Jòb 35

1 Eliyou pran lapawòl ankò, li di:

Moreover Elihu answered and said,

2 -Pa konprann ou gen rezon lè w'ap di ou inonsan devan Bondye,

Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

3 lè w'ap di Bondye: Ki mele ou sa? M' te mèt peche, sa pa fè ou anyen.

That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

4 Enben. Mwen pral reponn ou, ni ou ni zanmi ou yo.

I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.

5 Gade syèl la! Ou wè jan nwaj yo wo anwo tèt ou!

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

6 Si ou fè peche, sa pa fè Bondye anyen! Ou te mèt fè peche sou peche, sa pa di l' anyen?

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

7 Si ou mache dwat, ki avantaj Bondye jwenn nan sa? Kisa ou ba li la a?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

8 Se moun parèy ou ki soufri lè ou fè sa ki mal. Se yo ki pwofite tou lè ou fè sa ki dwat.

Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.

9 Lè moun ap sibi anba ponyèt lòt moun, yo plenyen. Lè se chèf k'ap peze yo, yo rele.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10 Men, yo pa vire kote Bondye ki kreye yo a. Yo te mèt nan nenpòt gwo lapenn, se li menm k'ap ba yo kouraj.

But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

11 Yo pa vire kote Bondye ki ba yo plis lespri pase bèt nan bwa, plis bon konprann pase zwezo nan syèl la.

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

12 Yo rele kont rele yo, Bondye pa reponn yo, paske mechan yo gen lògèy.

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

13 Se pou gremesi y'ap plede rele konsa. Bondye pa tande, li pa wè.

Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.

14 Jòb monchè, ou di ou pa ka wè Bondye. Men, ou mete ka ou devan li.

How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

15 Ou di ankò: Bondye pa nan pini. Mwen te mèt peche, sa pa di l' anyen.

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

16 Jòb monchè, w'ap louvri bouch ou pou ou pa di anyen. W'ap fè tout pale anpil sa a paske ou pa konn sa w'ap di.

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.