Job 40
Awo Mukama n’agamba Yobu nti,
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.
“Oyo anoonya okuyombera ebitaliimu anaayombesa Ayinzabyonna? Oyo aleeta empaka ku Katonda, amuddemu.”
3 And Job said in answer to the Lord,
Awo Yobu n’addamu Mukama nti,
4 Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
“Laba, sisaanidde, kiki kye nnaakuddamu? Emimwa kangibikkeko n’engalo.
5 I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.
Njogedde omulundi gumu, so siddemu; weewaawo emirundi ebiri sseeyongere mulundi mulala.”
6 Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Awo Mukama ng’ali mu muyaga ogw’amaanyi n’addamu Yobu nti,
7 Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
“Weesibe engoye zo onywere ng’omusajja. Ka nkubuuze, naawe onziremu.
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?
“Onojjulula ensala yange ey’emisango; ononsingisa omusango ggwe atuukiridde?
9 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
Olina omukono ng’ogwa Katonda, eddoboozi lyo lisobola okubwatuka ng’erirye?
10 Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:
Kale nno yambala ekitiibwa n’obukulu weesibe ekitiibwa n’okusukkuluma osukkulume.
11 Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.
Yolesa obusungu bw’ekiruyi kyo otunuulire buli wa malala omusse wansi.
12 Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
Tunuulira buli musajja ow’amalala omukkakkanye era olinnyirire abakozi b’ebibi obabetentere we bali.
13 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Bonna baziikire wamu mu nfuufu, emitwe gyabwe ogibikkire mu ntaana.
14 Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Nange kennyini ndyoke nzikirize, ng’omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, gusobola okukuwa amaanyi.”
15 See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.
“Laba ekisolo ekyefaananyiriza ng’envubu kye natonda nga ggwe, erya omuddo ng’ente,
16 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
nga kirina amaanyi mayitirivu mu kiwato kyakyo amaanyi mangi mu binywa by’olubuto lwakyo.
17 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
Kiwuuba omukira gwakyo ne guba ng’omukira gw’omuvule Ebinywa by’ebisambi byakyo byakwatagana nnyo.
18 His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
Amagumba gaakyo gali ng’enseke ez’ebikomo; amagulu n’emikono ng’emitayimbwa.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.
Kibalibwa mu bitonde bya Katonda ebisooka, ate nga Katonda eyakitonda asobola okukisemberera n’ekitala kye.
20 He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.
Weewaawo ensozi zikireetera emmere, eyo ku nsozi, ensolo ez’omu nsiko zonna gye zizannyira.
21 He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.
Wansi w’ebisiikirize by’emiti egy’amaggwa, we kyebaka, ne kyekweka mu bitoogo ne mu bitosi.
22 He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.
Ebisiikirize by’emiti bikibikkako, emiti egiri ku mabbali g’omugga ne gikibikkako.
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.
Laba omugga ne bwe gusiikuuka tekyekanga; kiba kinywevu, Yoludaani ne bwajjula n’abooga.
24 Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?
Eriyo omuntu yenna ayinza okukikwata, oba okuyuza ennyindo yaakyo n’akasaale?”
