Job 38
1 Nígbà náà ní Olúwa dá Jobu lóhùn láti inú ìjì àjàyíká wá, ó sì wí pé,
But the Lord, responding to Job from a whirlwind, said:
2 “Ta ni èyí tí ń fi ọ̀rọ̀ àìlóye láti fi ṣókùnkùn bo ìmọ̀ mi?
Who is this that wraps sentences in unskilled words?
3 Di ẹ̀gbẹ́ ara rẹ ní àmùrè bí ọkùnrin nísinsin yìí, nítorí pé èmi yóò béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ kí o sì dá mi lóhùn.
Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.
4 “Níbo ni ìwọ wà nígbà tí mo fi ìpìlẹ̀ ayé sọlẹ̀? Wí bí ìwọ bá mòye.
Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Ta ni ó fi ìwọ̀n rẹ lélẹ̀, dájú bí ìwọ bá mọ̀ ọ́n? Tàbí ta ni ó ta okùn wíwọ̀n sórí rẹ?
Who set its measurements, if you know, or who stretched a line over it?
6 Lórí ibo ni a gbé kan ìpìlẹ̀ rẹ̀ mọ́, tàbí ta ni ó fi òkúta igun rẹ̀ lélẹ̀,
Upon what have its bases been grounded, and who set forth its cornerstone,
7 nígbà náà àwọn ìràwọ̀ òwúrọ̀ jùmọ̀ kọrin pọ̀, tí gbogbo àwọn ọmọ Ọlọ́run hó ìhó ayọ̀?
when the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful noise?
8 “Tàbí ta ni ó fi ìlẹ̀kùn sé omi òkun mọ́, nígbà tí ó ya padà bí ẹni pé ó ti inú jáde wá.
Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb,
9 Nígbà tí mo fi àwọsánmọ̀ ṣe aṣọ rẹ̀, tí mo sì fi òkùnkùn biribiri ṣe ọ̀já ìgbà inú rẹ̀.
when I stationed a cloud as its garment and wrapped it in a mist as if swaddling an infant?
10 Nígbà tí mo ti pàṣẹ ìpinnu mi fún un, tí mo sì ṣe bèbè àti ìlẹ̀kùn.
I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors.
11 Tí mo sì wí pé níhìn-ín ni ìwọ ó dé, kí o má sì rékọjá, níhìn-ín sì ni ìgbéraga rẹ yóò gbé dúró mọ?
And I said: “This far you will approach, and you will proceed no further, and here you will break your swelling waves.”
12 “Ìwọ pàṣẹ fún òwúrọ̀ láti ìgbà ọjọ́ rẹ̀ wá, ìwọ sì mú ìlà-oòrùn mọ ipò rẹ̀,
Did you, after your birth, command the birth of the sun and show the sunrise its place?
13 í ó lè di òpin ilẹ̀ ayé mú, ki a lè gbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn búburú kúrò nínú rẹ̀?
And did you hold the extremities of the earth, shaking them, and have you shaken the impious out of it?
14 Kí ó yí padà bí amọ̀ fún èdìdì amọ̀, kí gbogbo rẹ̀ kí ó sì fi ara rẹ̀ hàn bí ẹni pé nínú aṣọ ìgúnwà.
The seal will be restored like clay, and it will remain in place like a garment.
15 A sì fa ìmọ́lẹ̀ wọn sẹ́yìn kúrò lọ́dọ̀ ènìyàn búburú, apá gíga ni a sì ṣẹ́.
From the impious, the light will be taken away, and the exalted arm will be broken.
16 “Ìwọ ha wọ inú ìsun òkun lọ rí bí? Ìwọ sì rìn lórí ìsàlẹ̀ ibú ńlá?
Have you entered the depths of the sea, and have you taken a walk in the uttermost parts of the abyss?
17 A ha ṣílẹ̀kùn ikú sílẹ̀ fún ọ rí bí, ìwọ sì rí ìlẹ̀kùn òjìji òkú?
Have the gates of death been opened to you, and have you seen the doors of darkness?
18 Ìwọ mòye ìbú ayé bí? Sọ bí ìwọ bá mọ gbogbo èyí.
Have you considered the breadth of the earth? If you know all things, reveal them to me.
19 “Ọ̀nà wo ni ìmọ́lẹ̀ ń gbé? Bí ó ṣe ti òkùnkùn, níbo ni ipò rẹ̀,
Which is the way that holds the light, and which is the place of darkness?
20 tí ìwọ í fi mú un lọ sí ibi àlá rẹ̀, tí ìwọ ó sì le mọ ipa ọ̀nà lọ sínú ilé rẹ̀?
In this way, you might lead each thing to its final place, and understand the paths of its house.
