Category: Hiob

Hiob kyerɛ sɛ n’abrabɔ tene

1 Apam na me ne m’ani apam,

na adɛn na memfa m’ani menkari ɔbaabunu?

2 Na anka ɛdeɛn ne Nyankopɔn kyɛfa a ɛfiri soro,

ne Otumfoɔ agyapadeɛ a ɛfiri sorɔnsorɔmmea?

3 Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ne obusufoɔ adeɛ,

na akatua denden ne amumuyɛfoɔ kyɛfa anaa?

4 Ɛnyɛ ɔno na ɔhunu m’akwan,

na ɔkan m’anammɔn tutuo nyinaa?

5 Sɛ medii ahuhudeɛ akyi,

na me nan pɛɛ nnaadaa ho ntɛm a,

6 ɔnkari me nsaniakwanmu mu,

na Onyankopɔn nhunu me mudie no.

7 Sɛ me nan mane firii ɔkwan no so,

na m’akoma dii m’ani akyi,

na nkekaeɛ wɔ me nsam a,

8 ɛnneɛ wɔmma mennua na obi nni,

na wɔntutu me nnɔbaeɛ ngu.

9 Sɛ wɔdaadaa m’akoma ɔbaa bi ho,

na metɛɛ me yɔnko pono ano a,

10 ɛnneɛ ma me yere nyam mma obi,

na ebinom nkom ne so,

11 na ɛno na ɛyɛ aniwusɛm,

na ɛno ne asɛnnifoɔ anim amumuyɛ.

12 Na ɛno ne ogya a ɛhye kɔ ɔyera amena mu,

na anka ɛbɛtutu me nnɔbaeɛ nyinaa.

13 Sɛ mammu m’akoa anaa m’afenaa atemmuo hwee

berɛ a wɔne me wɔ ɛham bi a,

14 ɛnneɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn sɔre a, ɛdeɛn na mɛyɛ?

Na sɛ ɔbisa a, ɛdeɛn na mede bɛbua no?

15 Ɛnyɛ deɛ ɔyɛɛ me no na ɔyɛɛ no ɔyafunu mu,

na ɔbaakofoɔ na ɔsiesiee yɛn nyinaa ɛna yam?

16 Sɛ masianka mmɔborɔfoɔ afiri deɛ wɔhwehwɛ ho,

na mama akunafoɔ ani abu,

17 na me nkutoo madi m’aduane,

na awisiaa anni mu bi a,

18 mmom ɛfiri ne mmɔfraase na meyɛnee no sɛ agya,

na ɛfiri ne na yam na mekyerɛɛ no kwan,

19 sɛ mahunu obi a ntoma abɔ no nti ɔreyera

na nkataho bi nni ohiani nsam,

20 na sɛ n’asenem anhyira me,

na wamfa me nnwan nwi anhyɛ ne ho hye,

21 na sɛ mama me nsa so awisiaa so,

ɛfiri sɛ mehunuu me boa kuro pono mu a,

22 ɛnneɛ me mmatiri nhwan mfiri ne dompe so,

na me nsa mmubu mfiri ne dompe so.

23 Ɛfiri sɛ mmusuo a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn yii me hu,

na ne kɛseyɛ nti mantumi manyɛ hwee.

24 Sɛ mede sika mayɛ m’ahotosoɔ,

na maka makyerɛ sika amapa sɛ m’anidasoɔ ne no,

25 na sɛ m’ani gyee sɛ m’ahodeɛ dɔɔso,

ne sɛ me nsa aka adeɛ bebree,

26 na sɛ mehunuu owia hann sɛ ɛhyerɛn,

na ɔsrane nam ne haran mu,

27 na ɛdaadaa m’akoma kokoam,

na m’ano fee me nsa ho de mae a,

28 na anka mapa Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ soro no akyi,

ɛno nso ne ɔtemmufoɔ anim amumuyɛ bi.

29 Sɛ m’ani gyee me tamfo amanehunu ho,

na me ho sanee me sɛ bɔne ato no,

30 nso mamma m’ano anyɛ bɔne,

sɛ mede nnome bɛsrɛ ne wuo;

31 ampa ara me ntomadan mufoɔ anka sɛ:

Hwan na Hiob maa no nam a ammee no?

32 Ɔhɔhoɔ biara ansoɛ abɔntene so,

mebuee me pono mekyerɛɛ akwantufoɔ,

33 sɛ mekataa me mmarato so sɛ Adam, na mede m’amumuyɛ mesiee me kokom,

34 ɛfiri sɛ mesuroo nkurɔfoɔ dodoɔ

na abusuafoɔ ahohorabɔ yii me hu,

na ɛmaa meyɛɛ komm, mamfiri me pono ano amfiri adi a.

35 O, sɛ anka merenya obi a ɔbɛtie me ɛ!

(Hwɛ, m’agyiraeɛ nie! Otumfoɔ mmua me!)

O, sɛ anka ɔbarima a ɔne me anya no retwerɛ asɛm a ɔne me wɔ no ɛ!

36 Anka ampa ara mede bɛto me mmati,

mede bɛbɔ me ti sɛ abotire,

37 anka mɛkyerɛ no m’anammɔntutuo dodoɔ,

mɛtwe apini no sɛ ɔhene.

