Hiob Bua Bildad
1Na Hiob kasaa bio se:
2“Yiw, minim sɛ eyi yɛ nokware.
Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔdesani bɛteɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim?
3Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn yiyi ano a,
ɔrentumi nyi nsɛm apem mu baako mpo ano.
4Ne nyansa mu dɔ, na ne tumi so.
Hena na ɔne no adi asi na ne ho baabiara anti?
5Otutu mmepɔw a wonnim ho hwee
obubu wɔn fa so wɔ nʼabufuw mu.
6Ɔwosow asase fi ne sibea,
na ɔma ne nnyinaso wosow biribiri.
7Ɔkasa kyerɛ owia na ɛnhyerɛn,
na ɔsɔw nsoromma hyerɛn ano.
8Ɔno nko ara na ɔtrɛw ɔsoro mu,
na ɔnantew po asorɔkye so.
9Ɔno ne Nyankrɛnte, Akokɔbeatan ne ne mma Yɛfo;
anafo fam nsorommakuw no.
10Ɔyɛ anwonwade a wontumi nte ase,
nsɛnkyerɛnne a wontumi nkan.
11Sɛ ɔnam me ho a, minhu no;
sɛ ɔsen a, minhu no.
12Sɛ ohwim kɔ a, hena na osiw no kwan?
Hena na obetumi abisa no se, ‘Dɛn na woreyɛ yi?’
13Onyankopɔn nkora nʼabufuw so;
Rahab aboafo mpo ho popo wɔ nʼanim.
14“Na me ne hena a mene no beyiyi ano?
Mɛyɛ dɛn anya nsɛm a me ne no de begye akyinnye?
15Sɛ minnim ho hwee mpo a, merentumi nyi nʼano;
ɛno ara ne sɛ mɛsrɛ ahummɔbɔ afi me temmufo nkyɛn.
16Mpo, sɛ mefrɛ no na ɔba a,
minnye nni sɛ obetie mʼasɛm.
17Ɔde asorɔkye bɛhwe me
ama mʼapirakuru adɔɔso kwa.
18Ɔremma minnya mʼahome, bio,
ɔde awerɛhow bɛhyɛ me ma tɔ.
19Sɛ ɛyɛ ahoɔden asɛm a, ɔyɛ ɔhoɔdenfo!
Na sɛ ɛba atɛntrenee nso a, hena na ɔne no bedi asi?
20Sɛ midi bem mpo a, mʼano bebu me kumfɔ;
sɛ me ho nni asɛm a, ebebu me fɔ.
21“Ɛwɔ mu sɛ midi bem de,
nanso mimmu me ho;
abrabɔ afono me.
22Ne nyinaa yɛ pɛ; ɛno nti na meka se,
‘Ɔsɛe nea ne ho nni asɛm ne omumɔyɛfo.’
23Bere a amanehunu de owu aba no,
ɔserew nea ne ho nni asɛm no abawpa.
24Bere a asase akɔ amumɔyɛfo nsam no,
ofura ɛso atemmufo ani.
Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, na ɛyɛ hena?
25“Me nna ho yɛ hare sen ommirikatufo;
ɛsen kɔ a anigye kakra mpo nni mu.
26Etwa mu kɔ sɛ akorow a wɔde paparɔso ayɛ
te sɛ akɔre a wɔretow akyere wɔn hanam.
27Sɛ meka se, ‘Me werɛ mfi mʼanwiinwii,
mɛsakra me nsɛnka, na maserew a,’
28me yaw ahorow no bɔ me hu ara.
Na minim sɛ, woremmu me bem.
29Woabu me fɔ dedaw nti,
adɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mehaw me ho kwa?
30Mpo sɛ ɛba sɛ mede samina guare
na mede samina hohoro me nsa ho a,
31wobɛtow me akyene dontori amoa mu,
ama mʼatade mpo akyi me.
32“Ɔnyɛ onipa te sɛ me na mayi nʼano,
na yɛakogyina asennii abobɔ yɛn nkuro.
33Sɛ anka obi wɔ hɔ a obesiesie yɛn ntam
na waka yɛn baanu abɔ mu,
34obi a obeyi Onyankopɔn abaa afi me so,
na nʼahunahuna ammɔ me hu bio.
35Anka mɛkasa a merensuro no,
nanso saa tebea a mewɔ mu yi de, mintumi.
Job’s Reply
1Job replied,
2“I’m sure that what you have said is true.
But how can human beings prove to God they are not guilty?
3They might wish to argue with him.
But they couldn’t answer him
even once in a thousand times.
4His wisdom is deep. His power is great.
No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.
5He moves mountains, and they don’t even know it.
When he is angry, he turns them upside down.
6He shakes the earth loose from its place.
He makes its pillars tremble.
7When he tells the sun not to shine, it doesn’t.
He turns off the light of the stars.
8He’s the only one who can spread out the heavens.
He alone can walk on the waves of the ocean.
9He made the Big Dipper and Orion.
He created the Pleiades and the southern stars.
10He does wonderful things that can’t be understood.
He does miracles that can’t even be counted.
11When he passes by me, I can’t see him.
When he goes past me, I can’t recognize him.
12If he takes something, who can stop him?
Who would dare to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
13God doesn’t hold back his anger.
Even the helpers of the sea monster Rahab
bowed in fear at his feet.
14“So how can I disagree with God?
How can I possibly argue with him?
15Even if I hadn’t done anything wrong,
I couldn’t answer him.
I could only beg my Judge to have mercy on me.
16Suppose I called out to him and he answered.
I don’t believe he’d listen to me.
17He would send a storm to crush me.
He’d increase my wounds without any reason.
18He wouldn’t let me catch my breath.
He’d make my life very bitter.
19If it’s a matter of strength, he is mighty!
And if it’s a matter of being fair,
who would dare to bring charges against him?
20Even if I hadn’t sinned, what I said would prove me guilty.
Even if I were honest, my words would show that I’m wrong.
21“Even though I’m honest,
I’m not concerned about myself.
I hate my own life.
22It all amounts to the same thing. That’s why I say,
‘God destroys honest people and sinful people alike.’
23Suppose a plague brings sudden death.
Then he laughs when those who haven’t sinned lose hope.
24Suppose a nation falls into the power of sinful people.
Then God makes its judges blind to the truth.
If he isn’t the one doing it, who is?
25“God, my days race by like a runner.
They fly away without seeing any joy.
26They speed along like papyrus boats.
They are like eagles swooping down on their food.
27Suppose I say, ‘I’ll forget about all my problems.
I’ll change my frown into a smile.’
28Then I’d still be afraid I’d go on suffering.
That’s because I know you would say
I had done something wrong.
29In fact, you have already said I’m guilty.
So why should I struggle without any reason?
30Suppose I clean myself with soap.
Suppose I wash my hands with cleanser.
31Even then you would throw me into a muddy pit.
And even my clothes would hate me.
32“God isn’t a mere human being like me. I can’t answer him.
We can’t take each other to court.
33I wish someone would settle matters between us.
I wish someone would bring us together.
34I wish someone would keep God from punishing me.
Then his terror wouldn’t frighten me anymore.
35I would speak up without being afraid of him.
But as things stand now, I can’t do that.
