Job 29
1 And Job continued his parable and said,
Jòb tanmen pale ankò, li di:
2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
-Ki moun ki va fè m' viv tan lontan an, lè Bondye t'ap voye je sou mwen an?
3 When his lamp shone over my head, [and] by his light I walked through darkness;
Lè sa a, Bondye te toujou la avèk mwen. Limyè li te klere anwo tèt mwen, li t'ap moutre m' kote pou m' mete pye m' nan fènwa a.
4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret counsel of God was over my tent,
Nan tan sa a, tout zafè m' t'ap mache byen. Bondye te zanmi m'. Li t'ap pwoteje kay mwen.
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;
Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a te toujou la avèk mwen. Mwen t'ap viv nan mitan tout pitit gason m' yo.
6 When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...
Bèf ak kabrit mwen yo te konn bay anpil lèt. Pye oliv mwen yo te donnen menm nan tè wòch.
7 When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,
Lè mwen parèt pòtay lavil la, lè mwen pran plas mwen nan mitan chèf fanmi yo,
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose [and] stood up;
wè yo wè m', jenn gason yo mete kò yo sou kote, granmoun yo leve kanpe pa respè pou mwen.
9 Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Notab yo sispann pale, yo fèmen bouch yo.
10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
Ata chèf yo pa ka pale ankò! Lang yo vin lou nan bouch yo.
11 When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me;
Tout moun ki te wè m' t'ap mache fè lwanj mwen, tout moun ki te tande m' te kontan avè m'.
12 For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
Mwen lonje men bay pòv malere ki nan ka ansanm ak timoun san papa ki san sekou.
13 The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Moun ki te nan pi gwo mizè t'ap fè lwanj mwen. Mwen te fè kè vèv yo kontan.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
Mwen te toujou fè sa ki dwat. Mwen pa t' janm nan patipri.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
Se mwen ki te wè pou avèg yo. Se mwen ki te mache pou kokobe yo.
16 I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;
Mwen te yon papa pou pòv malere yo. Mwen te kanpe pou defann kòz etranje yo.
17 And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Mwen te kraze pouvwa malveyan yo. Mwen sove moun ki te anba men yo.
18 And I said, I shall die in my nest, and multiply my days as the sand;
Mwen t'ap di nan kè m': M'a viv kont viv mwen. M'a mouri sou kabann mwen ak kè poze.
19 My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;
Mwen te tankou yon pyebwa plante bò larivyè. Sou tout branch li yo se lawouze.
20 My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.
Moun pa ta janm sispann fè lwanj mwen. Mwen t'ap toujou gen tout fòs mwen sou mwen.
21 Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:
Lè m'ap pale, tout moun fèmen bouch yo. Yo louvri zòrèy yo, y'ap tann konsa konsèy m'ap bay.
22 After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;
Pawòl mwen tonbe nan kè yo tankou grenn lapli. Lè m' fin pale, pesonn pa gen anyen pou di ankò.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Yo t'ap tann mwen pale tankou tè sèk k'ap tann lapli. Yo rete bouch louvri pou ranmase sa m'ap di.
24 [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.
Lè yo dekouraje, mwen fè yon ti ri ak yo. Sa te kont pou remoute kouraj yo.
25 I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.
Mwen te kanpe alatèt yo. Mwen mennen yo tankou yon wa k'ap mennen sòlda li yo. Mwen di yo sa pou yo fè. Mwen te ba yo kouraj lè yo nan lafliksyon.