38 Sɛ m’asase team tia me,

na n’akofie de nne korɔ su,

39 na sɛ medii n’aba na mamma sika,

na memaa ɔdenadeɛ hweree ne kra, a,

40 ɛnneɛ ma nkasɛɛ mmɛsi ayuo ananmu mfifi,

na nnɛnkyɛnse mmɛsi atokoɔ ananmu.

Hiob nsɛm no asi.

Elihu asɛnka a ɛdi kan. Ɔkyerɛ deɛ enti a ɔkasa

1 Ɛnna mmarima baasa yi gyaee Hiob bua, ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ n’ani so teneneeni.

2 Na Busini Elihu a ɔyɛ Barakel ba a ɔfiri Ram abusua mu bo fui. Hiob na ne bo fuu no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔbu ne ho teneneeni sene Onyankopɔn.

3 Na ne bo fuu ne mfɛfoɔ baasa no nso, sɛ wɔnnya mmuaeɛ bi bio, nanso wɔbuu Hiob fɔ.

4 Na Elihu twɛn maa Hiob kasae ansa, ɛfiri sɛ wɔsene no panin.

5 Na Elihu hunuu sɛ mmuaeɛ biara nni mmarima baasa no anomu bio no, ne bo fui.

6 Na Busini Elihu a ɔyɛ Barakel ba buaa sɛ:

Me deɛ, meyɛ abɔfra,

na mo deɛ moyɛ nkɔkoraa,

enti na metɔɔ me bo aseɛ,

na mesuroo sɛ mɛka deɛ menim makyerɛ mo.

7 Mekaa sɛ: Wɔmma onyinkyerɛ nkasa,

aane, na mfeɛ dodoɔ nkyerɛ nyansa.

8 Ampa, honhom a ɛwɔ ɔdasani mu

ne Otumfoɔ ahome na ɛma no nhunumu.

9 Ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔanyini pii na wɔnim nyansa,

na ɛnyɛ mpanin na wɔhunu atemmuo mu.

10 Enti na mese: Montie me;

me nso mɛkyerɛ deɛ menim.

11 Hwɛ, matwɛn ama mo akasa awie,

mayɛ aso mama mo nhunumusɛm,

sɛ mobɛhwehwɛ anya nsɛm.

12 Na mewɛn m’aso sɛ meretie mo,

na hwɛ, obiara nni mo mu a n’asɛm tɔɔ Hiob aso mu,

na ɔtumi buaa ne nsɛm no.

13 Na monnka sɛ: Yɛahunu nyansa;

Onyankopɔn na ɔnha no, na ɛnyɛ onipa.

14 Ɛfiri sɛ ɛnyɛ me na ɔkaa ne nsɛm no kyerɛɛ me,

na me nso, meremfa mo nsɛm no memmua no.

15 Wɔn abam abu, wɔremmua bio,

na wɔn anomu nsɛm nso asa.

16 Na sɛ wɔnkasa bio, na wɔgyina hɔ,

na wɔmmua bio nti, mentwɛn anaa?

17 Me nso mɛbua me fam deɛ,

me nso, mɛkyerɛ deɛ menim.

18 Na nsɛm ahyɛ me ma,

na honhom a ɛwɔ me mu no hyɛ me.

19 Hwɛ, me yam te sɛ nsa a wɔntuu ano,

sɛ nsa kotokuo foforɔ a ɛrepɛ apaeɛ.

20 Mɛkasa, na manya ahomeyɛ;

mɛbue m’ano, na mabua.

21 Ɛmpare me sɛ mɛhwɛ obi anim,

na madɛfɛdɛfɛ m’ano mama onipa,

22 na mennim m’ano adɛfɛdɛfɛ,

anka ebia ɛbɛka ketewaa sɛɛ, na me yɛfoɔ afa me akɔ.

1 Na afei, Hiob, tie me kasa ɛ,

na yɛ aso ma me nsɛm nyinaa.

2 Hwɛ, mabue m’ano,

me tɛkyerɛma rekasa me dodom.

3 M’akomam teeyɛ ne me nsɛm,

m’ano ka nimdeɛ kronkron.

4 Nyankopɔn honhom na ɛyɛɛ me,

na Otumfoɔ no ahome na ɛmaa me nkwa.

5 Sɛ wobɛtumi a, yi ano kyerɛ me;

Siesie wo ho m’anim, sɔre gyina.

6 Hwɛ, me nso meyɛ Nyankopɔn deɛ sɛ wo ara,

anwommoɔ mu na wɔtii me nso firiiɛ.

7 Hwɛ, me ho hu rentu w’akoma,

na me nhyɛsoɔ renyɛ wo so duru.

8 Ampa, woaka no m’aso mu,

na nsɛm nne na metee sɛ wose:

9 Me deɛ, me ho te, mmarato nni me ho;

me ho yɛ tɔtorɔtɔɔ, amumuyɛ biara nni me ho.

10 Hwɛ, ɔhunu ntɔkwa nsɛm wɔ me ho,

ɔbu me sɛ ne tamfo.

11 Ɔde me nan hyɛ mpokyerɛ mu,

ɔkari m’akwan nyinaa.

12 Hwɛ, yei mu na wontene, merebua wo;

na Onyankopɔn so sene ɔdasani.

