Job 26

1 Then Job answered and said:

Ka naʻe tali ʻe Siope, ʻo ne pehē,

2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

“ʻOku fēfē ʻa hoʻo tokoni ki he taʻemālohi? ʻOku fakamoʻui fēfē ʻe koe ʻae nima vaivai?

3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

‌ʻOku fēfē ʻa hoʻo fakapotoʻi ʻae taʻepoto? Pea fēfē ʻa hoʻo fakahā lahi ʻae meʻa ʻoku totonu?

4 With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

Ko hoʻo lea mai kia hai? Pea ko e laumālie ʻo hai kuo haʻu meiate koe?

5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

“Ko e kakai mālohi kuo mate, mo kinautolu ʻoku nau nonofo, ʻoku nau feinga ki lalo ʻi he ngaahi vai.

6 The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)

‌ʻOku vavanga ʻae maama fufū ʻi hono ʻao, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻufiʻufi ʻoe potu fakaʻauha. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.

‌ʻOku ne folahi atu ʻe ia ʻae potu fakatokelau ʻi he atāloa, pea ne tautau ʻa māmani ki he ʻatā noa pe.

8 He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

‌ʻOku ne haʻihaʻi ʻae ngaahi vai ʻi hono ngaahi ʻao matolu; pea ʻoku ʻikai mahaehae ai ʻae ʻao.

9 He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.

‌ʻOku ne taʻofi atu ʻa hono muʻa ʻafioʻanga, ʻo ne folahi ʻene ʻao ki ai.

10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

‌ʻOku ne takatakai ʻae moana ʻo ʻai hono ngataʻanga, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ʻaho mo e pō.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.

‌ʻOku ngalulu ʻae ngaahi pou ʻoe langi, pea ofo ʻi heʻene valoki.

12 He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.

‌ʻOku ne fakalaolao ʻae tahi ʻaki hono mālohi, pea ʻi heʻene poto ʻoku ne tā hifo ʻae laukau.

13 By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.

Ko hono laumālie kuo ne teuteu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi langi; pea kuo ngaohi ʻe hono nima ʻae ngata pikopiko.

14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?

Vakai, ko e meʻa niʻihi pe eni ʻi hono ngaahi hala: ka ʻikai ko e meʻa siʻi ʻaupito ʻiate ia ʻoku tau fanongo ai? Pea ko e mana ʻo hono mālohi ko hai te ne faʻa ʻiloʻi?”