< Job 38 >

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
A LAILA olelo mai o Iehova ia Ioba mailoko mai o ka puahiohio, i mai la,
2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Owai keia e hoopouli ana i ka oleloao, Ma na huaolelo me ka ike ole?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
E kakoo ano i kou puhaka me he kanaka la; No ka mea, e ninau aku au ia oe, a e hoike mai oe ia'u.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Mahea oe i ko'u hookumu ana i ka honua? E hai mai, ina ua ike oe i ka naauao.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Na wai la i kau kona mau ana? ua ike ka oe! A owai hoi i kau aku i ke kaula-ana maluna ona?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Maluna o ke aha i hoonohoia'i kona mau kumu? Na wai la i hoonoho kona pohaku kihi;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
I ka wa i mele pu ai na hoku ao, I hooho olioli ae hoi na keiki a pau a ke Akua?
8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
Nawai i hoopuni i ke kai me na pani? I kona huaiia mai la e like me ka puka ana ae mailoko mai o ka opu;
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
I kuu kau ana i ke ao i kapa nona; A i ka pouli aaki i wahi nona;
10 And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars and doors,
A ua hoopuni aku au nona i kuu mau palena, A ua hoonoho aku i na kaola a me na pani,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
A ua i aku, Maanei oe e hele mai ai, aole aku; Maanei hoi e hoopaleia kou mau nalu kiekie.
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;
I kou mau la, ua kauoha anei oe i ke kakahiaka, Ua hoike aku oe i ka wanaao i kona wahi;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
I lalau aku ai ia i na welau o ka honua, I hookukeia'i ka poe hewa mai ona aku?
14 It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Hoololi ia ia iho e like me ka wepa no ka hoailona; A ku ae ia mau mea iluna e like me ka lole aahu maikai.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
A ua hooleia ko lakou malamalama mai ka poe hewa aku, A o ka lima o ka mea ikaika ua haki.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Ua komo anei oe i na kumu o ke kai? A ua hele ae i ka imi ana i ka hohonu?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Ua weheia anei ia oe na puka o ka make? A ua ike anei oe i na puka o ka malu make?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Ua hoomaopopo anei oe i ka palahalaha o ka honua? E hai mai, ina ua ike oe ia mea a pau.
19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,
Mahea ke ala kahi e noho ai ka malamalama? A o ka pouli mahea kona wahi?
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?
I kaikai aku oe ia ia ma kona palena, A i ike aku oe i na ala o kona hale.
21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?
Ua ike anei oe ia, no ka mea, ua hanau oe ia manawa? A no ka mea, ua nui loa kou mau la?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Ua komo anei oe i na hale ahu o ka hau? A ua ike anei oe i ke ahu ana o ka huahekili,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
Ka mea a'u i malama'i no ka manawa popilikia, No ka la hoouka a me ke kaua?
24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Ma ke ala hea i mahele ai ka malamalama? A i huai mai ka makani hikina maluna o ka honua?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
Owai la i mahele i ka auwai no ka huai ana o ka wai, A i ke ala no ka uwila o ka hekili;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
E hooua mai maluna o ka aina kanaka ole; Ma ka waonahele kahi kanaka ole;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground; ] and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
E hoopiha i kahi neoneo, a me kahi nahele hooneoneo ia, E hooulu mai i ka mauu e puka mai ana?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
He makuakane anei ko ka ua? Owai hoi i hoohanau i na kulu hau?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
Noloko mai o ka opu owai i puka mai ai ka waipaa? A o ka haupaa o ka lani, nawai i hoohanau?
30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Ua hunaia na wai me he mea la malalo o ka pohaku, A o ka ili o ka hohonu ua hoopaaia.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hoopaa i na mea paa o na Huhui, A e kala ae paha i na mea paa o Oriona?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hoopuka mai i Masarota i kona manawa? A e alakai paha i ka Bea nui me kana mau keiki?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
Ua ike anei oe i na kanawai o ka lani? E hiki anei ia oe ke hoopaa i kona alii ana maluna o ka honua?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hookiekie i kou leo iluna i ke ao, I uhi mai ai na wai nui ia oe?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]?
E hiki anei ia oe ke hoouna aku i na uwila, a hele aku lakou, A e olelo mai lakou, Eia makou?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
Owai la ka i hoo i ke akamai i ko loko, Owai hoi i haawi i ka naauao no ka naau?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Owai la ka mea hiki ke helu i na ao ma kona akamai? A o na hue o ka lani, owai ka mea i ninini?
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
I ka wa i lilo ai ka lepo i mea paa, A pipili na papaa lepo?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
E hoohalua anei oe i ka mea ai na ka liona? A hoomaona i ka pololi ana o na liona opio,
40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
I ka wa i moemoe ai lakou iloko o ko lakou mau lua, A noho lakou ma kahi huna, no ka hoohalua ana?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Owai la ka i hoomakaukau na ke koraka i kana ai, I ka wa i uwe ai kana mau keiki i ke Akua, A ua auwana no ka nele i ka ai?

< Job 38 >