13 Adɛn nti na wo ne no ham,

sɛ ɔmmua ne nsɛm nyinaa ho?

14 Nso Onyankopɔn kasa prɛko

ne deɛ ɛtia mprenu, nanso onipa nnwene ho.

15 Daeɛ mu, anadwo adehunu mu,

nnahɔɔ a atɔ nnipa soɔ mu,

mpa so nnaeɛ mu,

16 emu na ɔbue nnipa aso,

na ɔsɔ wɔn atenetene ano,

17 sɛ ɔbɛsane onipa afiri ne nneyɛɛ ho,

na wayi ahantan ahunta onipa,

18 na watwe ne kra afiri Amena mu,

ne ne nkwa nso na antɔ afena ano.

19 Na wɔde yea twe n’aso ne mpa so

ne ne nnompe mu daa aperedie.

20 Na ne nkwa ma aduane fono no,

na ne kra po akɔnnɔduane.

21 Ne honam afɔn ama no ayɛ hununa,

na ne nnompe a anka wɔnhunu mpo ada adi.

22 Na ne kra bɛn ɔsɛeɛ Amena,

na ne nkwa nso bɛn akumfoɔ.

23 Sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ dimafoɔ wɔ hɔ ma no,

apem no mu ɔbaako,

sɛ ɔrekyerɛ onipa deɛ ɛtene ma no a,

24 ɛno na ɔhu no mmɔbɔ ka sɛ: Kɔgye no,

na wankɔ ɔsɛeɛ Amena no mu,

na manya agyedeɛ, a,

25 ɛnneɛ ne honam yɛ sɔɔsɔɔ sɛ mmɔfra deɛ,

ɔsane kɔ ne mmeranteberɛ mu.

26 Ɔkoto Onyankopɔn a, n’ani sɔ no,

na ɔhunu n’anim anigyeɛ mu,

na ɔdane ɔdasani tenenee ma no,

27 na ɔto dwom kyerɛ nnipa sɛ:

Mayɛ bɔne, na makyea deɛ ɛtene no,

nanso ɔne me anni no sɛdeɛ ɛfata me.

28 Wagye me kra na ankɔ ɔsɛeɛ Amena mu,

na me nkwa rehunu hann no.

29 Hwɛ, yeinom nyinaa na Onyankopɔn yɛ

mprenu ne mprɛnsa wɔ onipa ho,

30 sɛ ɔbɛsane ne kra afiri ɔsɛeɛ Amena ho,

na wanya hann, nkwa hann no mu.

31 Yɛ aso, Hiob, na tie me;

yɛ komm, na menkasa.

32 Sɛ nsɛm bi wɔ hɔ a, yi ano kyerɛ me,

kasa, na wo bemdie bɛyɛ me fɛ.

33 Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ɛnneɛ tie me ara,

yɛ komm, na menkyerɛ wo nyansa.

Elihu kɔ so ara ka Hiob anim

1 Na Elihu toaa so sɛ:

2 Anyansafoɔ, montie me nsɛm,

na mo, animdefoɔ, monyɛ aso mma me.

3 Na aso na ɛsɔ nsɛm hwɛ,

na ano ka aduane hwɛ.

4 Yɛbɛsɔ atemmuo ahwɛ afa,

na yɛahunu deɛ ɛyɛ yɛn ntam.

5 Na Hiob aka sɛ: Metene,

nanso Onyankopɔn afa me bem kɔ.

6 Me bem mu ara na wɔbu me torofoɔ,

m’agyan kuro mu ayɛ den, nanso mmarato nni me mu.

7 Ɔbarima bɛn na ɔte sɛ Hiob

a ɔnom mmusubɔ sɛ nsuo,

8 na ɔhyɛne amumuyɛfoɔ ayɔnkofa mu,

na ɔne nnipa abɔnefoɔ ananteɛ?

9 Na ɔka sɛ: Ɛnyɛ mfasoɔ mma onipa

sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn bɔ.

10 Enti mo a mowɔ tire, montie me,

ɛmpare Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛdi asɛmmɔne,

na Otumfoɔ bɛdi amumuyɛsɛm,

11 na mmom, onipa nneyɛɛ so ka na ɔtua no,

na sɛdeɛ obi kwan teɛ no, saa na ɔma no to no.

12 Ampa ara, Onyankopɔn nni asɛmmɔne,

na Otumfoɔ nkyea atemmuo.

13 Hwan na ɔde asase hyɛɛ ne nsa,

na hwan na ɔsiesiee wiase nyinaa?

14 Sɛ ɔgye ne home fa

na ɔtwe ne honhom ne n’ahome ba ne nkyɛn a,

15 anka honam nyinaa bɛgyaa mu prɛko,

na onipa bɛsane akɔ dɔteɛ mu.

16 Na sɛ wowɔ nhunumu a, tie yei,

yɛ aso ma me nsɛm.

17 Deɛ ɔkyiri atɛntenenee bɛnya aman adi so anaa?

Anaasɛ wobɛbu ɔteneneeni tumfoɔ no fɔ?

18 Deɛ ɔka kyerɛ ɔhene sɛ: Ohuhuni!

Ne mmapɔmma sɛ: Abɔnefoɔ!

