The LORD Answered Job
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Ndipo Bwana akamjibu Ayubu katika upepo wa kisulisuli, na kusema,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel
By words without knowledge?
Ni nani huyu atiaye mashauri giza Kwa maneno yasiyo na maarifa?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man;
For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Basi jifunge viuno kama mwanamume, Maana nitakuuliza neno, nawe niambie.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Ulikuwa wapi nilipoiweka misingi ya nchi? Haya! Sema, kama ukiwa na ufahamu.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
Or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Ni nani aliyeamrisha vipimo vyake, kama ukijua? Au ni nani aliyenyosha kamba juu yake?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?
Or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Misingi yake ilikazwa juu ya kitu gani? Au ni nani aliyeliweka jiwe lake la pembeni,
7 When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Hapo nyota za asubuhi zilipoimba pamoja, Na wana wote wa Mungu walipopiga kelele kwa furaha?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,
When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Au ni nani aliyeifunga bahari kwa milango, Hapo ilipofurika kana kwamba imetoka tumboni.
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,
And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
Nilipolifanya wingu kuwa vazi lake, Na giza zito kuwa nguo ya kuifungia,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place ,
And set bars and doors,
Nikaiagiza amri yangu; Nikaiwekea makomeo na milango,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:
And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Nikasema, Utafika mpaka hapa, lakini hutapita, Na hapa mawimbi yako yanyetayo yatazuiliwa?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;
And caused the dayspring to know his place;
Je! Umeiamuru asubuhi tangu siku zako zilipoanza? Umeyajulisha mapambazuko mahali pake?
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
That the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Yapate kuishika miisho ya nchi, Waovu wakung'utwe wakawe mbali nayo?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal;
And they stand as a garment.
Hubadilika mfano wa udongo chini ya muhuri, Vitu vyote vinatokea kama mavazi.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden,
And the high arm shall be broken.
Na waovu nuru yao huzuiliwa isiwafikie, Na mkono ulioinuka huvunjika.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?
Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Je! Umeziingia chemchemi za bahari, Au umetembea mahali pa siri pa vilindi?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?
Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Je! Umefunuliwa malango ya mauti, Au umeyaona malango ya kuzimu?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?
Declare if thou knowest it all.
Umeyafahamu mapana ya dunia? Haya! Sema, ikiwa unayajua hayo yote.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth?
And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Iko wapi njia ya kuyafikia makao ya nuru? Na giza pia, mahali pake ni wapi?
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,
And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Upate kuipeleka hata mpaka wake, Upate kuelewa na mapito ya kuiendea nyumba yake?
21 Knowest thou it , because thou wast then born?
Or because the number of thy days is great?
Hukosi unajua, maana ulizaliwa wakati huo, Na hesabu ya siku zako ni kubwa!
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?
Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Je! Umeziingia ghala za theluji, Au umeziona ghala za mvua ya mawe,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,
Against the day of battle and war?
Nilizoziweka akiba kwa wakati wa misiba, Kwa siku ya mapigano na vita?
24 By what way is the light parted,
Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Je! Nuru hutengwa kwa njia gani, Au upepo wa mashariki hutawanywaje juu ya nchi?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,
Or a way for the lightning of thunder;
Ni nani aliyepasua mfereji kwa maji ya gharika, Au njia kwa umeme wa radi;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is ;
On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
Kunyesha mvua juu ya nchi isiyo na watu; Juu ya jangwa asiyokaa mwanadamu;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground ;
And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Kuishibisha nchi iliyo kame na ukiwa, Na kuyameza majani yaliyo mororo?
28 Hath the rain a father?
Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Je! Mvua ina baba? Au ni nani aliyeyazaa matone ya umande?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice?
And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Barafu ilitoka katika tumbo la nani? Na sakitu ya mbinguni ni nani aliyeizaa?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone,
And the face of the deep is frozen.
Maji hugandamana kama jiwe, Na uso wa vilindi huganda kwa baridi.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,
Or loose the bands of Orion?
Je! Waweza kuufunga mnyororo wa Kilimia, Au kuvilegeza vifungo vya Orioni?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?
Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Je! Waweza kuziongoza Sayari kwa wakati wake? Au waweza kuongoza Dubu na watoto wake?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?
Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
Je! Unazijua amri zilizoamuriwa mbingu? Waweza kuyathibitisha mamlaka yake juu ya dunia?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,
That abundance of waters may cover thee?
Waweza kuiinua sauti yako mpaka mawinguni, ili wingi wa maji ukufunikize?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,
And say unto thee, Here we are?
Waweza kuutuma umeme, nao ukaenda, Ukakuambia, Sisi tupo hapa?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?
Or who hath given understanding to the heart?
Je! Ni nani aliyetia hekima moyoni? Au ni nani aliyetia ufahamu rohoni?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?
Or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Ni nani awezaye kuyahesabu mawingu kwa hekima? Au ni nani awezaye kuzimimina chupa za mbinguni?
38 When the dust groweth into hardness,
And the clods cleave fast together?
Wakati mavumbi yagandamanapo, Na madongoa kushikamana pamoja?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?
Or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Je! Utamwindia simba mke mawindo? Au utashibisha njaa ya simba wachanga,
40 When they couch in their dens,
And abide in the covert to lie in wait?
Waoteapo mapangoni mwao, Wakaapo mafichoni wapate kuvizia?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food?
When his young ones cry unto God,
They wander for lack of meat.
Ni nani anayempatia kunguru chakula, Makinda yake wanapomlilia Mungu, Na kutanga-tanga kwa kutindikiwa na chakula?
