Job 40
Yawe ayanolaki Yobo:
2 Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
« Boni, moto oyo atiaka tembe na Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akoki koteya Ye? Tika ete oyo azali koswanisa Nzambe ayanola Ye! »
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Yobo azongiselaki Yawe:
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
« Tala ngai, nazali se ekelamu ya pamba, eyano nini nakoki kopesa Yo? Natie loboko na ngai na monoko.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Nalobaki mbala moko, kasi nakoyanola lisusu te; na mbala ya mibale, nakobakisa lisusu eloko te. »
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Yawe alobaki na Yobo wuta na mopepe makasi:
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
« Kanga mokaba na loketo na yo lokola elombe mobali; nakotuna yo mituna, mpe okoyanola ngai.
8 Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?
Olingi kotiola bosembo na ngai? Okani kokweyisa ngai mpo ete yo moko omilongisa?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
Ozali na loboko lokola oyo ya Nzambe? Mongongo na yo ekoki konguluma makasi lokola oyo ya Ye?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Lata nkembo mpe kongenga, milatisa lokumu mpe monene!
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Sopa nguya ya kanda na yo likolo ya bato, tala bato nyonso ya lolendo liboso na yo mpe kitisa bango!
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Tala bato nyonso ya lolendo, yokisa bango soni! Nyata-nyata bato mabe na esika oyo bazali.
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Kunda bango nyonso kati na putulu, zipa bilongi na bango na esika ya kobombama.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Boye, ngai moko nakopesa yo lokumu, pamba te loboko na yo ya mobali ekoki mpo na kobikisa yo.
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
Tala ngubu: nakelaki yango ndenge nakelaki yo, kasi eliaka kaka matiti lokola ngombe.
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
Tala makasi oyo ezali kati na loketo na yango, nguya oyo ezali kati na misuni ya libumu na yango!
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
Ekembisaka mokila na yango lokola nzete ya sedele; misisa ya mipende na yango elingama-lingama;
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
mikuwa na yango ezali lokola bibende ya bronze; mipanzi na yango ezali lokola biteni ya bibende.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
Ezali ekelamu ya liboso ya Nzambe, kasi Mokeli na yango atieli yango mopanga pene.
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
Ngomba ezali kopesa yango matiti ya kolia, esika oyo banyama nyonso ya zamba esakanaka.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Elalaka na se ya banzete ya mike-mike, na se ya matiti oyo ezalaka pembeni ya mayi mpe na potopoto.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Banzete ya mike-mike ebombaka yango na se ya elili na yango, banzete ya pepiliye ezingeli yango.
23 Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.
Soki mayi ya ebale etomboki, yango ebangaka te; ata mayi ya Yordani esopaneli yango na monoko, evandaka kaka kimia.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Boni, moto akoki kokanga yango na motambo na tango ezali kotala to kotobola yango zolo na ndobo, mpo na kobenda yango?