21 Ìwọ mọ èyí, nítorí nígbà náà ni a bí ọ? Iye ọjọ́ rẹ sì pọ̀.
So then, did you know when you were to be born? And did you know the number of your days?
22 “Ìwọ ha wọ inú ìṣúra ìdì òjò lọ rí bí, ìwọ sì rí ilé ìṣúra yìnyín rí,
Have you been admitted into the storehouses of the snows, and have you gazed upon the stockpile of the brimstone,
23 tí mo ti fi pamọ́ de ìgbà ìyọnu, dé ọjọ́ ogun àti ìjà?
which I have prepared for the time of the enemy, for the day of the battle and the war?
24 Ọ̀nà wo ni ó lọ sí ibi tí ìmọ́lẹ̀ fi ń la, tí afẹ́fẹ́ ìlà-oòrùn ń tàn káàkiri lórí ilẹ̀ ayé?
In what way is the light scattered, and the heat distributed, over the earth?
25 Ta ni ó la ipadò fún ẹ̀kún omi, àti ọ̀nà fún mọ̀nàmọ́ná àrá,
Who gave a course to the rainstorms, and a path to the resounding thunder,
26 láti mú u rọ̀jò sórí ayé níbi tí ènìyàn kò sí, ní aginjù níbi tí ènìyàn kò sí;
so that it would rain on the earth far from man, in the wilderness where no mortal lingers,
27 láti mú ilẹ̀ tútù, ijù àti aláìro láti mú àṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀yọ ewéko rú jáde?
so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?
28 Òjò ha ní baba bí? Tàbí ta ni o bí ìkún ìṣe ìrì?
Who is the father of rain, or who conceived the drops of dew?
29 Láti inú ta ni ìdì omi ti jáde wá? Ta ni ó bí ìrì dídì ọ̀run?
From whose womb did the ice proceed, and who created the frost from the air?
30 Nígbà tí omi di líle bí òkúta, nígbà tí ojú ibú ńlá sì dìpọ̀.
The waters are hardened to become like stone, and the surface of the abyss freezes over.
31 “Ìwọ ha le fi ọ̀já de àwọn ìràwọ̀ Pleiadesi dáradára? Tàbí ìwọ le tún di ìràwọ̀ Orioni?
Will you have the strength to join together the sparkling stars of the Pleiades, or are you able to disperse the circling of Arcturus?
32 Ìwọ le mú àwọn àmì méjìlá ìràwọ̀ Masaroti jáde wá nígbà àkókò wọn? Tàbí ìwọ le ṣe amọ̀nà Beari pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀?
Can you bring forth the morning star, in its time, and make the evening star rise over the sons of the earth?
33 Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ mọ ìlànà ọ̀run? Ìwọ le fi ìjọba Ọlọ́run lélẹ̀ lórí ayé?
Do you know the order of heaven, and can you explain its rules here on the earth?
34 “Ìwọ le gbé ohùn rẹ sókè dé àwọsánmọ̀ kí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi kí ó lè bò ọ́?
Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that an onslaught of waters will cover you?
35 Ìwọ le rán mọ̀nàmọ́ná kí wọn kí ó le lọ, ní ọ̀nà wọn kí wọn kí ó sì wí fún wọn pé, ‘Àwa nìyí’?
Can you send forth lightning bolts, and will they go, and on returning, say to you: “Here we are?”
36 Ta ni ó fi ọgbọ́n pamọ́ sí odò ikùn tàbí tí ó fi òye sínú àyà?
Who placed discernment in the guts of man, or who gave the rooster intelligence?
37 Ta ni ó fi ọgbọ́n ka iye àwọsánmọ̀? Ta ni ó sì mú ìgò ọ̀run dà jáde,
Who can describe the rules of the heavens, or who can put to rest the harmony of heaven?
38 nígbà tí erùpẹ̀ di líle, àti ògúlùtu dìpọ̀?
When was the dust cast to become the earth, and when were its clods fastened together?
39 “Ìwọ ha dẹ ọdẹ fún abo kìnnìún bí? Ìwọ ó sì tẹ ebi ẹgbọrọ kìnnìún lọ́rùn,
Will you seize prey for the lioness, and will you sustain the lives of her young,
40 nígbà tí wọ́n bá mọ́lẹ̀ nínú ihò tí wọ́n sì ba ní ibùba de ohun ọdẹ?
as they rest in their dens or lie in wait in pits?
41 Ta ni ó ń pèsè ohun jíjẹ fún ẹyẹ ìwò, nígbà tí àwọn ọmọ rẹ ń ké pe Ọlọ́run, tí wọ́n sì máa ń fò kiri nítorí àìní ohun jíjẹ?
Who provides the raven with its meal, when her chicks cry out to God, as they wander around because they have no food?
