Job 40

1 And the Lord God answered Job, and said,

Pea naʻe folofola pe ʻa Sihova kia Siope, ʻo pehē,

2 Will [any one] pervert judgment with the Mighty One? and he that reproves God, let him return it for answer.

“Ko ia ʻoku ne fakakikihi ki he Māfimafi te ne akonaki ia? Ko ia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae ʻOtua, tuku ke ne talia ia.”

3 And Job answered and said to the Lord,

Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Siope kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē,

4 Why do I yet plead? being rebuked even while reproving the Lord: hearing such things, whereas I am nothing: and what shall I answer to these [arguments]? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

“Vakai kuo u kovi; ko e hā te u tali ʻaki koe? Te u ʻai hoku nima ki hoku ngutu.

5 I have spoken once; but I will not do so a second time.

Kuo u lea ʻo tuʻo taha ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea: ʻio, kuo tuʻo ua ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe lea atu.”

6 And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, [saying],

Pea naʻe toki folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siope mei he ʻahiohio, ʻo pehē,

7 Nay, gird up now your loins like a man; and I will ask you, and do you answer me.

“Ko eni, ke ke nonoʻo ho noʻotangavala ʻo taau mo e tangata: pea te u ʻeke kiate koe, pea ke fakahā mai kiate au.

8 Do not set aside my judgment: and do you think that I have dealt with you in any other way, than that you might appear to be righteous?

Te ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻeku fakamaau foki? Te ke fakahalaia au, koeʻuhi ke ke māʻoniʻoni koe?

9 Hast you an arm like the Lord's? or do you thunder with a voice like his?

Kuo ke maʻu ʻae nima ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua? Pe ʻoku ke faʻa mana koe ʻaki ʻae leʻo ʻo hangē ko ia?

10 Assume now a lofty bearing and power; and clothe yourself with glory and honor.

“Ko eni, ke ke teuʻi koe ʻaki ʻae māfimafi mo e ngeia; mo ke kofuʻaki koe ʻae nāunau mo e toulekeleka.

11 And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.

Tufaki ke mamaʻo ʻae tuputāmaki ʻo ho houhau: pea vakai kiate kinautolu taki taha kotoa pē ʻoku laukau, ʻo fakavaivai ia.

12 Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.

Vakai kiate ia kotoa pē ʻoku fielahi, pea ʻohifo ia ki lalo; pea molomoloki hifo ʻae kau angahala ʻi honau potu.

13 And hide them together in the earth; and fill their faces with shame.

Fakafufū ʻakinautolu fakataha ʻi he efu; pea nonoʻo honau mata ʻi he lilo.

14 [Then] will I confess that your right hand can save [you].

Pea te u toki fakamoʻoni kiate koe, ʻe faʻa fakamoʻui koe ʻe ho nima toʻomataʻu ʻoʻou.

15 But now look at the wild beasts with you; they eat grass like oxen.

“Ko eni, ke ke vakai ki he Piʻimote, ʻaia kuo u ngaohi mo koe; ʻoku ne kai mohuku ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulu:

16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

Vakai, ʻoku ʻi hono fasiʻatuʻa ʻa hono mālohi, mo ʻene mafai ʻoku ʻi he pito ʻo hono kete.

17 He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.

‌ʻOku ne ueʻi hono iku ʻo hangē ko e sita: ko e uoua ʻo hono tenga ʻoku fefihitaki fakataha.

18 His sides are sides of brass; and his backbone is [as] cast iron.

Ko hono ngaahi hui ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi konga palasa mālohi; ʻoku tatau hono ngaahi hui mo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻaione.

19 This is the chief of the creation of the Lord; made to be played with by his angels.

Ko e lahi ia ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke fakaofi ʻene heletā kiate ia.

20 And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.

Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻae meʻakai maʻana, ʻaia ʻoku fakavā ai ʻae ngaahi manu kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue.

21 He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush.

‌ʻOku tokoto ia ʻi he lolo ʻakau malumalu, ʻi he lilolilo ʻoe kaho, mo e ngaahi ano.

22 And the great trees make a shadow over him with their branches, and [so do] the bushes of the field.

Ko e ngaahi ʻakau malumalu ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki honau ata; ʻoku tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia ʻae ngaahi uilou ʻoe vaitafe.

23 If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; he trust that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.

Vakai, ʻoku ne inu ʻae vaitafe ʻo maha, pea ʻikai toʻotoʻo: ʻoku tui ia te ne faʻa mimisi hake ʻa Sioatani ki hono ngutu.

24 [Yet one] shall take him in his sight; [one] shall catch [him] with a cord, and pierce his nose.

‌ʻOku ne maʻu ia ʻaki hono mata: ʻoku ne tuiʻi ʻae ngaahi tauhele ʻaki hono iku.