yí ọ káàkiri, àti ìbẹ̀rù òjijì ń yọ ọ́ lẹ́nu.
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
11 Èéṣe tí òkùnkùn fi pọ̀ tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí ìwọ kò fi lè ríran. Èéṣe tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi sì bò ọ́ mọ́lẹ̀.
Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
12 “Ọlọ́run kò ha jẹ́ ẹni gíga ọ̀run? Sá wo orí àwọn ìràwọ̀ bí wọ́n ti ga tó!
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
13 Ìwọ sì wí pé, Ọlọ́run ti ṣe mọ̀? Òun ha lè ṣe ìdájọ́ láti inú òkùnkùn wá bí?
And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
14 Ǹjẹ́ àwọsánmọ̀ tí ó nípọn jẹ ìbora fún un, tí kò fi lè ríran; ó sì ń rìn nínú àyíká ọ̀run.
Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
15 Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ fẹ́ rin ipa ọ̀nà ìgbàanì tí àwọn ènìyàn búburú tí rìn?
Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16 A ké wọn lulẹ̀ kúrò nínú ayé láìpé ọjọ́ wọn, ìpìlẹ̀ wọn ti da bí odò ṣíṣàn.
Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
17 Àwọn ẹni tí ó wí fún Ọlọ́run pé, ‘Lọ kúrò lọ́dọ̀ wa! Kí ni Olódùmarè yóò ṣe fún wọn?’
Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
18 Síbẹ̀ ó fi ohun rere kún ilé wọn! Ṣùgbọ́n ìmọ̀ ènìyàn búburú jìnnà sí mi!
Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 Àwọn olódodo rí ìparun wọn, wọ́n sì yọ̀, àwọn aláìlẹ́ṣẹ̀ sì fi wọ́n rẹ́rìn-ín ẹlẹ́yà pé,
The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
20 ‘Lóòtítọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá wa ni a ké kúrò, iná yóò sì jó oró wọn run.’
'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
21 “Fa ara rẹ súnmọ́ Ọlọ́run, ìwọ ó sì rí àlàáfíà; nípa èyí ni rere yóò wá bá ọ.
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
22 Èmi bẹ̀ ọ́, gba òfin láti ẹnu rẹ̀ wá, kí o sì to ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ sí àyà rẹ.
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
23 Bí ìwọ bá yípadà sọ́dọ̀ Olódùmarè, a sì gbé ọ ró. Bí ìwọ bá sì mú ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ jìnnà réré kúrò nínú àgọ́ rẹ,
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
24 tí ìwọ bá tẹ́ wúrà dáradára sílẹ̀, lórí erùpẹ̀ àti wúrà Ofiri lábẹ́ òkúta odò,
And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25 nígbà náà ní Olódùmarè yóò jẹ́ wúrà rẹ, àní yóò sì jẹ́ fàdákà fún ọ ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀.
And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
26 Lóòtítọ́ nígbà náà ní ìwọ ó ní inú dídùn nínú Olódùmarè, ìwọ ó sì gbé ojú rẹ sókè sọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run.
Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Bí ìwọ bá gbàdúrà rẹ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀, yóò sì gbọ́ tìrẹ, ìwọ ó sì san ẹ̀jẹ́ rẹ.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
28 Ìwọ ó sì gbìmọ̀ ohun kan pẹ̀lú, yóò sì fi ìdí múlẹ̀ fún ọ; ìmọ́lẹ̀ yóò sì mọ́ sípa ọ̀nà rẹ.
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 Nígbà tí ipa ọ̀nà rẹ bá lọ sísàlẹ̀, nígbà náà ni ìwọ o wí pé, ‘Ìgbésókè ń bẹ!’ Ọlọ́run yóò sì gba onírẹ̀lẹ̀ là!
When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
30 Yóò gba ẹni tí kì í ṣe aláìjẹ̀bi là, a ó sì gbà á nípa mímọ́ ọwọ́ rẹ̀.”
He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
