Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
Ano ra ko Topara Naamati; i mea ia,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?
Kaua ranei hei whakautua te tini o nga kupu? A e whakatikaia ranei te tangata ngutu hohoro?
3 Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
Ma au kupu whakapehapeha ranei e nohopuku ai nga tangata? A, ina tawai koe, kaua ranei he tangata e mea i a koe kia whakama?
4 And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'
E mea ana hoki koe, He tino tika taku whakaako, a he ma ahau ki ou kanohi.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against thee;
Aue, me i korero te Atua, me i puaki mai ona ngutu ki te whakahe i a koe!
6 And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Me i whakaaturia mai e ia ki a koe nga mea ngaro o te matauranga, te huhua o nga ara o tana mahi! Na kia matau koe, he iti iho i ou he ta te Atua e tango nei i a koe.
7 Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
Ina whakatakina e koe, e kitea ranei e koe te Atua? E tino kitea rawatia ranei e koe te Kaha Rawa?
8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
Kei te rangi te tiketike; ka pehea koe? Hohonu iho i te reinga; ko te aha e mohiotia e koe? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Ko tona takoto, roa atu i te whenua, whanui atu i te moana.
10 If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
Ki te mea ka haukotia e ia, ka herehera ranei, ka whakawakia ranei, ma wai ia e arai?
11 For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
E mohio ana hoki ia ki nga tangata teka noa; a e kite ana ia i te he, ahakoa e kore e whakaaroa e ia.
12 But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
Otiia ko te mea whakaarokore nei, ko te tangata kahore rawa ona hinengaro, ae ra, to te tangata rite i tona whanautanga kei te kuao kaihe mohoao.
13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him —
Ki te whakatikaia e koe tou ngakau, a ka wherahia ou ringa ki a ia;
14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents —
Ki te mea he he kei tou ringa, whakamataratia atu, kaua hoki te kino e noho ki ou tapenakara;
15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
He pono ko reira ara ai tou mata, te ai he ira; ae, ka u hoki koe, te ai he wehi:
16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
Tera hoki koe e wareware ki tou mauiui; a e maharatia e koe ano ko nga wai kua rere atu.
17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
A ko tou ora tera e marama ke atu i to te poutumarotanga o ate ra; a ahakoa e pouri ano, ka rite ki te ata.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
Ka tatu ou whakaaro, no te mea ka whai tumanakohanga atu; ae, ka rapu koe i tetahi taha ou, i tetahi taha, a ka takoto marire koe.
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
E takoto iho ano koe, te ai he kaiwhakawehi; he tokomaha ano hoki e whai kia paingia e koe.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
Ka poko ia nga kanohi o te hunga kino, kore ake he rerenga mo ratou; ko ta ratou e tumanako atu ai ko te hemonga.