19 Deɛ ɔnhwɛ atitire anim,

na ɔmmu ɔdehyeɛ nsene mmɔborɔni;

ɛfiri sɛ ne nsa ano adwuma ne wɔn nyinaa.

20 Mpofirim na wɔwuo,

na adasuo mu na aman hinhim na wɔsene korɔ,

na wɔpra aberempɔn kɔ, nso ɛnnam onipa nsa so.

21 Na n’ani wɔ onipa akwan so,

na ɔhunu n’anammɔntutuo nyinaa.

22 Esum nni hɔ, na esum kabii nni hɔ,

na amumuyɛfoɔ de wɔn ho ahunta hɔ.

23 Na ɛnhia sɛ ɔhwɛ onipa ma no kyɛ

ansa na wakɔ Nyankopɔn nkyɛn, atemmuo mu.

24 Ɔbubu aberempɔn a ɔnhwehwɛ wɔn asɛm mu,

na ɔde afoforɔ si wɔn ananmu.

25 Ɛno nti ɔhwɛ wɔn nneyɛɛ,

na ɔbutu wɔn anadwo ma wɔdwerɛ wɔn.

26 Ɔhwe wɔn sɛ abɔnefoɔ

ma nnipa nyinaa hunu.

27 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔmane firii n’akyiri kɔe,

na wɔannwene n’akwan no biara ho,

28 sɛ wɔbɛma mmɔborɔni sufrɛ aduru ne nkyɛn,

na wate amanehunufoɔ sufrɛ.

29 Na sɛ ɔno na ɔma no dwo a, hwan na ɔbɛbu fɔ?

Na ɔde n’ani hunta a, hwan na ɔbɛhu no?

Ɔman mu so oo, ɔbaakofoɔ so oo, ɔyɛ no pɛ,

30 na onipa kɔnkɔnsani anni hene,

na wɔansum ɔman fidie.

31 Na obi bɛka akyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ:

Mahunu amane, merenyɛ amumuyɛ bio,

32 deɛ mennya menhunuiɛ, wo na kyerɛ me,

sɛ madi amumuyɛsɛm a, merenni bio?

33 Na worepo ne nneyɛɛ yi, ɔnhyɛ wo ananmu sɛdeɛ wopɛ anaa?

Enti wo na ɛsɛ sɛ woyi, na ɛnyɛ me,

na deɛ wonim no, ka ɛ!

34 Nnipa a wɔwɔ tire bɛka akyerɛ me,

na ɔbarima nyansafoɔ bɛtie ama me,

35 Hiob deɛ, ɛnyɛ nimdeɛ so na ɔkasa,

na ne nsɛm mu nni nhunumu.

36 Sɛ anka wɔresɔ Hiob ahwɛ akɔsi awieeɛ ɛ,

ɛfiri sɛ ne mmuaeɛ te sɛ amumuyɛfoɔ mmuaeɛ.

37 Na ɔde mmusubɔ ka ne bɔne ho,

yɛn mu mpo ɔbɔ ne nsam,

na ɔma ne nsɛm a ɔne Onyankopɔn de di asie no dɔɔso.

1 Na Elihu kɔɔ so ara kaa sɛ:

2 Wobu no sɛ ɛtene,

anaa woka sɛ: Me tenenee sene Nyankopɔn deɛ,

3 sɛ woka sɛ: Ɛbɛyɛ me mfasoɔ bɛn?

Na mfasoɔ bɛn na mɛnya asene sɛ anka meyɛɛ bɔne?

4 Me deɛ, mede nsɛm bɛbua wo

ne wo mfɛfoɔ a wɔka wo ho no.

5 Hwɛ ɔsoro, na hunu,

na hwɛ mununkum a ɛkorɔn sene woɔ no.

6 Sɛ woyɛ bɔne a, ɛdeɛn na wode yɛ no,

na sɛ wo mmarato dɔɔso a, ɛdeɛn na woyɛ no?

7 Sɛ wotene a, ɛdeɛn na wode ma no,

anaasɛ wo nsam ɛdeɛn na ɔgyeɛ?

8 Onipa a ɔte sɛ woɔ na w’abɔnefosɛm pira no,

na onipa ba bi na wo tenenee bɛma no anya mfasoɔ.

9 Nhyɛsoɔ bebrebe nti na ɛma wɔteam,

wɔsu frɛ ɔboafoɔ, nnipa akɛseɛ nsa ase.

10 Nanso obi nka sɛ: Ɛhe na Onyankopɔn,

me yɛfoɔ no wɔ? Deɛ ɔma nnwom anadwo,

11 deɛ ɔkyerɛ yɛn nimdeɛ sene asase so mmoa,

na ɔkyerɛ yɛn nyansa sene ɔsoro nnomaa no.

12 Ɛhɔ na wɔteam, na ɔmmua,

abɔnefoɔ ahantan nti.

13 Ampa ara Onyankopɔn rentie ahuhusɛm,

na Otumfoɔ remmu.

14 Na nkantom sɛ wose: Wonhu no deɛ

nanso asɛm no da n’anim, na wotwɛn no ara!

15 Na afei ɛnam sɛ ɔmmɛtwee aso, n’abufuo mu,

na ɔnni amumuyɛ akyiri pii nti,

16 Hiob bue n’ano kwa,

na nimdeɛ a ɔnnie mu, ɔma nsɛm dɔɔso.

