Job 5
1 “Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
“Ita kama unataka, lakini ni nani atakayekujibu? Ni yupi kati ya hao watakatifu utakayemgeukia?
2 Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
Kuweka uchungu moyoni humuua mpumbavu, nao wivu humchinja mjinga.
3 I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
Mimi mwenyewe nimemwona mpumbavu akistawi, lakini ghafula nyumba yake ikawa imelaaniwa.
4 Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
Watoto wake wako mbali na usalama, hushindwa mahakamani bila mtetezi.
5 Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
Wenye njaa huyala mavuno yake, wakiyatoa hata katikati ya miiba, nao wenye kiu huitamani sana mali yake.
6 But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
Kwa maana taabu haioti kutoka kwenye udongo, wala udhia hauchipui kutoka ardhini.
7 People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
Lakini mwanadamu huzaliwa ili kutaabika, kwa hakika kama cheche za moto zirukavyo kuelekea juu.
8 [“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
“Lakini ingekuwa ni mimi, ningemlalamikia Mungu, ningeliweka shauri langu mbele zake.
9 He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
Yeye hutenda maajabu yasiyoweza kutambuliwa, miujiza isiyoweza kuhesabika.
10 He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
Yeye huipa nchi mvua, huyapeleka maji kunyesha mashamba.
11 He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
Huwainua juu wanyonge, nao wale waombolezao huinuliwa wakawa salama.
12 He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
Huipinga mipango ya wenye hila, ili mikono yao isifikie ufanisi.
13 He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
Yeye huwanasa wenye hekima katika hila yao, nayo mipango ya wadanganyifu huifagilia mbali.
14 [It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
Giza huwapata wakati wa mchana; wakati wa adhuhuri hupapasa kama vile usiku.
15 But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
Humwokoa mhitaji kutokana na upanga ulioko kinywani mwao; huwaokoa kutokana na makucha ya wenye nguvu.
16 So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
Kwa hiyo maskini analo tarajio, nao udhalimu hufumba kinywa chake.
17 “But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
“Heri mtu yule ambaye Mungu humrudi; kwa hiyo usidharau adhabu yake Mwenyezi.
18 He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
Kwa kuwa hutia jeraha, lakini pia huyafunga; huumiza, lakini mikono yake pia huponya.
19 He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
Kutoka majanga sita atakuokoa; naam, hata katika saba hakuna dhara litakalokupata wewe.
20 When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
Wakati wa njaa atakukomboa wewe na kifo, naye katika vita atakukomboa na pigo la upanga.
21 God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
Utalindwa kutokana na kichapo cha ulimi, wala hutakuwa na sababu ya kuogopa maangamizi yatakapokujia.
22 You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
Utayacheka maangamizo na njaa, wala hutakuwa na sababu ya kuwaogopa wanyama wakali wa mwituni.
23 You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
Kwa kuwa utakuwa na agano na mawe ya mashamba, nao wanyama wa mwitu watakuwa na amani nawe.
24 In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
Utajua ya kwamba hema lako li salama; utahesabu mali zako wala hutakuta chochote kilichopungua.
25 You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
Utajua ya kuwa watoto wako watakuwa wengi, nao wazao wako wengi kama majani ya nchi.
26 You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
Utaingia kaburini ukiwa na umri wa uzee mtimilifu, kama masuke ya ngano yakusanywapo kwa wakati wake.
27 [“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
“Tumelichunguza hili, nalo ni kweli. Hivyo lisikie na ulitendee kazi.”
