1 Man that is born of a woman
Is of few days, and full of trouble.
Mwanadamu aliyezaliwa na mwanamke Siku zake za kuishi si nyingi, naye hujaa taabu.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:
He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Yeye huchanua kama vile ua, kisha hukatwa; Hukimbia kama kivuli, wala hakai kamwe.
3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one,
And bringest me into judgment with thee?
Nawe, je! Wafumbua macho yako kumwangalia mtu kama yeye, Na kunitia katika hukumu pamoja nawe?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
Not one.
Ni nani awezaye kutoa kitu kilicho safi kitoke katika kitu kichafu? Hapana awezaye.
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee,
Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Kwa kuwa siku zake zimeamriwa, hesabu ya miezi yake unayo wewe, Nawe umemwekea mipaka yake asiyoweza kuipita;
6 Turn from him, that he may rest,
Till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Acha kumwangalia yeye, apate kupumzika, Hata atakapoitimiza siku yake, kama aliyeajiriwa.
7 For there is hope of a tree,
If it be cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Kwani yako matumaini ya mti, ya kuwa ukikatwa utachipuka tena, Wala machipukizi yake hayatakoma.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,
And the stock thereof die in the ground;
Ijapokuwa mizizi yake huchakaa mchangani, Na shina lake kufa katika udongo;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud,
And bring forth boughs like a plant.
Lakini kwa harufu ya maji utachipuka, Na kutoa matawi kama mche.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away:
Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Lakini mwanadamu hufa, huifariki dunia; Naam, mwanadamu hutoa roho, naye yupo wapi?
11 As the waters fail from the sea,
And the flood decayeth and drieth up:
Kama vile maji kupwa katika bahari, Na mto kupunguka na kukatika;
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not:
Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,
Nor be raised out of their sleep.
Ni vivyo mwanadamu hulala chini, asiinuke; Hata wakati wa mbingu kutokuwako tena, hawataamka, Wala kuamshwa usingizini.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave,
That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,
That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Laiti ungenificha kuzimuni, Ukanilinda kwa siri, hata ghadhabu zako zitakapopita, Na kuniandikia muda ulioamriwa, na kunikumbuka!
14 If a man die, shall he live again?
All the days of my appointed time will I wait,
Till my change come.
Mtu akifa, je! Atakuwa hai tena? Mimi ningengoja siku zote za vita vyangu, Hata kufunguliwa kwangu kunifikilie.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee:
Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Wewe ungeita, nami ningekujibu; Ungekuwa na tamaa ya kazi ya mikono yako.
16 For now thou numberest my steps:
Dost thou not watch over my sin?
Lakini sasa wazihesabu hatua zangu; Je! Huchungulii dhambi yangu?
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And thou sewest up mine iniquity.
Kosa langu limetiwa muhuri mfukoni, Nawe waufunga uovu wangu.
18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought,
And the rock is removed out of his place.
Lakini, tazama, mlima ukianguka hutoweka, Nalo jabali huondolewa mahali pake;
19 The waters wear the stones:
Thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth;
And thou destroyest the hope of man.
Maji mengi huyapunguza mawe; Mafuriko yake huuchukua mchanga wa nchi; Nawe matumaini ya wanadamu wayaangamiza.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth:
Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Wewe wamshinda nguvu sikuzote, naye hupita aende zake Wabadili sura zake, na kumpeleka aondoke.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not;
And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Wanawe hufikilia heshima, wala yeye hajui; Kisha wao huaibishwa, lakini yeye hana habari zao.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain,
And his soul within him shall mourn.
Lakini mwili ulio juu yake una maumivu, Na nafsi yake ndani huomboleza.
