Ìdáhùn Jobu
1“Ẹ̀mí mi bàjẹ́,
ọjọ́ mi ni a ti gé kúrú,
isà òkú dúró dè mí.
2Nítòótọ́ àwọn ẹlẹ́yà wà lọ́dọ̀ mi,
ojú mi sì tẹ̀mọ́ ìmúnibínú wọn.
3“Fi fún mi Olúwa, ìlérí tí ìwọ fẹ́;
ta ni yóò le ṣe ààbò fún mi?
4Nítorí pé ìwọ ti sé wọ́n láyà kúrò nínú òye;
nítorí náà ìwọ kì yóò gbé wọn lékè.
5Ẹni tí ó sọ ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀tàn dídún fún àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀ fún èrè,
òun ni ojú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ yóò mú òfo.
6“Ọlọ́run ti sọ mi di ẹni òwe fún àwọn ènìyàn;
níwájú wọn ni mo dàbí ẹni ìtutọ́ sí ní ojú.
7Ojú mí ṣú bàìbàì nítorí ìbìnújẹ́,
gbogbo ẹ̀yà ara mi sì dàbí òjìji.
8Àwọn olódodo yóò yanu sí èyí,
ẹni aláìṣẹ̀ sì bínú sí àwọn àgàbàgebè.
9Olódodo pẹ̀lú yóò di ọ̀nà rẹ̀ mú,
àti ọlọ́wọ́ mímọ́ yóò máa lera síwájú.
10“Ṣùgbọ́n bí ó ṣe ti gbogbo yín,
ẹ yípadà, kí ẹ si tún padà nísinsin yìí;
èmi kò le rí ọlọ́gbọ́n kan nínú yín.
11Ọjọ́ tí èmi ti kọjá, ìrò mi ti fà yá,
àní ìrò ọkàn mi.
12Àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ń ṣọ́ òru di ọ̀sán;
wọ́n ní, ìmọ́lẹ̀ súnmọ́ ibi tí òkùnkùn dé.
13Bí mo tilẹ̀ ní ìrètí, ipò òku ní ilé mi;
mo ti tẹ́ ibùsùn mi sínú òkùnkùn.
14Èmi ti wí fún ìdíbàjẹ́ pé, ìwọ ni baba mi,
àti fún kòkòrò pé, ìwọ ni ìyá mi àti arábìnrin mi,
15ìrètí mi ha dà nísinsin yìí?
Bí ó ṣe ti ìrètí mi ni, ta ni yóò rí i?
16Yóò sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sínú ipò òkú,
nígbà tí a jùmọ̀ sinmi pọ̀ nínú erùpẹ̀ ilẹ̀?”
1My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.17.1 breath…: or, spirit is spent 2Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?17.2 continue: Heb. lodge 3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.17.6 aforetime: or, before them 7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.17.7 my members: or, my thoughts 8Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.17.9 be…: Heb. add strength
10But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.17.11 the thoughts: Heb. the possessions 12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.17.12 short: Heb. near 13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.17.14 said: Heb. cried, or, called 15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
