Job 26
1 Then Job answered and said:
Ano ra ko Hopa; i mea ia.
2 How hast thou helped the weak, And strengthened the feeble arm!
He hapai pehea tau i te kahakore? He whakaora pehea tau i te ringa ngoikore?
3 How hast thou counselled the ignorant, And revealed wisdom in fulness!
Ka tae tau whakatakoto whakaaro ma te whakaarokore! Te nui o tau whakaatu tikanga!
4 For whom hast thou uttered these words? And whose spirit spake through thee?
I puaki ki a wai au kupu? No wai te wairua i puta mai ra i a koe?
5 Before Him the shades tremble Beneath the waters and their inhabitants.
E wiri ana nga tupapaku i raro i te wai, me nga mea ano e noho ana i reira.
E takoto kau ana te reinga i tona aroaro, kahore hoki he hipoki mo te whakangaro. (Sheol h7585)
7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
E horahia atu ana e ia te raki ki runga ki te wahi takoto kau, whakairihia ana e ia te whenua ki runga ki te kahore noa iho.
8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.
E takaia ana e ia nga wai ki roto ki ana kapua matotoru; a kahore te kapua e pakaru i raro i a ratou.
9 He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it.
E kaiponuhia ana e ia a mua o tona torona, horahia ana e ia tana kapua ki runga.
10 He hath drawn a circular bound upon the waters, To the confines of light and darkness.
He mea karapoti nana nga wai, rohe rawa, a tae noa ki te mutunga mai o te marama me te pouri.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble And are confounded at his rebuke.
Wiri ana nga pou o te rangi, miharo ana ki tana whakatupehupehu.
12 By his power he stilleth the sea, Yea, by his wisdom he smiteth its pride.
Ko tona kaha hei whakakorikori i te moana, maru ana te whakakake i tona matauranga.
13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; His hand hath formed the fleeing Serpent.
Na tona wairua i whakapaipai nga rangi; na tona ringa i wero te nakahi tere.
14 Lo! these are but the borders of his works; How faint the whisper we have heard of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Na, he pito enei no ona ara; ano te iti o te wahi ona e rangona ana! Ko te whatitiri ia o tona kaha, ko wai ka matau?