Elihu asɛnka a ɛtwa toɔ

1 Na Elihu kɔɔ so sɛ:

2 Ma me kwan kakra, na menkyerɛ wo,

na meda so wɔ nsɛm bi meka ma Onyankopɔn.

3 Mɛfa me nimdeɛ afiri akyirikyiri,

na mede me yɛfoɔ no bem ama no.

4 Na ampa, me nsɛm nyɛ atorɔ,

deɛ ɔdi mu nimdeɛ mu na ɔne wo wɔ hɔ yi.

5 Hwɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔkɛseɛ,

na ɔmmu obi animtia, ɔyɛ ɔkɛseɛ, nteaseɛ tumi mu.

6 Ɔmma ɔbɔnefoɔ nnya nkwa,

na ɔde amanehunufoɔ bem ma wɔn.

7 Ɔnyi n’ani mfiri ɔteneneeni so,

na ɔma wɔne ahemfo tena adwa so daa,

na wɔma wɔn so.

8 Na sɛ wɔgu wɔn nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn,

na wɔde amaneɛ nhoma kye wɔn a,

9 ɛnna ɔka wɔn nneyɛɛ kyerɛ wɔn,

ne wɔn mmarato, sɛ wɔama wɔn ho soɔ,

10 na ɔbue wɔn aso ma atenetene,

na ɔka sɛ wɔnsane mfiri abusudeɛ ho.

11 Sɛ wɔtie na wɔsom no a,

wɔwie wɔn nna di yiedie mu,

ne wɔn mfeɛ nso deɛ ɛyɛ wɔn dɛ mu.

12 Na sɛ wɔantie a, wɔtɔ dadeɛ ano,

na wɔgyaa mu nimdeɛ a abɔ wɔn no mu.

13 Na akoma mu ansuronyamefoɔ kora abufuo,

sɛ ɔkyekyere wɔn a, wɔnkoto nsrɛ.

14 Wɔn kra wu mmeranteberɛ mu,

na wɔn nkwa sɛe sɛ nnwamamfoɔ deɛ no.

15 Ɔyi ɔmanehunufoɔ n’amaneɛ mu,

na ɔbue wɔn aso ahodwan no mu.

16 Anka ɔbɛgye wo nso afiri ahohiahia mu

akɔ deɛ ɛhɔ trɛ a ahokyere nnie hɔ,

na sradeɛ ayɛ wo pono so aduane ma.

17 Nanso ɔbɔnefoɔ atemmuo ayɛ wo ma,

atemmuo ne atɛntenenee asɔ wo mu.

18 Na mma abufuo nnnyegye wo nnkɔ ahiyie mu,

na mma agyedeɛ no dodoɔ nnhima w’ani.

19 W’ahonyadeɛ anaa wo tumi ahoɔdenneɛ nyinaa

de wo bɛsi deɛ ahohiahia nnie hɔ anaa?

20 Mpere anadwo ho,

sɛ ɛmmɛpra aman mfiri wɔn afa.

21 Hwɛ yie, nnane w’ani nkɔ ahuhudeɛ so,

ɛfiri sɛ wopɛ ɛno mmom sene amanehunu.

22 Hwɛ, Onyankopɔn di ne tumi mu asɛnkɛseɛ,

hwan ne ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ sɛ ɔno?

23 Hwan na ɔhyɛɛ no sɛdeɛ ɔnyɛ n’adeɛ mfa,

na hwan na ɔbɛka sɛ: Woadi asɛmmɔne?

24 Kae sɛdeɛ wobɛkamfo ne nneyɛɛ

a adasa ato ho dwom no.

25 Nnipa nyinaa hwɛ ara;

ɔdasani firi akyirikyiri hwɛ.

26 Hwɛ, Onyankopɔn so, na yɛnni no;

ne mfeɛ dodoɔ nso mu nni hwehwɛbea.

27 Ɔno na ɔtwe nsuo ntoantoa

a ɛsosɔ tɔ ne mununkum mu nsuo,

28 na ɛfiri mununkum mu tɔ gu fam,

ɛtɔ pii gu nnipa so.

29 Obi bɛtumi ate mununkum mu trɛ

ne ne ntomadan mu kurududuyɛ no ase anaa?

30 Hwɛ, ɔtrɛ ne hann mu wɔ ne so,

na ɔkata ɛpo nhini so.

31 Na ɛno na ɔde di aman asɛm,

ɔde aduane bebree nso ma.

32 Ɔde hann katakata ne nsa ho,

na ɔhyɛ ma no kɔsi botaeɛ bi mu.

33 Ne mmobom ka ne ho asɛm,

mmoakuo mpo ka asɛm fa ahum a ɛreba ho.

1 Aane, yei ho na m’akoma tutuo,

na ɛpopo firi n’afa.

2 Tie na montie ne nne huuyɛ,

ne mmobom a ɛfiri n’anomu no.

3 Ɔgyaa mu ɔsoro ase nyinaa,

na ne hann kɔduru asase anoano.

4 Aprannaa bobom di akyire,

ɔde ne kɛseyɛ nne no bobom.

Sɛ wɔte ne nne a, ɔrensianka wɔn.

