Job 22
1 Then Eliphaz the Themanite responded by saying:
Elifazi, moto ya Temani, azwaki maloba mpe alobaki:
2 Can man be compared with God, even if he were perfect in knowledge?
« Boni, litomba nini Nzambe akoki kozwa epai ya moto? Ezala ata moto ya bwanya, azalaka na litomba kaka mpo na ye moko.
3 What advantage is it to God, if you were just? Or what do you provide for him, if your way should be immaculate?
Ezala soki ozali moyengebene, litomba nini Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akoki kozwa, ata ozali kobongisa nzela na yo ya bosembo?
4 Will he reprove you and take you to judgment for being afraid,
Boni, okanisi ete ezali mpo na boyengebene na yo nde azali kopamela yo mpe kosambisa yo?
5 and not because of your many evil deeds and your infinite unfairness?
Mabe na yo ezali monene te? Masumu na yo eleki ndelo te?
6 For you have taken away the collateral of your brothers without cause, and stripped them naked of their clothing.
Ozalaki koluka na pamba ndanga epai ya bandeko na yo ya mibali, ozalaki kolongola bato bilamba mpe kotika bango bolumbu,
7 You have not given water to the weary; you have taken bread away from the hungry.
ozalaki kopesa mayi te na moto oyo azalaki na posa ya mayi, mpe ozalaki kopimela moto oyo azalaki na nzala bilei,
8 By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.
atako ozalaki moto monene, nkolo mabele, mpe ozalaki kovanda na mabele yango lokola moto ya lokumu;
9 You have sent widows away empty, and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.
ozalaki kozongisa basi bakufisa mibali maboko pamba, mpe ozalaki kosilisa makasi ya bana bitike.
10 Because of this, you are surrounded by traps, and unexpected fears will disturb you.
Yango wana, mitambo ezingeli yo, kobebisama ya mbalakata ekomi kopesa yo somo,
11 And did you think that you would not see darkness and that you were not to be overwhelmed by the onrush of overflowing waters?
molili makasi ezwi yo mpe ozali kokoka komona te, mpe mpela ezipi yo.
12 Have you not considered that God is higher than the heavens and is lifted above the height of the stars?
Boni, Nzambe azali te kuna na likolo, kati na Lola? Tala ndenge nini etando ya minzoto ezali likolo koleka!
13 And you say: “Well, what does God know?” and, “He judges, as if through a fog,”
Nzokande, ozali koloba: ‹ Nzambe ayebi nini? Akoki kosambisa kati na mapata ya molili ya boye? ›
14 and, “The clouds are his hiding-place,” and, “He does not examine us closely,” and, “He makes his rounds at the limits of the heavens.”
Mapata minene ezipi Ye, yango wana azali komona biso te, wana azali kotambola-tambola na etando ya Lola?
15 Do you not want to tend the path of the ages, which wicked men have spurned?
Olingi solo kotikala kaka na nzela ya kala, nzela oyo bato mabe balekelaki?
16 These were taken away before their time, and a flood overthrew their foundation.
Kufa ememaki bango na mbalakata, mpe miboko na bango etiolaki na mpela.
17 They said to God, “Withdraw from us,” and they treated the Almighty as if he could do nothing,
Bazalaki koloba na Nzambe: ‹ Tika biso, biso moko! Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akosala biso nini? ›
18 though he had filled their houses with good things. May their way of thinking be far from me.
Nzokande, Ye nde atondisaki bandako na bango na biloko ya kitoko. Yango wana, ngai, naboyaka toli ya bato mabe.
19 The just will see and will rejoice, and the innocent will mock them.
Bato ya sembo bazali komona kobebisama na bango mpe bazali kosepela, bayengebene bazali koseka bango mpe bazali koloba:
20 Has not their haughtiness been cut down, and has not fire devoured the remnants of them?
‹ Solo, banguna na biso babebi, moto ezikisi bomengo na bango. ›
21 So, repose yourself with him and be at peace, and, in this way, you will have the best fruits.
Zongisa boyokani na yo elongo na Ye mpe luka kimia. Na nzela wana, bomengo ekoya lisusu epai na yo.
22 Accept the law from his mouth, and place his words in your heart.
Ndima malako oyo ekowuta na monoko na Ye, mpe batela maloba na Ye kati na motema na yo.
23 If you will return to the Almighty, you will be rebuilt, and you will put sinfulness far from your tabernacle.
Soki ozongi epai na Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso, soki obengani mabe mosika ya ndako na yo, bomengo na yo ekozongela yo.
24 He will give you stone in place of dirt, and torrents of gold in place of stone.
Bwaka wolo na yo kati na putulu, wolo na yo ya Ofiri kati na mabanga ya lubwaku;
25 And the Almighty will be against your enemies, and silver will be gathered together for you.
bongo Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akozala wolo na yo, mpe palata oyo eleki kitoko mpo na yo.
26 Then will you flock together in delight over the Almighty, and you will lift up your face to God.
Solo, okozwa esengo epai ya Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso mpe okotombola elongi na yo epai ya Nzambe.
27 You will plead with him, and he will listen to you, and you will pay your vows.
Okosambela Ye, Ye akoyoka yo, mpe okokokisa ndayi na yo.
28 You will decide on something, and it will come to you, and the light will shine in your ways.
Makambo oyo okokana, ekosalema, mpe pole ekongenga na nzela na yo.
29 For he who had been humbled, will be in glory; and he who will lower his eyes, will be the one saved.
Soki bato balembi, mpe yo olobi: ‹ Telema! › Nzambe akobikisa bango,
30 The innocent will be saved, and he will be saved with purity in his hands.
akokangola ata moto oyo asali mabe, akokangola ye penza mpo na bopeto ya maboko na yo. »
