Job 29
1 Pẹ̀lúpẹ̀lú, Jobu sì tún tẹ̀síwájú nínú ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀, ó sì wí pé,
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
2 “Háà! ìbá ṣe pé èmi wà bí ìgbà oṣù tí ó kọjá, bí ọjọ́ tí Ọlọ́run pa mí mọ́,
Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
3 nígbà tí fìtílà rẹ tàn sí mi ní orí, àti nípa ìmọ́lẹ̀ rẹ̀ èmi rìn nínú òkùnkùn já.
When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
4 Bí mo ti rí nígbà ọ̀dọ́ mi, nígbà tí ọ̀rẹ́ Ọlọ́run tímọ́tímọ́ bùkún ilé mi,
As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of God was upon my tent;
5 nígbà tí Olódùmarè wà pẹ̀lú mi, nígbà tí àwọn ọmọ mi wà yí mi ká;
When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
6 nígbà tí èmi fi òrí-àmọ́ n wẹ ìṣísẹ̀ mi, àti tí àpáta ń tú ìṣàn òróró jáde fún mi wá.
When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
7 “Nígbà tí mo jáde la àárín ìlú lọ sí ẹnu ibodè, nígbà tí mo tẹ́ ìtẹ́ mi ní ìgboro,
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place,
8 nígbà náà ni àwọn ọmọkùnrin rí mi, wọ́n sì sá pamọ́, àwọn àgbà dìde dúró ní ẹsẹ̀ wọn,
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
9 àwọn ọmọ-aládé dákẹ́ ọ̀rọ̀ sísọ, wọn a sì fi ọwọ́ wọn lé ẹnu.
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
10 Àwọn ọlọ́lá dákẹ́, ahọ́n wọn sì lẹ̀ mọ́ èrìgì ẹnu wọn.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 Nígbà tí etí gbọ́, ó sì súre fún mi, àti nígbà tí ojú sì rí mi, ó jẹ́rìí mi,
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;
12 nítorí mo gbà tálákà tí n fẹ́ ìrànlọ́wọ́, àti aláìní baba tí kò sí olùrànlọ́wọ́ fún un.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
13 Ẹni tí ó ń kìlọ̀ súre fún mi, èmi sì mú àyà opó kọrin fún ayọ̀.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 Èmi sì mú òdodo wọ̀ bí aṣọ, ẹ̀tọ́ mi dàbí aṣọ ìgúnwà àti adé ọba.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 Mo ṣe ojú fún afọ́jú mo sì ṣe ẹsẹ̀ fún amúnkùn ún.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16 Mo ṣe baba fún tálákà; mo ṣe ìwádìí ọ̀ràn àjèjì tí èmi kò mọ̀ rí.
I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17 Mo sì ká eyín ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́ ènìyàn búburú, mo sì já ohun ọdẹ náà kúrò ní eyín rẹ̀.
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 “Nígbà náà ni mo rò pé, ‘Èmi yóò kú nínú ilé mi, èmi yóò sì mú ọjọ́ mi pọ̀ sí i bí iyanrìn.
Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
19 Gbòǹgbò mi yóò ta kan omi, ìrì yóò sì sẹ̀ ní gbogbo òru sí ara ẹ̀ka mi.
My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
20 Ògo mi yóò wà ní ọ̀tún ní ọ̀dọ̀ mi, ọrun mi sì padà di tuntun ní ọwọ́ mi.’
My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
21 “Èmi ni ènìyàn ń dẹtí sílẹ̀ sí, wọn a sì dúró, wọn a sì dákẹ́ rọ́rọ́ ní ìmọ̀ràn mi.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22 Lẹ́yìn ọ̀rọ̀ mi, wọn kò tún sọ̀rọ̀ mọ́; ọ̀rọ̀ mi wọ̀ wọ́n ní etí ṣinṣin.
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23 Wọn a sì dúró dè mí bí ẹni wí pé wọ́n dúró fún ọ̀wọ́ òjò; wọn a sì mu nínú ọ̀rọ̀ mi bí ẹní mu nínú òjò àrọ̀kúrò.
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 Èmi sì rẹ́rìn-ín sí wọn nígbà tí wọn kò bá gbà á gbọ́; ìmọ́lẹ̀ ojú mi jẹ́ iyebíye sí wọn.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 Mo la ọ̀nà sílẹ̀ fún wọn, mo sì jókòó bí olóyè wọn. Mo jókòó bí ọba ní àárín ológun rẹ, mo sì rí bí ẹni tí ń tu ẹni tí ń ṣọ̀fọ̀ nínú.
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
