Job 8
1 Then Bildad, from [the] Shuah [area], spoke to Job. He said,
Kisha Bildadi huyo Mshuhi akajibu na kusema,
2 “Job, how much longer will you talk like this? What you say is [only] hot air.
“hata lini wewe utasema mambo haya? Kwa muda gani maneno ya kinywa chako yatakuwa kama upepo wenye nguvu?
3 Almighty God certainly never does [RHQ] what is unfair/unjust. He always does [LIT] what is right/fair.
Je Mungu hupotosha hukumu? Je Mwenyezi hupotosha haki?
4 So, it is evident that your children have sinned against him, therefore he has caused them to be punished for evil things that they have done.
Watoto wako wametenda dhambi dhidi yake; tunalifahamu hili, kwa kuwa amewatia mkononi kwa makosa yao.
5 But, if you will [now] earnestly request [DOU] Almighty [God] to help you,
Lakini wewe unaonaje ukimtafuta Mungu kwa bidii na kufikisha haja yako kwa huyo Mwenyezi.
6 and if you are pure and honest/righteous, he will surely do something good for you and reward you by giving your family back to you and enabling you to prosper.
Ukiwa wewe ni msafi na mkamilifu, hakika angeamka mwenyewe kwa niaba yako na kukurudisha kwenye makazi ya haki yako.
7 And even though you [think that you] were not very prosperous/wealthy before, during the last part of your life you will become very wealthy.
Japokuwa huo mwanzo wako ulikuwa ni mdogo, hata hivyo hali yako ya mwisho itaongezeka sana.
8 “I request you to think about what happened long ago and consider what our ancestors found out.
Tafadhari uwaulize vizazi vya zamani, na utie bidii katika hayo mababu zetu waliyojifunza.
9 [It seems as though] we were born only yesterday and we know very little [HYP]; our time here on the earth [disappears quickly, like] a shadow [MET].
(Sisi ni wa jana tu na hatujui chochote kwa kuwa siku zetu duniani ni kivuli).
10 So, why do you not allow your ancestors to teach you and tell you something? Allow them to tell you from what they learned!
Je hawatakufunza wao na kukuambia? Je hawatatamka maneno yatokayo mioyoni mwao?
11 Papyrus can certainly not [RHQ] grow in places where there is no marsh/swamp; reeds certainly cannot [RHQ] flourish/grow where there is no water.
Je hayo mafunjo yaota pasipo matope? Je mafunjo yaota pasipo maji?
12 [If they do not have enough water], while they are still blossoming, they wither more quickly than other plants wither.
Wakati yakiwa bado ya kijani na hayajakatwa, hunyauka kabla ya mmea mwingine.
13 Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those [reeds]; godless people stop confidently expecting [that good things will happen to them].
Hivyo pia njia ya wote wamsahauo Mungu, na matumaini ya asiyeamini Mungu yatatoweka.
14 The things they confidently expect to happen do not happen; things they trust [will help them] are [as fragile as] [MET] a spider’s web.
Ujasiri wake utavunjika, na matumaini yake ni dhaifu kama utando wa buibui.
15 If they lean against a house (OR, trust in their wealth; OR, lean on a spider web), it does not (endure/protect them) [LIT]; they cling to things [to be protected], but those things do not remain firm.
Ataitegemea nyumba yake, lakini haitamsaidia; atashikamana nayo, lakini isidumu.
16 Godless people [are like plants] [MET] that are watered before the sun rises; their shoots spread all over the gardens.
Yeye huwa mti mbichi chini ya jua, na machipukizi yake huenea katika bustani yake yote.
17 The roots of those plants twist around piles of stones and cling tightly to rocks.
Mizizi yake hujifunga funga kwenye rundo la mawe; huangalia mahali pazuri katikati ya mawe;
18 But if those plants are pulled out, [it is as though] the place where they were planted says ‘They were never here!’ [And that is what happens to wicked people who do not heed what God says].
Lakini mtu huyu aking'olewa mahali pake, kisha mahali pale patamkana, na kusema, 'mimi sikukuona.'
19 Truly, evil people [MET] are not joyful [IRO] for a long time; other people come and take their places.
Tazama, hii ni “furaha” ya mtu mwenye tabia hiyo; mimea mingine itachipuka toka katika udongo ule ule mahali pake.
20 :So, [I tell you, Job], God will not reject you if you are truly godly/righteous, but he does not help [IDM] evil people.
Tazama, Mungu hatamtupa mtu asiye na kosa; wala hatawathibitisha watendao uovu.
21 He will enable you [MTY] to continually laugh and to always shout [joyfully].
Yeye atakijaza kinywa chako na kicheko, midomo yako na shangwe.
22 But those who hate you will be very ashamed, and the homes of wicked people will disappear.”
Wale ambao wanakuchukia wewe watavishwa aibu; nayo hema yake mwovu haitakuwepo tena.