5 Onyankopɔn de ne nne prannaa bobom ma no yɛ nwanwa,

ɔyɛ adeɛ akɛseɛ a yɛnhunu mu,

6 na ɔka kyerɛ sukyerɛmma sɛ: Tɔ gu asase so!

ne osukɛseɛ nso saa ara sɛ: Tue! ne n’ahoɔden suo akɛseɛ no.

7 Ɔsɔ nnipa nyinaa nsa ano,

sɛ nnipa a ɔbɔɔ wɔn nyinaa nhunu de.

8 Ɛnna mmoadoma kɔ wɔn atu mu,

na wɔtenatena wɔn tenabea.

9 Ahum firi mpiakyire hɔ ba,

na awɔ nso firi atifi fam.

10 Nyankopɔn home na ɛma nsuo nkyenkyeneeɛ,

na ɛma nsuo a ɛtrɛ nso da.

11 Nsuo ara nko na ɔde soa mununkum,

ɔtrɛ ne hann mununkum no mu.

12 Na ɔma no di kyinhyia sɛdeɛ n’akwankyerɛ teɛ,

sɛ ɛnkɔyɛ deɛ ɔhyɛ no nyinaa,

wiase nyinaa ne asase ani;

13 sɛ ɛyɛ atenetene nti oo, sɛ ɛyɛ n’asase nti oo,

sɛ ɛyɛ n’adɔeɛ so oo, ɔma no ba ara.

14 Hiob, yɛ aso wɔ yei ho,

gyina hɔ dwene Nyankopɔn anwanwadeɛ ho.

15 Wonim berɛ a Onyankopɔn susuo ho,

na ɔma ne mununkum mu hann hyerɛn?

16 Wonim mununkum nkariiɛ,

nimdeɛ mu mudifoɔ no anwanwadeɛ no?

17 Sɛdeɛ wo ntadeɛ mu hyeɛ,

berɛ a anafoɔ mframa ma asase yɛ dinn no?

18 Wo ne no na ɛde ewiem tɔnn a ɛwɔ hɔ pintinn

sɛ ahwehwɛ a wɔaguo no trɛɛ hɔ?

19 Ma yɛnhunu deɛ yɛnka nkyerɛ no;

esum nti yɛrenhunu deɛ yɛnka.

20 Wɔnka nkyerɛ no sɛ mɛkasa?

Anaasɛ obi bɛpɛ sɛ wɔmene no?

21 Na afei wɔnhunu hann sɛ ɛhyerɛn hyɛnn ewiem tɔnn,

na mframa twam a, ɛma ewiem hɔ te.

22 Atifi fam asase so na sika firi ba,

Nyankopɔn ho na animuonyam a ɛyɛ hu wɔ.

23 Otumfoɔ deɛ, yɛnhu no;

ɔyɛ tumi mu ɔkɛseɛ,

na ɔrenkyea atemmuo ne tenenee a ɛdɔɔso.

24 Enti nnipa suro no,

ɔmmu akoma mu nyansafoɔ biara.

AWURADE mmuaeɛ

1 Na AWURADE firi ahum no mu buaa Hiob sɛ:

2 Hwan ne deɛ ɔbiri afotuo ani,

nsɛm a emu nni nimdeɛ mu yi?

3 Bɔ w’asene sɛ ɔbarima ɛ,

na memmisa wo, na kyerɛ me.

4 Ɛhe na na wowɔ berɛ a metoo asase fapem?

Sɛ wowɔ nhunumu a, ka ɛ!

5 Hwan na ɔde ne nsusuiɛ too hɔ, wonim anaa?

Anaasɛ hwan na ɔsaa so homa?

6 Ɛdeɛn so na wɔde ne nnyinasoɔ siiɛ,

anaa hwan na ɔde ne tweatiboɔ toeɛ,

7 berɛ a adekyeeɛ nsoromma boom too ahurisie dwom,

na Ɔsoro dɔm nyinaa bɔɔ ose no?

8 Na hwan na ɔkaa ɛpo hyehyɛɛ apono mu,

berɛ a ɛfiri asaseyam pueeɛ,

9 na mede mununkum meyɛɛ ne nkataho,

ne sum kabii nso meyɛɛ n’aboomu,

10 na metwaa ne so hyeɛ,

na mesisii adaban ne apono,

11 na mekaa sɛ: Ɛha yi na bra bɛduro, na ntra so,

na ɛha ara na w’asorɔkyeɛ ahantan mmeso no?

12 Ɛfiri wo nna mfitiaseɛ woahyɛ anɔpa so pɛn,

woakyerɛ adekyeeɛ nso ne diberɛ,

13 sɛ ɛnsɔ asase mmuano mu,

na wɔmporepore abɔnefoɔ mfiri so?

14 Sɛ ɛnnane sɛ daagyere nsɔano ase

na ɛnyɛ sɛ atadeɛ a wɔahyɛ no aduro,

15 na wɔde abɔnefoɔ hann akame wɔn,

na nsa a wɔama soɔ no, wɔabu mu?

16 Woakɔ ɛpo aniwa ho,

na woanante bunu donkodonko ase?

17 Wɔayi owuo aponkɛseɛ adi akyerɛ wo,

anaasɛ woahunu esum kabii aboboɔ no?

