Job, di Man wey No Get Blame and wey Dey Do Correct Tin
One man wey no get blame lose everything, and for many long chapters of painful questions, e wrestle with why righteous people dey suffer. For the end, our Papa no answer am with explanation, na Himself E take answer am.
1 1Some man dey for di land wey dem dey call Uz, and im name na Job. Dis man no get blame and e dey do correct tin, e dey fear God and e dey comot imsef from evil tin. a a v1 Job 'dey fear God' for hia — na hia Job dey start. As di book dey go, Job go come know dis God, no be as di One wey dey do justice and get power only, but as di Papa wey get relationship wey E always been be. Di big-big tin wey e talk for 42:5 show di whole journey — 'now my eye don see You.' 2Dem born seven sons and three daughters give am. 3E get 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camel, 500 pair of ox, and 500 she-donkey, plus plenty-plenty servant for im house, so tay dis man na di greatest pass among all di people for east. 4Im sons go go hold feast for each one house for im own day, and dem go send message call dia three sisters make dem come chop and drink wit dem. 5Wen di days of feast don finish, Job go send message call dem come and go make dem clean-clean, e go wake early for morning go offer burnt offering for each one of dem. Bikos Job dey tink, “E fit be say my pikin dem don sin and don curse God for dia belle.” Na so Job dey always do.
Di Court for Heaven Gada
6Now one day come reach wey di members of di court for heaven come present demsef bifor our Papa, and Satan sef come among dem.
7Our Papa tok give Satan, “Where you comot?” Satan ansa our Papa, “From as I dey waka round di earth and dey waka up and down for inside am.”
8Our Papa tok give Satan, “You don consider my servant Job? Person like am no dey for di earth—man wey no get blame and wey dey do correct tin, wey dey fear God and dey comot imsef from evil tin.”
9Satan ansa our Papa, “E be say Job dey fear God for notin? 10You no don put fence round am and im house and everytin wey e get, for every side? You don bless di work of im hand, and im property don spread go reach everywhere for di land. 11But stretch your hand out and strike everytin wey e get, and for sure e go curse You for Your face.”
12Our Papa tok give Satan, “Very well—everytin wey e get dey your hand. Only make you no put hand for di man imsef.” So Satan comot from bifor our Papa.
13Now one day come reach wey Job sons and daughters dey chop and dey drink wine for di house of dia oldest broda, 14and one messenger come meet Job talk, “Di ox dem dey plough and di donkey dem dey graze for dia side, 15wen di Sabean people attack and carry dem comot, and dem take sword edge kill di servant dem. Na me one escape come tell you.”
16Wen e still dey tok, anoda one come talk, “Fire of God fall from heaven burn di sheep and di servant dem finish. Na me one escape come tell you.”
17Wen e still dey tok, anoda one come talk, “Di Babylon people form three raiding group, rush di camel dem carry dem comot, and dem take sword edge kill di servant dem. Na me one escape come tell you.”
18Wen e still dey tok, anoda one come talk, “Your sons and daughters dey chop and dey drink wine for di house of dia oldest broda, 19wen sudden-sudden, one big wind blow come from across di wilderness strike di four corner of di house. E fall on top di young people, and dem don die. Na me one escape come tell you.”
20Den Job stand up, tear im robe, shave im head, and fall for ground worship. 21E talk, “Naked I comot from my mama belle, and naked I go return. Our Papa give, and E don take am comot; make dem bless im name.” b b v21 Even for inside di loss wey pain well-well, Job dey bless di One wey dey give and wey dey take away. E reach out for di Covenant name for worship — and FHB call am our Papa, di relationship wey Job dey move go, even bifor e fully see am. 22For all dis, Job no sin or put wrongdoing for God head.
