Job 6

1 Then Job replied:

1 Kisha Ayubu akajibu:

2 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

2 “Laiti uchungu wangu ungeweza kupimwa, nayo taabu yangu yote ingewekwa kwenye mizani!

3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.

3 Kwa kuwa hakika ingekuwa nzito kuliko mchanga wa bahari zote, kwa hiyo si ajabu maneno yangu yamekuwa ya haraka.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

4 Mishale ya Mwenyezi iko ndani yangu, roho yangu inakunywa sumu yake; vitisho vya Mungu vimejipanga dhidi yangu.

5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?

5 Je, punda-mwitu hulia akiwa na majani, au ngʼombe dume hulia akiwa na chakula?

6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

6 Je, chakula kisicho na ladha huliwa bila chumvi, au upo utamu katika ute mweupe wa yai?

7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.

7 Ninakataa kuvigusa; vyakula vya aina hii hunichukiza.

8 If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:

8 “Laiti ningepata haja yangu, kwamba Mungu angenijalia hilo nililotarajia,

9 that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!

9 kwamba Mungu angekuwa radhi kuniponda, kuuachia mkono wake na kunikatilia mbali!

10 It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

10 Ndipo bado ningekuwa na hii faraja, furaha yangu katika maumivu makali: kwamba sikuwa nimeyakana maneno yake yeye Aliye Mtakatifu.

11 What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?

11 “Ninazo nguvu gani, hata niendelee kutumaini? Matazamio yangu ya mbele ni nini, hata niendelee kuwa mvumilivu?

12 Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?

12 Je, mimi nina nguvu za jiwe? Je, mwili wangu ni shaba?

13 Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?

13 Je, ninao uwezo wowote wa kujisaidia mimi mwenyewe, wakati ambapo mafanikio yamefukuziwa mbali nami?

14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

14 “Mtu anayekata tamaa angetazamia moyo wa kujitoa wa rafiki zake, hata kama akiacha uchaji wa Mwenyezi.

15 But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

15 Lakini ndugu zangu sio wa kutegemewa, ni kama vijito vya msimu, ni kama vijito ambavyo hufurika

16 darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

16 wakati vimefunikwa barafu iyeyukayo, ambavyo hujazwa na theluji inayoyeyuka,

17 but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

17 lakini hukauka majira ya ukame, na wakati wa hari hutoweka katika mikondo yake.

18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

18 Misafara hugeuka kutoka njia zake; hukwea kwenda kwenye nchi ya ukiwa na kuangamia.

19 The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

19 Misafara ya Tema inatafuta maji, wafanyabiashara wa Sheba wanaosafiri hutazama kwa matarajio.

20 They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

20 Wamedhikika, kwa sababu walikuwa na matumaini; wanafika huko, lakini wanahuzunika kwa kukosa walichotarajia.

21 For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

21 Sasa nanyi mmethibitika kwamba hamna msaada wowote; mnaona jambo la kutisha, nanyi mnaogopa.

22 Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;

22 Je, nimewahi kusema, ‘Toeni kitu kwa ajili yangu, au mnilipie fidia kutoka mali zenu,

23 deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?

23 au niokoeni mikononi mwa adui, au nikomboeni kutoka makucha ya wasio na huruma’?

24 Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

24 “Nifundisheni, nami nitanyamaza kimya; nionyesheni nilikokosea.

25 How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

25 Tazama yalivyo ya kuumiza maneno ya kweli! Lakini mabishano yenu yanathibitisha nini?

26 Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

26 Je, mna maana ya kuyasahihisha ninayosema, na kuyafanya maneno ya mtu anayekata tamaa kama upepo?

27 You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

27 Mngeweza hata kupiga kura kwa ajili ya yatima, na kubadilishana rafiki yenu na mali.

28 But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

28 “Lakini sasa kuweni na huruma mkaniangalie mimi. Je, ningeweza kusema uongo mbele zenu?

29 Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

29 Tulizeni hasira, msiwe wadhalimu; angalieni tena, kwa maana nimehatarisha uadilifu wangu.

30 Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

30 Je, pana uovu wowote midomoni mwangu? Je, kinywa changu hakiwezi kupambanua hila?