18 Woahunu asase trɛ mu anaa?

Sɛ wonim ne nyinaa a, ka ɛ!

19 Ɛhe na hann tenabea kwan wɔ,

na esum nso, n’afa wɔ he?

20 Na wode akɔ ne hyeɛ so,

na woahunu ne fie akwan no.

21 Wonim, aane, ɛfiri sɛ saa berɛ no na wɔawo wo,

na woadi nna bebree!

22 Woakɔ sukyerɛmma korabea,

anaa woahunu asukɔtweaa akoradeɛ no,

23 adeɛ a makora asie ahohiahia berɛ

ne ɔko ne akodie da no?

24 Ɛhe na ɔkwan a hann nam so hyerɛnhyerɛn no wɔ,

ne deɛ apueeɛ mframa fa so bɔ asase soɔ no nso wɔ?

25 Hwan na ɔyiyi aka ma osuo

ne ɔkwan ma aprannaa asraman no,

26 sɛ ɔbɛma osuo atɔ asase a obi nni hɔ soɔ,

ne anwea pradada a onipa bi nni soɔ so,

27 na wama amamfo ne asase hunu ameeɛ,

na wama wira a ɛfuo no afefɛ?

28 Osuo wɔ agya,

anaasɛ hwan na ɔwo obosuo a ɛsosɔ?

29 Hwan yam na nsuo nkyenkyeneeɛ fire,

na ɔsoro bosuo a akyenkyen no, hwan na ɔwoeɛ?

30 Nsuo kyenkyen sɛ ɔboɔ,

na ebunu donkodonko ani pam.

31 Wobɛtumi akyekyere Akokɔbaatan-ne-ne-mma homa mu,

anaasɛ wobɛtumi asane Nwenwenente nhoma?

32 Wobɛtumi ayi Owiakwanmu nsoromma adi wɔ ne berɛ mu,

anaasɛ wobɛtumi akyerɛ Sisire nsoromma ne ne mma kwan?

33 Wonim ɔsoro nhyehyɛɛ,

anaa wobɛtumi ahyehyɛ sɛdeɛ ɛnni asase soɔ?

34 Woma wo nne so kɔ mununkum mu

sɛ nsuo pii mmɛkata wo ho anaa?

35 Wobɛtumi asoma anyinam ama no akɔ,

na aka akyerɛ wo sɛ: Yɛn nie! anaa?

36 Hwan na ɔde nyansa siee ayamdeɛ mu,

anaasɛ hwan na ɔde nhunumu maa adwene?

37 Hwan na ɔde nyansa kan mununkum,

na ɔsoro nkotokuo no, hwan na ɔdane no

38 ma mfuturo pia kɔbɔ dosie,

na dɔteɛ bɔ ntoantoa?

39 Wo na woyɛ ha ma gyatabereɛ nya nam,

anaa woma agyataburuwa meeɛ,

40 ɛberɛ a wɔbutubutu wɔn atu mu,

na wɔtete adɔtɔ mu retɛ?

41 Hwan na ɔsiesie aduane ma anene,

ɛberɛ a ne mma su frɛ Onyankopɔn,

wɔkyini na wɔnni aduane no?

Mmoadoma di Nyankopɔn nyansa ho adanseɛ

1 Wonim abotan so mmirekyie awoɔ berɛ,

na aforoteɛ awoko nso, wowɛn?

2 Wokan abosome a wɔn afuru de nyini,

na wonim berɛ a wɔde woɔ anaa?

3 Wɔkoto wowo wɔn mma,

wɔto wɔn awoɔyea twene,

4 wɔn mma ho kokwa, wɔnyini wiram,

wɔfiri kɔ, na wɔnsane mma wɔn nkyɛn.

5 Hwan na ɔgyaa ɛserɛ so afunumu sɛ ɔnne ne ho,

na afunumu prakaateni nhoma, hwan na ɔsane?

6 Deɛ mede ɛserɛ pradada mayɛ ne fie,

na mede nkyene asase ayɛ ne tenabea.

7 Ɔmmu kuro mu gyegyeegyeyɛ,

ɔnte ɔkafoɔ ateatea.

8 Deɛ ɔnya no mmepɔ soɔ no ne n’aduane,

na ɔpɛ adeɛ biara a ɛyɛ frɔmfrɔm.

9 Okoo bɛpene sɛ ɔsom woɔ,

anaasɛ ɔbɛtena w’adididaka ho?

10 Wode homa bɛsa okoo, mfɛtɛeɛka ho,

anaasɛ ɔbɛtwe mmonhwa mu mfɛtɛeɛ so adi w’akyi?

11 N’ahoɔden so nti, wode wo ho bɛto ne so,

na woagya w’adwuma ama no anaa?

12 Wobɛgye no adi sɛ ɔde w’aba bɛba,

na waboa ano de aba w’asan so?

13 Sohori bɔ ne ntaban mu ahurisidie mu,

ɛne asukɔnkɔn ntaban ne ne ntakra na ɛsɛ anaa?

14 Mmom ɔgya ne nkosua ma asase,

na mfuturo so na ɔma ɛho dɔ,

15 na ne werɛ firi sɛ ɛnan bɛpɛkyɛ,

anaasɛ wiram mmoadoma bɛbobɔ.

