Job 23
1 Then Job answered by saying:
A LAILA olelo mai la o loba, i mai la,
2 Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.
I keia la hoi ua awaawa kuu ulono ana; Ua oi ke kaumaha o ka lima maluna o'u mamua o kuu kanikau ana.
3 Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?
Ina paha e ike au i kahi e loaa'i ia'u ia, E hele aku auanei au a kona wahi!
4 I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,
E hooponopono aku au imua ona i ko'u, A e hoopiha i ko'u waha i ka olelo hoakaka,
5 so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.
E ike au i na olelo ana e pane mai ai ia'u, A e manao i ka mea ana e olelo mai ai ia'u.
6 I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.
E paio anei ia me au me kona mana nui? Aole, aka, e manao mai no ia ia'u.
7 Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.
Malaila e paio ka mea pono me ia; A e hoopakele loa ia au mai kuu lunakanawai aku,
8 If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.
Aia hoi, hele aku au ma ka hikina, aole ia malaila; A ma ke komohana, aole au e ike ia ia:
9 If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.
Ma ke kukuluakau, kahi ana i hana ai, aole au e nana ia ia; Ua hunaia oia ma ke kukuluhema, aka, aole au e ike ia ia:
10 Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.
No ka mea, ua ike no ia i ka aoao iloko o'u; Ke hoao nei ia ia'u, a e puka aku auanei au, me he gula la.
11 My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.
Ua hoopaa ko'u wawae i kona hele ana, Ua malama au i kona aoao, aole au i haalele.
12 I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.
Mai ke kauoha o kona mau lehelehe aku, aole au i hele; Ua malama au i na olelo a kona waha mamua o kuu haawina ai.
13 For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.
Aka, oia ka mea hookahi, a owai ke hoohuli ia ia? A o ka mea a kona naau e makemake ai, oia kana e hana'i
14 And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.
No ka mea, ua hana mai ia i ka mea i hoopaaia no'u: A nui na mea ia ia e like me ia.
15 And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.
Nolaila, ua haalulu au imua o kona alo; Noonoo iho la au, a makau ia ia.
16 God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.
Ke hoomakau mai nei ke Akua i kuu naau, A ke hooweliweli mai nei ka Mea mana ia'u;
17 Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.
No ka mea, aole i okiia aku au imua o ka pouli, Aole hoi i huna mai ia i ka pouli mai kuu maka aku.
