1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,
Tena Elihu akajibu na kusema,
2 Thinkest thou this to be right,
That thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
Je! Wewe wadhani kwamba haya ni haki yako, Au je! Wasema, Haki yangu ni zaidi kuliko ya Mungu,
3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee?
And , What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Maana wasema, Kutakuwa na faida gani kwako wewe? Tena, Nitapata faida gani, kuliko nikifanya dhambi?
4 I will answer thee,
And thy companions with thee.
Mimi nitakujibu, Na hawa wenzio pamoja nawe.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see;
And behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Ziangalie mbingu ukaone; Na mawingu yaangalie, yaliyo juu kuliko wewe.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him?
Or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
Ikiwa umefanya dhambi, umefanya nini juu yake? Yakiwa makosa yako yameongezeka, wamfanyia nini yeye?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him?
Or what receiveth he of thine hand?
Ikiwa u mwenye haki, wampa kitu gani? Au yeye hupokea nini mkononi mwako?
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art ;
And thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Uovu wako waweza kumwumiza mtu kama wewe; Na haki yako yaweza kumfaa mwanadamu.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry:
They cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Kwa sababu ya wingi wa jeuri wao hulia; Walilia msaada kwa sababu ya mkono wa wakuu.
10 But none saith, Where is God my maker,
Who giveth songs in the night;
Wala hapana asemaye, Yuko wapi Mungu Muumba wangu, Awapaye nyimbo wakati wa usiku;
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,
And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Atufundishaye zaidi ya hayawani wa nchi, Na kutufanya wenye hekima kuliko ndege za angani?
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
Hulia huko, lakini hapana ajibuye, Kwa sababu ya kiburi cha watu waovu.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity,
Neither will the Almighty regard it.
Hakika Mungu hatasikia ubatili, Wala Mwenyezi hatauangalia.
14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him,
Yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Sembuse usemapo wewe ya kuwa humwangalii, Hiyo daawa i mbele yake, nawe wamngojea!
15 But now, because it is not so , he hath visited in his anger;
Yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
Lakini sasa, kwa sababu yeye hakukujilia katika hasira zake, Wala hauangalii sana unyeti;
16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain;
He multiplieth words without knowledge.
Ndiposa Ayubu hufunua kinywa chake kwa ubatili; Huongeza maneno pasipo maarifa.
