Job 40
1 Moreover YHWH answered Job,
Korero mai ano a Ihowa ki a Hopa, i mea,
2 "Shall he who argues contend with Shaddai? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
E tohe ana ranei ki te Kaha Rawa te tangata whakatohutohu? Ma te tangata e whakatupehupehu ana ki te Atua, mana e korero mai.
3 Then Job answered YHWH,
Ano ra ko Hopa ki a Ihowa; i mea ia,
4 "Look, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Nana, ehara noa iho ahau. Ko te aha taku e whakahoki atu ai ki a koe? Ka kopania toku ringa ki toku mangai.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."
Kua kotahi taku koreotanga, a e kore ahau e whakahoki kupu atu; a tuarua rawa, otira kahore atu aku.
6 Then YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Katahi ka whakahokia mai e Ihowa ki a Hopa i roto i te tukauati, ka mea,
7 "Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
Tena ra, whakatane, whitikiria tou hope, a ka ui atu ahau ki a koe, mau ano e whakaatu mai ki ahau.
8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
Me whakakahore ano ranei e koe taku whakawa? Me whakahe ki ahau kia whakatikaia ai tau?
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
He ringa pera ranei tou i to te Atua? He reo whatitiri ranei tou, he pera i tona?
10 "Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
Tena ra, rakai i a koe inaianei ki te rangatiratanga, ki te kororia; tatai i a koe ki te honore, ki te mana.
11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
Ringihia atu te puhaketanga o tou riri; tirohia atu nga mea whakakake katoa, whakaititia iho.
12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
Titiro atu ki nga mea whakakake katoa, whakapikoa iho; takahia iho ano hoki te hunga kino i te wahi e tu na ratou.
13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Huihuia atu ratou, huna ki te puehu, herea o ratou mata ki te wahi ngaro.
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
Na ko reira ahau whakaae ai ki a koe, ma tou ringa matau ano koe e whakaora.
15 "Look now at the sauropod, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
Na whakaaroa a Pehemoto, he mea hanga ngatahi korua naku; e kai ra i te tarutaru, ano he kau.
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
Nana, ko tona kaha kei tona hope, ko tona pakaritanga kei nga uaua o tona kopu.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Ko tona hiawero, ano he hita e tawhiria ana e ia: powhiwhiwhi tonu nga uaua o tona huha.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
Ko ona wheua, ano he korere parahi; ko ona rara, he poro rino.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
Ko ia te tino mea nui o nga ara o te Atua: ko tona kaihanga anake hei whakapa i tana hoari ki a ia.
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
He pono ko nga maunga hei homai kai mana; kei reira ano e takaro ana nga kirehe katoa o te parae.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
Ko tona takotoranga ko raro i nga rakau kouru nui, i te rake kakaho, i te repo.
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
Hei taupoki mona te whakamarumaru o nga rakau kouru nui, kei tetahi taha ona, kei tetahi taha, nga wirou o te awa.
23 Look, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
Nana, ki te aki mai te waipuke, e kore ia e tuiri; u tonu tona whakaaro, ahakoa kokiri noa mai a Horano ki tona mangai.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
E hopukia ranei ia e tetahi i a ia e mataara ana, e poka ranei i tona ihu ki te rore, puta noa?
