1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
Tena Elihu akajibu na kusema,
2 Hear my words, O ye wise men ;
And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Sikilizeni maneno yangu, enyi wenye hekima; Tegeni masikio kwangu, ninyi mlio na maarifa.
3 For the ear trieth words,
As the mouth tasteth meat.
Kwa kuwa sikio huyajaribu maneno, Kama vile kaakaa lionjavyo chakula.
4 Let us choose to us judgment:
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Na tujichagulie yaliyo ya uelekevu; Na tujue wenyewe yaliyo mema.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous:
And God hath taken away my judgment.
Kwani Ayubu amesema, Mimi ni mwenye haki, Naye Mungu ameniondolea haki yangu;
6 Should I lie against my right?
My wound is incurable without transgression.
Nijapokuwa mwenye haki, nimehesabiwa kuwa mwongo; Jeraha yangu haiponyeki, nijapokuwa sina makosa.
7 What man is like Job,
Who drinketh up scorning like water?
Je! Ni mtu gani mfano wa Ayubu, Anywaye mzaha kama maji?
8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walketh with wicked men.
Atembeaye na hao watendao uovu, Na kwenda pamoja na watu wabaya.
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing
That he should delight himself with God.
Kwa kuwa amenena, Haimfai mtu lo lote Kujifurahisha na Mungu.
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding:
Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness;
And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Kwa hiyo nisikilizeni, enyi wenye fahamu; Mungu asidhaniwe kutenda udhalimu; Wala Mwenyezi kufanya uovu.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him,
And cause every man to find according to his ways.
Kwani atamlipa binadamu kwa kazi yake, Naye atamfanya kila mtu kuona sawasawa na njia zake
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly,
Neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Naam, hakika, Mungu hatatenda mabaya, Wala Mwenyezi hatapotosha hukumu.
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth?
Or who hath disposed the whole world?
Ni nani aliyemwagiza kuiangalia dunia? Au ni nani aliyemwekea ulimwengu huu wote?
14 If he set his heart upon man,
If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Kama akimwekea mtu moyo wake, Akijikusanyia roho yake na pumzi zake;
15 All flesh shall perish together,
And man shall turn again unto dust.
Wenye mwili wote wataangamia pamoja, Nao wanadamu watarejea tena kuwa mavumbi.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this:
Hearken to the voice of my words.
Ikiwa una ufahamu, sikia neno hili; Isikilize sauti ya maneno yangu.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern?
And wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Je! Atatawala mtu aichukiaye haki hata mmoja? Nawe, je! Utamhukumia mkosa aliye na haki na mwenye nguvu?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked?
and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
Je! Inafaa kumwambia mfalme, Wewe u mwovu? Au kuwaambia wakuu, Ninyi ni wabaya?
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes,
Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor?
For they all are the work of his hands.
Sembuse huyo asiyependelea nyuso za wakuu, Wala hawajali matajiri kuliko maskini? Kwani wote ni kazi ya mikono yake,
20 In a moment shall they die,
And the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away:
And the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Hufa ghafula, hata usiku wa manane; Watu hutikisika na kwenda zao, Nao mashujaa huondolewa pasipo mkono wa mtu.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man,
And he seeth all his goings.
Kwani macho yake ya juu ya njia za mtu, Naye huiona miendo yake yote.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death,
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Hapana weusi, wala hilo giza tupu, Wawezapo kujificha watendao udhalimu.
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right ;
That he should enter into judgment with God.
Kwani yeye hana haja ya kumfikiria mtu zaidi, ili aende mbele za Mungu ahukumiwe.
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number,
And set others in their stead.
Yeye huwavunja-vunja mashujaa pasina kuwachunguza, Na kuwaweka wengine mahali pao.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works,
And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Kwa sababu hiyo yeye huyatafiti matendo yao; Naye huwapindia usiku, wakaangamia.
26 He striketh them as wicked men
In the open sight of others;
Yeye huwapiga kama watu wabaya Waziwazi mbele ya macho ya wengine;
27 Because they turned back from him,
And would not consider any of his ways:
Kwa sababu walikengeuka, wasimwandame yeye, Wasikubali kuzishika njia zake hata moja;
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him,
And he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Hata wakafanya kilio cha maskini kumfikilia, Naye akasikia kilio cha hao wateswao.
29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him?
Whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
Akitoa utulivu yeye, ni nani awezaye kuhukumia makosa? Akificha uso wake, ni nani awezaye kumtazama? Kama hufanyiwa taifa, au mtu mmoja, ni sawasawa;
30 That the hypocrite reign not,
Lest the people be ensnared.
Kwamba huyo mpotovu asitawale, Pasiwe na wa kuwatega watu.
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God,
I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more:
Kwani kuna mtu aliyemwambia Mungu, Mimi nimevumilia kurudiwa, ingawa sikukosa;
32 That which I see not teach thou me:
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Nisiyoyaona nifundishe wewe; Kama nimefanya uovu sitafanya tena?
33 Should it be according to thy mind?
He will recompense it, whether thou refuse,
Or whether thou choose; and not I:
Therefore speak what thou knowest.
Je! Malipo yake yatakuwa kama upendavyo wewe, hata ukayakataa? Kwani yakupasa wewe kuchagua, si mimi; Kwa sababu hiyo sema uyajuayo.
34 Let men of understanding tell me,
And let a wise man hearken unto me.
Watu walio na akili wataniambia, Naam, kila mtu mwenye hekima anisikiaye;
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge,
And his words were without wisdom.
Huyo Ayubu amesema pasipo maarifa, Na maneno yake hayana hekima.
36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end
Because of his answers for wicked men.
Laiti Ayubu angejaribiwa hata mwisho, Kwa kuwa amejibu kama watu waovu.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin,
He clappeth his hands among us,
And multiplieth his words against God.
Kwani huongeza uasi juu ya dhambi zake, Apiga makofi kati yetu, Na kuongeza maneno yake kinyume cha Mungu.
