Job 14
1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
O KE kanaka i hanauia e ka wahine. He hapa kona mau la, a ua piha i ka popilikia.
2 Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
Puka mai no ia me he pua la, a ua okiia aku; A holo aku no ia me he aka la, aole ia e mau.
3 Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
A ke kau anei oe i kou mau maka maluna o ka mea like me ia, A e lawe mai ia'u i ka hookolokoloia ana e oe?
4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Owai ka mea e unuhi ae i ka mea maemae mai o ka mea haumia? aole kekahi.
5 Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
No ka mea, ua heluia kona mau la, A ia oe no ka huina o kona mau malama, Ua hoonoho oe i kona mau mokuna, i hiki ole ai ia ke ae aku;
6 look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
E nana ae oe mai ona aku la, i hoomaha iho ai ia, A hauoli ia i kona ia, me he mea hoolimalima la.
7 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
No ka mea, a i kuaia ka laau, He manao no nona, e ulu hou auanei, Aole hoi e pau na lala hou.
8 If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,
Ina ua elemakule kona aa ma ka honua, A ua make hoi kona kumu ma ka lepo;
9 at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.
Aka, no ka honi ana i ka wai e kupu ae ia, A e hookupu aku i na lala, me he laau kanu la,
10 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
Aka, o ke kanaka, e make no ia, a e nalowale aku; Oia, e make ana no ke kanaka, auhea la oia?
11 As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
E like me ka maloo ana o na wai, mai ke kai aku, A me ka emi ana o ka muliwai, a maloo iho;
12 so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.
Pela e moe iho ai ke kanaka, aole ku hou ae; Aole lakou e ala hou mai, a pau aku na lani, Aole hoi e hooku hou ia, mai ko lakou hiamoe ana.
13 If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! (Sheol h7585)
E pono e waiho iho oe ia'u iloko o ka luakupapau, A e huna oe ia'u, a hala aku kou huhu, A e hoakaka mai no'u i ka manawa pono, a e hoomanao mai ia'u! (Sheol h7585)
14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
Ina e make ke kanaka, e ola hou anei oia? O na la a pau o ko'u kaua ana ka'u e kali ai, A hiki mai ko'u manawa.
15 You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
E kahea mai oe ia'u, a e hoolohe aku no au ia oe: A e aloha mai no oe i ka hana a kou mau lima.
16 For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
No ka mea, ano ke helu nei oe i kuu mau kapuwai; Aole anei oe e kiai mai nei i ko'u hewa?
17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.
Ua hoopaaia kuu hewa iloko o ka aa, Ua imi hala oe i kuu hewa.
18 But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
A he oiaio, o ka mauna e hiolo ana, moe mau no ia, A ua hooneeia ka pohaku mai kona wahi aku.
19 as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
Ke anai nei na wai i na pohaku; O kona wai nui, ua hoopau aku ia i ka lepo o ka aina; Pela oe e hoomake nei i ka manaolana o ke kanaka.
20 You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
Ke lanakila mau nei oe maluna ona, a hele aku no ia: Ke boopahaohao nei oe i kona maka, a hoouna aku ia ia.
21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
Ua hoohanohanoia kana keiki, aole oia i ike: A ua hoohaahaaia lakou, aole ia i noonoo no lakou.
22 He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
Aka, e hui kona io maluna ona, A e uwe kona naau iloko ona.
