Jòb 29
1 Jòb tanmen pale ankò, li di:
And Job again took up his parable, and said,
2 -Ki moun ki va fè m' viv tan lontan an, lè Bondye t'ap voye je sou mwen an?
Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
3 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.
When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
4 Nan tan sa a, tout zafè m' t'ap mache byen. Bondye te zanmi m'. Li t'ap pwoteje kay mwen.
As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
5 Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a te toujou la avèk mwen. Mwen t'ap viv nan mitan tout pitit gason m' yo.
When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
6 Bèf ak kabrit mwen yo te konn bay anpil lèt. Pye oliv mwen yo te donnen menm nan tè wòch.
When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
7 Lè mwen parèt pòtay lavil la, lè mwen pran plas mwen nan mitan chèf fanmi yo,
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
8 wè yo wè m', jenn gason yo mete kò yo sou kote, granmoun yo leve kanpe pa respè pou mwen.
The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
9 Notab yo sispann pale, yo fèmen bouch yo.
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
10 Ata chèf yo pa ka pale ankò! Lang yo vin lou nan bouch yo.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 Tout moun ki te wè m' t'ap mache fè lwanj mwen, tout moun ki te tande m' te kontan avè m'.
For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
12 Mwen lonje men bay pòv malere ki nan ka ansanm ak timoun san papa ki san sekou.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
13 Moun ki te nan pi gwo mizè t'ap fè lwanj mwen. Mwen te fè kè vèv yo kontan.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 Mwen te toujou fè sa ki dwat. Mwen pa t' janm nan patipri.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15 Se mwen ki te wè pou avèg yo. Se mwen ki te mache pou kokobe yo.
I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
16 Mwen te yon papa pou pòv malere yo. Mwen te kanpe pou defann kòz etranje yo.
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
17 Mwen te kraze pouvwa malveyan yo. Mwen sove moun ki te anba men yo.
And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 Mwen t'ap di nan kè m': M'a viv kont viv mwen. M'a mouri sou kabann mwen ak kè poze.
Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
19 Mwen te tankou yon pyebwa plante bò larivyè. Sou tout branch li yo se lawouze.
My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch:
20 Moun pa ta janm sispann fè lwanj mwen. Mwen t'ap toujou gen tout fòs mwen sou mwen.
My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
21 Lè m'ap pale, tout moun fèmen bouch yo. Yo louvri zòrèy yo, y'ap tann konsa konsèy m'ap bay.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
22 Pawòl mwen tonbe nan kè yo tankou grenn lapli. Lè m' fin pale, pesonn pa gen anyen pou di ankò.
After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
23 Yo t'ap tann mwen pale tankou tè sèk k'ap tann lapli. Yo rete bouch louvri pou ranmase sa m'ap di.
And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
24 Lè yo dekouraje, mwen fè yon ti ri ak yo. Sa te kont pou remoute kouraj yo.
I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 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.
I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.
