Sofar Mmuae A Edi Kan
1Na Naamani Sofar buae se,
2“Ɛnsɛ sɛ woyi saa nsɛm yi ano ana?
Ɛsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔkasafo yi bem ana?
3Wo nsɛm hunu no bɛma nnipa ayɛ komm ana?
Sɛ wudi fɛw a obiara nka wʼanim ana?
4Woka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Me gyidi ho nni asɛm
na meyɛ pɛ wɔ wʼani so.’
5Ao, anka mepɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa,
anka ɔnkasa ntia wo
6na ommue nyansa mu ahintasɛm so nkyerɛ wo,
efisɛ nyansa turodoo yɛ afanu.
Hu sɛ Onyankopɔn werɛ afi wo bɔne no bi mpo.
7“Wubetumi ate Onyankopɔn anwonwade ase ana?
Wubetumi abɔre ahu nea Otumfo no tumi kɔpem ana?
8Ɛkorɔn sen ɔsoro, dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ?
Emu dɔ sen ɔda ase tɔnn, dɛn na wubetumi ahu?
9Ne nsusuwii mu ware sen asase
na ɛtrɛw sen po.
10“Sɛ ɔba de wo bɛto afiase
ansa na osi nkongua a, hena na obetumi asiw no kwan?
11Ampa ara ohu nnipa nnaadaafo;
na sɛ ohu bɔne a, ɔnhyɛ ne nsow ana?
12Nanso ogyimifo rentumi nyɛ onyansafo da
na wɔawo afurum ba sɛ onipa.
13“Na sɛ wode wo koma ma no
na wopagyaw wo nsa kyerɛ no,
14sɛ wugyaa bɔne a wukura no mu
na woamma amumɔyɛ antena wo ntamadan mu a
15ɛno de, bɔne nni wo ho, wobɛma wo ti so;
wubegyina pintinn a worensuro.
16Wo werɛ befi wʼahokyere,
na wɔbɛkae no sɛ nsu a asen kɔ.
17Abrabɔ bɛhyerɛn asen owigyinae,
na sum bɛyɛ sɛ adekyee hann.
18Wubenya bammɔ, efisɛ anidaso wɔ hɔ;
wobɛhwɛ wo ho ahyia, na wahome asomdwoe mu.
19Wobɛda ahome, na obi renhunahuna wo,
na bebree bɛhwehwɛ mmoa afi wo nkyɛn.
20Amumɔyɛfo ani befura,
wɔrentumi nguan;
na wɔn anidaso bɛdan owu ahomegu.”
Zophar
1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2‘Are all these words to go unanswered?
Is this talker to be vindicated?
3Will your idle talk reduce others to silence?
Will no-one rebuke you when you mock?
4You say to God, “My beliefs are flawless
and I am pure in your sight.”
5Oh, how I wish that God would speak,
that he would open his lips against you
6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
7‘Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8They are higher than the heavens above – what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below – what can you know?
9Their measure is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.
10‘If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
11Surely he recognises deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?
12But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt can be born human.11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
13‘Yet if you devote your heart to him
and stretch out your hands to him,
14if you put away the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
15then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;
you will stand firm and without fear.
16You will surely forget your trouble,
recalling it only as waters gone by.
17Life will be brighter than noonday,
and darkness will become like morning.
18You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest in safety.
19You will lie down, with no-one to make you afraid,
and many will court your favour.
20But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
and escape will elude them;
their hope will become a dying gasp.’
