1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?18.4 himself: Heb. his soul
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.18.6 candle: or, lamp 7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.18.10 laid: Heb. hidden
11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.18.11 drive: Heb. scatter 12His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.18.13 strength: Heb. bars 14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.18.18 He…: Heb. They shall drive him 19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.18.20 went…: or, lived with him18.20 were…: Heb. laid hold on horror 21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
Ìdáhùn Bilidadi
1Ìgbà náà ni Bilidadi, ará Ṣuhi, dáhùn, ó sì wí pé:
2“Nígbà wo ni ẹ̀yin yóò tó fi ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ tì;
ẹ rò ó, nígbẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ ni àwa ó tó máa sọ.
3Nítorí kí ni a ṣe ń kà wá sí bí ẹranko,
tí a sì ń kà wá si bí ẹni ẹ̀gàn ní ojú yín?
4Ìwọ fa ara rẹ ya pẹ́rẹpẹ̀rẹ nínú ìbínú rẹ̀;
kí a ha kọ ayé sílẹ̀ nítorí rẹ̀ bi?
Tàbí kí a sí àpáta kúrò ní ipò rẹ̀?
5“Nítòótọ́ ìmọ́lẹ̀ ènìyàn búburú ni a ó pa kúrò,
Ọ̀wọ́-iná rẹ̀ kì yóò sì tan ìmọ́lẹ̀.
6Ìmọ́lẹ̀ yóò di òkùnkùn nínú àgọ́ rẹ̀,
fìtílà ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀ ni a ó sì pa pẹ̀lú.
7Ìrìn ẹsẹ̀ agbára rẹ̀ yóò di fífọ;
ète òun tìkára rẹ̀ ni yóò bí i ṣubú.
8Nípa ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ òun tìkára rẹ̀ ó ti bọ́ sínú àwọ̀n,
ó sì rìn lórí okùn dídẹ.
9Tàkúté ni yóò mú un ní gìgísẹ̀,
àwọn àwọ̀n tí a dẹ yóò sì ṣẹ́gun rẹ̀.
10A dẹkùn sílẹ̀ fún un lórí ilẹ̀,
a sì wà ọ̀fìn fún un lójú ọ̀nà.
11Ẹ̀rù ńlá yóò bà á ní ìhà gbogbo,
yóò sì lé e dé ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀.
12Àìlera rẹ̀ yóò di púpọ̀ fún ebi,
ìparun yóò dìde dúró sí i nígbà tí ó bá ṣubú.
13Yóò jẹ ẹ̀yà ara rẹ̀;
ikú àkọ́bí ni yóò jẹ agbára rẹ̀ run.
14A ó fà á tu kúrò nínú àgọ́ tí ó gbẹ́kẹ̀lé,
a ó sì mú un tọ ọba ẹ̀rù ńlá nì lọ.
15Yóò sì máa jókòó nínú àgọ́ rẹ̀ èyí tí í ṣe tirẹ̀;
sulfuru ti o jóná ni a ó fún káàkiri ibùgbé rẹ̀.
16Gbòǹgbò rẹ̀ yóò gbẹ níṣàlẹ̀,
a ó sì ké ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ kúrò lókè.
17Ìrántí rẹ̀ yóò parun kúrò ni ayé,
kì yóò sí orúkọ rẹ̀ ní ìgboro ìlú.
18A ó sì lé e láti inú ìmọ́lẹ̀ sí inú òkùnkùn,
a ó sì lé e kúrò ní ayé.
19Kì yóò ní ọmọ tàbí ọmọ ọmọ nínú àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀,
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò sí ẹnikẹ́ni tí yóò kù nínú agbo ilé rẹ̀.
20Ẹnu yóò ya àwọn ìran ti ìwọ̀-oòrùn sí ìgbà ọjọ́ rẹ̀,
gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀rù ìwárìrì ti í bá àwọn ìran ti ìlà-oòrùn.
21Nítòótọ́ irú bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ibùgbé àwọn
ènìyàn búburú Èyí sì ni ipò ẹni tí kò mọ̀ Ọlọ́run.”