16 Ɔbɔ ne mma atirimuɔden sɛdeɛ wɔnyɛ ne deɛ,

ne brɛ yɛ ɔkwa, nanso ɔnsuro,

17 ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn ama nyansa abɔ no,

na wankyɛ no nhunumu.

18 Na sɛ ɔyere ne ho tu a,

ɔsere ɔpɔnkɔ ne ne sotefoɔ.

19 Wo na wode ahoɔden ma ɔpɔnkɔ?

Wo na wode nnawa hyehyɛ ne kɔn?

20 Wo na woma no huri sɛ ntutummɛ?

Ne home foofoo denyɛ yɛ hu.

21 Ɔwerɛwerɛ bonhwa mu, na ɔdi n’ahoɔden ho ahurisie,

ɔfiri kɔhyia akofoɔ a wɔamia.

22 Ɔsere ehu, na ne ho mpopo,

na ɔnsane mfiri afena anim.

23 Agyan boha woso ne so,

pea ne pɛmɛ a ɛtwa nyinamnyinam nso.

24 Ɔde anibereɛ ne abufuo werɛwerɛ asase,

na totorobɛnto hyɛne a, ɔnnyina bio.

25 Totorobɛnto hyɛne a, ɔka sɛ: Wiɛɛ!

Na ɔte ɔko hwa wɔ akyirikyiri,

asafohene nteam ne osebɔ no.

26 Wo nhunumu so na asansa nam tuo?

Ɔtrɛ ne ntaban mu kyerɛ anafoɔ asase.

27 Anaasɛ w’anomu asɛm so na ɔkɔdeɛ ma ne ho soɔ,

na ɔyɛ ne pirebuo deɛ ɛkorɔn?

28 Ɔbotan mu na ɔteɛ na ɔda,

ɔbotan ano hwerɛmhwerɛm ne ahwɛeɛ sorɔnsorɔn so,

29 ɛhɔ na ɔfiri hwehwɛ aduane,

n’ani hunu adeɛ akyirikyiri.

30 Na ne mma fe mogya,

na deɛ atɔfoɔ wɔ no, ɛhɔ na ɔwɔ.

Hiob brɛ ne ho ase, AWURADE asɛm a ɛtɔ so mmienu. Susono ne ɔdɛnkyɛmmirampɔn

1 Na AWURADE buaa Hiob sɛ:

2 Ɔtɛnyifoɔ bi ne Otumfoɔ no bɛham anaa?

Deɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn gye akyinnyeɛ no, ɔmmua ɛ!

3 Na Hiob gyee AWURADE so sɛ:

4 Hwɛ, mesua, ɛdeɛn na memfa memmua woɔ?

Me nsa na mede meto m’ano.

5 Makasa prɛko, na merentia so;

ne mprenu, na merenkɔ so bio.

6 Ɛnna AWURADE firi ahum no mu buaa Hiob sɛ:

7 Bɔ w’asene sɛ ɔbarima ɛ,

mɛbisa wo, na woakyerɛ me.

8 Wobɛdane m’atemmuo no ani?

Wobɛbu me fɔ na woadi bem?

9 Wowɔ nsa sɛ Nyankopɔn deɛ,

na wobɛtumi de nne a ɛte sɛ ne deɛ abom?

10 Ɛnneɛ fa tumidie ne kɛseyɛ hyehyɛ wo ho,

na fira ɔhyerɛn ne animuonyam,

11 hwie w’abufuo mmorosoɔ no gu,

na hwɛ ɔhantanni biara na brɛ no ase.

12 Hwɛ ahantanfoɔ nyinaa na brɛ wɔn ase,

na tiatia abɔnefoɔ so wɔ wɔn tenabea hɔ.

13 Fa wɔn nyinaa sie dɔteɛ mu,

na ma wɔn anim ntintim ahuntaeɛm,

14 ɛnneɛ na me nso mɛkamfo wo

sɛ wo ara wo nifa na agye woɔ.

15 Hwɛ susono a meyɛɛ no ne wo,

ewira na ɔdi no sɛ nantwie.

16 Hwɛ ne tumi a ɛwɔ n’asene mu

ne n’ahoɔden a ɛwɔ ne yafunu ntini mu.

17 Ɔkoa ne dua sɛ tweneduro,

ne srɛ mu nhoma nso toatoa mu.

18 Ne nnompe te sɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ dorobɛn,

ne nkasɛɛ te sɛ adaban.

19 Ɔno ne Nyankopɔn akwan mfitiaseɛ,

ne yɛfoɔ nko ara na ɔtumi de afena ka no.

20 Na mmepɔ so aduane ma no,

na wiram mmoadoma nyinaa goro hɔnom.

21 Nkasɛɛnkasɛɛ nnua ase na ɔda,

demmire ne ɔwora ahuntaeɛm.

22 Nkasɛɛnkasɛɛ nnua nwunu kata ne so,

nsunoa nnua twa ne ho hyia.

23 Hwɛ, asuo ano yɛ den mpo a, ne ho mpopo;

sɛ Yordan bu ba n’ano mpo a, ne bo da ne yam ara.

24 Wɔbɛtumi akye no animono,

na wɔde fidie ahwire ne hwenem?