Bildad's Speech
1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Ndipo Bildadi huyo Mshuhi akajibu, na kusema,
2 How long wilt thou speak these things?
And how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Wewe utanena maneno haya hata lini? Maneno ya kinywa chako yatakuwa kama upepo mkuu hata lini?
3 Doth God pervert judgment?
Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Je! Mungu hupotosha hukumu? Au, huyo Mwenyezi hupotosha yaliyo ya haki?
4 If thy children have sinned against him,
And he have cast them away for their transgression;
Kwamba watoto wako wamemfanyia dhambi, Naye amewatia mkononi mwa kosa lao;
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes,
And make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Wewe ukimtafuta Mungu kwa bidii, Na kumsihi huyo Mwenyezi;
6 If thou wert pure and upright;
Surely now he would awake for thee,
And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Ukiwa wewe u safi na mwelekevu; Hakika yeye sasa angeamka kwa ajili yako, Na kuyafanya makazi ya haki yako kufanikiwa.
7 Though thy beginning was small,
Yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Tena ujapokuwa huo mwanzo wako ulikuwa ni mdogo, Lakini mwisho wako ungeongezeka sana.
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age,
And prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Basi, uwaulize, tafadhali, vizazi vya zamani, Ujitie kuyaangalia yale baba zao waliyoyatafuta;
9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing,
Because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
(Kwani sisi tu wa jana tu, wala hatujui neno, Kwa kuwa siku zetu duniani ni kivuli tu;)
10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,
And utter words out of their heart?
Je! Hawatakufunza wao, na kukueleza, Na kutamka maneno yatokayo mioyoni mwao?
11 Can the rush grow up without mire?
Can the flag grow without water?
Je! Hayo mafunjo yamea pasipo matope Na makangaga kumea pasipo maji?
12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down,
It withereth before any other herb.
Yakiwa yakali mabichi bado, wala hayakukatwa, Hunyauka mbele ya majani mengine.
13 So are the paths of all that forget God;
And the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Ndivyo ulivyo mwisho wa hao wamsahauo Mungu; Na matumaini yake huyo mbaya huangamia;
14 Whose hope shall be cut off,
And whose trust shall be a spider's web.
Uthabiti wake utavunjika, Na matumaini yake huwa ni nyuzi za buibui.
15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:
He shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
Ataitegemea nyumba yake, isisimame; Atashikamana nayo, isidumu.
16 He is green before the sun,
And his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
Yeye huwa mti mbichi mbele ya jua, Nayo machipukizi yake huenea katika bustani yake.
17 His roots are wrapped about the heap,
And seeth the place of stones.
Mizizi yake huzonga-zonga chuguu, Huangalia mahali penye mawe.
18 If he destroy him from his place,
Then it shall deny him, saying ,
I have not seen thee.
Lakini, aking'olewa mahali pake, Ndipo patamkana, na kusema, Mimi sikukuona.
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,
And out of the earth shall others grow.
Tazama, furaha ya njia yake ni hii, Na wengine watachipuka kutoka katika nchi.
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man,
Neither will he help the evil doers:
Tazama, Mungu hatamtupa mtu mkamilifu, Wala hatawathibitisha watendao uovu.
21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing,
And thy lips with rejoicing.
Bado atakijaza kinywa chako kicheko, Na midomo yako ataijaza shangwe.
22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame;
And the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Hao wakuchukiao watavikwa aibu; Nayo hema yake mwovu haitakuwako tena.
